celebrity crush / 推し

1人〇〇 / solo date

Welcome to “fear of making mistakes”. Meet the host: hi, I’m your host, Laica! I’m from Tokyo, Japan and I have been learning English for more than five years. I like books, coffee and English :) I hope this podcast will be a safe place for introverts and language learners like me. In this podcast, I will be speaking both English and Japanese. “fear of making mistakes” へようこそ。 初めまして。Laicaと申します。 東京出身の純ジャパニーズで、英語を独学で身に付けた人。(まだまだ勉強中よ) 英語・日本語、ただ言葉が好きな人、間違えるのが怖い人、マイペースに好きなことを楽しみたい人のためのポッドキャスト。 instagram: http://instagram.com/laica_books note: https://note.com/laica_bookish I think going out on a solo date is a really great way to know and take care of yourself! 1人(hitori) means “alone”

Japanese sweets / 和菓子

Welcome to “fear of making mistakes”. 　　Meet the host: hi, I’m your host, Laica! I’m from Tokyo, Japan and I have been learning English for more than five years. I like books, coffee and English :) I hope this podcast will be a safe place for introverts and language learners like me. In this podcast, I will be speaking both English and Japanese. 　　“fear of making mistakes” へようこそ。 初めまして。Laicaと申します。 東京出身の純ジャパニーズで、英語を独学で身に付けた人。(まだまだ勉強中よ) 英語・日本語、ただ言葉が好きな人、間違えるのが怖い人、マイペースに好きなことを楽しみたい人のためのポッドキャスト。 　　instagram: http://instagram.com/laica_books 　　note: https://note.com/laica_bookish 　　-Japanese sweets- 　　白玉(shiratama): rice flour dumpling 　　大福(daifuku): mochi (rice cake) filled with sweet bean jam 　　みたらし団子(mitarashi-dango) : dumplings covered with sweet soy sauce 　　鯛焼き(taiyaki): fish shaped cake with fillings like sweet bean jam, custard sauce and chocolate cream 　　わらび餅(warabi-mochi): bracken-starch mochi

self study / 独学

Welcome to “fear of making mistakes”. Meet the host: hi, I’m your host, Laica! I’m from Tokyo, Japan and I have been learning English for more than five years. I like books, coffee and English :) I hope this podcast will be a safe place for introverts and language learners like me. In this podcast, I will be speaking both English and Japanese. “fear of making mistakes” へようこそ。 初めまして。Laicaと申します。 東京出身の純ジャパニーズで、英語を独学で身に付けた人。(まだまだ勉強中よ) 英語・日本語、ただ言葉が好きな人、間違えるのが怖い人、マイペースに好きなことを楽しみたい人のためのポッドキャスト。 独学については、うん、ただ楽しむのみ！ゆーらゆーらお喋りしてます。 instagram: http://instagram.com/laica_books note: https://note.com/laica_bookish 独学のお話note: https://note.com/laica_bookish/n/nf957ddb298de

celebrity crush / 推し

Welcome to “fear of making mistakes”. 　　Meet the host: hi, I’m your host, Laica! I’m from Tokyo, Japan and I have been learning English for more than five years. I like books, coffee and English :) I hope this podcast will be a safe place for introverts and language learners like me. In this podcast, I will be speaking both English and Japanese. 　　“fear of making mistakes” へようこそ。 初めまして。Laicaと申します。 東京出身の純ジャパニーズで、英語を独学で身に付けた人。(まだまだ勉強中よ) 英語・日本語、ただ言葉が好きな人、間違えるのが怖い人、マイペースに好きなことを楽しみたい人のためのポッドキャスト。　　 　　instagram: http://instagram.com/laica_books 　　note: https://note.com/laica_bookish 　In today’s episode: 　推し(oshi) - a fictional character or person you’re a fan of, like “fave” and “stan” 　celebrity crush - 好きな芸能人、お気に入りの俳優

tongue twisters / 早口言葉

Welcome to “fear of making mistakes”. Meet the host: hi, I’m your host, Laica! I’m from Tokyo, Japan and I have been learning English for more than five years. I like books, coffee and English :) I hope this podcast will be a safe place for introverts and language learners like me. In this podcast, I will be speaking both English and Japanese. “fear of making mistakes” へようこそ。 初めまして。Laicaと申します。 東京出身の純ジャパニーズで、英語を独学で身に付けた人。(まだまだ勉強中よ) 英語・日本語、ただ言葉が好きな人、間違えるのが怖い人、マイペースに好きなことを楽しみたい人のためのポッドキャスト。 instagram: http://instagram.com/laica_books note: https://note.com/laica_bookish I personally think practicing tongue twisters is one of the fun ways to learn a language! TONGUE TWISTERS: •She sells seashells by the seashore. •I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream. •Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper. A peck of pickled peppers peppers Peter Piper pickled. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper pickled? •生麦生米生卵(raw wheat, raw rice, raw egg) pronunciation: nama-mugi, nama-gome, nama-tamago •東京特許許可局(Tokyo patent approval office) pronunciation: tokyo tokkyo kyoka kyoku •この竹垣に竹立てかけたのは竹立てかけたかったから竹立てかけた(I put a bamboo against the bamboo fence because I wanted to.) pronunciation: kono takegaki ni take tate kaketa nowa take tate kaketa katta kara take tate kaketa