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my online tutors
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話しのビデオも出しましたが
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hanashi no bideo mo dashimashita ga
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But I still need to listen a lot more and
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しかし、やはりまだたくさん聞かなくちゃならない
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shi kashi, ya hari mada takusan kikanakucha naranai
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being able to speak a little is not enough
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だから、少しだけ言えるだけでは足らない
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dakara, sukoshi dake ieru dake deha taranai
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I'm listening to podcast in Arabic all the time
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アラブ語のポッドキャストを今聞いています
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arabu go no poddokyasuto o ima kīteimasu
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because I still don't understand. Until you become
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まだ分からないから。そういう本物のコンテンツを
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mada bun kara naika ra. souiu honmono no kontentsu o
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able to understand such "real" content, how much you can speak
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理解できるまでには、どれだけ言えるかというのは
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rikai dekiru madeni wa, doredake ieru ka toiunoha
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is not that important, in my opinion
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そう大切ではないと私は思っています
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sou taisetsu dehanai to watashi wa omotteimasu
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When I study a language, first thing is understanding
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僕は、言葉を勉強する時に、まず理解
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boku wa, kotoba o benkyou suru tokini, mazu rikai
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Understanding is key so vocabulary comes first
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理解がまず一、だから語彙、理解
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rikai gama zu ichi, dakara goi, rikai
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Vocabulary is the most important first step
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それが語彙表、vocabulary、それが一番大切
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sorega goihyou, vocabulary, sorega ichi ban taisetsu
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I hope you don't mind me asking, how old are you now?
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失礼ですが、Steveさんは今おいくつですか？
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shitsurei desuga, Steve san wa ima oi kutsu desuka?
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I'm 74. 74!
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今74です －74歳！
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ima 74 desu －74 sai!
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You're 74 years old and learning Arabic and Persian
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74歳で新しくアラブ語、ペルシャ語を勉強していると
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74 sai de atarashiku arabu go, perushago o benkyou shiteiru to
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I wrote a book when I was 60
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60歳の時に本を書いたんですよ
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60 sai no tokini moto o kaita ndesu yo
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At that time, I knew 9 languages
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その時は、9つの言葉を話せたわけです
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sonotoki wa, 9 tsuno kotoba o hanaseta wake desu
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so I wrote a book on that
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それについての本を書いた
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soreni tsuite no moto o kaita
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In 14 years, between 60 years of age to 74
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今の14年間の間に、60歳から74歳までの間に
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ima no 14 nen ainoma ni, 60 sai kara 74 sai made no aidani
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I learned 11 languages more
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さらに11か国語を勉強したわけです
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sarani 11 kakokugo o benkyou shita wake desu
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But it's not that I can speak all of them fluently
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だけど、全部流暢に話せるかと言うと、そうではない
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dakedo, zenbu ryūchou ni hanaseru ka toiuto, sou dehanai
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Among them, my Russian and Ukrainian are pretty good
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そのうち、ロシア語はまあまあ流暢、ウクライナ語も
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sonouchi, roshiago wa māmā ryūchou, ukurainago mo
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