Today’s Theme is “うなぎの日（ひ）？《Eel Day?》”. This episode is JLPT-N4 level. I created a quiz on this episode. After listening, please take the quiz! Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices. ☆Words☆ うなぎ：eel 土用（どよう）："土用（どよう）" strictly refers to the 18 days before the first days of spring, summer, fall, and winter (on the lunar calendar). Today, however, "土用（どよう）" generally refers only to the 18 days before the first day of fall. 丑（うし）の日（ひ）：The day called "丑（うし）の日（ひ）", which is translated literally as the day of the Ox, can be seen in the calendar that follows the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac. The twelve signs were introduced to Japan from ancient China. The twelve signs were allocated one by one to the days on the calendar. "丑（うし）の日（ひ）" is the day to which the second sign of the twelve signs is allocated.  立春（りっしゅん）：the first day of spring 立夏（りっか）：the first day of summer 立秋（りっしゅう）：the first day of fall 立冬（りっとう）：the first day of winter つまり：in other words 干支（えと）：the twelve zodiac signs in Chinese astrology 梅干（うめぼ）し：pickled plums ウリ：a gourd ☆Script for this episode https://meg-smile.com/42-eel-day-n4/ ☆Quiz for this episode https://www.italki.com/quiz/set/13917?utm_source=copylink_share&utm_medium=share_content&utm_campaign=share_quiz ※Need to register (free)  with italki. ☆If you haven’t used italki, click the link below. https://promos.italki.com/learnanylanguage-en/?ref=meg-smile&utm_source=meg-smile&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=kol&hl=en (This is the italki page. You can receive $10 USD italki Credits in your Student Wallet within 48 hours after you make your first purchase.) ☆My profile page I teach on italki.  The link is down below. https://www.italki.com/teacher/8353871 Check out my teacher profile for 1-on-1 lessons!