Bedside Italian

Bedside Italian #10 - Le Cicale.

Why does the letter Y sound completely different in "yes," "gym," "happy," and "my"? This episode unravels the mystery behind Y's four pronunciations in British English: the consonant /j/, the short vowel /ɪ/, the long vowel /iː/, and the diphthong /aɪ/. Discover the patterns (and exceptions) that govern when Y makes each sound, and learn about common pronunciation pitfalls for learners from French, German, Romance, Slavic, and Chinese language backgrounds. From over-articulating "yes" to flattening diphthongs in "fly," understand why these errors happen and what they reveal about the quirks of English pronunciation. Essential listening before the hands-on practice episode!


British Pronunciation Tips 

The Mysterious Case of the Letter Y: Four Sounds, One Letter

有趣的学英语

bittersweet 苦乐参半

Today we're talking about the word "niche" which is a noun that means, to specialise in something. I hope you find it useful.

If your niche requires you to improve your English then feel free to book some of my time and let's get to work! I look forward to meeting you!

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

This podcast might be too niche for you.

Stories to Stimulate!

Will and Mary part 10

In this American English language podcast I talk about the problem of school shootings in the U.S. How do you think we can end this problem? https://italki.com/teacher/1947582 
Thanks for listening! Visit my website for more of my podcasts (Streetwisenglishdotcom)

Streetwise English

SWE31 How to stop U.S. School Shootings?

・世界で一番短い会話？「け」「く」の紹介
・「け」の意味、「く」の意味
・使い方の紹介
・東北地方の方言の特徴について
・まとめ

Nihongo tokidoki Inaka hougen with Megumi Na

Is this a conversation?「け」「く」世界で一番短い会話？Enjoy learning Tohoku dialect!

Hola! Camila, desde Buenos Aires, Argentina, en este podcast sobre hobbies o pasatiempos! No voy a preguntarte que te gusta hacer en tu tiempo libre, esa pregunta es demasiado fácil y estoy segura que ya te la preguntaron muchísimas veces.
Voy a intentar preguntarte algo más interesante relacionado a los hobbies o pasatiempos, algo que hable un poco más de tu cultura y la de tu ciudad o país.

¿Estás listo/a?

DALE PLAY Y ENTRENA TU ESPAÑOL CONMIGO HOY!

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Hobbies o Pasatiempos - algunas preguntas para practicar español

"Not all heroes wear capes."

This is a phrase that's often used online to talk about normal people who do amazing things.

They don't need a cape — like Superman — to do something amazing.

But here's a hero who not only didn't wear a cape — he didn't have a name either.

Or at least, he kept his name a secret.

This is the story of a Filipino man in Japan who saved a young boy from the sea in Fukuoka city.

A 6-year-old boy was at Hakozaki pier with his family when he fell about 2 meters down into the water below. His family didn't notice at first that he had fallen, but the Filipino man did.

He was fishing nearby, and jumped into the sea to keep the boy safe while they waited to be helped out of the water.

The 6-year-old was not wearing a life jacket, and the coast guard said if the man had not jumped in, the boy could have been in trouble.

The Filipino man, who is 26 and lives in Fukuoka, gave his details to the coast guard afterward. But when the family asked for his name and his contact information, he declined and went home.

Some reports said he replied that he was not worth identifying.

SoraNews24 said the man replied in Japanese: "I'm not important enough for people to need to be concerned about my name."

The website said this is a phrase that is more likely to be used in action movies or manga, perhaps by a hero who has just saved the day.

The Filipino man was not hurt, while the boy was taken to hospital.