Imagine you meet someone in Brazil and they ask about your day or what time you usually do things. After this episode, you’ll be ready to answer.

Bonus: Verb "Ser" ("To be") conjugated in the present tense (Presente do Indicativo)

Target audience: English-speaking beginners
Length: ~11 minutes

Music used in the podcast
Song: Brazilian Sunsets, by Ketsa
Source: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/
Free to use with attribution


Braziliant

🎙️Episode 5: Daily Routine and Telling the Time in Portuguese

**Siavash Ghomayshi is an Iranian musician, singer and song writer. 
**Listen to Siavash Ghomayshi Sarnevesht MP3 song. Sarnevesht  ( means " Destiny ) song from the album Sarnevesht is released on Sep 2020. 

موسیقی و ترانه های ایرانی/Persian Music & Songs

ترانه سرنوشت از سیاوش قمیشی / Sarnevesht song by Siavash Ghomayshi

This short novel tells the story of some farm animals who rebel against their human masters. Orwell uses simple English to appeal to all reading levels and the animals speak in concise, clear sentences: perfect for language learners.

Audiobooks with Pip

Animal Farm by George Orwell: Chapter 1

Avoir un quartier chinois est un véritable privilège. Issue de l'immigration causée par la guerre du Vietnam, la population chinoise - et plus largement de l'ancienne Indochine - nous offre aujourd'hui un voyage gastronomique incroyable ! Au menu, des légendes chinoises, l'histoire de l'émigration asiatique ainsi que la visite d'un temple bouddhiste !

Pour soutenir la chaîne et avoir accès aux scripts des épisodes, direction ma page patreon : https://www.patreon.com/DouceFrance2022

Liste des restaurants :
La pâtisserie de Choisy : 62 Av. de Choisy
Le petit Bao : 116 Rue Saint-Denis
Bleu Bao : 8 Rue Saint-Lazare
Hao Hao : 23 Av. de Choisy

Pour les food-tours, contactez les responsables de ce site internet : https://chinatown.paris/nous-ecrire/

Pour profiter du street art parisien : https://streetartcities.com/
A la semaine prochaine !


Douce France

Le quartier chinois de Paris

🧠 Confidence & Communication — What’s the real connection?

If you’re a non-native English-speaking manager, you’ve likely felt it:

👉 You know what you want to say…
But in the moment, the words vanish. Doubt creeps in. Confidence slips away.

The truth is — language and confidence are deeply connected.
How you feel when you speak matters just as much as the words you choose.

Try this 1-minute confidence reset before your next meeting:

✨ Close your eyes
✨ Inhale slowly (4 seconds)
✨ Hold (4 seconds)
✨ Exhale gently (6 seconds)
✨ Repeat 3 times

Then say quietly to yourself:
💬 “My voice matters. I speak with clarity.”

🌿 Confidence doesn’t mean speaking perfectly. It means showing up — grounded, clear, and present.

If you’re ready to feel more confident in your communication, I’d love to help.

📩 DM me anytime — let’s build that confidence together.

#BusinessEnglish #ConfidenceAtWork #LeadershipCommunication #MindfulCommunication #NonNativeSpeaker #PublicSpeaking #ExecutivePresence #SoftSkillsMatter #SpeakWithConfidence #CareerGrowth

Job Interview Preparation for Women Executives | Build CEO-Level Presence Under Pressure

🧠 Confidence & Communication — What’s the real connection?

One Minute Freestyle Speaking Challenge: Work-Life Balance

The goal of my 1 minute podcasts is to have you communicate in a freestyle manner - without criticizing or over analyzing your performance.

Additional goal - building up more confidence and improve your story telling skills.

Listen to the recording and inspire yourself to speak today!

Some idioms to use in today's story:

1. Burning the candle at both ends
Refers to working excessively hard, both early and late, leading to exhaustion.

2. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
Suggests that without time off from work, a person becomes both bored and boring.

3. Keeping your nose to the grindstone
Indicates staying focused and working hard, but can imply neglecting other important aspects of life.

4. Work hard, play hard
Encourages balancing intense work with equally intense leisure activities.

5. Finding the sweet spot
Refers to achieving the perfect balance between work and personal life.

Include some of them in your short story and pat yourself on the back for achieving another goal!

To your success
Anatoly

🎙 One-Minute Speaking Challenge by Anatoly Glazkov – Voice Unlock Method™

One Minute Freestyle Speaking Challenge: Work-Life Balance

日本語の先生のTinaです！
今日は、上級者向けです。「の形容詞」を紹介します。

レッスンの予約もお待ちしています♪
いっしょに、日本語の勉強をがんばりましょ〜！

Tina Japa Go!

Episode 41. 【上級者向け】　の形容詞？！

Viaggiatore: Salve
Hostess: Buongiorno, carta d’imbarco e passaporto per favore.
Viaggiatore: Certo. Ecco.
Hostess: Desidera un posto vicino al finestrino o corridoio?
Viaggiatore: Vicino al finestrino.
Hostess: Potrebbe mettere la valigia sul nastro?
Viaggiatore: certamente!
Hostess: Trasporta materiali o liquidi infiammabili?
Viaggiatore: No
Hostess: Purtroppo il suo bagaglio supera il peso consentito.
Viaggiatore: Ah..
Hostess: Il supplemento per il bagaglio è di 30 euro. Come desidera pagare?
Viaggiatore: Con carta.
Hostess: ecco il suo scontrino e la sua carta di imbarco. Il suo volo partirà alle 6:20, Le procedure di imbarco cominceranno alle 5:30. Il gate non è stato ancora annunciato, ma dovrebbe apparire sul monitor con le informazioni dei voli tra 40 minuti. I controlli di sicurezza sono da quella parte.
Viaggiatore: Grazie mille
Hostess: Grazie a Lei e buon viaggio. 


Italiano Chiaro

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こんにちは！
Japanese daily life podcast のAtsushiです。
このPodcastは、日本語を楽しく勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。

ぼくの日常生活の話を聞くことで、日本語のリスニングをよくしたり、新しい言葉を知ってもらえたらいいなと思います。


みなさんお元気でしょうか。
今日もジョージアでPodcastを録っています。

今回も漢字。
判を説明します。

音読みは、はん
訓読みは、わかーる

意味はわかる、などの意味です。

熟語です。
・判断ーはんだん　考えをまとめて決めること。

・判別ーはんべつ　はっきり分けること。

・批判ーひはん　良いところ、悪いところを見分けること。悪いことを言うイメージが強い。

・判明ーはんめい　何かがはっきりすること。

・判決ーはんけつ　裁判で、罪があるかないか決まること。


例文
・外見だけで人を判断してはいけない。

・ぼくはおいしいコーヒーを判別できます。

・彼はいつも批判的な態度を取る。

・あの事件の犯人が判明した。

・長い裁判で、ようやく無罪という判決がくだった。




ということで、今回は以上です。

最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！
ではまた！




