Why does time follow the rules, but give and machine don’t? In this episode, we unpack the truth behind the magic e rule, explain why some words only look predictable, and give you a simple way to approach i-e pronunciation with confidence in real English.

British Pronunciation Tips 

British Vowel Sound Masterclass: When Magic E Stops Being Magic

Dans cet épisode, je te donne des conseils simples et efficaces pour réussir l’épreuve de compréhension orale du DELF A2. Tu découvriras comment écouter stratégiquement, repérer les informations essentielles et atteindre le seuil de réussite de 5 points sur 25. Une approche claire, accessible et rassurante, basée sur l’expérience d’un examinateur DELF-DALF.

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DELF A2 : comment réussir l’épreuve de compréhension orale

Serbian - Complete Course

Serbian Alphabet

Bare Naked Ladies are a Toronto, Canada rock group popular in the late 1990s and the early part of the new century.  In episode 1, I commented that food, blue, and blew all had the same vowel sound.  Indeed, bare (meaning naked or basic) and bear (the animal) are pronounced the same. In this episode, I am going to guide you through (not throw) the E ear and A air sounds.
Here are the lists of the words in this lesson.  Notice that the spelling of the vowel sound is not consistent.
                                                 Sound 1                                             Sound 2
                                                      ear                                                      air
                                                      beer                                                    bear / bare
                                                      pier                                                      pear
                                                      hear                                                     hair
                                                      tear                                                      tear
                                                      cheers                                                 chairs             


                                     

Accelerate your English Pronunciation with Ralph

E Ear  A Air. 

东施效颦[dōng shī xiào pín]：Dongshi/imitate/frown，to look all the uglier by mimicking the beauty 
越国 yuè guó：A state，In the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history
西施 xī shī ：A famous Chinese beauty woman.
东施 dōng sh ：A ugly woman
皱眉 zhòu méi：knit one's brows;frown
捂着 wǔ zhe：Cover;clutch
心口痛 xīn kǒu tòng：heart pain
左邻右舍 zuǒ lín yòu shè： neighbours
 This idiom came to be used to indicate improper imitation that produces the reverse effect.


乐读中文 (Lè Dú Zhōngwén) - "Joyful Chinese Stories"

东施效颦[dōng shī xiào pín]

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Thinking out loud in Japanese

interview episode 

Listen text,  then  read:

Сейча́с 7 часо́в. До́брое у́тро!  Я всегда́ встаю́ ра́но. Мне не нра́вится до́лго спать. 
На за́втрак я обы́чно ем ка́шу и пью апельси́новый  сок. Год наза́д я не знал, что тако́е ка́ша.
Но моя́ преподава́тельница ру́сского языка́ сказа́ла  мне, что э́то о́чень вку́сное и поле́зное блю́до.
По́сле за́втрака я принима́ю душ. Тепе́рь я гото́в рабо́тать. Наде́юсь, что сего́дня бу́дет хоро́ший день. 
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Now it’s 7 o’clock. Good morning!
I always get up early. I don’t like sleeping long hours.
For breakfast, I usually eat porridge and drink orange  juice. One year ago, I didn’t know what porridge was. But my Russian language teacher told me that it’s a  very tasty and healthy dish.
After breakfast, I take a shower. Now I’m ready to work. I hope that today will be a good day. 
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现在已经七点了。 早上好！
我总是早起。
我不喜欢睡很长时间。
早餐我通常吃粥，喝橙汁。
一年前，我还不知道粥是什么。
但我的俄语老师告诉我，这是一道非常美味又健康的食品。
早餐后，洗个澡。
现在我准备工作了。
我希望今天是美好的一天
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Il est maintenant 7 heures. Bonjour!
Je me lève toujours tôt.
Je n'aime pas dormir de longues heures.
Au petit-déjeuner, je mange habituellement du porridge et bois du jus d'orange.
Il y a un an, je ne savais pas ce qu'était le porridge.
Mais mon professeur de russe m’a dit que c’était un plat très savoureux et sain.
Après le petit-déjeuner, je prends une douche.
Maintenant, je suis prêt à travailler.
J'espère qu'aujourd'hui sera une bonne journée

Easy russian for level A1 with english. french and chinise translation. 

У́тро Анто́на,  Anton’s morning, Le matin d'Anton, 安东的早晨

This podcast is the next part of last week episode. I'll read about the effect of memorization on human civilization. Hope you enjoy!