Four stories about Roommates with malevolent and sometimes violent intentions who turn the lives of their unsuspecting victims into real-life nightmares.

El peor inquilino del mundo

On this podcast, I am going to talk about Colombia, culture and places that you should  visit.

¿Por qué Colombia es un buen destino turístico?

Welcome, please have a sit since I am going to read you stories

Cuentos en Español

Lectura de la primera parte del cuento de la escritora mexicana Cristina Rivera Garza.

Cuento de nunca acabar

Episodio 6: El día en que murió Juan Rulfo (Parte 1)

Greetings
Hola
Buenos días 
Buenas tardes
Buenas noches
Goodbyes
Adiós 
Hasta luego
Hasta pronto
Hasta mañana
Asking someone's name 
Informal 
You : ¿Cómo te llamas ? 
          Me llamo Andrea , ¿y tú? /Soy Andrea, ¿y tú?
You ( plural ) ¿Cómo se llaman ustedes?
Formal 
You: ¿Cómo se llama usted ? 
         Me llamo Andrea Loor , y usted ? 
You( plural ) ¿Cómo se llaman ustedes ? 
          Me llamo Andrea Loor , él se llama Pedro Encalada y él se llama José Berrú.
        Yo soy Andrea, él es Pedro Encalada y él se José Berrú.
Ask the meaning
¿Qué  significa manzana ? 
Significa.... apple
¿Manzana significa apple?
Sí/No.
Numbers up to 10
0 cero
1 uno
2 dos
3 tres
4 cuatro 
5 cinco
6 seis 
7 siete
8 ocho
9 nueve
10 diez 
Talk about the reasons for studying Spanish.
Para + infinitive verb 
Yo estudio español para viajar a Colombia
Yo aprendo español para trabajar en Ecuador



Spanish  for Beginners

Communication for beginners 1

E este primer episodio les contare la historia y origen del día de los muertos en Ecuador, mientras muchos países celebran Halloween, Ecuador tiene su propia tradición una fiesta tipica en Latinoamérica, relacionada con la muerte, pero no hay disfraces de brujas. Acompáñame a escuchar este primer episodio.

Historias, leyendas y dias

El día de los muertos/difuntos

CHISTES MEXICANOS

LAS MUJERES NO SE CASAN.

CONNIE: Oh! What a beautiful cat. What do you think?
GARY: I think I’d rather get a dog. Dogs are more loyal than cats.
CONNIE: Yes, but they’re so much work! Would you be willing to walk 
it every single day? And clean up after it?
GARY: Hmm. Good point. What about a bird? Or a fish?
CONNIE: We’d have to invest a lot of money in a cage or a fish tank. 
And I don’t really know how to take care of a bird or a fish!
GARY: Well, we’re obviously not ready to get a pet yet.
CONNIE: Yeah, you’re right. Let’s go grab some coffee and talk 
about it.


LANGUAGE NOTES
• Oh! What a beautiful cat “Oh!” is used to show surprise or excitement. “What a …” is 
an expression that means “I think this is a very …” “What a(n) …” is followed by an 
adjective, which is usually emphasized. Notice the emphasis on “beautiful” here.
• Dogs are more loyal than cats. Two things are being compared here (dogs and 
cats). Notice the structure of the sentences: (noun/s) plus “is/are more” plus 
(adjective) plus “than” plus (noun/s). The nouns and the adjective are content words 
here, so they are all emphasized.
• Every single day Notice that each word here is stressed. The speaker wants to make 
a point, so she emphasizes each word equally. “Every single day” is a lot!
• Good point here means “I agree with you.”
• Take care of This phrase is used with animals, people and things. It can mean 
“watch a child while her parents are away,” “feed and house someone or 
something,” or “make sure things work properly.” (I always take care of my baby 
brother./ I take care of my bird by feeding it and cleaning its cage./ I need to take 
care of the broken sink.)
• Yeah, you’re right. Notice the pronunciation of this expression — the words all 
blend together here. This casual expression is used to agree with someone that you 
know well.

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 26: At the pet store

This week, you’ll hear from the very first guest on the Express to Impress podcast. Allyson Plumberg, Founder of Rooted Accents: Solutions for Accent Modification, joins me to discuss accent modification. 

Allyson provides speech therapy services and accent modification coaching to students and professionals worldwide. She has a Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Arizona State University.

The episode is the first of two with my conversation with Allison. It’s packed full of useful information for English language learners. 

We kick off the conversation with a definition of an accent and have a quick discussion about the General American English accent and micro accents.

Then, we dive into a discussion about common beliefs about accents. Allison debunks common myths that limit people from being able to speak English effectively.

We also talk about speaking speed, word stress, content versus function words, stressed and unstressed syllables, reductions, contractions, and more! 

Episode originally published February 26, 2021.

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter 

Read the transcript at https://www.express-to-impress.com/american-english-accent/

Join the Express to Impress community on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/express-to-impress/.

See infographics for this episode on Pinterest at https://www.pinterest.com/ExpresstoImpress/_created/.

Express to Impress

Want an American English Accent? Allyson Plumberg Debunks Accent Myths

OTROS LUGARES DE INTERÉS EN COYOACÁN. CIUDAD DE MÉXICO.

Spanish México

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
7月20日水曜日　天気/くもり　気温/22℃ 

小平町/おびらちょう
・化石の町として知られる
・めずらしい化石が発見される町
・小学生が化石の発掘作業をした

［単語］
化石/かせき…むかしの動物や虫の死んだ体
発見/はっけん…みつける
発掘/はっくつ…山や川の下から出す
作業/さぎょう…仕事をする


〈美和Miwa〉
日本語の先生
Podcast「どこでも.JAPANESE」も放送中！
