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El nido
Alfredo Espino
Es porque un pajarito de la montaña ha hecho,
en el hueco de un árbol, su nido matinal,
que el árbol amanece con música en el pecho,
como que si tuviera corazón musical.

Si el dulce pajarito por entre el hueco asoma,
para beber rocío, para beber aroma,
el árbol de la sierra me da la sensación
de que se le ha salido, cantando, el corazón.

Poemas Salvadoreños

El Nido, Alfredo Espino 

Hello everyone!! In this podcast, Zach from Canada and Naoya from Japan discuss the differences between their countries with a new topic. Learners can take advantage of this to practice listening for sure and also to know their unique and interesting cultures. I can tell you "Learning culture is equally critical to become able to master language.". Use this podcast to spice up your learning journey and enjoy it!! See you in the podcast!!
こんにちは、みなさん！このポッドキャストでは、カナダ出身（しゅっしん）のザックと日本出身（にほんしゅっしん）のなおやが、それぞれの国（くに）の文化（ぶんか）のちがいについて話（はな）します。学習者（がくしゅうしゃ）のみなさんは、このポッドキャストを通（とお）して、リスニングの練習（れんしゅう）ができ、またそれぞれの国（くに）のちょっとユニークでおもしろい文化（ぶんか）について知（し）ることができます。「文化（ぶんか）を学（まな）ぶことは、言語（げんご）を習得（しゅうとく）するために、それと同（おな）じくらい大切（たいせつ）である。」とわたしは思（おも）っています。ぜひ、このポッドキャストをみなさんの学習（がくしゅう）に役立（やくだ）ててください！それでは！

Koryuu Podcast/交流ポッドキャスト

Episode 0: An Introduction/第０話　このポッドキャストについて

In questa seconda puntata riflettiamo sul titolo del romanzo di Domenico Starnone, Lacci, e sul suo significato simbolico.
I lacci diventano metafora dei legami familiari, dei fili invisibili che uniscono e, a volte, soffocano. Attraverso la storia di Aldo, Vanda e dei figli Sandro e Anna, scopriamo come gesti quotidiani, come allacciare le scarpe, possano racchiudere emozioni profonde, responsabilità e memoria affettiva.

Durante l’episodio esploriamo anche parole, modi di dire e lessico italiano utili per studenti:

Seguire le orme di qualcuno → imitare il percorso o l’esempio di qualcun altro.
Allacciare / riallacciare → sia letterale (scarpe) che figurato (legami, rapporti).
Arraffare tutto → prendere tutto con avidità, senza pensare agli altri.
Lasciare le briciole → lasciare pochissimo, quasi nulla.
Torturarsi reciprocamente → soffrire insieme in maniera dolorosa, spesso riferito a conflitti familiari.
Sciogliere i nodi → liberarsi da vincoli o problemi del passato.

Riflettiamo insieme su come gesti piccoli e quotidiani possano raccontare storie di affetto, distanza e responsabilità, e su come la lingua italiana esprima queste sfumature attraverso verbi, immagini e modi di dire.

Se vuoi approfondire Lacci e imparare l’italiano leggendo e discutendo, continua il viaggio con Bookclub & Cappuccino.

BookClub e Cappuccino: libri italiani contemporanei

02. Bookclub & Cappuccino – Lacci: il senso del titolo

Explora la historia y pronunciación de la "r" y "rr" en español con variantes regionales.

Taming the Spanish Verb: The  Macondo Man

La "r" y la doble "rr" en español. 

Vidéo du podcast ci-dessous: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qlHDrPzrqE 

French Stories For All

Ecole et vin

This is a short Persian podcast for elementary learners about Sarah and Ali that run into each other and have a short talk.

TheFarsiPod

08. Everyday activities: I have a lesson

▼Script
日本語って短く略（りゃく）すのが多いんだけど、今日それを考えてたのね。そしたら結構 略してる言葉がたくさんあって、発音するのが難しいな～とか長いな～とか思ってる人がいたら本当使ってほしい！

Japanese is often abbreviated in short sentences, and I was thinking about that today. I found a lot of words that are abbreviated.I really want people to use them if they find them difficult to pronounce or too long!


まず、タイトルにも書いてるんだけど、「ポケモン」ね。これって「ポケットモンスター」の略なの。そして「マクドナルド」は「マック」っていうんだけど、大阪の人は「マクド」っていうよ。「マクドナルド」の発音が難しかったら「マックどこですか？」って言えばOKだよ。

First of all, the title says it all: "Pokemon”. It stands for "Pocket Monster”. And "McDonald's" is called "Makku," but people in Osaka call it "makudo”. If you have difficulty pronouncing "McDonald's," say, "Where is Makku?(Makku wa doko desuka?) It's OK if you say.


あと「ケンタッキーフライドチキン」は「ケンタ」、「ユニバーサルスタジオジャパン」は「ユニバ」、「スターバックス」は「スタバ」....うーん、あと、、、コンビニの「セブンイレブン」は「セブン」、「ファミリーマート」は「ファミマ」、「ローソン」は...略しません！「ローソン」は「ローソン」だよ！

And "Kentucky Fried Chicken" is "Kenta", "Universal Studios Japan" is "Yuniba", and "Starbucks" is "Sutaba". .... Ummm...also...convenience stores "7-Eleven" is "Seven", "Family Mart" is "Famima", "Lawson" is... They don't abbreviate! Lawson is "Lawson"!


あと「タピオカを飲む」は「タピる」、「あー、なるほどね」は「あーね」とかも言うよ！

We also say "tapiru" for "drink tapioca (Tapioka wo nomu)" and "ah, I see(a—, naruhodone)" for "a–—ne"!


あとあとアイスクリームの「バスキン・ロビンス(Baskin-Robbins)」ってあるじゃん？もし日本で「バスキン・ロビンスどこですか？」って言っても日本人わからないんだよね。「サーティーワン(31)どこですか？」ってきいたらわかるよ！

And there is also an ice cream shop called "Baskin-Robbins", right? If you ask, "Where is Baskin-Robbins?(Baskin-Robbins wa doko desuka?)" in Japan, the Japanese don't understand. If you ask "Where is Thirty One?(Thirty One wa doko desuka?)", The Japanese will understand!


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ガチ日本語 - Everyday Japanese -

Ep.7 Pocket Monsters=Pokémon

1. China: The legend of Hua Mulan
2. U.S.: The Black Admiral
3. Russia: Anastasia Romanov

Vocabulary: 
Recruiter: someone who recruits people for something
Ancestral: passed down by the ancestors
Recuperate: to rest and recover
Sacrifice: to give up something for something else
Curator: the person in charge of a museum
Exhibit: something on display at a museum
Portrait: a painting of a person
Stash: something stored in a secret place
So-called: having the wrong name
Came to be: was created or made
Lengthy: long
disperse- to give out