I feel Christmas and New Year's holiday in Japan and north America is opposite. In Japan, Christmas is more like party time, festival feeling, and new years holiday is more holy and family gathering feeling. 
日本のクリスマスとお正月。北米と逆だなと思います。日本はクリスマスはパーティーとかサンタクロースのイメージ。お正月がもう少し神聖な雰囲気で家族でも集まります。

Akari Talks Japan

Christmas and New Year Holidays in Japan 日本のクリスマスとお正月

Hola mi gente!
En el capitulo de hoy quiero enseñarte 6 verbos muy utilizados en el español y que hacen que tu vocabulario sea más avanzado.
Espero te guste este capitulo, déjame un like y un comentario.
Suscríbete al podcast y nos vemos en una próxima. :D

ESPAÑOL COLOMBIANO

6 VERBOS PARA UN VOCABULARIO AVANZADO

Happy New Year ! Since this is the last day of 2023, I decided to upload a podcast as a reminder to dreamers like me out there. Do not doubt yourself , your family will doubt you and your friends will doubt you but do not forget to show up for YOU. Love you all and see you next year.

FLO TALKS 

DO  NOT DOUBT YOURSELF

What I do as a cheapskate when I can only think about people I don't like. 「嫌いな人のことばかり考えてしまう時」にケチな私がやっていること


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[Intermediate-Upper level] Interesting Japanese Not Taught In Schools About Japanese business culture, Japanese habits & Osaka

【Japanese intermediate】What I do as a cheapskate when I can only think about people I don't like. 

¿Sientes que aún no hablas español porque “no tienes suficiente vocabulario”?
¿Te frenas en medio de una frase porque no sabes la palabra exacta?

👉 Spoiler alert: No necesitas más palabras.
Necesitas usar mejor las que ya conoces.

🎯 En este episodio te explico:

Por qué “saber más” no siempre significa “hablar mejor”

Qué hacen los hablantes fluidos cuando no conocen una palabra

Cómo usar estrategias de comunicación realistas y efectivas para hablar con seguridad (aunque no sepas todas las palabras)

“Fluency is not about knowing every word.
It’s about knowing how to keep going when words are missing.”

📥 Descarga el workbook con expresiones, estrategias y un mini reto para usar el vocabulario que ya tienes.
🎧 Dale play y cambia la forma en que hablas español.

#FluidezReal #EspañolParaAdultos #HablaEspañol #VocabularioÚtil #EspañolSinMiedo #PodcastEspañol #HablaConConfianza

Español No Excuses: Level-Up Your Mind, Speak Out Loud

No necesitas saber todo el vocabulario para hablar bien

There are many different ways to learn a second language, from taking classes to reading books or even using an app. But one way has been proven more effective than the others; language immersion. 

Have you used language immersion to learn a new language? Let me know in the comment section.

Engine English

The importance of immersion: Why you should learn a language the same way you’ll use it

Yuka has her first dinner with her Korean host family.

At the table, she learns one of the most important Korean expressions:
“잘 먹겠습니다.”
But pronunciation matters.
It’s not “Jar Mokgesseumnida” 😄

In this episode, we explore:
✨ The real meaning of “잘 먹겠습니다” and “잘 먹었습니다”
✨ How Koreans gently correct pronunciation
✨ Common phrases used during family meals
✨ Why food and politeness are deeply connected in Korean culture
✨ When to say “안녕히 주무세요”

This episode goes beyond vocabulary —
you’ll experience the warmth of a Korean family dinner.

📺 Study with subtitles on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/FhAw6m0BQ_o

🌍 Multilingual subtitles available

[Audiobook] Yuka’s Korean Life Diary 

EP1-4  Korean Mealtime Expressions Explained |“잘 먹겠습니다”

CHISTES MEXICANOS

PEPITO MESES DEL AÑO.

We all want our friends and relatives to be happy, but who is responsible for their care?
Today we read a story about a 95 year old woman in the UK.

Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h_1HX3Bsi1CMHmMKQoPT0G36CwgMdNBS0uekz6NK7EE/edit?usp=drivesdk


Extract: 
We're going to go through a new story today and it begins with anger as a 95 year old (is)  told to take out her bins. Now, I just want to give you some background to this first of all. So, here in the UK, we have to put our bins on the streets for them to be collected and emptied.
So we have large bins, which are referred to as wheelie bins, And we must put those on the street. Depending on your relationship with your neighbours if you live in an apartment block, someone may do this for you. But the council employees, the people who come to empty the bins, will not come upon your property to collect them. They used to. But they don't any more. Depending on the council and depending on their funding, You may be able to request them to help you if you're old or infirm. As money is tight  these days for everyone, more and more councils are refusing to do this. A council is simply a local area government.
 Now we're going to read through a story here about what's happened to a 95 year old. Now, bearing in mind that here in the UK, we don't generally mix with our neighbours unless we know them very well or are related to them.
As I’ve often told you, we view  the Government almost like a mother or father, we expect them to do the things, which perhaps in your country is done by a community.



