In this episode, Smith shares effective strategies to expand your English vocabulary. Learn how to use context, word families, and new learning techniques to build a richer, more varied vocabulary. Whether you’re a beginner or advanced learner, these tips will help you use new words confidently in your writing and conversations!

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Italkiの先生みんな凄い人ばっかりだよね。
だってさ、英語、中国語、ポルトガル語のいくつかの言語が話せるでしょ？
僕は英語も完璧じゃないけど、自分にできることを頑張るよ。
自分の大切な生徒さんのために。

Japanese "Taka" it easy

自分らしく　自分のペースで出来る事やろうよ

Mel talks about...? Timely? What's a good time to talk about? Let's find out what she's talking about!
She's using grammar points from Genki 1/2. Simple and Easy, but some of the sentences would be a little challenging because she combines different grammar points in a sentence,  which Japanese people do all the time.
You get to hear natural Japanese with Tokyo pitch accept!
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Thinking out loud in Japanese

タイムリーなわだい

En este minipodcast diario te traigo una palabra en español explicada de forma clara, divertida y práctica. Cada episodio incluye ejemplos reales, un texto para practicar pronunciación y un mini-reto para que pongas en acción lo aprendido. ¡Escucha, repite y aprende conmigo!

Usos del verbo ‘faltar’

1. 🧍‍♂️ No estar presente
Se usa cuando algo o alguien no está en el lugar donde debería estar.

Falta un estudiante en la clase.
En la receta falta sal.

2. 💧 Necesidad / Carencia
Expresa que algo es necesario o que se necesita para completar una situación.

Hace falta más agua.
Me falta motivación para estudiar hoy.

3. ⏳ Tiempo restante
Indica que aún queda tiempo para que algo ocurra.

Faltan dos días para mis vacaciones.
Todavía falta mucho para que empiece la película.

Palabras para Llevar

Palabra del día: faltar

This week we discuss the verb phrase: 
MAKE DO

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036 - make do

雨女（あめおんな）

先日（せんじつ）、私は箱根（はこね）に行った。箱根は神奈川（かながわ）県（けん）にある国内（こくない）屈指（くっし）の温泉街（おんせんがい）だ。残念（ざんねん）なことに、私は雨女なので、旅行（りょこう）に行く時はよく雨が降（ふ）る。当日（とうじつ）も例（れい）に漏（も）れず、雨が降っていた。

大雨（おおあめ）が降る中（なか）、箱根湯本（はこねゆもと）駅（えき）から宿泊（しゅくはく）する旅館（りょかん）まで歩いた。途中（とちゅう）で旦那（だんな）と箱根まんじゅうを食べたり、晩酌（ばんしゃく）用（よう）のお酒（さけ）やおつまみを買ったりした。旅館に到着（とうちゃく）後（ご）、貸切（かしきり）露天風呂（ろてんぶろ）に入ったのだが、この時の雨はなんだかとても美しく思えた。雨と木々（きぎ）の香（かお）りに包（つつ）まれながら入る温泉（おんせん）は、なんと清々（すがすが）しいことか。いつもなら憎（にく）いと思う雨も、こんな日には悪（わる）くない。

izm's room

雨女

Odyssea is stranded on Circes' island.

https://saracasalino-books.weebly.com/blog/the-adventures-of-odyssea-ch-21-circes

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The Adventures of Odyssea: Ch 2.3 - Circes

Spain has said it wants to introduce a tax of up to 100% on property purchases for anyone from outside the European Union (EU) who is not a resident in the country.

That could mean a lot of potential buyers from places like Asia, the UK and the US being priced out of the market.

And that's exactly the idea.

Many Spaniards have said that they can't afford to buy property because of the number of homes being bought by foreign buyers.

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez recently shared the plan, saying that in 2023, 27,000 apartments and houses around Spain were bought by people from outside the EU.

He said these buyers didn't purchase the homes to live in, but to make money from them.

Spain is a popular vacation destination for people around the world, and many like to buy holiday homes for themselves.

But other buyers put their properties on the short-term rental market, using sites like Airbnb.

This has meant that there are fewer homes for local people to buy. The shortage of properties in popular areas has seen prices increase, with many locals unable to afford higher prices.

Sánchez also said he wants to increase taxes on landlords who rent their properties with companies like Airbnb.

However, the prime minister's plans may not become law; for now they're just ideas.

British people who spoke to the BBC after hearing the news weren't happy with these plans.

Michele Hayes from Manchester, who has been looking at properties in Spain, said: "How many working Spanish people want to live in holiday homes in these tourist areas anyway?"