News in Slow English

2nd June 2025

Water is the essence of life! In this episode, I speak about water and the need for it. I hope you enjoy it and learn from it. 

Food in Arabic الأَكل بِالعَرَبِيَّة

Water الماء

⭐Contents: 1/ Pourquoi lire des contes (1) 2/ Pourquoi lire des contes (2) 3/ Charles Perrault et les Frères Grimm 4/ Les personnages de contes 5/ Le conte de Blanche Neige 6/ Les contes en Afrique de l’Ouest 7/ Les contes en Chine 8/ Les fables, les mythes, les légendes

⭐ To go further, visit www.explorefrench.com. On my website, you can become a Premium Member and gain full access to all transcripts, games and language activities for both of my podcast channels "Learn French with Anthony" and "Explore France with Anthony". On my website, you'll also gain full access to my French online courses, "Skills Trainer" modules to enhance your proficiency in French, "Word Builder" modules to expand your French vocabulary, and audiobooks specially designed for learners of French. 

⭐ In this B1-level podcast, we will talk about fairy tales, myths, and legends. We will explore the origins of these tales and how they developed in Europe, Africa and Asia. We will also discuss why reading tales can make children more intelligent, according to Einstein. Additionally, we will learn the names of many fairy tale characters in French, practice stressed pronouns and review vocabulary for feelings and moral values, among many other things.

⭐ In the first part of this podcast, I will speak only in French, and in the second part, I will translate and explain everything in English.

Learn French with Anthony

B1#04 Contes et légendes

Reading in Turkish

Mutlu

Konnichiwa! Welcome to Slow Japanese! Today, Akari will talk about the weather. What kind of weather do you like/don't like?

Usage of Slow Japanese:
STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts.
STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", listen again to the episode while seeing the list.
STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

Scripts and key vocabularies of this episode are here:
https://mochifika.com/podcast-script/slow-japanese-episode-13-weather/

Slow Japanese

Episode #13 - Weather

Today I shortly talk about portuguese music and some portuguese singers.

Português com a Ana

Portuguese Music / Música Portuguesa

1) Translate new words using a dictionary: 

Cola - 
Enfermero –
Joven –
Lento –
Peluquero –
Salón de belleza – 
Estar casado/soltero –
Pasar – 
Tener prisa –

2) Listen to the dialogue and try to answer the questions: 

¿De dónde son los chicos?
¿En qué trabaja el chico de Alcalá de Henares?
¿En qué trabaja la otra chica?
¿Tienen hijos?
¿Y tú? ¿En qué trabajas? ¿Te gusta tu profesión?

3) Read the dialogue and find the answers to the questions that caused you difficulty:

–        ¡Cuánta gente! La cola va muy lenta…
–        Ya.
–        Soy de Toledo, mi autobús sale a las 16.00. Voy a llegar tarde.
–        Yo vivo más cerca. Soy de Alcalá de Henares. Pero tengo mucho trabajo para hoy.
–        ¿Dónde trabajas?
–        Aquí, en Madrid. Trabajo en un hospital. Soy enfermero. Y tú, ¿En qué trabajas?
–        Soy peluquero. Tengo mi salón de belleza. Además, tengo 2 hijos y ahora están con sus abuelos.
–        ¡Ah! ¡Qué bien! Yo no estoy casado, no tengo hijos.
–        Ah no?
–        Bueno, si tienes mucha prisa, pasa tú primero.
–        ¡Muchas gracias!

See you in the class!

Método Tati

Chatting to a stranger

Introducción sobre nuestro podcast "Amigos Spanish" 

AMIGOS SPANISH PODCAST

Introducción 

Hari Valentine memang bukan bagian dari budaya atau kisah asli Indonesia. Namun, hari ini menjadi sangat penting dan istimewa bagi banyak orang dari berbagai kalangan, baik tua maupun muda, anak-anak maupun dewasa, laki-laki maupun perempuan. Meskipun pada tanggal 14 Februari, semua orang tetap beraktivitas seperti biasa di sekolah dan tempat kerja, banyak di antara mereka yang mengekspresikan bentuk kasih dengan berbagai cara. Semoga podcast kali ini dapat bermanfaat bagi teman-teman yang sedang belajar Bahasa Indonesia, ya.

Valentine's Day may not be a part of Indonesia's original culture or story. However, today is significant and special for many people from various backgrounds, both young and old, children and adults, men and women. Although on February 14th, everyone continues their activities as usual at school and workplaces, many express love in various ways. Hopefully, this podcast can bring many benefits to friends learning Indonesian. 