A few months ago, I shared a podcast in Argentine Spanish here on italki in honor of my bunny, Pucky, who passed away. Today, I’d like to invite you to listen to it again. This podcast is important to me because it’s not just about loss — it’s about language as a way of processing emotions, memory, and affection. I recorded it in a very honest moment, speaking slowly, naturally, and from the heart. If you’re learning Spanish (or simply enjoy listening to real, personal stories), this episode might resonate with you. And if you do listen, know that it truly means a lot to me. Thank you for being here 🤍

Why “capture” in “The company captured a market share”, but “occupy” in “He occupies the position of manager”?

When I worked in school,I allowed kids to search their own tongue twisters- it's fun. However,the best tongue twisters are in Latvian,for example: "šis žagaru saišķis,nav mans žagaru saišķis!" The faster you say it,the more difficult it gets😂try it out yourself!

'How do you aspire without comparison potentially to your detriment?' How would native speakers paraphrase this sentence?

Stress exists whenever and wherever for everyone, but different people's feeling about stress are different. Stress usually comes from many sources. For example, children are often concered of their academic achievement, adults may worry about their marriage or living. Everyday, many people tries their best to reduce the bad feeling from stress. Someone succeed, others fail. Why someone can't reduce stress? I think that they don't make a change on a correct way. If education makes you feel stressed, but you choose to relax youeslf in a park, it's definitely result in making you feel more stressed. In that case, the best way of reducing stress is to study hard. Maybe at the beginning, you feel much more stressed, but everything postively changes until you find that stress disappears soon. If you can't support your family, you can't stay home , you should to look for a better job and work hard to earn more money. So, as for me, how to successfully reduce stress depends on what it comes from, then make a great plan!

🟢🟢🟢FOR IELTS CANDIDATES: Common Mistakes in bands 6.0 - 7.0 Select the correct sentence in the exercise below: Can you say why the one you chose is correct? Put your answer in the comments.

Is reading still necessary? Are we actually witnessing a decline in the habit, and if so, does that really signal a drop in our collective intellect?

A cashless society has some advantages and disadvantages. One advantage is that it is fast and convenient because people can pay with cards or mobile phones. It is also safer because there is less risk of losing money or being robbed. However, one disadvantage is that people depend on the internet and technology. If the system fails, they cannot make payments. Also, some elderly people or poor people may not know how to use digital payments.

Chinese New Year is coming up soon. Do you know what it's like to celebrate Chinese New Year in the Philippines? If so, feel free to listen to this podcast. If you're not from China like me, do you also celebrate Chinese New Year?