Hello! Welcome to Shay's Language Hub!

In this week's very first episode, it's my pleasure to read the first few pages of Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Stone with you. 

If you have the book, you can follow along as I read or simply challenge yourself by listening only. 

Send me questions if you've got any, otherwise, enjoy!

Shay's Language Hub

Episode 1 - A little dive in a magical world 

¡Bienvenidos a "Consejos de la abuela"! En esta segunda parte, Pablo nos contará algunas creencias suyas, de su familia y los peruanos en general. Hablamos de cómo ver fantasmas, lo importante que son los perros en los Andes, especialmente los perros negros, y dónde NO sentarse a la hora de comer.

Te invitamos a conocernos más en: 
María: https://linktr.ee/spanishwithmariap  
Pablo: https://linktr.ee/pabloalejos

Maria & Pablo Spanish

8. Consejos de la abuela (supersticiones) ¿Qué haría mi abuelita? Parte 2

The final installment of Rolad Dahl's exciting story! Can you predict how it will end?

Stories to Stimulate!

The Umbrella Man - Part Three

¡Hola a todos!
Mi nombre es Camila, y soy de Buenos Aires, Argentina. En este podcast corto y sencillo, quiero contarles algunas características de mi acento.

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Disfruta de aprender

Mi Acento Español Rioplatense

Transcripción: 

"Las diferentes dietas de los países europeos tienen como base productos originarios de América. Productos tan presentes en la vida cotidiana como la papa, el tomate, el maíz, el zapallito, el ají, la palta, los maníes o el cacao, entre otros, son llevados a Europa después de la llegada de Colón al "Nuevo Mundo" a fines del siglo XV."

Lecturas en español

Productos de América en Europa

元の記事/ Original Article↓
https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/617141

☆目次
0:00 オープニング
0:57 Introduction
2:26 不安な時
3:37 “書き出す＝脳によい効果をもたらす“
6:36 ノートに書く
9:36 “クラインとボールズの研究結果”
13:53 ワーキングメモリ
19:23 “感情を魔物化させないために”
21:51 書き出すことは一石二鳥

☆語彙
不安(ふあん)に駆(か)られる
プレッシャーをかける
注目(ちゅうもく)
資質(ししつ)
対処(たいしょ)する
前提(ぜんてい)
砕(くだ)く
漠然(ばくぜん)
進化(しんか)
危機感(ききかん)
回避(かいひ)する
弊害(へいがい)
一石二鳥(いっせきにちょう)
実践(じっせん)する

☆引用記事
堀田秀吾. “｢どうしようもない不安｣を科学的になくす超対策”. 東洋経済ONLINE. 2022-09-30. https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/617141

"After 5" by Japanese Teacher

“How to cope with anxiety: scientific method”「｢どうしようもない不安｣を科学的になくす超対策」

For the second year in a row, Taylor Swift has been named Spotify's most-played artist.

The streaming service has released its annual overview of individual listening trends as well as trends from around the world — called Spotify Wrapped.

Users can now see their top artists, songs, genres, albums and podcasts, as well as uncover which artists had the biggest year on the platform.

Swift was 2024's most-streamed artist globally, ranking in more than 26.6 billion streams. She was followed by The Weeknd, Bad Bunny, Drake and Billie Eilish.

Swift also earned the title of most-streamed album in 2024, with The Tortured Poets Department, while Sabrina Carpenter had the most-streamed song both in the US and globally this year, with her summer hit "Espresso." It was streamed more than 1.6 billion times.

For users who want to look back at their listening habits over the year, there were some new features to explore on Spotify Wrapped.

These include a new data story called "Your Music Evolution," which shows three distinct musical phases for each user, and a personalized playlist based on them.

People like to share their Spotify Wrapped data on social media, although this year some complained that the roundup was missing certain features they'd previously enjoyed.

Streaming now accounts for most of the money generated by the music industry — 84% in the United States, according to the Recording Industry Association of America, and 67.3% around the world, according to a 2024 report by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, which tracks global sales.

Spotify is the largest platform of all with a reported 626 million users and 246 million subscribers.