What makes a question rhetorical? We explore what they are, why speakers use them, and their origin. No answers required, just listen!

Nayab's Fun Fact Podcast 

The Power of Rhetorical Questions

All the things I had to do to get a Russian residence 

Living in Russia

Getting a Russian residence permit

Let's talk today about how to give feedback at work, especially if you use English as a second language in the workplace and are not a native English speaker.

Giving feedback to your colleagues, your staff, and your managers, is an essential part of a great team. However, so few people actually do it! We often think of feedback as a scary thing that is reserved for end of year performance reviews and appraisals. However, the best teams in the world make both negative and positive feedback a key part of their company culture.

Today we’re going to hear some tips and ideas for how to give feedback to your colleagues. We’ll hear some great natural and native sounding vocabulary that we can use to do this, and then we’ll finish off with some challenges for you. Including a speaking challenge and a vocabulary quiz to see what you’ve remembered from today’s podcast. 

Breakout Business English

How to GIVE FEEDBACK to your colleagues at work - Business English lesson

バリ島のショッピングモールでiPhoneを衝動買いしたことについて話しています。
これでスマホが３台になりました。管理が少し大変です😅
エピソードを聞き終わったらクイズにも挑戦してくださいね！

Game & Manga Talk

#002 iPhoneを衝動買いしました (I was an impulse buy iPhone)

Vamos falar sobre a visita do Daniel ao Jardim Zoológico

 Portuguese Audios for Intermediate B1 -Áudios em Português para Intermédios B1

A visita ao Jardim Zoológico

In this episode, I reflect on Episode 1 of Season 1 of the anime *Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba*, titled **"Cruelty."**

The tragedy that struck Tanjiro, the bond with his sister Nezuko, and the sudden appearance of Giyu — it was filled with powerful, emotional moments where feelings clashed.

How did you feel in that moment when your heart wavered?

Let’s take a moment to savor the lingering echoes of this powerful story together.

Original story by Koyoharu Gotouge, directed by Haruo Sotozaki, animation by ufotable.

The first season of the TV anime aired in 2019, with a total of 26 episodes.

YOIN Anime Reflections – Easy Japanese Podcast

Demon Slayer S1E1 for Intermediate

De la misma forma que preparás tu cuerpo, también preparás tu mente. Igual que entrenás tu cuerpo, entrenás tu mente. Buscá cada día un rato para nutrir el templo que es tu cuerpo por medio de un ejercicio energético. Que tu sangre circule y tu cuerpo esté en movimiento. Una semana tiene 168 horas. Debés invertir al menos cinco de ellas en algún tipo de actividad física. La salud es algo que la mayoría de nosotros da por hecho hasta que la perdemos. No dejes que te ocurra. 

Si les gustó el audio de hoy, los invito a dejar en los comentarios sus opiniones sobre este tema y a suscribirse a mi canal para seguir aprendiendo español y otros tópicos a través de mis audios.

Saludos desde Buenos Aires, Aprendiendo Español con Una Argentina. 
 

Aprendiendo español con una argentina

Pequeña Reflexión - Cuidá tu cuerpo

In this episode, we explore how the Solar Plexus Chakra, or Manipura, plays a vital role in language learning by regulating confidence, personal power, and the ability to express oneself authentically. Located near the stomach, Manipura is not only metaphysically tied to self-esteem but also biologically connected to the enteric nervous system and the vagus nerve, both of which influence stress regulation, digestion, and cognitive clarity. By engaging in mindful practices such as breathwork, posture alignment, and intentional vocalization, learners activate the Solar Plexus Chakra, enhancing both their fluency and emotional resilience. We also discuss how certain languages with strong rhythmic, tonal, or assertive qualities engage this chakra more directly, creating a feedback loop where language study supports chakra balance, while chakra activation boosts memory, confidence, and communicative ease.

💃🏻111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 74 - Speak from Your Core: How the Solar Plexus Chakra Empowers Language Learning

こんにちは！Atsushiです。
今日の天気は晴れ。
気温は23℃です。

天気が良いので少しだけ暑く感じます。

今日はコロケーションについて。
コロケーションという言葉を聞いたことがありますか？
日本語訳で調べると連語れんご、と出てきますが、
要は言葉の自然な組み合わせのことを言います。

英語だと、
fast food をquick foodとは言いませんね。
wash laundryではなく、do laundry 
strong rainではなく、heavy rain 
など言うようです。

日本語はというと、
例えば、
ご飯を食べる
飯を食う

と言いますが、これを
ご飯を食う
とか
飯を食べる
とはほとんど言いません。

知らない間に覚えたものだと、
かぜをひく
傘をさす

なども同じコロケーションですね。
かぜになる
かさをする
間違ってはいませんが、もしかすると、日本人は少し違和感があるかもしれません。

他にも、
約束をやぶる
影響を与える、及ばす
攻撃を受ける

などがあります。

私のpodcastの26で服を着る表現について話しましたが、
これもコロケーションの１つです。
興味がわく、あ、これもコロケーションですね。
興味が出る、とか興味が上がる、とは言いません。

興味がわいた方は、ぜひ26のpodcastも聴いてきてください！

ということで今日も最後まで聴いていただき、ありがとうございます！
ではまた！



