KRISTEL TALKS

NOTHING IS FREE IN THIS WORLD

En este audio-artículo describo los lugares de la ciudad de Valencia que, para mí, son los más interesantes : )

VIAJAR POR ESPAÑA  "AUDIOS"

Mi España - La Ciudad de Valencia (I)

Le russe pour tous. Ruso para todos

Dia de Maria. Le jour de Marie. EN RUSSE

Do you ever struggle to say “no” without feeling awkward or guilty? In Korean culture, how we refuse something can say a lot about our character and emotional intelligence. 
In this episode of our Korean Podcast, we explore 쿠션어﻿ — “cushion words” that soften your tone and make refusals sound caring instead of cold.

Learn how to politely turn down invitations, decline favors, or express limitations while maintaining harmony and respect. We’ll go through real-life examples such as refusing a wedding invitation or declining work requests, and we’ll unpack why adding warmth can preserve relationships — and your peace of mind.

If you’ve ever said “I’ll think about it” just to avoid sounding rude, this episode will help you find the right words. Improve your Korean communication skills, emotional fluency, and confidence in social situations.

The Jung Studio

Korean Podcast | How Koreans Say “No” (Without Sounding Rude)

Brief introduction and some tips for practicing English at the gym.

Everyday English with Nick

Introduction

Disfruta la vida, recorre el mundo, crea historias que inspiren.😉

Hablamos de:
Ecuador, tierra Mágica, es realmente sorprendente, Ecuador tiene miles de sitios y lugares turísticos para visitar junto a tu familia o amistades.🏕️
Aprendemos un poco de su cultura, clima, gastronomía y muchas cosas interesantes que nos ofrece un pais pequeño pero con gente linda y paisajes que enamoran.🌞

Español con Andres 📣

Cultura, Clima, Lugares de mi Tierra Mágica: "Ecuador"

Parrots are known for being able to copy some of the sounds that people make — they might squawk "hello" or "how are you?" if they get used to hearing words and phrases like these. They might even say some rude things!

Some birds are also able to learn the names for objects — and identify them.

And a 5-year-old parrot in the US has been recognized by Guinness World Records after correctly identifying 12 objects in three minutes.

That record-breaking bird is an African gray parrot named Apollo, who lives in Florida. He can identify things like books, bugs and socks.

He's become popular on TikTok, where he has about 3 million followers. He also has around 1.5 million subscribers on his YouTube channel called "Apollo and Frens."

And a TikTok video of Apollo asking questions from 2023 has been watched 66 million times.

Apollo actually broke the record in 2023 but he's among the stars in the Guinness World Records book that was released in September.

The parrot is owned by a couple named Dalton and Victoria Mason. They're content creators and they've been working hard to train the bird.

The owners say they teach Apollo as if he were a child of preschool age.

"We teach him as much as we can," the couple told Guinness, adding that they focus on things that Apollo wants to focus on.

Researchers have found that some African gray parrots are able to do better at some cognitive tasks than 5-year-old children.

And Apollo's owners plan to keep teaching the bird to see how much he can learn and how many more records he can break.




Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Record-Breaking Parrot Can Identify and Name Objects

【beginner-itnreimedate】栃木県(とちぎけん) 子どもたちの卒業(そつぎょう)の思い出(おもいで)に　花火(はなび)を上げる 

ゆっくりよんでいますので、listeningのれんしゅうに　つかってください。 https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/k10013521611000/k10013521611000.html

I AM YOUR JAPANESE TUTOR

【beginner～intermediate 】1.28

上次课我们介绍了中国女孩儿小杰跟随非洲男生卡林通回到了非洲几内亚，生了一个女儿，并且开始了在非洲的幸福生活。现在，我们继续介绍故事的第三集。