Do you know the name of this typical food? Find out and learn a whole new vocabulary set by listening to this natural conversation between 2 natives. Fasten your seatbelts and have fun!

Keep Speaking Portuguese

Brazilian food that makes the tongue numb

Today we’re talking about "Look after"

It sounds responsible, right? If you "look after" something, you’re taking care of it. You know, like when you "look after" a friend’s cat. But let’s be honest, you probably just fed it, gave it water, and then spent three hours watching Netflix

"Phrasal Verbs Gone Wild!"

Ep.3: "Look After... But Not Too Closely"

¿Sientes que entiendes el español pero no puedes hablarlo con fluidez?
Este episodio es un respiro para ti.

Te voy a contar por qué tu español NO está roto, solo está pidiendo aire… espacio… libertad para crecer.

👉 Aprenderás por qué el miedo te frena más que los errores,
👉 Te mostraré cómo soltar la presión de hablar perfecto,
👉 Y practicarás frases poderosas para reconectar con tu voz en español.

🎙️Este episodio no es una clase… es un despertar.
Porque tu voz no necesita ser perfecta para ser poderosa.

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Do you feel like you understand Spanish but can’t really speak it fluently?
This episode is the breath of air your Spanish needs.
You’ll realize your Spanish is NOT broken — it just needs space, oxygen, and permission to grow.

👉 I’ll show you why fear holds you back more than grammar,
👉 You'll learn how to release the pressure of being perfect,
👉 And we’ll practice strong, simple phrases to reconnect with your Spanish voice.

🎧 This is not just a lesson — it’s a reminder:
You don’t need perfect Spanish to speak powerfully.

Español No Excuses: Level-Up Your Mind, Speak Out Loud

Tu español no está roto… solo necesita oxígeno

A funny, short story that questions if the perfect man can be found.
Try the two quiz questions to check your understanding of some expressions used in the podcast.

The Social Evolutionary

The Perfect Man - does he exist?

CHISTES MEXICANOS

DOS CHISTES MEXICANOS.

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
〈#134〉11月9日水曜日　天気/晴れ　気温/9℃ 

・8日日本で、皆既月食を見ることができた。
・午後6時9分ごろから月が欠け始めた
・7時16分ごろから8時42分ごろまで皆既月食

［単語］
月食/げっしょく…太陽・地球・月が並んで、月が見えなくなること。
太陽/たいよう…朝と昼、空の上にある丸いもの。
地球/ちきゅう…私達が住んでる星
月/つき…夜、空にある丸いもの。
皆既月食/かいきげっしょく…月全部が見えなくなること
ごろ…だいたい
欠ける/かける…なくなる

レッスン待ってます♪


北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#134〉11月9日水曜日　皆既月食！月がきえた！

Mucho que decir

Medical Spanish 🎧🏥

f you're going to exercise, you have to stretch, right?

Well, maybe not.

The answer might depend on your goals, and what you mean by "stretch."

There are different types of stretches.

In what are known as "static" stretches, you hold a single position for perhaps as long as 60 to 90 seconds. These stretches are great for increasing flexibility.

But there are also "dynamic" stretches, where you repeatedly — but carefully — move your joints through their full range of motion.

Expert opinion on how to use these stretches has changed over the years. But it's now generally believed that dynamic stretching is best before you exercise, while static stretching is better after.

As Alisa Bowman writes for the Mayo Clinic, dynamic stretching helps improve blood flow and joint mobility, which gets your body ready to exercise. Studies have even found that dynamic stretching before exercise can improve your performance.

Meanwhile, some research has found that static stretching can temporarily weaken your muscles, which is why it's generally no longer recommended before certain sports — and especially not for high-performance athletes.

Instead, static stretches are typically recommended for helping to relax your muscles after exercise. Since you've been moving and increasing blood flow to your joints and muscles, you'll actually be more flexible, so you'll get more benefit from those stretches.

But while you may have been told that stretching will reduce soreness after you exercise, research has found that it really doesn't make much difference.

You've also probably been told to stretch to avoid injuries. But research doesn't seem to support that either — especially for static stretching.

Writing for WebMD, Sonya Collins says that, as long as you stretch sometime, it's fine if you don't do it around the time you exercise.

In fact, some experts say if you're short on time, it's better to exercise without doing any stretching than to cut your workout short!