En este episodio de Entre Tapas y Eñes, nos sumergimos en el fascinante mundo de los refranes. ¿De dónde vienen? ¿Por qué seguimos usándolos? Y lo más importante, ¿siguen teniendo sentido hoy en día? Desde los más clásicos hasta los más curiosos y menos conocidos, exploramos cómo estas frases han marcado nuestra forma de hablar y pensar. ¡Dale al play y descubre la sabiduría escondida en estas pequeñas joyas del lenguaje!

Entre tapas y eñes con Escudero

Episodio 7. El Refranero Español

Leonard: I couldn't agree more!
Alisha: Wait, you don't agree with me?
L: No, I said, I couldn't agree more. That means I completely agree with you.
A: What? Then why did you say you couldn't agree with me!

I think we can all relate with Alisha. There are so many indirect ways of saying something so simple and direct. We use such structures to add nuance to our meaning!

But it 'can' be confusing for a language learner.

In this series on the Confusing Structures in the English Language, we will discuss these very structures so that the next time Leonard says 'he couldn't agree more,' or 'he couldn't care less' or some such phrase, you'd know exactly what he is saying. 

All Things English

Confusing Structures in the English Language - Introduction

In this episode you will learn vocabularies of lesson seven.

HSK2

HSK2-7 Vocabulary

Learn how to introduce yourself and ask other people's names, nationalities, professions, and some basic questions/answers. 

Target audience: English-speaking beginners
Length: ~14 minutes

Music used in the podcast
Song: Brazilian Sunsets, by Ketsa
Source: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/
Free to use with attribution

Braziliant

🎙️ Episode 3: Introducing Yourself in Portuguese

¡OJO con la gramática de estos dos verbos! Porque el significado es el mismo, PERO no los usamos igual en las oraciones, tienen distintas reglas. 

¿Las aprendemos juntos/as?

¡DALE PLAY Y MEJORA TU ESPAÑOL CONMIGO HOY!

Disfruta de aprender

RECORDAR vs ACORDARSE

In this post, I reflect on the early days of fatherhood and one big mistake I made when setting expectations for life with a newborn. I share some honest thoughts about the challenges of adjusting to a completely new lifestyle and offer advice for new or expecting parents on how to better prepare mentally for the changes ahead—while also highlighting the joy that comes with it. 

The English Umbrella

One big mistake I made with my newborn son!

You walk in to a restaurant and the hostess says, "You can sit everywhere!" Is this correct? Can you actually physically sit everywhere? Not really! Learn what she should have said in this episode of Stairway to English. Learn the differences between everywhere, nowhere, somewhere, and anywhere.

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Stairway to English: Short easy to understand episodes to improve your English grammar and fluency

Are you everywhere, nowhere, somewhere, or anywhere?! Learn the difference between these 4 words!

Un podcast pour connaitre les moments de la journée + le présent des verbes "écouter" et "regarder".

France Class Niveau Elémentaire

Le matin j'écoute la radio.

Hey guys, this is Aneleh, your favorite Portuguese tutor. In today’s podcast we’ll talk about: Portuguese/English false friends part 3.
Before I start, everything that I say here will be in the podcast description for you to read, you just need to click on this link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uKc_O_bugKYeOWQhMz3E_5UYYPADcXSiDoWGuo-iR_Y/edit?usp=sharing
And  if you’re an advanced student you can skip directly to the Portuguese part at one minute and thirty seconds. Let 's go?