My podcast is aimed at just having a nice relaxing time listening to some English, hearing stories whilst occasionally learning idioms, phrases and grammar points as we come across them. 

In Japan with Jake

Greetings
Hola
Buenos días 
Buenas tardes
Buenas noches
Goodbyes
Adiós 
Hasta luego
Hasta pronto
Hasta mañana
Asking someone's name 
Informal 
You : ¿Cómo te llamas ? 
          Me llamo Andrea , ¿y tú? /Soy Andrea, ¿y tú?
You ( plural ) ¿Cómo se llaman ustedes?
Formal 
You: ¿Cómo se llama usted ? 
         Me llamo Andrea Loor , y usted ? 
You( plural ) ¿Cómo se llaman ustedes ? 
          Me llamo Andrea Loor , él se llama Pedro Encalada y él se llama José Berrú.
        Yo soy Andrea, él es Pedro Encalada y él se José Berrú.
Ask the meaning
¿Qué  significa manzana ? 
Significa.... apple
¿Manzana significa apple?
Sí/No.
Numbers up to 10
0 cero
1 uno
2 dos
3 tres
4 cuatro 
5 cinco
6 seis 
7 siete
8 ocho
9 nueve
10 diez 
Talk about the reasons for studying Spanish.
Para + infinitive verb 
Yo estudio español para viajar a Colombia
Yo aprendo español para trabajar en Ecuador



Spanish  for Beginners

Communication for beginners 1

Bare Naked Ladies are a Toronto, Canada rock group popular in the late 1990s and the early part of the new century.  In episode 1, I commented that food, blue, and blew all had the same vowel sound.  Indeed, bare (meaning naked or basic) and bear (the animal) are pronounced the same. In this episode, I am going to guide you through (not throw) the E ear and A air sounds.
Here are the lists of the words in this lesson.  Notice that the spelling of the vowel sound is not consistent.
                                                 Sound 1                                             Sound 2
                                                      ear                                                      air
                                                      beer                                                    bear / bare
                                                      pier                                                      pear
                                                      hear                                                     hair
                                                      tear                                                      tear
                                                      cheers                                                 chairs             


                                     

Accelerate your English Pronunciation with Ralph

E Ear  A Air. 

A discussion with Carl from streetwise English about Gambling and Gaming

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The Jerome Meadows Experience

Gambling & Gaming

从前，有个孩子在山上放羊。他看到很多人在山下干活儿，想捉弄一下别人，就故意大声喊叫:“狼来了！狼来了！”山下的人听到喊叫声，立刻跑上山来。可是，山上根本没有狼，是放羊的孩子在撒谎，人们被他欺骗了。

过了几天，人们又听见这个孩子在山上喊:“狼来了！狼来了！”大家又跑到山上去，结果还是没有狼，人们又被撒谎的孩子欺骗了。

又过了几天，狼真的来了。这个孩子又喊:“狼来了！狼来了！狼真的来了！”山下的人们听到喊声，再也没有人理他了。结果他的许多羊都被狼吃了。

cóng qián，yǒu ge hái zi zài shān shanq fàng yáng。tā kàn dào hěn duō rén zài shān xià gàn huór，xiǎng zhuō nòng yí xià bié ren，jiù gù yì dà shēng hǎn jiào：“lánq lái le！lánq lái le！”shān xià de rén tīng dào hǎn jiào shenq，lì kè pǎo shang shān lai，kě shi，shān shang ɡēn běn méi yǒu láng，shì fàng yáng de hái zi zài sā huǎng，rén men bèi tā qī piàn le。	

guò le jǐ tiān，rén men yòu tīng jiàn zhè ge hái zi zài shān	shang hǎn：“lánq lái le！láng lái le！”dà jiā yòu pǎo dào shān	shang qù，jié guǒ hái shì méi yǒu láng， rén men yòu bèi sā huǎng de hái zi qī piàn le。

yòu guò le jǐ tiān，láng zhēn de lái le。zhè ge hái zi yòu hǎn：“lánq lái le！láng lái le！lánq zhēn de lái le！”shān xià de rén men tīng dào hǎn shēnɡ，zài yě méi yǒu rén lǐ tā le。jié guǒ tā de xǔ duō yánq dōu bèi láng chī le.

CHINESE STORY中文故事

狼来了

I've been seeing a trend recently that many teachers are saying focus on fluency ( communication) and accuracy (no mistakes) will come with time. This episode is my take on this. 

I'd love to hear your opinions in the comments

British English with Maria

Learning a language - accuracy or fluency?

A veces es fácil perder de vista lo que se ha vuelto tan natural y es frecuente a nuestros ojos. Es una invitación para mirar a nuestro alrededor con ojos de turista. 


La magia de la vida

Episodio 4: La nieve por primera vez

How to speak to a police officer in the US.
Some explanations are in 中文.
Book a lesson with me!
https://teach.italki.com/teacher/1947582


Streetwise English

SWE #6 How to talk to the police when you get a speeding ticket!

I’ll introduce Japanese culture in easy Japanese.
Today’s Theme is “おせち《osechi》”.
This episode is JLPT-N3 level.

I created a quiz on this episode.
After listening, please take the quiz!

Please use this audio for listening and shadowing practices.

☆Words☆
おせち料理（りょうり）：traditional Japanese New Year feast
伝統的（でんとうてき）な：traditional
元日（がんじつ）：New Year's Day
黒豆（くろまめ）：sweet black soybeans
大豆（だいず）：soy
祈（いの）る：pray
えび：shrimp
ひげ：beard
曲（ま）がる：bend
老人（ろうじん）：elderly person
長生（ながい）きする：live long
昆布巻（こぶま）き：konbu rolls
鮭（さけ）：salmon
巻（ま）く：roll
数（かず）の子（こ）：herring roe
ニシン：herring
栗（くり）きんとん：sweet potato with chestnuts
さつまいも：sweet potato
栗（くり）：chestnut
混（ま）ぜる：mix
貯（た）める：save
伊達巻（だてま）き：sweet rolled omelet
オムレツ：omelette
巻物（まきもの）：scroll, rolled book
紅白（こうはく）かまぼこ：Red and White Fish Cake
かまぼこ：boiled fish paste
日（ひ）の出（で）：sunrise
箸（はし）：chopsticks
祝（いわ）い箸（ばし）：special festival chopsticks for New Year
一方（いっぽう）：one side
神人共食（しんじんきょうしょく）：God and humans eating together

☆Script for this episode
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☆Quiz for this episode
