In this episode, Smith shares practical tips to help you improve your English listening skills. From listening to content you enjoy to practicing active listening, these strategies will boost your comprehension and make you a more confident listener. Whether you’re a beginner or advanced learner, these tips will help you get better at understanding English in no time!

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Many professionals freeze before they even start speaking English.

Not because they don’t know what to say — but because they believe the first sentence decides everything.

In this one-minute episode, we look at the hidden pressure behind “starting wrong”
and why your voice shrinks before the conversation even begins.

A small awareness.
A simple strategic shift.

One minute that may change how you enter conversations.

Let me know why was it important for you to hear it today?

More training like this tomorrow! 

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If I Start Wrong, Everything Will Go Wrong

Thai T la nid ep 7 Happy Songkran!

สุขสันต์วันสงกรานต์!! (sùk-săn-wan-sŏng-graan) Happy Songkran, everyone!! Welcome back to Thai T-la-nid podcast. This is episode no.7! 

Songkran (is pronounced as sǒng-graan) is Thai new year, also known as a water festival. It’s a very big holiday in Thailand. We usually have 3-5 days off. People go back to their hometown, visit family and friends and celebrate Songkran together.

So, this is the time of joy and all good things. Let’s see how we celebrate and learn some Thai phrases.

1. สุขสันต์วันสงกรานต์! (sùk-săn-wan-sŏng-graan) = Happy Songkran Day!

สุขสันต์ (sùk-săn) = happy 
วัน (wan) = day
สงกรานต์ (sŏng-graan) = Songkran


2. เล่นน้ำ (lên-náam) = to play in the water
เล่น (lên) = to play
น้ำ (náam) = water

Songkran is during the middle of April which is very hot in Thailand. Playing in the water or joining in the water fight keeps us cool. 
 

ไปเล่นน้ำกัน (bpai lên náam gan) = Let’s play in the water/ join in water fight.


3. ประแป้ง (bprà-bpâeng) = to pat check with powder
ประ (bprà) = to pat/patch/paste
แป้ง (bpâeng) = powder/flour 

ขอประแป้งหน่อยได้ไหมครับ/คะ (kǒr bprà-bpâeng nòi dâaa mái kráp/ká) = Can I pat your cheeks with powder?


4. ฉลองกับครอบครัว (chà-lŏng gàp krôp-kruua) = to celebrate with family

ฉลอง (chà-lŏng) = to celebrate 
กับ (gàp) = with
ครอบครัว (krôp-kruua) = family 


5. สงกรานต์สนุกมาก (sŏng-graan sà-nùk mâak) = Songkran is ver fun.

สนุก (sà-nùk) = fun
มาก (mâak) = very


Now, let’s practice again.

1. สุขสันต์วันสงกรานต์! (sùk-săn-wan-sŏng-graan) = Happy Songkran Day!

2. ไปเล่นน้ำกัน (bpai lên náam gan) = Let’s play in the water/water fight.

3. ขอประแป้งหน่อยได้ไหมครับ/คะ (kŏr bprà-bpâeng nòi dâaa mái kráp/ká) = Can I pat your cheeks with powder?

4. ฉลองกับครอบครัว (chà-lŏng gàp krôp-kruua) = to celebrate with family

5. สงกรานต์สนุกมาก (sŏng-graan sà-nùk mâak) = Songkran is very fun.

These are our phrases for now. Enjoy your Songkran. สุขสันต์วันสงกรานต์ค่ะ!! See you!! 😄😄

Thai - Tea La Nid (ไทยทีละนิด) Podcast

Thai - Tea La Nid (ไทยทีละนิด) - EP.7 - สุขสันต์วันสงกรานต์! Happy Songkran Day! (with transcript for study)

You just got into bed after a long day, and you're exhausted. You plan to spend a few minutes on your phone — maybe scrolling Instagram or TikTok — and then sleep.

But when you try to sleep, it's not as easy as you thought it would be. You were so tired — what happened?

According to a new study, your phone may be the problem.

The study, done by researchers at New Zealand's University of Otago, involved 85 kids aged 11 to 14. They each spent a week wearing a body camera on their chest starting from three hours before they got into bed.

A second camera was also placed in their bedrooms to monitor their phone use once they were in bed. They also wore a device that tracked their sleep.

The researchers found that 99% of the participants used their phones in the two hours before bed. More than half used their phones while they were in bed, and about a third used their phones after trying to go to sleep.

The results showed that screen time in bed affected participants' sleep — it stopped them from going to sleep for about half an hour, and also reduced the amount of sleep they got.

The impact was larger when participants had a more interactive experience — such as playing a game — or if they used more than one screen. For every additional 10 minutes of this type of screen time, sleep time was reduced by the same amount.

Interestingly, phone use in the two hours before bed had little impact on sleep.

According to lead researcher Bradley Brosnan, the results suggest that, while current guidelines recommend no screen time in the hour or two before bed, keeping phones out of the bedroom might be enough for a better night's sleep.

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Keep Screens Out of Bed for Better Sleep

💸 Diálogo: La Estafa Inesperada 🕵️‍♂️📱

Carlos: ¡No te imaginas lo que me pasó la semana pasada, Sofía!

Sofía: ¿Qué pasó, Carlos? ¿Algo grave? Te noto preocupado.

Carlos: Sí… me estafaron por internet. Perdí 500 dólares.

Sofía: ¡¿Qué?! ¿Cómo pasó eso? Cuéntame todo.

Carlos: Bueno, vi un anuncio en una página que parecía confiable. Vendían celulares a mitad de precio.

Sofía: ¿Y te animaste a comprar uno?

Carlos: Sí, me pareció una oferta increíble. Además, la página tenía fotos, comentarios y todo parecía real.

Sofía: Uf, esas páginas son peligrosas. ¿Qué pasó después?

Carlos: Hice el pago por transferencia y me enviaron un número de seguimiento. Pero, después de una semana, el paquete nunca llegó.

Sofía: ¿Intentaste contactarlos?

Carlos: Sí, les escribí por correo, por WhatsApp… pero nunca respondieron.

Sofía: Ay, Carlos… creo que te topaste con una estafa.

Carlos: Lo sé. Lo peor es que revisé después y vi comentarios de otras personas diciendo que les pasó lo mismo.

Sofía: Qué rabia. ¿Denunciaste el caso?

Carlos: Sí, lo reporté a la policía y al banco, pero me dijeron que es difícil recuperar el dinero.

Sofía: Es increíble cómo hacen esas páginas falsas. ¿Sabes el nombre del sitio?

Carlos: Sí, se llamaba TechDealsExpress. Pero cuando lo busqué otra vez, ya no existía.

Sofía: Esos estafadores desaparecen rápido. Lo siento mucho, Carlos.

Carlos: Gracias, Sofía. Aprendí la lección: si es demasiado bueno para ser verdad, probablemente sea una estafa.

Sofía: Exactamente. Y la próxima vez, mejor me pides ayuda para revisar antes de comprar.

Carlos: ¡Eso haré! Ahora solo espero que nadie más caiga en esa trampa.

Learn Spanish Conversation

Learn Spanish conversation part 45

Привет, меня зовут Георгий, я родился в Москве, живу во Франции. Я веду уроки русского языка для иностранцев на сайте Italki. Я долго думал, с чего начать свой первый подкаст, и я решил посвятить его фразеологизмам, то есть устойчивым выражениям в русском языке. Для этого я сочинил небольшой рассказ, чтобы вы смогли услышать эти фразеологизмы. Это далеко не весь список, их еще больше.

Потапыч - подкаст про русский язык

Подкаст 001 - Фразеологизмы, краткий рассказ с примерами

つぎの ぶんを聞いてください。そしてただしいか、まちがっているかをかんがえましょう。
こたえはここにかいてあります。
 Listen to the sentences, and answer if each sentence is correct or not. The answers are below. 
听下面的句子。并思考它们是否正确。答案写在这里。


①　×むすこが しけんが　ごうがくしました。
Ex）
むすこが しけんに　ごうかくしました。

②　〇じしんのばあいは、エレベーターをつかわないでください。

③　×かちょうは 私でしゅっちょうさせるつもりだ。
Ex）
かちょうは 私をしゅっちょうさせるつもりだ。

④　×私はだいがくに そつぎょうしていません。
Ex）
私はだいがくを そつぎょうしていません。

⑤　〇しあいに　かちました！

⑥　マイクはとうきょうを すむよていだ。
Ex)
マイクはとうきょうに すむよていだ。


ようへい先生　　N4,N5チャンネル

N4 助詞（じょし） particle

EP 34 Learn Thai _ How to say _Can I have your FB and other social media__ in Thai ขอเฟซบุ๊คได้ไหม #Thai