Would you like to improve your understanding and use of conversational English? In this podcast series, you'll become more familiar with how English is used in many common situations. See you soon! 

Conversational English With Josh 

我wǒ不会bù huì借jiè给gěi朋友péng yǒu一yī大dà笔bǐ钱qián。不是bù shì因为yīn wèi不bù想xiǎng帮助bāng zhù朋友péng yǒu，是shì因为yīn wèi我wǒ觉得jué de我们wǒ men的de友谊yǒu yì更gèng珍贵zhēn guì，友谊yǒu yì是shì无价wú jià的de。我wǒ不bù想xiǎng我的wǒ de朋友péng yǒu因为yīn wèi不能bù néng还huán钱qián而ér避开bì kāi我wǒ。如果rú guǒ他tā因为yīn wèi我wǒ不bù借jiè钱qián而ér避开bì kāi我wǒ，那nà可能kě néng他tā觉得jué de我们wǒ men的de友谊yǒu yì不如bù rú那些nà xiē钱qián。所以suǒ yǐ我wǒ不会bù huì借jiè钱qián给gěi朋友péng yǒu，但是dàn shì我wǒ会huì把bǎ钱qián送sòng给gěi朋友péng yǒu，不能bù néng拿ná回huí钱qián也yě没关系méi guān xì。

A short and interesting Chinese daily article  for every day

Lend Money 借钱

En este episodio exploramos el lunfardo: su origen en Buenos Aires, sus palabras más típicas y por qué es clave para entender la cultura argentina y el español rioplatense.

Spanish from the South

El lunfardo

In today's episode we talk about "Bribery" the ability to get special treatment and the cost of secret illegal payments.

Today's Vocabulary will include:

• to fine vs to be fine
• a bribe
• to bribe
• a curfew
• quarantine
• odd vs even
• to forge 
• influence 
• reward
• perks

Teachers:
Jerome: https://www.italki.com/user/4075458
Alexis: https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/9464070


The Jerome Meadows Experience

Bribery & Corruption

In these past months, it seems that a lot of political drama has been spinning around like a 24/7, in my world, in other people's world, everywhere. That has brought my memories to a bedtime story that I will never forget. I still can picture in mind how the book looked like, how I sat next to Mom as she read the book to me. The title was, "The Man, The Boy, and The Donkey". At that time I thought, "This boy and his father are foolish." That's why I couldn't forget the story. 

However, as I grew up, I realized that indeed, yeah, stupid things I do. Even worse, I do it because I have been told to.

The story I'm reading to you now is from https://www.fablereads.com/en/fable/the-man-the-boy-and-the-donkey. If you are interested in learning English through stories, please feel free to check out my lesson "Learning English through Stories" here: https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/24647106/english

#EnglishLeague #NewWord

Midori no Heya

Politics in Our Lives

In this episode I talk about the famous Syrian singer Asmahan and I had an interview with a fan of her.


Real Syrian Arabic

Real Syrian Arabic Podcast Episode 6: The hopes of Asmahan- princess of tarab آمال أسمهان- أميرة الطرب

Vincennes, la ville à la prison la plus célèbre de France ! De nombreuses personnalités s'y sont succédées, du duc de Beaufort à Voltaire. Mais vivre à Vincennes ne se limite pas à cet édifice, c'est une ville où on mange, on passe du temps en famille et on chill dans le bois les soirs d'été ! 

Voici les différents restaurants/boulangeries dont je parle dans cet épisode :

- la boulangerie de Fred, 8 avenue du château
- Rosetta, un restaurant italien incroyable, 16 avenue de Paris
- Tamarin, pour manger thaïlandais, 14 Rue Raymond du Temple
- L'ours, un restaurant étoilé, 10 rue de l’église
- Sushi Sei, pour manger japonais, 10 avenue de Paris
- Le Sauvage, pour boire un verre, 30 avenue de Paris
- La Table des Troys, un bar avec vue sur le château, 2 avenue de Paris 

Si vous voulez assister aux événement de la pagode de Vincennes, veuillez prendre contact avec les responsables ci-joints :
- Festival pour la paix (contact : contact@kagyu-dzong.net) 
- Salon de la culture tibétaine et anniversaire du Dalaï Lama du 8 au 10 juillet (http://www.tibetan.fr) 

Bonne écoute ! 

Douce France

Vincennes, l'Alcatraz français

Episode 53 is here with verbs that inspire self-care, mastery, and meaningful moments! From meditating and mastering skills to taking precise measurements, these verbs are perfect for daily conversations and personal growth.

🔹 Marry – 结婚 (Jiéhūn) 💍
🔹 Massage – 按摩 (Ànmó) 💆
🔹 Master – 掌握 (Zhǎngwò) 🎓
🔹 Measure – 测量 (Cèliáng) 📏
🔹 Meditate – 冥想 (Míngxiǎng) 🧘

For more practice, check out:
📘 C(53) Vocabulary Flash Cards: Visualize and Memorize – Reinforce today’s verbs with quick, visual reminders!
🎯 C(53) Verbs Quiz: Test Your Knowledge – See how well you’ve mastered these versatile verbs!





5 Verbs a Day. 每天学习五个动词。

C (53) Verbs Set : Marry Massage Master Measure Meditate

❌ You don’t speak Spanish badly… you just speak with fear.

En este episodio vamos a romper uno de los bloqueos más comunes (y más injustos) de todos los estudiantes de español: el miedo a hablar.

Spoiler: el problema no es tu acento, no son tus errores, no es tu nivel.

🧠 The real problem is what’s happening in your mind before you speak.

Aquí aprenderás:
✅ Cómo cambiar tu diálogo interno en español.
✅ Por qué hablar con errores es mejor que no hablar.
✅ Frases clave para hablar con más seguridad.
✅ Y cómo dejar de pensar que tienes que sonar perfecto para ser entendido.

🎧 This is your sign to stop waiting for perfection and start using your Spanish. Even with fear. Even with doubt.

Porque no necesitas más teoría… necesitas más valentía.

👉 Dale play y empieza a hablar con confianza.
🔑 Speak with mistakes, speak with fear… but speak.
