Do you know all the different ways a Spanish speaker (from Spain) can ask you how are you? Let's review them together!

Trasncripción:

¿Cómo estás?
 - Estoy bien, gracias.

¿Qué tal?
 - Todo bien, gracias, ¿y tú?

¿Cómo te va?
 - Me va todo bien, gracias.

¿Qué hay?
 - Nada, aquí, trabajando.

¿Qué pasa?
 - Nada, todo tranquilo.

¿Cómo va todo?
 - Todo va bien, gracias por preguntar.

¿Cómo te encuentras?
 - Me encuentro enferma.

Spanish Tapas: Content Review

7 Expressions to start a conversation in Spanish

In this episode, we practice to introduce your one day activity in Chinese by using the structure of Time+Subject+Verb+Object.

中文30秒 ~ Chinese practice with Penny

我的一天

“From tomorrow, I’m going to be a totally different person.”... Sure you are 😜

In this episode, learn the expression “a leopard can’t change its spots” 
A fun way to talk about people who keep promising to change… and somehow never do. 🎙️✨

English with Navid

A Leopard Can't Change Its Spots!

🎙️ 1. Let’s Listen – Can You Hear the Difference?

First, let’s listen to these three words:

자다 (to sleep)
차다 (to kick)
짜다 (to be salty)

Now, let’s pronounce them slowly one more time:
자–다 / 차–다 / 짜–다

Can you hear the difference?

The key difference lies in the intensity of the sound and the movement of the mouth.

🧠 2. The Pronunciation Principle – What’s Going On?

Let’s break it down:

ㅈ (j) – Voiced sound
Your lips and tongue lightly touch, and then the sound is released softly.
You don’t blow out air forcefully.
👉 Examples: jada (to sleep), juiceu (juice), jihacheol (subway)

ㅊ (ch) – Aspirated sound
The tongue blocks the airflow, and then strong air bursts out as the sound is released.
👉 Examples: chada (to kick), chima (skirt), chokollit (chocolate)

ㅉ (jj) – Tense (fortis) sound
It’s much tighter and stronger than ㅈ.
You need to slightly tense your vocal cords and use more pressure with your lips and tongue.
👉 Examples: jjada (salty), jjok (side), jjigae (stew)

📌 In short:
ㅈ – Normal
ㅊ – Strong and breathy
ㅉ – Very tense and tight

💡 3. Pronunciation Practice – Repeat After Me

Let’s try these sets of words together. Repeat after me:

자 / 차 / 짜
조 / 초 / 쪼
줄 / 출 / 쭐

The more you practice,
the more your mouth and ears will get used to the differences!

If you’d like, I can also provide an audio version of this script, or help you record practice drills. Let me know!

한국어 발음 연습

한국어 ㅈ / ㅊ / ㅉ 발음 

Today we're going to learn the accusative case. I'll give you the key rules along with clear examples.

Russian grammar podcast 

Acussative case in Russian & Introduction and essential rules

Sin embargo, cuando este pensamiento es constante, en lugar de ayudarnos, nos conducen a una trampa.

¿Cuál es esa trampa?


😊🌼💚Descúbrelo aquí.

Thanks for being here! 
🌳📕🧬Speak your truth and 
make it through Spanish!🍃🏄‍♀️🤸‍♀️ 



Spanish to improve your life

The feelings of falling behind or not doing enough are a trap! 😫🤓🤭😁🌈😛🌼💚😊

Do you use the word "nice" for everything?

A nice person.
A nice place.
A nice experience.

If you're aiming for Band 7+ in IELTS Speaking, it's time to upgrade your vocabulary.

In this episode, you'll learn better alternatives to "nice" and discover how to sound more natural, precise, and confident in English.

🎯 Learn practical vocabulary
🎯 Improve your IELTS Speaking
🎯 Sound more like a Band 7+ candidate

Listen now and take one step closer to your target score.

The English Camp

🎙️ IELTS From Zero to Hero | Episode: Stop Saying "Nice"

Escúchanos platicar sobre las comunidades Kibutz de Israel.

Mucho que decir

Las comunidades Kibutz Ft. Ibal (Israel)

In Episode 71, we explore the emotional undercurrents that often go unnoticed but heavily impact our ability to learn a language — insecurity, guilt, unworthiness, tension, and those jittery feelings that creep in when we're learning something difficult.

I gently walk you through the importance of first acknowledging, accepting, and validating your emotions. Why is this important? Because what we resist emotionally tends to persist. And when left unexamined, these emotions become silent saboteurs to your learning journey.

Supported by research in neuroscience and psychology, I explain how emotional tension activates the brain’s stress response, impairing memory and disrupting attention. But when we recognize these emotions as valid signals — not flaws — we begin the process of healing and learning at the same time.

I share tools rooted in cognitive reappraisal (Brooks, 2014) and self-compassion science, encouraging you to embrace your learning pace, your imperfections, and your worthiness to grow. We talk about how language learning isn’t just about fluency — it’s about coming home to yourself.

This episode is a reminder that you are allowed to move slowly, to feel deeply, and still make meaningful progress. In the presence of your most difficult emotions, you are still a learner with purpose — and that is a beautiful thing.

Until next time, I wish you inspired, grounded, and gentle learning. 🌱