Chapters from Books

Victor Hugo - Sefiller (Les Miserables)

Rob: Hi Selma, how are you?

Selma: Oh hi Rob! I’m doing well, thanks. Just finished that essay that’s due in tomorrow. It was a tough topic!

Rob: Tell me about it. It took me ages. So, listen, I wanted to ask you about Netflix. You subscribe to it, don’t you?

Selma: I do, yes.

Rob: I’m thinking about signing up, but I wanted to get your view on it. Is it worth the money?

Selma: I really think it is, although I don’t know that everyone would agree with me. I’m a huge fan of crime series, so there’s nothing I love more than binge-watching a whole series in a day in my pijamas.

Rob: I keep reading about some really interesting films coming up on there – there was that Martin Scorsese film recently?

Selma: Oh yes, The Irishman. I haven’t seen it yet, but Jane loved it and said it was some of his best work. So, it’s on my list. But absolutely everything is covered. There’s Horror, Thrillers, Comedy, Cartoons, you name it. I’ve seen some really thought-provoking documentaries on there recently. There’s Saving Capitalism by Robert Reich which takes a really good look at the system we live in and its problems and then makes suggestions for how to fix it. I watched What The Health which looks at the links between the food industry and healthcare. I’ve had a lot of discussions with other students about that one.

Rob: Is there much music stuff on there?

Selma: Loads! Film from concerts, documentaries about Bowie, Oasis, Bob Dylan… you like Hip Hop, don’t you? There is a great series called Hip Hop Evolutionthat goes into how it all started. It’s fascinating. What I really like about Netflix though is because there’s such a huge audience, there’s a lot of representation of different groups in society. There are loads of foreign films, there’s LGBTQ themes, Black and Asian directors. Something for everyone. Did you hear about Squid Game?

Rob: Oh yeah, the Korean series?

Selma: Yes, it was brilliant and completely unlike anything you’d see over here. 

English Conversation/Dialogue

NETFLIX-ING

Useful for becoming acquainted with the colloquial use of "comunque", "appunto", and "proprio".

Bedside Italian

Bedside Italian #6 - Pane integrale e squacquerone!

Hello! I went to Kyoto for sightseeing during May 17th - 19th.
It was one of the most beautiful season in Kyoto, especially green color of new leaves.
I am going to talk about our trip on Kyoto.

What we enjoyed at the last moment of 1st day is Hakusasonso near Ginkakuji temple.

京都旅行第２弾
京都旅行の第一日目の最後は、白沙村荘　橋本関雪記念館でした。
ここ白沙村荘は　日本画家　橋本関雪が住んでいた邸宅です。関雪本人が設計した庭園と建物で、今の形になるまでに、１９１４年から３０年かかっており、広さは10,000㎡あります。
広い庭には大きな池や植木だけでなく、茶室や絵を描くための広いアトリエもあります。庭のどこを切り取っても絵になるように作られています。あまりに見事なので、写真をたくさん撮りましたが、podcastではその写真を見せられないですね。
この広い庭の景色を楽しみながら、ぐるっと庭をめぐっていくと、最後に橋本関雪記念館MUSEUMがあります。今回、行ったときはちょうど橋本関雪　生誕140周年の展示をしているところでした。人物画はもちろん、馬や鷹、猿などの動物が今にも動き出しそうに描かれていました。　鷹の絵のハガキを買って、うちに飾りました。
このミュージアム2階のテラスからは、８月のお盆の「京都五山送り火」で有名な東山が望めます。　東山の頂上から少し下がったところに、炎で「大」の字が大きく描き出されます。残念ながら、私はテレビでしかその様子を見たことがありません。
ところで、ここ白沙村荘から銀閣寺まではすぐです。そのふもとにある「哲学の道」へも５分ほどで行けます。１．５キロメートル続く散歩道は桜の名所として有名です。実は橋本関雪がこの哲学の道沿いに３６０本もの桜を植樹したそうです。私たちがここを訪れたのは５月だったので、桜はありませんでした。　それでも、哲学の道はとてもよかったです。私たちは朝６時に、５月のまだ少しひんやりする朝の空気のなか、　新緑（しんりょく）が輝くこの道を　ゆっくり１時間かけて散歩しました。とても気持ちよかったです。
さて、京都の２日目の朝になったわけですが、この続きはまた次回にお話しますね。



やさしい日本語（にほんご）

京都旅行Vol.２ 白沙村荘　Trip at Kyoto vo.2 Hakusasonso

Se você ouviu o último episódio, já conhece um pouco da região Norte do Brasil. Hoje, vamos continuar nossa jornada pelo país e explorar outra parte fascinante: o Nordeste.

O Nordeste é formado por nove estados: Maranhão, Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe e Bahia. É uma região conhecida por sua riqueza cultural, histórica e natural.

Foi no litoral do Nordeste que os portugueses chegaram pela primeira vez ao Brasil. Por isso, cidades como Olinda e Salvador preservam uma arquitetura colonial impressionante, cheia de história.

Mas o Nordeste vai muito além disso. É lá que estão algumas das praias mais bonitas do mundo, como Jericoacoara, Porto de Galinhas, Maragogi e Praia do Espelho. E no interior, o sertão guarda tradições fortes, como a literatura de cordel e o repente.

A música é uma marca registrada da região: forró, frevo, axé, maracatu, e as grandes festas populares como o Carnaval de Salvador e o São João de Campina Grande.

E claro, a culinária é um espetáculo à parte. Moqueca, acarajé, carne de sol, tapioca, vatapá... sabores que encantam quem visita.

Se você está aprendendo português e quer mergulhar de verdade na cultura brasileira, conhecer o Nordeste é essencial. Me acompanhe para mais curiosidades e dicas de português para estrangeiros.

Suas Aulas de Português

Regiões do Brasil - NORDESTE

-PART 2️⃣ The story is told by a former airline employee and is set on December 31, 1987. A woman is late for her flight and stops a plane about to take off by kneeling in front of the captain. The complicity of this exchange of glances is the same that a hitchhiker has with the driver. The plane stops . Happy ending . *Ask in the comments what you need*

Viajes, viajes y mas viajes 🚲

Experiencia en Avión-Stop ( or Air-Plane stop expierence ) - TRUE STORY - ( B1/B2) PARTE  2️⃣

これから始めるポッドキャストの説明と私の自己紹介です。

楽しく毎日過ごしましょう

はじめまして日本語講師のるみこです。

¿Sientes que aún no hablas español porque “no tienes suficiente vocabulario”?
¿Te frenas en medio de una frase porque no sabes la palabra exacta?

👉 Spoiler alert: No necesitas más palabras.
Necesitas usar mejor las que ya conoces.

🎯 En este episodio te explico:

Por qué “saber más” no siempre significa “hablar mejor”

Qué hacen los hablantes fluidos cuando no conocen una palabra

Cómo usar estrategias de comunicación realistas y efectivas para hablar con seguridad (aunque no sepas todas las palabras)

“Fluency is not about knowing every word.
It’s about knowing how to keep going when words are missing.”

📥 Descarga el workbook con expresiones, estrategias y un mini reto para usar el vocabulario que ya tienes.
🎧 Dale play y cambia la forma en que hablas español.

#FluidezReal #EspañolParaAdultos #HablaEspañol #VocabularioÚtil #EspañolSinMiedo #PodcastEspañol #HablaConConfianza