Short episodes to help you learn Spanish naturally. Clear input, Argentine accent, useful for all learners. No matter what Spanish variety you're aiming for.

Spanish from the South

Hajimemashite! I’m new here so Yoroshiku onegaishimasu (Looking forward to getting along with you)! :)
The first EP is my self-introduction and I talked about how I got interested in teaching Japanese.


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I always ask you a question at the end of an episode. Please listen carefully and think about your answer in Japanese!


Transcripts are on my website en-nihongo.com/podcast .
Check it out to see how well you understood!


Jaa Mata on the next episode. 


CHOTTO NIHONGO with Emi-sensei

#1 はじめまして！えみです。Nice to meet you! It’s Emi.

Learn about the Christmas holiday and some adjectives and nouns with it!

English Syndicate

Learn English through Stories - A Christmas Story

Stop confusing "Shitte-iru" and "Wakatta"! 💡
Have you ever said "Shitte-imasu" when you actually meant "I understand"? Or have you accidentally sounded a bit rude by saying "Shiranai"?
In this episode, Maiko Sensei — a professional Japanese teacher with over 450 lessons of experience — breaks down the tricky difference between "Knowing" and "Understanding."
What you’ll learn in this episode:
Data vs. Puzzle: The simple "Brain Hack" to choose the right word every time.
The "Make Sense" moment: Why "Wakatta" is your best friend when learning new things.
Interactive Quiz: Test your skills with two real-life scenarios!
Danger Zone: Why saying "Shiranai" to a friend (or a crush!) might cause a big misunderstanding. 💔

If you want to sound more natural and avoid awkward silences, this episode is for you. Let's make Japanese make sense together!


HONTO NO NIHONGO with Maiko

Ep4: Do you KNOW or do you UNDERSTAND?

If you learn to play with your accent, you can be taken for an American in very little time.

English for IT Pros

Why Not Speak English Without a Foreign Accent?

日本も夏休みが終わりました。さあ、学校は2学期です！今は8月最後の週から始まることが多いですが、私が子どものころは、9月1日からでした。その前の日、8月31日は1年で一番きらいな日でしたね。なぜなら、いつも夏休みの宿題が終わってなかったからです。私は、いい子どもじゃありませんでした。今はどうなのかな。みんな、宿題やってるのかな？　そんな夏休みの宿題事情をお話しします。
スクリプトと文法や言葉のリストはこちら。
https://chivalrous-wallaby-f5c.notion.site/25-c7e2c6ca403e4505851496b7b9f528bf
楽しみ方はこちらを見てください。
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じゃあ、またね。

すずまりの日本語「ききみみ」ずきん

第25話　宿題、すんだ？

朱古力最鍾意講，一個人住冇王管就最爽啦。咁一個人住究竟有幾爽？同伴侶室友一齊住究竟又係咪真係好唔掂呢？今日我地就探討下，一人獨居嘅各種快樂。
歌詞：
一個人原來都可以盡興，多個人卻沒有多高興 - 林家謙《一人之境》
難道寂寞，就如逐套戲用慢鏡播 - 謝安琪《其實寂寞》
型在身邊無人，廢就是廢聽不到教訓 - 麥浚龍《寂寞就如》
其实寂寞，就如自己一个吃火锅 - 謝安琪《其實寂寞
派對裡凝望，友伴笑臉八個十個 - 林家謙《一人之境》
街都不夠行，潛逃琴行敲一敲鋼琴 - 謝安琪《其實寂寞》
共你雙雙對好得戚好得意 - 林子祥《分分鐘需要你》
在晚間倘能同床，觀穹蒼，清早乍醒，又似初生堅壯 - Dear Jane《浮床》

夠鐘煲粥 Congee Time

EP.20 其實自己一個更開心？

My mom and I finish the quiz about American dialects we started last week to discover whether we speak the same way as other people from our region.
During our conversation, we also discuss regional vocabulary and accents from distinct sociocultural regions across the United States, including the South, the West Coast, New England, Texas, the Midwest and more.
You'll certainly learn a bit more about regional American cultures as well!
This is only the second half of the quiz. Please listen to episode 006 Exploring American Dialects (Part One) for the first half!
And if you'd like to try the quiz yourself, it's available at the following link if you scroll to the bottom and click on 'How Y'all, Youse and You Guys Talk': https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/learning/what-does-your-accent-say-about-who-you-are.html
***For English learners! – Detailed vocabulary lesson begins at 23:27***
***Full episode transcript available ⁠here: https://american-idiom.com/f/007-exploring-american-dialects-part-two⁠***

Episode Outline:

Question 14 (Frosting vs. Icing) - (Starts at 1:20)
Question 15 (Service Road, etc.) - (Starts at 3:57)
Question 16 (Devil's Night, etc.) - (Starts at 4:43)
Question 17 (Rubbernecking, etc.) - (Starts at 6:00)
Question 18 (Blow-Off, Easy-A, etc.) - (Starts at 7:45)
Question 19 (Dinner vs. Supper) - (Starts at 9:08)
Question 20 (Drinking Fountain vs. Water Fountain) - (Starts at 10:49)
Question 21 (Highway vs. Expressway) - (Starts at 12:14)
Question 22 (Firefly vs. Lightning Bug) - (Starts at 15:00)
Question 23 (Pronunciation of 'Aunt') - (Starts at 16:44)
Question 24 (Party Barn, etc.) - (Starts at 19:15)
Question 25 (Cot vs. Caught) - (Starts at 21:40)

Vocabulary and examples (Starts at 23:27)

by the way (used at 3:23 explained at 23:40)
the cherry on top (used at 3:31 and 3:47 explained at 26:01)
sure enough (used at 5:16 and 13:00 explained at 27:57)
you're kidding! (used at 5:42 explained at 29:58)
to wrap up (used at 23:12 explained at 32:33)

Brentoni's English Podcast

007 Exploring American Dialects (Part Two)

随机应变suí jī yìng biàn，就是根据实际情况而变化， To adjust according to situation。孙子认为一个
Suí jī yìng biàn (to adjust one’s approach according to the actual situation). Sun Tzu believed that 
好的将军如果不懂得变化，总是坚持以前的作战计划，他有再好的条件也不能赢。
a competent general who fails to adapt and rigidly adheres to pre-set battle plans cannot achieve victory, no matter how favorable his conditions are.
举个例子，一个老板开了一家糖果店，他发现有游客到他的店里买糖果，他就把糖果制作成小包装。游客见到精美的礼盒，就忍不住多买几份，于是老板赚了很多钱。
Take an example: a shopkeeper ran a candy store. When he noticed that tourists were visiting his shop to buy candies, he repackaged the candies into small, exquisite gift boxes. Seeing these fancy boxes, the tourists couldn’t help buying several more portions, and the shopkeeper made a handsome profit.
那么再回到我们自己。你是否有遇到什么困难？有没有开始考虑用新的办法去解决呢？
Now, let’s turn to ourselves. Have you encountered any difficulties lately? Have you started thinking about adopting new methods to solve them?


