Today we're talking about the word "similar" and a common mistake that I hear people make when using this word. I hope you find this tip useful!

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How to pronounce Russian hard vowels in the right way. 

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Russian pronunciation and the hard vowels.

Episode 1 | Present Simple
How? When? Explanations (Eng + Rus)
I will tell you some facts about me using only the Present Simple Tense! 
Let me know if you have any questions and try to write your story in the comment section using the same tense. 

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Present Simple

🎙️ 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 

Espero no enrollarme como una persiana y ya que siempre me gusta hablar sin tapujos y sin pelos en la lengua voy a ir al grano en este audio-artículo. En realidad, me la trae al pedo si lo leen cuatro gatos o al contrario, si se pone hasta los botes de comentarios, pero este tema es tan importante como útil.

AUDIO-ARTÍCULOS (Nivel B2-C1)

Los Modismos: El Español de Egipto.

Continuamos aprendiendo vocabulario relacionado a la comida peruana. Esta vez les traigo información sobre la torta (cake).

En otros países hispanohablantes, se le conoce como tarta, pastel o ponqué.
Transcripción disponible en: https://conpedepatria.blog/2022/09/07/la-torta/
¡Gracias por escuchar!

Learn Peruvian Spanish

7. La torta o tarta (cake)

こんにちは、あかりです。私の地獄(じごく)の1週間(いっしゅうかん)についてお話(はな)しします。(My voice is a little hard to hear because of the cold.)

Usage of Slow Japanese:
STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing the scripts.
STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", and listen again to the episode while seeing the list.
STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

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Slow Japanese

Episode #53 - A “bloody hell” week

In this podcast you will know what ajiaco is and how it is prepared

Ingredientes del ajiaco santafereño
1 kg de pechuga
1 kg de recortes de pollo
1 atado de guascas
1.5 kg de papa sabanera
1.5 kg de papa pastusa
1.5 kg de papa criolla
500 gr de arracacha
500 gr de cebolla junca
500 gr de cebolla blanca
1 cabeza de ajo
4 unidades de mazorca
Sal al gusto
Crema de leche y alcaparras para acompañar

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Colombia

¿Que es el Ajiaco y como se prepara?

This week Karen and Abby will be chatting about if the gap between 2 people's financial situation affects their friendship. This bonus episode will be all in Chinese. Enjoy!

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Also, all of the experiences are the hosts’ own experiences so please do your own research if you need more information.