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Esta expresión está relacionada con la música pero también con ser fácil de convencer. Voy a explicártela ahora.

Expresiones en español

No me toques las palmas que me conozco

¿Qué tienen en común el telar de Platón, las arañas políglotas y las cercas de ramas ancestrales?
En este episodio de "Domando los verbos en español", desentrañamos la poesía oculta en verbos como tejer, entrelazar y trenzar. Desde la metáfora política de Platón hasta el musubu japonés (結ぶ), exploramos cómo los hilos verbales entrecruzan culturas, construyen alianzas y dan forma a nuestra percepción del mundo. Con paradas en el quechua, el mapudungun y el chino clásico, descubrirás que aprender un idioma es dominar el arte milenario de la lanzadera lingüística.

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Use suitable sounds when expressing your feelings.

For example:
er, um, mmm for uncertainty 
and a sigh when you are upset or angry 

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Sounds to Express Your Feelings

Todos los alumnos que vienen a España me dicen que las tiendas cierran a la hora de comer porque la gente va a dormir la siesta, ¿es esto verdad? También me dicen que los españoles trabajamos menos, ¿es esto verdad?

Curiosidades sobre el español y su cultura

¿Los españoles dejan el trabajo para dormir la siesta?

A zero-star hotel?! You heard that right. You would think a place with no stars would be the worst hotel to stay at, but this destination is very expensive and a popular choice for tourists from around the world. Get to know why in this episode!

>Have you been to any strange hotels? Comment below!

5-minute English Tea Time

ep11. Popular & Expensive Zero-Star Hotel

En este episodio hablo un poco sobre la música en España, sus géneros y artistas. In this episode I speak a little bit about music in Spain, its genres and artists. (You can find more content on my page ko-fi.com/minutopodcastsp)

Minuto Español

Música (music)

Welcome to the American English Pronunciation Guide. My name is Trevor Kafka, and I am your host.

There are many different varieties of American English. I was born and raised in New York, which has given me General American English pronunciation. The English that I speak has 15 vowel sounds. 

Please view the transcript for help while listening.

Today, we will talk about the vowel sound number 2 of 15: /eɪ/ grey day. This vowel is what we call a diphthong, meaning that it’s really two vowel sounds smooshed together as one. The mouth begins very open when the sound begins, but then turns into a smile as the teeth come together.

Listen to me saying this sound and repeat: /eɪ/, /eɪ/, /eɪ/

Listen to and repeat the following single-syllable words:
gray
day
pain
whale
waste
straight
tail
wait
shade

Listen to and repeat the following multiple-syllable words:
chamber
embrace
greatest
labor
vacation
translate
Canadian
information

Listen to and repeat the following sentences:
The way you say “gray” makes my day quite okay.
I embrace the shade to stay out of the sun’s rays.
The greatest of Canadian vacations have no space for rain.

I would like to thank Shirley Thompson and Karen Taylor for their work in developing the set of key phrases that I use with each vowel, such as /æ/ black cat, /eɪ/ grey day, etc. 

📢 American English Pronunciation Guide

Episode 2 - Vowels: /eɪ/ gray day (2 of 15)

哥哥和弟弟是双胞胎，长得一模一样。他们的爸爸妈妈经常都不知道谁是哥哥，谁是弟弟。这一天，爸爸妈妈和孩子们去饭馆吃饭，服务员问：“谁是哥哥？谁是弟弟？”他们想了一下，说：“哥哥旁边的是弟弟，弟弟旁边的是哥哥。”

哥哥 [gēge] - older brother
弟弟 [dìdi] - younger brother
双胞胎 [shuāng bāo tāi] - twins (siblings)
长 [zhǎng] - to grow
得 [de] - used after a verb or adjective to link a complement describing the result or degree
一模一样 [yì mú yí yàng] - exactly the same, identical
经常 [jīng cháng] - often, frequently
知道 [zhī dào] - to know
孩子 [hái zi] - child, kid
吃饭 [chī fàn] - to eat, to have a meal
服务员 [fú wù yuán] - waiter/waitress, attendant
问 [wèn] - to ask
一下 [yí xià] - a little bit, a moment
旁边 [páng biān] - beside, next to