My friend Valerie and I discuss our experience of moving abroad to Japan, including some stories and what surprised us the most.

Starting at 16:56, I explain the following vocabulary from the episode:

~ tie (something) into (something)
~ ahead of the game
~ sort out
~ that's the thing

Brentoni's English Podcast

014 - What Surprised Us About Life in Japan (Part One)

The Little Prince
by: Antonie de Saint-Exupery
Translated by: Majid Mardani
شازده کوچولو
نوشته: آنتوان دو سنت اگزوپری
ترجمه: مجید مردانی

Once Upon a Time

شازده کوچولو، فصل اول

Quali sono i nomi più diffusi in Italia? Scopriamolo insieme.

跟安佩思学意大利语 

2.意大利最常见的名字 (听力和扩充词汇)

Disturb	打扰	dǎrǎo
Diverge	发散	fāsàn
Divide	划分	huàfēn
Divorce	离婚	líhūn
Divulge	透露	tòulù


5 Verbs a Day. 每天学习五个动词。

C(19) Vocabulary Set: Disturb Diverge Divide Divorce Divulge

Is it true that we never say "tu" in Brazil? Between "você" and "tu", which one is the most common pronoun in each region of Brazil? Find out in this episode.

O Jeitinho Brasileiro

"Tu" ou "você" — Qual usar no Brasil?

Na pytanie "Skąd jesteś?" odpowiadasz "jestem amerykański/ jestem amerykańska?", a ktoś ciągle Cię poprawia? Co takiego powiedziałeś źle? Czy na pewno nigdy nie możemy powiedzieć, że ktoś jest amerykański?
Czas rozwiać wątpliwości!

Po polsku_mini podcast

Po polsku_002_John jest amerykański czy jest Amerykaninem?

"Is this how they say it in the United States?" It's a question I get a lot from students. 
First things first, I am not from the U.S. myself, as you may have noticed. 
Living in the U.S. for a period of time as an international student taught me many things about how English is spoken there. 

In this episode, I share with you the most important things that I learned about English while living in the U.S., especially dealing with fears of speaking English with Americans. 

I Just Wanna Be Fluent in English!

ep2. What Living in the U.S. Taught Me about English

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)