Do you see bridges more as strong or elegant? This question does not make much sense in English, but it does in some languages.
In our first ever episode we explore the question of how language influences thought. In this video, we present you with a short example of how this occurs.

The Age of Humans

Episode 1: Linguistic relativity (How object gender influences the way you perceive it)

滥竽充数 làn yú chōng shù：sham/an ancient Chinese reed instrument like a pipe/pass off/number 
to pass oneself off as one of the players in an ensemble.the saying means to be there just to make up the number.
吹：chuī，to blow/play  
竽：an ancient wind instrument
待遇： dài yù  treatment,pay,salary
独奏 dú zòu：solo

乐读中文 (Lè Dú Zhōngwén) - "Joyful Chinese Stories"

滥竽充数[làn yú chōng shù]

Listen and learn how to buy fruits and vegetables from the greengrocer. The episode focuses on the use of "ne" as a partitive particle.

Cliente: Buongiorno! Vorrei comprare della frutta e della verdura.

Venditore: Certo, signora! Che tipo di frutta e verdura sta cercando?

Cliente: Vorrei delle mele, delle banane e delle arance come frutta. Per quanto riguarda la verdura, mi servono delle carote e dei pomodori.

Venditore: Ottimo! Abbiamo delle mele rosse e verdi. Quante ne vorrebbe?

Cliente: Mi dia per favore quattro mele rosse e due mele verdi. 

Venditore: Certamente. E per le banane, preferisce quelle mature o ancora verdi?

Cliente: Preferisco le banane mature. Me ne dia quattro, per favore.

Venditore: Benissimo. E per le arance, le preferisce dolci o leggermente acide?

Cliente: Preferisco le arance dolci. Posso prenderne cinque?

Venditore: Assolutamente. Ora passiamo alla verdura. Quante carote desidera?

Cliente: Me ne servono due.

Venditore: Perfetto. E per i pomodori, li vuole maturi o ancora un po' acerbi?

Cliente: I pomodori maturi. Ne vorrei quattro.

Venditore: Devo aggiungere qualcos'altro?

Cliente: No, grazie. Penso che sia tutto.

Venditore: Va bene. Ecco a lei le sue mele, banane, arance, carote e pomodori. Il totale è di 12 euro.

Cliente:  Ecco a Lei. Grazie mille!

Venditore: Grazie a lei! Buona giornata!

Italiano Chiaro

Dal Fruttivendolo

Live, raw, and uncut footage of English learners. Can you spot the mistakes

AngliaEnglish

What is a good person?

先週月曜日に近所のスーパーに行くと、新しく寿司コーナーが出来ていました。私は寿司コーナーができることを全然知らなかったのでとてもびっくりしました。思わず寿司コーナーの写真を撮り、パートナーに送りました。
このスーパーはREWEという名前のスーパーで、ドイツ中にあるスーパーです。私は大きな町のREWEには寿司コーナーがあることは知っていました。でも私の住んでいる町は小さく、田舎なので、寿司コーナーができると思っていませんでした。
この寿司コーナーには2、３人の寿司を作る人がいて、そこで作って冷蔵庫に並べて売っています。サーモンやアボガドの寿司、最近人気のポケも売っています。
ドイツ人の生徒にREWEの寿司について聞くと、「ポケがとてもおいしい。」と言っていたので、近いうちにポケを買ってみたいと思います。
皆さんの町ではおいしいお寿司が食べられますか？どんなお寿司が好きですか？よかったら私のレッスンに来て教えてください。

寿司コーナー：すしコーナー　shushi section
びっくりしました：I’m surprised
思わず：unintentionally
ドイツ中：どいつじゅう　throughout Germany
田舎：いなか rural area, country side
〜ができる：〜come up
並べる：ならべる　arrange
ポケ：Poke（Hawaiian dish）
人気：にんき　popular
最近：recently

Nihongo Short Story by Noriko

近所のスーパーに寿司コーナーができました

Oi gente! Vocês também sentem medo de falar a língua que estão aprendendo quando ainda não possuem uma boa fluência? Se sim, saibam que não estão sozinhos e que esse medo pode e deve ser superado! 

Praia e Dolce Vita

Como superar o medo de falar?

In Episode 71, we explore the emotional undercurrents that often go unnoticed but heavily impact our ability to learn a language — insecurity, guilt, unworthiness, tension, and those jittery feelings that creep in when we're learning something difficult.

I gently walk you through the importance of first acknowledging, accepting, and validating your emotions. Why is this important? Because what we resist emotionally tends to persist. And when left unexamined, these emotions become silent saboteurs to your learning journey.

Supported by research in neuroscience and psychology, I explain how emotional tension activates the brain’s stress response, impairing memory and disrupting attention. But when we recognize these emotions as valid signals — not flaws — we begin the process of healing and learning at the same time.

I share tools rooted in cognitive reappraisal (Brooks, 2014) and self-compassion science, encouraging you to embrace your learning pace, your imperfections, and your worthiness to grow. We talk about how language learning isn’t just about fluency — it’s about coming home to yourself.

This episode is a reminder that you are allowed to move slowly, to feel deeply, and still make meaningful progress. In the presence of your most difficult emotions, you are still a learner with purpose — and that is a beautiful thing.

Until next time, I wish you inspired, grounded, and gentle learning. 🌱

💃🏻111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 71 - Learning Through Insecurity: How to Turn Self-Doubt into Strength

Bienvenidos al podcast "aprende español hablando". En este quinto podcast, hablaremos del significado y de la importancia de las expresiones idiomáticas, en esta ocasión, 13 expresiones idiomáticas relacionadas con animales.

Aprende español con Manu

Quinto episodio de expresiones idiomáticas. Expresiones con animales.

首先，各位听众，很抱歉最近更新得不太规律。我们又搬家了！搬家真的是一件重活。在入住新家前，我们想了想要添置哪些新电器，所以这集播客就诞生了！跟我们一起来学习怎么用中文说一些常见的家用机器吧～

播客里提到的视频链接：https://youtu.be/_gvsz_vc7B0?si=a88jT9xnvZyubOzf