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In today’s episode, we learn helpful tips on how to be a successful language student - from the perspective of a language tutor. Learn about the key traits and actions that differentiate the successful students from less successful students.
In today's episode, we hear stories and tips from American polyglot Nate.
Nate speaks Portuguese, French and some Spanish and Swahili. He shares his secrets for learning and maintaining fluency in multiple languages.
In today's episode we learn about a word widely used in Italian, which has many different meanings - so it can be confusing for Italian learners: "ci".
What does this "ci" mean? And above all, how is it used? Let's review the different meanings of "ci" together with some examples.
Today we have an exciting episode. We’re going to hear from Italian polyglot Angelica. She speaks Italian, Spanish, English and some German and French. She will share her secrets for not only learning one language but also for maintaining fluency in various different languages at the same time.
Eu queria falar pra vocês sobre 5 tipos de comida diferentes que se vocês forem ao Brasil vocês deveriam experimentar. Vocês provavelmente já ouviram falar muito em açaí e pão-de-queijo, mas esses 5 tipos talvez vocês ainda não conheçam.
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Hoje eu vou ensinar pra vocês algumas saudações formais e informais (gírias) são usadas no Brasil.
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Esta vez les traigo un tema que les ayudará mucho con su ortografía: les enseñaré cómo y dónde acentuar las palabras de una manera sencilla.
Es muy importante destacar que existen cuatro tipos de palabras que se acentúan, estos tipos son:
agudas esdrújulas
graves sobreesdrújulas
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Hoy les hablaré sobre una de las lenguas indígenas de México, el náhuatl, así como su influencia en el idioma español.
El náhuatl es la lengua indígena de México con el mayor número de hablantes, actualmente cuenta con más de un millón y medio, los cuales habitan principalmente en el sur de México.
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English is spoken widely all over the world – which is great, until you realize it’s not always the same English. Many people are already aware of the dialectal differences between the English spoken in America versus that spoken in, say, Britain. But even within the boundaries of the United States, there are dozens of different dialects all their own.
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Hoje eu quero falar sobre homógrafos. Essas palavras tem a mesma grafia, ou seja, são escritas da mesma forma, mas são pronunciadas de forma diferente. Muitas vezes a pronúncia da palavra pode ser determinada pelo acento gráfico. Por exemplo: avô, masculino, que tem o som mais fechado, leva acento circunflexo, e avó, feminino que tem o som mais aberto, leva acento agudo. Mas quando não há acento, podemos diferenciar homógrafos pelo contexto.
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Se dice que se originaron en la Grecia antigua para aprender y desarrollar la mente. Cada país tiene sus propios trabalenguas. El mundo hispanohablante también... Te invito a intentar estos ¡trabalenguas!
**Cuando cuentes cuentos,
cuenta cuántos cuentos cuentas,
porque si no cuentas cuántos cuentos cuentas,
nunca sabrás cuántos cuentos cuentas tú.**
**Pedrito clavó un clavito,
¿qué clavito clavó Pablito?**
**Me han dicho un dicho,
que dicen que he dicho yo.
Ese dicho está mal dicho,
pues si yo lo hubiera dicho,
estaría mejor dicho,
que ese dicho que dicen
que algun día dije yo.**
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Algunos alumnos preguntan: Entonces ¿el español que se habla en Latinoamérica es similar al de España?
Bueno, la verdad es que no. Cuando un idioma se habla en tantos lugares diferentes se generan variedades diatópicas o geográficas. Cada país hispanohablante tiene una forma de habla propia. Incluso en la misma península ibérica, en España, existen diferencias notables.
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Oggi vi voglio parlare di una delle caratteristiche più eclatanti del Bel Paese, ovvero i dialetti. Tra tutti i dialetti italiani ho selezionato cinque dialetti, per ognuno dei quali ho un’espressione tipica che vi mostrerò.
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Hoje eu venho falar sobre parônimos. Parônimos são palavras muito parecidas na escrita e pronúncia, mas que não são idênticas. Como são muito parecidas, muitas vezes não percebemos a diferença e trocamos uma pela outra.
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Oggi parleremo di scioglilingua in lingua italiana:
Manda il sale a Salamanca che a Salamanca il sale manca.
Apelle, figlio di Apollo, fece una palla di pelle di pollo. Tutti i pesci vennero a galla a mangiare la palla di pelle di pollo fatta da Apelle, figlio di Apollo.
Se il coniglio gli agli piglia, togligli gli agli e tagliagli gli artigli.
Lo zio della zebra Zezzè ha incontrato allo zoo la zanzara Zazzà.
Sopra la panca la capra campa, sotto la panca la capra crepa.
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Comme vous le savez peut-être, nous autres Français sommes très -voire trop?- fiers de notre gastronomie, et obsédés par la nourriture… jusque dans la langue française ! De nombreuses expressions françaises font référénce à la nourriture, et je vais vous expliquer mes préférées. Promis, sans “raconter de salades”, c’est-à-dire de bêtises!
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Existen dos formas de pronunciación de la letra R: La R suave y la R fuerte
Para aprender a pronunciarla de forma correcta debemos estar conscientes de la posición de la lengua.
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Have you ever said “I’m boring” when you really meant “I’m bored”? Do you feel confused when deciding whether to use the ED or ING ending of an adjective? If you do, then this is the episode for you! We hope that by the end of this episode, you will no longer feel confused about this confusing topic.
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Make and do are two commonly confused verbs that are also very commonly used. In this episode, we review how to use them correctly.
Both verbs refer to performing an activity, but they are used in different situations which is the cause of confusion for most English language learners.
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Have you ever left an encounter with a new friend saying “Nice knowing you!”, only to realize hours later that your farewell was a foreboding expression rather than an expression showing appreciation for having made a friend?
In today’s episode we are going to clarify some commonly confused verbs in English so that you can speak confidently without fear or apprehension.
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This episode is a sequel to our previous episode on the present perfect. Today we will be clarifying how to use some words that usually come with the present perfect and are often confusing for English language learners. These words are for, since, yet, already and just.
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There are various grammar rules that are present in different languages - the present perfect is an example of this which will make today’s lesson especially helpful for English language learners, but also helpful for learners of other languages.
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As a language learner, you may have asked yourself “What is a relative pronoun?” Or, if you haven’t, we hope you’ll still listen to this episode because relative pronouns are very important. :)
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In this episode we focus on pronunciation - specifically the pronunciation of ED and S.
Have you ever experienced difficulty pronouncing these sounds?
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Do you know how to pronounce the TH sound in English?
Learn the difference in pronunciation between words like “those” and “thin” in this episode.
After listening, practice your TH pronunciation with this tongue twister: "They thankfully think this thing is the best thing that they can throw the three times they need to throw a thing."
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