Nella prima puntata parleremo della città italiana più amata dagli stranieri e dagli stessi italiani: Roma!

🗺   CITTÀ ITALIANE #QuickItalianWithMara

🏛 ROMA

By the end of this session, you’ll have a clearer understanding of consonant categories, common pronunciation challenges, and practical exercises to perfect your pronunciation.

Sounds of American English: https://youtu.be/v5nh8u0zji8

Mastering American English with Tom The Power of Consonants: https://youtu.be/4RAXSHMK0RE

This listening lesson is about the colors in German. You'll learn lots of colors and some example sentences.

Listen to German

The colors in German - Die Farben im Deutschen

En Pologne, une vache s'évade pour rejoindre un troupeau de bison!

Le Français en deux minutes

Episode4 Une vache s'évade pour vivre avec des bisons 

Listen to me reading an American news article about 'Blue Zones', areas in the world where people live longer because of their diet.

Listen to English with Pip

News article: How diet affects people's health

POSTAL CLERK: What can I do for you today?
CAROL: I need to mail this package to New York, please.
POSTAL CLERK: OK, let’s see how much it weighs … it’s about 
five pounds. If you send it express, it will get there 
tomorrow. Or you can send it priority and it will get 
there by Saturday.
CAROL: Saturday is fine. How much will that be?
POSTAL CLERK: $11.35 [eleven thirty-five]. Do you need anything else?
CAROL: Oh, yeah! I almost forgot. I need a book of stamps, too.
POSTAL CLERK: OK, your total comes to $20.35
[twenty dollars and thirty-five cents].


LANGUAGE NOTES
• What can I do for you today? Notice that this question starts with “What,” so the 
intonation drops at the end of the question.
• Or you can send it priority … Notice the stress on “or,” which emphasizes that there is 
another possibility.
• $11.35 ... $20.35 Notice the two different ways the postal clerk says the price. First he 
says eleven thirty-five (without the words dollars and cents), then he says twenty dollars 
and thirty-five cents.
• Oh, yeah! is an expression used here to mean “I just remembered something.” It’s often 
followed by “I almost forgot.”
• Your total comes to … is a way of saying “the cost is ….”

English Conversation practice (30-day challenge)

Day 16 : At the post office

ドイツは10月3日月曜日が祝日だったので三連休でした。１ヶ月前にイタリアから帰ってきたばかりでしたが、ハンブルクに旅行することにしました。今回はカッセルという街まで車で行き、そこからICEという高速列車に乗って行きました。合計で片道3時間ほどかかりました。
ハンブルクはドイツで2番目に大きい町で、町の中心に大きな湖があります。緑が多く、ドイツらしい建物もたくさんあって、美しい町でした。
残念ながら、雨が降ったり止んだりの三日間でしたが、街を歩いたり、おいしいものを食べたりできて、楽しい旅行でした。
今回の旅行で一番楽しかったことは、ジャズバーで生のジャズを聴いたことです。最近生演奏を聴く機会がなかったので、久しぶりの生演奏はとても良かったです。


みなさんは最近どこかに行きましたか？
よかったら私のレッスンに来て教えてください。

祝日：しゅくじつ　national holiday
三連休：さんれんきゅう　three day weekend
高速列車：こうそくれっしゃ
片道：かたみち　one way
合計：ごうけい　total
湖：みずうみ　lake
雨が降ったり止んだりだった：It rained on and off　
演奏：えんそう　musical performance
生演奏：なまえんそう live music

Nihongo Short Story by Noriko

ハンブルクに行きました(I went to Hamburg)

In this episode, we’re talking about harana—the classic Filipino serenade that’s all about love, courage, and respect. We’ll follow Nestor’s story, a shy guy who takes a leap of faith to sing his heart out for someone special.

Let’s chat about what makes harana so special, how it shows Filipino values, and how we can still see its vibe in the way we show love today. Whether you’re learning Tagalog or just curious about Filipino culture, this one’s for you!

Hit follow and share this episode with your friends—let’s keep the spirit of harana alive! 

 Ps. Supposedly, this is a video haha. 