Welcome to my new Channel! This is where you can find English podcasts to practice your English listening skills! Stay tuned!

Laura's English Podcast

Bienvenue sur ma toute nouvelle chaîne! C'est ici que je fais des podcasts de 5 à 20 minutes pour vous aider à pratiquer votre écoute de la langue Française! Restez à l'écoute!

Laura's French Podcast

欢迎收听《中国成语之美》播客的第一期，本期主题是“花好月圆”。在这一期中，我们将深入探讨这个充满浪漫与美好的成语，揭示其背后的故事、文化意义以及如何在生活中运用。无论您是学习中文的初学者还是对中国文化充满好奇心的爱好者，都将在这一期中感受到成语的独特魅力。欢迎我的播客，与我一起探索成语的深层含义以及中国文化的博大精深。

Welcome to the first episode of "The Beauty of Chinese Idioms." Our theme today is "Flowers in Full Bloom and a Bright Moon." In this episode, we'll dive deep into this romantic and beautiful idiom, uncovering its stories, cultural significance, and practical applications. Whether you're a beginner in learning Chinese or a curious enthusiast of Chinese culture, you'll experience the unique charm of idioms in this episode. Be sure to subscribe to our podcast as we explore the profound meanings of idioms and the vastness of Chinese culture together.

中国成语之美 The Beauty of Chinese Idioms

EP01. 花好月圆 The Beauty of "Flowers in Full Bloom and a Bright Moon"

This is a short musing over something I have thinking about for a while, about how, like bodybuilders, those who have a plan and are consistent, make gains. This applies to anything and everything in life, so why not to learning English?..

Kev's English Podcast

Kev's English Podcast: Episode 2: Why learning a language is like bodybuilding!...

Si estás hasta la coronilla, no estás muy feliz ...

Expresiones en español

Estar hasta la coronilla

Hawaiian Pidgin isn't just slang — it’s a living dialect with deep roots in Hawaiʻi’s culture and history. In this short episode, you'll learn what Pidgin really is, how it started, and why it’s even taught in schools and colleges today.
👉 Plus: a fun fact that proves it's more legit than you think.
Curious? Press play — and book a lesson if you like what you hear!

🏝 Speak Hawaii: Language, Culture & Travel

"Is Hawaiian Pidgin a Real Language? (You Might Be Surprised!)"

EP 18 Counting Thousand_Ten Thousand in Chinese_ 1,000 - 10,000 #Day 18 千 Qian & 万 Wan 

Who says Chinese is hard？ 谁说中文很难

明けましておめでとうございます！
ポッドキャストの更新が滞っている間に年が明けてしまいました！
皆さんは新年のカレンダーを買いましたか？
今回は、フミがお気に入りのカレンダーについて話します。
※去年の秋に収録したものなので、少し季節外れな会話があります。

Happy New Year!
While we have not been updating the podcast, the New Year has come!
Have you bought your New Year's calendars?　
This time, Fumi talks about his favorite calendar.
*We recorded this podcast last fall, so the conversation is a bit out of season.

♤ キーワード
・縁起がいい（えんぎがいい：bring good luck）
・六曜（ろくよう：The traditional Japanese calendar system used to indicate the perceived luck or fortune of each day. There are 6 labels and often referenced for scheduling events like weddings or funerals. While their use is rooted in superstition, the Rokuyo system remains widely referenced in Japan for scheduling ceremonies and selecting auspicious dates.）
　1. 先勝 - Senshō / Sakikachi (good for starting things, good in the morning)
　2. 友引 - Tomobiki (good day, should avoid funerals)
　3. 先負 - Senbu / Sakimake (good afternoon, bad morning)
　4. 仏滅 - Butsumetsu (extremely unlucky)
　5. 大安 - Taian (very lucky )
　6. 赤口 - Shakkō (lucky only during the hour of the horse (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.), awfully unlucky at other times)
・寅の日（とらのひ：The golden pattern of the tiger is a symbol of money, so the day of the tiger is especially associated with money luck.）
・一粒万倍日（いちりゅうまんばいび：The day that you can get hundreds of times harvest from a grain of seed. So it’s believed many benefits are received from very little.）
・怪我の功名（けがのこうみょう：One of the Japanese proverbs that means a mistake or careless action leading to a fortunate result. It is an unexpected success born out of a failure.）
・待てば海路の日和あり（まてばかいろのひよりあり：One of the Japanese proverbs that means”Everything comes to him who waits.”）

♧ 理解度チェッククイズ
1. フミは毎年どんなカレンダーを買っている？
2. それはどうして？

♢ 前回のクイズの答え
1. フミが最近気になっている言葉は？
→ 界隈
2. それはどういう意味？
→ 〜(する)人たち
3. 元々どこで使われていた言葉？
→ TwitterやInstagramなどのSNSで使われていた

BGM special thanks：MusMus

アヤさんとフミさんの日本語雑談（Aya and Fumi’s Japanese Chit-Chat）

Episode 31：お気に入りのカレンダー

Un regalo lleno de vida, el proceso de la crisálida para convertirse en mariposa.

La magia de la vida

Episodio 10: De oruga a mariposa

Velebit, jedna od najstarijih hrvatskih planina,mitska i sveta planina za sve Hrvate..