Podcasts in intermediate Dutch! We'll cover topics related to the Netherlands such as culture, politics, history, and more

Netjes Nederlands

In this story, a grape named Sweety supports his grapevine as they face an attack from children. This is Part 4 of 5. 

The farmhouse was home to a small family who owned and operated the winery. Their three children, two twin girls and a boy, loved playing hide and seek in the maze-like structure of the grapevines. 

The eldest sister was chasing her brother, who was the youngest of the three, through the alleyways of the vineyard. In order to keep their balance as they sped around the corners, they would grab hold of a grapevine and swing themselves around, almost launching themselves like a slingshot. They laughed with carefree delight, enjoying the acrobatics of their game. Little did they know just how traumatizing this was for the inhabitants of the vines. 

Sweety held on with every bit of strength he had. His vine was shaking tremendously as the children swung themselves around. Fear gripped every grape on that vine. They all remembered the horrific moments of their brothers and sisters falling to their deaths. 

Sweety thought that this shaking was more than anything a storm could do. Maybe it would even be enough to tear down the entire vine. Being a natural-born leader and the spiritual guardian of his vine, Sweety knew he had to do something. 

“Hey!” screamed Sweety. “Stop your foolish game! Can’t you see you’re killing us! Play somewhere else and leave our homeland alone!” 

The eldest sister hesitated for a moment. She swore she heard something, like a faint voice, but she quickly disregarded it and continued playing. Sweety’s voice was tiny, almost inaudible. The sound of a stick breaking was far louder than his attempt at communicating with the humans. 

Round and round the kids went. They chased each other, grabbing the weak grapevines and spinning. With each spin, a few grapes fell to their death. All around, Sweety saw innocent grapes suffering their lowest honor. 


Being a Cloud

Sweety the Grape

Knowing Everything About Chinese Cultrue

14"The Double Eleven " in China

Convergent Thinking vs. Divergent Thinking: Why Planning Isn’t Always the Right Thing to Do

You’re overseeing a project and have all the pieces in place.

Your detailed timeline is mapped out. You’ve set expectations with leaders and team members. You’re prepared to keep all the deliverables organized.

Halfway through the project, a team comes to you with a suggestion—they think they’ve found a better way to handle a piece of the process.

Your stomach drops into your shoes. You’re the taskmaster. The organizer. The keeper of the schedule. This change in direction will only throw a wrench into the flawless plan you spent hours agonizing over. Even if it is a better way to go, you’re cringing at the idea of straying from your beloved system.

Sound familiar? It’s a common scenario for project managers. When you’re the one who’s solely responsible for keeping everything on track, it’s understandable that you’ll white-knuckle your tried and true processes.

But, think about this: You may be limiting the wiggle room team members need to take that project to the next level. By planning away every last inch of flexibility, you’re making it that much tougher to adapt to new information and evolving demands.

So, what do you do? It’s time for project management professionals to not only think of themselves as the keepers of plans, but also the ones responsible for pulling the very best out of teams.

To do so, they need to encourage and enable both pieces of the creative problem-solving process: divergent thinking and convergent thinking.

The Habits of Highly Effective English Communicators

Listening&Comprehension - Improving Project Management Professionals. The podcast is about pulling the very best out of teams.


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「彼が来た時、お茶を出しましたが、彼がいらないと言いました」


学校（がっこう）　外国（がいこく）　　蛾（が）　外交（がいこう）　


洋平先生　N3～N2クラスの生徒へ　(^^♪

２つの ”が”

Bonjou / Bonswa , Mwen kontan presante nou premye leson nou ap aprann avèk mwen jodia  nan podcat sa a - Hi, I am happy to present you the first lesson that you are going to earn in today‘s podcast with me

Jodia nou ap aprann kijan salye moun an kreyòl - in Today‘s lesson  you are going learn how to greet people in creole.

Ann kòmanse - Let‘s get started 

Alo ! Nou di Alo  pou salye moun oubyen reponn nan telefòn –  we say ‘’Alo’’  to greet people or to  pick up a phone call  .
Premye egzanp : first example
 Egz: Alo , Mesye.Jean - Hi Mr. Jean   

Dezyèm egzanp lè telefòn ou sonnen ou pran apèl la ou di Alo: Second example when your phone ring and you answer the call.
Pa ekzanp : for example
Alo ! se kiyès : who ‘s this ?

Lòt fason ou salye moun - Other way to greet people 

ou ka di  : you can say 
Bonjou: nou di bonjou nan maten – we say Good morning in the morning.
Pa egzanp : for example
–Egz: Bonjou pwofesè Andy – Good morning teacher Andy


* Kounya nou ap di Bonswa – Now we are going to say Good afternoon

Bonswa: nou di bonswa nan aprèmidi ak nan aswè pou good afternoon ak good evening – we say good afternoon and good evening in the afternoon and at night for good afternoon and good evening 

Pa egzanp: for example 
–Egz: Bonswa madam.Linda – Good afternoon Mrs.Linda

Ann wè kijan pou di yon moun byen dòmi : let‘s see how to say to someone good night.

Nou ka  di : we can say 

Bòn nwi !: Nou di bòn nwi avan nou al dòmi – we say goodnight  before you go to sleep.
Pa egzanp : for example
Egz: Bòn nwi Mesye.John  – Goodnight Mr.John

Mèsi , se podkas sa mwen te prepare pou nou jodia . : this is the podcast  I prepared  for you today 
N ap wè nan pwochen podkas nou you,babay! : see you in our next podcast ,bye


Fluent talk

Episode 1

Привет! J'utilise la méthode TPRS, qui permet d'apprendre à bien comprendre et à utiliser activement le vocabulaire et la grammaire de niveau A1. Écoutez, répétez, répondez aux questions et vérifiez. Bonne chance! 

Утром Катя пьет кофе. Она предпочитает эспрессо. Катя покупает кофе в маленькой кофейне недалеко от офиса. Она заходит туда по пути на работу. Там очень вкусный кофе. Кофе стоит 300 рублей, это недорого. Для Кати утренний кофе - приятный и важный ритуал. Катя думает, что утро без кофе – это не утро.

кофе - café
кофейня – место, где продают кофе
продавать - vendre
пить -boire
маленькая/большая - petite/grande
недалеко от…/рядом с… - non loin de.../à côté de...
вкусный и недорогой -  délicieux et  bon marché
Сколько стоит кофе? - Combien coûte un café?
дорого/недорого -сher/bon marché
нет, конечно - bien sûr que non
предпочитать - préférer
идти/ходить - aller
заходить - еntrer
Во-первых, во-вторых, в-третьих… - tout d'abord, deuxièmement, troisièmement...

По-русски легко!

Короткие истории. 4. Кофе по утрам

In questo episodio vi racconto "L'avventura" di questa settimana, buono ascolto a tutti!

The Italian Miscellaneous Podcast🖐 

Sono rimasto a piedi...in bici!

How To Use the STAR Interview Response Technique?

In this recording you'll learn about the importance ot the STAR method when preparing for your job interview & when answering behavioral interview question.

Together we'll dive deeper into each part and I'll share more ideas for you how to stand out while communicating 'Yourself' to hiring manager.

For private consulting check my some of my solutions in my Offer section, read it thoroughly, see if you like my results and 

Book my one-on-one to ace your next interview!

See you in 5.