- Vi leggo delle storie tradizionali per aiutarti a sviluppare la tua capacità di ascolto
- I'll read you some traditional stories to help you developing your listening skill

Storie per tutti

- 3 minuti per imparare qualcosa di nuovo passo dopo passo.
- 3 minutes to learn something new related to Italian language, step by step.


3 minuti italiano

- Commento e leggo poesie belle, profonde, interessanti
- I'll comment and read beautiful, meaningful and interesting poems

Write me a message to suggest a poem!

Poesie magiche

Ti racconto di arte, viaggi, cibo, curiosità, vita...la vita è bella!
I'll tell you about art, travels, food, curiosities, life...life is amazing!

General podcast, each episode it's a discovery!

La vita è bella

My cousin has recently moved house to a property just outside Edinburgh. It is close to a famous, historic cottage and in a beautiful setting near the hills. The entrance to the house is very impressive.
The hall leads to an enormous sitting room with high ceilings and big windows facing south, so it feels bright and open. Upstairs, there are four bedrooms, and two of them have balconies that look out onto the back garden. And a practical feature of the house is the huge garage for four cars.


English Mini Lessons

Buildings

In this episode, we are going to talk about a very popular food in Turkey: Simit! :)
Bu bölümde, Türkiye'de çok popüler olan bir yiyecek hakkında konuşacağız: Simit! :)

Your Turkish Friend

Bölüm-2/Simit

What makes advice feel gentle instead of pushy?

This episode unpacks the phrase “If I were you…”—a small structure with a big heart. We’ll explore how it invites empathy, expresses care, and helps you offer perspective without pressure. You’ll also learn why English breaks its own “rules” in this phrase—and why that break makes it more human. It’s not just grammar. It’s connection.

Grammar Without The Rules

If I Were You...

Narrator: The challenge for modern-day employees is to​evolve as the world is rapidly changing around them. You may not change, but the skills required to do your job well. In the last decade, ​automation has already had an impact on the number of jobs, and there are fears that this isn’t going to slow. Learning new skills allow workers to stay​relevant and competitive, even in the face of changes in their industry. It doesn’t have to be vastly time-consuming. Something such as improving your​Word or Excel skills, or learning basic code, to make you more efficient is a start. Yet, investing in more up-to-date abilities is a good idea. A good starting point is job-specific skills, but personal skills are also worth looking into. For example, if you find it difficult to cope under pressure, you may want to look into ​self-management. Communication is another area worth considering. You may want to look at, not only how you express yourself, but also your ability to ​actively listen when others are talking and incorporate their feedback and ideas into what you do. With globalization, another ​fundamental skill these days is intercultural awareness. So, there are a variety of options for us to improve our working knowledge.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Upskilling

In this episode I cover a perennial question "How do I improve my English skill"?

Teacher Stan's musings

10.000 hours rule

You don't know what to watch or read these days? Don't worry, Stefania is coming to your rescue!

Today we'll talk about an extremely popular French series that became part of the childhood of many Italian children. Listen to this episode to discover more!

Subtitled Italian

Season 01 / Episode 13 - Asterix and Obelix, a French series winning over all Italians

清明节，又称踏青节、行清节、三月节、祭祖节等。清明节源自上古时代的祖先信仰与春祭礼俗，兼具自然与人文两大内涵，既是自然节气点，也是传统节日。扫墓祭祖与踏青郊游是清明节的两大礼俗主题，这两大传统礼俗主题在中国自古传承，至今不辍。 

清明节在公历4月5日前后。

清明节是传统的重大春祭节日，扫墓祭祀、缅怀祖先，是中华民族自古以来的优良传统。清明节融汇自然节气与人文风俗为一体，是天时地利人和的合一，充分体现了中华民族先祖们追求“天、地、人”的和谐合一，讲究顺应天时地宜、遵循自然规律的思想。

清明节与春节、端午节、中秋节并称为中国四大传统节日。除了中国，世界上还有一些国家和地区也过清明节，比如越南、韩国、马来西亚、新加坡等。


Qingming Festival, also known as outing Festival, Qingming festival, March festival, ancestor worship festival. Tomb-sweeping Day comes from the ancient beliefs of our ancestors and the customs of Spring Festival. It is both natural and cultural. It is not only a natural solar term point but also a traditional festival.  Tomb sweeping and ancestor worship and outing are the two themes of the Qingming Festival. These two traditional themes have been passed down in China since ancient times.  

Tomb-sweeping Day falls around April 5 in the Gregorian calendar.  

Qingming Festival is a major traditional Spring Festival. It is a fine tradition of the Chinese nation since ancient times to sweep tombs and offer sacrifices to ancestors.  Qingming Festival combines natural solar terms and cultural customs as a whole, is the unity of heaven, earth and man, fully embodies the Chinese ancestors to pursue the harmony of "heaven, earth and man", pay attention to conform to the idea of heaven and earth, follow the laws of nature.  

Qingming Festival, The Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival are called the four traditional Festivals in China.  Besides China, qingming Festival is also celebrated in some countries and regions in the world, such as Vietnam, South Korea, Malaysia and Singapore.  


Maple's fun Chinese  (Mandarin)

清明节  Qingming Festival   Qīngmíng jié

Iremos aprender um pouco da história do Brasil e a primeira língua falada antes mesmo do primeiros colonizadores. Hoje você que esta aprendendo português terá a oportunidade de conhecer de forma completa o seu uso e a sua pronuncia com acento nativo da língua.