Today I'm covering the difference between the verb ser and estar while describing a place. We'll also go over some traveling vocabulary, some conversation questions, and a grammar activity. You won't want to miss this!

Super Basic Spanish

Learn Spanish: ¡Vamos a la isla! (ser vs estar)

Did you know an octupus has three hearts?

Did you know?

Octopus heart

Use visual aids to guide you through remembering new words. 

111 Tips for Learning a Language 

Tip 27 - Increase your Memory Power by Powering up on Visual Aids

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How is the weather? (How to say it in russian?) / Как погода

Nissan has begun testing its new self-driving car on the streets of Yokohama.

The Japanese carmaker has been testing a Nissan LEAF prototype that uses its own self-driving technology.

During testing, the vehicle traveled on the busy roads of Japan's second largest city, close to the company's offices.

Nissan said the vehicle was able to predict the behavior of pedestrians, change lanes, and decide when it was safe to enter an intersection.

The prototype has 14 cameras, 10 radars and six sensors, and there was a safety driver in the driver's seat during testing.

This vehicle has more of this equipment than previous versions, according to Nissan, and has a number of sensors on the roof.

The company wants to release self-driving cars in 2027 and plans to do more tests this year in other busy parts of Yokohama.

It said that self-driving vehicles could help to make it easier for older people to get around towns and cities.

Japan is getting ready to have self-driving technology on its roads. The government changed its traffic laws last April to make this possible.

And according to a Kyodo News survey from the start of 2024, 36 of the country's 47 prefectures are thinking about using self-driving technology on their buses.

Many of the country's bus companies have had problems finding drivers and they have had to reduce bus services because of this.

Self-driving buses would help with this problem, but people are still worried about the safety of the new technology.

A self-driving bus service began in Fukui prefecture in 2023 but this was stopped after one of the buses collided with a bicycle.




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Nissan Tests Self-Driving Car on Yokohama's Roads

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Español coloquial

Me da asco que no tiren la basura al contendor

Today August 15th in Italy it's a special day: "Ferragosto!" Do you want to know more about this 100% Italian tradition and celebrate this day as a a real Italian? Then listen to this episode, possibly at the seaside ;)

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Welcome to this brand new podcast broadcasted by Cocai Italian.

3 minutes Italian delivers you a full experience of the Italian language in pills.

Do you want to learn Italian language? Or did you just started this journey? Then 3 minutes Italian by Cocai Italiano will help you by teaching you a few, daily Italian expressions to start speaking today!

3 minutes Italian

Ferragosto - "Italian summer" - 3 minutes Italian

¿Te gustaría visitar Buenos Aires, la capital de Argentina? Hoy en "Español muy muy fácil" vamos a hablar sobre ocho lugares que no te podés perder.

Español muy muy fácil

Episodio 6: Lugares turísticos en Buenos Aires

Poesia di Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), scrittore, filosofo e pittore tedesco. In "Io ti chiesi" Hesse i mostra una grande verità: gli occhi non mentono e solo guardandovi dentro capiremo il reale stato d'animo delle persone. 

Buon ascolto!

"Io ti chiesi"

Io ti chiesi perché i tuoi occhi
si soffermano nei miei
come una casta stella del cielo
in un oscuro flutto.

Mi hai guardato a lungo
come si saggia un bimbo con lo sguardo,
mi hai detto poi, con gentilezza:
ti voglio bene, perché sei tanto triste.

H.H.

