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Polyglot Tips: Nate

Oct 26th, 2020 22m 18s

In today's episode, we hear stories and tips from American polyglot Nate. Nate speaks Portuguese, French and some Spanish and Swahili. He shares his secrets for learning and maintaining fluency in multiple languages.

Italian: La particella CI

Oct 15th, 2020 6m 6s

In today's episode we learn about a word widely used in Italian, which has many different meanings - so it can be confusing for Italian learners: "ci".What does this "ci" mean? And above all, how is it used? Let's review the different meanings

Polyglot Tips: Angelica

Oct 14th, 2020 15m 16s

Today we have an exciting episode. We’re going to hear from Italian polyglot Angelica. She speaks Italian, Spanish, English and some German and French. She will share her secrets for not only learning one language but also for maintaining fluen

Portuguese: Comida Típica Brasileira

Sep 30th, 2020 2m 42s

Eu queria falar pra vocês sobre 5 tipos de comida diferentes que se vocês forem ao Brasil vocês deveriam experimentar. Vocês provavelmente já ouviram falar muito em açaí e pão-de-queijo, mas esses 5 tipos talvez vocês ainda não conheçam.Watch

Portuguese: Saudações

Sep 30th, 2020 3m 42s

Hoje eu vou ensinar pra vocês algumas saudações formais e informais (gírias) são usadas no Brasil.Watch this video lesson on our Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/KZ2W9XDOh68➡ Learn more at www.limlessons.com

Spanish: El acento ortográfico

Sep 30th, 2020 4m 18s

Esta vez les traigo un tema que les ayudará mucho con su ortografía: les enseñaré cómo y dónde acentuar las palabras de una manera sencilla.Es muy importante destacar que existen cuatro tipos de palabras que se acentúan, estos tipos son:aguda

Spanish: El Náhuatl y su influencia en el español

Sep 30th, 2020 3m 4s

Hoy les hablaré sobre una de las lenguas indígenas de México, el náhuatl, así como su influencia en el idioma español.El náhuatl es la lengua indígena de México con el mayor número de hablantes, actualmente cuenta con más de un mill

English: Dialects

Sep 30th, 2020 3m 2s

English is spoken widely all over the world – which is great, until you realize it’s not always the same English. Many people are already aware of the dialectal differences between the English spoken in America versus that spoken in, say, Brita

Portuguese: Homógrafos

Sep 30th, 2020 3m 1s

Hoje eu quero falar sobre homógrafos. Essas palavras tem a mesma grafia, ou seja, são escritas da mesma forma, mas são pronunciadas de forma diferente. Muitas vezes a pronúncia da palavra pode ser determinada pelo acento gráfico. Por exemplo: a

Spanish: Practica con estos trabalenguas

Sep 30th, 2020 3m 40s

Se dice que se originaron en la Grecia antigua para aprender y desarrollar la mente. Cada país tiene sus propios trabalenguas. El mundo hispanohablante también... Te invito a intentar estos ¡trabalenguas!Cuando cuentes cuentos,cuenta cuántos

Spanish: Dialects

Sep 30th, 2020 4m 3s

Algunos alumnos preguntan: Entonces ¿el español que se habla en Latinoamérica es similar al de España?Bueno, la verdad es que no. Cuando un idioma se habla en tantos lugares diferentes se generan variedades diatópicas o geográficas. Cada país

Italian: Dialects

Sep 29th, 2020 3m 38s

Oggi vi voglio parlare di una delle caratteristiche più eclatanti del Bel Paese, ovvero i dialetti. Tra tutti i dialetti italiani ho selezionato cinque dialetti, per ognuno dei quali ho un’espressione tipica che vi mostrerò.Watch this video le

Portuguese: Parônimos

Sep 29th, 2020 2m 51s

Hoje eu venho falar sobre parônimos. Parônimos são palavras muito parecidas na escrita e pronúncia, mas que não são idênticas. Como são muito parecidas, muitas vezes não percebemos a diferença e trocamos uma pela outra.Watch this video lesson

Italian: Tongue Twisters

Sep 29th, 2020 3m 26s

Oggi parleremo di scioglilingua in lingua italiana:Manda il sale a Salamanca che a Salamanca il sale manca. Apelle, figlio di Apollo, fece una palla di pelle di pollo. Tutti i pesci vennero a galla a mangiare la palla di pelle di pollo fatta

French: Idiomatic Expressions About Food

Sep 29th, 2020 2m 46s

Comme vous le savez peut-être, nous autres Français sommes très -voire trop?- fiers de notre gastronomie, et obsédés par la nourriture… jusque dans la langue française ! De nombreuses expressions françaises font référénce à la nourriture, et je

Spanish: How To Pronounce The Letter R

Sep 29th, 2020 5m 27s

Existen dos formas de pronunciación de la letra R: La R suave y la R fuertePara aprender a pronunciarla de forma correcta debemos estar conscientes de la posición de la lengua.Watch this video lesson on our Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/Z

English: Adjectives Ending In -ED And -ING

Sep 29th, 2020 7m 9s

Have you ever said “I’m boring” when you really meant “I’m bored”? Do you feel confused when deciding whether to use the ED or ING ending of an adjective? If you do, then this is the episode for you! We hope that by the end of this episode, you

English: When To Use Make & Do

Sep 27th, 2020 8m 34s

Make and do are two commonly confused verbs that are also very commonly used. In this episode, we review how to use them correctly.Both verbs refer to performing an activity, but they are used in different situations which is the cause of conf

English: How To Use The Verbs Know/Meet, Lend/Borrow & Spend/Waste

Sep 27th, 2020 7m 27s

Have you ever left an encounter with a new friend saying “Nice knowing you!”, only to realize hours later that your farewell was a foreboding expression rather than an expression showing appreciation for having made a friend?In today’s episode

English: The Present Perfect with already, since, for, yet, just

Sep 27th, 2020 11m 55s

This episode is a sequel to our previous episode on the present perfect. Today we will be clarifying how to use some words that usually come with the present perfect and are often confusing for English language learners. These words are for, si

English: The Present Perfect

Sep 26th, 2020 13m 9s

There are various grammar rules that are present in different languages - the present perfect is an example of this which will make today’s lesson especially helpful for English language learners, but also helpful for learners of other language

English: Relative Pronouns

Sep 25th, 2020 9m

As a language learner, you may have asked yourself “What is a relative pronoun?” Or, if you haven’t, we hope you’ll still listen to this episode because relative pronouns are very important. :)➡ Learn more at www.limlessons.com

English: How to Pronounce ED and S

Sep 24th, 2020 9m 35s

In this episode we focus on pronunciation - specifically the pronunciation of ED and S.Have you ever experienced difficulty pronouncing these sounds?➡ Learn more at www.limlessons.com

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English: How to Pronounce TH

Sep 23rd, 2020 6m 24s

Do you know how to pronounce the TH sound in English? Learn the difference in pronunciation between words like “those” and “thin” in this episode.After listening, practice your TH pronunciation with this tongue twister: "They thankfully think

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