#195 Santa Claus - Fun Facts - ESL

I’ll be honest with you—I don’t really enjoy going to the dentist. I think most people feel the same way. It can be a little scary, right? Now imagine you’re not speaking your native language. If you already feel nervous about the dentist, trying to explain everything in English ... Show More

Last time, we talked about false friends—words that look similar in English and your native language, but mean something very different. Get the text on my website: https://speakenglishpodcast.com/351-false-friends Example 1: Actual This one’s a classic false friend. In Spanish, ... Show More

Hi! I want to talk about something that can really help you understand English vocabulary better — especially if you speak a Romance language like Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, or Romanian. These languages all come from Latin — you know, the language spoken by the Romans ... Show More

In this story, a boy looks for Santa. He sees Santa's hat. He sees Santa's gifts. Christmas is December 25th. See story notes on my website: https://linktr.ee/katrinahao 

 Sais-tu qui est Santa Claus ? Eh bien figure-toi que c’est comme cela que l’on appelle le Père Noël aux États-Unis !  Le romancier Lyman Frank Baum a enquêté sur la vie de ce mystérieux personnage. Dans un épisode précédent, nous avons raconté comment les créatures magiques de l ... Show More

St Nicholas was a Greek bishop, known for his generosity. But he didn’t have a beard, and he didn’t drive a sleigh - so how did he morph into the Santa Claus the world knows and loves? The supposed date of his death - 3rd December, 343 - may have a lot to do with it… Then there’s ... Show More

In this episode of The Catholic Talk Show, the guys discuss the historical Saint Nicholas and how he became "Santa Claus". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

A few weeks ago we were working in the studio, getting in the Christmas spirit, and one of us brought up the fact that it’s weird we have this tradition about a big jolly fat guy who sneaks into our homes and wants kids to sit on his lap. We started wondering where the story of S ... Show More

🎅  6 dicembre - San Nicola 🎅    San Nicola è il protettore dei bambini. È stato proprio lui a dare origine alla figura di Babbo Natale!   A BARI  San Nicola è il patrono della città di Bari. Per questo il 6 dicembre a Bari ci sono grandi celebrazioni con processioni per il sant ... Show More

Alex aus Kanada hat mich gebeten, über den Nikolaus zu sprechen. Ich kann gar nicht glauben, dass ich das noch nicht getan habe! Natürlich mache ich es gerne. Also: In Deutschland kennt jedes Kind den Nikolaus. Allerdings gibt es zwei verschiedene Nikoläuse: Einen traditionellen ... Show More

🎅 13 dicembre - Santa Lucia 🎅 Santa Lucia, la santa della luce, è una martire cristiana del III secolo. Secondo la leggenda, portava cibo e aiuti ai cristiani che si nascondevano dai soldati dell’impero romano. Usava una corona di candele per illuminare la sua strada e avere le ... Show More