'Vrieskou en grijze lucht' - Talking abo...

In this episode, you get to practise all the expressions you need when explaining your Flemish hairdresser what you want. Translate and repeat a Dutch dialogue about curls, bangs, and a bald boyfriend. 

In this episode, you get to practise your Dutch with a dialogue about reporting a theft. This is a great episode for intermediate learners, because a lot of things come together: asking questions, talking about past and future, basic vocab... Up for a challenge? See how well you ... Show More

In this episode, you get to practise the typical phrases you hear in any Flemish restaurant when arriving at a restaurant, ordering and paying.  

Slow and simple dialogue about winter for beginners. Key words, phrases and explanation. Прорубь, слякоть, "моржи" and many other strange winter words in Russian. Interactive Transcript and Vocab Helper Support Easy Russian and get interactive transcripts, live vocabulary and bon ... Show More

In this episode of LMD I’ll talk about snow and cold. Why? Because nowadays it’s snowy and cold as hell. So while we’re now double stuck at home, both due covid to lock downs and snowy, cold as steel weather, we can extend our vocabulary around it. 

Марина с Никитой обсуждают плюсы и минусы зимы и вспоминают, что они любили делать в детстве в зимние каникулы. Санки, лыжи, прогулки по лесу и прыжки из горячей бани в холодный снег. А также пронзительные воспоминания и все признаки русской хтони. От любви до ненависти - одна зи ... Show More

As I looked out of the kitchen window this morning, I was shocked but partly pleased to see a sheet of ice on the entryway to the back door. I say 'shocked' because the rain and warmer temperatures of last night were supposed to have melted the existing heavy snow and ice. The re ... Show More

Knowing how to talk about the weather is important in any language and recently it's been crazy so in this episode I wanted to introduce some useful words to talk about the weather changing while you practice your listening skills. 

Es ist kaum zu glauben: Am Wochenende war es hier in München so warm, dass die Menschen draußen in den Biergärten saßen. Das ist für unsere Region hier sehr untypisch – normalerweise ist der Dezember sehr kalt. Oft schneit es schon Anfang November, und erst im April werden wir es ... Show More