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New Year's Eve Traditions and Super...

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

Schon wieder ist ein Jahr vorbei! Ich hoffe, Ihr habt Weihnachten und die Feiertage gut überstanden. Und jetzt steht schon wieder das nächste Fest auf dem Kalender: Silvester! Am letzten Tag des Jahres, also am 31. Dezember, feiern alle Menschen den Übergang in ein neues Jahr. Wi ... Show More

This episode exposes you to phrases, repeated in English and Arabic, to improve your Arabic vocabulary and help you to express yourself in Arabic. These episodes are meant to accompany and accelerate your existing Arabic language studies, whether you're using an app like DuoLingo ... Show More

Welcome back! In this episode, I talk about the hot, summery New Year celebration we have here in the Southern Hemisphere. You'll notice that Brazilians are pretty superstitious when it comes to New Year's traditions. So grab a cup of coffee and have fun! Transcripts: www.teachyo ... Show More

Happy New Year, my dear friends! Text: Итак, всем ещё раз привет! Сегодня тридцать первое декабря. Последний день в году. Для всех россиян это очень важный праздник. Я бы сказала, самый главный праздник. Все родственники, друзья собираются за большим столом и отмечают Новый год. ... Show More

Nouvelle année = Nouveau départ - Comment faire de 2022 votre plus belle année ? Nous avons passé le cap, il est temps de dire au revoir à 2021 et d’accueillir les bras ouvert cette nouvelle année 2022 qui s’annonce EXTRAORDINAIRE ! Nouvelle année ça rime avec nouveau départ, nou ... Show More

There's no doubt that there are many New Year's traditions followed by different cultures, but were you aware that there are also some interesting superstitions? Well, in today's episode, we're being helped by members of our team and community to share some very interesting New Y ... Show More

  A New Year's Eve celebration isn't always fireworks. Sometimes it's colourful underwear, dark-haired men rushing into Scottish houses, and smashing plates.   In this episode, we'll explore the most unusual New Year's Eve traditions around the world.   Origins of Unusual Traditi ... Show More

  Have you ever wondered why January 1st is the start of the new year?In today's episode we cover:History of the celebrations of New YearWhen New Year used to be in mid-MarchHow the Romans tried to fix the calendarThe longest year in historyThe Julian calendar (why it worked, and ... Show More

"Happy New Year" is a super useful phrase in Mandarin Chinese and can be used to congratulate each other at the Western New Year and Chinese New Year. In this special edition, Jesse and Josh Edbrooke from Transition join ShaoLan in London to learn and to share about their most me ... Show More