Eran from Israel

Download audio file (israelieran.mp3) at Tmuna Fish Mark: So Eran what part of Israel do you come from? Eran: I am from Rishon. Rishon le Zion. Mark: From where? Eran: Rishon le Zion. Mark: How do you spell that? Eran: R-i-s-h-o-n. Mark: Uh-huh. Eran: Would be Rishon. Mark: Uh-huh. Eran:” L-e” it means “for” in [...]

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Bilingual – English and Telegu – 1

Download audio file (telegu1.mp3) Learn English and learn some Telegu too. Mark: So I will say the English word first… Swami: Ok Ok.What is the capacity of this device? How long can it tape? Mark: Oh. Two gigabytes. Many hours. Swami: Many hours it can tape? Mark: Yeah. Swami: Oh then you should have recorded [...]

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Miyako’s Education – Part 35

Download audio file (miyako35.mp3) at YTaP John: Excuse me, could I have one Mexican salad and two taco sets please? Waitress: Chicken or beef? John: One of each please. Waitress: Would you like anything else? John: We’re not sure. We’ll probably order more later. Is that okay? Waitress: Sure. Would you like something to drink? [...]

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Bilingual – English and Spanish – 2

Download audio file (spanish2.mp3) Learn English and learn Spanish at the same time. Where are you going? (Spanish) I am going home. (Spanish) What is your name? (Spanish) My name is Mark. (Mark) What is your name? (Spanish) My name is Luis. (Spanish) Do you drink? (Spanish) Does he drink? (Spanish) Yes he does. (Spanish) [...]

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Who was the real Hannibal?

Download audio file (ishtar.mp3) at grabthar Syrian Guy: There. What happened there? You know? Mark: You were talking about Ishtar. The old Assyrian goddess. Syrian Guy: Ishtarte. Ishtarte. Mark: Ishtarte. Yeah. Syrian Guy: She was the goddess of the sun. The sun-goddess. Mark: Right. This is in ancient Assyria. Syrian Guy: Ancient Syria and there [...]

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Bilingual – English and Thai – 2

Download audio file (thai2.mp3) Hiromi enjoyed learning a little Thai so she learned some more. She decided to study Thai and to study English at the same time (simultaneously). My name is Hiromi. (Thai) I come from Japan. (Thai) I am a student. (Thai) I am a nursing student. (Thai) Can you speak English? (Thai) [...]

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Miyako’s Education – Part 34

Download audio file (miyako34.mp3) at jslander Miyako: What are you going to order? John: I haven’t decided yet. What about you? What are you going to have? Miyako: I don’t know. I can’t make up my mind. I don’t know what anything is. You’ll have to order for me. John: Do you want to get [...]

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Bilingual – English and French – 2

Download audio file (french2.mp3) Where are you from? (French) I am from Australia. (French) Where are you from? (French) I am from France. (French) Have you been to Australia? (French) No I haven’t. (French) Have you been to France? (French) Yes, I have. (French) I want to go to Australia. (French) I want to travel [...]

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In those days it was called the Western Transvaal

Download audio file (isabel1.mp3) at pingnews.com Mark: What part of South Africa were you born in? Isabel: In those days it was called the western Transvaal. Mark: Right. Isabel: These days it is called the Northern Province. Mark: The Northern Province. Isabel: Yes. It is west of Johannesburg. About a hundred and sixty kilometers west. [...]

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Bilingual – English and Afrikaans – 1

Download audio file (afrikaans1.mp3) I speak English. (Afrikaans) Do you speak English? (Afrikaans) Yes, I do. (Afrikaans) Do you speak Dutch? (Afrikaans) No, I don’t. (Afrikaans) I want to learn Afrikaans. (Afrikaans) Where are you going? (Afrikaans) I am going home. (Afrikaans)

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