Liverpool Accent

Written by on October 31, 2007 - 21 Comments

The Beatles are from Liverpool. Listen to this recording and find out what a real Liverpool accent sounds like.

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People and Places – The Swami 4 – The Same Thing

Written by on October 30, 2007 - 4 Comments

Download audio file (swami4.mp3) at Irp Swami: So you have the five senses. Mark: Mm. Mm.What is the relationship between Atman and Brahman? Swami: Brahman and Atman are the same thing. Mark: Mm. Swami: Brahman is the lingua franca… is the terminology for “the formless infinite” as described in the Upanishads. Upanishads are the end [...]

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Bilingual – English and Chinese – 2

Written by on October 30, 2007 - 7 Comments

Download audio file (chinese2.mp3) Use this post to learn English and Mandarin at the same time. I will say something in English and you say it in Chinese. I speak English (Mandarin Chinese) I don’t speak Chinese. (Mandarin) I speak Chinese. (Mandarin) I don’t speak English. (Mandarin) Do you speak Chinese? I speak a little [...]

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Mashed, Smashed, or Whipped Potatoes

Written by on October 29, 2007 - 7 Comments

Download audio file (potatoes.mp3) at Lynnintokyo Wayne, from northern Kentucky, explains to Aaron the difference between mashed, smashed, and whipped potatoes. Aaron: What’s the difference between mashed potatoes, smashed potatoes, and whipped potatoes? Wayne: Well, whipped potatoes are when you take a blender and you blend them with a blender and beat them. Aaron: Yeah? [...]

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Bilingual – English and Bengali – 1

Written by on October 28, 2007 - 0 Comments

Download audio file (bengali1.mp3) I speak Bengali. (Bengali) I don’t speak English (Bengali) I don’t speak Hindi. (Bengali) I speak French. (Bengali) I want to learn Bengali. (Bengali) I speak a little Bengali. (Bengali) I want to go to Dhaka. (Bengali) I don’t want to go to Bangkok. (Bengali) I want to go to Dhaka. [...]

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The Christiania Community in Copenhagen

Written by on October 25, 2007 - 4 Comments

Download audio file (christiania.mp3) at Only Alice Three guys are sitting by the lake in Phnom Penh talking about Christiania and the death of hippie culture in Copenhagen. Mark: Christiana. What year was that? Danish Guy: Christiania was occupied….it was an old military… like… what do you call it …”concessionary” or something like that it. [...]

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Bilingual – English and Spanish – 4

Written by on October 24, 2007 - 3 Comments

Download audio file (spanish4visa.mp3) Use this post to learn English and Spanish at the same time. Visa (Spanish) I have a visa. (Spanish) I don’t have a visa. (Spanish) Passport (Spanish) I have a passport. (Spanish) I don’t have a passport. (Spanish) Do you have a visa? (Spanish) Does he have a visa? (Spanish) I [...]

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The Tamil Minority in Sri Lanka

Written by on October 17, 2007 - 6 Comments

Download audio file (tamilminority.mp3) at noaman Reporter: Uh-huh. Tamil Man: Open this one. (the digital recorder; “turn it on”) Reporter: Yeah. Tamil Man: Very important. Reporter: Good. Tamil Man: The Sri Lankan Government; what they are doing now. They understand that the Tamil people; the problem comes from the university. Reporter: M-hm. Tamil Man: And [...]

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Bilingual – English and Tamil – 1

Written by on October 16, 2007 - 11 Comments

Download audio file (tamil1.mp3) Use this post to learn English and Tamil at the same time. I speak Tamil I speak Tamil Do you speak Tamil? I speak a little Tamil. He speaks Tamil. He doesn’t speak Tamil. She doesn’t speak Tamil. I want to learn Tamil. Where are you from? I am from Tamil [...]

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What is it like in a Dogon Village?

Written by on October 10, 2007 - 6 Comments

Download audio file (luisdogon.mp3) at el rabbit A group of friends start to talk about Dogon villages in Africa and end up talking about nationalism. Mark: What is the Dogon village like? Luis: They are clay… and they are… Mark: Clay houses? Luis: Clay houses. Mark: Round houses? Luis: No. Mark: Square? Luis: No, they [...]

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