Use this post to learn English and Flemish at the same time.

Where are you from?

I come from Belgium.

Which language do you speak?

I speak Flemish.

How many languages are there in Belgium?

There are three official languages in Belgium.

One of them is Flemish.

Another is French.

The third one is German.

There are a few German speakers in Belgium.

Where are you going now?

I am going swimming.

Is there a swimming pool here?

Yes, there is.

That sounds like a good idea.

See you later.

at Cornell University Library

Listen to these three accents: Australian, English and American.

I don’t have any money.

I have to go to the bank.

Where is the bank?

I don’t know.

Do you know?

Yes, I do.

There is a bank over there.

Thanks very much.

at MorBCN

Mark: Ok. Well. I have been here for a couple of weeks now. In Mosquito City. And I have got a job and I have made friends with the richest man in town: Peter Bestluck, and I have met his sister and I am making a lot of friends and I am having a great time. This is a really great place. But something is kind of weird…. like…. I just went to work today and I was talking to my boss, Frank, about finding a place to live down in Brooklyn and he started to talk to me and suddenly he shimmered and changed shape and he turned into Peter and he turned back into Frank and he turned into Peter again. Is it you Peter, or is it Frank? What is going on here? Are you Frank or Peter?
Frank: Nh…
Mark: Are you ok? Are you ok?
Frank: Well ahm..
Mark: Are you ok?

(the sound of slapping)

Mark: I am just slapping him here. I am trying to get him to like…wake up.…Are you ok?

(the sound of slapping)

Frank: Well. ham …ah well ahm… ah… Hey Mark! How are you doing?
Mark: I am doing…
Frank: What is the problem?
Mark: No problem. No problem.
Frank: Take a seat. You know? Relax. I will tell you one thing because I am aware of what may be happening. I am aware you are having strange…there is a strange contradiction, isn’t there?
Mark: Something is funny here. Peter? Is it Peter or Frank?
Frank: Well. This is a very strange place. Quite a few, what I would say are magical things, happen here.
Mark: You mean… some people are other people?
Frank: No, it may seem like that but it is not quite…
Mark: Who am I talking to? Are you Peter or Frank?
Stephanie: No, I am Stephanie.
Mark: Stephanie! Stephanie! it is you! Stephanie!
Stephanie: You have just woken up from a very strange dream. If you get out of bed and walk around you might feel better.
Mark: Ok. It is ME! I am the one who is dreaming. That is what it is. I am the one who is dreaming.
Stephanie: If you just take a walk out and see the beautiful sea…
Mark: Now. Ok. Stephanie. Oh Stephanie!

(the sound of an alarm)

Mark: It is you! It is all a dream but I wish it was real. Oh it is Monday morning. I have to go to work!

at The Library of Congress

Man: So where are the best places to study vedanta like in southern India?
Woman: Well in my opinion, if you can get into Swami Dayananda Sarasvati’s ashrams… He has one in Coimbatore
Man: Say that again.
Woman: Coimbatore.
Man: What state is that in?
Woman: Tamil Nadu.
Man: Uh-huh.
Woman: And one in Rishikesh.
Man: That is where I am going.
Woman: Yes. And one in Pennsylvania and if you go to Rishikesh now, why don’t you just go and look it up?
Man: I will.
Woman: It is called Kailash.
Man: Kailash.
Woman: Kailash Ashram. Write his name. Swami Dayananda Sarasvati. I think all the pundits around Rishikesh will be able to direct you to it because it is not exactly in the main area of Rishikesh.
Man: Swami Daya..?
Woman: It is Daya D A Y A N A N D A
Man: Dayananda.
Woman: Dayananda
Man: Swami Dayananda Sarasvati.
Woman: Yes.
Man: Kailash Ashram, Rishikesh.

Use this post to learn English and Arabic at the same time.

Where are you going?

(Arabic)

I am going to the market.

Where are you going?

I am going home.

Where is he going?

He is going to the airport.

What are you doing?

I am not doing anything.

Do you want to eat?

Yes I do.

I am hungry.

Are you hungry?

Yes, I am.

Do you want to eat with us?

Yes, thank you.

Let’s go.

Where do you want to eat?

I don’t know.

Where do you want to eat?

Let’s eat over there.

That is a good restaurant.

That is a good restaurant.

Is it expensive?

No it s not expensive

It’s very cheap.

Let’s go.

at M J M

Mark: Ok. It’s Monday morning and I have to go to work. Ok. I am going to walk to work. Ok. It is not very far. Ok. Here we are. Here we are. The Mosquito Herald. Ok. I am going in to work now I am just walking inside and there is my boss. Hi Frank!
Frank: Hi Mark. How are you doing? Walk in. How was it?
Mark: Sorry?
Frank: How was the interview?
Mark: With Peter?
Frank: Yes. Of course. With Peter?
Mark: Great. Great.
Peter: Oh. Great.
Mark: I have written a couple of pieces. You didn’t get those emails? Did you get those emails?
Yeah, we did. We did. We did. I haven’t opened them yet.
Mark: Good. Good.
Frank: I’ll open them now.
Mark: Ok. Frank?
Frank: Yeah?
Mark: Do you mind if I ask you you a question?
Frank: Go ahead.
Mark: I need a place to live and I am like…Brooklyn…I was thinking of moving into Brooklyn. How do you find a place to live in Mosquito City. Like ah…?
Frank: You couldn’t have thought of a better place than Brooklyn to live
Mark: Yeah?
Frank: Do you like… But there again it is very arty. Do you like art and music?
Mark: Yes, I do.
Frank: Oh it is buzzing with art and music.
Mark: Everybody likes art and music.
Frank: Oh yeah. The cafes. Beaming with amazing sounds. You know?
Mark: Right? Ok. Ok. So you are talking like a studio apartment… atelier type thing?
Frank: Yeah. Yeah. There are some great ones. In fact I have one.
Mark: You live down in Brooklyn?
Frank: I know you want to sort things out yourself. You know…You are an adult. But I have a perfect place in Brooklyn.
Mark: Really?
Frank: And it is empty.
Mark: Really?
Frank: It is empty. It is extraordinary.
Mark: It is your place or…?
Frank: Of course.
Mark: It is your place?
Frank: I own half of Brooklyn.
Mark: You own half of Brooklyn?
Frank: I am the richest man here. You know? I mean… I don’t want to sound deceitful…
Mark: Richer than Peter Bestluck?
Frank: What is the word? Conceited. That is the word?
Mark: Richer than Peter Bestluck?
Frank: Oh! (laughs)
Mark: Hang on a minute! Peter! Frank! Frank! Peter! It’s you! Frank, you are Peter! Peter, you are Frank! Oh my god! Peter Bestluck! You are Frank. Frank, you are Peter Bestluck!
Frank: Hang on! Hang on! My goodness. I just had this strange dream. I lost my consciousness. Is everything ok? Sorry take a seat. I will make you a cup of tea.

Use this post to learn English and Luritja at the same time.

What do you want?

I don’t want anything.

What does he want?

He wants to learn Luritja.

Why?

He works with Luritja people.

Where is he from?

He is from Sydney.

at M J M

I think grammar is beautiful.
I think grammar is beautiful.
I think it’s beautiful.
Grammar is music.

Music.
Words are music.
Music.
Everything has music.

I was watching television.
I saw a programme
I saw a programme about a Finnish guy.
I saw a programme about a Finnish guy.
I saw a programme about a Finnish guy who was a musician.
a musician
I saw a programme about a Finnish guy who was a musician.
He was a musician.
He was a musician.
a musician.
He was a musician.

He was a musician and a composer.

I saw a TV programme about a Finnish guy who was musician and a composer.

I saw a TV programme about a Finnish guy who was a musician and a composer and he traveled around.

He travelled around.

I saw a TV programme about a Finnish guy who was a musician and a composer and he traveled around.

I saw a programme about a guy; a Finnish guy, who was a musician and composer and he traveled around and recorded sounds.

He traveled around and recorded sounds.

I was watching TV and I saw a TV programme about a Finnish guy who was a musician and a composer and he traveled around and he recorded sounds in factories on farms.

What were you saying?
As I was saying…
As I was saying….

What were you saying?
As I was saying…

What were you saying?
What were you saying?
What was he saying?
What was she saying?
What was he saying?

As I was saying…

I was watching TV and I was watching a programme about a Finnish guy and he was a musician and a composer and he traveled around and he recorded music in factories and workplaces and he mixed it on a computer and he combined it in new ways and he played the piano accordion and he mixed his live piano accordion music with computerised recordings of the factories and workplaces; the sewing machines, the presses, the wells, the pumps, the crushers, the kneaders, the boilers, the mills, all the machines, all the sounds of the workplace.

He played in rhythm with different mixtures of these sounds on the back of a truck in the desert.

Music is everywhere.
Music is everywhere.
Music is sound.
Music is song.
Music is language.
Music is language.

It’s language
That’s what it is.
It’s language
Music is language.

When you speak, think that you are singing!
Think that you are singing, because you are.

You are singing every time you open your mouth.

every time you open your mouth

You are singing.
You are singing.
Every time you open your mouth, you are singing.
Every time you open your mouth, you are singing.

on the train
in the street

You are singing.
Every time you open your mouth, you are singing.

in the street and on the train
every time
every time
every time
in the street
on the train
every time
int he street
on the train
on the bus
in the supermarket
at home
every time

Sound is song.
Sound is music.
music
muse
muse
museum

Now I am going to tell you the story of the nine muses.

Long ago in ancient Greece there were nine sisters.

The Gods of Mt Olympus put them in charge of nine faculties.

One was in charge of epic poetry.
One was in charge of lyric poetry.
One was in charge of drama.
One was in charge of history.
One was in charge of dance.

one was in charge of …
one was in charge of …
one was in charge of …
one was in charge of …
one was in charge of …
one was in charge of…

each
each of them
each of them
They were each in charge of different faculties.

in charge of
in charge of

The nine muses are in charge of nine different human faculties, according to the ancient Greeks.

It is from them that we have the word “music”.

Use the internet to find out the names of the nine muses. Write and tell us about the nine muses. Do not copy. Read and take notes and then write your own original text about the nine muses.

Use this post to learn English and German at the same time.

What is that?

It is a photograph.

Who is that?

That is my father.

How old is he?

He is sixty-five.

Where does he live?

He lives in Berlin.

Who is this?

This is my mother.

How old is she?

She is sixty-one.

Do you have a brother?

Yes, I do.

Where is he?

He is in France.

How old is he?

He is thirty-eight.

What does he do?

He is an engineer, an artist, a novelist.

Who is this?

This is my sister.

Where is she?

She is in America.

What does she do?

She is a nurse.

Is she married to an American?

No , she is not.

She is not married.

She is single.

Are you married?

No, I am not.

I am divorced.

Are you divorced?

Yes, I am.

You too?

Yes, me too.

at leftantler

John: Hi, Yumie, have you heard the news?
Yumie: The TV news?
John: No, Miyako’s news! She’s going to go to Oz. She’s going to be there for a whole year.
Yumie: Oh wow! When? Where? Why? How Long? How is she going to be able to afford it? No! Wait! I’ll call her! I’ll ask her.