Posts Tagged ‘audio’
Mar
Mar
Guest reading: Prawiek i inne czasy
This is the first installment of a new weekly feature I’m going to do here, featuring non-English speakers reading in their native language. You’ll hear native pronunciation, and be able to read along and improve your comprehension. I hope you’ll find these posts useful!
Our first contribution comes from Ewelina Gonera, a native Polish speaker…
Mar
Mar
Guest reading: Евгений Онегин, chapter 31
This is the second installment of my new weekly feature, based on non-English speakers reading in their native language. You can hear native pronunciation, while reading along, and hopefully it will help you to improve your comprehension.
Today’s contribution comes from Natasha, a native Russian speaker who is working hard to improve her English.
She…
Apr
Apr
Guest reading: from Revista Unidiversidad
This week’s guest reading comes to us from Carlos, a native Spanish speaker in Mexico City. Carlos is a translator, among other things, and he has recently started an interesting blog called Overwhelmingly Inspired which I recommend you have a look at.
He reads a fragment taken from Revista Unidiversidad. February, 2011.
Carlos reads Revista…
Apr
Apr
Guest reading: Moab is my washpot
Hey, guys. I’m Roman, a fellow language addict and aspiring traveler, eager to explore the cultures of the world we live in. The first language I acquired was English. It came sort of naturally to me, and only recently I realized what an amazing skill I have, because it allows me to communicate with you…
Apr
Apr
Guest reading: O Rádio Apaixonado
This week’s guest reading comes to use from Lucas L Carvalho, a native speaker of Brazilian Portuguese. Lucas is 24 years old, a lawyer, and a singer/songwriter with a few songs available on MySpace, so check those out. Lucas loves the English language, and is also currently studying French and Spanish.
He reads us a…
Apr
Apr
Guest Reading: La Nacion
This week’s guest reading was recorded by Paulino Brener, a native Spanish-speaker from Argentina. Paulino lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where is is a school teacher, a performer, and a champion of Latin-American culture, among other things. He is also a good friend.
Paulino has chosen to read a bit of political news from La Nacion,…
May
May
Guest reading: Don Quixote de la Mancha
This week’s guest reading comes to us from Clarence Olivier, a native Spanish speaker from Spain. Clarence is a linguist who speaks four languages (English, Spanish, French, Italian), and is currently learning German and Japanese at the same time, which he write about at his blog, The Fine Apps.
Clarence has chosen to read to…
May
May
Guest reading: Amigos Detectives
This week, we welcome back Paulino Brener for another guest reading. You may recall that he is a native of Argentina, and recently read to us from La Nacion.
Paulino’s submission this week is a bit different from previous guest readings. He is very passionate and creative in teaching Spanish, and this is just one…