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Vocapp Vibes: Language and Culture (#7-Southern Italy Edition)

August 21, 2019 Maciek Comments 0 Comment

Good Life my listeners!!! Today’s episode is an answer to the second episode where we talked about Italy and we figured out many differences between the South and the North part of the country. Since our guest in the second episode was from the North, we are now interested in hearing a voice from the South! With help from our guest Christian, we’ll be talking about:

Southern Italian Dialect words
Southern Italian culture through the eyes of a native.
Curiosities and stereotypes from Southern Italy
Personal Stories
Italian songs, Football, Travel tips and positive vibes

There are so many things to discover about the Italian culture, that we don’t know where to start! But you should definitely start with our podcast…

August 7, 2019 Maciek Comments 0 Comment

Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Life!! How’s your vibe today ??

ATTENTION LISTENERS THIS WEEK’S PODCAST IS FULL OF CULTURE AND POSITIVE VIBES !!

For the sixth episode of our humble podcast we are joined by our Mexican guest Alexis Angulo, who’s a journalist, Spanish teacher and a podcaster in Poland and has lived in the land of pierogi for a quite long time. He calls himself more Polish than bigos (a traditional Polish dish) and brought his unique critical mindset that allowed us discuss many topics like:

July 31, 2019 Maciek Comments 0 Comment

God Save The Queen!!

For the fifth episode of our humble podcast we are joined by our UK guest Lily, who’s brought her unique singing voice and some grimey slang from across the North sea! We’ll be discussing:

Where to visit in the UK according to a native,
Stereotypes and the North-South divide,
British music new and old (featuring an unexpected acapella duet),
The demise of British politics,
Traditional and urban slang.

You don’t want to miss this, press play to listen now!

Don’t forget to check out both courses mentioned during the podcast:

Listen to the previous and new episodes on:

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July 26, 2019 Maciek Comments 0 Comment

Hello my Listeners!!! How are you today ?? Hope everything is good because we are about to bring some good vibes with the 4th episode of our humble podcast.

For today’s episode we are going to bring you some Portuguese “Saudade” vibes
With help from our guest Alexandra the great, we’ll discuss about:

- Portuguese culture through the eyes of a native
- Curiosities and stereotypes
- Personal Stories
- Portuguese songs: Everything you should know about Fado and it connection with culture !!
- Portuguese language tips
So don’t hesitate and press the play!!

Vocapp you, Vocapp me, Vocapp your life: Learn laguages with flashcards!

Why learn Portuguese ?

You might know that Portugal is a small country, but its language has travelled a lot.
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Vocapp Vibes: Language and Culture(#3-France)

July 18, 2019 Maciek Comments 0 Comment

Good morning, Good afternoon, Good evening and Good vibes to you, Listeners and “Listenarsss”.

Welcome to the Third episode of our humble podcast, yes, we’ve reached our Third episode!!!

For today’s episode we are going to talk about a “Délicieux” country. Yes, you’re right! We are going to talk about France.
With help from our guest Marjorie, we’ll be talking about:

French culture through the eyes of a native
Curiosities and stereotypes
Personal Stories
French songs with our Karaoke: “VOCAPP-oke”
French language tips

VocApp you, VocApp me, VocApp your life: Learn languages with flashcards!!!

Have you ever wanted to learn the French language but you didn’t know where to start? Well, just start with our everyday phrases in French and then keep on studying French with French in 1 day and French: day 2 . We will teach you basic French vocabulary, common French expressions and essential French phrases. After our course you will be able to have a basic French conversation with your native friends and ask for information; always useful when travelling abroad!

July 11, 2019 Maciek Comments 0 Comment

Hello Listeners! Welcome to the second episode of our humble podcast!!

For today’s episode we are going to talk about a very loved and famous country: Italy!
With help from our guest Giulia, we’ll be talking about:

Italian culture through the eyes of a native Italian
Curiosities and stereotypes
Personal Stories
Italian songs with our Karaoke: “VOCAPP-oke”
Italian language tips

There are so many things to discover about the Italian culture, that we don’t know where to start. But you should start with our podcast…

VocApp you, VocApp me, VocApp your life: Learn languages with flashcards!!!

Do you want to learn the Italian language whilst at the same time learning how to behave like an Italian? Then dive into Italian culture! Find out everything you need to know to be a real Italian “ragazzo” with our VocApp courses mentioned during this humble episode:

July 4, 2019 Maciek Comments 0 Comment

Vocapp is inviting you reader, to now also become a listener with our new PODCAST!!

“Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.”. Goethe was very accurate when he said this sentence. Each week our host João Jacques will bring the most positive vibe you can get during your day.

We discuss:

Every episode our host interviews guests from the Most Diverse Countries in this “Humble World”.
If you want to learn not only language and culture but also about Countries’ curiosities, Weird stories, Songs, Life, Travel, I mean Everything (!!) then this is the podcast for you.

For our very first episode with help from our Guest Evija!! We’ll be talking about Latvia, the Latvian language and a lot of curiosities from this very interesting country.

June 25, 2019 Maciek Comments 0 Comment

Globalization has made it possible for us to get to know countries like China, but do we really understand them? Stay with VocApp and get to know what no one told you about living in China as a foreigner!

The ancient traditions of the oldest living civilization in the world are still far from being understood by foreigners that go to live in this country. If this is your case, VocApp is here with some tips and advice to prepare you for life in the People’s Republic of China!

And by the way, in case you want to learn Chinese, don’t forget to check out our Webstite at VocApp full of Chinese courses for you to learn from! For instants, you can check out our course Chinese in 1 day! But for now, continue reading about the amazingly interesting Chinese culture!

June 13, 2019 Maciek Comments 0 Comment

Here is another one of our Top 10’s! Discover new destinations for summer in Europe with VocApp and party all summer long with our TOP 10 Summer Music Festivals in Europe!

Do you want to enjoy a summer music festival in Europe and don’t know where to go? Do you want to find the right festival for you and your favorite music and artists? You are in the right place then! We compiled a list of summer music festivals TOP 10 Summer Music Festivals in Europe to help you decide on which summer festivals to enjoy! From Portugal to Iceland, from Tomorrowland to Hellfest Open Air and Defqon.1 Weekend Festival, we have festivals for everybody’s musical tastes!

1. Isle of Wight Festival | England | 13-16 June 2019

The festival started off as a counterculture event in the 1960s and has since grown to become one of the biggest music festivals in the UK. Hosted on the largest island in England, the festival is a four day bender that features some of the biggest names in the biz. This year’s headliners are Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, George Ezra, Biffy Clyro – just to give you an idea of the calibre of talent bustling around the island over this weekend.

June 12, 2019 Maciek Comments 0 Comment

This week, the VocApp team will explore with you the little things that make us love and hate grammar, in this blog “Grammar: Our Best Enemy”, and all the difficult rules that drive us nuts!

Grammar Best Enemy

Let’s be realistic, even if learning a new language is mostly fun, polyglots all agree that it can sometimes be a difficult task and grammar often doesn’t help.

In this article “Grammar: Our Best Enemy” we will talk about 5 languages and the little bits and bobs that make up the grammar of each of those languages. We will talk about why grammar is our best enemy in Portuguese, French, Italian, German and Spanish!

And do not forget! If you are interested in any of those languages you can check out our website at VocApp and download our App to study and improve your skills! Let’s begin!