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Free daily podcast stories in 40 languages. Each episode tells a short story, then replays it sentence by sentence with the English translation.
Choose your languageHow an episode works
Listen to the story.
A new short story every day, told in the language you're learning.
Hear it again with English.
The story replays one sentence at a time, each followed by its translation.
Review the words.
Every episode page has the full transcript and a vocabulary list.
Example from a recent episode
Unveiling the Secret Library of Buenos Aires: A Tale of Tradition
En el viejo barrio de Buenos Aires, había una biblioteca secreta.
In the old neighborhood of Buenos Aires, there was a secret library.
Oculta entre callejuelas y fachadas antiguas, era un lugar casi olvidado por el tiempo.
Hidden among alleyways and ancient facades, it was a place almost forgotten by time.
Al entrar, uno era recibido por el susurro de las páginas y el crujir suave de las estanterías de madera.
Upon entering, one was greeted by the whisper of pages and the gentle creaking of wooden bookshelves.
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