💡 Language Learning Tips 🎙️Episodes

If you’re just getting started with Spanish and aren’t sure what to do first, this episode is for you. I break down my 5 favorite free and low-cost Spanish resources for beginners, and why you should use them. I also talk about things you should avoid and what to focus on at your level. See the links below for full reviews and discounts for the resources mentioned in the episode. Show Notes: https://www.learnspanishconsalsa.com/beginner Links and Resources Pimsleur ( Get 25% off Pimsleur ) Mango...

You may know my guest in this episode from her YouTube channel The Urban Eve where she talks all about travel and language learning. Eve speaks 8 languages and she's going to share with us her secret to learning languages quickly and how to deal with mistakes in language learning. She also touches on the best way to prevent mixing up words when you're learning similar languages, and at the end she'll tell us about an exciting opportunity she has coming up to join her in her travels and learn so...

How many times have you downloaded an app to learn Spanish, but a month later you still hadn’t even opened it? Or have you ever signed up for an online Spanish course that you just never got around to finishing? In this episode, I’m going to share stories from language learners just like you who discovered how to get themselves on track and to stay accountable to meeting their Spanish learning goals. Want to Learn Spanish the Fast, Fun Way? Join the Spanish Con Salsa Community and go from Beginn...

I recently released my free workshop Beginner to Bilingual: The Fast Track to Spanish Fluency . For the first time, I'm revealing all of my success strategies for rapid language learning. So if you're just getting started with Spanish, or if you've been learning for a while but want to make progress faster, this workshop is for you. I'm going to show you all of tactics I've learned from years of trial & error. And I'll give you some strategies you can implement right away. For a limited time,...

Show Notes & Transcript: https://www.learnspanishconsalsa.com/habits2 How do you get yourself to follow through with learning and speaking Spanish on a regular basis? If you haven’t already, go back and listen to episode 16 about how to establish the habit of using Spanish in your daily life and complete the 3 action steps before listening to this episode. In this episode, we’ll talk about how to stick with your habits…even when we don’t feel 100% motivated. I’ll give you some practical tips on ...

Show Notes & Transcript: https://www.learnspanishconsalsa.com/habits Do you struggle to stay on track with improving your Spanish? Have you started learning on one app, only to quit when it got boring, and then later started another program and then stopped that too because you got busy? In this episode, we’re going to talk about how to make learning Spanish as effortless as possible. I’ll give you some practical advice and 3 action steps to help you incorporate learning Spanish into your dail...

Lost in Translation: How to Avoid Confusion and Communicate Effectively in Intercultural Relationships (An Interview with Maribel Quezada-Smith from the podcast Diferente) Learning Spanish goes hand-in-hand with learning about Latino culture. As we learn the language, we meet new people, make friends, and even start dating people outside of our own culture. In this episode, we're going to talk about intercultural relationships with creative entrepreneur and podcast host Maribel Quezada-Smith. ...

Do you have a hard time understanding native Spanish speakers? Does it sound like they just speak way too fast for you to catch every word? Well, we’re here to help. In this conversation with Shahidah Foster, founder of Black Girls Learn Languages, we’ll give you 4 specific strategies you can try right away to improve your Spanish listening skills. Listen up as we help you tune your ear to understand spoken Spanish. Show Notes & Transcript: https://www.learnspanishconsalsa.com/7 Links and Re...

What if there was a way to make friends with a native Spanish speaker and practice at any time and any place for free? This week we are joined by our guest Tobias Dickmeis, one of the co-founders of the popular language exchange app Tandem. The app has close to 6 million users in over 150 languages – ¡Dios mío! Tobias shares with us some of the factors that contribute to a positive language exchange experience, how to find the right partner, and how Tandem makes finding language partners safe a...

Learn how to find reliable conversation partners to improve your Spanish speaking skills for free. In this episode, we’ll review how to determine if you’re ready for a language exchange, its benefits and challenges, and how to get the most out of the language exchange by following 5 simple steps. Show Notes: https://www.learnspanishconsalsa.com/languageexchange Links and Resources: The 6 Best Sites and Apps to Find Spanish Conversation Partners > http://www.learnspanishconsalsa.com/6-best-sites...

Have you ever heard a song in Spanish that you really like and you wish you could understand it? Do you want to incorporate music into your language learning but don’t know where to start? Not to worry, by the end of this episode you’ll have 9 creative ways you can use music in learning Spanish, whether you’re Spanish level is beginner or intermediate. Show Notes: https://www.learnspanishconsalsa.com/4 Free Class: How to Learn Spanish with Latin Music Links and Resources: Comparison Between Ank...

5 – 6 – 7 – 8! What if I told you that dancing salsa could help you with your Spanish? In this week’s podcast, we dive into the specifics of why dancing to Latin music gives you an immediate advantage in learning Spanish. The skills you've developed as a dancer enhance your language learning ability--beyond just language exposure and cultural immersion. Listen to this episode to explore the reasons why listening and dancing to Latin music can accelerate your Spanish learning. Show Notes & Full T...