Episode 162 12 Questions to Keep Spanish Conversations Flowing After you start a conversation, it can be difficult to keep it going–especially if you lack vocabulary and aren’t sure what to say next. This can leave you struggling to keep a conversation going in Spanish. Avoid those… Read More »Episode 162: 12 Questions to Keep Spanish Conversations Flowing
Episode 161 Atomic Habits for Spanish Language Learners It’s time to set your Spanish goals, but you want to make sure you actually get them done this time around. Enter Atomic Habits by James Clear. I’ll give you the top tips from this bestseller that… Read More »Episode 161: Atomic Habits for Spanish Language Learners
Episode 160 5 Reasons You’re Not Fluent in Spanish Yet Have you been learning Spanish for some time, but still aren’t sure what it will take to get fluent? If so, this episode is for you. I explain the top 5 reasons you’re not fluent… Read More »Episode 160: 5 Reasons Why You’re Not Fluent in Spanish…Yet
Episode 159 Conversation Hacks For When You Don’t Understand Native Speakers Have you ever been in a conversation with a native Spanish speaker and you have NO IDEA what they said to you? Then you ended up freezing up and looking completely lost with a… Read More »Episode 159: Conversation Hacks For When You Don’t Understand Native Speakers
Episode 158 Learn Indirect Objects with Salsa Music: Aires de Navidad In this episode, you’ll learn some helpful shortcuts on when to use indirect objects in Spanish, while reviewing a few examples from the classic salsa song “Aires de Navidad” by Hector Lavoe and Willie… Read More »Episode 158: Learn Indirect Objects with Salsa Music: Aires de Navidad
Episode 157 Conversaciones decembrinas de Colombia During the fiestas decembrinas (winter holidays), Colombians have a special way of celebrating. In this episode, you’ll hear a conversation about making plans with family and all the tasty dishes made in a typical Colombian household. To get access to the… Read More »Episode 157: Conversaciones decembrinas de Colombia
Episode 156 Coquito y Parrandas: Celebrando Navidad en Puerto Rico In this episode, you’ll learn how Puerto Ricans celebrate Christmas, and how they own the holidays by adding unique and traditional elements to make it fun and parrandera. Note: In order to access the transcript… Read More »Episode 156: Coquito y Parrandas: Celebrando Navidad en Puerto Rico
Episode 155 Learn Family Members in Spanish with Music Are you going to see extended family this holiday season? In this episode, we’ll help you learn how to talk all about la familia política (in-laws) and other family members with a fun bachata song. Resources… Read More »Episode 155: Learn Family Members in Spanish with Music
Episode 153 Aprende español colombiano con la música: ‘Mi encanto’ por Carlos Vives (parte 1) In this week’s episode, you’ll learn all about Colombian Spanish and culture through the country’s music. Language Coach Maribel Zapata talks about music genres in Colombia from vallenato to salsa.… Read More »Episode 153: Aprende español colombiano con la música: ‘Mi encanto’ por Carlos Vives (parte 1)
Episode 152 When Should You Change Your Approach to Learning Spanish? (Interview with Rebecca Kinsella) From countlessly learning formulated answers on Duolingo to consistently speaking Spanish every week and making measurable progress. This is Rebecca’s story of how she decided to switch her approach to… Read More »Episode 152: When Should You Change Your Approach to Learning Spanish? (Interview with Rebecca Kinsella)