🎙️Episodes

Aug. 4, 2021

Do You Need a Language Teacher or Coach? ♫ 135

Right now, we're all watching the best athletes in the world compete at the Olympic games in Tokyo. And while we all know that Olympic athletes rely on coaches to perform at their highest level, you may not know that language...

July 27, 2021

What is Your Language Learning Type? ♫ 134

What type of language learner are you? The type of language learner you are will influence how quickly you reach Spanish fluency. I will help you improve your Spanish and accelerate your path to fluency by helping you identi...

July 21, 2021

Learn Spanish Verbs with Music [Tu amor me hace bien] ♫ 133

We're breaking down the lyrics to the song Tu amor me hace bien by singer Marc Anthony. I'm going to share some expressions with the verb hacer . Learn different ways to use the verb hacer , and how to use it in conversations...

July 13, 2021

The Music-Lover’s Guide to Becoming Fluent in Spanish (Olly Richards Interview) ♫ 132

In this week's episode, I am actually going to be the interviewee so I will not be doing the interview this week but I'm giving you an opportunity to hear someone else interview me. We talked all about learning Spanish with m...

July 6, 2021

The Smart Way to Master the Past Tense ♫ 131

Do you struggle to think of the *right* verb conjugation during a conversation? Unlike English, Spanish has different verb forms when you're speaking in the past tense. In this episode, we're going to talk about the smart way...

June 29, 2021

Backpacking and Slow Travel in Ecuador and El Salvador (Part 2) ♫ 130

This week you get to hear part 2 of my conversation with Melissa Neacato from Traveling Wallet. In our conversation we talk about slow travel, her #1 travel hack to offset costs and get deals on airline tickets, and how to pa...

June 22, 2021

Slow Travel in Ecuador and El Salvador (Part 1) ♫ 129

Imagine if you could spend 4 months traveling to ALL the countries on your bucket list. Our guest this week, Melissa Neacato, did just that with her family of four. Melissa, her husband, and 2 children took a four month ' mi...

June 15, 2021

How to 10X Your Spanish Vocabulary with Audiobooks ♫ 128

Learning new words is undoubtedly the foundation of learning any new language. Expanding your vocabulary enhances your ability to express yourself and understand others. Most language learners tend to rely on reading alone to...

June 8, 2021

3 Things You Should STOP Doing at the Intermediate Level ♫ 127

Listen to the Episode + Get Show Notes : https://www.learnspanishconsalsa.com/127 Are you spending most of your time watching telenovelas or racking up points on a language app? If so, and you're no longer at the beginner lev...

June 1, 2021

Learning Spanish through Story (Interview with Olly Richards, StoryLearning) ♫ 126

Listen to the Episode + Get Show Notes : https://www.learnspanishconsalsa.com/126 Our guest this week is polyglot Olly Richards. He is a language educator and author from the UK who speaks 8 languages. Olly started a blog cal...

May 25, 2021

Dancing for a Cause (Interview with Alex Morel and Desiree Godsell) ♫ 125

Listen to the Episode + Learn Spanish Vocabulary for Dancers @ https://www.learnspanishconsalsa.com/125 Nuestros invitados de este episodio son Alex y Desiree, bailarines profesionales especializados en baile de estilo latino...

May 18, 2021

The Black Expat: Living in Puerto Rico (Interview with Tennay Davis Porter and Troy Porter) ♫ 124

In this episode we continue the Black Expat series with an interview with Tennay Davis Porter and Troy Porter. In our conversation, Tennay and Troy explain how they started traveling and why they decided to move to Puerto Ric...

May 11, 2021

From 'Obsesión' to 'Una Mentirita' (Interview with Henry Santos) ♫ 123

Listen to the Episode + Get Show Notes: https://www.learnspanishconsalsa.com/123 In this episode, our guest is bachata singer Henry Santos . He shares with us the meaning of his new song Una Mentirita and his experience meeti...

May 4, 2021

Learning Mexican Spanish through Culture (Interview with Nayeli Mulato, Zaloa Languages) ♫ 122

En este episodio nuestra invitada es Nayeli Mulatto, ella es mexicana y COO en Zaloa languages. Ella nos cuenta cómo fue que decidió aprender otros idiomas y a enseñarlos a las personas.Hablamos sobre las principales culturas...

April 27, 2021

Decoding 'Despacito': An Oral History of Latin Music (Interview with author Leila Cobo, VP at Billboard) ♫ 121

Leila Cobo is the author of the book Decoding 'Despacito' and vice president and Latin industry lead at Billboard. She shares a behind-the-scenes look at some of the biggest Latin hits of the past fifty years, including her f...

April 20, 2021

The 7 Habits of Effective Language Learners (Interview with Jael Torres and Maribel Zapata) ♫ 120

Do you feel like you will always be a beginner? Are you afraid to talk to a native Spanish speaker? Or have you been learning Spanish but are still embarrassed to speak it? In this episode we'll give you some tips to help you...

Guests: Maribel Zapata , Jael Tórrez

April 13, 2021

5 Tips to Prepare for Summer Travel to Spanish-Speaking Countries ♫ 119

If you're thinking about traveling to a Spanish-speaking country this summer, I know you'll want to be able to chat with native speakers while you're there. There are specific tactics you can use to help you improve your Span...

April 6, 2021

Learn 3 Ways to Say 'To Have' in Spanish with Timba Music [Me Dicen Cuba] ♫ 118

In English, we use the verb ‘ to have ’ in many different ways -- from ‘I have a new job’ to ‘I have been there before’ or ‘I have to go.’ But in Spanish, there’s more than one verb for ‘to have’ -- and in this week’s episode...

March 30, 2021

10 Palabras españolas que sólo se escuchan en Cuba (Entrevista con Yohenia Irma Mengana: Parte 2) ♫ 117

En este episodio centramos nuestra conversación en cómo se habla el español en Cuba, que es de donde es Yohenia. Ella nos comparte 10 palabras y expresiones diferentes que son exclusivamente cubanas. In this episode we focus ...

Guest: Yohenia Irma

March 23, 2021

Como Yohenia aprendió a hablar cinco idiomas en Cuba (Entrevista con Yohenia Irma Mengana: Parte 1) ♫ 116

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