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)
Episode 154 Aprende español colombiano con la música: ‘Mi encanto’ por Carlos Vives (parte 2) In this episode, we’ll be reviewing a song by Carlos Vives from the Disney movie ‘Encanto.’ Spanish con Salsa Language Coach Maribel Zapata breaks down the song lyrics to ‘Mi… Read More »Episode 154: Aprende español colombiano con la música: ‘Mi encanto’ por Carlos Vives (parte 2)
Episode 151 How to Gain Confidence Speaking Spanish without Anxiety (Interview with Dani Dancing) Do you ever get nervous when someone asks you a question in Spanish? Has your mind ever gone completely blank when you’re trying to respond, even if you KNOW you know… Read More »Episode 151: How to Gain Confidence Speaking Spanish without Anxiety (Interview with Dani Dancing)
Episode 150 7 Ways to Say YES in Spanish I’m sure you already know how to say yes in Spanish, but nothing causes a conversation to fizzle faster than short, abrupt, one-word answers. When you are first learning Spanish, your natural desire will be to respond with… Read More »Episode 150: 7 Ways to Say YES in Spanish
Episode 149 5 Things to Stop Saying in Your Spanish Conversations There are a few things that I used to say all the time when I started learning Spanish. However, with time and practice, I realized they were dead giveaways that I was a newbie.… Read More »Episode 149: 5 Things to Stop Saying in Your Spanish Conversations
Episode 148 Exactly What I’d Do If I Was Learning Spanish From Scratch Do you ever question if your current approach to learning Spanish is really working? What should you focus on first? What should you learn next? How do you know when to move… Read More »Episode 148: Exactly What I’d Do If I Was Learning Spanish From Scratch