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Your Spanish teacher taught you how to tell someone your name and ask for theirs. The problem is when it comes to real world conversations, that’s hardly enough. In today’s podcast I’m going to take your Spanish beyond “¿Cómo te llamas?” and teach you what everyone else left out. Here are a few more episodes of the Real Life Spanish …
The Spanish word YA is widely used. Learn when and how Spanish speakers use it in daily conversation. It isn’t hard to understand, but it can be confusing because it’s used in a variety of situations. Here are a few more episodes of the Real Life Spanish podcast series to help you improve your conversational Spanish and understanding of the language. Qué …
Sooner or later you’re going to have to ask the price of things in Spanish, and I’m going to guess many of you were only taught the classical (and very reliable): ¿Cuánto cuesta? There’s nothing wrong with that and it may very well be all you need for most situations, but it’s not the only way to ask the price …
When it comes to answering the question “¿Cómo estás?”, your Spanish book typically only offers you a limited number of responses: Estoy bienI’m fine Estoy malI’m not well Those responses are pretty boring, right? I’m going to share some simple but very common ways to respond to “cómo estás” with you. Enough chit-chat, let’s get to it. Use these when …
For many years I thought I knew the only word there was for traffic in Spanish. Well, turns out I was wrong. Spanish has a funny way of surprising you with these things. Here are 7 ways to say traffic in Spanish that will have you sounding like a native speaker. 1. Tráfico This is the literal translation for the …
Spanish teachers and textbooks typically teach you to use the verb repetir to get someone to repeat what they said. But if you want to sound more like a native speaker there are several other options that will keep you from sounding like you learned Spanish from a grammar book. In this episode of the Real Life Spanish podcast series we take a …
About two weeks ago I caught up with an old friend who had spent a bit of time in Nicaragua. As we were talking about various things she said ¿Cuánto tiempo dilata? . With what I’m sure was a perplexed look on my face, I said ¿Cómo?. I had most certainly not heard the word dilata (from the verb dilatar) before. …
In today’s podcast I’m going to talk about the Spanish I’ve learned during my visits to Baja Norte, or Northern Baja, primarily the city of Tijuana. You won’t find these words and expressions in your Spanish textbook, but you’ll hear them all the time as you travel throughout Mexico. Be sure to also listen to my other free podcasts All About …
Welcome to another episode of the Real Life Spanish podcast series where you’ll learn the Spanish you need for real life conversations and situations. You’ve probably heard the words que rico, sabroso and delicioso before when it comes to talking about food, but they can be used for so much more. In this podcast you’re going to learn about several other …
In Spanish there are three different ways you can say excuse me using the words perdón, con permiso and disculpe, but you can’t always use them interchangeably. In today’s podcast we’re going to look at the differences between them so you can learn how to use them properly. Here are a few more episodes of the Real Life Spanish podcast series to …