Podcast Episodes

27: Using Subjunctive to Express Concepts in Spanish

Episode 27

Spanish subjunctives are often used to express abstract concepts such as intentions and emotions. Let's learn some sentence templates for this, and we'll practice them using the subjunctives of Ser a…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

26: How To Use Subjunctives in Spanish

Episode 26

Spanish subjunctives don't have to be hard! Let's learn the most common uses of Spanish subjunctives to indicate intention. We'll get lots of practice using the subjunctives of Ser and Estar in a var…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Spanish Challenge (Bonus Episode)

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Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago

25: Practice Ser and Estar

Episode 25

Let's practice Ser, Estar, and all the essential Spanish we've learned.

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Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago

24: Ser vs Estar Spanish Practice

Episode 24

Ser and Estar both translate as "to be" in English, but as you now know, the translation isn't perfect! Let's practice choosing the right verb, and the right conjugation, using some serious Spanish q…

Published on 9 months ago

23: Estar's stabby past tense

Episode 23

Time for the past tense of Estar! Learn and practice estaba, estabas, and the other imperfect past forms of Estar. We'll also work on some advanced uses of Estar, including how to use this linking ve…

Published on 9 months ago

22: Estar (and the magic wands)

Episode 22

Learn the Spanish verb Estar, using a memory palace! We'll also talk about some ways you can use this "to be" verb, in contrast with how we've been using Ser.

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Published on 9 months ago

21: How to use "usted" in Spanish

Episode 21

Usted vs tú: Why are there two words for "you" in Spanish? Today we'll learn how to use usted and practice it in a bunch of Spanish sentence contexts.

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Published on 9 months ago

20: Spanish fluency, after a lifetime of trying!

Episode 20

Mike became fluent in Spanish after a lifetime of trying — in this episode we'll talk about how he did it, and we'll practice all of the Spanish skills we've learned up to this point with a comprehen…

Published on 9 months ago

19: Ser: Advanced Use as a Linking Verb

Episode 19

The verb Ser is used in a lot of complex ways. Let's practice some new sentence templates for this linking verb as we become more and more fluent with our present and past conjugations of Ser.

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Published on 9 months, 1 week ago