Podcast Episodes

18: Ser, past tense conjugations

Episode 18

Let's learn the past-tense forms of Ser, using a memory palace! Today we'll also discuss our 3-step method for learning Spanish verb conjugations so that you can use them fluently.

Practice all of to…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

17: Spanish subject pronouns

Episode 17

Learn Spanish subject pronouns, such as él, ella, nosotros, and yo, using a memory palace! After learning how to say the Spanish words for "he", "she", "I", etc., you'll be able to form a lot of sent…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

16: Why Ser is so common

Episode 16

The Spanish verb Ser doesn't strictly mean "to be"; it means something much more specific. But it's used in a wide variety of ways! Let's learn how to think in Spanish by "thinking in Ser", and using…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

15: Practice Ser (and everything else!)

Episode 15

Let's practice our present-tense conjugations of Ser, as well as everything we've learned in this podcast so far! Quiz the Spanish out loud to help make all of this grammar second-nature.

Practice al…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

14: Why do Spanish subject pronouns "disappear"?

Episode 14

Why does Spanish let you start a sentence with "soy" or "son" — without "yo" or "ellos"? And how can you tell when you should include the subject pronoun or leave it out? Let's practice the skill of …

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

13: How to conjugate Ser

Episode 13

Spanish Conjugations can be tough… but they don't have to be! Let's learn the present tense forms of Ser using a memory palace.

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Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

12: What Is "Is" in Spanish?

Episode 11

How do you say "is" in Spanish? It MIGHT be the word "es"... and it might not! Let's learn our first conjugation of Ser, and we'll explore when you might use this word. This is the most common verb i…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

11: How to express concepts in Spanish

Episode 11

Learn Spanish faster by starting with the hard stuff — like expressing concepts! In this episode, we'll lay the groundwork for expressing abstract ideas, concepts, and thoughts in fluent Spanish… and…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

10: How to say "them" in Spanish

Episode 10

The word "them" may seem like a basic word, but it has multiple translations in Spanish! Today we'll learn two Spanish words for "them", as well as the word for "what". We'll also get lots of spoken …

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

9: Por vs Para

Episode 9

Let's learn por and para. These words tend to be very hard to master when learning Spanish as a second language, but today we'll learn a simple framework that you can use to decide between these two …

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago