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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 u…
1 year 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 u…
1 year 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…
1 year, 1 month 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 skil…
1 year, 1 month 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 wit…
1 year, 1 month ago
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 …
1 year, 1 month 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…
1 year, 1 month 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 t…
1 year, 1 month 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 m…
1 year, 1 month 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 pro…
1 year, 1 month ago