Podcast Episodes

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 2 years, 7 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 2 years, 7 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 2 years, 7 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 2 years, 7 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 2 years, 8 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.

Practi…

Published on 2 years, 8 months 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 that you can use them fluently.

Practice all of to…

Published on 2 years, 8 months 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 2 years, 8 months 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 2 years, 8 months 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 2 years, 8 months ago