Podcast Episodes

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 2 years, 8 months 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.

Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/13.

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

12: What Is "Is" in Spanish?

Episode 12

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 2 years, 8 months 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 2 years, 8 months 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 2 years, 8 months 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 2 years, 8 months ago

8: Spanish Pronouns and Memory Palaces

Episode 8

Why are Spanish direct object pronouns different from other pronouns? And how can you keep from mixing up all the different Spanish pronouns?

Let's use a memory palace to keep all of our Spanish pron…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

7: What does "lo" mean in Spanish?

Episode 7

The Spanish word "lo" is usually a HUGE headache for English speakers — but it won't be for you! You'll be using "lo" and "la" correctly after listening to this episode.

Let's get some good, active p…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

6: Spanish Pronunciation Tips

Episode 6

To learn fluent Spanish, you can't just memorize words — you also have to master Spanish pronunciation.

Today I present my top tips for pronouncing Spanish sounds authentically. Here's the first tip:…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

5: Spanish Quizzing and the Testing Effect

Episode 5

Time to practice your Spanish out loud!

Today we'll learn about the number one way to solidify a new language in your brain — and we'll get to put it into practice right away. If you follow this one …

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago