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4.4: Location vocabulary in Spanish

20 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This 4th episode walks you through the vocabulary for some common locations you would need to get to when you're traveling in Latin America. You'll l...

4.3: Cultural and language notes - Asking for directions

19 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This 3rd episode covers cultural notes regarding directions, as specific to Latin American countries. You'll learn how to understand key differences ...

4.2: Conversation - Asking for directions

18 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This 2nd episode is a short conversation about how to ask for directions in Latin American countries. You may not understand all of it yet, but after...

4.1: Asking for directions

17 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you're traveling to a Spanish-speaking country, or if you're traveling anywhere, you probably need to ask for directions. This 1st episode is an i...

3.17: Unit 3 review & congratulations

16 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This 17th episode summarizes everything you have learned in Unit 2 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast, and offer a congratulations on your hard work ...

3.16: Visualization Practice – Work and family

15 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Let's make sure you are comfortable in a situation where you have to speak about your work and family. This is a visualization exercise that will hel...

3.15: Conversation – Talking about work and family

14 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This 15th episode contains a thorough conversation about work and family in the Spanish language. You should be able to understand what is being said...

3.14: Bring it all together – Talking about work and family

13 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This 14th episode is a review of how to talk about work and family in Spanish. We'll revisit the information we've covered in Unit 3 of the Live Ling...

3.13: Saying "Goodbye" in Spanish

12 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Like in English, and many other languages, there are many ways to say "goodbye" in Spanish.  Here are a few of them you can use in most situations. ...

3.12: Answer "Where do you live?"

11 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Now that you know how to ask someone where they live, let's practice answering people when they ask where you live.  The answer can be as general as...

3.11: Ask "Where do you live?

10 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When asking someone where they live, the correct question based on the number of people and whether the situation is formal or informal. This 11th ep...

3.10: Bringing it all together – do you have children

09 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This 10th episode brings together everything you have learned so far in Unit 3 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. You'll be able to practice asking ...

3.9: Indicating the genders of your children

08 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Once someone knows that you have children, they will likely ask whether they are boys or girls. This 9th episode teaches you how to answer that, incl...

3.8: Answer, how many children do you have?

07 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This 8th episode will teach you how to answer when someone asks you about how many kids you have. For this you will need to remember the numbers from...

3.7: Do you have kids (formal vs informal)

06 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Like most circumstances in Spanish the way you ask if somebody has children depends on the number of people you are speaking to and whether you are i...

3.6: Ask what you do (formal vs informal)

05 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When you ask somebody what they do for a living, there is a small variation on the way you ask the question depending on whether you are being formal...

3.5: Saying your profession in a complete sentence

04 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This 5th episode teaches you how to explain what you do for work in Spanish. If someone asks your profession, you could give a one-word answer as we ...

3.4: Professions in Spanish

03 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This 4th episode teaches you how to say some basic professions in Spanish. Of course, this is not an exhaustive list and you may need to look up how ...

3.3: Work & family language and cultural notes

02 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In Latin America, it is actually unusual for somebody to ask what you do when you first meet. The first question you get is usually about your family...

3.2: Conversation about work & family

01 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This 2nd episode is a basic overview of how to talk about work and family in Spanish. It is a conversation between Mrs. Laura Ramirez & Michael Smith...

3.1: Talking about work & family

30 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This 1st episode is an introduction to Unit 3 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. In this unit, you will learn how to -- Talk about your family, expl...

2.22 – Review + Congratulations

29 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Here we summarize everything you have learned in Unit 2 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast, and offer a congratulations on your hard work so far in l...

2.21 – Visualization Practice

28 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This 21st episode is a visualization practice, which covers everything you have learned in Unit 2. We review the conversations and information and pr...

2.20 — Conversation About Where You Live

27 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This 20th episode reviews the first conversation we covered in Unit 2 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. By now, you should be able to understand th...

2.19 – Bring It All Together – Talking About Where You Live

26 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This 19th episode brings together what you've learned in the last few episodes to talk about where you live. Using what you learned in this unit tran...

2.18 – Answer "Where Are You From" vs "Where Are You All From"

25 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This 18th episode covers how to tell someone where you are from. We'll give you examples both for yourself, and for a group (in case you are travelin...

2.17 – Ask, "Where Are You From" Formal vs Informal

24 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There are three ways to ask someone in Latin America where they are from. There are two ways to ask an individual -- a formal and informal way., and ...

2.16 – Bring It Together

23 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This 16th episode uses what you learned in the previous exercises in this unit to translate the following English phrases into Spanish. By the end of...

2.15 – Answer, "How Is The Weather In . . ."

22 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this 15th episode, we're going to ask you about the weather where you live, and you will learn how to answer the question for yourself and for a g...

2.14 – Make It A Statement or a Question in Spanish

21 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

To ask somebody about whether it is hot or cold in a certain place you use the same phrase as you would if you were simply telling them the informati...

2.13 – The Weather In Spanish

20 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This 13th episode covers how to describe the weather in the place where you live. This is a key way to note whether or not you like this place, and t...

2.12 – Bringing it Together: Ask + Answer "Do You Like"

19 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this 12th episode you will say some phrases using the material you've learned in the last few episodes. The first time, we'll only say it in Engli...

2.11 – Answering "Do You Like . . ."

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this 11th episode, we're going to cover how to talk about whether or not you like where you live, and how to answer that question both individuall...

2.10 – Asking Do You Like . . .

17 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When asking if someone likes a country they are in, the way you ask varies slightly depending on whether you are asking an individual or a group of p...

2.9 – Pulling It All Together: How Long Have You Lived In . . .

16 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Here, we bring together everything we've learned in Unit 2 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast so far. You'll practice talking about where you live, u...

2.8 – On The Fly: How Long Have You Lived In Mexico?

15 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this 8th episode we will make sure you have grasped what we've learned in this unit so far. In this episode, we'll see how well you can answer que...

2.7 – Telling People How Long You Have Lived Somewhere

14 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This 7th episode brings together the previous few. You'll learn how to tell people how long you've lived in a certain place, and how to understand ho...

2.6 – Days, Weeks, and Months in Spanish

13 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this 6th episode, you will learn how to say the word "day(s)," week(s)," and month(s)," and similar terms in Spanish. This is really important if ...

2.5 – Numbers In Spanish

12 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Learning numbers in Spanish is probably one of the most valuable things you can do. This is true whether you're just visiting a country and want to n...

2.4 – Asking "How Long Have You Lived In ___?

11 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Let's learn how to ask someone how long they have lived somewhere. In this m-episode, we're going to give you a location and all you have to do is re...

2.3 – Language and Cultural Notes

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

To understand a conversation in Spanish, you need to understand not only the language but also the culture. In this episode, we talk about the langua...

2.2 – Basic Conversation in Spanish

09 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this 2nd episode, we take a look at a basic conversation in which two people discuss a location. That location is Boston, where a Mr. Michael Smit...

2.1 – Objectives: Talking About Where You Live

08 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This 1st episode welcomes you to Unit 2 of the Live Lingua Spanish podcast. In this unit, you're going to learn how to reply when people ask where yo...

1.15: Unit 1 Review

07 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Congratulations! You have made it to the end of Module 1 of the Spanish Lingua podcast, brought to you by Live Lingua. You should now be able to: G...

1.14: Visualization Practice

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

One of the best ways to learn anything is to visualize it. This is why you see boxers doing a visualization of their practice and shadowboxing. We'r...

1.13: Conversation: Introduce Yourself and Others

05 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is a review to help you review what we've learned so far in Unit 1 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. If you've listed to all of them and prac...

1.12: Bring It All Together

04 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Let's bring together everything you've learned in Unit 1 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. You learned how to say "Good Morning," "Good Afternoon,...

1.11: How To Introduce Your Family Members

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

May I introduce you to my husband.\n\nIf you are introducing a person by their first name, without including their title, you add an 'a' before the n...

1.10: Vocabulary – Family Members

02 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For better or worse, we may actually have to introduce members of our family to the people we meet in Latin America or in Spain — this may be more ...

1.9: Asking People How They Are Doing

01 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this section, we're going to learn how to say "How are you?" in different circumstances. Now, this might sound simple — but in Spanish, we have...

1.8: Introducing Yourself + Others

31 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Yo soy el Señor Jack Smith.\n La doctora Jane Sánchez - Yo soy la doctora Jane Sánchez.\n\nRun through the practice exercises in our blog post aft...

1.7: On The Fly: Practicing Greetings + Honorifics

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Buenos días, señora. \n Afternoon – Doctor Ramírez - Buenas tardes, doctor Ramírez (where it is implied that Dr. Ramírez is a man).\n\nWhen yo...

1.6: Combining Greetings and Honorifics

29 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What we're going to do in this section is bring it all together! We're going to combine what you've learned in the past few episodes about greetings...

1.5: Honorifics in Spanish

28 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 1.5 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. In this 5th episode, we are going to learn about honorifics in Spanish. I'll be honest —...

1.4: How To Say Good Morning, Good Afternoon, and Good Evening

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

¡Buenos dias! In this episode, we're going to learn how to say Good Morning (hint: we just did!), Good Afternoon, and Good Evening in Spanish. In ...

1.3: Language + Cultural Notes

26 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we're going to go over some basic language and cultural notes for the Spanish language. When you're learning another language, one of...

1.2: A Conversation To Introduce Yourself & Others

25 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Conversations — the vehicle of language. Being able to properly introduce yourself is akin to hopping into the vehicle. This audio and text guide ...

1.1: Introduction + Objectives

24 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast! This unit is made up of 15 episodes that take from 1 to 5 minutes. That way, you can go back and review...

3.17: Unit 3 review & congratulations

06 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This 17th episode summarizes everything you have learned in Unit 2 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast, and offer a congratulations on your hard work s...

3.16: Visualization Practice – Work and family

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's make sure you are comfortable in a situation where you have to speak about your work and family. This is a visualization exercise that will help...

3.15: Conversation – Talking about work and family

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This 15th episode contains a thorough conversation about work and family in the Spanish language. You should be able to understand what is being said,...

3.14: Bring it all together – Talking about work and family

03 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This 14th episode is a review of how to talk about work and family in Spanish. We'll revisit the information we've covered in Unit 3 of the Live Lingu...

3.13: Saying "Goodbye" in Spanish

02 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Like in English, and many other languages, there are many ways to say "goodbye" in Spanish.  Here are a few of them you can use in most situations. W...

3.12: Answer "Where do you live?"

01 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Now that you know how to ask someone where they live, let's practice answering people when they ask where you live.  The answer can be as general as ...

3.11: Ask "Where do you live?

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When asking someone where they live, the correct question based on the number of people and whether the situation is formal or informal. This 11th epi...

3.10: Bringing it all together – do you have children

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This 10th episode brings together everything you have learned so far in Unit 3 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. You'll be able to practice asking a...

3.9: Indicating the genders of your children

29 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Once someone knows that you have children, they will likely ask whether they are boys or girls. This 9th episode teaches you how to answer that, inclu...

3.8: Answer, how many children do you have?

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This 8th-episode will teach you how to answer when someone asks you about how many kids you have. For this you will need to remember the numbers from ...

3.7: Do you have kids (formal vs informal)

27 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Like most circumstances in Spanish the way you ask if somebody has children depends on the number of people you are speaking to and whether you are in...

3.6: Ask what you do (formal vs informal)

26 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When you ask somebody what they do for a living, there is a small variation on the way you ask the question depending on whether you are being formal ...

3.5: Saying your profession in a complete sentence

25 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This 5th-episode teaches you how to explain what you do for work in Spanish. If someone asks your profession, you could give a one-word answer as we d...

3.4: Professions in Spanish

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This 4th-episode teaches you how to say some basic professions in Spanish. Of course, this is not an exhaustive list and you may need to look up how t...

3.3: Work & family language and cultural notes

23 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In Latin America it is actually unusual for somebody to ask what you do when you first meet. The first question you get is usually about your family -...

3.2: Conversation about work & family

22 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This 2nd-episode is a basic overview of how to talk about work and family in Spanish. It is a conversation between Mrs. Laura Ramirez & Michael Smith....

3.1: Talking about work & family

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This m-episode is an introduction to Unit 3 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. In this unit, you will learn how to -- Talk about your family, explain...

2.22 – Review + Congratulations

20 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Here we summarize everything you have learned in Unit 2 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast, and offer a congratualtions on your hard work so far in le...

2.21 – Visualization Practice

19 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This 21st-episode is a visualization practice, which covers everything you have learned in Unit 2. We review the conversations and information and pro...

2.20 — Conversation About Where You Live

18 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This 20th-episode reviews the first conversation we covered in Unit 2 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. By now, you should be able to understand the...

2.19 – Bring It All Together – Talking About Where You Live

17 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This 19th-episode brings together what you've learned in the last few episodes to talk about where you live. Using what you learned in this unit trans...

2.18 – Answer "Where Are You From" vs "Where Are You All From"

16 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This 18th-episode covers how to tell someone where you are from. We'll give you examples both for yourself, and for a group (in case you are traveling...

2.17 – Ask, "Where Are You From" Formal vs Informal

15 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There are three ways to ask someone in Latin America where they are from.  There are two ways to ask an individual -- a formal and informal way., and...

2.16 – Bring It Together

14 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This 16th-episode uses what you learned in the previous exercises in this unit to translate the following English phrases into Spanish. By the end of ...

2.15 – Answer, "How Is The Weather In . . ."

13 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this 15th-episode, we're going to ask you about the weather where you live, and you will learn how to answer the question for yourself and for a gr...

2.14 – Make It A Statement or a Question in Spanish

12 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

To ask somebody about whether it is hot or cold in a certain place you use the same phrase as you would if you were simply telling them the informatio...

2.13 – The Weather In Spanish

11 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This 13th-episode covers how to describe the weather in the place where you live. This is a key way to note whether or not you like this place, and th...

2.12 – Bringing it Together: Ask + Answer "Do You Like"

10 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this 12th-episode you will say some phrases using the material you've learned in the last few episodes. The first time, we'll only say it in Englis...

2.11 – Answering "Do You Like . . ."

09 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this 11th episode, we're going to cover how to talk about whether or not you like where you live, and how to answer that question both individually...

2.10 – Asking Do You Like . . .

08 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When asking if someone likes a country they are in, the way you ask varies slightly depending on whether you are asking an individual or a group of pe...

2.9 – Pulling It All Together: How Long Have You Lived In . . .

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Here, we bring together everything we've learned in Unit 2 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast so far. You'll practice talking about where you live, us...

2.8 – On The Fly: How Long Have You Lived In Mexico?

06 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this 8th episode we will make sure you have grasped what we've learned in this unit so far. In this episode, we'll see how well you can answer ques...

2.7 – Telling People How Long You Have Lived Somewhere

05 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode brings together the previous few. You'll learn how to tell people how long you've lived in a certain place, and how to understand how lon...

2.6 – Days, Weeks, and Months in Spanish

04 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, you will learn how to say the word "day(s)," week(s)," and month(s)," and similar terms in Spanish. This is really important if you w...

2.5 – Numbers In Spanish

03 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Learning numbers in Spanish is probably one of the most valuable things you can do. This is true whether you're just visiting a country and want to ne...

2.4 – Asking "How Long Have You Lived In ___?

02 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

2.3 – Language and Cultural Notes

01 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

To understand a conversation in Spanish, you need to understand not only the language but also the culture. In this episode, we talk about the la...

2.2 – Basic Conversation in Spanish

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we take a look at a basic conversation in which two people discuss a location. That location is Boston, where a Mr. Michael Smit...

2.1 – Objectives: Talking About Where You Live

29 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode welcomes you to Unit 2 of the Live Lingua Spanish podcast. In this unit, you're going to learn how to reply when people ask where yo...

1.15: Unit 1 Review

28 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Congratulations! You have made it to the end of Module 1 of the Spanish Lingua podcast, brought to you by Live Lingua.  You should now be able ...

1.14: Visualization Practice

27 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

One of the best ways to learn anything is to visualize it. This is why you see boxers doing a visualization of their practice and shadowboxing. ...

1.13: Conversation: Introduce Yourself and Others

26 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is a review to help you review what we've learned so far in Unit 1 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. If you've listed to all of them and ...