Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
Episodes
1.12: Bring It All Together
25 Apr 2024
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 Aftern...
1.11: How To Introduce Your Family Members
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Let's practice introducing others. To introduce others we will use the phrase 'le presento' which means 'may I introduce you to'. This is foll...
1.10: Vocabulary – Family Members
23 Apr 2024
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 m...
1.9: Asking People How They Are Doing
22 Apr 2024
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 ...
1.8: Introducing Yourself + Others
21 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Now that you've learned how to say good morning, good afternoon, and good evening in Spanish, as well as addressing the people you're talking to,...
1.7: On The Fly: Practicing Greetings + Honorifics
20 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we're going to practice everything that you've learned in the past episodes. We're going to do this by giving you the time of d...
1.6: Combining Greetings and Honorifics
19 Apr 2024
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 greet...
1.5: Honorifics in Spanish
14 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 1.5 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. In this m-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
13 Apr 2024
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. ...
1.3: Language + Cultural Notes
12 Apr 2024
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, on...
1.2: A Conversation To Introduce Yourself & Others
11 Apr 2024
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
10 Apr 2024
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...
0.0: Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
¿Are you ready to learn Spanish? Welcome to the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast, a Spanish course in podcast form. This podcast will teach you basic Span...
10.13: Unit 10 review
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode is a quick recap of Unit 10 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. It offers a congratulations on your hard work so far in learning Spani...
10.12: Visualization - At Restaurant (Ordering Food)
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode is a visualization practice that picks up where the visualization practice of Unit 9 leaves off. It continues the dining experience t...
10.11: Conversation - At Restaurant (Ordering Food) review
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this m-episode, you will listen again to the first conversation you heard. You should now be able to understand it. If there are any parts you ar...
10.10: Bring It All Together - Ordering at a restaurant
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode brings everything you have learned in the past few episodes together. Listen to the material in English and say it in Spanish. The ...
10.9: Ordering your meal
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode moves on to the good stuff -- how to order a meal in Spanish. When a waiter is ready to take your order, they will typically say somet...
10.8: Asking if a dish has specific ingredients (gluten, peanuts, meat, shellfish, etc).
07 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This one is for those with dietary restrictions and their travel companions. One of the difficulties when traveling to a foreign country, if you have...
10.7: Asking what a dish is made of
06 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the difficulties when traveling to a foreign country, if you have dietary restrictions or food allergies, is finding food to eat. In this m-e...
10.6: Vocabulary - Ingredients in dishes
05 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you are traveling to a place you have never been before, you may run into dishes you don't know. In these cases you may want to ask what is in the...
10.5: Ordering your steak – well done to rare
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you are going to order steak in Latin America they will probably ask you how well you would like it cooked. This m-episode will teach you how to ...
10.4: Different foods in Spanish
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While the variety of food you can try when traveling around Latin America and Mexico is almost limitless, there are some staple dishes that you can s...
10.3: Cultural and Language Notes - At Restaurant (Ordering Food)
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode covers the cultural notes surrounding dining in Latin American countries. You'll learn about common dining times and customs, and thi...
10.2: Conversation: At Restaurant (Ordering Food)
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The best way to get familiar with how to dine at a Latin American restaurant is to dive into conversation. You'll do just that in this m-episode, a ...
10.1: At Restaurant (Ordering Food)
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Unit 10 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. Objectives. In this unit you will learn how to ask for the menu, understand when the waiter a...
9.11: Unit 9 review
30 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode is a quick recap of Unit 9 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. It offers a congratulations on your hard work so far in learning Spani...
9.10: Visualization - At Restaurant (Ordering Drinks).
29 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode is a visualization practice that will help you imagine yourself dining at a restaurant in a Latin American country -- can you successf...
9.9: Conversation - At Restaurant (Ordering Drinks) review
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this m-episode, you will listen again to the first conversation you heard at the beginning of Unit 9. You should now be able to understand it. If...
9.8: Putting it all together - At Restaurant (Ordering Drinks).
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode brings together everything you have learned so far about dining in a restaurant in Latin America. We'll form more of a realistic situ...
9.7: How to say "I/We don't want anything to drink"
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Now let's learn how to say "no" when a waiter asks you if you would like something to drink. If you don't want to order anything to drink then you w...
9.6: Ordering a drink - At Restaurant (Ordering Drinks)
25 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Please bring me a X,\" Where the X is the drink that you want. Remember that to change the gender of the word "un" (a) based on the gender of the dr...
9.5: Types of drinks in Spanish
24 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this m-episode you will learn about the types of drinks at a restaurant in Spanish. There are many different types of drinks in Latin America. Yo...
9.4: Asking for a table for your party - At Restaurant (Ordering Drinks)
23 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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9.3: Cultural and Language Notes - At Restaurant (Ordering Drinks)
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode covers common cultural notes related to dining at restaurants in Latin American countries. You'll learn how to address the waitstaff,...
9.2: Conversation: At Restaurant (Ordering Drinks)
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here you will experience a common restaurant situation in Spanish. This is a conversation between Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs and a waiter at a restaurant. ...
9.1: At Restaurant (Ordering Drinks)
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Unit 9 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. In this unit you will learn how to ask for a table based on your party size, understand the wa...
8.15: Unit 8 review
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode is a quick recap of Unit 8 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. It offers a congratulations on your hard work so far in learning Spanis...
8.14: Visualization: Shopping in a department store
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a visualization practice that helps you imagine you are in a Latin American department store. You want to try on some clothing, but first you...
8.13: Conversation - Shopping in a department store (review)
17 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode reviews the conversation you heard in Unit 8.1 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. By now, you should be able to understand the entir...
8.12: Bring it all together - Shopping in a department store
16 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode puts together everything you've learned about trying on items in a department store, asking for them based on specific sizes, colors, ...
8.11: Letting people know an item is too big or too small
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
So you tried on the item and now you want to let the clerk know how well it fit. First, you would tell them if it even fits or not, before asking to...
8.10: Asking to try an item on
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode teaches you how to ask to try on an item in Spanish. If you like an item but want to try it on, there are two ways to ask. You can do...
8.9: Asking for a specific size of clothes or shoes
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You'll learn how to ask for specific items in the right size for you (or someone else) in this m-episode. Like the rest of the world, in Latin Ameri...
8.8: Ask for a specific item for a specific person
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode brings together all you have learned in the last four m-episodes. Say the following in Spanish. The first time through we will only s...
8.7: Buying items for other people
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes you need to buy items for people other than yourself. Let's practice telling the clerk who you are buying the items for. This m-episode teac...
8.6: Ask for specific items
10 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode builds on the previous two episodes. You'll learn how to ask for specific items in specific colors, properly. The m-episode covers co...
8.5: Items found in department stores
09 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You'll learn how to say the names of many common items found in department stores in this m-episode. There is some overlap in items found in a depar...
8.4: Colors in Spanish - Shopping in a department store
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode is a basic introduction to the common colors in Spanish. You'll learn how to apply them to shopping in a department store, and how to...
8.3: Cultural and language notes - Shopping in a department store
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here you'll learn the common cultural notes to be aware of before shopping in a Latin American department store. You will learn how to ask whether o...
8.2: Conversation: Shopping in a department store
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode is an introduction to shopping in a department store. You'll hear a common conversation that might take place between two people in t...
8.1: Shopping in a department store
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Unit 8 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. In this unit you will learn how to shop in a department store, and we'll also cover basic voca...
7.14: Unit 7 review
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode is a quick recap of Unit 7 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. It offers a congratulations on your hard work so far in learning Spani...
7.13: Visualization practice - Negotiating for souvenirs
03 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a visualization practice that helps you imagine you are in a Latin American market. You come across one or more souvenirs you want to buy, a...
7.12: Conversation - Negotiating for souvenirs (review)
02 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when the conversation flows back and forth during a market negotiation? After practicing through this m-episode you will be able to suc...
7.11: Bring it all together - Negotiating for souvenirs
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode brings together everything you have learned about negotiating for souvenirs in Latin American markets. By now, you should have the te...
7.10: Asking for a lower prices
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here is your chance to practice. We're going to put you into a (hypothetical) situation in this exercise. The seller is going to give you a price fo...
7.9: Asking "Why so expensive?"
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Now we're going to actually give you the skills (and the terms behind those skills) to negotiate like an experienced market shopper in Latin America....
7.8: Asking "How much for these or those?"
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The third part of our "negotiating" series will make you a master negotiator at Latin American markets (after a bit of practice, of course). The fin...
7.7 – Asking "How much for that?"
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here we are going to build on what you learned in the past m-episode to boost your negotiating skills even further. In the previous episode you lear...
7.6: Asking "How much for this?"
26 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Like all things in Spanish, the gender used when negotiating is very important. After listening to this m-episode. You will know how to ask how much...
7.5: Asking what the souvenir is made of
25 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When you are interested in buying something, you may also be interested in what the product is made of. The most commonplace situation where this can...
7.4: Vocabulary of different types of souvenirs
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode is all about vocabulary. You'll learn the Spanish words for many common items that you'd shop for at a market, like souvenirs, plates...
7.3: Cultural and language notes - Negotiating for souvenirs
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode is an overview of cultural notes to be aware of before going to a market in Latin American countries. It also covers things to be awar...
7.2: Conversation - Negotiating for souvenirs
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode is a conversation between Mr. Jacobs and a seller in a souvenir shop. You will hear the basics of a negotiation in Spanish. Mrs. Jaco...
7.1: Negotiating for souvenirs
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Unit 7 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. In this unit you will learn how to ask for some common souvenir items by name, understand what...
6.9: Unit 6 review
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode is a quick recap of Unit 6 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. It offers a congratulations on your hard work so far in learning Spanis...
6.8: Visualization Practice - Shopping in a Market
19 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode is a visualization exercise of what you've learned in Unit 6 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. Imagine you are in Latin American mar...
6.7: Conversation - Shopping in a Market (Review)
18 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode reviews the conversation that you heard at the beginning of this unit, and helps to bring it together into a complete conversation. Yo...
6.6: Ask for a specific amount (in numbers) of a product
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this m-episode we'll learn how to ask for a specific number of a product. You'll learn how to use a complete sentence to put in your order, and le...
6.5.2: Asking for a specific weight of a product
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this m-episode we'll learn how to ask for a specific weight of a product. You'll learn how to ask for and understand these weights using the Metri...
6.5.1: Ask the price of a product in a market
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here, you will practice using the vocabulary you learned in the last m-episode and make it practical to use. After hearing the word for a product in ...
6.3: Cultural and Language notes - Shopping in a Market
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this m-episode you'll learn the cultural notes necessary for a proper trip to the market. Most countries in Latin America measure things in the me...
6.4: Produce in the market in Spanish
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode covers some basic products in the market. We're going to say them in English and in Spanish so just repeat them both out loud until yo...
6.2: Conversation - Shopping in a Market
12 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode is a conversation between Laura Ramirez and a seller at a market. Miss. Ramirez is buying her weekly groceries. Don't worry if you can...
6.1: Shopping in a Market
11 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Unit 6 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. In this unit we are going to teach you how to: Ask for specific produce and meat products in a ...
5.5-16: Unit 5.5 review
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If there are any parts you are still not clear about just replay this episode and the entire unit until you understand everything.
5.5-15: Visualization Practice - Taking a taxi
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode places you in three common scenarios you will face when taking a taxi or an Uber in Latin American countries. See if you can converse ...
5.5-14: Conversation - Taking a taxi (Review)
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Let's listen again to the first conversation you heard. You should now be able to understand it. If there are any parts you don't understand, go back...
5.5-13: Bring it all together - Taking a taxi
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode brings together everything you have learned so far in Unit 5.5 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. We'll give you phrases in English, ...
5.5-12: Answer - How many bags do you have?
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To finish off your initial conversation with a taxi driver, let's let the driver know how many pieces of luggage you have. This m-episode will teach ...
5.5-11: Negotiating a price with a taxi driver
05 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode is designed to help you learn how to negotiate a lower price for your taxi rides. You could also negotiate a higher price, if you so d...
5.5-10: Bring it all together - How near or far is a location
04 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Now let's practice what you've learned about distance, but put everything into full sentences. When asking how near or far a location is, you can use...
5.5-9: Vocabulary- Distance words
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Now that you know how to ask your driver how to get to a location, let's learn how to ask how far, or close the location is. This m-episode covers ba...
5.5-8: Telling a driver where you want to go
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Let's learn how to tell a driver where you want to go. In Spanish, when you are telling somebody you want to go to a place, you use the word: "A". We...
5.5-7: Answer - Are you free at a specific time of day?
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode covers how to answer if someone asks you if you are free at a specific time of the day.
5.5-6: Ask - Are you free at a specific time of day?
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Now let's put all of this information about times and dates together to learn how to ask if somebody is free at a certain day and time.
5.5-5: Times of the day in Spanish
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode is all about time. If you want to talk about a certain time of the day or week, such as the afternoon or this weekend, here are the ph...
5.5-4: Vocabulary - Days of the week in Spanish
29 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode covers the days of the week in Spanish. This is useful if you want to arrange a taxi or any other event for a future day.
5.5-3: Cultural & language notes - Taking a taxi
28 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode covers cultural and language notes regarding taking a taxi or a ride-share in Latin American countries.
5.5-2: Conversation - Taking a taxi
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode is a conversation between Laura Ramirez and a taxi driver. Mrs. Ramirez is trying to get to her hotel and must negotiate the price. Do...
5.5-1: Objectives - Taking a taxi or an Uber
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Unit 5.5 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. In this unit you will learn how to: Say the day of the week and time of day, ask a cab drive...
5.14: Unit 5 review
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode is a quick recap of Unit 5 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. It offers a congratulations on your hard work so far in learning Spanis...
5.13: Visualization Practice - Buying tickets for public transportation.
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this m-episode, you have the chance to work through a visualization practice to help you learn how to purchase bus, train, and airplane tickets, h...
5.11: Bring it all together - Buying tickets for public transportation
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode puts together everything you've learned in this unit and the previous units of the LiveLingua Spanish Podcast. You'll practice with co...
5.10: Buying a bus, plane, train ticket
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode teaches you to ask for a ticket to a specific destination from a teller. We're going to use some phrases you can use on any type of tr...
5.9: Ask: "When does the bus, train, plane arrive?"
30 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode covers how to ask what time a train, bus, or airplane arrives at its destination, and how to understand the reply that you will receiv...
5.8: Ask: "When does the bus, train, plane leave?"
29 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode covers how to ask what time a train, bus, or airplane departs from the terminal, and how to understand the reply that you will receive...
5.7: Telling time in Spanish (Part 2).
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Now that you know how to say and understand the hours, let's focus a bit on the minutes. In Spanish, you can say the minutes after the hours, just li...
5.6: Telling time in Spanish (Part 1)
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Now let's combine the numbers you learned in the previous m-episode so you can tell the time. When telling time in Spanish all you need to do is star...