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5.5: Bring it all together – Numbers in Spanish.
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode brings together all of the information you have learned in the previous four episodes of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast, and helps yo...
5.4: Numbers from 10 to 999,999.
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here you'll learn a basic formula for saying and reading all Spanish numbers between 10 and 999,999. You'll also gain basic information on how to tel...
5.3: Cultural and language notes – Buying tickets for public transport
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this m-episode you will learn how to understand information about public transportation in Latin American countries. For example, we'll cover what...
5.2: Conversation. Buying tickets for public transportation.
23 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode is an introductory lesson on how to buy a bus ticket at a terminal or station in Latin America, speaking in Spanish. You'll hear a conv...
4.10: Unit 4 review
22 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode is a quick recap of Unit 4 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. It offers a congratulations on your hard work so far in learning Spanis...
5.1: Objectives. Buying tickets for public transportation.
22 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Unit 5 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. If you're going to be traveling between cities in Spain or Latin America, chances are you're go...
4.9: Visualization practice - Asking for directions
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this m-episode, you have the chance to work through a visualization practice to help you learn how to ask for directions in Spanish, and how to lo...
4.8: Conversations – Asking for directions (Review)
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode walks you again through the first conversation you heard at the beginning of Unit 4. You should now be able to understand all of the c...
4.7: Saying "thank you", "I don't understand," and "More slowly, please"
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you're asking for directions in Spanish, there's generally two things that can happen after they're given to you. You can either say "thank you"...
4.6.2: Bring it all together - Understanding directions
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode brings together all of the information you have learned so far in Unit 4 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. We review asking for dire...
4.6.1: Direction words in Spanish
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode covers basic words people use to give directions. Knowing this vocabulary is critical, not only if you want to give directions, but ac...
4.5: Ask: "Where is…_"
16 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After learning the vocabulary in the last episode for some common locations in Spanish, this m-episode puts it into a complete sentence. You'll learn...
4.4: Location vocabulary in Spanish
15 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-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 lea...
4.3: Cultural and language notes - Asking for directions
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode covers cultural notes regarding directions, as specific to Latin American countries. You'll learn how to understand key differences an...
4.2: Conversation - Asking for directions
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-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 w...
4.1: Asking for directions
12 Apr 2023
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 m-episode is an int...
3.17: Unit 3 review & congratulations
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode summarizes everything you have learned in Unit 2 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast, and offer a congratulations on your hard work so ...
3.16: Visualization Practice – Work and family
10 Apr 2023
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
09 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode contains a thorough conversation about work and family in the Spanish language. You should be able to understand what is being said, a...
3.14: Bring it all together – Talking about work and family
08 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-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 Lingua ...
3.13: Saying "Goodbye" in Spanish
07 Apr 2023
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?"
06 Apr 2023
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?
05 Apr 2023
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 m-episo...
3.10: Bringing it all together – do you have children
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-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 and...
3.9: Indicating the genders of your children
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Once someone knows that you have children, they will likely ask whether they are boys or girls. This m-episode teaches you how to answer that, includ...
3.8: Answer, how many children do you have?
02 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-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 1...
3.7: Do you have kids (formal vs informal)
01 Apr 2023
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)
31 Mar 2023
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
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-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 di...
3.4: Professions in Spanish
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-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 to...
3.3: Work & family language and cultural notes
28 Mar 2023
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
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-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
26 Mar 2023
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, explai...
2.22 – Review + Congratulations
25 Mar 2023
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 l...
2.21 – Visualization Practice
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode is a visualization practice, which covers everything you have learned in Unit 2. We review the conversations and information and provi...
2.20 — Conversation About Where You Live
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-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 c...
2.19 – Bring It All Together – Talking About Where You Live
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-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 transla...
2.18 – Answer "Where Are You From" vs "Where Are You All From"
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-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 w...
2.17 – Ask, "Where Are You From" Formal vs Informal
20 Mar 2023
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
19 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode uses what you learned in the previous exercises in this unit to translate the following English phrases into Spanish. By the end of th...
2.15 – Answer, "How Is The Weather In . . ."
18 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this m-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 grou...
2.14 – Make It A Statement or a Question in Spanish
17 Mar 2023
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
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-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 this...
2.12 – Bringing it Together: Ask + Answer "Do You Like"
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this m-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 English ...
2.11 – Answering "Do You Like . . ."
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this m-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 a...
2.10 – Asking Do You Like . . .
13 Mar 2023
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 . . .
12 Mar 2023
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?
11 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this m-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 quest...
2.7 – Telling People How Long You Have Lived Somewhere
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-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 ...
2.6 – Days, Weeks, and Months in Spanish
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this m-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 yo...
2.5 – Numbers In Spanish
08 Mar 2023
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 ___?
07 Mar 2023
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
06 Mar 2023
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
05 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this m-episode, we take a look at a basic conversation in which two people discuss a location. That location is Boston, where a Mr. Michael Smith ...
2.1 – Objectives: Talking About Where You Live
04 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-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 you ...
1.15: Unit 1 Review
03 Mar 2023
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...
5.12: Conversation: Buying tickets for public transportation (Review)
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This m-episode revisits the conversation that you heard in Unit 5.1 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. By now, you should be able to understand ever...
1.14: Visualization Practice
02 Mar 2023
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
01 Mar 2023
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
28 Feb 2023
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
27 Feb 2023
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
26 Feb 2023
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
25 Feb 2023
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
24 Feb 2023
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
23 Feb 2023
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
22 Feb 2023
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
17 Feb 2023
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
16 Feb 2023
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
15 Feb 2023
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
14 Feb 2023
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
13 Feb 2023
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 revie...
10.13: Unit 10 review
12 Jan 2023
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 Spa...
10.12: Visualization - At Restaurant (Ordering Food)
11 Jan 2023
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 ...
10.11: Conversation - At Restaurant (Ordering Food) review
10 Jan 2023
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 a...
10.10: Bring It All Together - Ordering at a restaurant
09 Jan 2023
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 2023
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 som...
10.8: Asking if a dish has specific ingredients (gluten, peanuts, meat, shellfish, etc).
07 Jan 2023
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 ha...
10.7: Asking what a dish is made of
06 Jan 2023
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-...
10.6: Vocabulary - Ingredients in dishes
05 Jan 2023
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 t...
10.5: Ordering your steak – well done to rare
04 Jan 2023
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 2023
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...
10.3: Cultural and Language Notes - At Restaurant (Ordering Food)
02 Jan 2023
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 th...
10.2: Conversation: At Restaurant (Ordering Food)
01 Jan 2023
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 2022
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 waite...
9.11: Unit 9 review
30 Dec 2022
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 Span...
9.10: Visualization - At Restaurant (Ordering Drinks).
29 Dec 2022
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 succes...
9.9: Conversation - At Restaurant (Ordering Drinks) review
28 Dec 2022
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. I...
9.8: Putting it all together - At Restaurant (Ordering Drinks).
27 Dec 2022
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 sit...
9.7: How to say "I/We don't want anything to drink"
26 Dec 2022
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 ...
9.6: Ordering a drink - At Restaurant (Ordering Drinks)
25 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this m-episode you will learn how to order drinks in Spanish at a restaurant in Latin America. When ordering a drink you would use the phrase: T...
9.5: Types of drinks in Spanish
24 Dec 2022
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. Y...
9.4: Asking for a table for your party - At Restaurant (Ordering Drinks)
23 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When you enter a restaurant, one of the first things you will be asked is how many people are in your party. To answer the phrase you would use say...
9.3: Cultural and Language Notes - At Restaurant (Ordering Drinks)
22 Dec 2022
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 2022
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 2022
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...
8.15: Unit 8 review
19 Dec 2022
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 Span...
8.14: Visualization: Shopping in a department store
18 Dec 2022
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 y...
8.13: Conversation - Shopping in a department store (review)
17 Dec 2022
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 enti...
8.12: Bring it all together - Shopping in a department store
16 Dec 2022
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 2022
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...