Learn Spanish with Live Lingua

2.14 – Make It A Statement or a Question in Spanish

09 Jun 2022

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 informa...

2.13 – The Weather In Spanish

08 Jun 2022

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 th...

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

07 Jun 2022

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 Englis...

2.11 – Answering "Do You Like . . ."

06 Jun 2022

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...

2.10 – Asking Do You Like . . .

05 Jun 2022

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...

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

04 Jun 2022

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,...

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

03 Jun 2022

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 que...

2.7 – Telling People How Long You Have Lived Somewhere

02 Jun 2022

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 ho...

2.6 – Days, Weeks, and Months in Spanish

01 Jun 2022

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 ...

2.5 – Numbers In Spanish

31 May 2022

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...

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

30 May 2022

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 ...

2.3 – Language and Cultural Notes

29 May 2022

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 lang...

2.2 – Basic Conversation in Spanish

28 May 2022

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 Smit...

2.1 – Objectives: Talking About Where You Live

27 May 2022

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 yo...

1.15: Unit 1 Review

26 May 2022

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...

1.14: Visualization Practice

25 May 2022

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...

1.13: Conversation: Introduce Yourself and Others

24 May 2022

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 pr...

1.12: Bring It All Together

23 May 2022

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 Afternoo...

1.11: How To Introduce Your Family Members

22 May 2022

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 follow...

1.10: Vocabulary – Family Members

21 May 2022

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 mor...

1.9: Asking People How They Are Doing

20 May 2022

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 ha...

1.8: Introducing Yourself + Others

19 May 2022

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, l...

1.7: On The Fly: Practicing Greetings + Honorifics

18 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

1.6: Combining Greetings and Honorifics

17 May 2022

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 greetin...

1.5: Honorifics in Spanish

12 May 2022

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

11 May 2022

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. I...

1.3: Language + Cultural Notes

10 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

1.2: A Conversation To Introduce Yourself & Others

06 May 2022

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 guid...

1.1: Introduction + Objectives

05 May 2022

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...

Live Lingua Podcast - Intro

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Learn Spanish with Live Lingua podcast.  With this series of podcasts we are going to learn how to have basic conversations in Spanish...

10.13: Unit 10 review

03 May 2022

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)

02 May 2022

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 th...

10.11: Conversation - At Restaurant (Ordering Food) review

01 May 2022

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 are...

10.10: Bring It All Together - Ordering at a restaurant

30 Apr 2022

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 fi...

10.9: Ordering your meal

29 Apr 2022

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).

28 Apr 2022

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

27 Apr 2022

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-ep...

10.6: Vocabulary - Ingredients in dishes

26 Apr 2022

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

25 Apr 2022

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 o...

10.4: Different foods in Spanish

24 Apr 2022

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)

23 Apr 2022

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 thin...

10.2: Conversation: At Restaurant (Ordering Food)

22 Apr 2022

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 c...

10.1: At Restaurant (Ordering Food)

21 Apr 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 waiter as...

9.11: Unit 9 review

20 Apr 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 Spanis...

9.10: Visualization - At Restaurant (Ordering Drinks)

19 Apr 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 successf...

9.9: Conversation - At Restaurant (Ordering Drinks) review

18 Apr 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. If ...

9.8: Putting it all together - At Restaurant (Ordering Drinks)

17 Apr 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 situa...

9.7: How to say "I/We don't want anything to drink"

16 Apr 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 wo...

9.6: Ordering a drink - At Restaurant (Ordering Drinks)

15 Apr 2022

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

14 Apr 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. You...

9.4: Asking for a table for your party - At Restaurant (Ordering Drinks)

13 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Una mesa para X personas, por favor."}" data-sheets-userformat= "{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" When you enter a restaurant, one of the first things y...

9.3: Cultural and Language Notes - At Restaurant (Ordering Drinks)

12 Apr 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)

11 Apr 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. T...

9.1: At Restaurant (Ordering Drinks)

10 Apr 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 wai...

8.15: Unit 8 review

09 Apr 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 Spanis...

8.14: Visualization: Shopping in a department store

08 Apr 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 you...

8.13: Conversation - Shopping in a department store (review)

07 Apr 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 entire...

8.12: Bring it all together - Shopping in a department store

06 Apr 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

05 Apr 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 t...

8.10: Asking to try an item on

04 Apr 2022

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

03 Apr 2022

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 Americ...

8.8: Ask for a specific item for a specific person

02 Apr 2022

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 sa...

8.7: Buying items for other people

01 Apr 2022

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 tea...

8.6: Ask for specific items

31 Mar 2022

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 com...

8.5: Items found in department stores

30 Mar 2022

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 depart...

8.4: Colors in Spanish - Shopping in a department store

29 Mar 2022

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

28 Mar 2022

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 or...

8.2: Conversation: Shopping in a department store

27 Mar 2022

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 th...

8.1: Shopping in a department store

26 Mar 2022

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 vocab...

7.14: Unit 7 review

25 Mar 2022

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 Spanis...

7.13: Visualization practice - Negotiating for souvenirs

24 Mar 2022

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, an...

7.12: Conversation - Negotiating for souvenirs (review)

23 Mar 2022

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 succ...

7.11: Bring it all together - Negotiating for souvenirs

22 Mar 2022

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 ter...

7.10: Asking for a lower prices

21 Mar 2022

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 for...

7.9: Asking "Why so expensive?"

20 Mar 2022

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?"

19 Mar 2022

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 fina...

7.7 – Asking "How much for that?"

18 Mar 2022

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 learn...

7.6: Asking "How much for this?"

17 Mar 2022

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

16 Mar 2022

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

15 Mar 2022

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

14 Mar 2022

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

13 Mar 2022

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. Jacob...

7.1: Negotiating for souvenirs

12 Mar 2022

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

11 Mar 2022

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

10 Mar 2022

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)

09 Mar 2022

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

08 Mar 2022

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

07 Mar 2022

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

06 Mar 2022

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 ...

6.4: Produce in the market in Spanish

05 Mar 2022

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...

6.3: Cultural and Language notes - Shopping in a Market

04 Mar 2022

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...

6.2: Conversation - Shopping in a Market

03 Mar 2022

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

02 Mar 2022

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

01 Mar 2022

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

28 Feb 2022

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)

27 Feb 2022

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

26 Feb 2022

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?

25 Feb 2022

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

24 Feb 2022

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

23 Feb 2022

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...