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5.5-9: Vocabulary- Distance words

22 Feb 2022

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

21 Feb 2022

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?

20 Feb 2022

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?

19 Feb 2022

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

18 Feb 2022

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

17 Feb 2022

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

16 Feb 2022

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

15 Feb 2022

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

14 Feb 2022

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

13 Feb 2022

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

12 Feb 2022

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...

5.12: Conversation: Buying tickets for public transportation (Review)

11 Feb 2022

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...

5.11: Bring it all together - Buying tickets for public transportation

10 Feb 2022

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

09 Feb 2022

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?"

08 Feb 2022

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?"

07 Feb 2022

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)

06 Feb 2022

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)

05 Feb 2022

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...

5.5: Bring it all together – Numbers in Spanish

04 Feb 2022

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

03 Feb 2022

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

02 Feb 2022

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.

01 Feb 2022

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 con...

5.1: Objectives. Buying tickets for public transportation

31 Jan 2022

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...

4.10: Unit 4 review

30 Jan 2022

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...

4.9: Visualization practice - Asking for directions

29 Jan 2022

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)

28 Jan 2022

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"

27 Jan 2022

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

26 Jan 2022

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

25 Jan 2022

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…_"

24 Jan 2022

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

23 Jan 2022

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

22 Jan 2022

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

21 Jan 2022

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

20 Jan 2022

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

19 Jan 2022

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

18 Jan 2022

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

17 Jan 2022

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

16 Jan 2022

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

15 Jan 2022

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?"

14 Jan 2022

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?

13 Jan 2022

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

12 Jan 2022

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

11 Jan 2022

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?

10 Jan 2022

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)

09 Jan 2022

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)

08 Jan 2022

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

07 Jan 2022

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

06 Jan 2022

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

05 Jan 2022

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

04 Jan 2022

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

03 Jan 2022

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

02 Jan 2022

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

01 Jan 2022

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

31 Dec 2021

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

30 Dec 2021

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"

29 Dec 2021

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

28 Dec 2021

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 o...

2.16 – Bring It Together

27 Dec 2021

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 . . ."

26 Dec 2021

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

25 Dec 2021

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

24 Dec 2021

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"

23 Dec 2021

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 . . ."

22 Dec 2021

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 . . .

21 Dec 2021

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 . . .

20 Dec 2021

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?

19 Dec 2021

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

18 Dec 2021

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

17 Dec 2021

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

16 Dec 2021

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 ___?"

15 Dec 2021

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

14 Dec 2021

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

13 Dec 2021

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

12 Dec 2021

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

11 Dec 2021

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

10 Dec 2021

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

09 Dec 2021

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

08 Dec 2021

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

07 Dec 2021

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

06 Dec 2021

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

05 Dec 2021

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

04 Dec 2021

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

03 Dec 2021

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

02 Dec 2021

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

01 Dec 2021

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

30 Nov 2021

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

29 Nov 2021

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

28 Nov 2021

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

27 Nov 2021

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...

Eps 0-0 Live Lingua Podcast - Intro

26 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Have you always dreamed of speaking Spanish, but don't want to spend years learning verb conjugations and grammar rules? Then this podcast is for you...

10.13: Unit 10 review

25 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 10.13 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   This m-episode is a quick recap of Unit 10 of...

10.12: Visualization practice - Ordering food at a restaurant

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 10.12 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   This m-episode is a visualization practice th...

10.11: Conversation - Ordering food at a restaurant (review)

23 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 10.11 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   In this m-episode, you will listen again to t...

10.10: Bring all together - Ordering food at a restaurant

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 10.10 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   This m-episode brings everything you have le...

10.9 Ordering your meal

21 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 10.9 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   This m-episode moves on to the good stuff -- h...

10.8: Asking if a dish has specific ingredients

20 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 10.8 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   This one is for those with dietary restrictio...

10.7: Ask - What is this dish made of?

19 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 10.7 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   One of the difficulties when traveling to a fo...

10.6: Vocabulary - Ingredients in dishes

18 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 10.6 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   If you are traveling to a place you have never...

10.5: Ordering your steak - Well done to rare

17 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 10.5 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   If you are going to order steak in Latin Ameri...

10.4: Vocabulary - Food items in Spanish

16 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 10.4 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   While the variety of food you can try when tra...

10.3: Cultural & languages notes - At restaurant (ordering food)

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 10.3 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   This m-episode covers the cultural notes surro...