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Why does Spanish let you start a sentence with "soy" or "son" — without "yo" or "ellos"? And how can you tell when you should include the subject pronoun or leave it out? Let's practice the skill of choosing whether or not to use subject pronouns with Spanish verbs. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/14 .

Spanish Conjugations can be tough… but they don't have to be! Let's learn the present tense forms of Ser using a memory palace. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/13 .  

How do you say "is" in Spanish? It MIGHT be the word "es"... and it might not! Let's learn our first conjugation of Ser, and we'll explore when you might use this word. This is the most common verb in Spanish, and the most common conjugation (by far). Today we'll get some practice with "es" in a lot of sentence contexts. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/12 .

Learn Spanish faster by starting with the hard stuff — like expressing concepts! In this episode, we'll lay the groundwork for expressing abstract ideas, concepts, and thoughts in fluent Spanish… and it all starts by mastering the #1 most important word in the Spanish language. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/11 .  

The word "them" may seem like a basic word, but it has multiple translations in Spanish! Today we'll learn two Spanish words for "them", as well as the word for "what". We'll also get lots of spoken practice with all of our essential Spanish vocabulary. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at  LCSPodcast.com/10 .

Let's learn por and para. These words tend to be very hard to master when learning Spanish as a second language, but today we'll learn a simple framework that you can use to decide between these two words in almost any context. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at  LCSPodcast.com/9 .

Why are Spanish direct object pronouns different from other pronouns? And how can you keep from mixing up all the different Spanish pronouns? Let's use a memory palace to keep all of our Spanish pronouns straight. We'll work on the Spanish pronouns for "him", "her", "me", and "you", and then we'll put it all into practice with real sentences. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at  LCSPodcast...

The Spanish word "lo" is usually a HUGE headache for English speakers — but it won't be for you! You'll be using "lo" and "la" correctly after listening to this episode. Let's get some good, active practice with the words for "him" and "her" in Spanish. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at  LCSPodcast.com/7 .

To learn fluent Spanish, you can't just memorize words — you also have to master Spanish pronunciation. Today I present my top tips for pronouncing Spanish sounds authentically. Here's the first tip: To develop your own "Spanish voice", make sure to do the pronunciation exercises, out loud, throughout this episode! Practice all of today's Spanish for free at  LCSPodcast.com/6 .

Time to practice your Spanish out loud! Today we'll learn about the number one way to solidify a new language in your brain — and we'll get to put it into practice right away. If you follow this one tip, you'll be fluent in Spanish faster than you ever thought possible. Let's put everything we've learned so far into Spanish practice, out loud. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast...

Some Spanish words are more important than others! In today's episode, we will talk about how you can start *thinking* in Spanish by choosing the right words to work on. We will focus on some of the highest-leverage words in the language — three words that comprise 8% of the Spanish language by themselves. After we practice with these words, you'll soon be able to start forming sentences like a na...

To become fluent in Spanish, you have to learn connecting words! Today we're talking about conjunctions, particularly the words que and y, and how they help hold the whole Spanish language together and create fluent flow. We'll also learn why conjunctions are even more important in Spanish than in English, based on a special rule about Spanish verbs. After this episode, you'll know how to use the...

What's the key to speaking Spanish fluently, spontaneously, and effortlessly? Mastering core Spanish grammar. To learn how to speak Spanish fluently, we need to start by mastering the structures and elements that make Spanish different from English. Today we'll learn some essential Spanish grammar and do some spoken grammar exercises to make it stick. After this foundational work, Spanish grammar...

Learn Spanish, step by step! This podcast teaches you the top 1000 words that make up 80% of Spanish. Welcome to LearnCraft Spanish, a proven system that will teach you how to learn Spanish fluently. Starting with a foundation of core Spanish grammar and the most common Spanish vocabulary, Timothy will guide you through the essential steps to speaking and understanding fluent Spanish like a native...