Beginner Spanish with Spanish Obsessed

Discover how to express missing people and places in Spanish in our episode "Missing Things: City vs Countryside." Learn three authentic expressions—"extrañar," "echar de menos," and "hacer falta"—through a natural conversation about life in Colombia's bustling capital versus its peaceful coffee region. Perfect for beginners who want to sound more natural when expressing emotions in Spanish!

Lis tells us about her car crash in the centre of Bogotá. Learn how to describe accidents, and unexpected events in Spanish.

A few years ago, we made a move from London to Bogota - in this episode, Lis tells the story of our intercontinental move. Learn how to combine the preterite tenses (imperfect and indefinite) when you tell a story, and when to use each one. Foundations 2 is launching on the 7th April! Head to spanishobsessed.com/foundations-2 to find out more!

An introduction to using the other preterite tense, the "indefinido".

Learn some handy "triggers" that often indicate the imperfect

Learn how to use "ser" and "ir" in the imperfect tense in Spanish, featuring a dialogue, and some nifty hacks for both remembering the conjugations as well as some great uses of these verbs.

In this and the next few episodes, we'll be focusing on the preterite, or past tense. What are the two past tenses, and what are a couple of good rules of thumb to know?

Should we say "estoy casado" or "soy casado"? Is it a temporary state, or a permanent feature...?  Learn which to use, and when, as well as other vocabulary and expressions to talk about relationships.

Learn 3 structures for exclamations, all using the word "qué"

Learn how to use "pasárselo" and "pasársela" to talk about how you spend your time

Learn ways to talk about "getting on with people" (or not!) in Spanish. You'll learn how to use "llevarse bien/mal", "caerse bien", as well as some intriguing English borrowings ("hacer clik", for example!).

Learn 2 ways to say "to have been doing" something in Spanish. Turns out, it's actually a lot simpler to do this in Spanish than English!

Did you know you can use the present tense to talk about the past? It's something called the "historical tense", which adds drama to your stories. Learn how to use it in this episode!

How to get a discount in Spanish - make sure you ask three times using the phrases you learn in this episode!

Learn useful phrases to help you go clothes shopping, with verbs like "quedar" and "medirse".  

Learn to tell the difference between "hablar", "decir" and "contar" - three commonly confused verbs in Spanish.

Learn the difference between these two verbs, which both mean "to know". Find out more about Foundations 1 , our new structured interactive video course for Beginners.

Do you get confused by "gustar" and other similar verbs? Learn about "reverse construction" verbs, and use them to sound more natural in your Spanish.

Learn how to use the verbs dedicar and dedicarse to talk about your jobs, passions, and life.

"Tener" is a very common word, but to get the most out of it it's worth learning a few different uses. Learn these to sound more natural in your Spanish!

Learn how to use "aconsejar" and "consejo"

Learn how to use the handy verb "llevar" to say how long you've been doing something. Plus, four ways to say "lockdown"...!

Learn a few Spanish jokes, guaranteed to make your audience groan.

All about those little things that you can say to structure a story, and bring it to life.

Learn all about those little phrases and words which Spanish speakers use to keep conversations going, show their understanding, interrupt people, and more!