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¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 9.8 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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 situation with entering, asking for a table, and ordering drinks, all in the Spanish language.   Let's get started!   ¡Empecemos!   To read the transcripts...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 9.7 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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 would use the phrase: No, no voy a tomar nada. If you are answering for two or more people you would say: No, no vamos a tomar nada.   Let's get started!...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 9.6 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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: Tráigame un X por favor" -> "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...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 9.5 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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 can find the common ones found around the word along with types that are unique to the region.   Let's get started!   ¡Empecemos!   To read the tran...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 9.4 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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 the following: A table for X people please -> Una mesa para X personas, por favor.   Let's get started!   ¡Empecemos!   To read the transcripts of this...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 9.3 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   This m-episode covers common cultural notes related to dining at restaurants in Latin American countries.   You'll learn how to address the waitstaff, how to phrase common orders, and more that will make your dining experience easier.   Let's get started!   ¡Empecemos!   To read the transcripts of thi...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 9.2 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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.   They have just arrived and ask for a table and give their drink order.   Let's get started!   ¡Empecemos!   To read the transcripts of this m-episode...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 9.1 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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 waiter when they ask you what you want to drink., and how to order drinks.   Let's get started!   ¡Empecemos!   To read the transcripts of this m-episode...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 8.15 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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 Spanish.   Let's get started!   ¡Empecemos!   To read the transcripts of this m-episode additional free practice you can find it on our website here:   http...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 8.14 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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 need to ask for it based on item description, its color, its size, and other factors. Practice in this m-episode.   Let's get started!   ¡Empecemos!...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 8.13 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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 conversation, and be able to make slight modifications to apply it to your personal shopping experience.   Let's get started!   ¡Empecemos!   To read...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 8.12 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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, and other requests, and how to tell someone whether or not it fits.   If you haven't grasped anything in this m-episode, go back and review the rest of...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 8.11 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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 try on another item of clothing or purchase the item you've tried on.   You'll learn how to do these things in this m-episode.   Let's get started!   ¡...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 8.10 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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 it by specifically naming the item or you can refer to the item as "it", just like in English.   Let's get started!   ¡Empecemos!   To read the tran...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 8.9 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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 America the item size can be described in two ways.   A general size such as small, medium and large and a specific size like size 6 or size 10.     Let's ge...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 8.8 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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 say the English version so you have time to say it in Spanish.   The second time through we'll say it in Spanish and English so you can see if you got it...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 8.7 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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 teaches you just that. It may be helpful to review Unit 1.10 of the podcast if you struggle to remember how to say each family member.   Let's get starte...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 8.6 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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 common differences between English and Spanish, such as that in Spanish, the color goes after the item, no before, like in English.   Let's get started!...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 8.5 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   Welcome to Unit 8 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   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 department store and those we went over in Unit 7, so please feel free to review that episode if you...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 8.4 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   Welcome to Unit 8 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   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 ask for certain clothing items in a specific color of your choice.   Let's get started!   ¡Empe...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 8.3 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   You will learn how to ask whether or not you can pay with a credit card, for example, and other common phrases necessary for a successful excursion.   Let's get started!   ¡Empecemos!   To read the transcripts of this m-episode additional free practice you can find it on our website here:   https://ww...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 8.2 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   Welcome to Unit 8 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   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 the store.   Don't worry if you don't understand it all yet -- we'll get to that and by the end o...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 8.1 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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 for shopping and lifestyle excursions such as colors in Spanish, sizing of clothes, and how to ask to try on an item.   Let's get started!   ¡Empecem...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 7.14 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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 Spanish.   Let's get started!   ¡Empecemos!   To read the transcripts of this m-episode additional free practice you can find it on our website here:   https:...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 7.13 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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, and decide that the price is too high .   So, you negotiate that price down successfully, and come away with your souvenirs.   Let's get started!   ¡Emp...