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¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 5.2 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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 conversation between a purchaser and seller, and learn the basics of how to talk through the transaction.   Let's get started!    ¡Empecemos!   To read th...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 5.1 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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 going to be using some kind of public transportation , whether it be buses, trains or planes. In this unit, we're going to work through some conversation...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 4.10 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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 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 4.9 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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 locate common tourist sites in Latin American countries such as hotels, restaurants, the bus station, and the airport.   Let's get started!    ¡Empecemos!...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 4.8 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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 conversation on how to ask for directions in Spanish .   If there's are any part that's still not clear, feel free to review this unit as many times as...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 4.7 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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" and be on your way, or you can ask for a clarification.   This m-episode walks you through both situations. Listen and repeat the following phrases in...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 4.6.2 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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 directions in Spanish , and how to locate common sites that tourists visit in Latin American countries.   Let's get started!    ¡Empecemos!   To read the...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 4.6.1 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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 actually, if you want to understand what people in Spanish speaking countries say when they give you the answer to the question ¿Dónde está? that you l...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 4.5 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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 how to specifically ask where something is, in the Spanish language.   Let's get started!    ¡Empecemos!   To read the transcripts of this m-episode a...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 4.4 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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 learn about asking for directions to places like airports, bus stations, hotels, restaurants, and more common tourist sites.   Let's get started!    ¡Empe...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 4.3 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   This m-episode covers cultural notes regarding directions, as specific to Latin American countries.   You'll learn how to understand key differences and nuances between asking for directions in English and asking for directions in Spanish.   Let's get started!    ¡Empecemos!   To read the transcripts...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 4.2 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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 working through Unit 4 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast, you will be able to ask for, and understand, directions in Spanish.   Let's get started!    ¡...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 4.1 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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 introduction to the topic, and covers basic information on getting around in Latin American countries.   Let's get started!    ¡Empecemos!   To read the t...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 3.17 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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 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 w...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 3.16 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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 help you become comfortable talking about these two very common conversation pieces, in Spanish.   Let's get started!    ¡Empecemos!   To read the transc...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 3.15 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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, and be able to apply the questions and answers to your own personal situations regarding employment and family.   Let's get started!    ¡Empecemos!   T...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 3.14 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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 Spanish Podcast, and give you some exercises to practice what you've learned in common situations.   Let's get started!    ¡Empecemos!   To read the t...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 3.13 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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.    We'll cover the most common ways to say goodbye, and explain the situations in which you'd want to use each one.   Let's get started!    ¡Empecemos!  ...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 3.12 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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 a country, or as specific as a street.   After practicing this m-episode, you will be able to tell someone where you live.     Let's get started!    ¡...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 3.11 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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-episode will teach you how to ask, and the cultural notes associated with the question.   Let's get started!    ¡Empecemos!   To read the transcripts of t...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 3.10 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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 answering what you do for work, and how many kids you have, and will know the cultural notes to accompany the questions   Let's get started!    ¡Empe...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 3.9 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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, including what to do if you have multiple children who are of different genders.   Let's get started!    ¡Empecemos!   To read the transcripts of this m-epis...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 3.8 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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 1-10 you learned in Episode 2.5, which you can skip back to review if necessary.   Let's get started!    ¡Empecemos!   To read the transcripts of this m...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 3.7 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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 in a formal or informal setting.   This m-episode covers both situations.   Let's get started!    ¡Empecemos!   To read the transcripts of this m-episode...

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 3.6 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.   ¿Ready to learn Spanish?   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 or informal.   It also varies depending on whether you are talking to an individual or to a group. We cover both in this m-episode.   Let's get started!...