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Merry Christmas! I'm sorry that I'm late on this; it's been a bit crazy these past few weeks. Today's episode covers basic vocabulary for the Christmas season! :) © 2019 by Language Answers, Ltd. Music by Master_Service from Fiverr

'Tis the Christmas Season! Let's celebrate by looking at some awesome, beautiful, fun Christmas Songs (in Spanish, of course)! :) © 2019 by Language Answers, Ltd. Music by Master_Service from Fiverr Research Resources: “Mi Burrito de Belen” with Spanish lyrics - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5JABscKyFg -English Translation - https://www.mamalisa.com/?t=es&p=623   “Mis Deseos / Feliz Navidad...

Since Thanksgiving is right around the corner, let's celebrate with some key vocab! Also, have you ever heard of the Mashed Potato Dance? © 2019 by Language Answers, Ltd. Music by Master_Service from Fiverr Research Resources: Wordreference.com Linguee.com “Dee Dee Sharp – Mashed Potato Time” uploaded by John1948ThreeC on July 13, 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51eJ3-h86JQ “Original Mashed...

Happy Veterans Day! This episode is dedicated to our amazing service men and women, both past and current. Thank you for all that you do! © 2019 by Language Answers, Ltd. Music by Master_Service from Fiverr Research Resources: www.wordreference.com

Because it's snowy in Colorado, today we're talking about snow and words related to it. BRRRR!!! © 2019 by Language Answers, Ltd. Music by Master_Service from Fiverr Research Resources: “7 bebidas y Snacks típicos de Argentina que tienes que probar,” by webmater in Argentina Culture from Amauta, Spanish School Blog. October 30, 2015. https://www.amautaspanish.com/blog/7-bebidas-y-snacks-tipicos-de...

This week, we're taking a bit of a break, because I still feel festive and want to celebrate the start of Fall with something fun! So rather than focusing on language or festivals, etc., we are going to do the first song sampler episode! Let's explore 5 songs from various Spanish-speaking artists from around the world! © 2019 by Language Answers, Ltd. Music by Master_Service from Fiverr Song Infor...

It's finally Fall! Let's celebrate by looking at key vocabulary and cool Spanish celebrations! © 2019 by Language Answers, Ltd. Music by Master_Service from Fiverr Research Resources: “National & Local Holidays in Spain,” by Enforex. https://www.enforex.com/holidays-spain.html “Spanish Culture – Asuncion – Spanish,” by SpanishPod101.com. https://www.spanishpod101.com/blog/2009/08/14/spanish-cu...

As we prepare to bid a fond farewell to Summer, let's explore some key vocabulary and interesting Spanish festivals for the season! © 2019 by Language Answers, Ltd. Music by Master_Service from Fiverr Research Resources: “7 Exciting Things to do in Spain this Summer,” by Team Explore, May 6, 2019. From Holidayme.com. https://www.holidayme.com/explore/7-things-to-do-in-spain-this-summer/ Further In...

In honor of my newest nephew, today's episode deals with all things baby! :) Baby-related vocabulary, some baby talk, and animal sounds! © 2019 by Language Answers, Ltd. Music by Master_Service from Fiverr Research Resources: “17 Playful Words Used for Spanish Baby Talk,” by Meredith Kreisa from FluentU. https://www.fluentu.com/blog/spanish/spanish-baby-talk/ “20 Animal Sounds in Spanish: Can You...

In my first official cultural highlight episode, we talk about one of the most iconic shows in Mexico's - nay, Latin America's cultural repository! © 2019 by Language Answers, Ltd. Music by Master_Service from Fiverr Research Resources: "El Chavo del Ocho,” IMBD summary. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0229889/ “El Chavo del Ocho,” on TV Tropes. https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/ElChavoDe...

In today's episode, we finish up our deep dive into el voseo by looking at the vos conjugations for Future, Conditional, Present Subjunctive and Past Subjunctive Tenses! © 2019 by Language Answers, Ltd. Music by Master_Service from Fiverr Research Resources: “Voseo,” from the Diccionario panhispánico de dudas ©2005, by the RAE (through Gavilan College). http://hhh.gavilan.edu/fmayrhofer/spanish/RA...

In this episode, Part 4 of our deep dive into el voseo, we go over how to conjugate the voseo form of verbs for both positive and negative imperative and for both past tenses, as well as discuss the different voseo pronouns. © 2019 by Language Answers, Ltd. Music by Master_Service from Fiverr Research Resources: “Voseo,” from the Diccionario panhispánico de dudas ©2005, by the RAE (through Gavilan...

In today's episode, we continue our deep dive into the Voseo by looking at how to use it in the Present Tense. I know, it's finally here! © 2019 by Language Answers, Ltd. Music by Master_Service from Fiverr Research Resources: “Voseo,” from the Diccionario panhispánico de dudas ©2005, by the RAE (through Gavilan College). http://hhh.gavilan.edu/fmayrhofer/spanish/RAEdpd/dpdI/lemas/lemas_V/voseo.ht...

Why do some Latin America countries use vos, while others - and Spain - do not? Today's episode is all about answering that question, as well as a cool twist on how we got two other familiar pronouns. © 2019 by Language Answers, Ltd.   Music by Master_Service from Fiverr Research Resources: “Voseo pronominal,” by the Portal de lingüística hispánica. http://hispaniclinguistics.com/glosario/voseo-pr...

Have you ever wondered about the Voseo? Or perhaps you've never heard of this alternate to the tuteo. Either way, join me as we discuss what the voseo is in the first part of this series dealing with the what, when and how to use "vos" instead of "tú"! © 2019 by Language Answers, Ltd. Music by Master_Service from Fiverr Research Resources: Main Resources: “Voseo pronominal,” by the Portal de lingü...

Have you ever wondered about whether or not Spanish has a future subjunctive tense? Then look no further - they do! Kind of. :) We'll discuss it more in today's episode of Spanish Answers! ¡Vamanos! © 2019 by Language Answers, Ltd. Music by Master_Service from Fiverr Research Resources: “Future Subjunctive: Futuro subjuntivo,” from Lawless Spanish. https://www.lawlessspanish.com/grammar/verbs/futu...

Have you ever wondered what a period (.) or an upside down question mark (¿) is called in Spanish? Or what a "signo de apertura" is? Then look no further - in this epsiode, we talk about the basics of Spanish punctuation, focusing on what they're called with tips on how to use them. © 2019 by Language Answers, Ltd.   Music by Master_Service from Fiverr Research Resources: “Interrogación y Exclamac...

How do they celebrate Easter in Spain? Well, that question's a bit more than I can answer in a single episode, so for this Easter special I delve a bit into how they celebrate Easter in Seville, Spain. We talk about the Biblical account of Easter, which you have to understand first in order to understand the festivities that happen during la Semana Santa. © 2019 by Language Answers, Ltd. Music by...

Happy April Fool's! To highlight the day, not only am I posting this video a day late (lame joke, right? Ah well), but in this episode we talk about tongue twisters (trabalenguas), puns (calambures), and jokes (chistes)! Join me for some light-hearted fun to celebrate the first of April. :) © 2019 by Language Answers, Ltd. Music by Master_Service from Fiverr Research Resources: “Risitas y Carcajad...

In today's episode, the second part of Spanish Contractions, we focus on the "unofficial" contractions. (And yes, this even includes a few methods for texting and tweeting!) © 2019 by Language Answers, Ltd. Music by Master_Service from Fiverr Research Resources: Helping You Learn Spanish, “The Spanish Contractions your Textbook Didn’t Tell You About”, April 20, 2014 - http://helpingyoulearnspanish...

Today I talk about the common Spanish contractions: al, del, conmigo, contigo and consigo. And in the process, we also learn some random history. :) © 2019 by Language Answers, Ltd. Music by Master_Service from Fiverr Shout out to Women In Language Conference and Links: https://www.womeninlanguage.com The Fluent Show: Inside the Women in Language Conference: 12 Guests Tell All. ( https://www.fluen...

In honor of the recent holiday, or hallmark day, we're celebrating with a special episode! Today, we'll talk about the vocabulary and history of Valentine's Day, as well as how it is celebrated in Spain and Mexico. © 2019 by Language Answers, Ltd. Music by Master_Service from Fiverr Research Resources: History.com, “6 Surprising Facts About St. Valentine,”Feb. 14, 2013, https://www.history.com/new...

In this week's episode, Sara discusses the differences between the two verbs pedir and preguntar. While both are translated into English as "to ask", they are used for very distinct situations! © 2019 by Language Answers, Ltd. Music by Master_Service from Fiverr Research Resources: Real Fast Spanish – “Pedir Vs. Preguntar: How to Ask, Wonder, & Request” - https://www.realfastspanish.com/vocabu...

In today's episode, we go over the importance of accent marks in Spanish, and how they can affect a word's meaning and/or sound. **Correction - Each week I release a new podcast, but it alternates between Spanish Answers and Respuestas Inglesas. I would love to eventually be able to do an episode for each podcast once a week, and will be working towards that goal. © 2019 by Language Answers, Ltd....

In this episode, and to celebrate the new year, we look at the New Year's traditions in both Spain and Mexico! © 2019 by Language Answers, Ltd. Music by Master_Service from Fiverr **Correction - Each week I release a new podcast, but it alternates between Spanish Answers and Respuestas Inglesas. I would love to eventually be able to do an episode for each podcast once a week, and will be working t...