Fluent in Spanish

EXTRACTO: Have you ever wondered if we have a tooth fairy? We do! However is not exactly a fairy, but it is close to it. How come? In this podcast I will give you the details. Visit www.fluentinspanish.org for the Spanish transcription and English translation

Our latest podcast episode breaks down the comparison between "Dar" and "Darse", guiding you room by room through their conjugation and common meanings. Hit play now! Visit www.fluentinspanish.org for more free content.

Our latest podcast episode breaks down the comparison between "Dar" and "Darse", guiding you room by room through their conjugation and common meanings. Hit play now! Visit www.fluentinspanish.org for more free content.

Welcome to today's podcast, where we'll dive into the fascinating world of the Spanish verb "poner" and its reflexive form, "ponerse." In this episode, we'll explore the nuances of using the verb "poner" vs. "ponerse" and answer the question, "What is 'poner' in Spanish?" Stay tuned to enrich your Spanish language skills and deepen your understanding of these versatile verbs. Visit www.fluentinspa...

This is Courtney Dezahd's journey as a student learning Spanish and incorporating it into her work life. Join us as she navigates the challenges and triumphs of using Spanish at work. Courtney is an expert in time management for working mothers, and her insights are invaluable. While not everyone has the opportunity for a real immersion experience in a foreign country, Courtney has managed to crea...

A podcast for intermediate and also up-beginner students. What if you when you need to choose between using the imperfect vs the preterite in Spanish both options are correct? This must be because you are missing a point, right? What is what you don’t know about these two Spanish past tenses? This is the second part of a podcast that will help you a lot when telling a story in the past. 2 of 2 epi...

Join me as I sit down with one of my Spanish students who has taken the plunge and immersed herself in the Spanish language, first in Ecuador and now in Spain. In this podcast, we dive into her incredible language immersion experience, exploring the vibrant culture, sharing charming anecdotes, and discussing the challenges she faced during her language learning journey. Get ready to discover how s...

A podcast for intermediate-to-advanced Spanish students about how to answer with the present subjunctive in this specific context. It is a matter of choosing correctly. If you pick up the present indicative, what you are replying to will not be what you mean. I know the difference between the indicative and subjunctive is an issue for most students. I am not going to lie, and say that deciding sub...

Welcome to FluentInSpanish.org's podcast! Today, we're getting real with teacher Sergio Delgado, discussing the DELE exam. Whether you're a Spanish newbie or a seasoned pro, you're in for a treat. Get ready for a linguistic roller coaster ride - let's dive in! Visit www.fluentinspanish.org for more free content.

A podcast for up-beginner and intermediate students. How to improve your vocabulary is a question you probably ask yourself many times. However, my question is, are you practising passive learning or active learning? In this podcast we are going to look at a tip to increase your vocabulary. Just one, because there are not many secrets to learn this. The secret is to apply the right method. Visit w...

A podcast for intermediate Spanish students with a video version. You are never EVER going to use these two tenses correctly if you don’t understand the nuances native speakers see in both, because that nuance make us choose one or another. What I am telling you in this podcast has not been told to you yet. I will tell you a story with pretérito imperfecto, and then with pretérito indefinido or pr...

An intermediate Spanish podcast. Let me ask you something, how many Spanish words do you have to talk about your pets? You probably sometimes want to explain everything about your dog or your cat and you can’t because you lack the words. In this podcast you have a real Spanish conversation between native speakers that will help you to increase your vocabulary. Visit www.fluentinspanish.org for mor...

Are you an intermediate Spanish student who wants to improve your language skills and have a laugh? 🤣 Check out our latest podcast on fluentinspanish.org, "False Anglicisms in Spanish"! 😎 We'll explore the hilarious and often cringeworthy ways in which English words are incorrectly incorporated into Spanish, and we will explain why this happens. So grab your headphones and join us for a fun and...

A podcast for intermediate Spanish students about how to say money in Spanish. I am providing a list of slang and dialect words for the word "money". Also, there are some money-related idioms. This is the first episode of a total of two. In the second one we will get deeply into expressions for daily life related to money. 1 of 2. Visit www.fluentinspanish.org for the Spanish transcription and Eng...

A podcast for intermediate and also up-beginner students. How can I expand my Spanish vocabulary? I am presenting one of many ways for learning vocabulary. In this case, we will replace basic verbs for 9 more advanced verbs. Once you finish listening, you can go to my website where you will find a practical and effective activity to boost your Spanish. Visit www.fluentinspanish.org for more free c...

A podcast for intermediate Spanish students about the meaning of these pairs of verbs. Those meanings are normally determined by the structure you choose. And these structures are very fixed. If you change a preposition, or if you don’t place it, or if you use the pronominal version of the verb, the meaning might not end up being the one you expected. I will explain it here. This is the last part...

I am sure you wonder why you are stuck at your Spanish level, and how to take your Spanish to the next level. In this podcast, I will be talking about how important is to overcome your fear of speaking Spanish, and how to get out of that place where you are, making these common Spanish mistakes English speakers make. And not only native English speakers, any English speaker frequently makes them....

A podcast for intermediate Spanish students with common Spanish phrases to help you rock any social situation. It is time for you to include different replies, because maybe all the way here you have been giving correct sentences, and that is great, don’t get me wrong. However, there are a variety of informal sentences you want to learn, the ones you see in movies and series. In this podcast, I wi...

Have you ever wondered if we have a tooth fairy? We do! However is not exactly a fairy, but it is close to it. How come? In this podcast I will give you the details. Visit www.fluentinspanish.org for the Spanish transcription and English translation

A podcast for intermediate Spanish students about how to say money in Spanish. I am providing a list of slang and dialect words for the word "money". Also, there are some money-related idioms. This is the first episode of a total of two. In the second one we will get deeply into expressions for daily life related to money. 1 of 2. Visit www.fluentinspanish.org for the Spanish transcription and Eng...

A podcast for intermediate Spanish students where we will learn how to say to meet with, and to meet up with. Students usually get confused with this topic, because there are several verbs they can use. The problem is some of them have other meanings. Therefore, we need to be sure about which one we choose, how to use it, this is the structure of the verb, and when to use it. This is the second pa...

I am sure you wonder why you are stuck at your Spanish level, and how to take your Spanish to the next level. In this podcast, I will be talking about how important is to overcome your fear of speaking Spanish, and how to get out of that place where you are, making these common Spanish mistakes English speakers make. And not only native English speakers, any English speaker frequently makes them....

A podcast for Intermediate Spanish students who want to take their learning process further, and get into informal and conversational Spanish. This is also essential now that the series and movies in Spanish are on every platform, and they are being watched all over the world. Series and movies are often going to use this type of informal language. I will teach you a bunch of them from all the Spa...

A podcast for intermediate Spanish students to learn how to use these verbs in context. They have different meanings, and this can lead to misunderstandings. Those meanings are usually determined by the structure you choose: Sometimes they will need a preposition, sometimes no. Sometimes some of them will need a pronoun, and sometimes no. This is the third part of a series of four podcasts. Visit...

A podcast for intermediate Spanish students to start with common questions students have on how to say to meet, to meet with, to meet up, and to meet up with. The answers to these questions involve several verbs. Some are pronominal and some are not. And all of them have more than one meaning. The series of four podcasts will go over all of them, starting with conocer in this first part. Visit www...