Fluent in Spanish

Do you often wonder if you are saying the word you meant to say in Spanish? I will give you some examples of odd, and funny sentences that you might be saying if you are not pronouncing vowels correctly. Let’s start! Spanish transcription and English translation Introducción (00:31) Rato1 – rata2 Rata – rato Voy a ... Go now !!

Do you often wonder if you are saying the word you meant to say in Spanish? I will give you some examples of odd, and funny sentences that you might be saying if you are not pronouncing vowels correctly. Let’s start! Spanish transcription and English translation Introducción (00:31) Introduction (00:31) Rato1 – rata2 Rato1 – rata2 Rata ... Go now !!

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

A podcast for upper-intermediate-to-advanced Spanish students about how English terms are affecting our conversations. Sometimes we might adopt a word from English because it is from the technology field, “it was born in English.” For some words there is no Spanish equivalent and we just accept the English word and insert it into our language. But for others, after the Spanish word was created, pe...

A podcast for beginner and intermediate Spanish students. What do you do with the accents from the different series or movies you are watching in Spanish? Are you getting confused because they are from different Spanish-speaking countries? Do you know which Spanish is the one they are teaching you in the app you are using in your cellphone? It is better to learn different accents at the same time?...

A podcast for beginner and intermediate Spanish students. What do you do with the accents from the different series or movies you are watching in Spanish? Are you getting confused because they are from different Spanish-speaking countries? Do you know which Spanish is the one they are teaching you in the app you are using in your cellphone? It is better to learn different accents at the same time?...

A podcast for Advanced Spanish students to understand and practice how to say no in Spanish without mentioning that word. Native speakers use phrases, and specific intonation to express disagreement in Spanish which is difficult to understand if you don't have this information. I am giving you a list of them, and I am pronouncing them with the correct intonation so you can practice with them. Also...

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....

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...

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

I am sure you have already seen or heard someone using \"irse\" and you didn't understand why. Maybe you have been searching online for the difference between \"irse\" and \"salir\", and you found a bunch of verbs that appear to mean the same. This podcast is to help you decide which one to use, why, and when. Visit www.fluentinspanish.org for the Spanish transcription and English translation

It is time for you to start making decisions when speaking in Spanish, and one of these decisions is deciding between the use of USTED or the use of TÚ when speaking to someone. In this podcast I will talk about the use of both in Latin America and Spain, what are the similarities and differences between them in this regard. I will also teach you about the use of VOSOTROS and USTEDES. Visit www.fl...

A podcast for Intermediate and Advanced Spanish students about the verb Caer and the Caerse. I know you are having problems deciding which one to use. We have the use of Caer, and then Caerse, we also ad sometimes a pronoun Se, and other times the sentences you here have an expression with Caer in it. In summary, there are different ways to use this verb, and it is important to know which use of t...

A podcast for Intermediate, or Up-Beginner Spanish students about how to use these two adverbs, and which intonation to use with them to be able to send the message you want to send to your recipient. We express more than you think when you translate a sentence containing ya or todavía word by word. The meaning of many of these sentences is not always evident by just knowing what every word in the...

A podcast for beginner Spanish students about ordering breakfast in Spain. We will talk about the regular food we eat during our breakfast time, or how to order the coffee that you usually like. All in Spanish aimed at Beginner Spanish learners and up. Visit www.fluentinspanish.org for the Spanish transcription and English translation

A podcast for intermediate-to-advanced Spanish students about the origins and evolution of salsa music. Many people have no idea about the African roots of salsa music. This podcast tells the story of how the music African slaves played and danced to ended up providing the indispensable rhythm around which many latin music genres developed, how it spread around the world, evolved in the USA, and s...

A podcast for intermediate-to-advanced Spanish students about the origins and evolution of salsa music. Many people have no idea about the African roots of salsa music. This podcast tells the story of how the music African slaves played and danced to ended up providing the indispensable rhythm around which many latin music genres developed, how it spread around the world, evolved in the USA, and s...