Beginner Spanish with Spanish Obsessed
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Beginner Spanish with Spanish Obsessed
Beginner Spanish from Rob and Liz of Spanish Obsessed. Couple Liz and Rob (Colombian and English) teach and discuss a range of Spanish phrases, vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation - giving you the real Spanish as it's used around the world today. Engaging and lively conversation around a range of...
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Beginners 52: City vs country living
Discover how to express missing people and places in Spanish in our episode "Missing Things: City vs Countryside." Learn three authentic expressions—"...
Beginners 51: The car crash
Lis tells us about her car crash in the centre of Bogotá. Learn how to describe accidents, and unexpected events in Spanish.
Beginners 50 - Telling a story with the past tense(s)
A few years ago, we made a move from London to Bogota - in this episode, Lis tells the story of our intercontinental move.
Learn how to combine...
Beginners 49: The indefinido (part 1)
An introduction to using the other preterite tense, the "indefinido".
Beginners 48 - Imperfect "triggers"
Learn some handy "triggers" that often indicate the imperfect
Beginners 47: Ser and Ir in the imperfect
Learn how to use "ser" and "ir" in the imperfect tense in Spanish, featuring a dialogue, and some nifty hacks for both remembering the conjugations as...
Beginners 46: A brief overview of the past tenses
In this and the next few episodes, we'll be focusing on the preterite, or past tense. What are the two past tenses, and what are a couple of good rule...
Beginners 45: Relationships and talking about your civil status
Should we say "estoy casado" or "soy casado"? Is it a temporary state, or a permanent feature...?
Learn which to use, and when, as well as othe...
Beginners 44: Exclamations
Learn 3 structures for exclamations, all using the word "qué"
Beginners 43: Having a good time
Learn how to use "pasárselo" and "pasársela" to talk about how you spend your time
Beginners 42: Getting on with people
Learn ways to talk about "getting on with people" (or not!) in Spanish. You'll learn how to use "llevarse bien/mal", "caerse bien", as well as some in...
Beginners 41: Using "desde hace" to talk about what you've been doing
Learn 2 ways to say "to have been doing" something in Spanish. Turns out, it's actually a lot simpler to do this in Spanish than English!
Beginners 40: Telling stories with the present tense
Did you know you can use the present tense to talk about the past? It's something called the "historical tense", which adds drama to your stories. Lea...
Beginners 39: Negotiating prices
How to get a discount in Spanish - make sure you ask three times using the phrases you learn in this episode!
Beginners 38: Clothes shopping
Learn useful phrases to help you go clothes shopping, with verbs like "quedar" and "medirse".
Beginners 37: Hablar, decir, and contar
Learn to tell the difference between "hablar", "decir" and "contar" - three commonly confused verbs in Spanish.
Beginners 36: Saber vs Conocer
Learn the difference between these two verbs, which both mean "to know".
Find out more about Foundations 1, our new structured interactive video...
Beginners 35: "Reverse construction" verbs
Do you get confused by "gustar" and other similar verbs? Learn about "reverse construction" verbs, and use them to sound more natural in your Spanish.
Beginners 34: Dedicar and dedicarse
Learn how to use the verbs dedicar and dedicarse to talk about your jobs, passions, and life.
Beginners 33: Uses of "tener"
"Tener" is a very common word, but to get the most out of it it's worth learning a few different uses. Learn these to sound more natural in your Spani...
Beginners 31: Using the verb llevar
Learn how to use the handy verb "llevar" to say how long you've been doing something. Plus, four ways to say "lockdown"...!
Beginners 30: How to tell a joke
Learn a few Spanish jokes, guaranteed to make your audience groan.
Beginners 29: How to tell a story
All about those little things that you can say to structure a story, and bring it to life.
Beginners 28: Conversation strategies
Learn all about those little phrases and words which Spanish speakers use to keep conversations going, show their understanding, interrupt people, and...
Beginner Spanish 27: Problem solving
Learn useful verbs and constructions to help solve problems
Beginner Spanish 26: Some pronunciation tips
Learn some of the tell-tale signs of a learner Spanish accent
Beginner Spanish 25: How to pay a compliment
We cover some useful and authentic ways of paying someone a compliment in Spanish
Beginner Spanish 24: Making excuses
Specific language you can use for when you need to make an excuse in Spanish
Beginner Spanish 23: Asking for a favour
Learn different ways and structures that you can ask for favours in Spanish
Beginner Spanish 22: Spanish proverbs
We explore 6 common and useful Spanish proverbs that you can start using in your conversations right away
Beginner Spanish 21: Dealing with the authorities
Rob and Lis both tell a story about their experiences of dealing with the authorities, in Spain and Colombia. This lesson is focused on comprehension,...
Beginner Spanish 20: Driving
Learn important vocabulary and phrases for when you are out and about on the roads in Spain and Latin America.
Beginner Spanish 19: How to complain
Learn the subtle art of complaining in Spanish
Beginner Spanish 18: At the doctors
Learn the vocabulary and phrases you’ll need should you ever have to pay a visit to the doctor or pharmacy.
Beginner Spanish 17: Social networks
Learn the latest Spanish vocabulary around social networks, and communication in the digital age. How are social networks changing Spanish (as well as...
Beginner Spanish 16: Morning and evening people
One thing that we’ve noticed since living together is how different we feel about mornings and evenings. Liz is a morning person, and Rob is definitel...
Beginner Spanish 15: Arranging to meet
Building on our previous podcast about how to tell the time, we now give you a few ways that you can arrange to meet with someone. We also take a quic...
Beginner Spanish 14: Telling the time
Learn how to tell the time in Spanish, along with other time related phrases.
Beginner Spanish 13: Habits and Customs
Using "adverbs of frequency" to talk about how often you do things, how to ask "how often", and using the incredibly useful verb "soler"