Learn Spanish Through Audio Stories

Igor Meleshko
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Learn Spanish through short and engaging audio stories designed for beginners. Each episode helps you improve your listening skills, expand your vocabulary, and understand Spanish naturally through context. The stories use clear language and are adapted for A1–A2 learners, with simple grammar and useful everyday expressions. Listen regularly, follow the stories, and make Spanish part of your daily routine.

  1. 3d ago

    Episode 16: My day at the gym (Mi día en el gimnasio) - Spanish Story for Beginners (A1/A2)

    Full story text with translation and word-by-word breakdown: https://subyz.com/spanish/en/stories/mi_dia_en_el_gimnasio Learn Spanish gym phrases with an A2 story for beginners and an English translation. Practice Spanish listening as you follow an after-work visit to a busy gym. Work finishes early, and a trip to the gym sounds like a good way to clear the mind. With a backpack packed, the narrator arrives to find a busy workout room and a few machines still available. The workout brings a new challenge when an unfamiliar machine calls for help from a trainer. With other people using the equipment too, the narrator needs to ask questions and find a chance to take a turn. What you'll learn in this episode:You’ll learn Spanish for the gym as you follow the narrator through reception and into the changing room. Practice how to ask about lockers in Spanish and understand explanations about using a machine. Learn how to ask whether gym equipment is free and how long someone has left. Build your Spanish workout vocabulary as you hear about warming up, doing sets and taking a break. Useful Spanish phrases from this episode: Dónde están los vestuarios — Where the changing rooms areNecesito un candado para la taquilla — I need a padlock for the lockerCómo se usa esta máquina — How to use this machineEmpezar con poco peso — To start with a light weightPerdona, ¿te queda mucho? — Excuse me, do you have much longer?¿Está libre? — Is it free?Descansar un poco — To rest a littleHago algunos estiramientos — I do some stretchesHow to listen:First, slowly, in Spanish. Don't try to catch every word, just follow the story.Then each sentence in Spanish with its English translation straight after. This is where what you guessed the first time becomes clear.Finally, at natural speed with no translation. The third time through, the story sounds far clearer than the first. Content:00:00 Introduction00:24 The story, slowly, in Spanish05:26 The story with English translation, sentence by sentence15:21 The story at natural speed18:26 Closing About this podcast:Short Spanish stories for beginners and intermediate learners (A1, A2, B1), read in Castilian Spanish. Each episode is a story you can follow by ear: first slowly, then with English translation, then at natural speed. It is comprehensible input that helps you improve your Spanish listening comprehension, learn new Spanish vocabulary in context and start understanding spoken Spanish. Read every story with translation and save new words on subyz.com. #LearnSpanish #SpanishPodcast #SpanishForBeginners #SpanishListening #SpanishStories #EasySpanish #SpanishA2 #ComprehensibleInput #SpanishAtTheGym

    Episode 16: My day at the gym (Mi día en el gimnasio) - Spanish Story for Beginners (A1/A2)

  2. 4d ago

    Episode 15: A taxi ride (Un viaje en taxi) - Spanish Story for Beginners (A1/A2)

    Full story text with translation and word-by-word breakdown: https://subyz.com/spanish/en/stories/un_viaje_en_taxi Learn Spanish Taxi Phrases with an A2 story for beginners, an English translation, and Spanish listening practice. Follow a traveler taking a taxi from the airport toward a hotel. After a tiring flight, a traveler leaves a busy airport and joins the taxi queue. With the hotel address ready on a phone, it is time to get in and speak Spanish. The ride brings questions about the fare, a request for air conditioning, and a chat about local food. Then traffic slows to a crawl, and the driver suggests another route. What you'll learn in this episode:You will learn Spanish taxi phrases for telling a driver where you want to go and asking how much the ride might cost. Practice Spanish for airport transfers as you follow requests for air conditioning and a faster route through traffic. You will also hear how to ask for restaurant recommendations and tell the driver where to drop you off. Build confidence with Spanish travel phrases for asking whether you can pay by card and requesting a receipt. Useful Spanish phrases from this episode: Quiero ir a este hotel — I want to go to this hotel¿Cuánto cuesta más o menos — How much does it cost, roughly¿Puede poner el aire acondicionado — Can you turn on the air conditioningTome el camino más rápido, por favor — Take the fastest route, pleaseNo pasa nada — That is all rightPuede dejarme aquí — You can drop me off here¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta? — Can I pay by card?Pido un recibo — I ask for a receiptHow to listen:First, slowly, in Spanish. Don't try to catch every word, just follow the story.Then each sentence in Spanish with its English translation straight after. This is where what you guessed the first time becomes clear.Finally, at natural speed with no translation. The third time through, the story sounds far clearer than the first. Content:00:00 Introduction00:24 The story, slowly, in Spanish05:04 The story with English translation, sentence by sentence15:00 The story at natural speed18:17 Closing About this podcast:Short Spanish stories for beginners and intermediate learners (A1, A2, B1), read in Castilian Spanish. Each episode is a story you can follow by ear: first slowly, then with English translation, then at natural speed. It is comprehensible input that helps you improve your Spanish listening comprehension, learn new Spanish vocabulary in context and start understanding spoken Spanish. Read every story with translation and save new words on subyz.com. #LearnSpanish #SpanishPodcast #SpanishForBeginners #SpanishListening #SpanishStories #EasySpanish #SpanishA2 #ComprehensibleInput #SpanishTaxiPhrases #SpanishForTravel

    Episode 15: A taxi ride (Un viaje en taxi) - Spanish Story for Beginners (A1/A2)

  3. 5d ago

    Episode 14: At the fish market (En el mercado de pescado) - Spanish Story for Beginners (A1/A2)

    Full story text with translation and word-by-word breakdown: https://subyz.com/spanish/en/stories/en_el_mercado_de_pescado Learn Spanish Fish Market Phrases with an A2 story for beginners. Follow along with an English translation and practise your Spanish listening skills as you shop for fresh fish. It's Saturday morning, and a shopper heads to a busy market to buy fresh fish for lunch. With so many choices on the counter, a little advice from the seller could help. The conversation turns to prices, portions and getting the fish cleaned. Then some fresh prawns catch the shopper's eye, bringing more questions about what to buy and how to prepare it. What you'll learn in this episode:You'll practise Spanish fish market phrases for asking a seller what to choose for two people. Learn how to ask the price per kilo in Spanish and request that the scales be removed. You'll also build vocabulary for ordering prawns by weight and asking how long you can keep fresh fish. Follow the conversation to practise Spanish shopping phrases for paying by card. Useful Spanish phrases from this episode: Quiero preparar pescado al horno — I want to cook fish in the oven¿Qué me recomienda para dos personas? — What do you recommend for two people?¿Cuánto cuesta el kilo? — How much does a kilo cost?Y quite también las escamas — And remove the scales tooDoscientos gramos de gambas — Two hundred grams of prawnsCuánto tiempo puedo guardar el pescado — How long I can keep the fishPuedo pagar con tarjeta — I can pay by cardHow to listen:First, slowly, in Spanish. Don't try to catch every word, just follow the story.Then each sentence in Spanish with its English translation straight after. This is where what you guessed the first time becomes clear.Finally, at natural speed with no translation. The third time through, the story sounds far clearer than the first. Content:00:00 Introduction00:24 The story, slowly, in Spanish05:13 The story with English translation, sentence by sentence14:33 The story at natural speed17:32 Closing About this podcast:Short Spanish stories for beginners and intermediate learners (A1, A2, B1), read in Castilian Spanish. Each episode is a story you can follow by ear: first slowly, then with English translation, then at natural speed. It is comprehensible input that helps you improve your Spanish listening comprehension, learn new Spanish vocabulary in context and start understanding spoken Spanish. Read every story with translation and save new words on subyz.com. #LearnSpanish #SpanishPodcast #SpanishForBeginners #SpanishListening #SpanishStories #EasySpanish #SpanishA2 #ComprehensibleInput #SpanishAtTheMarket #SpanishShoppingPhrases

    Episode 14: At the fish market (En el mercado de pescado) - Spanish Story for Beginners (A1/A2)

  4. Oct 13

    Episode 13: Food delivery order (Pedido de comida a domicilio) - Spanish Story for Beginners (A1/A2)

    Full story text with translation and word-by-word breakdown: https://subyz.com/spanish/en/stories/pedido_de_comida_a_domicilio Learn Spanish food delivery phrases with an A2 story for beginners and an English translation. Practice Spanish listening as you follow an order from choosing dinner to handling delivery problems. It is Friday night, and after a long day, cooking is the last thing on the narrator’s mind. An Italian restaurant on a food delivery app looks promising, so a pizza night starts to take shape. The order is confirmed, but thirty minutes later, dinner still has not arrived. Then the delivery driver calls for help finding the entrance, and the evening gets more complicated. What you'll learn in this episode:You will learn how to order food in Spanish as the narrator chooses a pizza, adds a salad and picks a drink. Learn Spanish food delivery phrases for confirming your address, leaving doorbell instructions and paying by card. Practice giving directions in Spanish when a delivery driver needs help finding your building. You will also learn how to report a missing item in Spanish using a delivery app and a photo of the receipt. Useful Spanish phrases from this episode: No tengo ganas de cocinar — I do not feel like cookingQuiero pedir algo para beber — I want to order something to drinkUna botella de agua con gas — A bottle of sparkling waterConfirmar la dirección — Confirm the addressPago con tarjeta — I pay by cardHay un pequeño retraso — There is a small delayLa entrada está junto a una farmacia — The entrance is next to a pharmacyFalta una bebida en mi pedido — A drink is missing from my orderHow to listen:First, slowly, in Spanish. Don't try to catch every word, just follow the story.Then each sentence in Spanish with its English translation straight after. This is where what you guessed the first time becomes clear.Finally, at natural speed with no translation. The third time through, the story sounds far clearer than the first. Content:00:00 Introduction00:24 The story, slowly, in Spanish05:37 The story with English translation, sentence by sentence15:49 The story at natural speed18:53 Closing About this podcast:Short Spanish stories for beginners and intermediate learners (A1, A2, B1), read in Castilian Spanish. Each episode is a story you can follow by ear: first slowly, then with English translation, then at natural speed. It is comprehensible input that helps you improve your Spanish listening comprehension, learn new Spanish vocabulary in context and start understanding spoken Spanish. Read every story with translation and save new words on subyz.com. #LearnSpanish #SpanishPodcast #SpanishForBeginners #SpanishListening #SpanishStories #EasySpanish #SpanishA2 #ComprehensibleInput #SpanishFoodDelivery

    Episode 13: Food delivery order (Pedido de comida a domicilio) - Spanish Story for Beginners (A1/A2)

  5. Oct 12

    Episode 12: La Tomatina - Spanish Story for Beginners (A1/A2)

    Full story text with translation and word-by-word breakdown: https://subyz.com/spanish/en/stories/la_tomatina Learn Spanish festival phrases with an A2 story about La Tomatina. This beginner-friendly episode includes an English translation and Spanish listening practice for your next trip. Imagine arriving in Buñol on a hot August morning for your first La Tomatina. After breakfast at a café, you head into crowded streets where visitors from around the world are waiting in old clothes. Then huge trucks full of tomatoes appear, and everyone listens to the instructions. When the signal sounds, the tomato battle begins, and even walking down the street becomes a challenge. What you'll learn in this episode:You’ll learn Spanish café phrases to order breakfast and a ham and cheese sandwich. Practice Spanish travel phrases for buying water and talking about the heat. You’ll also follow festival instructions in Spanish and learn how to describe moving carefully on slippery ground. With the English translation, you can build your Spanish listening skills and understand how to say you need a rest or somewhere to wash. Useful Spanish phrases from this episode: Es la primera vez — It’s the first timePido café — I order coffeeCompro una botella de agua — I buy a bottle of waterHace calor — It’s hotHay que aplastar los tomates — You have to crush the tomatoesVoy despacio para no caerme — I go slowly so I don’t fallBusco un lugar donde pueda lavarme — I look for a place where I can washNecesito descansar un poco — I need to rest a littleHow to listen:First, slowly, in Spanish. Don't try to catch every word, just follow the story.Then each sentence in Spanish with its English translation straight after. This is where what you guessed the first time becomes clear.Finally, at natural speed with no translation. The third time through, the story sounds far clearer than the first. Content:00:00 Introduction00:24 The story, slowly, in Spanish04:52 The story with English translation, sentence by sentence14:12 The story at natural speed17:35 Closing About this podcast:Short Spanish stories for beginners and intermediate learners (A1, A2, B1), read in Castilian Spanish. Each episode is a story you can follow by ear: first slowly, then with English translation, then at natural speed. It is comprehensible input that helps you improve your Spanish listening comprehension, learn new Spanish vocabulary in context and start understanding spoken Spanish. Read every story with translation and save new words on subyz.com. #LearnSpanish #SpanishPodcast #SpanishForBeginners #SpanishListening #SpanishStories #EasySpanish #SpanishA2 #ComprehensibleInput #SpanishForTravel #SpanishFestivalPhrases #SpanishListeningPractice

    Episode 12: La Tomatina - Spanish Story for Beginners (A1/A2)

  6. Oct 10

    Episode 11: Arriving at the hotel (La llegada al hotel) - Spanish Story for Beginners (A1/A2)

    Full story text with translation and word-by-word breakdown: https://subyz.com/spanish/en/stories/la_llegada_al_hotel Learn Spanish for travel with an easy Spanish story for beginners (A2). Practice your Spanish listening as a traveler checks in at a hotel in Valencia, with English translation sentence by sentence. After hours on the road, a traveler arrives in Valencia, tired but eager to explore. First stop: the hotel reception, with a suitcase in hand and a three-night reservation to check in. Upstairs, the room looks like a welcome place to relax, until the heat becomes hard to ignore and the air conditioning won't turn on. A call to reception is just the start of a few unexpected requests before the evening can begin. What you'll learn in this episode: You'll hear how to check in at a hotel in Spanish, how to say you have a reservation and give your name, and how to ask about breakfast and checkout time. You'll also learn how to call reception in Spanish, report that something in the room doesn't work, ask for an extra towel, find the wifi password and ask the receptionist to recommend a restaurant nearby. It is everyday Spanish for travelers, the kind of conversation you'll really have on a trip to Spain. Useful Spanish hotel phrases from this episode: - Tengo una reserva - I have a reservation - La reserva está a mi nombre - The reservation is in my name - El desayuno está incluido - Breakfast is included - La tarjeta de la habitación - The room key card - La hora de salida - Checkout time - El aire acondicionado no funciona - The air conditioning doesn't work - Falta una toalla - A towel is missing - Pido una recomendación para cenar - I ask for a dinner recommendation How to listen: First, slowly, in Spanish. Don't try to catch every word, just follow the story. Then each sentence in Spanish with its English translation straight after. This is where what you guessed the first time becomes clear. Finally, at natural speed with no translation. The third time through, the story sounds far clearer than the first. Content: 00:00 Introduction 00:24 The story, slowly, in Spanish 04:37 The story with English translation, sentence by sentence 13:30 The story at natural speed 16:16 Closing About this podcast: Short Spanish stories for beginners and intermediate learners (A1, A2, B1), read by native-style voices in Castilian Spanish. Each episode is a story you can follow by ear: first slowly, then with English translation, then at natural speed. It is comprehensible input that helps you improve your Spanish listening comprehension, learn new Spanish vocabulary in context and start understanding spoken Spanish. Read every story with translation and save new words on subyz.com. #LearnSpanish #SpanishPodcast #SpanishForBeginners #SpanishListening #SpanishStories #EasySpanish #SpanishA2 #SpanishForTravel #SpanishHotelPhrases #ComprehensibleInput #SpanishVocabulary #LaLlegadaAlHotel

    Episode 11: Arriving at the hotel (La llegada al hotel) - Spanish Story for Beginners (A1/A2)

  7. Oct 8

    Episode 10: My plane journey (Mi viaje en avión) - Spanish Story for Beginners (A1/A2)

    A Spanish story at A2 level, with English translation. Full story text with translation on our website: https://subyz.com/spanish/en/stories/mi_viaje_en_avion A flight to Madrid, a large suitcase, and a backpack: join our traveler at the airport, two hours before takeoff. First up are check-in, security, and the search for gate B12. On board, a window seat comes with a request to swap, and even getting a coffee or passing a sleeping neighbor takes a little conversation. Then the plane starts to shake and the seat belt sign lights up—what happens next? How to listen: First, slowly, in Spanish. Don't try to catch every word — follow the story. Then a sentence in Spanish and its translation straight after. This is where what you guessed the first time becomes clear. Finally, at natural speed with no translation. That is the test: the third time through, the story sounds far clearer than the first. Content: 00:00 Introduction00:24 The story, slowly, in Spanish05:40 The story with English translation, sentence by sentence16:34 The story at natural speed20:17 Closing

    Episode 10: My plane journey (Mi viaje en avión) - Spanish Story for Beginners (A1/A2)

  8. Oct 2

    Episode 9: How Holland gained land (Cómo Holanda ganó tierra) - Spanish Story for Beginners (A1/A2)

    A Spanish story at A2 level, with English translation. Full story text with translation on our website: https://subyz.com/spanish/en/stories/como_holanda_gano_tierra On the shores of the North Sea, Dutch villages face a constant threat: water swallowing their homes and fields. Neighbors join forces to build earth barriers, but soon they start asking a bigger question: could they turn water into farmland? With windmills and pumps, they set out to push the sea back. But keeping the water out is a job that never ends, and a devastating storm will put their defenses to the test. How to listen: First, slowly, in Spanish. Don't try to catch every word — follow the story. Then a sentence in Spanish and its translation straight after. This is where what you guessed the first time becomes clear. Finally, at natural speed with no translation. That is the test: the third time through, the story sounds far clearer than the first. Content: 00:00 Introduction00:24 The story, slowly, in Spanish06:23 The story with English translation, sentence by sentence17:45 The story at natural speed21:36 Closing

    Episode 9: How Holland gained land (Cómo Holanda ganó tierra) - Spanish Story for Beginners (A1/A2)
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Learn Spanish through short and engaging audio stories designed for beginners. Each episode helps you improve your listening skills, expand your vocabulary, and understand Spanish naturally through context. The stories use clear language and are adapted for A1–A2 learners, with simple grammar and useful everyday expressions. Listen regularly, follow the stories, and make Spanish part of your daily routine.

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