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Speaking Spanish for Beginners

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Having a hard time saying more than just “hola”? 😧 All those years of Spanish in school, only to freeze when your new friend María asks you "¿Cómo estás?" or "¿Qué haces?" If that's your case...Speaking Spanish for Beginners is here to help 🎧 Hosted by Marco Fierro, Spanish tutor and founder of Latin ELE, this podcast for Spanish beginners is perfect for English speakers starting from scratch. With easy-to-follow lessons, guided practice, and a fun "Latino" vibe, you'll learn the essentials to surprise your amigos with your Spanish skills. Join us and start speaking Spanish with confidence. ¡Vamos! More information on our website 👇 https://latinele.com/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/speaking-spanish-for-beginners--4703290/support.

  1. TBSA #9 - Five Verbs Ending in -IR (Hiking in the Mountains) 🗻

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    TBSA #9 - Five Verbs Ending in -IR (Hiking in the Mountains) 🗻

    Time to practice your verbs en español! 💪 In this episode, you’ll hear José, a mountain climber, talking about his weekly routine. Pay attention to the -IR verbs he uses to describe life near the mountains. 🎧 Too hard? Here is the audio transcript: Hola, me llamo José, soy montañista y escritor de un blog de viajes. Vivo en Santa Marta, cerca de la Sierra Nevada en Colombia. El lugar perfecto para practicar montañismo. Cada fin de semana, subo la montaña con mis amigos. Compartimos muchas experiencias juntos en la montaña y asistimos a eventos internacionales. En mi tiempo libre, escribo en mi blog sobre mis viajes. Me encanta escribir y compartir mi experiencia con otras personas. Want more resources to keep learning Spanish as a beginner? Visit ⬇️ https://latinele.com/spanish-beginners/ ¡Hasta pronto! —Marco

    12 min
  2. TBSA #8 - Five Verbs Ending in -ER (The Life of an Athlete) 🏃‍♀️

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    TBSA #8 - Five Verbs Ending in -ER (The Life of an Athlete) 🏃‍♀️

    Time to practice your verbs en español! 💪 In this episode, you’ll hear Beatriz, a professional athlete, talking about her routine. Listen carefully to the -ER verbs she uses to describe her healthy lifestyle and daily habits. 🎧 Too hard? Here is the audio transcript: Hola, me llamo Beatriz, tengo 22 años y soy deportista. Participo en competencias de atletismo profesional. Tengo una vida sana. Corro todas las mañanas para entrenar. Como alimentos saludables. Bebo mucha agua, no bebo alcohol. En mi tiempo libre me gusta estudiar idiomas. Hablo francés y alemán y comprendo un poco de inglés. ¿Y tú? Want more resources to keep learning Spanish as a beginner? Visit ⬇️ https://latinele.com/spanish-beginners/ ¡Hasta pronto! —Marco

    11 min
  3. TBSA #7 - Five Verbs Ending in -AR (A Day at Work) 👔

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    TBSA #7 - Five Verbs Ending in -AR (A Day at Work) 👔

    Time to practice your verbs en español! 💪 In this episode, you’ll hear Alfredo, a man who works at a travel agency, talking about his daily routine. Pay close attention to the -AR verbs he uses to describe a typical day at work. 🎧 Too hard? Here is the audio transcript: Me llamo Alfredo y trabajo en una agencia de turismo. En mi trabajo, muchos clientes me llaman para preguntar por lugares turísticos. Yo hablo con ellos sobre las opciones de viaje. También envío información sobre ofertas de viajes por correo. Muchos clientes viajan al Caribe, es un destino muy visitado. Want more resources to keep learning Spanish as a beginner? Visit ⬇️ https://latinele.com/spanish-beginners/ ¡Hasta pronto! —Marco

    11 min
  4. TBSA #6 - Expressing Frequency II: Going Beyond "Siempre"✨

    JAN 27 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    TBSA #6 - Expressing Frequency II: Going Beyond "Siempre"✨

    Curious about more ways to express frequency? ⏳ In this episode, you’ll learn additional expressions to talk about how often you do your activities in Spanish. These phrases help you add more detail and sound more natural when describing your routine. 👉 de… a… (from… to…) Trabajo de lunes a viernes. 👉 vez / veces Una vez = one time Muchas veces = many times Cocino una vez al día. 👉 todos los días / todas las semanas / todos los meses / todos los años 🎧 Listening activity ¡Hola! ¿Qué tal? ¿Cómo estás? Yo estoy un poco cansado. Trabajo en la oficina de lunes a viernes, de 8 a 6 de la tarde. Trabajo en muchos proyectos con clientes de todo el mundo. Es un trabajo intenso. Por eso, hago diferentes actividades para relajarme. Hago ejercicio dos veces por semana, a veces toco guitarra por la tarde y también todos los meses como en un restaurante con mi esposa. Y también, a veces voy al cine. Want more resources to keep learning Spanish as a beginner? Visit ⬇️ https://latinele.com/spanish-beginners/ ¡Hasta pronto! —Marco

    13 min
  5. TBSA #5 - How Often? ⌚️ Expressing Frequency in Spanish

    JAN 26 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    TBSA #5 - How Often? ⌚️ Expressing Frequency in Spanish

    After studying verbs, it’s time to add more salsa to your Spanish 🥫 Verbs are essential for creating your first sentences, but using them alone feels incomplete. To sound more natural, you need to express how often you do things. In this episode, you’ll learn the most common adverbs of frequency in Spanish. These words help you say how frequently an action happens. ⏰ Here are the frequency words covered in the lesson: Siempre = 100% Casi siempre = 90%–80% Usualmente = around 50% or more A veces = below 50% Casi nunca = 10% or less Nunca = 0% 🎧 Audio activity transcript: ¿Qué tal, amiga o amigo? Te quiero hablar de mi rutina. En la mañana, casi siempre me levanto a las 8 de la mañana. Luego, usualmente como pan con mantequilla y tomo café. Después, siempre me baño y escucho podcasts. En la tarde, a veces veo televisión. Casi nunca escucho la radio en la tarde. En la noche, a veces leo un libro y nunca bebo café en la noche, es malo para dormir. More content to learn Spanish on Latin ELE's website https://latinele.com/spanish-beginners/ ¡Hasta pronto! —Marco

    18 min
  6. TBSA #4 - Spanish Reflexive Verbs 🪃

    JAN 25 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    TBSA #4 - Spanish Reflexive Verbs 🪃

    📚 In this lesson, you will learn how reflexive verbs work in Spanish and why they are different from regular and irregular verbs. Reflexive verbs show that the person doing the action is also receiving it, similar to the idea of “myself,” “yourself,” or “himself.” You can recognize them because their infinitive form ends in “se,” as in ducharse 🚿, levantarse 🛏️ or peinarse 🪮. The episode explains that the reflexive particle “se” changes depending on the subject. When conjugated, “se” becomes me, te, se, nos, se. For example: Ducharse 🧼 yo me ducho tú te duchas él, ella, usted se ducha nosotros nos duchamos ustedes, ellos, ellas se duchan The main verb is then conjugated normally, following either regular or irregular patterns. For instance, ducharse uses the regular verb duchar, while vestirse uses the irregular verb vestir, which has a stem change. You will also learn that many daily routine actions are reflexive in Spanish because speakers think of these actions as being performed on themselves. This does not always match English, so literal translation does not work. Expressions like “me levanto” or “me visto” may sound unusual in English, but they are natural in Spanish. Have fun! More episodes for beginners on our website ⬇️ https://latinele.com/spanish-beginners/ ¡Nos vemos! Marco

    7 min
  7. TBSA #3 - Spanish Irregular Verbs, The "Black Sheep" in the Family 😵‍💫

    JAN 24 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    TBSA #3 - Spanish Irregular Verbs, The "Black Sheep" in the Family 😵‍💫

    The “black sheep” of the family of verbs: irregular. Why do they act like the wacky cousin in your family. Let’s find out in this episode ⬇️ What makes a verb irregular? 🤔 Irregular verbs do not follow the standard conjugation patterns of regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs. Their stems or endings change in unpredictable ways, so they must be learned individually or by pattern groups. Most -ar verbs are regular (around 80%). Most irregular verbs appear in the -er and -ir categories. Types of irregular verbs in the present tense ⬇️ 👉 Stem changing verbs These verbs change the vowel in the stem when conjugated (except in nosotros). Examples: • o → ue (dormir → duermo, duermes, duerme…) • e → ie (pensar → pienso, piensas, piensa…) • e → i (pedir → pido, pides, pide…) Key idea: The stem changes in all forms except nosotros. 👉 Verbs irregular only in the “yo” form These verbs have a unique first person singular form, but the rest of the conjugation is regular. Examples: • saber → sé • dar → doy • poner → pongo • salir → salgo Key idea: Only the yo form is irregular; all other forms follow regular patterns. 👉 Mixed irregular verbs (yo irregular + stem change) These verbs combine both irregularities: • irregular in the yo form • stem change in the other forms Example: • tener → tengo, tienes, tiene, tienen • venir → vengo, vienes, viene, vienen Key idea: Two irregularities in one verb. 👉 Completely irregular verbs These verbs do not follow any predictable pattern. Each form must be memorized. Examples: • ser → soy, eres, es, somos, son • ir → voy, vas, va, vamos, van • estar → estoy, estás, está, estamos, están Key idea: No pattern. Learn each form individually. 📚 How to study irregular verbs ✅ Create short, meaningful sentences using each verb. ✅ Practice aloud to internalize the sound and rhythm. ✅ Review them frequently, as irregular verbs appear constantly in everyday Spanish. ✅ Read simple texts in the present tense to see irregular verbs in context. More content to practice verbs in the first season of Speaking Spanish for Beginners. Get the summary and study guides on our website ⬇️ https://latinele.com/spanish-beginners/ ¡Hasta pronto! —Marco

    6 min
  8. TBSA #2 - 📘 Spanish Regular Verbs. How They Work

    JAN 23 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    TBSA #2 - 📘 Spanish Regular Verbs. How They Work

    In this episode, Marco teaches how regular verbs work in the Spanish present tense and explains why they are the foundation for understanding verb conjugation. You’ll learn that all Spanish verbs end in one of three endings: -ar, -er or -ir. Using the verbs trabajar, comer and vivir, Marco shows how to remove the ending and add the correct conjugation depending on the subject. 👉 For -ar verbs, you’ll hear how trabajar changes to trabajo for yo, trabajas for tú, trabaja for él, ella and usted, trabajamos for nosotros, and trabajan for ustedes, ellos and ellas. Spanish speakers often omit the pronoun, since the ending already tells you who performs the action. 👉 For -er verbs, the episode uses comer as an example. You’ll learn the pattern como, comes, come, comemos and comen, and how these endings help you ask and answer simple questions like “¿Qué comes en la cena?” or “Como pollo.” 👉 For -ir verbs, we'll use vivir to show the pattern vivo, vives, vive, vivimos and viven. The episode also clarifies the use of vosotros, noting that it appears in textbooks but is not used in Latin America, where speakers use ustedes instead. By the end of the lesson, you’ll understand the predictable patterns that make regular verbs easier to learn, how conjugation signals who performs the action, and how to start forming your own sentences with confidence. ¡Vamos! 📚 Exercise: Create your own sentences using some of the following regular verbs 👇 AR = desayunar (to have breakfast), cocinar (to cook), escuchar (to listen) ER = comprender (to understand), beber (to drink), aprender (to learn) IR = subir (go up), escribir (to write), compartir (to share) ▶️ Practice with our videos: -AR verb conjugation: https://youtube.com/shorts/EQkI1-JZQlQ -ER verb conjugation: https://youtube.com/shorts/31PN8if4C_4 -IR verb conjugation: https://youtube.com/shorts/psLK58VSTHk More contento to learn Spanish on Latin ELE ⬇️ https://latinele.com/spanish-beginners/ ¡Hasta la próxima! —Marco

    8 min
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Having a hard time saying more than just “hola”? 😧 All those years of Spanish in school, only to freeze when your new friend María asks you "¿Cómo estás?" or "¿Qué haces?" If that's your case...Speaking Spanish for Beginners is here to help 🎧 Hosted by Marco Fierro, Spanish tutor and founder of Latin ELE, this podcast for Spanish beginners is perfect for English speakers starting from scratch. With easy-to-follow lessons, guided practice, and a fun "Latino" vibe, you'll learn the essentials to surprise your amigos with your Spanish skills. Join us and start speaking Spanish with confidence. ¡Vamos! More information on our website 👇 https://latinele.com/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/speaking-spanish-for-beginners--4703290/support.

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