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Do you want to learn Spanish and travel? Learn Spanish and travel the world with Jim and May from Spanish and Go. Advance your listening comprehension through incredible travel stories, cultural conversations, Spanish tips, and interviews with Spanish speakers from around the world. You’ll hear natural conversational Spanish perfect for the intermediate or advanced Spanish learner. With Spanish and Go, not only will you supercharge your Spanish, but you’ll gain the tools to travel abroad with confidence. May is a Spanish teacher from Mexico, and Jim is a gringo with a passion for adventure. Together they’ll help you take your Spanish to the next level. Get the most out of each episode by signing up at https://spanishandgo.com.

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  1. 7h ago

    ¿Por qué entiendes español pero no puedes hablarlo? - Why Can You Understand Spanish but Not Speak It?

    Have you ever listened to a Spanish podcast or watched a movie without trouble, only to go completely blank when someone asks you a question? We've both been there, and in this episode, we share our personal experiences with language barriers, explain why understanding Spanish doesn't automatically mean you can speak it, and discuss how the habit of mentally translating can hold you back. We'll also walk you through five simple speaking exercises you can practice on your own, helping you turn the Spanish you already understand into words you can confidently use in real conversations. Key Takeaways: Discover the difference between recognizing Spanish and producing it, and why speaking requires a different kind of practice.Learn why aiming for perfect sentences can slow you down and how practicing useful phrases can help you respond more quickly.Explore practical techniques to improve vocabulary recall, think more naturally in Spanish, and keep conversations flowing—even when you forget a word.Relevant Links And Additional Resources: 338 – Analizando mi español después de 16 años – Analyzing My Spanish After 16 Years312 – Cómo Crear tu Propia Inmersión en Español Sin Viajar | How to Create Your Own Spanish Immersion Without Traveling085 – Cómo Aprendería Español de Cero | How I’d Learn Spanish from Scratch059 – La Habilidad Más Importante para Hablar Español | The Most Important Ability for Speaking Spanish015 – Cómo Superar Tu Miedo a Hablar Español | How to Get Over Your Fear of Speaking SpanishKeep learning with La Escala Turn each episode into Spanish practice with La Escala, our online learning community. Follow along with interactive transcripts, explore breakdown audios in English, and test your understanding with quizzes.Stay consistent with weekly challenges and connect with other Spanish learners.For live conversation clubs and guided grammar practice, explore our Frequent Flyer and First Class plans.If you enjoy Learn Spanish and Go, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing our podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or Pandora. This helps us reach more listeners like you. ¡Hasta la próxima! ✈️ Join La Escala, our online Spanish and Go community for Spanish learners who want more practice, structure, and connection. Annual plans include 2 months free. 👉 Learn more: spanishandgo.com/community Support the show

  2. 6d ago ·  Bonus • Subscribers Only

    Breakdown: Qué decir cuando no entiendes a un hablante nativo | What to Say When You Don't Understand a Native Speaker

    This is the exclusive audio breakdown section for episode 340 - Qué decir cuando no entiendes a un hablante nativo | What to Say When You Don't Understand a Native Speaker. Get access to the full interactive transcript, quizzes, and more for this and every episode by joining our community, La Escala, at spanishandgo.com/community.

    Breakdown: Qué decir cuando no entiendes a un hablante nativo | What to Say When You Don't Understand a Native Speaker

  3. Oct 6

    Qué decir cuando no entiendes a un hablante nativo - What to Say When You Don’t Understand a Native Speaker

    Even after years of learning Spanish, misunderstandings happen—especially when you’re dealing with fast speech, unfamiliar accents, background noise, or simply expecting someone to say something they didn’t. We share Jim’s embarrassing rental-car experience in El Salvador, challenges understanding his CrossFit coach, and other real-life examples to explore why our brains sometimes respond to what we expect to hear instead of what was actually said. You’ll learn useful Spanish phrases for asking someone to repeat or clarify themselves, how to stop pretending you understood, and why these uncomfortable moments are a normal—and valuable—part of becoming a more confident Spanish speaker. Key Takeaways: Don’t answer based on what you expect to hear.Make clarification phrases automatic.Misunderstanding Spanish doesn’t mean you’re going backward.Relevant Links And Additional Resources: 338 – Analizando mi español después de 16 años – Analyzing My Spanish After 16 Years312 – Cómo Crear tu Propia Inmersión en Español Sin Viajar | How to Create Your Own Spanish Immersion Without Traveling212 – Cómo Navegar Conversaciones Confusas en Español | How to Navigate Confusing Conversations in Spanish085 – Cómo Aprendería Español de Cero | How I’d Learn Spanish from Scratch059 – La Habilidad Más Importante para Hablar Español | The Most Important Ability for Speaking Spanish015 – Cómo Superar Tu Miedo a Hablar Español | How to Get Over Your Fear of Speaking SpanishKeep learning with La Escala Turn each episode into Spanish practice with La Escala, our online learning community. Follow along with interactive transcripts, explore breakdown audios in English, and test your understanding with quizzes.Stay consistent with weekly challenges and connect with other Spanish learners.For live conversation clubs and guided grammar practice, explore our Frequent Flyer and First Class plans.If you enjoy Learn Spanish and Go, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing our podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or Pandora. This helps us reach more listeners like you. ¡Hasta la próxima! Support the show

  4. Sep 29 ·  Bonus • Subscribers Only

    Breakdown: Nuestras primeras impresiones de El Salvador | Our First Impressions of El Salvador

    This is the exclusive audio breakdown section for episode 339 - Nuestras primeras impresiones de El Salvador | Our First Impressions of El Salvador. Get access to the full interactive transcript, quizzes, and more for this and every episode by joining our community, La Escala, at spanishandgo.com/community.

    Breakdown: Nuestras primeras impresiones de El Salvador | Our First Impressions of El Salvador

  5. Sep 29

    Nuestras primeras impresiones de El Salvador - Our First Impressions of El Salvador

    What surprised us most about El Salvador? We talk about how safe and clean the country has felt, the contrast between its modern cities and rural areas, and why its Independence Day celebrations were so different from what we expected. We also share our experiences at BINAES and El Tunco, our growing obsession with pupusas, and the Salvadoran words and pronunciation differences we’ve noticed compared with Mexican Spanish. If you’re planning to visit El Salvador—or simply want to understand the country beyond what you may have heard in the news—this episode gives you a glimpse into what it feels like to experience El Salvador firsthand, including some of the things that surprised us most. Key Takeaways: El Salvador feels different from what we expected.The food is a highlight of the trip.Salvadoran Spanish has its own personality.Relevant Links And Additional Resources: 336 – Sobre El Salvador | About El Salvador333 – Septiembre: el mes de la independencia en América Latina – September: Latin America’s Independence Month292 – Aprendizajes de Nuestro Primer Viaje con Santi | Learnings From Our First Trip with Santi152 – Las Nueve Maravillas Que Descubrimos en Costa Rica | The Nine Wonders We Discovered in Costa RicaKeep learning with La Escala Turn each episode into Spanish practice with La Escala, our online learning community. Follow along with interactive transcripts, explore breakdown audios in English, and test your understanding with quizzes.Stay consistent with weekly challenges and connect with other Spanish learners.For live conversation clubs and guided grammar practice, explore our Frequent Flyer and First Class plans.✈️ Join La Escala, our online Spanish and Go community for Spanish learners who want more practice, structure, and connection. Annual plans include 2 months free. 👉 Learn more: spanishandgo.com/community Support the show

  6. Sep 22

    Analizando mi español después de 16 años - Analyzing My Spanish After 16 Years

    What does 16 years of learning Spanish really look like? In this episode, May and I take you through my personalized Spanish evaluation, from the strengths I’ve developed over the years to the grammar mistakes I still need to work on. We talk about tricky areas like ser vs. estar, articles, prepositions, “se” constructions, and fixed expressions, and why these small details can be difficult to catch in everyday conversations. We also reflect on how living in Mexico, using Spanish every day, and consuming authentic content have helped me become more natural and confident. If you’ve been studying Spanish for years but still make the same mistakes, this episode will show you why identifying those mistakes—and deliberately practicing them—can help you keep moving forward. Key Takeaways: Making mistakes doesn’t mean we’re failing at Spanish. Even after 16 years, I still make errors, but recognizing those recurring mistakes gives me a clear path for continued improvement.Focused practice can help us improve more effectively than simply studying Spanish broadly. My evaluation revealed specific areas I need to work on, including ser vs. estar, articles, prepositions, and “se” constructions.Becoming fluent is about more than studying grammar. Years of using Spanish in real-life situations, living in Mexico, and consuming content made for native speakers have helped me communicate more naturally and confidently.Relevant Links And Additional Resources: 233 – Aprende de los Errores de Jaime Parte 2 | Learn From Jim’s Mistakes Part 2230 – Aprende de los Errores de Jaime | Learn From Jim’s Mistakes095 – El Secreto para Salir del Estancamiento | The Secret for Overcoming the Plateau041 – 5 Secretos para la Fluidez | 5 Secrets to FluencyJoin La Escala: Your Spanish Fluency Hub Take your Spanish beyond the podcast with La Escala, our online Spanish learning community — join live conversation clubs, weekly challenges, access transcripts and quizzes, and connect with other Spanish learners.✈️ Join La Escala, our online Spanish and Go community for Spanish learners who want more practice, structure, and connection. Annual plans include 2 months free. 👉 Learn more: spanishandgo.com/community Support the show

  7. Sep 21 ·  Bonus • Subscribers Only

    Breakdown: Analizando mi español después de 16 años | Analyzing My Spanish After 16 Years

    This is the exclusive audio breakdown section for episode 338 - Analizando mi español después de 16 años | Analyzing My Spanish After 16 Years. Get access to the full interactive transcript, quizzes, and more for this and every episode by joining our community, La Escala, at spanishandgo.com/community.

    Breakdown: Analizando mi español después de 16 años | Analyzing My Spanish After 16 Years

  8. Sep 15 ·  Bonus • Subscribers Only

    Breakdown: Cambiar sin dinero: el trueque de Cholula | Trading Without Money: Cholula's Barter Tradition

    This is the exclusive audio breakdown section for episode 337 - Cambiar sin dinero: el trueque de Cholula | Trading Without Money: Cholula's Barter Tradition. Get access to the full interactive transcript, quizzes, and more for this and every episode by joining our community, La Escala, at spanishandgo.com/community.

    Breakdown: Cambiar sin dinero: el trueque de Cholula | Trading Without Money: Cholula's Barter Tradition
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Do you want to learn Spanish and travel? Learn Spanish and travel the world with Jim and May from Spanish and Go. Advance your listening comprehension through incredible travel stories, cultural conversations, Spanish tips, and interviews with Spanish speakers from around the world. You’ll hear natural conversational Spanish perfect for the intermediate or advanced Spanish learner. With Spanish and Go, not only will you supercharge your Spanish, but you’ll gain the tools to travel abroad with confidence. May is a Spanish teacher from Mexico, and Jim is a gringo with a passion for adventure. Together they’ll help you take your Spanish to the next level. Get the most out of each episode by signing up at https://spanishandgo.com.

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