Episodes

  • Top Spanish Fluency Tip and Cool Spanish Words - EP 43

    Top Spanish Fluency Tip and Cool Spanish Words - EP 43
    Sep 19 2024
    Enjoy the great Spanish we picked up in real Spanish situations, and try this top fluency tip!
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    ¡Te lo juro! - I swear it’s true!

    Me lo prometiste - You promised

    Mama me lo prometiste, que el lunes y el viernes puedo llevar algo dulce, te lo juro - Mum you promised I could take something sweet to school on Monday and Friday, I swear it’s true

    8000 metros de desnivel - 8000 metres of difference in altitude

    Avituallamiento - Refreshments

    Bullicio - Hustle and bustle, noisy atmosphere, hubbub
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    9 mins
  • Life Back in Madrid! Spanish Conversation - EP 42

    Life Back in Madrid! Spanish Conversation - EP 42
    Sep 12 2024
    Hola! Watch today’s real Spanish conversation about what we did this summer and how we feel about being back in Madrid and enjoy improving your Spanish!
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    Lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno - Good things kept brief are twice as good (typical Spanish saying, similar to "brevity is best")

    ¿Cómo lo llevas? - How’s it going?

    Venimos con muchas ganas de reencontrarnos con nuestros amigos - We’ve come back really looking forward to seeing our friends again

    Contentos de las oportunidades que nos brinda la ciudad - Happy with the opportunities offered by the city

    ¡Cómo te lo montas! - You know how to live the good life/have a good time!

    Diluviaba - It was raining like crazy
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    6 mins
  • High Altitude Spanish Adventure! - Ep. 41

    High Altitude Spanish Adventure! - Ep. 41
    Aug 12 2024
    Today we share once again an amazing walk up to 2200m/6600ft with half a village for an amazing experience! Get our newsletter and fluent fast report: https://www.notesinspanish.com/op/fluent/

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    8 mins
  • Super Spanish Fiesta! And Cool Spanish! - Ep. 40

    Super Spanish Fiesta! And Cool Spanish! - Ep. 40
    Aug 6 2024
    Today we share all the craziness of a Spanish village fiesta - fireworks, foam parties, ’charangas’ ... Get our newsletter and fluent fast report: https://www.notesinspanish.com/op/fluent/

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    15 mins
  • Social life in Spain! - EP 39

    Social life in Spain! - EP 39
    Jul 29 2024
    Hola! Enjoy today’s great Real Spanish conversation about Social life in Spain - can Ben now deal with it after 25 years in this amazing country?

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    Vocab from this video:
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    Dimos un paseo de muchas horas en la montaña - We went for a walk for hours in the mountains

    ¡Qué pereza! - I can’t be bothered

    Enganchamos un cafe con el vino - The coffee turned into sharing a wine

    Atacar la despensa - Attack the store cupboard

    Mermelada de arándanos - Blueberry jam

    Haciendo malabares/apaños - Making do with what we had

    La tarde tranquila se fue al garete - Our quiet night went out of the window

    No se si esta transformación va a ser duradera - I don’t know if this transformation will last

    Si quieres hacer reír a Dios, cuéntale tus planes - If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans
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    10 mins
  • Real Spanish: Active vs Lazy Holidays! - EP 38

    Real Spanish: Active vs Lazy Holidays! - EP 38
    Jul 25 2024
    Hola! Enjoy another great, authentic conversation in Spanish, today about active vs lazy holidays - which do we prefer?

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    Torcerse el tobillo - Twist your ankle
    Tumbarse en la playa - Lie on a beach
    Hacer el vago - To be lazy
    Me cuesta ser vago - I find it really hard to be lazy
    El chiringuito - Beach bar, small bar in a park
    Ben es un culo inquieto - Ben is restless
    La cima - The peak
    Un esguince - A sprain (sprained ankle)
    Una guarreria - Processed food, or junk food. Also, big mess or something disgusting
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    9 mins
  • Real Spanish Conversation: Food and Restaurant Trip - EP 37

    Real Spanish Conversation: Food and Restaurant Trip - EP 37
    Jul 16 2024
    Listen to our conversation in Spanish about food, restaurants and travel - can you answer the challenge question?

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    Londres - London
    La motivation principal de ir a Londres - The main reason for going to London
    Ha sido sido muy emocionante - It was really exciting
    Los decorados, los vestuarios, las barritas mágicas - The decoration, the costumes, the magic wands
    Lo que le mueve más a nuestro hijo mayor - What interests our older son more
    Una panadería - A bakery
    Panes rellenos de mil cosas - Bread stuffed with a thousand things
    El postre - The desert
    Un platazo de comida - A massive plate of food
    Caprichos/vicios - Things you love, can’t live without/guilty pleasures
    Yo soy muy quesera - I love cheese
    A nuestros hijos les encanta - Our kids love this
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    8 mins
  • Don’t Talk Like This in Spanish! - EP 36

    Don’t Talk Like This in Spanish! - EP 36
    Jun 8 2024
    Today we teach you how to pronounce some key words in Spanish so you get off on the right foot in any conversation!
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    Me cuesta - It’s tough
    Nos vamos a asar - We’re going to roast (in this heat)
    Ben tiene mucho genio - Ben is a bit grumpy

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    7 mins