Beginner Spanish with Spanish Obsessed

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There are four ways to tell someone how you feel in Spanish, and Lis reveals which one is "very deep". Rob shares his favourite compliment, which involves a piece of fruit, and one he used on Lis recently that only works for girls. You'll also pick up the pet names couples use. Then Lis explains, in slow, simple Spanish, the Latin American game of "amigo secreto", with a sneaky task that lasts fifteen days.

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Te quiero · Tú eres mi media naranja · Me vuelves loca · Cariño

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Rob and Lis recorded this one while they were both under the weather, so the final conversation is real. You'll learn to say you're ill, where it hurts and how you feel, plus the Spanish word for a cold that sounds like something quite different in English. Lis shares the little ending that gets people to feel sorry for you, and there are two words for a hangover: one for South America, one for Spain.

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me duele la cabeza · estoy enfermita · no me siento bien · tengo resaca

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Rob and Lis count through eight ways of getting around in Spanish, first to eighth, including one ride Rob wishes London had: you jump on the back of someone's motorbike for about a third of a taxi fare. Number eight still carries vegetables in the Colombian countryside. Then come the headaches: a word Lis can't translate on the spot, and a nickname for transport police you shouldn't use to their faces.

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¿Cuál es el tercer medio de transporte? · el trancón · las vías en construcción · los chupas

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Right at the start, Rob tells you which word to use for "types of transport". Can you spot the moment he trips over it himself?

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Does Colombia do New Year's resolutions? Lis mentions a custom called the 12 wishes, then she and Rob count down the ten most popular resolutions in Spanish, up to a number one Rob says is not surprising at all. Finally they share their own: Lis has her eye on a dance, and Rob confesses a habit Lis quickly adds to. You'll be able to ask anyone about their resolutions, and answer.

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¿Cuáles son tus resoluciones para el año que viene? · Quiero dejar de fumar · Aprender algo nuevo · Bajar de peso

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Can you spot the one-letter slip Rob makes while confessing his bad habit, and how Lis puts it right?

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In Spanish, the weather "does" heat, but when it rains, it "is". In this very first Beginners episode, Rob and Lis swap the questions you'd ask someone you've just met, then show you how to say it's hot, cold, sunny or raining. There's also a drizzle word people won't expect from a learner, and an expression for rain that only frightens a certain kind of person.

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¿Cómo está el clima? · hace sol · está lloviznando · es un simple espantabobos

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