Beginners Spanish Podcast - Spanglish Friends

Want to share your favorite foods, hobbies, or activities in Spanish? 

Episode 26 of Spanglish Friends teaches you how to say what you like and don’t like using me gusta, me gustan, me encanta, me encantan, and how to ask others about their preferences with ¿Te gusta…? / ¿Te encanta…? Perfect for beginner Spanish learners who want to express opinions confidently!

🎙️ In this episode, you’ll:
 ✅ Learn how to say what you like using me gusta, me gustan, me encanta, me encantan
 ✅ Learn how to say what you don’t like by adding no to these phrases
 ✅ Practice asking and answering questions about likes and dislikes with hobbies, food, and activities
 ✅ Hear a mini conversation using today’s phrases, plus a full breakdown

✏️ Challenge of the Week
 We’d love to hear from you!
 👉 Write a sentence to describe what you like or don’t like in Spanish (for example me gusta la pizza, or no me gusta la comida picante) 

Comment or DM us on Instagram @spanglish_friends — your practice could inspire future episodes!

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 📧 Contact: [email protected]
 📚 1-on-1 Spanish lessons with Val: [email protected]
 🎶 Music by @scotairdmusic

Want to chat about food en español?

Episode 25 of Spanglish Friends teaches you essential vocabulary for meals of the day, describing food, and common table expressions.

Learn words like desayuno, almuerzo, cena, merienda, and how to say “it’s tasty,” “it’s sweet,” “it’s spicy,” as well as polite expressions like ¡Buen provecho! and ¡Salud! Perfect for beginner Spanish learners.

🎙️ In this episode, you’ll:

✅ Learn the names of meals in Spanish: breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks

✅ Discover key expressions to describe food: rico, delicioso, dulce, picante, and more

✅ Practice essential table phrases: Estoy lleno/a, ¡Buen provecho!, ¡Salud!, La cuenta

✅ Hear a mini conversation using today’s phrases, plus a full breakdown

🎉 Spanglish Friend Shout-Out of the Week

This week’s shoutout goes to Michelle, who commented on Episode 23 about the weather. She shared “Hoy hace sol” (Today it’s sunny), which was perfect practice!

✏️ Challenge of the Week

We’d love to hear from you! 👉 What’s your favorite food in Spanish? 👉 How would you describe it using today’s phrases?

Comment or DM us on Instagram @spanglish_friends — your ideas could inspire future episodes!

💛 Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with your fellow Spanish learners!

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📧 Contact: [email protected]

📚 1-on-1 Spanish lessons with Val: [email protected]

🎶 Music by @scotairdmusic

Picture yourself walking into a restaurant in Mexico City… the music is playing, the smell of sizzling food fills the air — and you confidently order your meal in Spanish!

Episode 24 of Spanglish Friends teaches you how to order food and drinks like a local. You’ll master the articles un, una, unos, unas (a / some), learn polite phrases for ordering, and understand the most common questions waiters ask when taking your order.

🎙️ In this episode, you’ll:

✅ Learn how to use un/una/unos/unas when ordering food & drinks

✅ Discover 2 key phrases to order meals: Me da… and Me gustaría pedir…

✅ Understand the top waiter questions like ¿Qué desea pedir? and ¿Algo más?

✅ Listen to a mini restaurant conversation & full breakdown to practice naturally

🎉 Spanglish Friend Shout-Out of the Week

This week’s shoutout goes to Kiena, who shared “Mi estación favorita es el otoño porque mi cumpleaños es en noviembre” — amazing job using full sentences en español!

✏️ Challenge of the Week

👉 Imagine you’re in a café — what would you order? Try writing or recording yourself saying it in Spanish! Example: Me da dos cervezas, por favor.

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📚 1-on-1 Spanish lessons with Val: [email protected]

🎶 Music by @scotairdmusic

Want to chat about the weather en español? Episode 23 of Spanglish Friends teaches you essential weather words and phrases like “it’s sunny,” “it’s raining,” “it’s windy,” and more. Learn how to ask ¿Qué tiempo hace? (What’s the weather like?) and how to ask and answer questions about the temperature — perfect for beginner Spanish learners.

🎙️ In this episode, you’ll:

✅ Learn key weather expressions like hace sol, está nublado, está lloviendo, and more

✅ Practice asking “What’s the weather like?” in Spanish

✅ Discover how to ask and answer about the temperature naturally

✅ Hear a mini conversation using today’s phrases, plus a full breakdown

✏️ Challenge of the Week

We’d love to hear from you! 👉 What's the weather like where you are? For example hace sol! Tell us below!

👉 What topics should we cover next?

Comment or DM us on Instagram @spanglish_friends — your ideas could inspire future episodes!

💛 Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with your fellow Spanish learners!

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📧 Contact: [email protected]

📚 1-on-1 Spanish lessons with Val: [email protected]

🎶 Music by @scotairdmusic

Keep building your Spanish skills with Episode 21 of Spanglish Friends, where we continue mastering regular verb conjugations in the present tense.

This episode covers how to conjugate verbs with nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellas, and ustedes — so you can confidently say “we speak,” “you all live,” and “they sing.” Perfect for beginners looking to expand their conversation abilities.

Head to episode 18 to listen to PART 1.

🎙️ In this episode, you’ll:

✅ Learn the endings for regular -AR, -ER, and -IR verbs with nosotros, vosotros, ellos, and ustedes

✅ Hear a fun mini conversation using these conjugations in context

✅ Get a detailed line-by-line breakdown to help you understand and practice

✅ Gain confidence to create thousands of new sentences in Spanish

✏️ Challenge of the Week

What’s your favourite new verb conjugation you’ve learned? Comment below! For example, nosotros cantamos todos los miercoles - we sing every Wednesday!

👉 What topics do you want us to cover next? Comment or DM us on Instagram @spanglish_friends — your ideas might be featured!

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📧 Contact: [email protected]

📚 1-on-1 Spanish lessons with Val: [email protected]

🎶 Music by @scotairdmusic

Confused about when to say tú vs usted in Spanish?

In this beginner-friendly episode, we’ll help you understand how and when to use the formal you in Spanish — so you can sound polite and natural when meeting new people.

🎙️ In this episode, you’ll learn:

✅ The difference between tú and usted

✅ When to use usted depending on the person, place, and country

✅ How to say formal phrases like: • ¿Cómo está usted? • ¿De dónde es usted? • ¿Qué hace hoy?

✅ A short Spanish conversation using only usted

✅ Tips on how native speakers use usted differently across Latin America and Spain

Val (native Spanish teacher from Venezuela) and Em (Spanish learner from Australia) guide you through all the social and cultural context behind usted — with examples, pronunciation, and a recap of 3 key takeaways to remember.

🎉 Spanglish Friend Shout-Out of the Week

This week’s shoutout goes to Michelle from Episode 17 — gracias for completing the episode challenge and sharing your answer on Instagram!

✏️ Challenge of the Week

In the comments or on Instagram, write a formal question using usted. Example: ¿De dónde es usted?

💛 Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with your fellow Spanish learners!

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📚 1-on-1 Spanish lessons with Val: [email protected]

🎶 Music by @scotairdmusic

Ready to test your Spanish skills? In this special milestone episode, Val puts Em to the test with 5 Spanish questions based on everything we’ve covered so far — from greetings, numbers and months, to verbs, directions and seasons.

🎙️ In this episode, you’ll:

✅ Practice real listening with 5 beginner-level Spanish questions

✅ Hear Em’s responses using what we’ve learned in the last 20 episodes

✅ Get a full English breakdown after each question to help you understand

✅ Review vocabulary, grammar and listening — all in one fun quiz-style episode!

Whether you’ve been with us from Episode 1 or just getting started, this episode is the perfect way to test yourself and reinforce your Spanish foundations — with guidance from Val (native Spanish teacher from Venezuela) and Em (English-speaking learner from Australia).

🎉 Spanglish Friend Shout-Out of the Week

This week’s shoutout goes to Michelle, who commented on Episode 17 where we asked, “¿En qué mes es tu cumpleaños?” She replied perfectly with: “Mi cumpleaños es en febrero.” ¡Muy bien, Michelle! 🙌

✏️ Challenge of the Week

We’d love to hear from you! 👉 What’s your favourite thing you’ve learned through the Spanglish Friends podcast so far? 👉 Or, what would you love for us to teach you in a future episode?

Comment on this episode or DM us on Instagram @spanglish_friends — we’re planning upcoming episodes now and would love your ideas!

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📚 1-on-1 Spanish lessons with Val: [email protected]

🎶 Music by @scotairdmusic

Want to talk about the seasons in Spanish? 🌸☀️🍁❄️ In this beginner-friendly episode, we’ll teach you how to say the four seasons of the year in Spanish and how to have a real conversation about your favorite season — with reasons, examples, and pronunciation tips.

🎙️ In this episode, you’ll learn:

✅ How to say primavera, verano, otoño and invierno

✅ How to ask: “¿Cuál es tu estación favorita?”

✅ How to answer with a reason: “Mi estación favorita es el verano, porque me gusta el calor.”

✅ Bonus seasonal vocab (flowers, sun, cold, weather, etc.) ✅ A short Spanish conversation putting it all together

Val (native Spanish teacher from Venezuela) and Em (English-speaking learner from Australia) guide you step by step with clear, slow Spanish and real-life phrases you can use right away.

🎉 Spanglish Friend Shout-Out of the Week

This week’s shoutout goes to Gabe, who commented on our Instagram post where I shared more about my Spanish learning journey. He wrote: "Congratulations on becoming fluent in Spanish, Em! Your journey is truly inspiring and I'm loving the Spanglish Friends podcast so far!"

✏️ Challenge of the Week

Post in the comments or DM us on Instagram:Mi estación favorita es... and finish the sentence with a reason.Example: Mi estación favorita es primavera, porque me gustan las flores

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📚 1-on-1 Spanish lessons with Val: [email protected]

🎶 Music by @scotairdmusic

Want to speak confidently in Spanish? In this beginner-friendly episode, we’ll teach you how to conjugate regular -AR, -ER, and -IR verbs in the present tense — so you can start building thousands of real Spanish sentences like “yo hablo español/ I speak spanish” right away.

🎙️ In this episode, you’ll learn:

✅ When to use the present tense in Spanish

✅ The 3 types of regular verbs (-AR, -ER, -IR) and what they mean

✅ How to conjugate verbs with yo, tú, él, ella and usted

✅ Easy patterns to help you speak about your daily routine

✅ A short Spanish conversation using today’s verbs in context

Whether you’re brand new or just need a confidence boost, Val (native Spanish teacher from Venezuela) and Em (English-speaking learner) guide you step by step — with real examples and simple grammar breakdowns.

🎉 Spanglish Friend Shout-Out of the Week

This week’s shoutout goes to Mickley Mouse (we're not sure of your real name!) — thanks so much for your kind words on Instagram! We’re thrilled our podcast is helping you start from zero.

“I am enjoying how you guys are an actual beginners Spanish podcast. At least the first one I found. All the other ones go into speaking solid Spanish right away.” 

✏️ Challenge of the Week

Tell us in the comments or DM us: ¿Qué haces hoy? Example: Yo estudio español

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📚 1-on-1 Spanish lessons with Val [email protected]

🎶 Music by @scotairdmusic

Want to say your birthday month in Spanish?

🎉 In this episode, we’ll teach you how to say all 12 months of the year in order, give you two clever tricks to help you remember them, and show you how to ask and answer when your birthday is — in clear, beginner-friendly Spanish

🎙️ In this episode, you’ll learn:

✅ How to pronounce and remember all 12 months in Spanish

✅ Easy patterns to help lock them in (hint: most end in “o” or “-bre”!)

✅ How to say when your birthday is — and ask someone else theirs

✅ A mini Spanish conversation using this week’s vocab

Whether you’re just starting out or building confidence, Val (native Spanish teacher from Venezuela) and Em (English-speaking learner) make it easy and fun to follow along.

🎉 Spanglish Friend Shout-Out of the Week

This week’s shoutout goes to Michelle who commented on our last episode, episode 15, where we taught you how to say the days of the week in Spanish. She completed the challenge to say what day of the week it is, and she used the correct structure of ‘hoy es’ which remember friends means today is, and then the day of the week when she was listening which was martes, Tuesday. Thanks for getting involved Michelle!

✏️ Challenge of the Week

Tell us in the comments or DM us: ¿En qué mes es tu cumpleaños? Example: Mi cumpleaños es en octubre.

💛 Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with your fellow Spanish learners!

Instagram & TikTok → @spanglish_friends

📧 Contact: [email protected]

📚 1-on-1 Spanish lessons with Val: [email protected]

🎶 Music by @scotairdmusic