Fluent in Spanish

A podcast for upper-intermediate-to-advanced Spanish students about how English terms are affecting our conversations. Sometimes we might adopt a word from English because it is from the technology field, “it was born in English.” For some words there is no Spanish equivalent and we just accept the English word and insert it into our language. But for others, after the Spanish word was created, people continued using the English word. We are so used to the anglicism that without it, we are lost. Let’s talk about some of those words. This podcast is spoken in Spanish aimed at intermediate-to-advanced Spanish learners. Visit www.fluentinspanish.org for the Spanish transcription and English translation

A podcast for intermediate and also up-beginner students. How can I expand my Spanish vocabulary? I am presenting one of many ways for learning vocabulary. In this case, we will replace basic verbs for 9 more advanced verbs. Once you finish listening, you can go to my website where you will find a practical and effective activity to boost your Spanish. Visit www.fluentinspanish.org for more free content.

A podcast for intermediate Spanish students about how to say money in Spanish. I am providing a list of slang and dialect words for the word "money". Also, there are some money-related idioms. This is the first episode of a total of two. In the second one we will get deeply into expressions for daily life related to money. 1 of 2. Visit www.fluentinspanish.org for the Spanish transcription and English translation.

A podcast for intermediate Spanish students with a video version. You are never EVER going to use these two tenses correctly if you don’t understand the nuances native speakers see in both, because that nuance make us choose one or another. What I am telling you in this podcast has not been told to you yet. I will tell you a story with pretérito imperfecto, and then with pretérito indefinido or preterite. They both are correct. How come?! Yes, the same contexts are correct for imperfecto vs. indefinido. Let’s learn the difference between Preterite vs Imperfect. This would be your beginner’s and intermediate’s guide to the past tense. And let’s learn why some rules are not always going to work. This is the first episode of two. Visit www.fluentinspanish.org for more free content.

A podcast for intermediate-to-advanced Spanish students about how to answer with the present subjunctive in this specific context. It is a matter of choosing correctly. If you pick up the present indicative, what you are replying to will not be what you mean. I know the difference between the indicative and subjunctive is an issue for most students. I am not going to lie, and say that deciding subjunctive vs. indicative is something you learn quickly. Although, here I am aiming for a specific context, so you can’t get it wrong next time someone asks you anything related to what I am mentioning in this podcast. Let’s master the subjunctive in Spanish! Visit www.fluentinspanish.org for the Spanish transcription and English translation.

A podcast for intermediate Spanish students about how to say money in Spanish. I am providing a list of slang and dialect words for the word "money". Also, there are some money-related idioms. This is the first episode of a total of two. In the second one we will get deeply into expressions for daily life related to money. 1 of 2. Visit www.fluentinspanish.org for the Spanish transcription and English translation.

A podcast for Advanced Spanish students to understand and practice how to say no in Spanish without mentioning that word. Native speakers use phrases, and specific intonation to express disagreement in Spanish which is difficult to understand if you don't have this information. I am giving you a list of them, and I am pronouncing them with the correct intonation so you can practice with them. Also, you will find out which ones are used in formal contexts, and which ones in informal ones. Visit www.fluentinspanish.org for the Spanish transcription and English translation

A podcast for intermediate-to-advanced Spanish students about the origins and evolution of salsa music. Many people have no idea about the African roots of salsa music. This podcast tells the story of how the music African slaves played and danced to ended up providing the indispensable rhythm around which many latin music genres developed, how it spread around the world, evolved in the USA, and spread again. All in Spanish aimed at intermediate-to-advanced Spanish learners. Part 1 of 2. Visit www.fluentinspanish.org for the Spanish transcription and English translation

A podcast for intermediate Spanish students about the meaning of these pairs of verbs. Those meanings are normally determined by the structure you choose. And these structures are very fixed. If you change a preposition, or if you don’t place it, or if you use the pronominal version of the verb, the meaning might not end up being the one you expected. I will explain it here. This is the last part of a series of four podcasts. Visit www.fluentinspanish.org for the Spanish transcription and English translation

A podcast for intermediate Spanish students to learn how to use these verbs in context. They have different meanings, and this can lead to misunderstandings. Those meanings are usually determined by the structure you choose: Sometimes they will need a preposition, sometimes no. Sometimes some of them will need a pronoun, and sometimes no. This is the third part of a series of four podcasts. Visit www.fluentinspanish.org for the Spanish transcription and English translation