Learn Spanish for Beginners A0-A1 | Daily News Class in Simple Spanish, Explained in English

Today's story: Healey is preparing to raise taxes on British banks. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Spanish: Healey prepara una subida de impuestos a los bancos británicos

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:33) More stories today

(01:43) Today's headline, slowly

(02:28) Paying money

(03:13) A plan to reduce

(03:44) Changing a tax rate

(04:27) Today's grammar point

(05:01) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/spanish/a1/2026-10-16

TODAY'S SPANISH TEXT

Healey prepara una subida de impuestos a los bancos británicos

John Healey prepara una subida del impuesto extra que pagan los bancos sobre sus beneficios.

El presupuesto es el 28 de octubre.

El gobierno quiere reducir el déficit.

Una opción es subir el impuesto del 3% al 8%.

La medida puede recaudar más de 2.000 millones de libras al año.

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KDE lanza Plasma 6.8 y deja atrás las nuevas sesiones con X11

Musk dona 158 millones de dólares a un grupo republicano del Senado y ayuda a Paxton

Martínez pide perdón y recibe una multa del Manchester United

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (pagar)

- vocabulary (octubre)

- vocabulary (quiere)

- vocabulary (del)

- vocabulary (recaudar)

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Today's story: Bank of America hires 1,000 workers to fix security flaws. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Spanish: Bank of America contrata a 1.000 trabajadores para reparar fallos de seguridad

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:35) More stories today

(01:34) Today's headline, slowly

(02:26) Hiring people

(03:17) People working there

(03:48) Money for repairs

(04:30) Today's grammar point

(05:08) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/spanish/a1/2026-10-15

TODAY'S SPANISH TEXT

Bank of America contrata a 1.000 trabajadores para reparar fallos de seguridad

En el segundo trimestre, el banco contrató a 1.000 trabajadores externos.

Los modelos avanzados de inteligencia artificial mostraron problemas en programas antiguos.

Los 1.000 trabajadores siguen allí, junto a unas 3.000 personas que ya trabajan en esa área.

En el tercer trimestre, el banco gastó más de doscientos millones de dólares en reparaciones y asuntos de regulación.

El banco espera costes más bajos con el tiempo.

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Nintendo lanzará el 5 de noviembre una nueva versión de Zelda

Musk dice que el Gobierno de Estados Unidos puede controlar la velocidad de los drones de Ucrania

El Manchester City pierde ante el PSG en el regreso de Guardiola

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (contratar)

- vocabulary (antiguos)

- vocabulary (junto a)

- vocabulary (gastó)

- vocabulary (con el tiempo)

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Today's story: Ice cream explains part of the Nobel Prize in Economics. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Spanish: El helado explica parte del Nobel de Economía

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:34) More stories today

(01:33) Today's headline, slowly

(02:21) Winning a prize

(03:16) Prices and decisions

(04:07) Keeping one price

(04:39) Today's grammar point

(05:15) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/spanish/a1/2026-10-14

TODAY'S SPANISH TEXT

El helado explica parte del Nobel de Economía

El lunes, Robert Hall y Michael Woodford ganaron el Premio Nobel de Economía en Suecia.

Robert Hall trabaja en la Universidad de Stanford y Michael Woodford trabaja en la Universidad de Columbia.

El premio reconoció su trabajo sobre los precios y cómo las decisiones de las personas y las empresas afectan a la economía.

Timo Boppart usó un menú de helados para explicar los precios que no cambian rápidamente.

Las empresas pueden mantener un precio durante toda una temporada.

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La inteligencia artificial traduce más textos sin ayuda humana

El primer ministro británico Andy Burnham recibe a Zelenski en Downing Street

El papa León XIV tiene cáncer de pulmón y es operado en Italia

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- vocabulary (ganaron)

- verb (trabajar)

- vocabulary (precios)

- pronunciation (usó)

- vocabulary (durante)

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Today's story: The IMF raises its forecast for UK growth for 2026. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Spanish: El FMI mejora la previsión de crecimiento del Reino Unido para 2026

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:36) More stories today

(01:33) Today's headline, slowly

(02:24) Expecting something

(03:17) Lower growth

(04:06) Inflation figures

(04:41) Today's grammar point

(05:18) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/spanish/a1/2026-10-13

TODAY'S SPANISH TEXT

El FMI mejora la previsión de crecimiento del Reino Unido para 2026

El FMI espera un crecimiento del 1,3 % en el Reino Unido en 2026.

En julio, la previsión del FMI para 2026 era del 1 %.

El FMI espera un crecimiento menor, del 1,2 %, en 2027.

Los precios altos de la energía y los tipos de interés altos pueden reducir el gasto de las familias.

El FMI espera una inflación del 3,3 % en 2026 y del 2,8 % en 2027.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

El equipo de IA amplía su información explicativa

Retiran a Matt Richardson del equipo británico de ciclismo

Burnham buscará nuevos acuerdos con la Unión Europea tras el Brexit

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (esperar)

- vocabulary (era)

- vocabulary (menor)

- vocabulary (gasto)

- pronunciation (inflación)

New to Spanish? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: Blume supports the European industrial plan. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Spanish: Blume apoya el plan industrial europeo

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:34) More stories today

(01:29) Today's headline, slowly

(02:08) Supporting

(02:55) Rules and value

(03:26) Public support

(04:21) Today's grammar point

(04:57) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/spanish/a1/2026-10-12

TODAY'S SPANISH TEXT

Blume apoya el plan industrial europeo

Oliver Blume dirige Volkswagen y apoya un plan europeo para la industria.

Blume quiere condiciones justas para competir con empresas chinas.

Las reglas deben ayudar a las empresas que crean valor en Europa.

El plan puede limitar la ayuda pública a productos hechos en la Unión Europea.

Volkswagen planea reducir hasta 100.000 empleos y pasar de 150 a 75 modelos.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Un ataque en el aeropuerto de Riad deja al menos un muerto

El presidente de Microsoft pide reglas mundiales para la IA

Maresca celebra la victoria del Manchester City en Liverpool

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (apoyar)

- vocabulary (para)

- vocabulary (crean)

- vocabulary (pública)

- pronunciation (empleos)

New to Spanish? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: The United States imposes sanctions on the International Criminal Court.. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Spanish: Estados Unidos impone sanciones a la Corte Penal Internacional

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:34) More stories today

(01:23) Today's headline, slowly

(02:09) War crimes and the court

(02:44) Plans and resources

(03:29) Work continues

(04:02) Having time

(05:00) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/spanish/a1/2026-10-11

TODAY'S SPANISH TEXT

Estados Unidos impone sanciones a la Corte Penal Internacional

En 2026, Estados Unidos anunció sanciones contra la Corte Penal Internacional, un tribunal permanente que juzga crímenes de guerra.

Marco Rubio, secretario de Estado, quiere desmontar el tribunal y cortar sus recursos.

Estados Unidos nunca se unió a la Corte.

El presidente de la Corte rechazó las sanciones y dijo que el tribunal continuará su trabajo.

Las empresas tienen seis meses para terminar sus relaciones con la Corte.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

El Reino Unido debe crear su propia inteligencia artificial

Carrick, muy decepcionado tras el empate del Manchester United

Trump dice que Ucrania necesita un nuevo presidente

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- vocabulary (crímenes de guerra)

- vocabulary (quiere)

- vocabulary (nunca)

- pronunciation (continuará)

- verb (tener)

New to Spanish? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: Delta lowers its profit forecasts because fuel is expensive. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Spanish: Delta baja sus previsiones de beneficios por el combustible caro

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:36) More stories today

(01:37) Today's headline, slowly

(02:23) Days and forecasts

(03:20) Fuel cost

(03:51) Rising flight prices

(04:32) Today's grammar point

(05:08) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/spanish/a1/2026-10-10

TODAY'S SPANISH TEXT

Delta baja sus previsiones de beneficios por el combustible caro

El viernes, Delta redujo su previsión de beneficios para 2026 por los altos precios del combustible.

Ahora, Delta espera un beneficio ajustado de entre 5,10 y 5,60 dólares por acción.

El jueves, el combustible para aviones costó 4,34 dólares en la región del Golfo de México, en Estados Unidos.

Los precios de los vuelos de Delta suben por el combustible caro.

Pero los viajeros siguen reservando vuelos con precios más altos.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Arteta dice que tiene la conciencia tranquila por el caso del Manchester City

Trump anuncia un acuerdo con Rusia para recibir diésel en Estados Unidos

Recuperan dos cuadros de Renoir robados en Francia

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- vocabulary (viernes)

- verb (esperar)

- vocabulary (costó)

- vocabulary (precios)

- vocabulary (siguen reservando)

New to Spanish? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: Maresca says that the atmosphere at Manchester City is fantastic. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Spanish: Maresca dice que el ambiente en el Manchester City es fantástico

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:37) More stories today

(01:33) Today's headline, slowly

(02:16) People and atmosphere

(03:01) Charges and responsibility

(03:32) An appeal

(04:17) Today's grammar point

(04:53) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/spanish/a1/2026-10-09

TODAY'S SPANISH TEXT

Maresca dice que el ambiente en el Manchester City es fantástico

El entrenador Enzo Maresca dice que el ambiente en el Manchester City es fantástico.

Los jugadores internacionales volvieron a entrenarse el jueves.

La Premier League declaró al club culpable de la mayoría de las 115 acusaciones.

El club ha presentado una apelación y dice que es inocente.

El domingo, el equipo juega contra el Liverpool y es líder de la liga.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Starbucks estudia comprar Chipotle en Estados Unidos

SpaceX pide más coordinación entre los satélites

Investigan la reducción de personal del regulador de derivados de Estados Unidos

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- vocabulary (entrenador)

- vocabulary (volvieron)

- vocabulary (culpable)

- vocabulary (ha presentado)

- verb (jugar)

New to Spanish? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: Burnham will talk about security with the German chancellor in Berlin. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Spanish: Burnham hablará de seguridad con el canciller alemán en Berlín

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:34) More stories today

(01:37) Today's headline, slowly

(02:24) Meeting with someone

(03:07) Threats and information

(03:40) Approving a treaty

(04:32) Today's grammar point

(05:10) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/spanish/a1/2026-10-08

TODAY'S SPANISH TEXT

Burnham hablará de seguridad con el canciller alemán en Berlín

Andy Burnham se reúne el jueves con Friedrich Merz en Berlín.

Es la primera visita oficial de Burnham a Alemania.

Los servicios de inteligencia de los dos países dicen que las amenazas aumentan.

Los dos líderes ratificarán el Tratado de Kensington de 2025.

El tratado incluye más cooperación en ciencia, tecnología, defensa, seguridad y crecimiento.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Nuevos vídeos muestran el ataque iraní a una base de Estados Unidos en Kuwait

La jefa de la Bolsa de Londres pide apoyo para las empresas del Reino Unido

Un desarrollador crea siete aplicaciones de código abierto parecidas a las de Adobe

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (reunirse)

- vocabulary (primera)

- vocabulary (amenazas)

- vocabulary (ratificarán)

- vocabulary (en)

New to Spanish? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: Kane scores two goals and takes England closer to the quarter-finals. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Spanish: Kane marca dos goles y acerca a Inglaterra a los cuartos

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:32) More stories today

(01:31) Today's headline, slowly

(02:20) Winning

(03:13) An own goal

(03:56) Scoring again

(04:56) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/spanish/a1/2026-10-07

TODAY'S SPANISH TEXT

Kane marca dos goles y acerca a Inglaterra a los cuartos

Inglaterra ganó cómodamente a Chequia en la Liga de Naciones.

Harry Kane jugó su partido número 125 con Inglaterra.

Vladimir Coufal marcó un gol en propia puerta después de un centro de Kane.

Kane marcó antes del descanso después de un centro de Morgan Rogers.

Después del descanso, Kane marcó otra vez y llegó a 91 goles con Inglaterra.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Los demócratas toman ventaja en las elecciones de mitad de mandato en Estados Unidos

Muere a los 102 años la actriz Eva Marie Saint, ganadora de un Oscar

Paramount Skydance completa la compra de Warner Bros. Discovery

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (ganar)

- vocabulary (número)

- vocabulary (propia puerta)

- vocabulary (antes)

- vocabulary (otra vez)

New to Spanish? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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