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

Today's story: Valve, a games company launches Steam Frame. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Spanish: Valve, empresa de juegos, lanza Steam Frame

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:31) Three more stories today

(01:40) Today's headline, slowly

(02:27) Present tense forms

(03:15) Using the device

(03:53) Price words

(04:24) Today's grammar point

(05:03) The story again

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

https://linguawire.com/class/spanish/a1/2026-09-15

TODAY'S SPANISH TEXT

Valve, empresa de juegos, lanza Steam Frame

Valve lanza Steam Frame y el modelo de 1 TB cuesta 1.089 libras.

El casco es ligero y cómodo para llevar.

Se puede usar con un PC para jugar.

También se puede jugar en el propio aparato.

La versión de 256 GB cuesta 889 libras.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Atletas critican un anuncio de Sydney Sweeney

El Tribunal Supremo bloquea las reglas de Trump sobre el voto por correo

Un convoy militar ruso entrega suministros a Tartous

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (lanzar)

- vocabulary (cómodo)

- vocabulary (usar)

- vocabulary (propio)

- vocabulary (cuesta)

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Today's story: Russian drone hits a Ukrainian train near the border. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Spanish: Dron ruso golpea un tren ucraniano cerca de la frontera

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:31) Three more stories today

(01:47) Today's headline, slowly

(02:33) Hit

(03:20) People on the train

(04:16) Injuries and being hurt

(05:17) The story again

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

https://linguawire.com/class/spanish/a1/2026-09-14

TODAY'S SPANISH TEXT

Dron ruso golpea un tren ucraniano cerca de la frontera

El golpe fue en Yahodyn, cerca de la frontera con Polonia.

La locomotora del tren recibió el golpe.

Las autoridades dijeron que todos los pasajeros fueron evacuados.

Boris Johnson y otros oficiales pasaron antes por la misma línea en otro tren.

No hubo heridos.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Trump, presidente de EE. UU., resta importancia a frenar la IA

Alexander Zverev, cabeza de serie, gana el US Open en Estados Unidos

GM quiere hacer baterías domésticas en Estados Unidos

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (golpear)

- vocabulary (recibió)

- vocabulary (pasajeros)

- vocabulary (pasaron)

- vocabulary (hubo)

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

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Today's story: Dario Amodei boss of Anthropic asks for AI to be slowed down. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Spanish: Dario Amodei, jefe de Anthropic, pide frenar la IA

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:34) Three more stories today

(01:37) Today's headline, slowly

(02:29) Forms of pedir

(03:02) Talking about risks

(03:45) Having and agreeing

(04:18) Agreeing in Spanish

(05:20) The story again

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

https://linguawire.com/class/spanish/a1/2026-09-13

TODAY'S SPANISH TEXT

Dario Amodei, jefe de Anthropic, pide frenar la IA

En un texto, Dario Amodei pidió más cuidado con la IA.

Dijo que los riesgos son serios.

También pidió mirar los modelos de IA mientras se hacen.

Su plan tiene tres partes: revisión externa, reglas para el sector y reglas en todo el mundo.

Sam Altman dijo que está de acuerdo.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Arsenal gana en Sunderland

Trump dice que le gustaría ver una Irlanda unida

Los directores de Anthropic y OpenAI piden frenar la IA

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (pedir)

- vocabulary (riesgos)

- connector words (mientras)

- vocabulary (tiene)

- vocabulary (de acuerdo)

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

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Today's story: Inflation in the US stays at 3.4% in August. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Spanish: La inflación en EE. UU. sigue en 3,4% en agosto

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:33) Three more stories today

(01:44) Today's headline, slowly

(02:33) The verb form

(03:18) Prices going up

(04:14) Making something more expensive

(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/a1/2026-09-12

TODAY'S SPANISH TEXT

La inflación en EE. UU. sigue en 3,4% en agosto

La inflación en Estados Unidos sigue en 3,4% en agosto.

Ese mismo nivel fue en julio.

La gasolina subió 3,9% el mes pasado.

El diésel llegó a más de 6 dólares por galón de media el viernes.

Los precios altos del petróleo hicieron más caro mover bienes.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Sony, editora de juegos, lanza Wolverine para PS5

Los hutíes toman una zona clave del mar Rojo en Yemen

La lista del Balón de Oro muestra poca presencia de la Premier League

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (seguir)

- vocabulary (mismo)

- vocabulary (subió)

- vocabulary (llegó)

- vocabulary (hicieron)

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

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Today's story: OpenAI launches ChatGPT for finance in the United States. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Spanish: OpenAI lanza ChatGPT para finanzas en Estados Unidos

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:34) Three more stories today

(01:47) Today's headline, slowly

(02:37) Working now

(03:32) Searching and data

(04:18) Wanting and making new things

(05:23) The story again

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

https://linguawire.com/class/spanish/a1/2026-09-11

TODAY'S SPANISH TEXT

OpenAI lanza ChatGPT para finanzas en Estados Unidos

OpenAI trabajó en este producto junto con Morgan Stanley y Evercore.

La herramienta usa GPT-6 Astra, su modelo más nuevo.

Puede buscar empresas y ver datos financieros.

También puede hacer presentaciones para banca de inversión.

La empresa quiere sacar más herramientas para otros sectores.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Sesko marca y da más opciones al United antes del derbi

Angela Rayner anuncia un impuesto turístico en Inglaterra

Los hutíes toman el puerto de Mokha en Yemen

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (lanzar)

- vocabulary (usa)

- vocabulary (buscar)

- vocabulary (puede)

- vocabulary (quiere)

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

Not sure this is your level? Our free Spanish level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills:

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Today's story: Hollywood sets a record for summer box office in the United States. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Spanish: Hollywood bate un récord de taquilla de verano en Estados Unidos

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:33) Three more stories today

(01:42) Today's headline, slowly

(02:33) Reaching

(03:21) There was

(04:08) Past states

(05:05) The story again

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

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

TODAY'S SPANISH TEXT

Hollywood bate un récord de taquilla de verano en Estados Unidos

La taquilla de verano en Estados Unidos llegó a 4.760 millones de dólares.

La temporada fue muy larga.

Hubo una semana más de ventas.

El verano de 2026 quedó casi un 10% por encima de 2019.

El récord anterior era de 2013.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Odegaard marca y el Arsenal gana en Italia

Ed Miliband rechaza la advertencia sobre sanciones a asentamientos israelíes

Un investigador de Anthropic alerta en el Reino Unido sobre la IA

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (llegar)

- vocabulary (fue)

- vocabulary (Hubo)

- vocabulary (quedó)

- vocabulary (era)

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

Not sure this is your level? Our free Spanish level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills:

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Today's story: Matt Clifford leaves Aria amid concerns about Anthropic. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Spanish: Matt Clifford deja Aria por dudas sobre Anthropic

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:35) Three more stories today

(01:53) Today's headline, slowly

(02:41) The verb dejar

(03:26) A company

(04:10) Staying in a job

(05:17) The story again

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

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

TODAY'S SPANISH TEXT

Matt Clifford deja Aria por dudas sobre Anthropic

Matt Clifford deja Aria el lunes en el Reino Unido.

Tomó esta decisión por su nuevo trabajo en Anthropic.

Anthropic es una empresa de San Francisco.

Clifford iba a trabajar allí a tiempo completo.

Seguirá en el cargo hasta el 6 de noviembre.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Tiafoe remonta y gana a Michelsen en el US Open

El primer ministro del Reino Unido, Andy Burnham, anuncia sanciones contra Israel

El gobierno del Reino Unido sanciona asentamientos en Cisjordania

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (dejar)

- vocabulary (decisión)

- vocabulary (empresa)

- vocabulary (a tiempo completo)

- vocabulary (Seguirá)

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

Not sure this is your level? Our free Spanish level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills:

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Today's story: Zheng Qinwen tennis player reaches the quarter-finals in the United States. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Spanish: Zheng Qinwen, tenista, llega a cuartos en Estados Unidos

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:34) Three more stories today

(01:40) Today's headline, slowly

(02:30) Winning in the present

(03:13) One after another

(03:56) Looking ahead

(04:50) The story again

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

https://linguawire.com/class/spanish/a1/2026-09-08

TODAY'S SPANISH TEXT

Zheng Qinwen, tenista, llega a cuartos en Estados Unidos

Zheng Qinwen ganó el partido por 7-5 y 6-3.

Empezó perdiendo 5-0 en el primer set.

Después ganó siete juegos seguidos.

Tomó el set y remontó el partido.

Ahora espera a Madison Keys.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Ed Miliband anuncia una prohibición al comercio con asentamientos israelíes ilegales

SETE cierra la Torre Eiffel por una huelga

Trump bloquea ventas de Bombardier en Estados Unidos

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (ganar)

- vocabulary (empezó)

- vocabulary (seguidos)

- vocabulary (remontó)

- vocabulary (espera)

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 UK government blocks a bailout for Jaguar Land Rover. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Spanish: El gobierno del Reino Unido bloquea un rescate para Jaguar Land Rover

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:36) Three more stories today

(01:44) Today's headline, slowly

(02:37) Present tense forms

(03:08) Plans and company words

(04:00) Workers and future plans

(04:58) Today's grammar point

(05:39) The story again

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

https://linguawire.com/class/spanish/a1/2026-09-07

TODAY'S SPANISH TEXT

El gobierno del Reino Unido bloquea un rescate para Jaguar Land Rover

El gobierno británico bloquea un rescate para Jaguar Land Rover y habla de despidos.

La empresa prepara hasta 4.000 despidos.

Jaguar Land Rover quiere recortar 1.700 millones de libras en dos años.

La empresa pidió a sus trabajadores que esperen un plan de salidas voluntarias.

El martes habrá conversaciones entre la empresa, los sindicatos y el gobierno.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Agentes de OpenAI toman un sitio alemán en mayo

Trump, ex presidente, va a Dallas por la convención republicana

Investigan el vuelo de carga de Amazon en Miami

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (bloquear)

- vocabulary (prepara)

- vocabulary (quiere)

- vocabulary (trabajadores)

- vocabulary (habrá)

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

Not sure this is your level? Our free Spanish level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills:

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Today's story: GM and Ford are expanding their move in the United States. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in Spanish: GM y Ford amplían su giro en Estados Unidos

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:35) Three more stories today

(01:48) Today's headline, slowly

(02:37) The verb buscar

(03:28) Time words

(04:26) Spending and already

(05:26) The story again

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

https://linguawire.com/class/spanish/a1/2026-09-06

TODAY'S SPANISH TEXT

GM y Ford amplían su giro en Estados Unidos

GM y Ford buscan más trabajo en defensa y energía en Estados Unidos.

Ford empezó a buscar trabajo militar después de un contacto del gobierno de Trump.

Las dos empresas miran por ahora vehículos militares.

Ford dijo en diciembre que gastará dos mil millones de dólares para su negocio de energía.

GM ya tiene una unidad de defensa y trabaja con el ejército de Estados Unidos.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Agentes de OpenAI usan una wiki pública en Alemania

Nigel Farage, líder de Reform UK, niega escuchar una charla sobre dinero extranjero

Los enviados de EE. UU. hablan con Putin en Rusia sobre Ucrania

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (buscar)

- vocabulary (empezó)

- vocabulary (por ahora)

- vocabulary (gastará)

- vocabulary (ya)

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

Not sure this is your level? Our free Spanish level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills:

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Grammar explained in plain English:

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