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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.
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Grammar explained in plain English:
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Note: LINGUAWIRE classes use AI support for translation and multi-language recording, with native-speaker scripting and supervision.
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Today's story: Nigel Farage the leader of Reform UK agrees a plan with the National Rally. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.
Today's headline in Spanish: Nigel Farage, líder de Reform UK, acuerda un plan con la Agrupación Nacional
(00:00) Welcome and today's headline
(00:34) Three more stories today
(01:45) Today's headline, slowly
(02:42) Signing in the present
(03:30) Accepting something
(04:17) Wanting and stopping
(04:51) Today's grammar point
(05:27) The story again
The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:
https://linguawire.com/class/spanish/a1/2026-09-05
TODAY'S SPANISH TEXT
Nigel Farage, líder de Reform UK, acuerda un plan con la Agrupación Nacional
Farage firmó un documento en Inglaterra.
El plan habla de personas que cruzan el Canal de la Mancha en barcos pequeños.
Dice que Francia aceptaría a esas personas.
Después, ellas volverían a su país.
Farage dijo que quiere parar estos viajes si gana su partido.
ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE
La jefa de ampliación de la UE cancela su viaje a Serbia
Trump pide un recorte de tipos en Estados Unidos
IBM mejora el Abierto de EE. UU. con IA
WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES
- verb (firmar)
- vocabulary (cruzan)
- vocabulary (aceptaría)
- vocabulary (volverían)
- 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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Grammar explained in plain English:
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Note: LINGUAWIRE classes use AI support for translation and multi-language recording, with native-speaker scripting and supervision.
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Today's story: Trump casts doubt on US support for the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.
Today's headline in Spanish: Trump pone en duda el apoyo de Estados Unidos al Reino Unido por las Malvinas
(00:00) Welcome and today's headline
(00:36) Three more stories today
(01:56) Today's headline, slowly
(02:52) Putting words
(03:23) Helping and saying
(04:20) Casting doubt
(05:18) Today's grammar point
(05:57) The story again
The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:
https://linguawire.com/class/spanish/a1/2026-09-04
TODAY'S SPANISH TEXT
Trump pone en duda el apoyo de Estados Unidos al Reino Unido por las Malvinas
Trump puso en duda el apoyo de Estados Unidos al Reino Unido.
Lo hizo porque dijo que el Reino Unido no lo ayudó en su guerra con Irán.
Luego dijo que su ejército no necesitó ayuda.
También dijo que Estados Unidos podría cambiar su postura sobre las islas.
El gobierno del Reino Unido dijo que los isleños son británicos.
ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE
Nick Kyrgios ya puede volver al tenis tras cumplir un mes de suspensión
Nvidia, fabricante de chips, compra Hugging Face en Estados Unidos
Microsoft pone límites mensuales al juego en la nube de Game Pass
WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES
- verb (poner)
- vocabulary (ayudó)
- vocabulary (necesitó)
- pronunciation (podría)
- vocabulary (isleños)
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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If today's class helped, please follow the show. It is the single best thing that helps other Spanish learners find us.
Note: LINGUAWIRE classes use AI support for translation and multi-language recording, with native-speaker scripting and supervision.
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Today's story: The British government sees them rise again bond yields. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.
Today's headline in Spanish: El gobierno británico ve subir otra vez los bonos
(00:00) Welcome and today's headline
(00:32) Three more stories today
(01:41) Today's headline, slowly
(02:30) Subir: present tense
(03:19) Sentence 2: porque
(04:09) Sentence 4 and 5: desde / precio
(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/a1/2026-09-03
TODAY'S SPANISH TEXT
El gobierno británico ve subir otra vez los bonos
El coste de pedir dinero del gobierno británico subió otra vez.
Los inversores venden bonos porque tienen miedo de más inflación y más déficit.
Los bonos del Estado a diez años subieron hasta casi el 5,3% al comienzo del día.
Ese nivel es el más alto desde mediados de 2008.
Desde el fin de semana, sube también el precio del petróleo.
ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE
Andy Burnham se reúne con Emmanuel Macron en el Reino Unido
Manchester City cambia su equipo en Inglaterra
Nicolás Maduro pide retirar los cargos en Estados Unidos
WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES
- verb (subir)
- vocabulary (subir)
- vocabulary (porque)
- vocabulary (hasta)
- vocabulary (precio)
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:
https://linguawire.com/assessment
Grammar explained in plain English:
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If today's class helped, please follow the show. It is the single best thing that helps other Spanish learners find us.
Note: LINGUAWIRE classes use AI support for translation and multi-language recording, with native-speaker scripting and supervision.
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Today's story: Andy Burnham promises more power for the regions. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.
Today's headline in Spanish: Andy Burnham promete más poder para las regiones
(00:00) Welcome and today's headline
(00:36) Three more stories today
(01:59) Today's headline, slowly
(02:47) Hacer: present tense
(03:38) Sentence 2: después de
(04:33) Sentence 4: trabaja
(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/a1/2026-09-02
TODAY'S SPANISH TEXT
Andy Burnham promete más poder para las regiones
Andy Burnham hizo su primera declaración en la Cámara de los Comunes.
Fue seis semanas después de tomar el cargo en julio.
Dijo que quiere dar más poder fuera de Westminster.
También dijo que trabaja con Cornwall y sus seis diputados.
Además, confirmó que irá a la cumbre COP31 en noviembre.
ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE
EE. UU. lanza ataques en Irán
Los costes de deuda del Reino Unido suben a su nivel más alto desde 1998
Pyka prueba aviones agrícolas sin piloto en Estados Unidos
WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES
- verb (hacer)
- vocabulary (hizo)
- vocabulary (después de)
- pronunciation (quiere)
- vocabulary (trabaja)
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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If today's class helped, please follow the show. It is the single best thing that helps other Spanish learners find us.
Note: LINGUAWIRE classes use AI support for translation and multi-language recording, with native-speaker scripting and supervision.
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Today's story: Saka scores and Arsenal wins in England. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.
Today's headline in Spanish: Saka marca y Arsenal gana en Inglaterra
(00:00) Welcome and today's headline
(00:35) Three more stories today
(02:01) Today's headline, slowly
(02:47) ganar: present tense
(03:29) Sentence 2: marcó
(04:16) Sentence 4: marcó
(05:24) The story again
The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:
https://linguawire.com/class/spanish/a1/2026-09-01
TODAY'S SPANISH TEXT
Saka marca y Arsenal gana en Inglaterra
Arsenal ganó por 1-0 en Inglaterra.
Bukayo Saka marcó el único gol.
Aston Villa perdió sus dos primeros partidos de liga.
El equipo no marcó.
Arsenal jugó con control y mantuvo a Villa lejos del área.
ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE
La tasa fija a 30 años sube a su nivel más alto desde junio de 2025
La FTC y 22 estados demandan a Amazon por una supuesta subida oculta en anuncios
Grupos empresariales piden a John Swinney retirar el tope de precios de comida
WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES
- verb (ganar)
- vocabulary (ganó)
- vocabulary (marcó)
- vocabulary (perdió)
- vocabulary (marcó)
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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If today's class helped, please follow the show. It is the single best thing that helps other Spanish learners find us.
Note: LINGUAWIRE classes use AI support for translation and multi-language recording, with native-speaker scripting and supervision.
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Today's story: Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario backs the name of Lake Ontario. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.
Today's headline in Spanish: Doug Ford, primer ministro de Ontario, apoya el nombre del lago Ontario
(00:00) Welcome and today's headline
(00:33) Three more stories today
(01:48) Today's headline, slowly
(02:37) usar: six present forms
(03:16) Sentence 2: cartel
(04:07) Today's grammar point
(04:45) The story again
The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:
https://linguawire.com/class/spanish/a1/2026-08-31
WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES
- verb (usar)
- vocabulary (mostrar)
- vocabulary (cartel)
- vocabulary (frontera)
- vocabulary (mensaje)
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:
https://linguawire.com/guide
If today's class helped, please follow the show. It is the single best thing that helps other Spanish learners find us.
Note: LINGUAWIRE classes use AI support for translation and multi-language recording, with native-speaker scripting and supervision.
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Today's story: Austrian police are looking for two suspects in a diamond theft in Vienna. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.
Today's headline in Spanish: La policía de Austria busca a dos sospechosos por un robo de diamantes en Viena
(00:00) Welcome and today's headline
(00:36) Three more stories today
(02:00) Today's headline, slowly
(02:53) Publicar - present tense
(03:27) Sentence 2: time of the theft
(04:04) Sentence 4: number
(04:54) The story again
The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:
https://linguawire.com/class/spanish/a1/2026-08-30
WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES
- verb (publicar)
- vocabulary (publicó)
- vocabulary (fue)
- vocabulary (estaba)
- vocabulary (tenía)
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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If today's class helped, please follow the show. It is the single best thing that helps other Spanish learners find us.
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Learn Spanish from zero, with real news, every morning. One short class a day in slow, simple Spanish at A0-A1, explained line by line in English, with a free full transcript.
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https://linguawire.com/class/spanish
WHAT YOU GET
A new class every morning. One real story from the day's news, said slowly in Spanish, then taken apart word by word with the English beside it.
Every episode has its own page with the full Spanish transcript, the English translation beside it, the day's vocabulary, one grammar point and a short quiz.
Every episode is also a video. If your podcast app is not showing it, watch on https://linguawire.com/class/spanish
If you have never studied Spanish, start with today's episode. There is no order to catch up on.
If you have been looking for a Spanish course for beginners built on real material rather than scripted dialogues, this is it.
WANT A FIXED COURSE INSTEAD?
Day One goes from zero to your first news bulletin in four weeks:
https://linguawire.com/dayone/spanish
NOT SURE THIS IS YOUR LEVEL?
Our free Spanish level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills, so you know what to work on next:
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WHEN THE CLASS STARTS TO FEEL SLOW
The same news, without the lesson around it, at A1, A2 and B1+. Search LINGUAWIRE Spanish A1.
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