Learn Spanish Through Audio Stories

A Spanish story at A2 level, with English translation.

📱 Subyz app for Android with this and other stories: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jmobbi.vocyx&referrer=utm_source%3Dspotify%26utm_medium%3Dpodcast

Full story text with translation on our website: https://subyz.com/spanish/en/stories/como_holanda_gano_tierra

On the shores of the North Sea, Dutch villages face a constant threat: water swallowing their homes and fields. Neighbors join forces to build earth barriers, but soon they start asking a bigger question: could they turn water into farmland?

With windmills and pumps, they set out to push the sea back. But keeping the water out is a job that never ends, and a devastating storm will put their defenses to the test.

How to listen:

First, slowly, in Spanish. Don't try to catch every word — follow the story.

Then a sentence in Spanish and its translation straight after. This is where what you guessed the first time becomes clear.

Finally, at natural speed with no translation. That is the test: the third time through, the story sounds far clearer than the first.

Content:

• 00:00 Introduction
• 00:24 The story, slowly, in Spanish
• 06:23 The story with English translation, sentence by sentence
• 17:45 The story at natural speed
• 21:36 Closing

A Spanish story at A2 level, with English translation.

📱 Subyz app for Android with this and other stories: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jmobbi.vocyx&referrer=utm_source%3Dspotify%26utm_medium%3Dpodcast

Full story text with translation on our website: https://subyz.com/spanish/en/stories/el_origen_del_cafe

Long ago in Ethiopia, a plant bore small red fruits—and, according to one legend, a group of shepherds noticed something odd about the animals that ate them. What had made them so lively?

As people turn the plant’s beans into a hot drink, coffee finds its way to Yemen and into lively gathering places. Soon travelers encounter its dark, bitter taste, and the drink begins a journey that will take it far beyond its first home.

How to listen:

First, slowly, in Spanish. Don't try to catch every word — follow the story.

Then a sentence in Spanish and its translation straight after. This is where what you guessed the first time becomes clear.

Finally, at natural speed with no translation. That is the test: the third time through, the story sounds far clearer than the first.

Content:

• 00:00 Introduction
• 00:24 The story, slowly, in Spanish
• 05:49 The story with English translation, sentence by sentence
• 15:53 The story at natural speed
• 19:15 Closing

A Spanish story at A2 level, with English translation.

📱 Subyz app for Android with this and other stories: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jmobbi.vocyx&referrer=utm_source%3Dspotify%26utm_medium%3Dpodcast

Full story text with translation on our website: https://subyz.com/spanish/en/stories/un_error_que_salvo_vidas

In 1928 London, doctor and researcher Alexander Fleming spends his days studying bacteria in laboratory plates. After returning from vacation, he finds that one plate has been spoiled by a patch of mold.

Just before throwing it away, Fleming notices something strange around the mold and starts experimenting. His intriguing observation hints at a new way to fight dangerous infections—but turning it into a practical treatment will be far from simple.

How to listen:

First, slowly, in Spanish. Don't try to catch every word — follow the story.

Then a sentence in Spanish and its translation straight after. This is where what you guessed the first time becomes clear.

Finally, at natural speed with no translation. That is the test: the third time through, the story sounds far clearer than the first.

Content:

• 00:00 Introduction
• 00:24 The story, slowly, in Spanish
• 05:53 The story with English translation, sentence by sentence
• 16:22 The story at natural speed
• 19:11 Closing

A Spanish story at A2 level, with English translation.

📱 Subyz app for Android with this and other stories: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jmobbi.vocyx&referrer=utm_source%3Dspotify%26utm_medium%3Dpodcast

Full story text with translation on our website: https://subyz.com/spanish/en/stories/de_donde_viene_la_pizza

In the bustling streets of Naples, cash-strapped workers need food that's cheap, quick, and easy to eat. An ancient Mediterranean flatbread begins to take on a delicious new life with tomato, oil, garlic, and cheese.

From a queen's visit and the colors of Italy to immigrant neighborhoods in New York, this humble street food starts an extraordinary journey. Discover how local cooks and cultures reshape it along the way—but how far will it travel?

How to listen:

First, slowly, in Spanish. Don't try to catch every word — follow the story.

Then a sentence in Spanish and its translation straight after. This is where what you guessed the first time becomes clear.

Finally, at natural speed with no translation. That is the test: the third time through, the story sounds far clearer than the first.

Content:

• 00:00 Introduction
• 00:24 The story, slowly, in Spanish
• 05:18 The story with English translation, sentence by sentence
• 15:40 The story at natural speed
• 19:20 Closing

A Spanish story at A2 level, with English translation.

📱 Subyz app for Android with this and other stories: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jmobbi.vocyx&referrer=utm_source%3Dspotify%26utm_medium%3Dpodcast

Full story text with translation on our website: https://subyz.com/spanish/en/stories/el_camino_a_machu_picchu

In 1911, history professor Hiram Bingham sets out into Peru's Urubamba Valley with a small expedition, searching for ancient Inca cities hidden among the mountains.

Rain, mud, and dense vegetation slow the group down, until a local story points Bingham toward ruins high on Machu Picchu. With curiosity pulling him upward, he begins a difficult climb—unsure whether he'll find a few forgotten stones or something far greater.

How to listen:

First, slowly, in Spanish. Don't try to catch every word — follow the story.

Then a sentence in Spanish and its translation straight after. This is where what you guessed the first time becomes clear.

Finally, at natural speed with no translation. That is the test: the third time through, the story sounds far clearer than the first.

Content:

• 00:00 Introduction
• 00:24 The story, slowly, in Spanish
• 04:48 The story with English translation, sentence by sentence
• 15:13 The story at natural speed
• 18:31 Closing

A Spanish story at A2 level, with English translation.

📱 Subyz app for Android with this and other stories: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jmobbi.vocyx&referrer=utm_source%3Dspotify%26utm_medium%3Dpodcast

Full story text with translation on our website: https://subyz.com/spanish/en/stories/el_perro_perdido

A Saturday afternoon, good weather, an ordinary walk in the park near home. In the dog area Toby plays with another dog, but he spots a bird by the gate — and just as someone comes in, the gate stays open for a few seconds.

What follows is a search across the whole park with a stranger who offered to help, a woman who saw a small dog heading toward the lake, and barking that finally comes from the bushes beside the path.

How to listen:

• First, slowly, in Spanish. Don't try to catch every word — follow the story.
• Then a sentence in Spanish and its translation straight after. This is where what you guessed the first time becomes clear.
• Finally, at natural speed with no translation. That is the test: the third time through, the story sounds far clearer than the first.

Content:

• 00:00 Introduction
• 00:24 The story, slowly, in Spanish
• 05:50 The story with English translation, sentence by sentence
• 15:13 The story at natural speed
• 18:21 Closing

Words and expressions from this episode:

• la correa — the leash
• mover la cola — to wag its tail
• olerlo todo — to smell everything
• una zona especial para perros — a special area for dogs
• dejar correr libremente — to let run freely
• el dueño — the owner
• salir corriendo — to run out
• ponerse nervioso — to get nervous
• en dirección al lago — in the direction of the lake
• el banco — the bench
• el arbusto — the bush
• ladrar — to bark
• quedarse enganchada — to get caught
• la rama — the branch
• abrazar fuerte — to hug tightly
• lamer las manos — to lick someone's hands
• tumbarse — to lie down
• por suerte — luckily

A Spanish story at A2 level, with English translation.

A jacket bought on Saturday turns out to be the wrong size. Back to the shop, a conversation with the assistant, the fitting room, and an exchange.

Content:

• 00:00 Introduction
• 00:24 The story, slowly, in Spanish
• 05:01 The story with English translation, sentence by sentence
• 15:00 The story at natural speed
• 18:17 Closing

📱 Subyz app for Android with this and other stories: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jmobbi.vocyx&referrer=utm_source%3Dspotify%26utm_medium%3Dpodcast

Full text with translation and word-by-word breakdown:

https://subyz.com/spanish/en/stories/devolucion_de_ropa

A Spanish story at A2 level, with English translation.

She gets a week off, picks Mallorca, books the flight and the hotel,

and packs her suitcase — from the first idea of the trip to the morning she leaves.

Content:

• 00:00 Introduction
• 00:24 The story, slowly, in Spanish
• 05:40 The story with English translation, sentence by sentence
• 16:41 The story at natural speed
• 20:15 Closing

📱 Subyz app for Android with this and other stories: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jmobbi.vocyx&referrer=utm_source%3Dspotify%26utm_medium%3Dpodcast

Full text with translation and word-by-word breakdown:

https://subyz.com/spanish/en/stories/preparacion_para_las_vacaciones