Welcome to episode 1.5 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. In this m-episode, we are going to learn about honorifics in Spanish. I'll be honest — when I started learning Spanish, I didn't actually know what an honorific was. It wasn't until I started learning another language that I actually learned that that was the word we use for titles — such as Mrs., Mr., and Dr. In this exercise, we're going to learn some of these titles. Side note — In Mexico and the rest of Latin America, they put a lot of emphasis on these titles. It's very important that you call them Señor, Señora, Señorita. If you know they have a college degree or a Masters, they even have a title for that — and you're going to learn this in this episode. It can be difficult for somebody who is not a native Spanish speaker to pick up on this in the beginning. But really put in the effort — in addition to the titles, you have to remember the gender. Enjoy the m-episode. Let's get started. Empezamos.

¡Buenos dias! In this episode, we're going to learn how to say Good Morning (hint: we just did!), Good Afternoon, and Good Evening in Spanish. In order to say "Good Morning," you'd say: Buenos Dias In order to say "Good Afternoon," you'd say: Buenas Tardes In order to say "Good Evening," you'd say: Buenas Noches The one thing to pay attention to is the ending on the "Buenos.," the "good" part. In the morning, it ends with an "-os," as the term is male. In the afternoon and evening, it ends in "-as", as the term is female. This is one of the most common errors I see people trying to learn Spanish make when they are trying to greet people in Mexico. As you listen to this episode, complete the exercises in this blog post by simply repeating what you hear -- repeat it in Spanish and in English, as this will actually imprint it on your mind. Don't forget to subscribe here, rate 5 stars, and share!

In this episode we're going to go over some basic language and cultural notes for the Spanish language. When you're learning another language, one of the most important things to understand is that it's not just about learning the words and vocabulary. I know this from personal experience when I was learning Spanish — it's about learning about the culture. There are certain things that make sense to English speakers that aren't done in the same way when you're speaking Spanish. An anecdotal story for me is that when I was first learning Spanish in Mexico, I would attempt to tell jokes. Even when I knew the words for the jokes, the jokes made absolutely no sense to the Mexicans. While I thought I was being hilarious, I was usually greeted with crickets. Sadly, this hasn't improved that much 10 years down the road, but I'm still working on it. But that's why it's so important to listen to the sections and understand what we say. because that will make this unit and all future units in the Live Lingua Spanish Podcasts make sense. After listening to the episode, click here for practice exercises. Don't forget to subscribe here, rate 5 stars, and leave a review!

Conversations — the vehicle of language. Being able to properly introduce yourself is akin to hopping into the vehicle. This audio and text guide will show you how to do just that. This is a conversation between Ms. Laura Ramirez and her husband, Ray, who is an American that speaks a little bit of Spanish (yes, those are really our names!) They're meeting with someone called Miguel Gomez, and this episode is an introduction when they first meet. Then, the same conversation in Spanish. Don't worry if you can't understand it yet. We will break it down and practice it. After listening to the episode, click here for free practice exercises. Don't forget to subscribe here, rate 5 stars, and leave a review!

Welcome to the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast! This unit is made up of 15 episodes that take from 1 to 5 minutes. That way, you can go back and review the parts that you've missed without having to go through a whole 45-minute class. The goal of Unit 1 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast is to learn how to introduce yourself and others in Spanish. In this unit of the podcast, you'll learn how to greet others, respond to others when they greet you, introduce yourself and others, and respond when others introduce themselves to you. This episode introduces the podcast and its format, and will get you prepared for Unit 1, where you will learn how to introduce yourself and others in Spanish. After listening to the episode, click here for free practice exercises. Click here to subscribe. Don't forget to rate 5 stars, subscribe, and leave a review!

Have you always dreamed of speaking Spanish, but don't want to spend years learning verb conjugations and grammar rules? Then this podcast is for you! I walk you through real Spanish conversations in 1-3 minute episodes so you can start speaking before you know it!

¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 10.13 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.

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This m-episode is a quick recap of Unit 10 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. It offers a congratulations on your hard work so far in learning Spanish.

Let's get started!

¡Empecemos!

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¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 10.12 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.

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This m-episode is a visualization practice that picks up where the visualization practice of Unit 9 leaves off.

It continues the dining experience through ordering your meal.

You may find it helpful to play both visualization practices back to back, just for practice.

Let's get started!

¡Empecemos!

To read the transcripts of this m-episode additional free practice you can find it on our website here:

https://www.livelingua.com/podcast/10-12-visualization-practice-at-restaurant-ordering-food

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¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 10.11 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.

¿Ready to learn Spanish?

In this m-episode, you will listen again to the first conversation you heard. You should now be able to understand it.

If there are any parts you are still not clear about, just replay this m-episode and the prior m-episodes in Unit 10.

Let's get started!

¡Empecemos!

To read the transcripts of this m-episode additional free practice you can find it on our website here:

https://www.livelingua.com/podcast/10-11-conversation-at-restaurant-ordering-food-review

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¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 10.10 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.

¿Ready to learn Spanish?

This m-episode brings everything you have learned in the past few episodes together. Listen to the material in English and say it in Spanish.

The first run through we won't give you the Spanish answer to give you time to say it yourself.

Then we'll go through it again and say the English with the Spanish answer.

Let's get started!

¡Empecemos!

To read the transcripts of this m-episode additional free practice you can find it on our website here:

https://www.livelingua.com/podcast/10-10-bring-it-all-together-ordering-food-at-a-restaurant

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¡Hasta pronto!