Spanish in Five

¡Hola! Welcome to Spanish in Five. Today, we’ll talk about Halloween. Here are some Halloween words for you: calabaza, which means pumpkin; disfraz, which means costume; fantasma, which means ghost; and telarañas, which means cobwebs.

¡Hola! Welcome to Spanish in Five. Today, I’ll talk about my birthday. Here are some words you will hear: joven, which means young; Viejo, which means old; Regalo, which means gift; and torta, which means cake.

¡Hola! Welcome to Spanish in Five. Today, I will tell you a sad story, about an old man who fell while walking with his walker. Here are some words I’ll use: viejito, which means old man (this is a colloquial term, but is not disrespectful to old folks); transeunte, which means pedestrian; escaleras, which means stairs; herida, which means wound; venda, which means bandage and camilla, which means stretcher.

¡Hola! Welcome to Spanish in Five. Today we’ll talk about Latin America’s favourite sport—soccer. Here are some soccer words I will use: Partido, which means game; empate, which means tie or draw; arquero, which means goalkeeper, mediocampista, which means midfielder; and hinchas, which means fans.

¡Hola! Welcome to Spanish in Five. Today, we’ll talk about Thanksgiving (acción de gracias). Here are some words I’ll use: cosecha, which means harvest; agradecido, which means thankful; pavo, which means turkey; and horno, which means oven.

¡Hola! Welcome to Spanish in Five. Today I’ll tell the unfortunate story of the leaking roof in our new house. Here are some of the words you will hear: techo, which means roof; pies cuadrados, which means square feet; balcón, which means deck or balcony; and cotización, which means quote.

¡Hola! Welcome to Spanish in five. Today, we’ll talk about … what we’ve been talking about for for a long time now: the pandemic. Some words related to the pandemic are: vacuna, which means vaccine; confinamiento, which means confinement; tapabocas, which means mask; and inmunidad colectiva, which means herd immunity.

Let's talk about politics! There are federal elections in Canada tomorrow, September 20, 2021. Here are some handy words when you want to talk about politics: Partido (party), encuestas (polls), and distrito electoral (electoral district or riding). ¿Quién crees que va a ganar mañana? ¿Ya votaste?

¡Hola! Hoy vamos a hablar de historia. ¿Te gusta la historia? ¿Qué sabes sobre la batalla de Waterloo, y el emperador francés Napoleón Bonaparte?

¡Hola! In this episode, I'll talk about my niece's birthday party. Yup, I'll even talk about the clown, and the magician (mago) who pulled a rabbit out of a hat!