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Improve your Spanish listening skills with this beginner‑friendly challenge.

In this episode, you’ll hear a short conversation between two friends talking about new members of a sports club: Marcelo and Carolina.

Your task is to identify their age and personality based on the Spanish dialogue.

This mini‑challenge helps you review essential beginner topics such as age with “tener”, personality adjectives with “ser”, and everyday conversational phrases.

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📝 Dialogue Transcript 
A: ¿Conoces al nuevo miembro del club de deportes?
B: Sí, se llama Marcelo. Es muy simpático. Parece mayor, pero es joven, solo tiene 22 años.
A: Muy joven.
B: Sí, y también hay una señora nueva.
A: Ah sí, Carolina. Es un poco seria, pero no hablo mucho con ella. Tiene 40 años.

📚 Need extra help? Here are some lessons to review ⬇️

Age in Spanish 👇
https://latinele.com/talking-about-your-age-in-spanish/

Describing personality 👇
https://latinele.com/spanish-adjectives-to-describe-personality/

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🎧 Put your Spanish listening skills to the test with this mystery challenge.

In this episode, you’ll hear a short description of three actions related to a specific job in Spanish. Your task is to identify the mystery occupation using clues such as verbs in the present tense and simple vocabulary.

This activity helps you review essential beginner topics like workplace actions, basic verbs, and personality traits in Spanish.

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📝 Listening Activity Transcript

La ocupación misteriosa… 
Esta persona trabaja en un restaurante.
Toma los pedidos de los clientes.
Y lleva los platos a la mesa.
Es una persona paciente, atenta y amable.

📚 Need extra help? Here are some lessons to review 👇

Occupations in Spanish 
https://latinele.com/talking-about-occupations-in-spanish/

Spanish Verbs in Present Tense
https://latinele.com/spanish-regular-verbs-present-tense/

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Improve your beginner Spanish with this fun mystery challenge.

In this episode, you’ll listen to a short description of a famous Latina artist and try to guess who she is. The clues include her profession, physical description, origin, and one of her most popular songs.

This activity helps you review essential beginner topics such as professions, adjectives, physical traits, and nationalities—all key elements from the early lessons of Speaking Spanish for Beginners.

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🎧 Spanish Listening Activity Transcript 

La artista misteriosa…

Ella es cantante.

Tiene la piel bronceada y el pelo castaño.

Sus padres son puertorriqueños, pero ella es de Nueva York, del Bronx.

Tiene 56 años y una de sus canciones más famosas es “Waiting for Tonight.”

Correct answer inside the episode ✅

📚 Need extra help? Here are some lessons to review 👇

Spanish Physical  Descriptions ⬇️
https://latinele.com/physical-descriptions-in-spanish/

How to Talk about your Origin in Spanish ⬇️
https://latinele.com/where-are-you-from-in-spanish/

Talking about Your Occupation in Spanish ⬇️
https://latinele.com/talking-about-occupations-in-spanish/

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✍️ Test your beginner Spanish with this fun Mini Challenge inspired by classic game shows. 

In this episode, you’ll answer three questions about greetings, farewells, and formal vs. informal Spanish, all based on the first lessons of Speaking Spanish for Beginners.

Listen, choose the correct option, and check how many you get right. 

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📝 Questions (Answers in the episode)

1️⃣ Which one of the following greetings is considered very informal? 
A) Buenos días
B) ¿Cómo está?
C) ¿Qué hubo?

2️⃣ Which of the following can be used as both a greeting and a farewell?
A) Chao
B) Buenas noches
C) Hola

3️⃣ What’s “until next time” in Spanish?
A) Hasta la próxima
B) Hasta pronto
C) Adiós

Need extra help? Check the following lessons 👇

📚 Spanish Greetings and Farewells 
https://latinele.com/greetings-and-farewells-in-spanish/

📚 Introducing yourself in Spanish
https://youtu.be/qkjofcUPOSc

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📞 Improve your beginner Spanish with this Mini Challenge focused on phone numbers. 

In this episode, you’ll hear three short dialogues where people ask for and give their número de teléfono.

Your task is to listen carefully and identify each number. Every dialogue is played twice to help you catch the details. 

A simple, practical way to build confidence and strengthen your Spanish listening skills.

☎️ Dialogue 1:
¿Cuál es tu número?
Mi número es el 559 361 456

☎️ Dialogue 2:
¿Cuál es tu teléfono?
Es el 837 105 722

☎️ Dialogue 3:
¿Me puedes dar tu número?  
Sí, es el 304 712 856

🤓 Study the lesson on how to give your phone humber in Spanish on Latin ELE's blog👇
https://latinele.com/how-to-say-your-phone-number-in-spanish/

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🎧 Practice your beginner Spanish with this easy Mini Challenge designed for learners who have only been studying for a few weeks. 

🚀 In this short listening activity, a man enrolls for a trip to space and answers basic questions about his name, age, profession, and phone number.

It’s a fun and simple way to review essential Spanish vocabulary and improve your listening skills.

Perfect for anyone looking for easy Spanish listening practice and a confidence boost at the beginner level. 

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📝 Dialogue transcript 
A: Buenos días, viene por el viaje al espacio.
B: Sí, correcto.
A: Muy bien, ¿su nombre?
B: Bruno Díaz.
A: ¿Cuántos años tiene?
B: 40 años.
A: ¿Cuál es su profesión?
B: Empresario.
A: ¿Cuál es su número de teléfono?
B: 627 83 66 5 149.

More content to learn Spanih at Latin ELE 👇
https://latinele.com/

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🧽 Put your Spanish to the test with this quick vocabulary game. I’ll describe three common cleaning objects en español, and you’ll try to guess each one from the clues.

A fun, practical way to review everyday vocabulary and learn useful verbs like fregar, aspirar, and barrer. Ready to play? ¡Vamos!

Items description 👇

1️⃣.Este objeto se usa para fregar los platos

2️⃣ Este objeto se usa para aspirar la alfombra

3️⃣ Este objeto se usa para barrer el piso

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📝 Ready for a quick Spanish test? 

In this first Mini Challenge, you’ll listen to Alfredo describe his job at a tourism agency and try to answer two simple questions.

A short, practical listening activity to put your Spanish to the test. Transcript available in the episode description.

📝 Questions: 
1️⃣ ¿Qué hace Alfredo en su trabajo? 
2️⃣ ¿Qué lugar prefieren sus clientes? 

🎧 Spanish Beginner Listening Activity Transcript ⬇️

Me llamo Alfredo y trabajo en una agencia de turismo. En mi trabajo, muchos clientes me llaman para preguntar por lugares turísticos. Yo hablo con ellos sobre las opciones de viaje. También envío información sobre ofertas de viajes por correo. Muchos clientes viajan al Caribe, es un destino muy visitado.

📚 Additional recommend resources to study ⬇️

👉 Spanish Present Tense Practice (Blog)

👉 Easy Spanish Present Tense for Beginners (Ebook)

👉 Latin ELE Premium (Apple Podcast)

Have fun learning ESPAÑOL!

Marco

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🎧 Basic Spanish Conversations, short and sweet audio snippets that make learning Spanish enjoyable and accessible. Available on all major listening apps 👇

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🤔 Think you’re already beyond the Spanish beginner level? 

In this episode, you’ll hear an excerpt from my other show, Basic Spanish Conversation, where I tell the story of Tom Araya, the Chilean‑born vocalist of the band Slayer. 

This short listening test will help you check your Spanish level and see if you’re ready to move from beginner to upper‑beginner.

Are you ready for this challenge? ¡Vamos! 

📝 Excerpt Transcript: 

Entrevistadora: ¿Dónde y cuándo nació Tom Araya?

Marco: Tom Araya nació en la ciudad de Viña del Mar, en Chile. Nació el 6 de junio de 1961. Chile es su país natal, pero luego se fue a Estados Unidos.

Entrevistadora: ¿A qué edad se mudó a los Estados Unidos?

Marco: Se mudó a los Estados Unidos a los cinco años, en 1966. Se fue a la ciudad de South Gate, California.

Entrevistadora: ¿Qué instrumento toca?

Marco: Toca el bajo.

Entrevistadora: ¿A qué edad tuvo su primer bajo?

Marco: Él tuvo su primer bajo a los ocho años. A esa edad comenzó a tocar el instrumento con canciones de los Beatles y Rolling Stones.
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💻 Full episode and transcript on Latin ELE blog 👇
https://latinele.com/spanish-preterite-tense-practice-tom-araya/

¡Hasta pronto!

Marco

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🎧 Spanish Quickie. Fast, easy lessons for beginners. Available on all major listening apps.

🌎 Learn how to talk about your favorite travel destinations en español.

In this Spanish Quickie, listen to a short audio describing five common places:  el río, la playa, el lago, las montañas y el bosque, and the activities you can do in each one.

Perfect for beginners who want practical, real‑life Spanish for their next adventure.

📝 Transcript, summary, and flashcards available on the Latin ELE blog 👇
https://latinele.com/common-travel-destinations-spanish/


Spanish Quickie is available on: 

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🎧 Spotify 

Have fun!

Marco

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