The Spanish word YA is widely used.   Learn when and how Spanish speakers use it in daily conversation.   It isn’t hard to understand, but it can be confusing because it’s used in a variety of situations. Here are a few more episodes of the Real Life Spanish podcast series to help you improve your conversational Spanish and understanding of the language. Qué ... Read More

9 Ways to use the word YA in conversational Spanish

In the Real Life Spanish podcast series you’ll learn how Spanish is used in real life conversations along with many of the idioms, expressions and language nuances you aren’t taught in the classroom.

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Your Spanish teacher taught you how to tell someone your name and ask for theirs.   The problem is when it comes to real world conversations, that’s hardly enough.   In today’s podcast I’m going to take your Spanish beyond “¿Cómo te llamas?” and teach you what everyone else left out. Here are a few more episodes of the Real Life Spanish ... Read More

Beyond Cómo te llamas

Spanish teachers and textbooks typically teach you to use the verb repetir to get someone to repeat what they said.  But if you want to sound more like a native speaker there are several other options that will keep you from sounding like you learned Spanish from a grammar book. In this episode of the Real Life Spanish podcast series we take a ... Read More

Learn to ask “What did you say?” like a native Spanish speaker

You see the expression qué tal in Spanish books on occasion, but most of the time they just tell you it’s an informal greeting and case closed.  That hardly does the expression qué tal any justice, so I put together a podcast about some of the most common uses for this expression and you’ll be pleasantly surprised at some of its other uses. Here ... Read More

Qué tal – More than just an informal greeting

Welcome to another episode of the Real Life Spanish podcast series where you’ll learn the Spanish you need for real life conversations and situations. You’ve probably heard the words que rico, sabroso and delicioso before when it comes to talking about food, but they can be used for so much more.   In this podcast you’re going to learn about several other ... Read More

9 Ways to use the word YA in conversational Spanish

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