Archive for 'Beginners Spanish Podcast'
Inspired Beginners - New Podcasts Coming Soon!
As many of you know, our Inspired Beginners podcasts cover Spanish grammar and vocab basics, going into detail on things like verb tenses, and useful vocab for areas such as making excuses, giving advice and so on.
We are about to embark on season 2 of our Inspired beginners series, and we would love to know: what would you like us to cover?
Update: We have had so many great suggestions here and by email that we have planned the next season already! I’m going to close comments here in case I miss more great suggestions, but we will definitely be asking for more feedback and ideas soon! Thanks again, and look out for the first new Inspired Beginners podcasts very soon! Ben and Marina.
May 5th, 2008 | Posted in: Beginners Spanish Podcast, Spanish | Comments: 3.
Inspired Beginners Spanish Podcast 20 - El Kindle
This week we discuss Amazon’s Kindle, a revolutionary device that could change the way we read.
Would you buy one?
January 16th, 2008 | Posted in: Beginners Spanish Podcast | Comments: 7.
Inspired Beginners Spanish Podcast 19 - Sydney
This week we look at how two key past tenses, the Pretérito Imperfecto and the Pretérito Indefinido, can be used together to tell a great story in Spanish.
January 9th, 2008 | Posted in: Beginners Spanish Podcast | Comments: 5.
Inspired Beginners Spanish Podcast 18 - Nada de Nada
Nada, nadie, ninguno… this week we explore the negatives!
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January 2nd, 2008 | Posted in: Beginners Spanish Podcast | Comments: 8.
Inspired Beginners Spanish Podcast 17 - Épocas Felices
This week we look at which past tense is used to talk about things we used to do in the past. Great for reminiscing about happy times!
December 26th, 2007 | Posted in: Beginners Spanish Podcast | Comments: none.
Inspired Beginners Spanish Podcast 16 - ¡Feliz Navidad!
Happy Christmas! A special show full of Christmas vocab, and details of Christmas in Spain.
Hear the next 4 shows now!
Coming up in the next 4 shows… Happy Times (looking at how to talk about things we used to do in the past), Nada de Nada (a special show on negatives), Sydney (combining past tenses to tell stories from the past), and Kindle (an Intermediate-style podcast about a fascinating future technology).
Can’t wait to hear them as they are released week by week? Then get the worksheet pack today and hear them now! That’s right, included in the worksheet pack for this and the next four Inspired Beginners podcasts are instructions on how to listen to all these shows ahead of time!
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December 19th, 2007 | Posted in: Beginners Spanish Podcast | Comments: 2.
Inspired Beginners Spanish Podcast 15 - La última vez
When was the last time you…? We look at how the Preterito Indefinido past tense is used to talk about things that happened in the past. The accompanying worksheet includes a transcript and translation of the Spanish audio in the podcast, and full grammar and vocab notes.
October 22nd, 2007 | Posted in: Beginners Spanish Podcast | Comments: 3.
Inspired Beginners Spanish Podcast 14 - Quedar
How to arrange to meet someone, and how to make excuses to get out of meeting someone!
October 15th, 2007 | Posted in: Beginners Spanish Podcast | Comments: none.
Inspired Beginners Spanish Podcast 13 - El Futuro
This week we look at the future tense in Spanish, and talk about our vision of the world in the future.
¿Cómo crees que será el mundo dentro de 50 años?
October 8th, 2007 | Posted in: Beginners Spanish Podcast | Comments: 6.
Inspired Beginners Spanish Podcast 12 - Yo Que Tú
In this episode we look at ways of giving advice in Spanish.
October 1st, 2007 | Posted in: Beginners Spanish Podcast | Comments: 3.
Inspired Beginners Spanish Podcast 11 - Experiencias
Ben and Marina look at how the perfect tense is used to talk about experiences we have had in our lifetimes.
¿Cuál es el país más interesante que has visitado? ¿Por qué?
September 24th, 2007 | Posted in: Beginners Spanish Podcast | Comments: 13.
Inspired Beginners Spanish Podcast 10 - Este Mes
After a pretty busy month Ben and Marina talk about ways to relax! See notesinspanish.com for details and to pick up the worksheets.
¿Qué has hecho este mes?
August 17th, 2007 | Posted in: Beginners Spanish Podcast | Comments: 8.
Inpired Beginners Spanish Podcast 9 - Cambios en Casa
Ben and Marina decide it’s time to make a few changes around the house.
¿Quieres cambiar algo en tu casa?
August 10th, 2007 | Posted in: Beginners Spanish Podcast | Comments: 2.
Inspired Beginners Spanish Podcast 8 - Discutir
Ben and Marina are arguing in Spanish so that you can too!
August 3rd, 2007 | Posted in: Beginners Spanish Podcast | Comments: 8.
Inspired Beginners Spanish Podcast 7 - Las Compras
This week we talk about ways to say how often things happen, and our shopping habits (or lack of in Ben’s case!)
The worksheet for this and all other episodes is available in our store.
Y tu, ¿cada cuanto compras ropa / libros /algo grande?
July 27th, 2007 | Posted in: Beginners Spanish Podcast | Comments: 6.
Inspired Beginners Spanish Podcast 6 - El Verano en Madrid
Ben and Marina discuss the effects the summer and the heat have on life in the capital. As usual there is a worksheet available for today’s episode, which can be found in our store.
¿Te gusta el verano en tu ciudad?
July 21st, 2007 | Posted in: Beginners Spanish Podcast | Comments: 10.
Inspired Beginners Podcast 5 - El Fin de Semana
Marina and Ben discuss a typical weekend in Madrid.
¿Qué sueles hacer los fines de semana?
July 5th, 2007 | Posted in: Beginners Spanish Podcast | Comments: 1.
Inspired Beginners Podcast 4 - Nuestras Familias
Today Marina and Ben describe various members of their family, including 007!
¿Tu tienes hermanos?
June 28th, 2007 | Posted in: Beginners Spanish Podcast | Comments: 8.
Inspired Beginners Podcast 3 - Tu Ciudad
Ben and Marina talk about the cities where they now live, and grew up.
¿Cómo es tu ciudad?
June 21st, 2007 | Posted in: Beginners Spanish Podcast | Comments: 8.
Inspired Beginners Podcast 2 - Vacaciones en Tailandia
Ben and Marina talk about their upcoming trip to Thailand and discuss an easy method for talking about the future.
June 14th, 2007 | Posted in: Beginners Spanish Podcast | Comments: 13.
Inspired Beginners Podcast 1 - ¡Hola!
Welcome to the new Beginners Spanish Podcast from Notes in Spanish!
Why is it called Inspired Beginners? Because this podcast is for motivated learners who are already helping themselves through the first steps of learning the language, and want to improve quickly. Our idea is to take you beyond the phrase books and provide you with real world language and learning techniques that you will never find in a text book.
There is also a worksheets pack available for the first 5 podcasts (the podcasts will be released weekly from June 7th 2007). Each worksheet includes all the key vocabulary from the podcasts, a full transcript and translation of our conversation, a vocabulary building exercise, and some extra cool Spanish at the end.
The worksheet pack also includes access to audio flashcards for these first 5 episodes (mp3 audio and accompanying pdf), designed to improve your pronunciation skills. There is also a link to a special bonus Spanish Learners tips and tricks podcast.
There is a free sample worksheet for the first podcast, available here. The entire Inspired Beginners worksheet pack, for the first 5 podcasts, including the audio flashcards and bonus tips and tricks podcast, is available via our store.
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June 7th, 2007 | Posted in: Beginners Spanish Podcast | Comments: 26.