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Today we look at timetable and lifestyle differences in Spain and the UK, and more cool Spanish phrases as usual!

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We look at useful vocab and phrases for shopping and money, and have a real Spanish conversation on changing shopping habits in Spain.

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It’s Para time! In the last episode we tackled Por, and this time we cover its partner in crime, Para.

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It’s Por and Para time! In this episode we start with a complete rundown of Por. In the next episode, Para!

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Lots of Spanish phrases and vocabulary for music today, and an insight into Marina’s music tastes in days gone by!

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Today we look at the Past Perfect in Spanish, which allows us to order events in the past when we are telling a story (like “the robbers had left when the police arrived” in English).

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Today we look at words and phrases connected with eating, ordering, and dealing with waiters in Spanish bars and restaurants, plus a run-down of the best Spanish tapas vocabulary and phrases.

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It’s time to tackle Ser and Estar! This is your definitive guide to why and when we use each of the Spanish verbs for ‘to be’. Also in this podcast, extra listening practice for the Past Tenses, making this one of the most useful podcasts we have ever produced!

The worksheet that accompanies this episode includes a full rundown of all the Ser and Estar grammar covered, providing a great guide for future reference and review. Pick it up as part of the Inspired Beginners Super Pack in our store.

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More great Spanish conversation starters and useful phrases, with a touch of football for making friends with blokes! ¿Te gusta el fútbol?

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We’re back! In this, the first episode of Season 2, we look at great conversation openers in Spanish to help you out at parties, when you meet new poeple, with intercambios and more! Plus, useful language to help you learn even more when talking to others in Spanish!

Coming up in the next four episodes: More great conversation starters, the Definitive Guide to Ser and Estar!, Tapas bars and restaurant vocabulary, and the last past tense, the Past Perfect.

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Mobile phone madness in the Metro, golfing in bed, and those infernal ring tones… Click the Play button above to listen now!

Did you know… You can learn so much more when you use our special worksheets with this audio… Having the full transcript and Advanced Vocab List on hand for this episode will make a huge difference to the speed with which you reach Real Spanish Fluency. Get immediate access to the whole set in The Advanced Super Pack - Click Here Now!

 

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This week we discuss Amazon’s Kindle, a revolutionary device that could change the way we read.

Would you buy one?

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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.

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Nada, nadie, ninguno… this week we explore the negatives!

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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!

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Happy Christmas! A special Spanish podcast full of Christmas vocab, and details of Christmas in Spain.

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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.

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How to arrange to meet someone, and how to make excuses to get out of meeting someone!

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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?

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In this episode we look at ways of giving advice in Spanish.

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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?

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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?

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Ben and Marina decide it’s time to make a few changes around the house.

¿Quieres cambiar algo en tu casa?

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Ben and Marina are arguing in Spanish so that you can too!

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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?

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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?

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Marina and Ben discuss a typical weekend in Madrid.

¿Qué sueles hacer los fines de semana?

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Today Marina and Ben describe various members of their family, including 007!

¿Tu tienes hermanos?

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Ben and Marina talk about the cities where they now live, and grew up. Click the Play button above to listen now!

Did you know… You can learn so much more when you use our special worksheets with this audio… Having the full transcript, translation, and Advanced Vocab Lists on hand for this episode will make a huge difference to the speed with which you reach Real Spanish Fluency. Get immediate access to the whole set in The Inspired Beginners Super Pack - Click Here Now!

 

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Ben and Marina talk about their upcoming trip to Thailand and discuss an easy method for talking about the future.

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Welcome to the Inspired Beginners Spanish Audio from Notes in Spanish!

Why is it called Inspired Beginners? Because this audio 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 text books and provide you with real world language and Spanish learning techniques that you will never find in a classroom.

Not only do we explain key vocab and grammar in every episode, we also include a real Spanish conversation at your level, to help you prepare to move on up to our Intermediate and Advanced Spanish Audio.

But this level is not just for Beginners! We hope that a lot of the grammar we look at during this course will also offer a really useful review for Intermediate and even Advanced Spanish learners too!

Essential worksheets are available to accompany this course, which include a full run down of the Spanish vocabulary and grammar used in each episode, plus a full transcript and translation of our Spanish conversations, and more cool Spanish phrases.

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Ben y Marina