Spanish for Beginners

by Linguistica 360
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Education #164, Language Learning #24

Our Get Up To Speed (G.U.T.S.) course is a fun and innovative course designed to help you solidify the basics, with dialogues, stories, lessons, and quizzes. Our goal here is to start at zero Spanish and then end with the ability to continue as a regular listener of “News in Slow Spanish” (www.NewsInSlowSpanish.com). We'll start slow and will gradually pick up the pace as we go. In fact, in the first lesson, we promise you… yes, PROMISE you that you will be able to understand an entire paragraph in Spanish through the magic of cognates and learning just two simple verbs. Sounds impossible? See for yourself: https://www.newsinslowspanish.com/latino/series/guts/0/wow/1

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Recent Episodes
  • Spanish for Beginners: Lesson 25 – The Imperative
    Apr 15, 2018 – 05:20
  • Spanish for Beginners: Lesson 24 – Conditional
    Apr 15, 2018 – 06:12
  • Spanish for Beginners: Lesson 23 – Future Simple
    Apr 15, 2018 – 07:53
  • Spanish for Beginners: Lesson 22 – Past Perfect & Infinitive Constructions
    Apr 15, 2018 – 06:01
  • Spanish for Beginners: Lesson 21 – Present & Past Progressive
    Apr 15, 2018 – 05:08
  • Spanish for Beginners: Lesson 20 – Verbs like Gustar
    Apr 15, 2018 – 06:17
  • Spanish for Beginners: Lesson 19 – Reflexive Verbs
    Apr 15, 2018 – 07:30
  • Spanish for Beginners: Lesson 18 – Indirect Object Pronouns, Direct & Indirect Object Pronouns Together
    Apr 15, 2018 – 07:11
  • Spanish for Beginners: Lesson 17 – Direct Object Pronouns
    Apr 15, 2018 – 06:56
  • Spanish for Beginners: Lesson 16 – Verbs with Irregular Yo-forms (Past)
    Apr 15, 2018 – 07:04
  • Spanish for Beginners: Lesson 15 – Irregular and Go-verbs (Present)
    Apr 15, 2018 – 06:35
  • Spanish for Beginners: Lesson 14 – Past Participles & Present Perfect
    Apr 15, 2018 – 07:18
  • Spanish for Beginners: Lesson 13 – Syntax: Objects Overview
    Apr 15, 2018 – 06:43
  • Spanish for Beginners: Lesson 12 – Imperfect vs. Preterite
    Apr 15, 2018 – 07:10
  • Spanish for Beginners: Lesson 11 – Stem-changing Verbs - Part 2
    Apr 15, 2018 – 06:19
  • Spanish for Beginners: Lesson 10 – Stem-changing Verbs - Part 1
    Apr 6, 2018 – 22:24
  • Spanish for Beginners: Lesson 9 – Prepositions
    Apr 6, 2018 – 25:11
  • Spanish for Beginners: Lesson 8 – Adverbs
    Apr 6, 2018 – 20:29
  • Spanish for Beginners: Lesson 7 – Imperfect
    Apr 6, 2018 – 22:02
  • Spanish for Beginners: Lesson 6 – Core Irregular Verbs (Present & Past)
    Apr 6, 2018 – 21:57
  • Spanish for Beginners: Lesson 5 – Ser/Estar (Past Tense)
    Mar 20, 2018 – 18:15
  • Spanish for Beginners: Lesson 4 – Regular Verbs
    Mar 11, 2018 – 21:29
  • Spanish for Beginners: Lesson 3 – Nouns & Adjectives
    Mar 11, 2018 – 19:57
  • Spanish for Beginners: Lesson 2 – Ser & Estar
    Mar 11, 2018 – 21:11
  • Spanish for Beginners: Lesson 1 – Nouns & Articles
    Mar 11, 2018 – 23:10
  • Spanish for Beginners: Course Introduction
    Mar 11, 2018 – 23:56
Recent Reviews
  • KALOGERASFAN2005
    Ermmm you can do better
    Not that good I am a 22yr old who is Dominican and I am still learning Spanish. It’s making it even harder to understand since they don’t even translate what they are saying! ONE STAR
  • One ok rock fan
    Not easy at all!
    Beginner. Never took Spanish before n I’m completely lost. They don’t even translate as they talk. And where is the NEWS? Didn’t hear any. Hard pass.
  • AERDTHMM
    Contradicting
    The two speaker contradicted each other every episode, one would say this is how you are supposed to say this and the man would say no that’s not right it’s this way. It’s confusing to remember which is the right way.
  • Jezz143
    Potential
    But I can’t get over the “reading improv”
  • _crues-
    Dull
    I disliked it and I hope you guys could’ve done better
  • asp612
    Light on useful content
    A lot of potential here but I do not understand much of what is said and the script is corny and PAINFUL to endure. They discuss all kinds of things loosely related to the feature topic but seem to offer only a few sentences on the actual subject matter.
  • Julie Tampa
    Muchas gracias
    I am a 60 year old college student completing my BA. I got an A in Spanish 1 (Required Classes!) But I got a 61 on my first Spanish 2 exam después de estudio 16 hours! I am so lost and stuck w prepositions, irregular stem changing verbs, multiple tenses. This podcast is much more ayudar than my school book and lesson notes. I think I might get unstuck. Starting with the cognates was magnifico!
  • SoothsayerDC
    Annoying
    The hosts and their scripted banter is annoying and I force myself to ensure it. Neither is talented enough to deliver their lines like it’s off the cuff.
  • tajohn14
    Exactly what I needed!
    Thank you for this! I took four years of Spanish in high school but after that I was just using Duolingo on and off, which is helpful but I’m more advanced than the Duolingo beginner. I finally took an adult online class which was so helpful, but that just ended and I honestly didn’t prioritize studying for the class, so I love how digestible/practical this podcast is. I love the refreshers like ser vs estar - things I learned in high school but definitely need to start practicing again. It also boosted my confidence! Thank you!
  • candleinthedark
    Una Buena Cualidad Podcast
    This is a great resource. It’s best for people that have some background in Spanish vocabulary. It’s a bit boring to get through the first half of the intro, but it’s still worth listening to.
  • adventure's os Simon's sciene
    Worst podcast ever
    There is barely any Spanish content
  • saeromsnovia
    SLAYY
    SLAY! GRACIAS POR LA AYUDA
  • BLM but YDC
    This is terrible
    I understand quite a bit of Spanish but idk if it’s the mics or what because some words you swear you’re saying I do not hear. It sounds too much like people forcing their tongues to speak Spanish
  • StefBeane
    A huge thanks!
    I’m thrilled to have discovered this podcast. I now feel empowered as I’ve struggled and struggled but in the first few lessons, especially Ser/Estar I began to understand. I enjoy the interaction between the hosts. The humor and fun is infectious and I believe it is a valuable tool in teaching. Thank you thank you
  • Driver 8-
    Extremely well done
    This is a great podcast. I have some knowledge of Spanish from years back when in high school and college so intro classes are always too boring. I can never seem to get past, Hola, me llamo es..... without losing interest. And total conversational Spanish is too difficult. This podcast hits that middle spot. They provide grammar lessons with a lot of conversational Spanish thrown in context. And they translate some of the more difficult phrases. This is by far the best Spanish podcast I’ve listened to.
  • doctor RS
    Incredibly well made
    I’m listening to this podcast alongside attending some adult intro Spanish classes. It is incredibly well done; I’ve recommended to everyone else in my class. There clearly was a lot of time put into this. Excellent production values, lots of good use of supplementary materials, and a comprehensive review of intro to intermediate grammar concepts. And not at all painful or boring to listen to on your morning commute—on the contrary, it’s a pleasure! Clever, funny, and thoughtful.
  • ashmash8806
    Muy Bien!
    I am intermediate and love this podcast! I wanna email them and tell them how awesome they are. I also wanna see a picture of them. I like to put faces to the voices!
  • A Cast-Iron Teddybear
    Excellent learning resource for beginners
    A super clearly-taught resource for beginning Spanish learners—very helpful for reviewing grammar concepts and improving listening comprehension. The company has excellent and responsive customer support, too.
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