The Gringa Spanglish Podcast

The Gringa Spanglish Podcast

Looking for a fun way to practice Spanish and English vocabulary through Spanglish story telling? These short and sweet episodes feature a blend of English and Spanish, told first in Spanglish with a varied percentage of Spanish content (10-90%) and then in all Spanish for different learning levels to make practicing Spanish or English easy, engaging, and fun! Go to www.gringaconsulting.com for more information about Gringa Consulting products and services. Go to rss.com/podcasts/thegringaspanglishpodcast/ for free transcripts

Episodes

July 15, 2024 15 mins

Last episode of the season! See if you'd want the job offered in this posting.

Vocabulario:

  1. los servicios al cliente is Customer Service
  2. un terapista is therapist
  3. única is unique
  4. llevar a cabo is bring to completion
  5. completamente is completely
  6. predecibles is predictable
  7. delgada is lean
  8. lo adivinaste (adivinar) is you guessed it
  9. las inversiones are investments
  10. combatir is to combat
  11. seguidas is in a row
  12. a menudo is often
  13. adecuado is adequate
  14. ti...
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A kid in 2040 learns the ropes from his mom about how to survive with the new rules of the climate.

Vocabulario:

  1. unas reglas are rules
  2. una aprobación is approval
  3. ara nieve (arar) is he plows snow
  4. los mariscos are seafood
  5. la basura is trash
  6. una milla is a mile
  7. el propósito is purpose
  8. peligroso is dangerous
  9. el amanecer is sunrise
  10. el anochecer is sundown
  11. la deshidratación is dehydration
  12. la natación is swimming
  13. las inundaciones are floods
  14. sostene...
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We get the privilege of hearing the inner dialogue of a conservative and a liberal couple during a dinner party.

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Vocabulario:

  1. evitaban (evitar) is they avoided
  2. la retrospección is retrospect
  3. un poco is a bit
  4. desafiantemente is defiantely
  5. molesto is upset
  6. una querida amiga is a dear friend
  7. hostiles is hostile
  8. el sistema po...
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Test your comprehension skills and country knowledge by guessing the four places dónde tú estás.

Vocabulario:

  1. el / la cantante is singer
  2. la discoteca is nightclub
  3. agradable is agreeable
  4. rodeada is surrounded
  5. una isla is an island
  6. la parrilla is grill
  7. asqueroso is gross
  8. los castillos are castles
  9. el lenguaje is language
  10. un descanso is a rest
  11. caluroso is hot
  12. los mariscos are seafood
  13. una corona is a crown
  14. están vitoreando (vitorear) is they are a...
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Gatos and perros are the pets of yesteryear, Have you considered a SpiderPet?

Vocabulario:

  1. la enésima is the umpteenth
  2. testaruda is stubborn
  3. alérgico is alergic
  4. la jaula is cage
  5. la tienda de mascotas is pet store
  6. las muñecas de peluche are stuffed animals
  7. peludo is furry
  8. los juguetes are toys
  9. el tamaño is size
  10. temblar is to tremble
  11. la sospecha is suspicion
  12. aplastar is smash
  13. inmóvil is motionless
  14. lobo is wolf
  15. alzó una ceja (alzar) is she raised...
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Challenge your perceptions of therapy in this dually narrated, strange encounter.

Vocabulario:

  1. deprimentes is depressing
  2. las enfermedades graves are serious illnesses
  3. predecible is predictable
  4. el / la terapista is the therapist
  5. emocionado is excited
  6. transformar is to transform
  7. lloran (llorar) is they cry
  8. sonríe (sonreír) is he smiles
  9. ¿Qué carajo? is What the fuck?
  10. bastante bien is good enough
  11. el éxito is success
  12. la mueca is a face
  13. el promedi...
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A true story of an overconfident Spanish tutor and her misunderstandings in South America.

Vocabulario:

  1. una parte is one part
  2. no importa (importar) is it doesn’t matter
  3. la vergüenza is shame
  4. los principiantes are beginners
  5. Si no has oído (oír) is if you haven’t heard
  6. utilizan (utilizar) they use
  7. la cuota is installment
  8. la empleada is employee
  9. estaba dando la vuelta (dar) is she was turning around
  10. para llevar is take away or to-go
  11. había fra...
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Solve the mystery of what family member is talking to you in 4 short conversations at a family fiesta.

Vocabulario:

  1. el familiar is a relative
  2. ¿qué onda? is what’s happening
  3. sin ofensa a ti is no offense
  4. la llegada is the arrival
  5. el / la aguafiestas is party pooper
  6. el esposo is husband
  7. los suegros are parents in law
  8. se encarga de eso (encargarse) is she is in charge of that
  9. orgullosos are proud
  10. la empresa is business
  11. técnicamente is technic...
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Listen to an interview with a Hollywood celebrity about her super normal life.

Vocabulario:

  1. el chisme is gossip
  2. los fanáticos are fans
  3. las malas lenguas are the rumor mill
  4. el comportamiento is behavior
  5. empecemos (empezar) is let’s begin
  6. cualquier cosa is anything
  7. los empleados are employees
  8. el personaje is the character
  9. actuar is to act
  10. festeja (festejar) is parties
  11. canalizar is to channel
  12. el agotamiento is exhaustion
  13. ¿Qué tal eso? is What a...
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Pick up cooking and shopping list vocab in this cooking abroad episode.

Vocabulario:

  1. elegir is to choose
  2. extranjera is foreign
  3. las recetas are recipes
  4. el microondas is microwave
  5. la carne molida is ground beef
  6. el calabacín is zuchinni
  7. la cebolla is onion
  8. el paquete is package
  9. el aceite vegetal is vegetable oil
  10. las especias are spices
  11. las sobras are leftovers
  12. el sartén is a pan
  13. fríe (freír) is fry
  14. picados is chopped or diced
  15. crujientes is crunch...
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An episode about my favorite place, can you guess where it is?

Vocabulario:

1. inesperado is unexpected

2. una afinidad is an affinity, or a liking

3. ir de compras is to go shopping

4. robaba (robar) is I used to steal

5. distraerme is to distract me

6. las edades are ages

7. un espacio seguro is a safe space

8. percatar is to perceive

9. el deseo is desire

10. añadir is to add

11. la fiebre de dopamina i...

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Zombies, vampires, and Montevideo. Or at least one of those things.

Vocabulario:

  1. desoladas is desolate
  2. cazando (cazar) is hunting
  3. había experimentado (experimentar) is she had experienced
  4. pasaste por ello (pasar) is you missed it
  5. siguió pensando (seguir) is she kept thinking
  6. la aduana is customs
  7. la planta baja is the lower floor
  8. en ruta is en route
  9. de acuerdo is agreed
  10. extraño is strange
  11. los vampiros are vampires
  12. qué maravilla is how wonder...
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Love it or hate it, I'll share my packing method for any length trip. Then, you can try making your own packing list and method in Spanish.

Vocabulario:

  1. en cuanto a is in regards to
  2. una hoja de cálculo is a spreadsheet
  3. de moda is fashionable
  4. imperdonable is unforgivable
  5. el jabón is soap
  6. el secador de pelo is hair dryer
  7. el tamaño is size
  8. las cremalleras are zippers
  9. una maleta is suitcase
  10. una mochila is backpack
  11. los bolsillos are pockets
  12. los ...
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When mierda hits the fan, do mantras help?

Vocabulario:

  1. sencillo is simple
  2. voz alta is out loud
  3. nadie is no one
  4. de todos modos is anyway
  5. el corte de pelo is haircut
  6. cargó (cargar) is she charged
  7. no entré en pánico (entrar) is I didn’t freak out
  8. reembolsaron (reembolsar) is they returned, refunded
  9. los guantes are gloves
  10. el veterinario is the veternarian
  11. la fuerza bruta is brute force
  12. inundando (inundar) is flooding
  13. las pulgadas are inches
  14. reno...
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Sometimes there is such a thing as being too creative with the plot.

Vocabulario:

  1. está gritando (gritar) is she is screaming
  2. es decir is what I mean
  3. el asesino en serie is serial killer
  4. una máscara is a mask
  5. los escritores are writers
  6. una gira is a twist
  7. con eso is with that
  8. aplaudieron (aplaudir) is they applauded
  9. inesperada is unexpected
  10. socorro is help!
  11. angustiada is anguished
  12. el sótano is basement
  13. de alguna manera in some way
  14. herido is in...
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Jack and the Beanstalk gets a modern day remix in this fantasy tale about a college kid who goes down a risky path.

Vocabulario:

1. confiar is to trust

2. aprobar is to pass

3. apoyarían (apoyar) is they would support

4. estresado is stressed

5. conseguir is to get

6. relajar is to relax

7. fatal is terrible

8. festejar is to party

9. la presión de grupo is peer pressure

10. el cargo de cobertura is cover ...

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Hear the behind the scenes perspective of launching a podcast in this (kinda) fictional account.

Vocabulario:

  1. cautivadora is captivating
  2. las herramientas are tools
  3. frustrada is frustrated
  4. el guion is script
  5. contratado (contratar) is hired
  6. los oyentes are listeners
  7. sus datos de pago is their payment details
  8. puso manos a la obra (poner) is she got to work
  9. en serio is for real
  10. ¡Eso! is That’s it!
  11. el berrinche is tantrum
  12. octava is eighth
  13. autocon...
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Test your comprehension skills with these four riddles related to colors.

  1. el vendaje is bandage
  2. los pasteles de felicidades are congratulations cakes
  3. sigue disminuyendo (seguir and disminuir) is keeps getting smaller
  4. oscura is dark
  5. firmar is to sign
  6. la adivinanza is guess
  7. la antigüedad is antiquity
  8. me imitan (imitar) is they imitate me
  9. me caen bien (caerse bien) is they get along well with me
  10. qué pena is what a shame
  11. los reyes y las reina...
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Hear from the perspective of a guy who can't stop being cheap, while practicing your imperfect tense. How can he fix this bad habit?

Vocabulario:

  1. de joven is when I was young
  2. compartir is to share
  3. al principio is at the beginning
  4. tacaño is cheap
  5. la universidad is college, university
  6. durante is during
  7. ahorraba (ahorrar) is I used to save
  8. cada otro día is every other day
  9. un trago gratis is a free drink
  10. la deuda is debt
  11. desde entonces is sinc...
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Feel the stress of a fast paced and nearly impossible cooking competition.

Vocabulario:

  1. bajo presión is under pressure
  2. el contador is accountant
  3. el desafío is challenge
  4. la regla is rule
  5. las almas pobres are poor souls
  6. el desayuno is breakfast
  7. el tocino is bacon
  8. picada is chopped
  9. el sartén is pan
  10. se acercó (acercarse) is he approached
  11. de repente is suddenly
  12. la cáscara is shell
  13. crujiente is crunchy
  14. la rabia is rage
  15. escupió (escupir) is she spit
  16. e...
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