The Gringa Spanglish Podcast

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...