Beginner Spanish with Spanish Obsessed
Beginner Spanish from Rob and Liz of Spanish Obsessed. Couple Liz and Rob (Colombian and English) teach and discuss a range of Spanish phrases, vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation - giving you the real Spanish as it's used around the world today. Engaging and lively conversation around a range of topics, equipping you with the Spanish you need to navigate through a variety of situations, from ordering different types of coffee to telling your significant you love them in 6 different ways! We update weekly, so be sure to subscribe using the button on the left to stay up to date. Also, check out our world of Spanish material, articles, and general Spanish love at SpanishObsessed.com!
Episodes
Discover how to express missing people and places in Spanish in our episode "Missing Things: City vs Countryside." Learn three authentic expressions—"extrañar," "echar de menos," and "hacer falta"—through a natural conversation about life in Colombia's bustling capital versus its peaceful coffee region. Perfect for beginners who want to sound more natural when expressing emotions in Spanish!
Lis tells us about her car crash in the centre of Bogotá. Learn how to describe accidents, and unexpected events in Spanish.
A few years ago, we made a move from London to Bogota - in this episode, Lis tells the story of our intercontinental move.
Learn how to combine the preterite tenses (imperfect and indefinite) when you tell a story, and when to use each one.
Foundations 2 is launching on the 7th April! Head to spanishobsessed.com/foundations-2 to find out more!
An introduction to using the other preterite tense, the "indefinido".
Learn some handy "triggers" that often indicate the imperfect
Learn how to use "ser" and "ir" in the imperfect tense in Spanish, featuring a dialogue, and some nifty hacks for both remembering the conjugations as well as some great uses of these verbs.
In this and the next few episodes, we'll be focusing on the preterite, or past tense. What are the two past tenses, and what are a couple of good rules of thumb to know?
Should we say "estoy casado" or "soy casado"? Is it a temporary state, or a permanent feature...?
Learn which to use, and when, as well as other vocabulary and expressions to talk about relationships.
Learn 3 structures for exclamations, all using the word "qué"
Learn how to use "pasárselo" and "pasársela" to talk about how you spend your time
Learn ways to talk about "getting on with people" (or not!) in Spanish. You'll learn how to use "llevarse bien/mal", "caerse bien", as well as some intriguing English borrowings ("hacer clik", for example!).
Learn 2 ways to say "to have been doing" something in Spanish. Turns out, it's actually a lot simpler to do this in Spanish than English!
Did you know you can use the present tense to talk about the past? It's something called the "historical tense", which adds drama to your stories. Learn how to use it in this episode!
How to get a discount in Spanish - make sure you ask three times using the phrases you learn in this episode!
Learn useful phrases to help you go clothes shopping, with verbs like "quedar" and "medirse".
Learn to tell the difference between "hablar", "decir" and "contar" - three commonly confused verbs in Spanish.
Learn the difference between these two verbs, which both mean "to know".
Find out more about Foundations 1, our new structured interactive video course for Beginners.
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