Beginning Spanish

Dr. Mack gives a few final tips on how to study Spanish over the summer. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack talks about how to prepare for and do well on the upcoming oral exam. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack gives a very brief description of a Spanish food (paella) and dance (flamenco) and the current political situation. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack talks about how to use the past subjunctive and conditional to express hypotheticals. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack explains the basics of the past subjunctive. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack talks continues his discussion of pronouns talking about direct object, reflexive, and indirect object pronouns. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack clarifies the difference between subject pronouns, possessive adjectives, and pronoun objects of prepositions. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack gives some very brief notes on the culture of Chile. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack talks about using the subjunctive with conjunctions of time like cuando, en cuanto, antes de que, después de que, hasta, and tan pronto como. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack talks about the culture of Paraguay including tereré, Mario Abdo, and the Paraguayan harp --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack talks about the simple future tense. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack talks about how to pronounce the Spanish consonants f, g, h, j, and k. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack talks about using the subjunctive to express contingency and purpose using the conjunctions a menos que, sin que, para que, con tal de que, antes de que, and en caso de que. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack talks about how to use the subjunctive in adjective clauses. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack discusses three elements of Argentine Culture: mate, Mauricio Macri, and Tango. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack discusses the Spanish present perfect and past perfect (pluscuamperfecto) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack discusses what a past participle is, how to form it, and how to use it as an adjective. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack explains how to pronounce the Spanish letters b, c, d, and f. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack talks about how to pronounce Spanish vowels. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack gives some quick pointers on getting ready for the exam tomorrow. Topics include: the subjunctive, por and para, and the accidental se --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack gives some tips for how to keep up your Spanish over spring break. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

In this very short episode Dr. Mack talks about how to easily make the Spanish equivalent of many English words that end in -ity, -tion, -tract, and -tain. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack talks about the different meanings of por and para. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack discusses how to use the verb hacer to talk about how long ago something happened or has been happening. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack gives some tips about using ser and estar with bien and bueno. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack explains how thinking about the past as a timeline can help you identify when to use the preterite and imperfect. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack discusses those troublesome words: mayor, menor, mejor, and peor. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack talks about seco de pollo, a delicious food, and Lenín Moreno the current president of Ecuador. He also talks about the Bolivian dances Saya and Caporales. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack gives some advice on what questions to ask after you’ve received a grade on a test. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack breaks down the song Azul by Natalia Lafourcade, paying special attention to the ways she implements the subjunctive in the song. https://youtu.be/bfKs3xwj6dI --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack discusses how to use the present subjunctive to express emotion. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack goes over a few tips to help students understand how to use the subjunctive to express doubt or denial. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack discusses all the ways to say “you” in Spanish — including the vosotros and why you ought to learn it :) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack gives a quick review of que, lo que, and quien/es and the subjunctive in preparation for tomorrow’s exam. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack gives a brief introduction to the culture of Colombia, including bandeja paisa, President Ivan Duque, and popular Colombian music. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Macks gives an introduction to the subjunctive. What is it? How do you form it? And how do you know when to use it? Listen to find out. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack talks listeners through how to correctly create the command forms in Spanish — including the vosotros! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack talks about when to use the definite articles (el, la, los, and las) in Spanish. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack discusses the best ways to study vocabulary and verbs and how to get the most out of your conversation practice. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Macks gives some brief notes about the culture of Venezuela including arepas, the current political situation, and orchestral music in the country. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack discusses the correct uses of the relative pronouns que, quien, and lo que, as well as reciprocal verbs. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support

Dr. Mack gives a brief introduction to the In Case You Missed Class series, and then a quick and dirty description of the differences between the preterite and imperfect. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beginningspanish/support