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Colombian and English duo Liz and Rob teach you Spanish from zero. Assuming no prior knowledge, we equip you with phrases, vocabulary, and a decent base in grammar so you can level up as soon as possible! We guide you through the learning process, with periodic reviews so that you can make sure you'…

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    • Jun 19, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 14m AVG DURATION
    • 28 EPISODES


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    Spanish from Scratch 28: "Poder"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2018 12:05


    We meet another stem changing verb: "poder" - "to be able to"

    Spanish from Scratch 27: "Querer"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2018 11:52


    Learn about stem changing verbs, and meet the super-verb "querer"

    Spanish from Scratch 26 - Time expressions, and "fue"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2018 11:05


    Our final podcast on time, and you'll learn how to say dates, how to ask what day it is, and all about the word "fue".

    Spanish from Scratch 25: Days, months, and seasons

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2018 20:17


    Learn the days of the week, months, and seasons

    Spanish from Scratch 24: Time and frequency

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2018 21:31


    Learn how to talk about units of time, and describe how often you do things

    Spanish from Scratch 23: Daily routine

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2018 15:10


    Spanish from Scratch 22: Telling the time

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2018 14:28


    Learn how to ask for and tell the time in Spanish.

    Spanish from Scratch 21: Agreeing and disagreeing

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2018 14:52


    Discover how to agree and disagree politely in Spanish, and how to give your own opinion.

    Spanish from Scratch 20: Apologising and making mistakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2017 19:35


    Learn some of the most useful phrases for apologising, as well as how to talk about making mistakes in Spanish.

    Spanish from Scratch 19: Shopping

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2017 14:26


    Having learnt the numbers, we do a little more practice and then start using them with one of the most common scenarios: shopping. Learn relevant phrases around shopping, including asking about prices, making an order, and other shopping vocabulary

    Spanish from Scratch 18: Numbers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2017 18:12


    Learn the numbers, from 1 – 1,000,000. You’ll discover the basic patterns behind Spanish numbers, and that you only really need to learn about twenty numbers!

    Spanish from Scratch 17: Going out

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2017 11:49


    Lis and Rob talk about going out, and teach you phrases to make evening plans.

    Spanish from Scratch 16

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2017 9:40


    Learn about an incredibly useful verb: "haber"

    Spanish from Scratch 15

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2017 12:29


    We take a break from grammar to explore transport

    Spanish from Scratch 14

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2017 15:27


    We look at two ways of referring to the future, without even using the future tense!

    Spanish from Scratch 13

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2017 17:39


    Learn how to talk about “obligation” in Spanish – telling someone what to do! We look at two ways of doing this, exploring the constructions “tener que” and “hay que”.

    Spanish from Scratch 12

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2017 8:58


    Use the adjectives we’ve learned to form superlatives – the biggest, the tallest, the most expensive, etc.

    Spanish from Scratch 11

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2017 11:34


    Learn how to use comparatives in Spanish with the adjectives from last podcast

    Spanish from Scratch 10

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2017 9:48


    An introduction to adjectives. Learn a few Spanish adjectives, and how to describe things.

    Spanish from Scratch 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2014 16:24


    We look at "coming and going" - "venir" e "ir", talking about where to go, and how to make future plans. We also look at one way of practising your verb conjugations so that they become second nature!

    Spanish from Scratch 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2014 16:18


    We move on to talking about "doing", with a focus on the continuous tense. Learn how to say things like "I'm running", "she's going" and more. Make sure that you've listened to the previous podcasts, because we step it up a gear in this podcast!

    Spanish from Scratch 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2013 18:54


    Spanish from Scratch 6: The "go" verbs

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2013 9:50


    We cover how to conjugate a set of irregular verbs, known as the "go" verbs. These are extremely common, and learning how to conjugate these properly is crucial!

    Spanish from Scratch 5: Interviews 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2013 20:50


    We cover the conjugations and pronouns in the present simple which we missed last time, and use these to ask more questions.

    Spanish from Scratch 4: Interviews

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2013 19:49


    Conjugate regular verbs and ask questions in Spanish

    Spanish from Scratch 3: In the Cafe

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2013 14:03


    Learn how to order things the Spanish way

    Spanish from Scratch 2: Interests

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2013 10:51


    Spanish from Scratch 1: Introductions

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2013 11:13


    Welcome to our first episode! Hola, y bienvenidos - hello, and welcome! We'll start you off on your Spanish journey by learning some ways of introducing yourself, and asking someone how they are. You'll find yourself coming back to these phrases again and again in all of your Spanish conversations, so it's a great place to start.

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