Spanish in a Minute!
Learn Spanish in one-minute sound bytes. A series of short, fun, audio lessons which start from zero, and follow a sequence that will help you build your language, step by step. Supplement your study whether it be a class, an app or if you're studying by yourself. Our episodes are short as we try to keep to the point!
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 1 minutes
- Episodes
- 40
- Years Active
- 2010 - 2011
Episode 40: An Irregular Verb - Querer, To Want
Yo quiero, Tú quieres, Usted/él/ella quiere, Nosotros/nosotras queremos, Vosotros/vosotras queréis, Ustedes/ellos/ellas quieren, Note that some of the conjugations show a vowel change in the stem, fr…
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Tue 15 Nov 2011
Episode 39: Higher numbers
Treinta (30), Cuarenta (40), Cincuenta (50), Sesenta (60), Setenta (70), Ochenta (80), Noventa (90), Cien (100), Ciento uno (101), Ciento dos (102), Ciento tres (103), Ciento cuatro (104), Ciento cin…
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Wed 26 Oct 2011
Episode 38: Daily routines
Primero, me levanto a las siete de la mañana. Luego, me ducho y me visto. Luego, desayuno un café y una tostada (desayunar = to breakfast). Después, voy al trabajo. Primero, luego y después. Look out…
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Thu 29 Sep 2011
Episode 37: Reflexive verbs
Remember the verb LLAMARSE (me llamo, te llamas, se llama, nos llamamos, os llamáis, se llaman) - it can literally be translated as: I call myself, you call yourself, she calls herself, etc. When a r…
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Mon 05 Sep 2011
Episode 36: This and That
Singulars: Este reloj (this watch), esta llave (this key), ese reloj (that watch), esa llave (that key). Plurals: Estos relojes (these watches), estas llaves (these keys), esos relojes (those watches…
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Thu 04 Aug 2011
Episode 35: The Alphabet
a, be, ce (2 versions), (che, in older dictionaries), de, e, efe, ge, hache, i, jota, ca, ele, (elle, in older dictionaries), eme, ene, eñe, o, pe, cu, erre, ese, te, u, uve, uve doble, equis, i grie…
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Wed 20 Jul 2011
Episode 34: Numbers, from 41 to 50
Numbers between 41 - 50: Cuarenta, Cuarenta y uno, Cuarenta y dos, Cuarenta y tres, Cuarenta y cuatro, Cuarenta y cinco, Cuarenta y seis, Cuarenta y siete, Cuarenta y ocho, Cuarenta y nueve, Cincuent…
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Wed 29 Jun 2011
Episode 33: Describing what someone is like
To say what someone is like, we use the verb SER, with the adjective. Don't forget that the adjective must agree with the gender of the person you're talking about. For example: Soy alegre - I'm a ha…
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Mon 13 Jun 2011
Episode 32: Speaking about families
Mi madre, mi padre, mis padres, mi hija, mi hijo, mis hijos, mi tía, mi tío, mis tíos, mi abuela, mi abuelo, mis abuelos
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Wed 25 May 2011
Episode 31: Some polite expressions
When we want to interrupt someone: Perdone, or simply perdón. Please - por favor, Thank you / thank you very much - ¡gracias! / ¡muchas gracias! If you'd like to squeeze past somebody - con permiso. …
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Fri 20 May 2011
Episode 30: More about Prepositions
What happens when we combine DE + EL and DE + A. Do you remember the prepositions DE and A? Sí, lejos DE la ciudad. Listen to what happens if CIUDAD is replaced by a masculine word: Lejos DEL centro,…
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Fri 22 Apr 2011
Episode 29: Three useful prepositions
Learn about three important prepositions - EN, DE and A. Let's have a look at some of those little words that sit in between. Some are called prepositions. Here are three: EN - IN (en la ciudad, en e…
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Tue 05 Apr 2011
Episode 28: Where something is located
Today we're going to look at ways of saying where something is located. We learnt in Episode 27 to ask or say IF there was something, using the word HAY. To say WHERE it is, we use the verb ESTAR. ¿P…
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Thu 31 Mar 2011
Episode 27: There is and there are
Ways of saying there is and there are. In Spanish we have a neat little word that means THERE IS, or THERE ARE, are you ready? HAY. It's that simple. There is a restaurant next door: Hay un restauran…
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Wed 23 Mar 2011
Episode 26: Ways of saying 'you'
Ways of saying 'you': You may have noticed that there are several ways to say YOU in Spanish. Let's go over them to make sure. To talk about a SINGLE YOU in a FAMILIAR way, we use: Tú, o VOS en Argen…
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Wed 09 Mar 2011
Episode 25: In the city
Words used in the city: City - la ciudad, Street - la calle, Shops - las tiendas, Metro or underground, - el metro, el subterraneo, o el subte en Argentina, Car - el coche, el carro, el auto, Bank - …
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Wed 02 Mar 2011
Episode 24: IR verbs
Today we're going to look at IR verbs: I live - yo vivo, You live - tú vives, Respectful you/he/she lives - usted/él/ella vive, We live - nosotros/nosotras vivimos, You (all) live - vosotros/vosotras…
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Wed 23 Feb 2011
Episode 23: Plurals
PLURALS. To form a plural in Spanish, we add an S. One street is: una calle, Two streets are: dos calles. Here are some more: bicycle/bicycles - bicicleta/bicicletas, car/cars - carro/carros. If a wo…
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Wed 09 Feb 2011
Episode 22: THE, A, AN, SOME
THE, A, AN, SOME. To say THE (for singular or plural nouns), we can choose from: el, la, los, las. All of these mean THE: EL banco, LA farmacia, LOS bancos, LAS farmacias. So what about the word A or…
00:01:18 |
Tue 01 Feb 2011
Episode 21: Personal Pronouns
Let's look at personal pronouns: I - yo, You (one person) - tú, He - él, She - ella, You (formal) - usted, We, for boys or mixed company - nosotros, We, for girls - nosotras, You (all), for boys and …
00:01:15 |
Thu 27 Jan 2011
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