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 20: -ER Verbs
Today we're going to look at -ER verbs. I eat - yo como, You eat - tú comes, Formal you/he/she eats - usted/él/ella come, We eat - nosotros/nosotras comemos, You (all) eat - vosotros/vosotras coméis,…
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Tue 18 Jan 2011
Episode 19: Numbers from 30 - 40
Numbers from 30 - 40: Thirty - treinta, Thirty-one - treinta y uno, Thirty-two - treinta y dos, Thirty-three - treinta y tres, Thirty-four - treinta y cuatro, Thirty-five - treinta y cinco, Thirty-si…
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Tue 14 Dec 2010
Episode 18: Describing people
Here are some words to describe people – adjectives – remember how they agree with the noun? Tall - alto (masculine) / alta (feminine), Short - bajo/baja, Blonde - rubio/rubia, Dark-haired - moreno/m…
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Tue 07 Dec 2010
Episode 17: Food
Are you in the mood for some Spanish tapas? The waitress might say: ¿qué desea? - what would you like? Una tapa de jamón ibérico, por favor - that’s Spanish ham. ¿Algo más? - something else? ¡La tor…
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Tue 30 Nov 2010
Episode 16: 'AR' verbs
Now we get to the nitty-gritty – VERBS! Here is how to conjugate a regular AR-verb in the present tense. Hablar – to speak. Listen to the endings: I speak - yo hablo, You speak - tú hablas, Formal yo…
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Tue 23 Nov 2010
Episode 15: Professions
Let's ask what a person does: ¿qué haces? What if you’re an architect? - soy arquitecta/o. Oh, but perhaps you’re a carpenter? - soy carpintero/a. Ok, you might be a social worker! - soy trabajador/a…
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Tue 16 Nov 2010
Episode 14: Numbers from 20 to 30
Numbers 20 - 30: Twenty - veinte, Twenty-one - veintuno, Twenty-two - veintidós, Twenty-three - veintitrés, Twenty-four - veinticuatro, Twenty-five - veinticinco, Twenty-six - veintiséis, Twenty-seve…
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Tue 02 Nov 2010
Episode 13: Clothes and colors
Let’s give the clothes some colours. In Spanish the colour (adjective) has to agree with the clothes (nouns) in gender and number. So the black overcoat is: el abrigo negro, The black shirt is: la ca…
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Tue 26 Oct 2010
Episode 12: Clothes
When you want to buy a coat you say: Quería un abrigo, por favor, If I want to buy a shirt: quería una camisa, por favor, If I want to buy some trousers: quería unos pantalones, por favor, I want to …
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Tue 19 Oct 2010
Episode 11: Colors
Let’s learn the names of some colours: Red - rojo, Yellow - amarillo, Black - negro, White - blanco, Green - verde, Blue - azul, Grey - gris, Brown - marrón
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Tue 12 Oct 2010
Episode 10: Ordering drinks
To order something in a bar we use: Me da ... Por favor, me da una cerveza, por favor - can I have a beer please?, Me da un vino tinto, por favor - can I have a red wine please?, Me da un vino blanco…
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Tue 05 Oct 2010
Episode 9: What food you like
To ask someone if they like something we say: ¿te gusta? Sí, me gusta - yes. I like it, ¡Sí me gusta mucho! - yes, I like it a lot, Sí, me encanta - yes, I love it, If there are more than one thing l…
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Tue 28 Sep 2010
Episode 8: Telling the time
To ask the time you say: ¿Qué hora es? If it’s two o’clock: son las dos, If it’s five o’clock: son las cinco, If it’s half past three: son las tres y media, If it’s a quarter past six: son las seis y…
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Tue 21 Sep 2010
Episode 7: Numbers 11 to 20
Numers 10 - 20: Ten - diez, Eleven - once, Twelve - doce, Thirteen - trece, Fourteen - catorce, Fifteen - quince, Sixteen - dieciséis, Seventeen - diecisiete, Eighteen - dieciocho, Nineteen - diecinu…
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Tue 14 Sep 2010
Episode 6: Numbers one to ten
Numbers 1 - 10: One - uno, Two - dos, Three - tres, Four - cuatro, Five - cinco, Six - seis, Seven - siete, Eight - ocho, Nine - nueve, Ten - diez
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Tue 07 Sep 2010
Episode 5: What you do
To ask what someone does: ¿Qué haces?, Soy profesor/a - I’m a teacher, To ask where you work: ¿dónde trabajas?, Trabajo en la ciudad - I work in the city, ¿Estudias o trabajas? - do you study or work…
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Tue 31 Aug 2010
Episode 4: Where you live
To ask where someone lives we say: ¿Dónde vives?, Vivo en Australia - I live in Australia, ¿En qué ciudad? - in which city?, En Melbourne - I live in Melbourne, To ask someone who they live with: ¿co…
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Tue 24 Aug 2010
Episode 3: Where you're from
To ask where someone is from we say: ¿De dónde eres? or ¿de dónde es usted? (formal), Soy de Australia (I'm from Australia), or Soy australiano/a (I'm Australian)
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Tue 17 Aug 2010
Episode 2: Asking names
To ask someone’s name we say: ¿Cómo te llamas? or ¿Cómo se llama usted? (formal), Me llamo Craig - My name is Craig, ¿Y tú? - And you? ¡Encantado! - Pleased to meet you (for a boy) or ¡Encantada! (if…
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Tue 10 Aug 2010
Episode 1: Greetings
To greet people we say: Hola or ¿Qué tal? (Informal), Buenos días (in the mornings), Buenas tardes (in the afternoon), Buenas noches (at night time), To say goodbye we say: ¡Hasta la vista!, hasta lu…
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Tue 03 Aug 2010
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