The Real Fast Spanish Tips Podcast

There are only 2 regular silent letters in the Spanish language.

But, you’ll need to be careful with both of these letters because they are silent in some words and pronounced in others.

In addition…

Imagine your partner says to you that as a couple you should move together to the other side of the world to start a new life. Could you do it? Would you do it?

This week we talk to Cristina Orts abo…

This episode of the podcast is part 2 of a two-part interview with Daniel Welsch.

If you missed part 1 of the interview you go back and listen to it here.

Daniel has some great advice for Spanish stu…

Ever considered an ex-pat life in Spain? This week you will hear from Daniel Welsch who has been living in Madrid for more than 10 years.

I’m very excited to welcome Daniel to the podcast. It is grea…

One question you have to ask yourself if you are learning Spanish is: which accent should you focus on? How do you choose an accent? Does it matter?

In this week’s theory podcast I interview Alba del…

How much do you notice? Actually notice?

Did you know that the ability to notice is a skill that can be improved? And that you can use that ability to improve your language learning capacity? 

This w…

Can you explain when you use “to end” and “to finish” in English? If so, you can apply the idea to the Spanish verbs “acabar” and “terminar”. 

This week’s Spanish theory episode is dedicated to the c…

In today’s mindset podcast you will hear part 2 of the two part interview with John Fotheringham. In the second part of the interview we discuss how to manage frustration due to a lack of progress. W…

“Hay” is a unique Spanish verb. It is related to the verb “haber” or commonly referred to as the impersonal form of “haber”.

In today’s podcast, you will learn how to use the verb “hay” in the past, …

In this week’s mindset podcast we welcome John Fotheringham to talk about habit forming, how to set goals for success and one aspect of language learning that rarely gets discussed.

John is a passio…

The uses of Ser and Estar are an important part of Spanish that you should always be revising.

In today’s podcast, you will learn about one specific part: the uses of ser and estar with adjectives.
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This podcast episode is part 2 of a two part interview with Shayna Oliveira. In this second part of the interview we cover language learning expectations, creating good study habits, getting over ma…

How well can you make do in Spanish? This week, for the theoretical Spanish podcast, you will learn about the uses of the verb ‘hacer’.

Of course, ‘hacer’ doesn’t just mean ‘to make’ or ‘to do’, ther…

In this week’s mindset podcast we welcome Shayna Oliveira to talk about language exchanges, building friendships and teaching English.

Shayna is teaching English over at http://www.espressoenglish.n…

The verb ‘pasar‘ is in the top 10 most common regular Spanish verbs. It occurs frequently, it is useful and easy to conjugate.

But, it is used in a lot of different situations and contexts, which mea…

It’s hard to imagine the feeling of being in a space shuttle when it is taking off. But I could imagine the experience may involve a lot fear.

It’s a funny comparison but speaking Spanish in public …

Is forgetting in Spanish as simple as forgetting in English? If you want to forget in Spanish or at least express the idea, there are three ways you can do it.

This week explore how the verb ‘olvidar…

Last year, when I was living in Madrid, I was chatting to a friend about a very addictive chocolate biscuit we have in Australia. She said she would love to try them. Immediately after uttering those…

The good thing about transitive and intransitive verbs in Spanish is most English students tend to get them right when guessing.

The bad thing is we don’t really learn about this idea in school. But…

Memory is important for language learning. That’s pretty obvious. But how can you improve your memory?

It turns out there are a number of simple tactics to can use to boost your memory. But underlyi…