Beginner Spanish with Spanish Obsessed

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• Beginners 52: City vs country living 06.05.2025 23นาที

  Discover how to express missing people and places in Spanish in our episode "Missing Things: City vs Countryside." Learn three authentic expressions—"extrañar," "echar de menos," and "hacer falta"—through a natural conversation about life in Colombia's bustling capital versus its peaceful coffee region. Perfect for beginners who want to sound more natural when expressing emotions in Spanish!
• Beginners 51: The car crash 07.04.2025 25นาที

  Lis tells us about her car crash in the centre of Bogotá. Learn how to describe accidents, and unexpected events in Spanish.
• Beginners 50 - Telling a story with the past tense(s) 28.03.2025 23นาที

  A few years ago, we made a move from London to Bogota - in this episode, Lis tells the story of our intercontinental move.Learn how to combine the preterite tenses (imperfect and indefinite) when you tell a story, and when to use each one.Foundations 2 is launching on the 7th April! Head to spanishobsessed.com/foundations-2 to find out more!
• Beginners 49: The indefinido (part 1) 30.05.2024 20นาที

  An introduction to using the other preterite tense, the "indefinido".
• Beginners 48 - Imperfect "triggers" 24.05.2024 17นาที

  Learn some handy "triggers" that often indicate the imperfect
• Beginners 47: Ser and Ir in the imperfect 25.04.2024 20นาที

  Learn how to use "ser" and "ir" in the imperfect tense in Spanish, featuring a dialogue, and some nifty hacks for both remembering the conjugations as well as some great uses of these verbs.
• Beginners 46: A brief overview of the past tenses 18.04.2024 16นาที

  In this and the next few episodes, we'll be focusing on the preterite, or past tense. What are the two past tenses, and what are a couple of good rules of thumb to know?
• Beginners 45: Relationships and talking about your civil status 11.04.2024 12นาที

  Should we say "estoy casado" or "soy casado"? Is it a temporary state, or a permanent feature...? Learn which to use, and when, as well as other vocabulary and expressions to talk about relationships.
• Beginners 44: Exclamations 04.04.2024 13นาที

  Learn 3 structures for exclamations, all using the word "qué"
• Beginners 43: Having a good time 14.03.2024 9นาที

  Learn how to use "pasárselo" and "pasársela" to talk about how you spend your time
• Beginners 42: Getting on with people 07.03.2024 15นาที

  Learn ways to talk about "getting on with people" (or not!) in Spanish. You'll learn how to use "llevarse bien/mal", "caerse bien", as well as some intriguing English borrowings ("hacer clik", for example!).
• Beginners 41: Using "desde hace" to talk about what you've been doing 29.02.2024 13นาที

  Learn 2 ways to say "to have been doing" something in Spanish. Turns out, it's actually a lot simpler to do this in Spanish than English!
• Beginners 40: Telling stories with the present tense 22.02.2024 11นาที

  Did you know you can use the present tense to talk about the past? It's something called the "historical tense", which adds drama to your stories. Learn how to use it in this episode!
• Beginners 39: Negotiating prices 15.02.2024 17นาที

  How to get a discount in Spanish - make sure you ask three times using the phrases you learn in this episode!
• Beginners 38: Clothes shopping 10.02.2024 14นาที

  Learn useful phrases to help you go clothes shopping, with verbs like "quedar" and "medirse".  
• Beginners 37: Hablar, decir, and contar 24.10.2023 12นาที

  Learn to tell the difference between "hablar", "decir" and "contar" - three commonly confused verbs in Spanish.
• Beginners 36: Saber vs Conocer 29.08.2023 15นาที

  Learn the difference between these two verbs, which both mean "to know".Find out more about Foundations 1, our new structured interactive video course for Beginners.
• Beginners 35: "Reverse construction" verbs 02.12.2021 10นาที

  Do you get confused by "gustar" and other similar verbs? Learn about "reverse construction" verbs, and use them to sound more natural in your Spanish.
• Beginners 34: Dedicar and dedicarse 19.05.2021 9นาที

  Learn how to use the verbs dedicar and dedicarse to talk about your jobs, passions, and life.
• Beginners 33: Uses of "tener" 22.04.2021 11นาที

  "Tener" is a very common word, but to get the most out of it it's worth learning a few different uses. Learn these to sound more natural in your Spanish!