Beginner Spanish with Spanish Obsessed
Beginner Spanish with Spanish Obsessed
Spanish Obsessed
Beginner Spanish from Rob and Liz of Spanish Obsessed. Couple Liz and Rob (Colombian and English) teach and discuss a range of Spanish phrases, vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation - giving you the real Spanish as it's used around the world today. Engaging and lively conversation around a range of topics, equipping you with the Spanish you need to navigate through a variety of situations, from ordering different types of coffee to telling your significant you love them in 6 different ways! We update weekly, so be sure to subscribe using the button on the left to stay up to date. Also, check out our world of Spanish material, articles, and general Spanish love at SpanishObsessed.com!
Beginners 47: Ser and Ir in the imperfect
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.
Apr 25
20 min
Beginners 46: A brief overview of the past tenses
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?
Apr 18
16 min
Beginners 45: Relationships and talking about your civil status
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.
Apr 11
12 min
Beginners 44: Exclamations
Learn 3 structures for exclamations, all using the word "qué"
Apr 4
13 min
Beginners 43: Having a good time
Learn how to use "pasárselo" and "pasársela" to talk about how you spend your time
Mar 14
9 min
Beginners 42: Getting on with people
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!).
Mar 7
15 min
Beginners 41: Using "desde hace" to talk about what you've been doing
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!
Feb 29
13 min
Beginners 40: Telling stories with the present tense
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!
Feb 22
11 min
Beginners 39: Negotiating prices
How to get a discount in Spanish - make sure you ask three times using the phrases you learn in this episode!
Feb 15
17 min
Beginners 38: Clothes shopping
Learn useful phrases to help you go clothes shopping, with verbs like "quedar" and "medirse".  
Feb 9
14 min
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