🎙️Episodes
July 16, 2019
The Best Way to Reach Conversational Fluency in Spanish ♫ 29
Struggling to go from beginner to conversational fluency? In this episode, I talk to Shay Spence, the founder of Español en 3000 . We talk all about how he improved his conversational Spanish and some of his tips for how you…
July 9, 2019
Netflix and Chill: Binge Watch Your Way to Spanish Fluency ♫ 28
Have you heard that watching TV in Spanish can help you reach fluency? In this episode, I give you my personal recommendations for 7 Netflix series you can watch in Spanish. You'll find learning Spanish with TV series enter…
July 2, 2019
Build Your Spanish Conversation Skills ♫ 27
One of the hardest skills to build as a Spanish learner is the ability to have a conversation with a native Spanish speaker. Eavesdropping on native Spanish speakers can help you hear what sounds natural in a conversation, b…
June 25, 2019
How to Lose Your Fear of Speaking Spanish (Interview with Lindsay Griffiths, Translator) ♫ 26
Lindsay Griffiths is a doctoral student in the English department at Princeton University. She earned her BA in English Literature and Spanish/English Translation from CUNY Hunter College. She is a published translator and i…
June 18, 2019
Travel Stories: La Fugitiva Negringa en Rio ♫ 25
This is part 1 of the new series: Historias de viaje (Travel Stories). I’m sharing my real life (crazy) travel stories. In this first installment, I talk about my trip to Rio de Janerio. I wanted to go to Carnival, but I end…
June 11, 2019
My Favorite Resources for Intermediate Spanish Learners ♫ 24
In this episode, I share my favorite resources for intermediate Spanish learners. Once you get beyond the beginner phase, you'll need resources to help you get to the next level and make continuous improvement. Listen for ho…
June 4, 2019
The 5 Best Resources for Spanish Beginners ♫ 23
If you’re just getting started with Spanish and aren’t sure what to do first, this episode is for you. I break down my 5 favorite free and low-cost Spanish resources for beginners, and why you should use them. I also talk ab…
May 28, 2019
The Fastest Way to Learn Spanish (Interview with The Urban Eve) ♫ 22
You may know my guest in this episode from her YouTube channel The Urban Eve where she talks all about travel and language learning. Eve speaks 8 languages and she's going to share with us her secret to learning languages q…
May 21, 2019
The Best Way to Get On Track to Meet Your Spanish Goals ♫ 21
How many times have you downloaded an app to learn Spanish, but a month later you still hadn’t even opened it? Or have you ever signed up for an online Spanish course that you just never got around to finishing? In this epis…
May 14, 2019
Beginner to Bilingual: The Fast Track to Spanish Fluency (Part 1) ♫ 20
I recently released my free workshop Beginner to Bilingual: The Fast Track to Spanish Fluency . For the first time, I'm revealing all of my success strategies for rapid language learning. So if you're just getting started w…
May 7, 2019
Cultural Immersion: Exploring Dominican Bachata (Interview with Carlos Cinta) ♫ 19
This week, we're continuing our theme of cultural immersion in our conversation with Carlos Cinta. Carlos is dance instructor, DJ, and music editor. He's most known in the dance community for his expertise in musicality, e…
April 30, 2019
Immerse Yourself in Latin Music, Dance, and Culture (Interview with Moshe Rasier, Aventura Dance Cruise) ♫ 18
Have you ever wanted to learn how to dance, visit the Dominican Republic, or go to the concert of your favorite Latin music artist? What if I told you that you could do all of the above in one event? Enter Aventura, the wo…
April 23, 2019
Making Your Spanish Habits Stick: Strategies to Avoid Burnout, Boredom, and Distraction ♫ 17
Show Notes & Transcript: https://www.learnspanishconsalsa.com/habits2 How do you get yourself to follow through with learning and speaking Spanish on a regular basis? If you haven’t already, go back and listen to episode 16 …
April 16, 2019
How to Learn Spanish on Autopilot ♫ 16
Show Notes & Transcript: https://www.learnspanishconsalsa.com/habits Do you struggle to stay on track with improving your Spanish? Have you started learning on one app, only to quit when it got boring, and then later starte…
April 9, 2019
How to Stay Motivated and Make Consistent Progress with Spanish (Interview with Brittany Davis, Winner of the Spanish Con Salsa Members Challenge) ♫ 15
Show Notes & Transcript: https://www.learnspanishconsalsa.com/15 In this episode, we’re talking to a Spanish learner that’s probably a lot like you. Brittany feels a connection with Latino culture, music, and her local comm…
![[BONUS] Song Breakdown of Inmortal by Romeo Santos (Lyrics in Spanish and English)](https://storage.buzzsprout.com/8svji97lpfvvwahgkkf5r3690nrk?.jpg "[BONUS] Song Breakdown of Inmortal by Romeo Santos (Lyrics in Spanish and English)")
April 6, 2019
[BONUS] Song Breakdown of Inmortal by Romeo Santos (Lyrics in Spanish and English)
>>> Download the song lyrics at https://www.learnspanishconsalsa.com/inmortal <<< In this episode, I breakdown the lyrics of the song “Inmortal” by Romeo Santos featuring Aventura. I also give you some vocabulary and grammar…
April 2, 2019
Why Music is the Fast Track to Fluency (Interview with Desta Haile, Languages through Music) ♫ 14
Is your Spanish progress slow because you’re learning in a way that’s boring, ineffective, or culturally irrelevant? In this episode, Desta Haile from Languages through Music shares lessons from her 15 years of experience as…
![Aprende español con la música: Cómo expresar deseos con el subjuntivo [Nivel Intermedio] ♫ 13](https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/redwood-labs/showpage/uploads/images/42d4bf30-832a-4019-a5eb-67d25e10881f.png "Aprende español con la música: Cómo expresar deseos con el subjuntivo [Nivel Intermedio] ♫ 13")
March 26, 2019
Aprende español con la música: Cómo expresar deseos con el subjuntivo [Nivel Intermedio] ♫ 13
Aprender cómo se usa el subjuntivo en español para expresar deseos. Vamos a ver ejemplos de la canción "Ojalá que llueva café" por Juan Luis Guerra. Escucha Ojalá que llueva café Ve a learnspanishconsalsa.com/13 para los ap…
March 19, 2019
Lost in Translation: How to Avoid Confusion and Communicate Effectively in Intercultural Relationships ♫ 12
Lost in Translation: How to Avoid Confusion and Communicate Effectively in Intercultural Relationships (An Interview with Maribel Quezada-Smith from the podcast Diferente) Learning Spanish goes hand-in-hand with learning abo…
March 12, 2019
7 Cuban Spanish Words You Didn’t Know ♫ 11
Like most dialects of Spanish from the Caribbean, Cuban Spanish is different than other forms of the Spanish language. Cubans have a unique accent and also words and expressions that are unique to the island. In this episo…
March 5, 2019
5 Must-See Attractions to Experience the Real Cuba (Interview with Devyn and Tracey Benson, Conocer Cuba Travel) ♫ 10
If Cuba is on your travel bucket list, this episode is for you. In our conversation with Devyn and Tracey Benson from Conocer Cuba Travel, we talk about some must-see Cuban attractions to experience the real Cuba. Find out …
Feb. 26, 2019
7 Dominican Spanish Words and Expressions You Didn’t Know ♫ 9
It’s not only the accent that makes Dominican Spanish unique. There are hundreds of words and expressions that you’ll only hear in the DR. In this episode, we’re joined again by Kesia from the Spanish Con Salsa team to rev…
![Learn Spanish with Bachata Music: Talking about Future Plans [Voy Pa’lla] ♫ 8](https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/redwood-labs/showpage/uploads/images/577ba0ae-a052-4d22-bd90-e94974ac7580.png "Learn Spanish with Bachata Music: Talking about Future Plans [Voy Pa’lla] ♫ 8")
Feb. 19, 2019
Learn Spanish with Bachata Music: Talking about Future Plans [Voy Pa’lla] ♫ 8
Did you know you can learn Spanish grammar with music? In this episode, we’ll explore how to use the Spanish future tense with the Dominican music genre bachata. We’ll review 2 ways to talk about future plans, give you som…
Feb. 12, 2019
How to Improve Your Spanish Listening Skills (Interview with Shahidah Foster, Black Girls Learn Languages) ♫ 7
Do you have a hard time understanding native Spanish speakers? Does it sound like they just speak way too fast for you to catch every word? Well, we’re here to help. In this conversation with Shahidah Foster, founder of B…