086 – Las Groserías Mexicanas con Mextalki | Mexican Swear Words with Mextalki

086 – Las Groserías Mexicanas con Mextalki | Mexican Swear Words with Mextalki

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Swearing. Cursing. Slang. These are common elements of language that don’t get a lot of attention in academia for being “improper,” “overly casual,” or just plain old rude. But this is the type of language you’ll likely encounter on the streets, in movies, and on social media. Vulgar as it may be, this is the way many people speak, so we’d be doing you a disservice to not explain at least some Mexican groserias. So in this episode, we sit down with Diego and Efraín from Mextalki to dive in to their favorite subject: Las groserias mexicanas.

085 – Cómo Aprendería Español de Cero | How I’d Learn Spanish from Scratch

085 – Cómo Aprendería Español de Cero | How I’d Learn Spanish from Scratch

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Learning a new language can be intimidating. The journey is full of twists and turns. In this episode we go over a brief history of how I learned Spanish, but more importantly we talk about what I would do differently if I were starting from scratch. This is what I wish someone had told me when I was first getting started.

079 – Cómo Mejorar tu Pronunciación | How to Improve Your Pronunciation

079 – Cómo Mejorar tu Pronunciación | How to Improve Your Pronunciation

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Improving your Spanish pronunciation is an important part of you language journey. Not only does speaking clearly greatly improved your changes of being understood correctly, it will help you sound more natural when you speak and help build your confidence. In this episode, May and I talk about how to improve your Spanish pronunciation.

076 – Hacer Que el Aprendizaje Se Te Pegue | How to Make Learning Really Stick

076 – Hacer Que el Aprendizaje Se Te Pegue | How to Make Learning Really Stick

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Ever learn something new in Spanish, only to find what you “learned” has gone out the window the moment you try to use it in a regular conversation? Who hasn’t!? If you’re like most people who don’t automatically remember new concepts or vocabulary right away, then this episode is for you. Learn how to make what you learn in Spanish really stick so you can use it in everyday conversations.

065 – Ser Autodidacta | To Be an Autodidact

065 – Ser Autodidacta | To Be an Autodidact

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There’s a common path for becoming skilled and knowledgeable for practically every profession. Usually this means a degree from an accredited University. But what if you could learn anything you put your mind to on your own?

In this episode, we talk about what it means to be self-taught. Are you an autodidact?

048 – Español Boricua con Speaking Latino | Puerto Rican Spanish with Speaking Latino

048 – Español Boricua con Speaking Latino | Puerto Rican Spanish with Speaking Latino

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Tune in this week as Jared and Diana from Speaking Latino join Jim and May to chat about their Spanish learning resources for Spanish students and teachers alike.

They have published 12 books, each one focusing on a different dialect of Spanish. One of their biggest hits is a work called, “Speaking Boricua,” which is all about Puerto Rican Spanish.