050 – Errores Comunes del Español | Common Mistakes in Spanish
Get ready to learn 9 of the most common mistakes that students make when they are learning Spanish. Maybe you’re making them too?
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048 – Español Boricua con Speaking Latino | Puerto Rican Spanish with Speaking Latino
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.
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047 – Viajando Durante la Pandemia | Traveling During the Pandemic
The world has pretty much been shut down for serious traveling for almost a year due to COVID-19, but at last, there seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel!
Jim and May catch everyone up with their personal experiences traveling during the pandemic and compare what they have witnessed in Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the US.
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046 – Cómo Entender a los Nativos | How to Understand Natives
Learning to have a natural conversation is probably the hardest part of learning a language.
Jim and May share a few funny stories this week about having difficulties understanding each other’s families while learning their target language. And they provide tips on comprehension when it comes to dealing with natives!
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044 – Esto Sabotea Tu Motivación | This Sabotages Your Motivation
Where do we find the motivation for the things we do? How do we stay consistent in order to reach our goals?
Jim and May give advice about how to overcome the mental blocks that everyone has.
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041 – 5 Secretos para la Fluidez | 5 Secrets to Fluency
Have you just began your Spanish-speaking journey? Or have you been trying to learn for a while, but seem to be getting nowhere?
This week Jim and May chat about their 5 tips to success when it comes to language learning.
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040 – Políglota Despues de los 70 – Entrevista con Steve Kaufmann | Polyglot after 70 – Interview with Steve Kaufmann
Learning multiple languages when you’re young is hard enough, but can you imagine at 70?
This week Jim and May interview Steve Kaufmann, linguist, polyglot, and co-founder of LingQ, a platform designed to expand your language skill
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033 – Conociendo Veracruz con No Hay Tos | Getting to Know Veracruz with No Hay Tos
Tune in as Jim and May chat with Hector and Beto from No Hay Tos, a podcast that teaches Spanish through informal Mexican Spanish conversations about various different topics. Learn a ton about not only the state of Veracruz, where both Hector and Beto are from but also lots of fun Mexican phrases that you won’t find in your Spanish books.
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024 – ¿Español en un Mes? | Spanish in a Month? Interview with Connor Grooms
Is it possible to learn a language in a month?
Connor Grooms, the CEO of Baselang, certainly seems to think so. One of the programs his company offers was founded on the guarantee that you can go from “zero to conversational in one month.”
This week, Jim and May chat with Connor about his language journey, which began with him moving to Medellín, Colombia without speaking a lick of Spanish!
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015 – Cómo Superar Tu Miedo a Hablar Español | How to Get Over Your Fear of Speaking Spanish
We all know that feeling when someone asks you a question in Spanish that you don’t understand. Or that feeling of anxiety when you want to say something, but you don’t know the words.
Listen as Jim and May break down how they overcame their fear of speaking.
