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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049 – Mexicanas Chingonas | Badass Mexican Women
As March is Women’s History Month, it’s only right that we highlight some pretty badass women’s achievements, both in the past and in the current moment.
Most of us know about Frida Kahlo, Salma Hayek, and maybe even Kate del Castillo, but Jim and May share their list of 5 Mexican women that you need to know.
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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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045 – San Valentín | Saint Valentine
We started off this week with Valentine’s Day, or “El Día del Amor y la Amistad” in Mexico. Of course, most of us are familiar with celebrating love on this day with gifts or romantic gestures, but how did Valentine’s day come to be?
Jim and May run down the list of stories surrounding the origin of Valentine’s Day.
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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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043 – Tamales: Su Origen e Importancia | Tamales: Their Origin and Importance
Out of the foods that we know and cherish today, how many do we actually know the origins of?
Take tamales for example – they are so important to Latin American gastronomy, especially in Mexico. But where did they come from? When were they first introduced to society?
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042 – Pura Vida con Carlota Morales | Pure Life with Carlota Morales
Join Jim and May as they chat with tica Carlota Morales, who breaks down everything you need to know about her country – from eco-tourism and typical food, to what makes Costa Rican Spanish so different from other countries!
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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.
