Beginner Spanish with Spanish Obsessed

Beginners 52: City vs country living

Discover how to express missing people and places in Spanish in our episode "Missing Things: City vs Countryside." Learn three authentic expressions—"extrañar," "echar de

Beginners 51: The car crash

Lis tells us about her car crash in the centre of Bogotá. Learn how to describe accidents, and unexpected events in Spanish.

Beginners 50 - Telling a story with the past tense(s)

A few years ago, we made a move from London to Bogota - in this episode, Lis tells the story of our intercontinental move. Learn how to combine the preterite tenses (impe

Beginners 49: The indefinido (part 1)

An introduction to using the other preterite tense, the "indefinido".

Beginners 48 - Imperfect "triggers"

Learn some handy "triggers" that often indicate the imperfect

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

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?

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 expressio

Beginners 44: Exclamations

Learn 3 structures for exclamations, all using the word "qué"

Beginners 43: Having a good time

Learn how to use "pasárselo" and "pasársela" to talk about how you spend your time

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 bor

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!

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

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!

Beginners 38: Clothes shopping

Learn useful phrases to help you go clothes shopping, with verbs like "quedar" and "medirse".  

Beginners 37: Hablar, decir, and contar

Learn to tell the difference between "hablar", "decir" and "contar" - three commonly confused verbs in Spanish.

Beginners 36: Saber vs Conocer

Learn the difference between these two verbs, which both mean "to know". Find out more about Foundations 1, our new structured interactive video course for Beginners.

Beginners 35: "Reverse construction" verbs

Do you get confused by "gustar" and other similar verbs? Learn about "reverse construction" verbs, and use them to sound more natural in your Spanish.

Beginners 34: Dedicar and dedicarse

Learn how to use the verbs dedicar and dedicarse to talk about your jobs, passions, and life.

Beginners 33: Uses of "tener"

"Tener" is a very common word, but to get the most out of it it's worth learning a few different uses. Learn these to sound more natural in your Spanish!