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

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Beginners 43: Having a good time

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Beginners 42: Getting on with people

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Beginners 41: Using "desde hace" to talk about what you've been doing

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Beginners 40: Telling stories with the present tense

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Beginners 39: Negotiating prices

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Beginners 38: Clothes shopping

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Beginners 37: Hablar, decir, and contar

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Beginners 36: Saber vs Conocer

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Beginners 35: "Reverse construction" verbs

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Beginners 34: Dedicar and dedicarse

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Beginners 33: Uses of "tener"

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