Lis tells us about her car crash in the centre of Bogotá. Learn how to describe accidents, and unexpected events in Spanish.
Apr 07, 2025•26 min•Ep. 51
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 (imperfect and indefinite) when you tell a story, and when to use each one. Foundations 2 is launching on the 7th April! Head to spanishobsessed.com/foundations-2 to find out more!
Mar 28, 2025•23 min•Ep. 50
An introduction to using the other preterite tense, the "indefinido".
May 30, 2024•21 min•Ep. 49
Learn some handy "triggers" that often indicate the imperfect
May 24, 2024•17 min•Ep. 48
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 uses of these verbs.
Apr 25, 2024•20 min•Ep. 47
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?
Apr 18, 2024•16 min•Ep. 46
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 expressions to talk about relationships.
Apr 11, 2024•13 min•Ep. 45
Learn 3 structures for exclamations, all using the word "qué"
Apr 04, 2024•14 min•Ep. 44
Learn how to use "pasárselo" and "pasársela" to talk about how you spend your time
Mar 14, 2024•9 min•Ep. 43
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 borrowings ("hacer clik", for example!).
Mar 07, 2024•16 min•Ep. 42
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!
Feb 29, 2024•14 min•Ep. 41
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 this episode!
Feb 22, 2024•12 min•Ep. 40
How to get a discount in Spanish - make sure you ask three times using the phrases you learn in this episode!
Feb 15, 2024•17 min•Ep. 39
Learn useful phrases to help you go clothes shopping, with verbs like "quedar" and "medirse".
Feb 10, 2024•14 min•Ep. 38
Learn to tell the difference between "hablar", "decir" and "contar" - three commonly confused verbs in Spanish.
Oct 24, 2023•13 min•Ep. 37
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.
Aug 29, 2023•16 min•Ep. 36
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.
Dec 02, 2021•10 min•Ep. 35
Learn how to use the verbs dedicar and dedicarse to talk about your jobs, passions, and life.
May 19, 2021•9 min•Ep. 34
"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!
Apr 22, 2021•11 min•Ep. 33
Learn how to use "aconsejar" and "consejo"
Mar 30, 2021•12 min•Ep. 32
Learn how to use the handy verb "llevar" to say how long you've been doing something. Plus, four ways to say "lockdown"...!
Mar 08, 2021•12 min•Ep. 31
Learn a few Spanish jokes, guaranteed to make your audience groan.
Jul 17, 2018•13 min•Ep. 30
All about those little things that you can say to structure a story, and bring it to life.
Jul 12, 2018•18 min•Ep. 29
Learn all about those little phrases and words which Spanish speakers use to keep conversations going, show their understanding, interrupt people, and more!
Jul 09, 2018•18 min•Ep. 28
Learn useful verbs and constructions to help solve problems
Jun 29, 2018•15 min•Ep. 27
Learn some of the tell-tale signs of a learner Spanish accent
Jun 28, 2018•14 min•Ep. 26
We cover some useful and authentic ways of paying someone a compliment in Spanish
Jun 27, 2018•12 min•Ep. 25
Specific language you can use for when you need to make an excuse in Spanish
Jun 26, 2018•12 min•Ep. 24
Learn different ways and structures that you can ask for favours in Spanish
Jun 22, 2018•14 min•Ep. 23
We explore 6 common and useful Spanish proverbs that you can start using in your conversations right away
Jun 21, 2018•12 min•Ep. 22
