162. Los celos
Marta talks about jealousy, and how it can be a destructive emotion. Transcript here Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group...
Feb 29, 2024•7 min
¡Cuéntame! | Learn Spanish with Comprehensible Input
Marta Ruiz Yedinak, a Spanish National Board Certified Teacher, uses basic to intermediate level Spanish to tell stories and talk about everyday topics. Second language acquisition takes place through comprehensible input, and when the topics are interesting and compelling to the learner, it happens almost without awareness. Sit back, enjoy, and improve your Spanish listening skills! Join the Facebook group for collaboration!
Episodes
161. Los malentendidos
Marta talks about misunderstandings, and how she deals with them in her life. Transcript here Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group...
Jan 17, 2024•7 min
160. La depresión posvacacional
Marta talks about the apathy and lack of energy that follows the Christmas break, and shares her strategies to overcome it. Transcript here Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group ...
Jan 02, 2024•8 min
159. El Día de la Virgen: ¿Manipulación?
Marta talks about how skeptical people who don't believe that there was a miracle in the story of Juan Diego and la Virgen de Guadalupe. Instead, they think it was all a trick from the Spanish Catholic Church to help the evangelization of Mexico. This is the last of three episodes dedicated to the Day of our Lady of Guadalupe. If you haven’t listened to the previous two, it is recommended to do it before you listen to this one, because here we have vocabulary and ideas that have been covered...
Dec 23, 2023•8 min
158. El Día de la Virgen: La celebración
Last episode, Marta talked about the origins of the Day of our Lady of Guadalupe, in Mexico. Today, she is talking about how it is celebrated. It is for students at the novice-mid and above levels, because of length of sentences, uses of tenses and variety of vocabulary. Transcript HERE Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group...
Dec 19, 2023•7 min
157. El Día de la Virgen: La historia
Marta talks about the history behind the celebration of La Virgen de Guadalupe, on December 12th in Mexico. This episode is for novice-high as it has a variety of new vocabulary, different tenses and conjugation forms. Transcript here! Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group...
Dec 17, 2023•7 min
156. ¡Hola, Keeley!
Marta talks about the new addition to her family: a 4-month-old goldendoodle puppy who they rescued from an unethical breeder. This episode is intermediate level for the number of new vocabulary words, the use of past tenses and subjunctive and also because it is over a minute longer than the normal episode length. Follow the transcript here to aide in comprehension, and also to see pictures of puppies! Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group...
Dec 03, 2023•9 min•Season 2Ep. 56
155. El monstruo del armario-Advanced
Marta tells once more this scary story written by Pablo Conde. Find the YouTube video here! In this version specially recorded for advanced students, Marta uses higher level grammar and vocabulary. You will listen to Marta tell the story in preterit and imperfect and also use "If" clauses, and subjunctive. Even if you are an advanced student, it is recommended that you listen to the previous episode 2:54, where the same story is told in present tense. It is important to be familiarized...
Nov 06, 2023•9 min
154. El monstruo del armario
Marta tells the scary story created by Pablo Conde, and that you can find in YouTube here Transcript Here Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group...
Oct 31, 2023•10 min•Season 2Ep. 54
153. Adiós, Mila
Marta talks about the heartbreak of losing Mila, her beloved dog. Transcript Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group...
Oct 16, 2023•9 min•Season 2Ep. 53
152. Amor a primera vista
Marta talks about how she found love at first sight during her trip to Europe. Transcript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1boxwinJZUT70eXlRnLSeE6qyfVv8sPCYi5xJRHl7gUE/edit
Sep 28, 2023•9 min•Season 2Ep. 52
151. Viajes de verano -Parte 2
Marta concludes her summer travels with Keith. She is happy for the opportunity she had, but she is also happy to be back home! Transcript here Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group...
Sep 18, 2023•8 min
150. Viajes de verano - Parte 1
Marta talks about the places she visited with her husband after her Paris immersion program ended. She starts in Belgium, France and Spain. She talks about the origin of Tapas, one of the staples of Spanish cuisine. Transcript here! Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group...
Aug 23, 2023•9 min•Season 2Ep. 50
149. El final del curso de francés
Marta talks about the end of her experience in the French course and what she learned. She also looks forward to celebrating with her husband. Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fGCcUtediGofl7kSdwQVXko1DI0qKikP4EIOkWGeyjQ/edit
Jul 30, 2023•8 min•Season 2Ep. 49
148. Mi primera clase en la escuela de francés
Marta talks about how her first day in French school went, and the postcards that she and her classmates had to write. Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eez7_EqxQcpDvbCt_ihkxfSS9fVfg2t92p5d5_BHzuc/edit
Jun 30, 2023•9 min•Season 2Ep. 48
147. París: El día de orientación en la escuela
Marta talks about the orientation day at the French school in Paris. Transcript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f_AEESUK3Tc8C5g0fuLphbNf5DA3eFyB5kVImtUjbVI/edit
Jun 27, 2023•8 min•Season 2Ep. 47
146. En el metro de París
Marta talks about her exploring the subway in Paris didn’t go as smooth as she would have liked it, and how she met Geraldine, a lovely girl who helped her out! Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hP_aMH_mKiYi1a6JCRWNHZ1-cGtH3wKwyt0gVtpXFyU/edit
Jun 24, 2023•9 min•Season 2Ep. 46
145. Abrumada en París
Marta talks about how on her first day in Paris, the difficulty communicating in French made her feel overwhelmed (abrumada), and what gave her the inspiration to continue with her adventure. Transcript here! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CQOfrhCTXCM7HHC_PrCJYagpZUrrW5OqNCMIE9S1-BE/edit
Jun 21, 2023•8 min•Season 2Ep. 45
144. ¡Hola, París!
Marta talks about how her journey of almost three years acquiring French has led her to her new adventure in Paris! Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QNYmjU9HamKk4n0iTDIbS4ihF-1grkZ2XIcB54e9TPU/edit
Jun 19, 2023•8 min•Season 2Ep. 44
143. La basura
Marta talks about the problem that garbage represents, and how many people don’t dispose of it properly. Transcript link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16uPIubQjB7JA-k7Syd07TaPWjaJcn_Pt7uOVqu_q-5Y/edit
Jun 17, 2023•9 min•Season 2Ep. 43
142. Mi salud | La conclusión
Marta talks about her health problems and what was the diagnosis. Transcript here! Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group If you have problems with the transcript link, email at [email protected] or join the Facebook group. Send a voice message at 1-920-361-3329 in English or Spanish to be included in an episode! Anything: comments, questions, requests......
Jun 12, 2023•9 min•Season 2Ep. 42
141. Las calificaciones en México y en EE. UU.
Marta talks about the grading system in Mexico and the US Transcript here! Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group...
May 30, 2023•7 min•Season 2Ep. 41
140. Las sorpresas
Marta talks about surprises, and how some people don't like them. Also, talks about a wonderful surprise that Églantine, her French exchange student, received a day before graduation. Transcript here! Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group...
May 26, 2023•7 min•Season 2Ep. 40
139. Jenna, llena de amor
Marta talks about Jenna, one of her students who is graduating this year, and how she is truly a role model for adults and teens as well! Transcript here! Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group...
May 23, 2023•8 min•Season 2Ep. 39
138. Los mapas de Google
Marta talks about how she took her students on a virtual tour through her hometown in México. Transcript here! Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group...
May 11, 2023•9 min•Season 2Ep. 38
137. Las inseguridades
Marta talks about her insecurities and how these have caused her stress throughout her life. Transcript here Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group...
May 02, 2023•11 min•Season 2Ep. 37
136. Mi salud | parte 3
Marta gives an update on her health issues, and talks about how she has never liked to wait! Also, she is inviting everybody to send a voice message in Spanish using WhatsApp, at +1 920-361-3329. Marta will include your participation in the episode! This episode has the very first one, by one of her exchange students... Transcript here! Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group...
Apr 24, 2023•8 min•Season 2Ep. 36
135. ¡El segundo aniversario!
Today, Marta is celebrating the second anniversary of the podcast. To celebrate, she talks about how it all began. She talks about how the French podcast Un Petit Caoua inspired her as a learner and as a teacher. Transcript here! Un Petit Caoua (French Podcast) link Fluency Fast language classes Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group...
Apr 19, 2023•7 min•Season 2Ep. 35
134. ¡El nuevo logo!
Marta is celebrating the second anniversary of ¡Cuéntame! Dylan Fischer, one of her former Spanish students is the person who designed the logo. In this episode, Marta talks about the modifications of the logo, and how Dylan offered to refresh it as a way to celebrate the anniversary! Now Marta needs your help in choosing the new version! There are 10 different background colors to choose from, and she needs you to open this link and vote for your favorite! Voting will close on Sunday, April 23,...
Apr 16, 2023•8 min•Season 2Ep. 34
133. Mi salud | Parte 2
Marta talks about the results of her recent bloodwork and how she made the mistake to look up for answers in the internet, because it caused her to panic. Transcript here Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group...
Apr 12, 2023•7 min•Season 2Ep. 33
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