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
¡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!
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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
132. Mi salud
Marta talks about the health issues she has been dealing with for the past several weeks, and her recent visit to the doctor's office, which involves a nurse drawing her blood and sending it to a laboratory for analysis. Here is the transcript! Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group...
Apr 10, 2023•8 min•Season 2Ep. 32
131. Caro: ¡pilotos y más pilotos!
Marta continues the story of one of her students, Caroline, and how flying airplanes came to be a family tradition. Here is a link to the newspaper article in English, with more details and pictures! Click here for the transcript. Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group...
Mar 17, 2023•7 min•Season 2Ep. 31
130. Caro, la talentosa
In this first part of two, Marta talks about Caroline, one of her many talented students in Spanish class. Transcript here Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group...
Mar 15, 2023•7 min•Season 2Ep. 30
129. La jubilación
Marta talks about her parents' retirement. Transcript here Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group...
Jan 19, 2023•8 min•Season 2Ep. 29
128. La Kwanzaa
Marta talks about Kwanzaa, the African-American celebration. Transcript here! Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group...
Dec 26, 2022•8 min•Season 2Ep. 28
127. ¿Felices fiestas?
Marta talks about how the holidays are not necessarily a happy season for everybody. Many people -including herself- struggle with depression, clashing with everything that the season brings. Transcript here! Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group...
Dec 22, 2022•7 min•Season 2Ep. 27
126. Tradiciones navideñas: Intercambio de regalos
Marta talks about the gift exchange tradition during the Christmas season in Mexico and the US and its variations. Transcript here! Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group...
Dec 22, 2022•8 min•Season 2Ep. 26
125. La flor de Nochebuena
Marta talks about the origins of the traditional Christmas flower known in the United States as Poinsettia Transcript here! Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group...
Dec 19, 2022•7 min•Season 2Ep. 25
124. Lionel Messi
Marta talks about the soccer star Leo Messi. Transcript here! Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group...
Dec 12, 2022•8 min•Season 2Ep. 24
123. Catar 2022: La controversia
Marta talks about the controversies surrounding Qatar as a host country for the Soccer World Cup 2022 Transcript here! Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group Check the transcript for this same link to the Amnistia Internacional report
Dec 05, 2022•7 min•Season 2Ep. 23
122. Catar: La sede del Mundial
Marta talks about the soccer World Cup host country: Qatar. Transcript here! Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group
Dec 05, 2022•7 min•Season 2Ep. 22
121. La Copa Mundial de fútbol
Marta talks about the soccer World Cup tournament. Transcript here! Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group
Dec 05, 2022•7 min•Season 2Ep. 21
120. El secreto de la felicidad | Parte 3
Marta wraps up the story of Mario, a man in search of the secret to happiness. Here is the transcript! Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group...
Nov 07, 2022•7 min•Season 2Ep. 20
119. El secreto de la felicidad | Parte 2
Marta continues telling the story of Mario, a man looking for the secret of happiness. In this 3-part story, Marta uses subjunctive and conditional moods. Transcript here Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group...
Oct 24, 2022•8 min•Season 2Ep. 19
118. El secreto de la felicidad | Parte 1
Marta tells the story of Mario, a boy who was searching for the key to happiness. This is the first of several episodes covering this beautiful story created by Marta, and that is meant to help the listener get familiarized with the Spanish subjunctive and conditional moods; a fairly complex grammatical topic. Enjoy! Transcript here! Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group...
Oct 17, 2022•8 min
117. Si yo tuviera un avión privado...
Marta talks about the recent family events that she missed due to her living in a different country, and dreams about the things she would do if she had a private plane. This episode ups the complexity of the content of this podcast. As we go higher in our number of episodes, the expectation is that listeners are achieving a higher level of comprehension. From this episode on, Marta will try to adapt to the growing needs of her listeners to have content that challenges everybody and still addres...
Oct 09, 2022•6 min•Season 2Ep. 17
116. ¡El perrito se cayó!
Marta talks about a sad incident that she had yesterday... a dog fell off a roof! Find out what was the end of this stressful day! Transcript here! Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group...
Sep 14, 2022•7 min•Season 2Ep. 16
115. La ansiedad
Marta talks about the general causes of anxiety and the symptoms that she suffers. Transcript here! Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group...
Sep 08, 2022•6 min•Season 2Ep. 15
114. El quehacer
Marta talks about the chores that she has to do today, given that there is not much to do outside due to the rain. Transcript here! Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group...
Aug 11, 2022•6 min•Season 2Ep. 14
113. El día de mi santo
Marta talks about the tradition of naming a child after the saint that is celebrated on the day of his/her birth, and how it is celebrated in her family. Transcript here! Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group...
Aug 02, 2022•7 min•Season 1Ep. 13
112. ¿Pospandemia?
Marta talks about the COVID pandemic and how the more relaxed restrictions allow people to have a more normal life... and then she caught it after attending a language conference. What is the solution... if any? Acceptance? Transcript here! Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group...
Jul 26, 2022•8 min•Season 2Ep. 12
111. De regreso a Wisconsin
Marta is back in WI from her vacation in Mexico. She talks about the details of her return, which includes three flights and two layovers. Stressful for someone afraid of flying! Transcript here! Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group...
Jul 09, 2022•7 min•Season 2Ep. 11
110. Visita México 2022|La Tostadería del Mar
Marta is in Mazatlán and today she talks about her favorite restaurant there. She talks about the food, and the beautiful animals one can see while being at that restaurant. Transcript here! Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group Watch the iguana under our table! La Tostadería del Mar...
Jul 02, 2022•7 min•Season 2Ep. 10
109. Visita México 2022|Mazatlán
Marta talks about the next part of her visit to Mexico: Mazatlán, a beautiful city located on the Pacific Ocean coast, in the state of Sinaloa. Her nanny lives there with her granddaughter's family. Here is the transcript! Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group...
Jun 30, 2022•7 min
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