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LearnCraft Spanish

Timothy Moserlearncraftspanish.com
Learn Spanish, step by step! This podcast teaches you the top 1000 words that make up 80% of Spanish. Starting with a foundation of core Spanish grammar and the most common Spanish vocabulary, Timothy will guide you through the essential steps to speaking and understanding fluent Spanish like a native speaker. If you're a serious Spanish learner and you want to make deep, personal connections with the native Spanish speakers in your life, the LearnCraft Spanish podcast is for you. Join us on a rigorous, fulfilling journey to Spanish fluency.
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Episodes

47: Señor, verdad, and vida

Let’s learn 10 common Spanish nouns — including the words for “life”, “truth”, “woman”, and “man”, as well as the idioms for “actually” and “really”. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/47

May 23, 202320 minEp. 47

46: Reflexive pronouns and Irse

Spanish reflexive pronouns are tricky, and they have many different uses! Let’s learn how to use se, me, te, and nos, especially when they turn Ir (“to go”) into Irse (“to leave”). Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/46

May 22, 202321 minEp. 46

45: Practice Ir Out Loud

Use this quiz to practice using the Spanish verb Ir in all kinds of different ways — the present, the preterite, the imperfect, the future, and the subjunctive. Try to predict each Spanish sentence and speak out loud! Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/45

May 19, 202316 minEp. 45

44: How to conjugate Ir in Spanish

The verb Ir is one of the most irregular verbs in Spanish. Let’s learn its many conjugations, including the preterite, the subjunctive, and the future tense, using a memory palace. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/44

May 18, 202325 minEp. 44

43: How to put any Spanish verb in the future

Let’s learn how to use Ir to mean “going to”. This is how we can put any verb in the future, simply by using our conjugations of Ir along with an infinitive. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/43

May 17, 202326 minEp. 43

42: Ir

Let’s learn how to say “go” in Spanish! We’ll learn the present-tense conjugations of Ir (voy, va, vas, van, and vamos), using a memory palace. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/42

May 16, 202321 minEp. 42

41: Spanish complex tenses

The past of the past? The continuous future? What is the purpose of complex verb phrases such as habías hecho and estará haciendo? Let’s learn how to do fun, complex things with verb tenses. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/41

May 15, 202323 minEp. 41

40: Conmigo, contigo, and Spanish prepositional pronouns

Prepositional pronouns let us do a lot of creative things in Spanish! Let’s learn how to say things like “with him”, “with her”, “for them”, and “from us” in Spanish. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/40

May 12, 202321 minEp. 40

39: Ya vs ahora

How do you say “now” in Spanish? Today we’ll explore a bunch of Spanish adverbs, including the words “ahora” and “ya”, the two different ways you can say “now”. We’ll also talk about some of the many ways “ya” can be translated into English. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/39

May 11, 202325 minEp. 39

38: Hacer, hecho, and haciendo

Let’s learn how to use the words hacer, hecho, and haciendo in Spanish. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/38

May 10, 202312 minEp. 38

37: Algo, nada, todo, and les

Let’s learn a lot more Spanish pronouns, including indirect objects, as well as the words for “something”, “nothing”, and “everything”. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/37 .

May 09, 202332 minEp. 37

36: Haber

Let’s learn the verb haber so that we can use he, ha, has, han, and hemos to put other verbs in the past, using their participles. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/36 .

May 08, 202325 minEp. 36

35: Practicing Ser and Estar, in all tenses

Let’s get lots of quizzing practice with Ser and Estar, in every commonly used tense and mood! We’ll also learn the prepositions del and al. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/35

May 05, 202313 minEp. 35

34: This thing, that thing // Do all Spanish nouns have a gender?

Esta, esto, este… esa, eso, and ese… let’s learn all the words for “this” and “that”. We’ll also talk about why some pronouns don’t have a grammatical gender, even though all nouns in Spanish are either masculine or feminine. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/34

May 04, 202324 minEp. 34

33: Estar, our last few forms!

Let’s wrap up learning Estar by working on estará, estaría, estarían, estarías, estaríamos, and estado. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/33

May 03, 202318 minEp. 33

32: Será, Sería, Sido, Siendo

Let’s learn the last of our important conjugations of Ser, and we’ll get some good practice with the unconjugated forms ser, sido, and siendo. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/32

May 02, 202319 minEp. 32

31: Spanish Preterite vs Imperfect Past

Why does Spanish have two past tenses — the preterite and the imperfect? And how do you know which one to use in real life? Let’s explore the preterite and imperfect tenses, and we’ll also get some great practice using estaba, estuve, and estuvo. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/31

May 01, 202319 minEp. 31

30: How Eric became fluent in Spanish

Eric has wanted to learn Spanish his whole life. And now, with a Spanish-speaking partner and plans to move to Spain, Spanish fluency is no longer optional! Here is his story. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/30

Apr 28, 202313 minEp. 30

29: El que, lo que, and la que

How do you use “lo que” in Spanish, without confusing it with “el que” and “la que”? And when should you use “qué” instead? Let’s dive into all the ways you can say “what” and “the one that” in Spanish. We’ll also learn how to use bueno and bien. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/29

Apr 27, 202325 minEp. 29

28: Mi, tu, su: Spanish possessive adjectives

Let’s learn how to use “mi”, “su”, “tu”, and “nuestro” before Spanish nouns. We’ll also get some practice with new conjunctions, including “pero” and “cuando”. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/28

Apr 26, 202322 minEp. 28

27: Using Subjunctive to Express Concepts in Spanish

Spanish subjunctives are often used to express abstract concepts such as intentions and emotions. Let’s learn some sentence templates for this, and we’ll practice them using the subjunctives of Ser and Estar. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/27

Apr 25, 202320 minEp. 27

26: How To Use Subjunctives in Spanish

Spanish subjunctives don’t have to be hard! Let’s learn the most common uses of Spanish subjunctives to indicate intention. We’ll get lots of practice using the subjunctives of Ser and Estar in a variety of sentences. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/26

Apr 24, 202329 minEp. 26

25: Practice Ser and Estar

Let’s practice Ser, Estar, and all the essential Spanish we’ve learned. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/25

Apr 21, 202312 minEp. 25

24: Ser vs Estar Spanish Practice

Ser and Estar both translate as “to be” in English, but as you now know, the translation isn’t perfect! Let’s practice choosing the right verb, and the right conjugation, using some serious Spanish quizzing. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/24

Apr 20, 202321 minEp. 24

23: Estar’s stabby past tense

Time for the past tense of Estar! Learn and practice estaba, estabas, and the other imperfect past forms of Estar. We’ll also work on some advanced uses of Estar, including how to use this linking verb at the end of a sentence. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/23

Apr 19, 202318 minEp. 23

22: Estar (and the magic wands)

Learn the Spanish verb Estar, using a memory palace! We’ll also talk about some ways you can use this “to be” verb, in contrast with how we’ve been using Ser. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/22

Apr 18, 202324 minEp. 22

21: How to use “usted” in Spanish

Usted vs tú: Why are there two words for “you” in Spanish? Today we’ll learn how to use usted and practice it in a bunch of Spanish sentence contexts. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/21 .

Apr 17, 202315 minEp. 21

20: Spanish fluency, after a lifetime of trying!

Mike became fluent in Spanish after a lifetime of trying — in this episode we’ll talk about how he did it, and we’ll practice all of the Spanish skills we’ve learned up to this point with a comprehensive quiz. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/20 .

Apr 14, 202316 minEp. 20

19: Ser: Advanced Use as a Linking Verb

The verb Ser is used in a lot of complex ways. Let’s practice some new sentence templates for this linking verb as we become more and more fluent with our present and past conjugations of Ser. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/19 .

Apr 13, 202322 minEp. 19

18: Ser, past tense conjugations

Let’s learn the past-tense forms of Ser, using a memory palace! Today we’ll also discuss our 3-step method for learning Spanish verb conjugations so that you can use them fluently. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/18 .

Apr 12, 202321 minEp. 18
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