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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

77: Supe, sabrá, haya, and hubiera

Let’s learn the rest of our conjugations of Saber, as well as a few new conjugations of Haber, including the subjunctive and the preterite. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/77

Jul 04, 202340 minEp. 77

76: Saber

The Spanish verb Saber means “to know”. Let’s learn saber, sabido, sé, sabe, sabes, saben, and sabemos . We’ll also get lots of practice using this verb out loud. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/76

Jul 03, 202321 minEp. 76

75: Practice Querer out loud

In this episode we’ll practice the verb Querer, in all of its essential conjugations, with an extensive quiz. Practice along out loud! Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/75

Jun 30, 202327 minEp. 75

73: Spanish adjectives: Nuevo, menos, muerto, vivo

Let’s learn some essential Spanish adjectives, such as nuevo, menos, muerto , and vivo . We’ll get lots of practice with these, including the nuances of when to use adjectives with Ser versus with Estar. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/73

Jun 28, 202326 minEp. 73

72: Spanish for “loved” and “wanted”

Let’s conjugate Querer in the past! We’ll learn how to say “wanted”, “loved”, and a version of the word “meant” in Spanish. We’ll also work on Querer’s many subjunctive forms, which are more common than you might expect. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/72

Jun 27, 202328 minEp. 72

71: Querer: “want” and “love”

Let’s learn the Spanish verb Querer, which means “to want” and “to love”. We’ll practice using the unconjugated forms ( querer and querido ), along with all the present-tense forms ( quiero , quiere , quieres , quieren , and queremos ). Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/71...

Jun 26, 202322 minEp. 71

70: Practice Poder

Let’spractice saying things like “can”, “can’t”, “could”, and “couldn’t” in Spanish, in real-life contexts. Quiz and speak along. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/70

Jun 23, 202333 minEp. 70

69: Hora, minuto, semana, y mes

Spanish has a lot of nouns for time. Let’s learn the words for “hour”, “minute”, “week”, “month”, and many more. We’ll also learn how to talk about clock time in Spanish, such as how to say “one o’clock” or “three o’clock”. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/69

Jun 22, 202323 minEp. 69

68: Spanish adjectives: Feliz, mismo, seguro

Today we’ll learn some Spanish adjectives, including feliz, mismo, seguro, and claro . These are very frequent adjectives that you’ll encounter in just about every Spanish conversation. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/68

Jun 21, 202333 minEp. 68

67: How to say “could” in Spanish

Let’s learn the rest of the essential conjugations of Poder, including the past tense, the future tense, and the subjunctive, so that we can say “was able”, “will be able”, “would be able”, and “could”. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/67

Jun 20, 202322 minEp. 67

66: Poder

How do you say “can” in Spanish? Today we’ll explore the verb Poder and start using it to say “can”, “can’t”, and “might” in Spanish. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/66

Jun 19, 202326 minEp. 66

65: Practice Hacer

Let’s get some good spoken practice with all the conjugations of Hacer, along with all the other Spanish we’ve learned recently on the podcast. Try to answer all the quiz questions out loud! Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/65

Jun 16, 202326 minEp. 65

64: Problema, trabajo, razón, and idea

The most common Spanish nouns aren’t physical objects — they’re abstract ideas, such as problema, trabajo, razón, and idea. Let’s learn and practice several Spanish abstract nouns. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/64

Jun 15, 202331 minEp. 64

63: Redundant Indirect Objects

Why does Spanish use the phrases “ se lo ” and “ se la ” so often? And when does le turn into se ? Let’s explore some advanced uses of Spanish indirect objects. We’ll also get lots of practice using the “redundant a ” and putting our object pronouns in the right order in Spanish sentences. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/63...

Jun 14, 202329 minEp. 63

62: How to conjugate Hacer

Let’s learn the rest of the essential forms of Hacer, including the imperfect past (such as hacía ), the preterite (such as hice ), the future (such as haré ), and the subjunctive (such as haga ). We’ll also explore verb contractions, such as hacerlo and hazlo . Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/62...

Jun 13, 202332 minEp. 62

61: Hacer - “to do” or “to make”

The Spanish verb Hacer means both “to do” and “to make”. Let’s practice its present-tense forms, hago, hace, haces, hacen, and hacemos, as well as the unconjugated forms. We’ll also practice Hacerse, which roughly means “to become”. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/61

Jun 12, 202323 minEp. 61

60: Practice fue, fui, and fuera

Today we’ll get lots of out-loud practice with some of the trickiest forms of Ser and Ir, such as fue, fui, fuiste, fueron, fuimos, and fuera. We’ll also learn some new ways that you can use todo. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/60

Jun 09, 202327 minEp. 60

59: Porque and Hasta

What’s the difference between “because” and “because of” in Spanish? Let’s talk about porque versus por, as well as the several different meanings of hasta. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/59

Jun 08, 202333 minEp. 59

58: Fuera and other past tense subjunctives

Why does Spanish have a past tense subjunctive — and will you ever need it? Let’s learn how to use fuera, estuviera, and tuviera. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/58

Jun 07, 202323 minEp. 58

57: Ser, the preterite tense

How do you use fui, fue, fuiste, fueron, and fuimos as forms of Ser? Let’s learn how to use Ser’s preterite tense — which looks and sounds exactly like the preterite tense of Ir! Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/57

Jun 06, 202314 minEp. 57

56: The Spanish personal “a”

Why does the Spanish preposition “a” appear right before some direct objects? Let’s practice using the personal “a” in Spanish sentences. We’ll also learn a couple of new idioms involving other Spanish prepositions. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/56

Jun 05, 202320 minEp. 56

55: Spanish Imperative Practice

Let’s practice using Spanish imperatives out loud! Here’s a spoken quiz to give you a variety of ways to practice imperative terms such as vete, váyase, ten, and tenga. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/55

Jun 02, 202313 minEp. 55

54: Spanish imperatives

Spanish imperatives can be tricky, especially some of the most-used imperatives such as ve, ten, and váyase. Let’s learn both the positive and negative imperatives of Ir, Irse, and Tener — and get lots of practice using them in context. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/54

Jun 01, 202336 minEp. 54

53: How to express obligation in Spanish

How do you use Tener and Haber to talk about obligations, such as “I had to do that” and “someone needs to do it”? Let’s explore the Tener + que and Haber + que constructions that Spanish uses to express obligation. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/53

May 31, 202322 minEp. 53

52: How to say “had” in Spanish

The Spanish verb Tener has a lot of conjugations — let’s learn the many ways this verb is used, including the preterite, imperfect past tense, future, and subjunctive. We’ll also get a lot of spoken practice using Tener in context. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/52

May 30, 202324 minEp. 52

51: Tener

Tener and Haber are the two ways to say “have” in Spanish. Let’s start learning Tener and practice using the present tense conjugations (tengo, tiene, tienes, tienen, and tenemos). Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/51

May 29, 202318 minEp. 51

50: Idioms

Sometimes words don’t mean what they seem to mean! Let’s use our Spanish vocabulary to create new meanings by combining them into non-literal phrases we call idioms — such as ya que and ya está. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/50

May 26, 202331 minEp. 50

49 : Spanish Adverbs

Where, when, how, and how much? Let’s learn how to ask some common questions in Spanish, as well as the adverbs you can use to answer them! Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/49

May 25, 202320 minEp. 49

48: Hay and greetings

Buenos días, buenas tardes, buenas noches! In this episode we’ll cover some essential greetings and polite terms in Spanish, such as gracias and de nada. We’ll also discuss how to use Haber to talk about existence, using words like hay and había. Practice all of today’s Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/48

May 24, 202319 minEp. 48
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