Beginner Spanish with Spanish Obsessed

Discover how to express missing people and places in Spanish in our episode "Missing Things: City vs Countryside." Learn three authentic expressions—"extrañar," "echar de menos," and "hacer falta"—through a natural conversation about life in Colombia's bustling capital versus its peaceful coffee region. Perfect for beginners who want to sound more natural when expressing emotions in Spanish!

Lis tells us about her car crash in the centre of Bogotá. Learn how to describe accidents, and unexpected events in Spanish.

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!

An introduction to using the other preterite tense, the "indefinido".

Learn some handy "triggers" that often indicate the imperfect

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.

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?

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.

Learn 3 structures for exclamations, all using the word "qué"

Learn how to use "pasárselo" and "pasársela" to talk about how you spend your time

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!).

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!

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!

How to get a discount in Spanish - make sure you ask three times using the phrases you learn in this episode!

Learn useful phrases to help you go clothes shopping, with verbs like "quedar" and "medirse".

Learn to tell the difference between "hablar", "decir" and "contar" - three commonly confused verbs in Spanish.

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.

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.

Learn how to use the verbs dedicar and dedicarse to talk about your jobs, passions, and life.

"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!

Learn how to use "aconsejar" and "consejo"

Learn how to use the handy verb "llevar" to say how long you've been doing something. Plus, four ways to say "lockdown"...!

Learn a few Spanish jokes, guaranteed to make your audience groan.

All about those little things that you can say to structure a story, and bring it to life.

Learn all about those little phrases and words which Spanish speakers use to keep conversations going, show their understanding, interrupt people, and more!

Learn useful verbs and constructions to help solve problems

Learn some of the tell-tale signs of a learner Spanish accent

We cover some useful and authentic ways of paying someone a compliment in Spanish

Specific language you can use for when you need to make an excuse in Spanish

Learn different ways and structures that you can ask for favours in Spanish

We explore 6 common and useful Spanish proverbs that you can start using in your conversations right away

Rob and Lis both tell a story about their experiences of dealing with the authorities, in Spain and Colombia. This lesson is focused on comprehension, so be sure to follow along with the transcript if you struggle.

Learn important vocabulary and phrases for when you are out and about on the roads in Spain and Latin America.

Learn the subtle art of complaining in Spanish

Learn the vocabulary and phrases you’ll need should you ever have to pay a visit to the doctor or pharmacy.

Learn the latest Spanish vocabulary around social networks, and communication in the digital age. How are social networks changing Spanish (as well as English)? How do you say "update", "upload", "download", "tag", and other important "digital verbs"? What is "a like" in Spanish?

One thing that we’ve noticed since living together is how different we feel about mornings and evenings. Liz is a morning person, and Rob is definitely not…

Building on our previous podcast about how to tell the time, we now give you a few ways that you can arrange to meet with someone. We also take a quick look at the conditional.

Learn how to tell the time in Spanish, along with other time related phrases.

Using "adverbs of frequency" to talk about how often you do things, how to ask "how often", and using the incredibly useful verb "soler"

Useful phrases for some of the most intense "conversations" you can have: arguments! Tempers may be running high, so it's always good to have a stock of phrases that you can fall back in should you ever be unfortunate enough to have an argument with a Latino/a or Spaniard!

Learn vocabulary related to money – how to ask about prices, how to actually say prices (numbers do come in handy!), as well as a few other money related phrases!

Learn about using reflexive verb "sentirse" to describe your emotions, and how to use other constructions with "dar" and "poner" to describe how things make you feel.

Spanish phrases for going out and socialising

How to talk about playing and watching sports in Spanish

Vocab, phrases and Spanish conversation all about family.

We talk about our recent move

All about "el dia de San Valentin", where love is in the air and we teach all about romantic Spanish. Learn phrases and terms for referring to your significant other, love idioms, and much more.

Rob and Liz are "enfermos" (ill)! They talk (moan) about their illnesses, and what they're going to do about it. Learn different ways of saying "I have a cold", "head ache", "stomach ache", "back ache", or anything-ache! How to cure your cold with vitamins, hot drinks, and staying at home.

Learn about different types of transport in Spanish, including a few methods which are unique to Colombia! You'll learn: Different methods of transport, cardinal numbers (first, second, third, etc), the "masculine problem" (you'll see what we mean).