LearnCraft Spanish
Learn Spanish step by step with this podcast that teaches the top 1000 words making up 80% of Spanish. Starting with core grammar and common vocabulary, Timothy guides you through essential steps to speaking and understanding fluent Spanish. Aimed at serious learners who want deep connections with native speakers, it offers a rigorous journey to fluency.
Episodes
140: Practice Oír and Escuchar
Let's practice the verbs Oír and Escuchar, as well as everything else we've learned this week, using a big quiz. Try to predict the Spanish, and make sure to practice out loud! Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/140
139: Tren, barco, avión
Let's learn some fun nouns in Spanish, including the words for "train", "boat", "airplane", "movie", and "photo". We'll get lots of practice using these nouns in real Spanish sentences. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/139
138: Fácil, difícil
Let's learn some new adjectives in Spanish, including the words for "easy", "difficult", and "strong". Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/138
137: Escuchar vs Oír
What's the difference between Escuchar and Oír in Spanish? Let's learn the Spanish verb for "listen" and learn how to choose between Escuchar and Oír. We'll also learn the Spanish verb for "work". Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/137
136: Oír
Let's learn the Spanish verb Oír, which means "to hear". We'll also learn why this verb is sometimes used to say "hey!" in Spanish, and we'll get lots of practice using Oír in real-life Spanish sentences. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/136
135: Practice Parecer, Salir, and Llamar
Let's get lots of spoken practice with verbs Parecer, Salir, and Llamar, as well as our new numbers and everything else we've learned this week. Predict the Spanish and speak out loud! Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/135
134: Control, trato, and de hecho
Let's learn a few new abstract nouns in Spanish, including the words for "control", "deal", "treatment", and "fact". We'll get lots of spoken practice with these new words and some related idioms. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/134
133: How to add and subtract in Spanish
How do you say "plus" and "minus" in Spanish? Today we'll finish learning how to count to ten, plus we'll learn how to do math in Spanish so that we can say things like "two plus seven equals nine". Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/133
132: Salir
The verb Salir means "to exit", "to go out", or "to come out". Let's get lots of practice with the various uses of this versatile verb. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/132
131: Llamar and Parecer
Let's learn the Spanish verbs for "call" and "seem". We'll get lots of practice with all the common uses of Llamar, Llamarse, and Parecer. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/131
130: Practice Gustar Out Loud
Here's a spoken quiz to practice Gustar in real-life sentences, along with the other affective verbs Importar and Preocupar. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/130
129: Maestro vs Profesor
How do you say "teacher" in Spanish? Let's learn the difference between maestro and profesor. We'll also learn some other fun nouns for titles, including rey, presidente, and jefe. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/129
128: Joven y Viejo
Let's learn the Spanish adjectives for "young", "old", "important", "together", "bad", and "awesome". We'll get lots of spoken practice using these adjectives in real-life Spanish sentences. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/128
127: Preocupar and Preocuparse
Don't worry! After this episode you'll know how to talk about worrying in Spanish. Let's practice the Spanish verbs Preocupar and Preocuparse, and we'll get lots of spoken practice using these verbs in real-life Spanish sentence contexts. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/127
126: Gustar
Let's learn how to say "like" in Spanish. The verb Gustar works very differently in Spanish from the verb "like" in English, but after this episode, you'll be a master at using it with indirect objects. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/126
125: Practice Vivir, Mirar, and Necesitar
Let's practice the verbs Vivir, Mirar, and Necesitar, along with everything else we've learned this week, using a quiz. Speak out loud to practice! Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/125
124: How to say "o'clock" in Spanish
Let's learn some new Spanish nouns and idioms, including the idioms for "o'clock", "in the first place", and "that makes sense". Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/124
123: Cuatro, cinco, seis, and siete
Let's continue learning Spanish numbers! After this episode, you'll know how to count to seven in Spanish. We'll also get some good listening comprehension practice so that you can identify Spanish numbers when you hear them. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/123
122: Vivir
Let's learn and practice Vivir, the Spanish verb for "to live". This is our first regular verb ending in I-R, so it's going to help us conjugate lots of other verbs going forward! Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/122
121: Necesitar and Mirar
What's the difference between Mirar and Ver? And how do you know whether to use Necesitar, Deber, or Tener Que? Let's practice these verbs in real Spanish sentences. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/121
120: Practice Pensar and Creer
Let's get lots of practice with Pensar, Creer, and everything else we've learned this week. Speak along out loud! Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/120
119: Perro, café, and teléfono
Let's learn some fun nouns for physical items, including the words for "bed", "fire", "coffee", "telephone", and "dog". Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/119
118: Adjectives that use Ser and Estar
Some Spanish adjectives go with Estar, some go with Ser. And some go with both, but they change meanings based on the verb! Let's discuss the adjectives listo, claro, alto, and others, and get lots of practice using them with both Ser and Estar. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/118
117: Pensar
How do you say "think" in Spanish? Is it Pensar or Creer? Let's discuss these two verbs so that we can properly translate "think" from English into Spanish. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/117
116: Creer
The Spanish verb "creer" means "to believe", or in some cases, "to think". Let's practice Creer and all of its essential conjugations. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/116
115: Practice Dejar and Esperar
Let's use a quiz to practice everything we've been learning this week, including the verbs Dejar and Esperar, as well as all of our new adverbs, nouns, and idioms. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/115
114: Juego, realidad, lista, and other nouns
Let's learn some more important Spanish nouns! Today we'll learn the words for "game", "reality", "safety", and "list", among others. We'll also learn and practice some new idioms. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/114
113: More Essential Spanish Adverbs
Let's learn more essential Spanish adverbs, including peor, rápido, and primero. We'll also get lots of practice using these adverbs in real-life sentence contexts. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/113
112: Esperar
Let's learn the Spanish verb Esperar so that we can talk about "hoping" and "waiting" in Spanish. Speak along to get lots of out-loud practice with the verb Esperar! Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/112
111: Dejar
The Spanish verb Dejar means a variety of things, including "to leave" and "to let". Let's learn this verb's common forms and practice it in a variety of real-life Spanish sentences. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/111
110: Practice Deber
Let's practice Deber out loud using a big quiz that covers everything we've learned this week. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/110
109: Calle, pueblo, ciudad, mundo
Let's learn Spanish nouns for locations, including the words for "street", "town", "city", and "world". Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/109
108: Allí, allá, arriba, and adelante
Why does Spanish have three different words that mean "there"? Let's explore a bunch of Spanish adverbs that reference location, including allí, allá, arriba, adelante, and atrás. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/108
107: How to say "should" in Spanish
How do you say "should" in Spanish? Let's keep working on the verb Deber, and we'll learn how to use forms like debería to say "should", "shouldn't", and things like that. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/107
106: Deber and regular ER verbs
Let's start learning the verb Deber, which means *something* like "must". This verb will also help us conjugate regular verbs that end with ER, so this episode lays a great foundation for conjugating lots more verbs! Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/106
105: Practice Hablar and Pasar
Let's use a quiz to get lots of spoken practice with Hablar, Pasar, and everything else we learned this week. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/105
104: Fin, muerte, número, and other nouns
Let's learn the Spanish nouns for "end", "ending", "number", "couple", and many others. We'll also get lots of spoken practice putting these new nouns in real sentences. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/104
103: Spanish Interjections
How do you say "um" in Spanish? Or how about "yikes" or "all right"? Let's learn some of the most common Spanish interjections and get practice using them in context! Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/103
102: Pasar
The Spanish verb Pasar means "to pass" or "to happen". This verb is conjugated exactly like Hablar, yesterday's verb. Let's learn all about Pasar and get lots of practice using it in context. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/102
101: Hablar
Hablar is the Spanish verb for "to speak" or "to talk". Let's learn Hablar and all of its conjugations, including the present, past, future, and subjunctive. We'll also get lots of practice using Hablar in real sentence contexts. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/101
100: No more Spanglish!
Let's practice our Spanish, including our new verbs Ver and Venir and our new nouns. All of today's sentence examples will be entirely in Spanish, as will all of our Spanish practice on the rest of this podcast! Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/100
99: Agua, dinero, auto
Let's learn some fun Spanish nouns, including words for "water", "money", "car", and "light". We'll also get lots of good spoken practice with these new words. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/99
98: Indefinite Adjectives
Alguno, ninguno, suficiente, demasiado… let's learn and practice Spanish indefinite adjectives so that we can say things like "some", "none", "enough", "too much", and "each". Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/98
97: Venir
The Spanish verb Venir means "to come". Let's learn Venir and all of its essential conjugations, so we can say things like "come here", "they came yesterday", and "she wants to come to my party". Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/97
96: Ver
How do you talk about "seeing" things in Spanish? Let's learn the verb Ver and all of its essential conjugations, so we can say things like "I see", "they saw", and "let's see". Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/96
95: Practice Poner and Suponer
Let's practice Poner and Suponer, including Suponerse and the idiom por supuesto, using a big quiz. Speak along to practice out loud! Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/95
94: Clase, paz, amor, and Suponer
Let's learn how to say "I guess" in Spanish, as well as several essential nouns, including the words for "class", "love", "fear", and "peace. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/94
93: Casi, igual, quizás, and other Spanish adverbs
There are a lot of Spanish adverbs that talk about whether or not something is true — or whether it *might* be true. Let's learn words for "maybe", "almost", "really", and several more. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/93
92: ¡Ponte feliz!
Let's keep working on Poner and Ponerse. We'll practice the preterite (puse, puso, pusiste, etc.) as well as the subjunctive forms, imperatives, and contractions. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/92
91: Poner
Let's work on the verb Poner, which means "to put", and Ponerse, which can be used in a variety of ways. We'll get lots of spoken practice with poner, puesto, pongo, pone, pones, ponen, and ponemos. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/91
90: Practice Dar
Practice the Spanish verb Dar out loud, in a variety of sentence contexts, by speaking along with today's episode. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/90
89: Cuerpo, manos, ojos, and cabeza
Let's learn some body parts in Spanish! The most commonly mention parts of the body include "hands", "head", "heart", "eyes". Let's learn these and several more Spanish nouns, and we'll also get lots of spoken practice with them in context. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/89
88: Aunque, cual, pues
Spanish connecting words can be tricky, but we'll get lots of practice with them in today's episode! Let's work on the words aunque, cual, pues, mientras, and several others, and quiz them in lots of spoken practice. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/88
87: Di, dio, daré
Let's keep working on Dar — we'll practice the preterite (di, dio, dieron, etc.) as well as the subjunctive forms, imperatives, and contractions. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/87
86: Dar
The Spanish verb Dar means "to give". Let's practice the present tense and unconjugated forms (dar, dado, and dando). Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/86
85: Practice using the Spanish verb Decir
Here's a quiz to practice Decir, out loud, in a wide variety of sentence contexts. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/85
84: Ayuda, camino, pregunta
Let's learn some abstract nouns in Spanish, including the words for "question", "help", and "opportunity". Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/84
83: Hoy, mañana, ayer
Let's learn some adverbs related to time, including the words for "today", "tomorrow", "yesterday", and "still". Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/83
82: Decir in the past
Let's conjugate Decir in the past, as well as learn Decir's imperatives, so that we can say things like "I said it", "she will say something", and "tell him this". Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/82
81: Decir
Let's learn the Spanish verb Decir, which means "to say" or "to tell". We'll get lots of practice using Decir out loud in a variety of sentences, with both direct and indirect objects! Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/81
80: Practice Saber
Let's get lots of spoken practice with the Spanish verb Saber, in all its conjugations and nuanced uses! Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/80
79: How to talk about family in Spanish
Let's learn the most common Spanish words for family members, including, "brother", "sister", "mother", and "father". We'll also get lots of spoken practice with all these words. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/79
78: Desde, sin, sobre, and hace
Let's learn the last of our essential pronouns, including sin, sobre, desde, hace, and contra. We'll also practice the possessive pronouns mío, tuyo, and suyo. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/78
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
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
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
74: Nombre, tipo, historia, and other Spanish abstract nouns
Let's practice some common Spanish abstract nouns, including nombre, tipo, historia, and poco. Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/74
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
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
ep #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
70: Practice Poder
Let's practice 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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