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Learn Spanish for Beginners A0-A1 | Daily News Class in Simple Spanish, Explained in English

Learn Spanish for Beginners A0-A1 | Daily News Class in Simple Spanish, Explained in English
A daily Spanish class for complete beginners (A0–A1) built around a real news story each morning. The host reads one short story slowly in simple Spanish and then breaks it down line by line with English explanations alongside. Every episode comes with a free page containing the full Spanish transcript, an English translation, the day's vocabulary, one grammar point and a short quiz. Episodes are also available as video for learners whose podcast app does not display them. There is no fixed order, so listeners can start with any day's class.
Episodes

Trump bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House | Beginner Spanish class Nº067
Today's story: Trump bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.Today's headline in Spanish: Trump prohíbe a CNN, MS NOW y Politico en la Casa Blanca(00:00) Welcome and today's headline(00:31) Three more stories today(01:38) Today's headline, slowly(02:27) Losing something(03:10) Saying no(04:03) Testing freed

The UN sees possible war crimes in US attacks in Iran. | Beginner Spanish class Nº066
Today's story: The UN sees possible war crimes in US attacks in Iran.. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.Today's headline in Spanish: La ONU ve posibles crímenes de guerra en ataques de EE. UU. en Irán.(00:00) Welcome and today's headline(00:34) Three more stories today(01:36) Today's headline, slowly(02:24) Publicar in the present(03:02) A target of a

The US House of Representatives passed a sanctions bill against Russi | Beginner Spanish class Nº065
Today's story: The US House of Representatives passed a sanctions bill against Russia and Iran.. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.Today's headline in Spanish: La Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos aprobó un proyecto de sanciones contra Rusia e Irán(00:00) Welcome and today's headline(00:34) Three more stories today(01:28) Today's headline, slo

John Healey is speaking in Canada about a new defence bank | Beginner Spanish class Nº064
Today's story: John Healey is speaking in Canada about a new defence bank. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.Today's headline in Spanish: John Healey habla en Canadá sobre un nuevo banco de defensa(00:00) Welcome and today's headline(00:33) Three more stories today(01:33) Today's headline, slowly(02:19) Meeting people(03:07) Money for defence(04:02) Me

Valve, a games company launches Steam Frame | Beginner Spanish class Nº063
Today's story: Valve, a games company launches Steam Frame. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.Today's headline in Spanish: Valve, empresa de juegos, lanza Steam Frame(00:00) Welcome and today's headline(00:31) Three more stories today(01:40) Today's headline, slowly(02:27) Present tense forms(03:15) Using the device(03:53) Price words(04:24) Today's gr

Russian drone hits a Ukrainian train near the border | Beginner Spanish class Nº062
Today's story: Russian drone hits a Ukrainian train near the border. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.Today's headline in Spanish: Dron ruso golpea un tren ucraniano cerca de la frontera(00:00) Welcome and today's headline(00:31) Three more stories today(01:47) Today's headline, slowly(02:33) Hit(03:20) People on the train(04:16) Injuries and being hu

Dario Amodei boss of Anthropic asks for AI to be slowed down | Beginner Spanish class Nº061
Today's story: Dario Amodei boss of Anthropic asks for AI to be slowed down. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.Today's headline in Spanish: Dario Amodei, jefe de Anthropic, pide frenar la IA(00:00) Welcome and today's headline(00:34) Three more stories today(01:37) Today's headline, slowly(02:29) Forms of pedir(03:02) Talking about risks(03:45) Having

Inflation in the US stays at 3.4% in August | Beginner Spanish class Nº060
Today's story: Inflation in the US stays at 3.4% in August. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.Today's headline in Spanish: La inflación en EE. UU. sigue en 3,4% en agosto(00:00) Welcome and today's headline(00:33) Three more stories today(01:44) Today's headline, slowly(02:33) The verb form(03:18) Prices going up(04:14) Making something more expensive(

OpenAI launches ChatGPT for finance in the United States | Beginner Spanish class Nº059
Today's story: OpenAI launches ChatGPT for finance in the United States. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.Today's headline in Spanish: OpenAI lanza ChatGPT para finanzas en Estados Unidos(00:00) Welcome and today's headline(00:34) Three more stories today(01:47) Today's headline, slowly(02:37) Working now(03:32) Searching and data(04:18) Wanting and m

Hollywood sets a record for summer box office in the United States | Beginner Spanish class Nº058
Today's story: Hollywood sets a record for summer box office in the United States. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.Today's headline in Spanish: Hollywood bate un récord de taquilla de verano en Estados Unidos(00:00) Welcome and today's headline(00:33) Three more stories today(01:42) Today's headline, slowly(02:33) Reaching(03:21) There was(04:08) Pas

Matt Clifford leaves Aria amid concerns about Anthropic | Beginner Spanish class Nº057
Today's story: Matt Clifford leaves Aria amid concerns about Anthropic. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.Today's headline in Spanish: Matt Clifford deja Aria por dudas sobre Anthropic(00:00) Welcome and today's headline(00:35) Three more stories today(01:53) Today's headline, slowly(02:41) The verb dejar(03:26) A company(04:10) Staying in a job(05:17)

Zheng Qinwen tennis player reaches the quarter-finals in the United S | Beginner Spanish class Nº056
Today's story: Zheng Qinwen tennis player reaches the quarter-finals in the United States. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.Today's headline in Spanish: Zheng Qinwen, tenista, llega a cuartos en Estados Unidos(00:00) Welcome and today's headline(00:34) Three more stories today(01:40) Today's headline, slowly(02:30) Winning in the present(03:13) One af

The UK government blocks a bailout for Jaguar Land Rover | Beginner Spanish class Nº055
Today's story: The UK government blocks a bailout for Jaguar Land Rover. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.Today's headline in Spanish: El gobierno del Reino Unido bloquea un rescate para Jaguar Land Rover(00:00) Welcome and today's headline(00:36) Three more stories today(01:44) Today's headline, slowly(02:37) Present tense forms(03:08) Plans and comp

GM and Ford are expanding their move in the United States | Beginner Spanish class Nº054
Today's story: GM and Ford are expanding their move in the United States. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.Today's headline in Spanish: GM y Ford amplían su giro en Estados Unidos(00:00) Welcome and today's headline(00:35) Three more stories today(01:48) Today's headline, slowly(02:37) The verb buscar(03:28) Time words(04:26) Spending and already(05:2

Nigel Farage the leader of Reform UK agrees a plan with the National | Beginner Spanish class Nº053
Today's story: Nigel Farage the leader of Reform UK agrees a plan with the National Rally. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.Today's headline in Spanish: Nigel Farage, líder de Reform UK, acuerda un plan con la Agrupación Nacional(00:00) Welcome and today's headline(00:34) Three more stories today(01:45) Today's headline, slowly(02:42) Signing in the p

Trump casts doubt on US support for the United Kingdom over the Falkl | Beginner Spanish class Nº052
Today's story: Trump casts doubt on US support for the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.Today's headline in Spanish: Trump pone en duda el apoyo de Estados Unidos al Reino Unido por las Malvinas(00:00) Welcome and today's headline(00:36) Three more stories today(01:56) Today's headline, slowly(02:52) Putting w

The British government sees them rise again bond yields | Beginner Spanish class Nº051
Today's story: The British government sees them rise again bond yields. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.Today's headline in Spanish: El gobierno británico ve subir otra vez los bonos(00:00) Welcome and today's headline(00:32) Three more stories today(01:41) Today's headline, slowly(02:30) Subir: present tense(03:19) Sentence 2: porque(04:09) Sentence

Andy Burnham promises more power for the regions | Beginner Spanish class Nº050
Today's story: Andy Burnham promises more power for the regions. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.Today's headline in Spanish: Andy Burnham promete más poder para las regiones(00:00) Welcome and today's headline(00:36) Three more stories today(01:59) Today's headline, slowly(02:47) Hacer: present tense(03:38) Sentence 2: después de(04:33) Sentence 4:

Saka scores and Arsenal wins in England | Beginner Spanish class Nº049
Today's story: Saka scores and Arsenal wins in England. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.Today's headline in Spanish: Saka marca y Arsenal gana en Inglaterra(00:00) Welcome and today's headline(00:35) Three more stories today(02:01) Today's headline, slowly(02:47) ganar: present tense(03:29) Sentence 2: marcó(04:16) Sentence 4: marcó(05:24) The story

Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario backs the name of Lake Ontario | Beginner Spanish class Nº048
Today's story: Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario backs the name of Lake Ontario. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.Today's headline in Spanish: Doug Ford, primer ministro de Ontario, apoya el nombre del lago Ontario(00:00) Welcome and today's headline(00:33) Three more stories today(01:48) Today's headline, slowly(02:37) usar: six present forms(03:16)

Austrian police are looking for two suspects in a diamond theft in… | Beginner Spanish class Nº047
Today's story: Austrian police are looking for two suspects in a diamond theft in Vienna. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.Today's headline in Spanish: La policía de Austria busca a dos sospechosos por un robo de diamantes en Viena(00:00) Welcome and today's headline(00:36) Three more stories today(02:00) Today's headline, slowly(02:53) Publicar - pre
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