Beginner Spanish with Spanish Obsessed

Spanish Obsessed

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Episodes 52

Avg. Duration 14m

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Since Feb 2013

Latest Episode May 2025

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Every 2 Weeks

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Episodic

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About This Podcast

Beginner Spanish from Rob and Liz of Spanish Obsessed. Couple Liz and Rob (Colombian and English) teach and discuss a range of Spanish phrases, vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation - giving you the real Spanish as it's used around the world today. Engaging and lively conversation around a range of topics, equipping you with the Spanish you need to navigate through a variety of situations, from ordering different types of coffee to telling your significant you love them in 6 different ways! We update weekly, so be sure to subscribe using the button on the left to stay up to date. Also, check out our world of Spanish material, articles, and general Spanish love at SpanishObsessed.com!

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Recent Episodes

Beginners 52: City vs country living

May 06, 2025 23m

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…

Beginners 51: The car crash

Apr 07, 2025 25m

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

Beginners 50 - Telling a story with the past tense(s)

Mar 28, 2025 23m

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…

Beginners 49: The indefinido (part 1)

May 30, 2024 20m

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

Beginners 48 - Imperfect "triggers"

May 24, 2024 17m

Learn some handy "triggers" that often indicate the imperfect

Beginners 47: Ser and Ir in the imperfect

Apr 25, 2024 20m

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.

Beginners 46: A brief overview of the past tenses

Apr 18, 2024 16m

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?

Beginners 45: Relationships and talking about your civil status

Apr 11, 2024 12m

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.

Beginners 44: Exclamations

Apr 04, 2024 13m

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

Beginners 43: Having a good time

Mar 14, 2024 9m

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

Beginners 42: Getting on with people

Mar 07, 2024 15m

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…

Beginners 41: Using "desde hace" to talk about what you've been doing

Feb 29, 2024 13m

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!

Beginners 40: Telling stories with the present tense

Feb 22, 2024 11m

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!

Beginners 39: Negotiating prices

Feb 15, 2024 17m

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

Beginners 38: Clothes shopping

Feb 10, 2024 14m

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

Beginners 37: Hablar, decir, and contar

Oct 24, 2023 12m

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

Beginners 36: Saber vs Conocer

Aug 29, 2023 15m

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.

Beginners 35: "Reverse construction" verbs

Dec 02, 2021 10m

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.

Beginners 34: Dedicar and dedicarse

May 19, 2021 9m

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

Beginners 33: Uses of "tener"

Apr 22, 2021 11m

"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!

Frequently Asked Questions

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Beginner Spanish with Spanish Obsessed has published 52 episodes since February 2013, covering topics in Education, Language Learning.

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Beginner Spanish with Spanish Obsessed is currently dormant with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 14m.