Category: Spanish (UM)

• 15 vibrant Spanish podcasts to get you from B1 to B2

  

  So you’re ready to take your Spanish to the next level. But how do you go from following the gist to keeping up with the conversation? The answer is to find the podcasts that light you up. Here I’ve got a mega-selection of superb creations from Spain to Latin America, something for every taste. Upgrade…

  Lucy

  December 8, 2025

  Spanish, Spanish (UM)

  ¡Qué pasa! Podcast en español, B1 Spanish, B2 Spanish, Charla Hispanas podcast, Cocoloco Spanish podcast, Creepy en español podcast, Easy Spanish podcast, Español al vuelo podcast, Español con Juan, Español para vos, españolistos, españolistos podcast, hoy hablamos podcast, No hay tos podcast, notes in Spanish podcast, podcasts, podcasts to get to B2 Spanish, Radio Ambulante podcast, Spanish, Spanish Boost podcast, Spanish podcasts

• 9 fun games to improve your Spanish for A1-C1 learners

  

  Did you know that competition can sharpen your language skills by making you think faster, and eliminating hesitation over whether you’re right or not? This means that games are fertile ground for improving your Spanish quickly! Here are 9 of my favourites. ¡Ándale!

  Lucy

  April 7, 2025

  Spanish, Spanish (UM)

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• 9 surprising alternatives to Santa Claus from Western Europe that will enrich your Christmas and your understanding of your target culture

  

  Bored of the same old Santa Claus? Check out the diversity of Western European gift bearers here!

  Lucy

  December 2, 2024

  French (UM), German, German (UM), Italian (UM), Portuguese (UM), Spanish (UM)

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• 10 short and sweet subjunctive expressions you can memorise to sound more fluent in Spanish

  

  If the subjunctive in Spanish boggles you, then start small by memorising short phrases, and sound more fluent!

  Lucy

  February 13, 2024

  Spanish, Spanish (UM)

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• Why is “problema” masculine?: how to solve gender trouble in Spanish

  

  They taught you that words ending in “a” in Spanish are feminine, so what’s all the exceptions? Find out here.

  Lucy

  August 26, 2023

  Spanish, Spanish (UM)

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• 5 free ways to become the ultimate active listener when learning any foreign language

  

  Find listening in your target language really hard? Zone out when talking gets too quick? It’s time to learn how to be an active listener.

  Lucy

  May 20, 2023

  French, French (UM), German, German (UM), Italian, Italian (UM), more languages, Portuguese, Portuguese (UM), Spanish, Spanish (UM)

  A1, A2, active listening, audio books, B1, B2, chatterbug, eReaders Black Cat and Cideb, films, French, German, how to improve my listening in a foreign language, how to improve my listening skills, Italian, learn with songs, learning strategies, more languages, music, other languages, podcasts, Portuguese, Spanish, tv series, what is active listening, youtube

• 5 timeless video channels for A1-C1 Spanish learners

  

  Videos are a great support as you build your listening skills, thanks to

  Lucy

  May 9, 2023

  Spanish, Spanish (UM)

  A1 Spanish, A2 Spanish, B1 Spanish, B2 Spanish, bbc mundo, best youtubers for learning spanish, C1 Spanish, culture, dreaming spanish, fred lammie, French, happy learning espanol, learning strategies, videos for learning spanish

• 9 superb podcasts with free transcripts for A1-B2 Spanish learners

  

  Bored of listening to other people learn? Zone out when natives speak too quickly? Here are 7 podcasts that will actually improve your Spanish.

  Lucy

  May 2, 2023

  Spanish, Spanish (UM)

  active listening, concha, culture, duolingo podcast, la nota roja, learning strategies, podcasts, podcasts to improve your spanish, radio ambulante, se regalan dudas, Spanish, spanish podcasts for learners, un dia en espanol, unlimited spanish

• 6 simple steps to read effectively in a foreign language (A1-B1)

  

  Fall asleep any time you try to read in a foreign language? Or get red with rage with all those words you don’t know? The solution: follow these 6 steps.

  Lucy

  April 26, 2023

  French, French (UM), German, German (UM), Italian, Italian (UM), more languages, Portuguese, Portuguese (UM), Spanish, Spanish (UM)

  A1, A2, B1, black cat and cideb, bon patron, French, German, graded readers, Italian, italian checker, language tool, learning strategies, Portuguese, read in a foreign language, reading, reading skills in a foreign language, Spanish, spanish checker

• 7 Spanish and Latin American TV series worth watching

  

  Get exposure to a variety of accents in Spanish with this list of must-see series from Spain and various countries in Latin America.

  Lucy

  December 3, 2022

  Spanish, Spanish (UM)

  1994, culture, hispanophone, narcos, Netflix, Spanish, Spanish series, spanish tv series, tv, tv programmes for spanish learners, tv series for spanish learners, valeria, wrong side of the tracks