1.1: Introduction + Objectives

1.1: Introduction + Objectives

Author: Live Lingua April 10, 2024 Duration: 1:14

Welcome to the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast!

This unit is made up of 15 episodes that take from 1 to 5 minutes.

That way, you can go back and review the parts that you've missed without having to go through a whole 45-minute class.

The goal of Unit 1 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast is to learn how to introduce yourself and others in Spanish.

In this unit of the podcast, you'll learn how to greet others, respond to others when they greet you, introduce yourself and others, and respond when others introduce themselves to you.

This episode introduces the podcast and its format, and will get you prepared for Unit 1, where you will learn how to introduce yourself and others in Spanish.

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Podcast Episodes
2.20 — Conversation About Where You Live [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 0:50
This m-episode reviews the first conversation we covered in Unit 2 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. By now, you should be able to understand the conversation and answer the questions for yourself! If not, time to revi…
2.17 – Ask, "Where Are You From" Formal vs Informal [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:03
There are three ways to ask someone in Latin America where they are from. There are two ways to ask an individual -- a formal and informal way, and one way to ask a group. This m-episode covers all three situations and t…
2.16 – Bring It Together [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:32
This m-episode uses what you learned in the previous exercises in this unit to translate the following English phrases into Spanish. By the end of this, you should be able to answer a basic question about the weather in…
2.15 – Answer, "How Is The Weather In . . ." [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:34
In this m-episode, we're going to ask you about the weather where you live, and you will learn how to answer the question for yourself and for a group. We'll cover basic yes or no questions about the weather that people…
2.14 – Make It A Statement or a Question in Spanish [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:02
To ask somebody about whether it is hot or cold in a certain place you use the same phrase as you would if you were simply telling them the information. This m-episode covers how to do just that, explaining how to emphas…
2.11 – Answering "Do You Like . . ." [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:12
In this m-episode, we're going to cover how to talk about whether or not you like where you live, and how to answer that question both individually and for a group. You'll work through exercises and examples.