2.3: Language & cultural notes

2.3: Language & cultural notes

Author: Live Lingua July 8, 2021 Duration: 2:50

¡Hola!  Welcome to m-episode 2.3 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.

 

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To understand a conversation in Spanish, you need to understand not only the language but also the culture.

In this m-episode, we talk about the language and cultural notes that came up in the conversation you heard in the previous m-episode.

 

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