3.2: Conversation about work & family

3.2: Conversation about work & family

Author: Live Lingua May 22, 2024 Duration: 0:53

This 2nd-episode is a basic overview of how to talk about work and family in Spanish. It is a conversation between Mrs. Laura Ramirez & Michael Smith. They have just met and are getting to know each other.


Join Ray as he navigates the practical side of picking up a new language in Learn Spanish with Live Lingua. This isn't about dry grammar drills; it's built around the actual phrases and exchanges you'd encounter while traveling or engaging with different cultures. Each mini-episode focuses on breaking down a real-world conversation, making the structure and nuance of Spanish more accessible and less intimidating. You'll hear the dialogue at pace, then get a slowed-down, piece-by-piece explanation that clarifies why things are said a certain way. The goal is to build comprehension and confidence for everyday situations, whether you're ordering in a restaurant, asking for directions, or having a simple chat with a neighbor. Produced by Live Lingua, this podcast turns short, focused listening sessions into tangible progress, connecting language learning directly to the places and societies where it's spoken. It’s a straightforward companion for fitting practice into a busy day, emphasizing useful, immediate understanding over perfection.
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7.13: Visualization practice - Negotiating for souvenirs [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:33
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7.12: Conversation - Negotiating for souvenirs (review) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:13
What happens when the conversation flows back and forth during a market negotiation? After practicing through this m-episode you will be able to successfully negotiate your way through a negotiation in a Latin American m…
7.11: Bring it all together - Negotiating for souvenirs [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:48
This m-episode brings together everything you have learned about negotiating for souvenirs in Latin American markets. By now, you should have the terms and sentence structure down to go to a market and come away with the…
7.10: Asking for a lower prices [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:25
We're going to put you into a (hypothetical) situation in this exercise. The seller is going to give you a price for an item that you would like to buy. It costs too much -- and you should ask for a price 100 pesos less…
7.8: Asking "How much for these or those?" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:29
The third part of our "negotiating" series will make you a master negotiator at Latin American markets (after a bit of practice, of course). The final thing we need to add, building on the last two m-episodes, is asking…
7.7 – Asking "How much for that?" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:06
Here we are going to build on what you learned in the past m-episode to boost your negotiating skills even further. In the previous episode you learned how to ask "How much for this?" Now, we are going to learn how to as…
7.6: Asking "How much for this?" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:54
Like all things in Spanish, the gender used when negotiating is very important. After listening to this m-episode. You will know how to ask how much something costs, while referring to it in the correct gender so as to s…
7.5: Asking what the souvenir is made of [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:44
When you are interested in buying something, you may also be interested in what the product is made of. The most commonplace situation where this can apply is with jewelry. This m-episode will teach you how to ask what s…
7.4: Vocabulary of different types of souvenirs [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:37
This m-episode is all about vocabulary. You'll learn the Spanish words for many common items that you'd shop for at a market, like souvenirs, plates, dolls, and more. In the accompanying blog post, there are matching exe…