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Learn Spanish: Notes in Spanish Inspired Beginners

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Ben and Marina bring you real conversations and natural language to help you start speaking the Spanish you'll never find in a text book. With over 100 Spanish podcasts to their names with the popular Intermediate and Advanced series, the "Inspired Beginners" podcasts are for motivated learners who want to sound like pros! See notesinspanish.com for full details and the accompanying worksheets.

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United States

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Ben and Marina bring you real conversations and natural language to help you start speaking the Spanish you'll never find in a text book. With over 100 Spanish podcasts to their names with the popular Intermediate and Advanced series, the "Inspired Beginners" podcasts are for motivated learners who want to sound like pros! See notesinspanish.com for full details and the accompanying worksheets.

Language:

English


Episodes
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NIS Beginners 030 - Horarios

8/20/2008
Today we look at timetables in Spain and the UK, and more cool Spanish phrases as usual! See NotesinSpanish.com to pick up the accompanying transcript/worksheet, and to sign up for our free newsletter and report.

Duration:00:21:47

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NIS Beginners 029 - Shopping and Money

8/13/2008
We look at useful vocab and phrases for shopping and money, and have a real Spanish conversation on changing shopping habits in Spain. See NotesinSpanish.com to pick up the accompanying transcript/worksheet.

Duration:00:26:00

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NIS Beginners 028 - Para

8/6/2008
It's Para time! In the last episode we tackled Por, and this time we cover its partner in crime, Para. See NotesinSpanish.com to pick up the accompanying transcript/worksheet with a complete list of all the uses of Para.

Duration:00:24:25

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NIS Beginners 027 - Por y Para 1: Por

7/30/2008
It's Por and Para time! In this episode we start with a complete rundown of Por. See NotesinSpanish.com to pick up the accompanying transcript/worksheet, including all of the key grammar notes for Por.

Duration:00:27:45

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NIS Beginners 026 - La Musica

7/23/2008
Lots of Spanish vocab and phrases for music today, and an insight into Marina's music tastes in days gone by! See NotesinSpanish.com to pick up the accompanying transcript/worksheet.

Duration:00:26:04

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NIS Beginners 025 - Robo en Valencia

7/2/2008
Ben and Marina introduce the Past Perfect tense, and talk about a terrible event in Valencia. See notesinspanish.com to pick up the accompanying worksheet.

Duration:00:22:21

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NIS Beginners 024 - Ir de Tapas

6/25/2008
Ben and Marina look at words and phrases connected with eating, ordering, and dealing with waiters in Spanish bars and restaruants, plus a rundown of the best Spanish tapas. See notesinspanish.com to comment and pick up the accompanying worksheet.

Duration:00:25:34

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NIS Beginners 023 - Ser y Estar

6/18/2008
It's time to tackle Ser and Estar! Plus some extra listening practice for the Past Tenses. See NotesinSpanish.com to pick up the accompanying transcript/worksheet.

Duration:00:30:19

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NIS Beginners 022 - Odio el futbol

6/11/2008
More great conversation starters and useful phrases, with a touch of football for making friends with blokes! See NotesinSpanish.com to pick up the accompanying transcript/worksheet.

Duration:00:23:58

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NIS Beginners 021 - Intercambios

6/4/2008
We look at great conversation openers in Spanish to help you out at parties, when you meet new poeple, with intercambios and more. See NotesinSpanish.com to pick up the accompanying transcript/worksheet.

Duration:00:23:51

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NIS Beginners 020 - El Kindle

1/16/2008
This week we discuss Amazon's Kindle, a revolutionary device that could change the way we read. See NotesinSpanish.com to pick up the accompanying transcript/worksheet.

Duration:00:23:02

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NIS Beginners 019 - Sydney

1/9/2008
This week we look at how two key past tenses, the Preterito Imperfecto and the Preterito Indefinido, can be used together to tell a great story. See notesinspanish.com for the accompanying worksheet.

Duration:00:19:39

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NIS Beginners 018 - Nada de Nada

1/2/2008
Nada, nadie, ninguno... this week we explore the Spanish negatives! See notesinspanish.com for the accompanying worksheets.

Duration:00:17:29

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NIS Beginners 017 - Epocas Felices

12/26/2007
We look at which past tense to use to talk about things we used to do in the past. See notesinspanish.com to pick up the accompanying worksheet.

Duration:00:23:03

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NIS Beginners 016 - Feliz Navidad

12/19/2007
Happy Christmas! A special show full of Christmas vocab, and details of Christmas in Spain. See notesinspanish.com for the accompanying worksheet.

Duration:00:23:26

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NIS Beginners 015 - La ultima vez

10/22/2007
When was the last time you...? We look at how the Preterito Indefinido past tense is used to talk about things that happened in the past. See notesinspanish.com for more details and the accompanying worksheet (includes transcript and translation of the Spanish section and full grammar and vocab notes).

Duration:00:22:54

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NIS Beginners 014 - Quedar

10/15/2007
How to arrange to meet someone, and how to make excuses to get out of meeting someone! See notesinspanish.com for more details!

Duration:00:16:47

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NIS Beginners 013 - El Futuro

10/8/2007
This week we look at the future tense in Spanish, and talk about our vision of the world in the future. See notesinspanish.com to pick up the accompanying worksheet.

Duration:00:17:48

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NIS Beginners 012 - Yo Que Tu

10/1/2007
In this episode we look at ways of giving advice in Spanish. See notesinspanish.com for full details and to pick up the worksheet.

Duration:00:17:16

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NIS Beginners 011 - Experiencias

9/24/2007
Ben and Marina look at how the perfect tense is used to talk about experiences we have had in our lifetimes. See notesinspanish.com for more details and the accompanying worksheet.

Duration:00:19:19