Spanish for Beginners with Marco

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Who Is El Chapulín Colorado? 🇲🇽 Learn Spanish with a Mexican Superhero Sep 17, 2026

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🦗 A superhero who saves the day... or sometimes makes things worse?
In this episode of Spanish for Beginners, you'll discover El Chapulín Colorado, one of Mexico's most beloved TV characters.
🎧 Through a fun listening activity, you'll practice:
😌 Personality descriptions
🔴 Clothing and colors
💬 Everyday Spanish vocabulary
¡No contaban con mi astucia! ¡Vamos!
📝 Listening activity transcript 👇
El Chapulín Colorado es un personaje mexicano creado en la década de 1970.
Es un superhéroe muy diferente a otros superhéroes.
No es fuerte ni valiente, pero siempre quiere ayudar a las personas.
Es amable, divertido y un poco torpe.
Viste un traje rojo y amarillo con antenas en la cabeza.
Cuando alguien tiene un problema, el Chapulín aparece para ayudar.
Por eso, muchas personas en Latinoamérica recuerdan al Chapulín Colorado con cariño.
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—Marco

🇩🇴 The Dominican Republic (Easy Spanish Listening) Sep 14, 2026

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🇩🇴 Discover the Dominican Republic through basic Spanish!
In this conversation, Dominican teacher Jelissa Inoa talks about her country, its people, and one of its most famous traditional foods.
🎧 Listen for the answers to two questions:
1️⃣ ¿Cuántos habitantes tiene República Dominicana?
(How many people live in the Dominican Republic?)
2️⃣ ¿Cuál es la comida favorita de Jelissa?
(What is Jelissa’s favorite food?)
A fun and easy way to improve your Spanish listening skills while learning about Caribbean culture.
📩 Reach out to Jelissa Inoa and learn more about Dominican Republic
Website: https://jelyspanish.com/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@jelyspanish
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How to Say Cool in Spanish 😎 Sep 07, 2026

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🌎 Travel across Latin America and Spain in this fun Spanish beginner episode and learn how people say “cool” in different Spanish‑speaking countries.
You’ll discover regional slang while practicing listening comprehension.
A playful and useful lesson for anyone learning Spanish from scratch.
Thanks to all the teachers who participated in this episode. You can reach out to them below 👇
Chile 🇨🇱 (Gianella Solaris)
Website: https://gianellasolari.com/
Email: hola@gianellasolari.com
Argentina 🇦🇷 (Paula Meggiolaro)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spanishconversationworkshop/
Email: meggiolaropaula@gmail.com
Peru 🇵🇪 (Olga Perlas)
Email: olgamps@gmail.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/olgaperlas/
Colombia 🇨🇴 (Jessica)
Website: https://www.latinele.com/
Venezuela 🇻🇪 (Iriani Novotna)
Costa Rica 🇨🇷 (Arturo Mora)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/romperlatiza_podcast/
Email: artumorateacher@gmail.com
Mexico 🇲🇽 (Leticia Bueno)
Email: leticiavsb@gmail.com
Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 (Adriana Lopez)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/idiomas_coqui/
Email: adrianamlopez13@gmail.com
Spain 🇪🇸 (Ana Martin)
Website: https://thespanishline.co.uk/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespanishline/
Email: hablamos@thespanishline.co.uk
You all rock!
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✉️ Exchanging Your Email in Spanish Sep 01, 2026

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Learn how to exchange email addresses in Spanish with this Spanish lesson.
You’ll hear a simple dialogue and discover how to ask ¿Cuál es tu correo?, how to say “at” (arroba), “dot” (punto), and how domain extensions work in Spanish.
A practical lesson for anyone who wants to confidently share personal information and communicate more naturally en español.
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🪄 Magic Vocabulary & Spanish Present Tense Aug 29, 2026

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🧙‍♂️ Practice your Spanish listening skills with this fun lesson episode where Cornelio, a professional magician, describes his daily routine.
You’ll learn useful present‑tense verbs in the first person, plus essential sequence words like cada mañana, luego, después and al final del día.
A simple and engaging way to build everyday vocabulary and understand how Spanish speakers describe routines.
📝 Spanish Listening Activity Transcript:
Soy Cornelio, un mago profesional.
Cada mañana practico mis trucos de magia frente al espejo.
Luego, preparo mis accesorios y voy a la escuela de magia. Allí enseño a mis estudiantes a hacer desaparecer objetos.
Después de las clases, actúo en un teatro local y sorprendo al público con mis ilusiones.
Al final del día reviso mis notas y pienso en nuevos trucos.
Ser mago es realmente mágico.
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Medical Spanish for Beginners 🏥 Build Trust with Spanish-Speaking Patients Aug 26, 2026

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🚑 Join Common Ground International FREE 10-day Medical Spanish Crash Course and improve communication with your Spanish-speaking patients.
Learn essential medical Spanish for beginners in this practical episode for doctors, nurses, and healthcare professionals.
Discover simple Spanish phrases for greeting patients, introducing yourself, asking about their age, work, family, living situation, and how they feel.
Perfect for healthcare workers who want to improve patient communication, strengthen cultural connection, and feel more confident using Spanish in clinical settings.
¿Listos? ¡Vamos!
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Thanks to Rory for joining us on the podcast. Learn more about Common Ground International below
🌐 Common Ground International Website
🚑 Free Medical Spanish Crash Course
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🐶 Dog Routine & Spanish Present Tense Verbs Aug 24, 2026

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🎧 Practice your Spanish listening skills with this fun beginner‑friendly episode where a dog describes his daily routine.
You’ll learn essential present‑tense verbs in the first person, including despertarse, correr, jugar, dormir and acurrucarse.
A great way to build everyday vocabulary, understand reflexive verbs, and reinforce present‑tense conjugation through a simple and engaging story.
📝 Audio transcript
Hola, soy Calcetín, un perro muy inquieto.
Todos los días me despierto temprano y salto de la cama.
Desayuno mi comida favorita y luego salgo a pasear con mi dueño.
En el parque corro y juego con otros perros.
Después vuelvo a casa y duermo una siesta.
En la tarde mi dueño me cepilla y me da un premio.
Por la noche como nuevamente y me acurruco en mi cama.
Me encanta ser un perro.
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👉 Mañana: Morning vs. Tomorrow Aug 17, 2026

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Learn the difference between mañana (tomorrow) and la mañana (the morning) in this Spanish lesson.
Through a simple dialogue and clear examples, Marco explains how Spanish speakers use mañana, la mañana, and mañana en la mañana to talk about time.
Perfect for beginners who want to avoid common mistakes and understand everyday Spanish more confidently.
📝 Dialogue transcript
A: Carolina, ¿cuándo llega la mamá?
B: Llega mañana.
A: ¿Mañana? ¿A qué hora?
B: Llega en la mañana.
A: Ah, temprano. Entonces mañana en la mañana la vemos.
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🗓️ Frequency in Spanish: One Time, Two Times Aug 10, 2026

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📆 Learn how to correctly say “times” in Spanish with this Spanish beginner lesson.
Many learners mistakenly use tiempo, but the right word is vez (and veces in plural). Through a short dialogue and clear examples, you’ll practice how to talk about frequency in everyday Spanish.
Perfect for beginners who want to avoid common mistakes and speak more naturally.
📝 Dialogue Transcript:
A: ¿Haces ejercicio, Marco?
B: Sí, hago ejercicio tres veces por semana. Salgo a andar en bicicleta. ¿Y tú?
A: No hago mucho ejercicio. Una vez a la semana salgo a correr, pero sé que no es suficiente.
B: ¿Una vez a la semana? Sí, es muy poco.
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Expressing Frequency I
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🚲 Spanish Bike Vocabulary & Verbs (Beginner Lesson) Aug 03, 2026

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🚴‍♂️ In this episode, Marco describes how he gets ready to ride his bike and introduces essential Spanish vocabulary for biking, including clothing, actions, and present‑tense verbs.
You’ll learn words like casco, guantes, cortavientos, pedalear and andar en bicicleta, then reinforce everything with a second listen.
A practical and easy Spanish challenge for beginners who want real‑life vocabulary they can use outside the classroom.
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