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Fun Stories and Spanish Jokes Being a Spanish teacher has many fun moments, but none as funny as the ones in which a student makes an error that is simply hilarious. Why is it, however, that most times the error converts an innocent sentence into something totally vulgar or rude?... Read more » The post Advanced Speaker 30 – Spanish Jokes and Funny Stories appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.

The Spanish Imperfect Subjunctive Before you watch this podcast-video, we suggest that you watch video 9 and 10 in the range of Subjunctive videos that we have made in which we help you with the structure of this tense. Scary stuff The Spanish Imperfect Subjunctive seems to have the ability... Read more » The post Advanced Speaker 29 – Spanish Imperfect Subjunctive Conversation appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.

Present Subjunctive Spanish. This podcast is designed to pull together the range of eight videos that I (Gordon) made on the Present Subjunctive Spanish. Click here to go to the Youtube playlist. Why so many videos? The reason I made so many videos (Cynthia thinks that there are too many... Read more » The post Advanced Speaker 28 – Present Subjunctive Spanish Language appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.

Spanish Spanish? Let me start by saying that this subject is a highly polemic and controversial one. Making a blog and a podcast on this is like throwing a lighted match into a powder keg. Already, we have a small battle waging in the comments area in Youtube about what... Read more » The post Advanced Speaker 27 – Spanish Spanish or Latin American Spanish? appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.

Very strong Spanish swear words This is the third in the series of Spanish swear words and general profanities.  Please ensure that before you watch this video that you are 18 years of age or more. It contains strong language. The poor mums. In Mexico, when something is really good... Read more » The post Advanced Speaker 26 – Spanish Swear Words Very Strong (18+++) appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.

Spanish Swear Words. For those of our followers who have already watched or listened to our previous podcast on Spanish swear words, then you will know that the Spanish are very good at cursing. In fact, swearing is as much a part of their life as is tortilla española or... Read more » The post Advanced Speaker 25 – Spanish Swear Words Medium Strength (18+) appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.

Spanish Insults. The first thing to make clear when we talk about Spanish insults is that we are talking about the way insults are used in the Spanish mainland. Every country has its own way of using insults. In some countries in Latin America, for example, everyday, easy on the... Read more » The post Advanced Speaker 24 – Spanish Insults The ‘Mild’ Options (18+) appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.

Madrid vs Barcelona. There exists a tremendous rivalry between ‘los madrileños’ from Madrid and ‘los barceloneses’ from Barcelona. One would imagine that the rivalry exists specifically because of football and the fact that the two great cities have two of the best football teams in the world. It goes much... Read more » The post Advanced Speaker 23 – Madrid vs Barcelona Spanish Lesson appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.

What is La Crisis. Talk to any Spanish person about the Spanish economy and you will hear the words ‘la crisis’ within their first few sentences. In fact, talk to any Spanish person about anything and you will still find them mentioning the Spanish economic crisis very early in the... Read more » The post Advanced Speaker Podcast 22 – Spanish Economy and the La Crisis appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.

Funny Spanish Stories. In this podcast Cynthia and I talk about some funny things that happened to us during our Christmas break. (Listen to the podcast and you’ll understand ‘el significado de’ the teabag photo.) It offers you an ideal opportunity to test your listening skills. The Spanish stories we... Read more » The post Advanced Speaker Podcast 21 – Spanish Stories and Funny Moments appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.

For many years now, Spanish weddings have been a spectacular event that takes months to prepare. No expense is spared to provide the guests with luxurious settings, gourmet food and an endless flow of wines and spirits. The entire experience has become an industry in itself and only the bride’s... Read more » The post Advanced Spanish Podcast 20 – Spanish Weddings appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.

This online Spanish lesson from LightSpeed Spanish is about las drogas. A Cynthia no le gustó este tema. The truth is, I (Gordon) kind of forced Cynthia to talk about this subject and “ella no estaba muy contenta” something you may notice in the podcast. However, the subject of drugs... Read more » The post Advanced Online Spanish Lesson 19 – Las Drogas appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.

Have you had an experience in your life that changed its entire course? ¿Has tenido lo que se llama ‘un momento revelador’? In our journey through life many things happen to us, some of them “muy buenas” and others, “terriblemente malas”. Quite often, however, certain things happen to us that... Read more » The post Advanced Free Spanish Lessons Online 18 – Momentos Reveladores appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.

Ahora, ¡un tema difícil! We chose to include this subject as a Spanish video lesson not because we are experts on politics, nor because we are interested in it! In fact, we don’t really know why we made it! However, like in most conversations in every country, the subject of... Read more » The post Advanced Spanish Video Lesson 17 – La Politica appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.

This free Spanish lesson — all of our Spanish lessons are free, by the by — was great fun to make. “¡Fue super divertido!” In it we talk about the funny moments that have happened to us over the past few years. Cynthia gets very carried away with the whole... Read more » The post Advanced Free Spanish Lesson 16 – Momentos Graciosos con La Familia appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.

Mercedes, Cynthia’s mum, gives a great interview with Gordon in this advanced Spanish podcast, in which she talks clearly about the youth in Spain and the challenges and opportunities they have before them. At the time of the interview Spain was just starting to feel the effects of “la crisis”... Read more » The post Advanced Spanish Podcast 15 – Mercedes y Tecnología appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.

In this advanced Spanish podcast, we’re going to talk about movies in the Spanish language. The Spanish cinema has a very different attitude toward films. Do you know that virtually all the films shown in Spain are overdubbed or “dobladas” and rarely are the subtitled or “subtituladas”. Every actor and... Read more » The post Advanced Spanish Podcast 14 – Doblajes y Subtitulos appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.

This advanced Spanish audio has to do with the year 2012. Cynthia and I recorded this podcast in the lead up to this much discussed and anticipated year. At that time there were many differing opinions of what was going to occur. Some said it was going to be “el... Read more » The post Advanced Spanish Audio Lesson 13 – 2012 appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.

This free Spanish podcast has everything to do with alternative medicine. In today’s modern world, medicine has moved forward at a tremendous speed and surgeons have the skills to perform breathtaking and lifesaving operations never before seen. Y eso nos encanta. However, alternative medicine, and the benefits of using this... Read more » The post Advanced Free Spanish Podcast 12 – Medicina Alternativa appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.

In this free Spanish audio lesson, we discuss diets and their effectiveness. Cynthia and I have very strong views on this subject, which, we must state, are purely our own opinions. “Es posible” that you think something completely different from what we say. This, however, is the purpose of this... Read more » The post Advanced Free Spanish Audio Lesson 11 – Las Dietas appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.