The Spanish Dude Podcast (Audio)
Summary: If you’ve always wanted to learn Spanish, but didn’t think it was possible because you were terrible at Spanish in high school, or you don’t get sucked into Rosetta Stone-style hype–you’ve come to the right place. I’m a normal person, not some big company and not some native Spanish speaker. I’m not a natural language learner at all actually. My first brush with Spanish ended with me getting an F in high school! But somewhere along the way, I fell in love! I’m not sure if I love Spanish because I love traveling, or I love traveling because I love Spanish (and food). But I love them both. Naturally, I want more people to love what I love, but I know that you probably don’t see Spanish like I do… not yet! That’s the point of this podcast. I want to show you that there is ANOTHER WAY! That most of the strategies and tactics they used to teach us Spanish in high school are IGNORANT. They are ignorant to our plight. I know your mistakes. I understand why you make them. They were my mistakes too! I remember the pain and the agony of having to figure it all out myself because... let’s just say... I was underwhelmed with the resources out there. Well, now with these videos (or audios) you don’t don’t have to waste the years I did.
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The biggest mistake I’ve made since starting Gringo Español is… swearing in my early videos. I always bleeped it out, but anybody with half a brain knew what I said. The truth is, I never imagined in a million years that real teachers would be showing my videos in their classes. Once I learned this (about a year ago) I ceased all swearing immediately. But now I’ve gone through every video, and for the ones with any swearing, I made CLEAN VERSIONS. All the videos (and audios) on the new Spanish Quickie Podcast contain only the clean versions. So the podcasts have absolutely zero swearing. Not even censored. https://spanishdude.com/podcast/ Now I’m going back and uploading one clean version at a time to YouTube and the website. Today’s video is one of the first videos I ever made. Back when I was still ironing letters on my shirt =) Even though I mistakenly call them “personal pronouns” several times, this video is all about subject pronouns specifically. Pronouns are actually pretty confusing in Spanish. Verb conjugation usually gets most of the attention. But I remember when I started, pronouns caused me way more stress. So before you get into the harder pronouns (direct/indirect/double/reflexive) it’s important you get off on the right foot. And that starts with…. subject pronouns. Click here for any links mentioned in this episode or for related episodes.
The biggest mistake I’ve made since starting Gringo Español is… swearing in my early videos. I always bleeped it out, but anybody with half a brain knew what I said. The truth is, I never imagined in a million years that real teachers would be showing my videos in their classes. Once I learned this (about a year ago) I ceased all swearing immediately. But now I’ve gone through every video, and for the ones with any swearing, I made CLEAN VERSIONS. All the videos (and audios) on the new Spanish Quickie Podcast contain only the clean versions. So the podcasts have absolutely zero swearing. Not even censored. https://spanishdude.com/podcast/ Now I’m going back and uploading one clean version at a time to YouTube and the website. Today’s video is one of the first videos I ever made. Back when I was still ironing letters on my shirt =) Even though I mistakenly call them “personal pronouns” several times, this video is all about subject pronouns specifically. Pronouns are actually pretty confusing in Spanish. Verb conjugation usually gets most of the attention. But I remember when I started, pronouns caused me way more stress. So before you get into the harder pronouns (direct/indirect/double/reflexive) it’s important you get off on the right foot. And that starts with…. subject pronouns. Click here for any links mentioned in this episode or for related episodes.
In today’s video, I’ll tell you about something that happened while I was away that really pissed me off! I probably haven’t stressed this enough. I said it, but I didn’t stress it. Pronunciation doesn’t matter. All the links mentioned in this episode can be found here: https://spanishdude.com/quickies/pronunciation-doesnt-matter/
In today’s video, I’ll tell you about something that happened while I was away that really pissed me off! I probably haven’t stressed this enough. I said it, but I didn’t stress it. Pronunciation doesn’t matter. All the links mentioned in this episode can be found here: https://spanishdude.com/quickies/pronunciation-doesnt-matter/
In this lesson, I present “ser”, “estar” and “ir” together. Very few books present “ser” and “estar” together. I don’t know why. Probably because the people who make those books have no idea how our Gringo minds work. All links mentioned in this episode can be found here: The Three Enemigos
In this lesson, I present “ser”, “estar” and “ir” together. Very few books present “ser” and “estar” together. I don’t know why. Probably because the people who make those books have no idea how our Gringo minds work. All links mentioned in this episode can be found here: The Three Enemigos
“To be or not to be? That is the question.” I know very few lines from Shakespeare. But it’s no surprise to me that one of the few I do know, contains the verb “to be” twice. You see, I consider “to be” to be the mother of all verbs. I’d bet a lot of money that “to be” is the most frequently used verb in English and in Spanish. Anytime you say “is” “am” “are” “was” or “were”, you’re actually saying a conjugated form of “to be”. But here’s the thing. In Spanish, they have two different “to be’s”. All links mentioned in this episode can be found here: Ser Vs. Estar
“To be or not to be? That is the question.” I know very few lines from Shakespeare. But it’s no surprise to me that one of the few I do know, contains the verb “to be” twice. You see, I consider “to be” to be the mother of all verbs. I’d bet a lot of money that “to be” is the most frequently used verb in English and in Spanish. Anytime you say “is” “am” “are” “was” or “were”, you’re actually saying a conjugated form of “to be”. But here’s the thing. In Spanish, they have two different “to be’s”. All links mentioned in this episode can be found here: Ser Vs. Estar
I failed Spanish 2 the first time I took it. And I recently started getting a lot messages from high school kids taking Spanish 2 saying they were having the same problems I had. This is my “open letter” to anybody who’s having problems with verb conjugation or Spanish. All links mentioned in this episode can be found here: Mission Impossible: Verb Conjugation
I failed Spanish 2 the first time I took it. And I recently started getting a lot messages from high school kids taking Spanish 2 saying they were having the same problems I had. This is my “open letter” to anybody who’s having problems with verb conjugation or Spanish. All links mentioned in this episode can be found here: Mission Impossible: Verb Conjugation
This might sound weird, but we have no idea how words work. And this fact (our ignorance) causes a lot of problems when learning Spanish. At least it did/does for me. Have you ever had a problem with “saber” and “conocer”? Confused them with each other? They both supposedly mean “to know”. But that’s what I’m talking about! “Saber” and “conocer” DON’T both mean “to know”. Watch this video. When it’s done, you’ll know what I’m talking about. You’ll learn how words actually work in REAL LIFE. And most importantly, you’ll never have to worry about stuff like “saber” Vs. “conocer” again. All the links talked about in this episode can be found here: https://spanishdude.com/quickies/how-words-work/
This might sound weird, but we have no idea how words work. And this fact (our ignorance) causes a lot of problems when learning Spanish. At least it did/does for me. Have you ever had a problem with “saber” and “conocer”? Confused them with each other? They both supposedly mean “to know”. But that’s what I’m talking about! “Saber” and “conocer” DON’T both mean “to know”. Watch this video. When it’s done, you’ll know what I’m talking about. You’ll learn how words actually work in REAL LIFE. And most importantly, you’ll never have to worry about stuff like “saber” Vs. “conocer” again. All the links talked about in this episode can be found here: https://spanishdude.com/quickies/how-words-work/
In this video we continue with TRAVEL SPANISH. For me, traveling wouldn’t be nearly as much fun if the different countries didn’t have different foods. The food is one of the best parts for sure. In this video, we’re going to Order Food in Spanish! Another video you should watch: The Bare Minimum Method: Learn Spanish Like Kids Learn Greetings & Being Polite, Part 1 Greetings & Being Polite, Part 2 Ask Directions in Spanish The Bus & Train Station in Spanish Free Bonus Video: Mistakes Are Good
In this video we continue with TRAVEL SPANISH. For me, traveling wouldn’t be nearly as much fun if the different countries didn’t have different foods. The food is one of the best parts for sure. In this video, we’re going to Order Food in Spanish! Another video you should watch: The Bare Minimum Method: Learn Spanish Like Kids Learn Greetings & Being Polite, Part 1 Greetings & Being Polite, Part 2 Ask Directions in Spanish The Bus & Train Station in Spanish Free Bonus Video: Mistakes Are Good
In this video, we continue with the travel Spanish tricks. This time, at the bus and train station in Spain. You’ll learn 5 steps for handling all public transportation when you travel. And we’ll go over Step #1 in depth, with video examples from Spain. Another video you should watch: Learn Spanish Like Kids Learn – The Bare Minimum Method Ask Directions in Spanish
