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How to count from 11 to 20 in Spanish – LSFB 037

October 31, 2025 by Miguel

Welcome to a new session of the Learning Spanish for Beginners Podcast. In this session, we will learn how to count from 11 to 20 in Spanish, and we will review a few examples that can be used in everyday life. Let’s get started! You can listen to the podcast session here: Download … Read more

How to count from 1 to 10 in Spanish – LSFB 036

October 15, 2025 by Miguel

Welcome to a new session of the Learning Spanish for Beginners Podcast. In this session, we will learn how to count from 1 to 10 in Spanish, and we will review a few tips to memorize them quickly. Let’s get started! You can listen to the podcast session here: Download your PDF Transcript … Read more

List of Spanish Words that Start with A in Spanish

October 12, 2018October 11, 2016 by Miguel

.There’s a wealth of options to explore when it comes to finding Spanish words that start with A. There are so many words in the Spanish language, that sometimes it’s easier to divide them into subgroups to make things easier.

Phrases in Spanish you can use at Customs and Immigration (Podcast) – LSFB 012

October 6, 2018April 1, 2016 by Miguel

Today we will learn a few Phrases you can use at Customs and Immigration in a Spanish speaking country, and we will review a short list of examples that will help you practice the right pronunciation.

How to say Happy Birthday in Spanish

October 26, 2018December 16, 2013 by Miguel

Having the ability to maintain and nurture friendships is one of the most important aspects of a successful social life. Someone’s birthday is a great occasion to reach out and stay in touch with people you care about.

How to say Thank you in Spanish

October 26, 2018December 2, 2013 by Miguel

There are times when knowing how to express gratitude in Spanish can make a big difference in your travel experiences and relationship with others.

In this short post we will look at how to say thank you in Spanish and we will review a few ideas that may be useful to express how grateful you are in casual and more formal contexts.

How do you say thank you in Spanish?

October 27, 2018October 29, 2013 by Miguel

There are several important words in every language, and if you’re interested in learning Spanish answering the question: How do you say thank you in Spanish? Is a very important one that we will address in this short post.

Knowing how to express gratitude is certainly important, but also finding additional ways to tell someone how grateful you feel and how much you appreciate what they have done can also be highly useful for beginners learning Spanish.

How do you say I love you in Spanish?

November 2, 2018September 18, 2013 by Miguel

Having the ability to express love is one of the most important functions of a language. In this short post we will take a look at how do you say I love you in Spanish and some other phrases that may be useful to express your feelings for someone special.

How to say shut up in Spanish?

November 2, 2018August 1, 2013 by Miguel

Although being polite generally works better, there are times when people simply don’t know when to stop talking, and knowing how to say shut up in Spanish can be a really useful.

In this short post we will take a look at how to say “shut up” in Spanish, as well as other phrases to ask people to stop talking that may be used in different contexts (depending on how rude you want to be, some of them will be less polite than others)

How Do You Say My Name is in Spanish

November 9, 2018July 1, 2013 by Miguel

Today we will address a question that we often get from our readers. The question is: How do you say “my name is” in Spanish.

In this short post we will try to answer this question as well as give you a few other alternative phrases that may be useful when interacting with people you just met.

Let’s get started!