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10.13: Unit 10 review

This m-episode is a quick recap of Unit 10 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. It offers a congratulations on your hard work so far in learning Spanish.

1m
Jan 12, 2024
10.12: Visualization - At Restaurant (Ordering Food)

This m-episode is a visualization practice that picks up where the visualization practice of Unit 9 leaves off. It continues the dining experience through ordering your meal. You may find it helpful to play both visualization practices back to back, just for practice.

1m
Jan 11, 2024
10.11: Conversation - At Restaurant (Ordering Food) review

In this m-episode, you will listen again to the first conversation you heard. You should now be able to understand it. If there are any parts you are still not clear about, just replay this m-episode and the prior m-episodes in Unit 10.

1m
Jan 10, 2024
10.10: Bring It All Together - Ordering at a restaurant

This m-episode brings everything you have learned in the past few episodes together.  Listen to the material in English and say it in Spanish. The first run through we won’t give you the Spanish answer to give you time to say it yourself. Then we’ll go through it again and say the English with the Spanish answer.

3m
Jan 09, 2024
10.9: Ordering your meal

In this episode you'll learn how to reply.

3m
Jan 08, 2024
10.8: Asking if a dish has specific ingredients (gluten, peanuts, meat, shellfish, etc).

This one is for those with dietary restrictions and their travel companions. One of the difficulties when traveling to a foreign country, if you have dietary restrictions or food allergies, is finding food to eat. In this m-episode we’ll practice asking if a dish has a specific ingredient.

3m
Jan 07, 2024
10.7: Asking what a dish is made of

One of the difficulties when traveling to a foreign country, if you have dietary restrictions or food allergies, is finding food to eat. In this m-episode we’ll practice asking if a dish has a specific ingredient.

2m
Jan 06, 2024
10.6: Vocabulary - Ingredients in dishes

You'll learn how to do that in this m-episode, including uncommon ingredients.

1m
Jan 05, 2024
10.5: Ordering your steak – well done to rare

If you are going to order steak in Latin America they will probably ask you how well you would like it cooked. This m-episode will teach you how to order your steak just how you like it, and know what to expect when the order is taken.

1m
Jan 04, 2024
10.4: Different foods in Spanish

You'll learn about these, and how to order them, in this m-episode.

1m
Jan 03, 2024
10.3: Cultural and Language Notes - At Restaurant (Ordering Food)

You'll learn about common dining times and customs, and things to avoid when eating out, along with tips to have the best experience possible.

4m
Jan 02, 2024
10.2: Conversation: At Restaurant (Ordering Food)

You'll do just that in this m-episode, a conversation between Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs and a waiter at a restaurant. They are seated at a table and order their meal.

1m
Jan 01, 2024
10.1: At Restaurant (Ordering Food)

Welcome to Unit 10 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. Objectives. In this unit you will learn how to ask for the menu, understand when the waiter asks what you want to order, ask what are certain dishes, and order your meal.

1m
Dec 31, 2023
9.11: Unit 9 review

This m-episode is a quick recap of Unit 9 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. It offers a congratulations on your hard work so far in learning Spanish.

1m
Dec 30, 2023
9.10: Visualization - At Restaurant (Ordering Drinks).

This m-episode is a visualization practice that will help you imagine yourself dining at a restaurant in a Latin American country -- can you successfully ask for a table, peruse the menu, and order drinks? You should be able to, after reviewing the episodes in this Unit.

1m
Dec 29, 2023
9.9: Conversation - At Restaurant (Ordering Drinks) review

In this m-episode, you will listen again to the first conversation you heard at the beginning of Unit 9. You should now be able to understand it. If there are any parts you are still not clear about, just replay this episode.

55s
Dec 28, 2023
9.8: Putting it all together - At Restaurant (Ordering Drinks).

We'll form more of a realistic situation with entering, asking for a table, and ordering drinks, all in the Spanish language.

2m
Dec 27, 2023
9.6: Ordering a drink - At Restaurant (Ordering Drinks)

“Please bring me a X,\" Where the X is the drink that you want. Remember that to change the gender of the word “un” (a) based on the gender of the drink."}" data-sheets-userformat= "{"2":14593,"3":{"1":0,"3":1},"11":3,"14":{"1":3,"3":1},"15":"Arial","16":10}"> In this m-episode you will learn how to order drinks in Spanish at a restaurant in Latin America. “Please bring me a X,\" Where the X is the drink that you want. Remember that to change the gender of the word “un” (a) based on the gender of the drink."}" data-sheets-userformat= "{"2":14593,"3":{"1":0,"3":1},"11":3,"14":{"1":3,"3":1},"15":"Arial","16":10}"> When ordering a drink you would use the phrase: Tráigame un X por favor” -> “Please bring me a X," Where the X is the drink that you want. Remember that to change the gender of the word “un” (a) based on the gender of the drink.

2m
Dec 25, 2023
9.5: Types of drinks in Spanish

In this m-episode you will learn about the types of drinks at a restaurant in Spanish. There are many different types of drinks in Latin America. You can find the common ones found around the word along with types that are unique to the region.

1m
Dec 24, 2023
9.4: Asking for a table for your party - At Restaurant (Ordering Drinks)

Una mesa para X personas, por favor."}" data-sheets-userformat= "{"2":14593,"3":{"1":0,"3":1},"11":3,"14":{"1":3,"3":1},"15":"Arial","16":10}"> When you enter a restaurant, one of the first things you will be asked is how many people are in your party. To answer the phrase you would use say the following: A table for X people please -> Una mesa para X personas, por favor.

2m
Dec 23, 2023
9.3: Cultural and Language Notes - At Restaurant (Ordering Drinks)

You'll learn how to address the waitstaff, how to phrase common orders, and more that will make your dining experience easier.

2m
Dec 22, 2023
9.2: Conversation: At Restaurant (Ordering Drinks)

Here you will experience a common restaurant situation in Spanish. This is a conversation between Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs and a waiter at a restaurant. They have just arrived and ask for a table and give their drink order.

59s
Dec 21, 2023
9.1: At Restaurant (Ordering Drinks)

Welcome to Unit 9 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. In this unit you will learn how to ask for a table based on your party size, understand the waiter when they ask you what you want to drink, and how to order drinks.

50s
Dec 20, 2023
8.15: Unit 8 review

This m-episode is a quick recap of Unit 8 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. It offers a congratulations on your hard work so far in learning Spanish.

1m
Dec 19, 2023
8.14: Visualization: Shopping in a department store

This is a visualization practice that helps you imagine you are in a Latin American department store. You want to try on some clothing, but first you need to ask for it based on item description, its color, its size, and other factors. Practice in this m-episode.

1m
Dec 18, 2023
8.13: Conversation - Shopping in a department store (review)

This m-episode reviews the conversation you heard in Unit 8.1 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. By now, you should be able to understand the entire conversation, and be able to make slight modifications to apply it to your personal shopping experience.

1m
Dec 17, 2023
8.12: Bring it all together - Shopping in a department store

This m-episode puts together everything you've learned about trying on items in a department store, asking for them based on specific sizes, colors, and other requests, and how to tell someone whether or not it fits. If you haven't grasped anything in this m-episode, go back and review the rest of this Unit.

2m
Dec 16, 2023
8.11: Letting people know an item is too big or too small

So you tried on the item and now you want to let the clerk know how well it fit. First, you would tell them if it even fits or not, before asking to try on another item of clothing or purchase the item you've tried on. You'll learn how to do these things in this m-episode.

4m
Dec 15, 2023
8.10: Asking to try an item on

This m-episode teaches you how to ask to try on an item in Spanish. If you like an item but want to try it on, there are two ways to ask. You can do it by specifically naming the item or you can refer to the item as “it”, just like in English.

3m
Dec 14, 2023