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B1 Spanish News | Messi Plays His Final Match for Argentina
11/10/2026 | 8 mins.
Learn Spanish through today’s real news. Natural-pace Spanish at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.
Sunday special: two stories from the Spanish-speaking world from the past week.
In this episode: This week, Lionel Messi played his final match for Argentina before an emotional farewell in Buenos Aires. Also: This week, we explored how Amazon's MEX6 distribution center reflects the growth of online shopping and delivery in Mexico.
Today’s Spanish focus: Dijo que había sido un orgullo defender esa camiseta durante más de 20 años = He said that defending that shirt for more than 20 years had been an honor. Vocabulary: El almacén (warehouse), El pasillo (aisle), La ubicación (location).
Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/spanish-b1-2026-10-11
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B1 Spanish News | A Giant Waterlily Hidden in Colombia Faces Extinction
10/10/2026 | 9 mins.
Learn Spanish through today’s real news. Natural-pace Spanish at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.
In this episode: Scientists identify a giant waterlily hidden in Colombia's flooded jungle, but the critically endangered species needs urgent protection. Also: NASA seeks companies to develop private space stations that could replace the International Space Station from 2030.
Hoy: Nuevo nenúfar gigante en la selva colombiana · NASA busca estaciones espaciales privadas.
Today’s Spanish focus: querer + infinitivo = to want to + infinitive. Vocabulary: la selva (jungle or rainforest), el hallazgo (discovery or important finding), la hoja (leaf).
Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/spanish-b1-2026-10-10
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B1 Spanish News | Samsung Forecasts $80bn Profit as AI Chip Demand Soars
09/10/2026 | 8 mins.
Learn Spanish through today’s real news. Natural-pace Spanish at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.
In this episode: Samsung forecasts record profits as strong demand for AI memory chips drives sales and raises prices. Also: Google unveils Gemini, an autonomous workplace agent that can handle tasks and connect with apps such as Gmail, Slack, and Microsoft 365.
Hoy: Samsung prevé beneficios récord por los chips · Google presenta Gemini para tareas de oficina.
Today’s Spanish focus: puede conectarse, can connect = can connect. Vocabulary: la tarea (task), la nube (cloud), el equipo (team).
Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/spanish-b1-2026-10-09
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B1 Spanish News | Mistral's 1 Trillion-Parameter Model Challenges Big AI
08/10/2026 | 9 mins.
Learn Spanish through today’s real news. Natural-pace Spanish at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.
In this episode: French company Mistral releases Le Chonk, a one-trillion-parameter open-weight model designed to compete with leading systems and support specialized work. Also: A study finds Zavodovski Island lost more than 680,000 chinstrap penguins between 2011 and 2025, a 63 percent population decline.
Hoy: Mistral presenta un modelo de pesos abiertos · Zavodovski pierde miles de pingüinos de barbijo.
Today’s Spanish focus: fue entrenado, was trained = was trained. Vocabulary: los pesos (weights), el rendimiento (performance), los recursos (resources).
Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/spanish-b1-2026-10-08
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B1 Spanish News | Why Giorgia Meloni Is Trademarking Her Voice
07/10/2026 | 9 mins.
Learn Spanish through today’s real news. Natural-pace Spanish at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.
In this episode: Francis Halzen wins the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on IceCube and high-energy neutrinos. Also: Giorgia Meloni applies to trademark her voice to protect herself from AI deepfakes.
Hoy: Francis Halzen gana el Nobel de Física · Meloni solicita registrar su voz como marca.
Today’s Spanish focus: la = her / it. Vocabulary: La solicitud (application or formal request), La grabación (recording), La falsificación (forgery or fake copy).
Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/spanish-b1-2026-10-07
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Learn Spanish with real news, every morning. Daily episodes in clear Spanish at B1 and above, spoken more slowly than everyday speech, with a free full transcript and English translation for every line.Read today's transcript:https://linguawire.com/learn/spanishWHAT YOU GETA new episode every morning. Two real stories from the day's news, at a steadier pace than native conversation, with the vocabulary the news actually uses.Every episode has its own page with the full Spanish transcript, the English translation beside it, the day's vocabulary, one grammar point and a short quiz. No account needed to read.WHY NEWS WORKS BETTER THAN EXERCISESYou already know what happened today. That means your attention goes to the Spanish instead of to the story. At this level that is what moves you from understanding lessons to understanding real reporting.WHO B1+ IS FORYou can hold a conversation and you want the vocabulary that real reporting uses. The pace here is still slower than everyday speech, so speed never gets in the way of the words. This is the level where most learners stall, and daily contact with real news is the thing that gets them through it.NOT SURE THIS IS YOUR LEVEL?About twenty short questions place you on the CEFR scale and show you what to work on next:https://linguawire.com/assessmentAn intermediate Spanish podcast for people who can already read a headline and want to hear one.MORE FROM LINGUAWIREDaily Spanish class: https://linguawire.com/class/spanishThe language guide: https://linguawire.com/guideEvery language and level: https://linguawire.com/podcastsAlso in German, French, Italian, Portuguese and English.If today's episode helped, please follow the show. It is the single thing that helps other Spanish learners find us.Note: LinguaWire podcasts use AI support for translation and multi-language recording, with native-speaker scripting and supervision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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