Beginners Spanish Podcast - Spanglish Friends

Learn how to talk about football, support your favourite team, and understand World Cup conversations in Spanish!
In this beginner Spanish podcast episode, Em and Val teach you essential football and World Cup vocabulary in Spanish.
You'll learn how to talk about the teams you support, understand common football terms like goal, referee, match, and score, and react naturally while watching a game with Spanish-speaking friends and family.
Perfect for Spanish beginners, football fans, travellers, and anyone wanting to improve their Spanish listening and conversation skills through real-life topics.

In this episode, you'll learn:
✅ How to talk about your favourite football team and say which country you support
✅ Essential World Cup and football vocabulary including goal, match, referee, player, and score
✅ Common Spanish reactions and expressions used during football matches

Reto de la Semana (Challenge of the Week)
Tell us which team you're supporting in the World Cup in Spanish!
Example: Apoyo a Argentina.
Leave your sentence in the comments or send us a DM, we LOVE seeing your progress!!

Spanglish Friend Shoutout! 
Special shoutout this week to Sara, who shared her Spanish learning goal of reaching A2 level by the end of summer while studying at least four hours each week. Amazing dedication, Sara. ¡Bien hecho!

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📧 Contact: spanglishfriendspodcast@gmail.com
📚 1-on-1 Spanish lessons with Val: spanishlessonsbyval@gmail.com
🎶 Music by @scotairdmusic

Learn how to book appointments, make reservations, and talk on the phone in Spanish with confidence!
In this beginner Spanish podcast episode, Em and Val teach you essential phrases for booking doctor's appointments, dentist visits, haircuts, and restaurant reservations in Spanish. You'll learn how to ask for availability, suggest a different day or time, and confidently handle common phone conversations in real-life Spanish.
Perfect for Spanish beginners, travelers, expats, and anyone wanting to improve their Spanish speaking and listening skills in everyday situations.
🎙️ In this episode, you'll learn:
✅ How to book an appointment in Spanish using polite phrases like Me gustaría agendar una cita
✅ Essential Spanish phone call greetings and expressions
✅ Different ways Spanish speakers answer the phone (¿Hola?, ¿Bueno?, ¿Diga?)
✅ How to ask about availability using ¿Tiene disponibilidad para...?
✅ How to request a specific day and time in Spanish
✅ How to confirm a booking and end a phone conversation politely

🎯 Reto de la Semana (Challenge of the Week)
Practice how you would book a table at a restaurant in Spanish!
Example: Me gustaría reservar una mesa para dos esta noche.
Leave your sentence in the comments or send us a DM, we LOVE seeing your progress!!

💛 Shoutout
 Special shoutout this week to Megan for sharing an excellent Spanish practice sentence from Episode 60: Esto no me queda bien. ¿Tienes una talla más pequeña? Amazing work, Megan. ¡Bien hecho!

📲 Instagram & TikTok → @spanglish_friends
📧 Contact: spanglishfriendspodcast@gmail.com
📚 1-on-1 Spanish lessons with Val: spanishlessonsbyval@gmail.com
🎶 Music by @scotairdmusic

Learn how to say what you’re wearing in Spanish like “I’m wearing a dress,” “I wear a jacket,” and “What are you wearing?” 👗👕
In this beginner Spanish podcast episode, Em and Val teach you essential clothing vocabulary, how to describe outfits naturally using llevo and uso, and how to ask someone what they’re wearing in real-life Spanish conversations.
Perfect for Spanish beginners, travellers, and anyone wanting to improve their Spanish speaking and listening skills in everyday situations.
🎙️ In this episode, you’ll learn:
✅ How to say what you are wearing using Spanish phrases like “I am wearing…”
✅ How to use “I wear / I am wearing” to describe outfits
✅ How to correctly use Spanish articles for clothing (a / some forms)
✅ Common clothing vocabulary in Spanish (shirt, dress, shoes, jacket, etc.)
✅ How to describe your outfit using adjectives like “new,” “colourful,” and “big”
✅ How to ask “What are you wearing?” in Spanish
✅ Beginner-friendly Spanish listening and conversation practice

🎯 Reto de la Semana (Challenge of the Week)
Tell us what you are wearing today in Spanish! Example: Llevo una camiseta blanca y unos pantalones negros.
Post your sentence in the comments or send us a DM, we LOVE seeing your progress!!

💛 Shoutout: Special shoutout this week to Soph for joining the conversation on Spotify with an awesome Spanish practice sentence, we love your energy and effort!

📲 Instagram & TikTok → @spanglish_friends
📧 Contact: spanglishfriendspodcast@gmail.com
📚 1-on-1 Spanish lessons with Val: spanishlessonsbyval@gmail.com
🎶 Music by @scotairdmusic

🎬 Have you ever wondered if watching Spanish movies can actually help you learn Spanish as a beginner? The research says YES, but only if you use them the right way.
In this episode, Em and Val break down why Spanish films feel difficult at first, what beginners usually get wrong, and how movies can actually improve your listening, vocabulary, and comprehension over time.
Perfect for Spanish beginners, travellers, and anyone wanting to improve their Spanish in a fun, real-world way.
💛 Giveaway (Australian Listeners) We’re giving away TWO double movie passes to the Australian Spanish & Latin American Film Festival, which runs from June-July 2026! 
 To enter:
• Follow us on Instagram @spanglish_friends
• Comment on our pinned post
• Tag a friend you want to take to the festival! 
Winners will announced Tuesday 9 June, 9am AEST via instagram 

💛 About the Australian Spanish & Latin American Film Festival
📅 Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Byron Bay & more.

🎟️ Full festival program: https://storage.googleapis.com/production-cms-storage-bucket/SFF26_Programme_DL_Web.pdf

🌐 More info: https://spanishfilmfestival.com/

🎙️ In this episode, you’ll learn:
✅ Why Spanish movies feel difficult at first (and why that’s normal)
✅ How different accents and slang affect understanding
✅ What research says about learning languages through films
✅ How subtitles actually help beginners learn faster
✅ How to use movies to improve your Spanish (even as a beginner)
✅ Beginner-friendly listening practice and strategies

🎬 Films mentioned in this episode (Em’s Spanish Movie Recommendations) 
 La Odisea de los Giles (Argentina) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10384744/ A comedy about neighbours who lose their savings during Argentina’s financial crisis and plan a clever mission to get revenge.

Justicia Artificial (Spain) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21186294/ A political thriller set in the near future where AI is used in the justice system, raising questions about fairness and control.

 Language Lessons (USA) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11027830/ A heartfelt drama-comedy about a Spanish teacher and student whose online lessons turn into a deep emotional friendship.

🎯 Reto de la Semana (Challenge of the Week)
Have you ever watched a Spanish film? Share your experience or recommend a movie in the comments!

📲 Instagram & TikTok → @spanglish_friends
📧 Contact: spanglishfriendspodcast@gmail.com
📚 1-on-1 Spanish lessons with Val: spanishlessonsbyval@gmail.com
🎶 Music by @scotairdmusic

Research mentioned in this episode (yeah, real studies here only)
• The Language Learning Journal (2019) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09571736.2019.1610033
• PLOS ONE (2016)  https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0158409

Learn how to say “I’m sick,” “I don’t feel well,” “my head hurts,” and other common illness phrases in Spanish🤒
In this beginner Spanish podcast episode, Em and Val teach you essential Spanish vocabulary and real-life phrases for talking about pain, symptoms, sickness, and feeling unwell naturally.
Perfect for Spanish beginners, travellers, and anyone wanting to improve their Spanish conversation and listening skills.

🎙️ In this episode, you’ll learn:
✅ How to say you feel unwell
✅ How to say “I’m sick”✅ How to describe pain using “me duele…”
✅ Common illnesses in Spanish like fever, cough, flu
✅How to talk about severity 
✅ How to say how long you’ve been sick
✅ Beginner Spanish conversation practice
✅ Real-life Spanish listening practice

🎯 Reto de la Semana (Challenge of the Week)
Imagine you are sick, maybe you are actually sick listening to this episode, and want to vent to the world! Say what sickness or ailment you are pretending to feel or actually feeling.
Example: No me siento bien. Me duele mucho la garganta desde ayer. Tengo tos. Post your sentence in the comments or send us a DM, we LOVE seeing your progress!!

💛Shoutout: Special shoutout again to Megan for joining our community via Spotify, we love having you here!

📲 Instagram & TikTok → @spanglish_friends
📧 Contact: spanglishfriendspodcast@gmail.com
📚 1-on-1 Spanish lessons with Val: spanishlessonsbyval@gmail.com
🎶 Music by @scotairdmusic