The Spanish Culture Show · Podcast

Leo and JP tackle your pressing questions from this week, including there the Spanish "ceceo" comes from, the impersonal "se," Dora the Explorer's use of "vámonos," and finally the age old question about "ser" and "estar." JP offers a 'spilt coffee' test for "ser" vs. "estar" which will probably not hold up to scrutiny, but will probably work when it comes to tasty hamburgers.

¡Vamos a visitar Cuba! Hoy les mostramos como hablan los Cubanos. Aprendan el slang mas común , mas simple , para que no se rompan el coco.¿Qué volá asere? ¿Qué vuelta?

Today, we'll talk about adjective placement, después de, and sexual deprivation. Enjoy!

Esta lección en la segunda parte. Vemos mas palabras utilizadas por los mexicanos. Pueden aprender que es un bobo, estar cañon y fierro. Ahora pueden hablar como un mexicano y pasar desapercibidos.

Esti and Leo join JP in the studio to talk about drug lord nicknames, shouts of encouragement, and an anchorman's sleeves. We'll also clarify who on the team rocks, and who does not.

Dudes Leo and JP tackle questions from a bunch of dudes. Where were Lili and Esti? Still not sure. We'll talk dude stuff like definite articles with body parts, clothes that don't match, and the tricky phrase "more often than not."

Listen to our lesson and learn about Cuban cigars. Maybe you don't smoke but you can still learn about Cuba culture around one of their most important export prodcut: Habanos.

Sometimes you don't know when to use la and le as indirect and direct objects. Today we'll be discussing this important point, as well as what an artist means in Spanish. To finish up the show we're giving you some tips on extremely useful grammar structures.

Santiago, joins Lili and Leo in Studio Fiesta to talk about his life growing up Argentinian American in Washington, D.C. They'll talk a little about Argentinian slang, and Santiago talks about getting robbed by clowns in Buenos Aires.

Today we'll take a look at the verb "quedar" in all it's glory; we'll figure out who says "departamento" and who says "apartamento," and we'll answer a question from donperigo, who likes grammar as much as the next man, but....

Celebramos Halloween con historias de miedo. Unas son leyendas, pero otras son experiencias y vivencias. ¡Marco nos cuenta una historia que nos dio escalofríos! ¡Miedo!

Today we answer questions about phrases like hanging out in Spanish. Spanglish and what is the right way to say if you have doubts or questions. Are they the same in Spanish? We also learn how to we call our cats in Spanish. In English is pretty simple...kitty,kitty...in Spanish is it gatito, gatito?

In today's lesson, we're answering your questions about "quiero..." vs. "quisiera...," shouting "¡bravo!" in the Spanish-speaking world, and some mild expressions of frustration. All this and more in this episode of Pa' que sepas...

On today's episode of Pa' que sepas: a question about 'hacer falta' and 'faltar', a question about prepositions, a question about irregular command forms, and finally do we really have to learn the subjunctive!?

On today's episode of "Del Taco a Tango": Coffee is a big part of Latin American culture. This isn't just because we drink a lot of it, either! Many places in Latin America rank among the top producers of coffee in the world. Join us today was we discuss coffee production, kinds of coffee, and our shared love for this delicious beverage!