Learn Spanish: Notes in Spanish Inspired Beginners

Ben Curtis and Marina Diez

Ben and Marina bring you real conversations and natural language to help you start speaking the Spanish you'll never find in a text book. With over 100 Spanish podcasts to their names with the popular Intermediate and Advanced series, the "Inspired Beginners" podcasts are for motivated learners who want to sound like pros! See notesinspanish.com for full details and the accompanying worksheets.

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30 episodes
Updated Aug 20, 2008

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Aug 20, 2008 · 22 min
NIS Beginners 030 - Horarios
Today we look at timetables in Spain and the UK, and more cool Spanish phrases as usual! See NotesinSpanish.com to pick up the accompanying transcript/worksheet, and to sign up for our free newsletter and report.
Aug 13, 2008 · 26 min
NIS Beginners 029 - Shopping and Money
We look at useful vocab and phrases for shopping and money, and have a real Spanish conversation on changing shopping habits in Spain. See NotesinSpanish.com to pick up the accompanying transcript/worksheet.
Aug 6, 2008 · 24 min
NIS Beginners 028 - Para
It's Para time! In the last episode we tackled Por, and this time we cover its partner in crime, Para. See NotesinSpanish.com to pick up the accompanying transcript/worksheet with a complete list of all the uses of Para.
Jul 30, 2008 · 27 min
NIS Beginners 027 - Por y Para 1: Por
It's Por and Para time! In this episode we start with a complete rundown of Por. See NotesinSpanish.com to pick up the accompanying transcript/worksheet, including all of the key grammar notes for Por.
Jul 23, 2008 · 26 min
NIS Beginners 026 - La Musica
Lots of Spanish vocab and phrases for music today, and an insight into Marina's music tastes in days gone by! See NotesinSpanish.com to pick up the accompanying transcript/worksheet.
Jul 2, 2008 · 22 min
NIS Beginners 025 - Robo en Valencia
Ben and Marina introduce the Past Perfect tense, and talk about a terrible event in Valencia. See notesinspanish.com to pick up the accompanying worksheet.
Jun 25, 2008 · 25 min
NIS Beginners 024 - Ir de Tapas
Ben and Marina look at words and phrases connected with eating, ordering, and dealing with waiters in Spanish bars and restaruants, plus a rundown of the best Spanish tapas. See notesinspanish.com to comment and pick up the accompanying worksheet.
Jun 18, 2008 · 30 min
NIS Beginners 023 - Ser y Estar
It's time to tackle Ser and Estar! Plus some extra listening practice for the Past Tenses. See NotesinSpanish.com to pick up the accompanying transcript/worksheet.
Jun 11, 2008 · 24 min
NIS Beginners 022 - Odio el futbol
More great conversation starters and useful phrases, with a touch of football for making friends with blokes! See NotesinSpanish.com to pick up the accompanying transcript/worksheet.
Jun 4, 2008 · 24 min
NIS Beginners 021 - Intercambios
We look at great conversation openers in Spanish to help you out at parties, when you meet new poeple, with intercambios and more. See NotesinSpanish.com to pick up the accompanying transcript/worksheet.
Jan 16, 2008
NIS Beginners 020 - El Kindle
This week we discuss Amazon's Kindle, a revolutionary device that could change the way we read. See NotesinSpanish.com to pick up the accompanying transcript/worksheet.
Jan 9, 2008 · 19 min
NIS Beginners 019 - Sydney
This week we look at how two key past tenses, the Preterito Imperfecto and the Preterito Indefinido, can be used together to tell a great story. See notesinspanish.com for the accompanying worksheet.
Jan 2, 2008 · 17 min
NIS Beginners 018 - Nada de Nada
Nada, nadie, ninguno... this week we explore the Spanish negatives! See notesinspanish.com for the accompanying worksheets.
Dec 26, 2007 · 23 min
NIS Beginners 017 - Epocas Felices
We look at which past tense to use to talk about things we used to do in the past. See notesinspanish.com to pick up the accompanying worksheet.
Dec 19, 2007 · 23 min
NIS Beginners 016 - Feliz Navidad
Happy Christmas! A special show full of Christmas vocab, and details of Christmas in Spain. See notesinspanish.com for the accompanying worksheet.
Oct 22, 2007 · 22 min
NIS Beginners 015 - La ultima vez
When was the last time you...? We look at how the Preterito Indefinido past tense is used to talk about things that happened in the past. See notesinspanish.com for more details and the accompanying worksheet (includes transcript and translation of the Spanish section and full grammar and vocab notes).
Oct 15, 2007 · 16 min
NIS Beginners 014 - Quedar
How to arrange to meet someone, and how to make excuses to get out of meeting someone! See notesinspanish.com for more details!
Oct 8, 2007 · 17 min
NIS Beginners 013 - El Futuro
This week we look at the future tense in Spanish, and talk about our vision of the world in the future. See notesinspanish.com to pick up the accompanying worksheet.
Oct 1, 2007 · 17 min
NIS Beginners 012 - Yo Que Tu
In this episode we look at ways of giving advice in Spanish. See notesinspanish.com for full details and to pick up the worksheet.
Sep 24, 2007 · 19 min
NIS Beginners 011 - Experiencias
Ben and Marina look at how the perfect tense is used to talk about experiences we have had in our lifetimes. See notesinspanish.com for more details and the accompanying worksheet.