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S7 · E10
Monday · 3 min
7.10: Asking for a lower prices
Here is your chance to practice. We're going to put you into a (hypothetical) situation in this exercise. The seller is going to give you a price for an item that you would like to buy. It costs too much -- and you should ask for a price 100 pesos less than the one offered.
S7 · E9
Sunday · 3 min
7.9: Asking "Why so expensive?"
Now we're going to actually give you the skills (and the terms behind those skills) to negotiate like an experienced market shopper in Latin America. If an item is more expensive than it should be, this episode will teach you how to talk it down to a more appropriate price.
S7 · E8
Saturday · 4 min
7.8: Asking "How much for these or those?"
The third part of our "negotiating" series will make you a master negotiator at Latin American markets (after a bit of practice, of course). The final thing we need to add, building on the last two 8th episodes, is asking for multiple items, or items that are plural by nature (like shoes or earrings).
S7 · E7
Friday · 3 min
7.7: Asking "How much for that?"
Here we are going to build on what you learned in the past 7th episode to boost your negotiating skills even further. In the previous episode you learned how to ask "How much for this?" Now, we are going to learn how to ask for an item that is farther away from you by asking "How much for that?"
S7 · E6
August 27 · 2 min
7.6: Asking "How much for this?"
Like all things in Spanish, the gender used when negotiating is very important. After listening to this 6th episode. You will know how to ask how much something costs, while referring to it in the correct gender so as to show proper respect and knowledge of your subject.
S7 · E5
August 26 · 1 min
7.5: Asking what the souvenir is made of
When you are interested in buying something, you may also be interested in what the product is made of. The most commonplace situation where this can apply is with jewelry. This 5th episode will teach you how to ask what something is made of, and how to understand the answer.
S7 · E4
August 25 · 2 min
7.4: Vocabulary of different types of souvenirs
This 4th episode is all about vocabulary. You'll learn the Spanish words for many common items that you'd shop for at a market, like souvenirs, plates, dolls, and more. In the accompanying blog post, there are matching exercises to help you memorize each of the items.
S7 · E3
August 24 · 3 min
7.3: Cultural and language notes - Negotiating for souvenirs
This 3rd episode is an overview of cultural notes to be aware of before going to a market in Latin American countries. It also covers things to be aware of, how to avoid paying more than you should, and common words and phrases that you'll hear along the way.
S7 · E2
August 23 · 1 min
7.2: Conversation - Negotiating for souvenirs
This 2nd episode is a conversation between Mr. Jacobs and a seller in a souvenir shop. You will hear the basics of a negotiation in Spanish. Mrs. Jacobs asks about the cost and material used in some of the souvenirs and tries to negotiate a lower price.
S7 · E1
August 22 · 59 sec
7.1: Negotiating for souvenirs
Welcome to Unit 7 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. In this unit you will learn how to ask for some common souvenir items by name, understand what material an item is made from, and negotiate a lower price.
S6 · E9
August 21 · 1 min
6.9: Unit 6 review
This 9th episode is a quick recap of Unit 6 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. It offers a congratulations on your hard work so far in learning Spanish.
S6 · E8
August 20 · 1 min
6.8: Visualization Practice - Shopping in a Market
This 8th episode is a visualization exercise of what you've learned in Unit 6 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. Imagine you are in a Latin American market. Try to visualize these three scenarios and picture how the conversation would go. If you're in a place that allows it, try to have this conversation out loud.
S6 · E7
August 19 · 1 min
6.7: Conversation - Shopping in a Market (Review)
This 7th episode reviews the conversation that you heard at the beginning of this unit, and helps to bring it together into a complete conversation. You should now be able to understand all of it. If there are parts of it that still aren't clear, just review the episodes in this unit as many times as you need.
S6 · E6
August 18 · 3 min
6.6: Ask for a specific amount (in numbers) of a product
In this 6th episode we'll learn how to ask for a specific number of a product. You'll learn how to use a complete sentence to put in your order, and learn what to expect in return from the seller at a market in Latin America. If you need to refresh your Spanish numbers, please review Units 2.5 and 5.4 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast.
S6 · E5
August 17 · 4 min
6.5.2: Asking for a specific weight of a product
In this 5th episode we'll learn how to ask for a specific weight of a product. You'll learn how to ask for and understand these weights using the Metric system, the primary unit of measurement used in Latin America. If you need to refresh your Spanish numbers, feel free to review episodes 2.5 and 5.4.
S6 · E5
August 16 · 2 min
6.5.1: Ask the price of a product in a market
Here, you will practice using the vocabulary you learned in the last m-episode and make it practical to use. After hearing the word for a product in English, you'll learn to translate it into Spanish and add the phrase "¿cuánto cuesta un kilo de x?" in the front of it.
S6 · E4
August 15 · 1 min
6.4: Produce in the market in Spanish
This 4th episode covers some basic products in the market. We're going to say them in English and in Spanish so just repeat them both out loud until you memorize them.
S6 · E3
August 14 · 3 min
6.3: Cultural and Language notes - Shopping in a Market
In this 3rd episode you'll learn the cultural notes necessary for a proper trip to the market. Most countries in Latin America measure things in the metric system. This means they use kilometers and meters when measuring distance, and kilograms and grams when measuring weight.
S6 · E2
August 13 · 1 min
6.2: Conversation - Shopping in a Market
This 2nd episode is a conversation between Laura Ramirez and a seller at a market. Miss. Ramirez is buying her weekly groceries. Don't worry if you can't understand it yet, we'll break it down and practice it in the episodes of this unit.
S6 · E1
August 12 · 1 min
6.1: Shopping in a Market
Welcome to Unit 6 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. In this unit we are going to teach you how to: Ask for specific produce and meat products in a market. Ask the price for a specific amount – in kilograms – for each product, confirm you want to purchase the product and pay the amount requested for the product.

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