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The HOLA SPANISH Podcast

Hola Spanish Centre 57 Episodes Apr 30, 2025

This podcast provides audio practice for students using the Hola Spanish Centre class books. Each episode is designed to accompany the school's Spanish curriculum, helping learners practice listening and pronunciation. It is produced by Hola Spanish Centre, a language school, and is intended for its students.

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Diferencias entre el español de España y América Latina: Pronunciación, Vocabulario y Cultura Apr 30, 2025 456 ¿Sabías que el español varía mucho entre España y América Latina? 🌎✨ Descubre diferencias de pronunciación, vocabulario y cultura en este video diseñado para estudiantes de nivel intermedio y avanzado. ¡Acompáñanos y enriquece tu español global! 🇪🇸🇦🇷

Descubre el arte en español: un viaje por los museos de España y Holanda Apr 6, 2025 671 En este episodio, Fernando Benavides de Hola Spanish Center comparte su inspiradora experiencia visitando algunos de los museos más emblemáticos de Europa. Acompáñalo en un recorrido por el Museo del Prado en Madrid y el Rijksmuseum en Ámsterdam, mientras reflexiona sobre las obras maestras de El Greco, Velázquez, Goya, Rubens y Rembrandt. A través de un lenguaje accesible para estudiantes de espa

Golden Years: Retire in Mexico and Embrace the Spanish Language Mar 9, 2025 274 Ready to embrace your golden years with vibrant culture and stunning landscapes? In this episode we talk about why Mexico is the perfect retirement destination and how learning Spanish can enhance your experience. Dive into our guide and start your adventure today!

Guía Esencial: Lo que Necesitas Saber Antes de Visitar México Mar 2, 2025 394 Sumérgete en esta guía auditiva imprescindible para tu viaje a México. Exploramos todo, desde la etiqueta social, saludos y costumbres hasta consejos clave sobre comunicación, vestimenta y comida callejera. Escucha y prepárate para disfrutar, adaptarte y conectar con la cultura mexicana, asegurando una experiencia auténtica e inolvidable.

Hola Spanish Centre Podcast: Mastering Direct & Indirect Object Pronouns Feb 23, 2025 611 In this episode, we break down the key differences between direct and indirect objects in Spanish grammar. With clear explanations and practical examples, you'll learn how to identify and replace them with the right pronouns in different sentence structures. We also explore variations in usage between Latin American and European Spanish to deepen your understanding. Tune in and take your Spanish t

Ser vs. Estar: Master the Difference & Avoid Common Mistakes! Feb 15, 2025 394 Struggling with ser and estar? 🤔 Don't worry! In this video, we break down their uses with clear examples and share key tips to avoid common mistakes. Master when to use each verb and boost your Spanish skills with confidence!

Mastering the Present Progressive in Spanish Feb 5, 2025 308 In this episode, we explore the correct uses of the present progressive in Spanish and the most common mistakes to avoid. Learn when to say "estoy estudiando" and when it's better to say "voy a estudiar", along with practical tips to sound more natural. Don't miss it! 🎧✨

Master Spanish Pronunciation: Vowels, Consonants, and Regional Variations Jan 23, 2025 367 Practice the correct pronunciation of Spanish vowels, consonants, and letter combinations, and discover the key differences between Spanish and English pronunciation—like the simpler Spanish vowel system.

HOLA Eps 49. More listening examples using the imperfect past tense Nov 8, 2021 248 In this episode, you will get to listen to more examples that use the imperfect past tense in Spanish "El pasado imperfecto" If you feel you need help with this tense, sign up for Intermediate 3 at holaspanishcentre.com

HOLA Eps 48. Tip#2 - Consejos para mejorar tu fluidez oral Nov 1, 2021 329 This episode offers tip # 2 of 10 to help improve your oral fluency. Enrol in a class today at: holaspanishcentre.com.

HOLA Eps 47. Tip#1 - Consejos para mejorar tu fluidez oral Oct 25, 2021 205 This episode offers one of ten tips to help improve your oral fluency. To enrol in a class today visit: holaspanishcentre.com.

HOLA Eps 46. Adv. 3 - Consejos y receta en imperativo - comprensión lectura Aug 10, 2021 451 This episode contains your audio practice for the last Advanced 3 class at holaspanishcentre.com. Listen to a few more examples of the imperative mode in the context of some health tips given, recommendations from a mom to her son, and a Paella recipe. Finish listening to an article about "El Diablo" a restaurant located in The Canary Islands

HOLA Eps 45. Adv. 3 - Imperativo con pronombres de objeto directo e indirecto Aug 3, 2021 408 This episode contains your audio practice for the 5th Advanced 3 classes at holaspanishcentre.com. Keep on practicing the imperative mode as you review the direct and indirect object pronouns.

HOLA Eps 44. Adv. 3 - Fábula y el imperativo Jul 27, 2021 346 This episode contains your audio practice for the 5th Advanced 3 classes at holaspanishcentre.com. Continue to develop your listening skills with the story of "The hair and the turtle". Also, start becoming familiar with the imperative mode and some common commands.

HOLA Eps 43. Adv. 3 - Condicional perfecto y pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo Jul 20, 2021 723 This episode contains your audio practice for the 3rd and 4th Advanced 3 classes at holaspanishcentre.com. Become familiar with phrases that use the perfect conditional as well as the subjunctive pluperfect in Spanish.

HOLA Eps 42. Adv. 3 - Pretérito pluscuamperfecto y futuro perfecto Jun 25, 2021 702 This episode contains your audio practice for the first and second Advanced 3 classes at holaspanishcentre.com. Listen to different examples of the pluperfect (or past perfect) in Spanish. As you keep on reviewing the past participle of different verbs, you will also get familiar with two common uses of the future perfect in Spanish.

HOLA Eps 41. Adv. 2 - Pretérito perfecto del subjuntivo Jun 18, 2021 388 This episode contains your audio practice for the last Advanced 2 class at holaspanishcentre.com. Get more familiar with the subjunctive mode in the present perfect tense, as you listen to these examples.

HOLA Eps 40. Adv. 2 - Imperfecto del subjuntivo Jun 11, 2021 375 This episode contains your audio practice for the 4th and 5th Advanced 2 class at holaspanishcentre.com. Listen to common uses of the subjunctive mode in the imperfect tense. Also get familiar with sentences that include this mode in conjunction with the conditional.

HOLA Eps 39. Adv. 2 - Presente del subjuntivo - Parte 2 Jun 4, 2021 357 This episode contains your audio practice for the 3rd. Advanced 2 class at holaspanishcentre.com. Listen to more examples of the subjunctive mode in the present tense as you review the reflexive pronouns.

HOLA Eps 38. Adv. 2 - Presente del subjuntivo - Parte 1 May 28, 2021 394 This episode contains your audio practice for the first and second Advanced 2 class at holaspanishcentre.com. Listen to several examples of the subjunctive mode in the present tense.

HOLA Eps 37. Adv. 1 - El tiempo condicional - Part 2 Nov 25, 2020 517 This episode contains your audio practice for the last Advanced 1 class. As you keep getting familiar with the conditional tense and its irregular verbs, we wrap up the course with a review of the future tense in a list of verbs along with examples.

HOLA Eps 36. Adv. 1 - El tiempo condicional - Part 1 Jul 27, 2020 514 This episode contains your audio practice for the 5th. Advanced 1 class. Listen to different examples of situations where the conditioanl tense is used.

HOLA Eps 35. Adv. 1 - Práctica del futuro con el horóscopo y verbos reflexivos, viaje por Latinoamérica Jul 20, 2020 830 This episode contains your audio practice for the 4th. Advanced 1 class. Review reflexive verbs in future tense. Also, listen to some geographical information about Latinamerican countries and a brief description on Colombia and El Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia.

HOLA Eps 34. Adv. 1 - Definiendo sitios, el tiempo futuro Jul 13, 2020 903 This episode contains your audio practice for the 3rd. Advanced 1 class. Refine your ear listening to definitions of geographical and other places of interest. Although a bit rare in the everyday-spoken Spanish, listen also to examples of the future tense using both, regular and irregular verbs.

HOLA Eps 33. Adv. 1 - Conectores, por vs para, y otras preposiciones comunes Jul 7, 2020 782 This episode contains your audio practice for the 2nd. Advanced 1 class. Hear the use of already-learned connectors plus new ones. Also, check the different uses for por vs para, as well as other common prepositions.

HOLA Eps 32. Adv. 1 - Entrevista, partes del cuerpo, problemas de salud Jul 2, 2020 569 This episode contains your audio practice for the 1st Advanced 1 class. Practice listening to an interview using the tenses learned. Familiarize yourself with the body parts and learn how to recommend some home remedies.

HOLA Eps 31. Int 3 - Más práctica con el imperfecto Mar 10, 2020 633 This episode contains your audio practice for the 6th Intermediate 3 class. Practice listening to more uses of the imperfect past tense in Spanish plus a famous chidren story, which incorporates the imperfect among other past tenses.

HOLA Eps 30. Int 3 - El imperfecto Feb 12, 2020 382 This episode contains your audio practice for the 5th Intermediate 3 class. Practice listening to the use of the imperfect past tense in Spanish.

HOLA Eps 29. Int 3 - El pretérito perfecto Feb 7, 2020 293 This episode contains your audio practice for the 3rd & 4th Intermediate 3 classes. Become familiar with the present perfect tense.

HOLA Eps 28. Int 3 - Más usos con verbos reflexivos Jan 17, 2020 323 This episode contains your audio practice for the 2nd Intermediate 3 class. Listen to more examples and uses of reflexive verbs.

HOLA Eps 27. Int 3 - Verbos y pronombres reflexivos. Jan 17, 2020 494 This episode contains your audio practice for the 1st Intermediate level 3 class. Listen along with your workbook to common reflexive verbs and their respective pronouns.

HOLA Eps 26. Int 2 - objeto indirecto y directo juntos en pretérito. Nov 29, 2019 322 This episode contains your audio practice for the 6th and last Intermediate 2 class. Listen to both indirect and direct object pronouns put together as used when answering questions.

HOLA Eps 25. Int 2 - objeto directo e indirecto en pretérito Nov 25, 2019 405 This episode contains your audio practice for the 5th. Intermediate 2 class. Listen to direct and indirect object pronouns as used when answering questions.

HOLA Eps 24. Int 2 - Ayer tuve un día ocupado, García Márquez, and conjugación de verbos irregulares en pretérito Nov 18, 2019 415 This episode contains your audio practice for the 4th. Intermediate 2 class. Listen to a common use of tener in past tense with Ayer tuve un día muy ocupado, Listen to a short García Márquez biography, and review the irregular verbs conjugations in past tense.

HOLA Eps 23. Int 2 - verbos irregulares en pretérito indefinido Nov 9, 2019 633 This episode contains your audio practice for the 3rd. Intermediate 2 class. Review irregular verbs in pretérito indefinido (simple past tense).

HOLA Eps 22. Int 2 - conocer vs saber, pedir vs preguntar. Pronombre de objeto directo e indirecto Nov 4, 2019 482 This episode contains your audio practice for the 2nd. Intermediate 2 class. Review the different uses for conocer vs saber and pedir vs preguntar. Also listen to how Spanish speakers answer questions using direct and indirect object pronouns.

HOLA Eps 21. Int 2 - pretérito indefinido de gustar y otros verbos con la misma estructura Oct 7, 2019 551 This episode contains your audio practice for the first Intermediate 2 class. Review the simple past tense of the verb gustar plus other verbs with a similar structure.

HOLA Eps 20. Int 1 - verbos -er, -ir en pretérito indefinido Sep 25, 2019 579 This episode contains your audio practice for the 5th and 6th Intermediate 1 class. Review regular verbs in simple past tense ending in -er and in -ir

HOLA Eps 19. Int 1 - Audio comprensión de lectura plus verbos -ar en pretérito indefinido Sep 23, 2019 334 This episode contains your audio practice for the 4th. Intermediate 1 class. Listen to the comprensión de lectura text, and review regular verbs in simple past tense ending in -ar.

HOLA Eps 18. Int 1 - Más usos de "ser", hay o no hay Sep 19, 2019 392 This episode contains your audio practice for the third Intermediate 1 class. Listen to more uses with the verb ser plus sentences with the connectors porque and aunque, and hay y no hay

HOLA Eps 17. Int 1 - Qué ves, etc. ¿Qué hace cuando? tener o estar Aug 21, 2019 309 This episode contains your audio practice for the second Intermediate 1 class. Review vocabulary with verbs: ver, oir, decir, dar, saber. Also, listen to expressions about states of being or moods using tener and estar.

HOLA Eps 16. Int 1 - Verbos irregulares en presente Jun 29, 2019 463 This episode contains your audio practice for the first Intermediate 1 class. Review Los verbos irregulares en presente.

HOLA Eps 15. Beg 3 or Beg B - Los conectores, creo que, el presente progresivo Jun 19, 2019 366 This episode contains your audio practice for the 5th and 6th class of Beginner level 3 or the 11th class of Beginner level B. Review los conectores, ¿qué le pasa a..? and el presente progresivo.

HOLA Eps 14. Beg 3 or Beg B - La casa / el hogar Jun 10, 2019 361 This episode contains your audio practice for the 4th class of Beginner level 3 or the 10th class of Beginner level B. Review vocabulary related to La casa (the house)

HOLA Eps 13. Beg 3 or Beg B - Ser y estar Jun 6, 2019 425 This episode contains your audio practice for the 3rd class of Beginner level 3 or the 9th class of Beginner level B. Review the different uses for ser y estar.

HOLA Eps 12. Beg 3 - Palabras opuestas, los posesivos May 31, 2019 378 This episode contains your audio practice for the 2nd class of Beginner level 3. Review Palabras opuestas y los posesivos.

HOLA Eps 11. Beg 3 or B - Demostrativos, verbo gustar May 25, 2019 359 This episode contains your audio practice for the 1st class of Beginner level 3 or the 5th and 6th classes of Beginner level B. Review adjetivos demostrativos and verbo gustar.

HOLA Eps 10. Beg 2 or B - Verbo ser, la hora, dónde trabaja May 15, 2019 496 This episode contains your audio practice for the 5th and 6th classes of Beginner level 2 or the 3rd and 4th classes of Beginner level B. Review verb ser and its uses, as well as la hora y dónde trabaja y qué hace

HOLA Eps 9. Beg 2 or B - Verbos -ar, -er, -ir Apr 23, 2019 699 This episode contains your audio practice for the third and fourth classes of Beginner level 2 or the 1st class of Beginner level B. Review regular verbs ending in -ar, -er, -ir

HOLA Eps 8. Beg 2 or A - Verbo necesitar, tener, la familia Mar 19, 2019 420 This episode contains your audio practice for the 2nd/3rd class of Beginner level 2 or the 9th/10th class of Beginner level A. Review the Verbs necesitar, tener, and La familia.

HOLA Eps 7. Beg 2 or Beg A. Verbo querer Mar 6, 2019 441 This episode contains your audio practice for the first class of Beginner level 2 or the 8th class of Beginner level A. Verb querer.

HOLA Eps 6. Beg 1 or A - Los colores, verbos comunes. Feb 19, 2019 479 This episode contains your audio practice for the last class of Beginner level 1, or level A. Review los colores, comprensión de lectura y verbos comunes.

HOLA Eps 5. Beg 1 or A - Verbo ir, la comida Feb 4, 2019 675 This episode contains your audio practice for the 5th class of Beginner level 1 or the 6th and 7th class of Beginner level A. Review the verb ir and la comida.

HOLA Eps 4. Beg 1 or A - Cuándo, verb viajar, visitar Jan 28, 2019 667 This episode contains your audio practice for the fourth class of Beginner level 1 or the fifth class of Beginner level A. Review cuándo, verb viajar, visitar, ir.

HOLA Eps 3. Beg 1 or A - El tiempo, los números, cuánto cuesta Jan 21, 2019 675 This episode contains your audio practice for the third class of Beginner level 1 or the third and fourth class of level A. Review el tiempo, los números, cuánto cuesta.

HOLA Eps 2. Beg 1 or A - Verbo estar Jan 21, 2019 693 This episode contains your audio practice for the second class of Beginner level 1 or level A. Review the verb estar.

HOLA Eps 1. Beg 1 or A - La presentación, el alfabeto and more. Jan 11, 2019 960 This episode contains your audio practice for the first class of Beginner level 1 or level A. Review La presentación, el alfabeto, los saludos y los artículos.

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