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It's finally Fall! Let's celebrate by looking at key vocabulary and cool Spanish celebrations!

As we prepare to bid a fond farewell to Summer, let's explore some key vocabulary and interesting Spanish festivals for the season!

In honor of my newest nephew, today's episode deals with all things baby! :)

In my first official cultural highlight episode, we talk about one of the most iconic shows in Mexico's - nay, Latin America's cultural repository!

In today's episode, we finish up our deep dive into el voseo by looking at the vos conjugations for Future, Conditional, Present Subjunctive and Past Subjunctive Tenses!

In this episode, Part 4 of our deep dive into el voseo, we go over how to conjugate the voseo form of verbs for both positive and negative imperative and for both past tenses, as well as discuss the different voseo pronouns.

In today's episode, we continue our deep dive into the Voseo by looking at how to use it in the Present Tense. I know, it's finally here!

Why do some Latin America countries use vos, while others - and Spain - do not? Today's episode is all about answering that question, as well as a cool twist on how we got two other familiar pronouns.

Have you ever wondered about the Voseo? Or perhaps you've never heard of this alternate to the tuteo. Either way, join me as we discuss what the voseo is in the first part of this series dealing with the what, when and how to use "vos" instead of "tú"!

Have you ever wondered about whether or not Spanish has a future subjunctive tense? Then look no further - they do! Kind of. :) We'll discuss it more in today's episode of Spanish Answers! ¡Vamanos! © 2019 by Language Answers, Ltd. Research for this episode: “Future Subjunctive: Futuro subjuntivo,” from Lawless Spanish. https://www.lawlessspanish.com/grammar/verbs/future-subjunctive/ “Spanish Future Subjunctive Tense,” from Live Linga. https://www.livelingua.com/spanish/grammar/future-subjunctive.php “Spanish Future Subjunctive,” from Verbflex. http://verbflex.com/articles/spanish/spanish-future-subjunctive/ “Constitución Española,” sanctioned December 27, 1978, found on the State Agency’s Official State Bulletin (BOE). https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-A-1978-31229 In English: https://www.boe.es/legislacion/documentos/ConstitucionINGLES.pdf “Duda resuelta: Uso del subjuntivo futuro,” by Castellano Actual, published January 29, 2016. http://udep.edu.pe/castellanoactual/duda-resuelta-uso-del-subju

Have you ever wondered what a period (.) or an upside down question mark (¿) is called in Spanish? Or what a "signo de apertura" is? Then look no further - in this episode, we talk about the basics of Spanish punctuation, focusing on what they're called with tips on how to use them.

How do they celebrate Easter in Spain? Well, that question's a bit more than I can answer in a single episode, so for this Easter special I delve a bit into how they celebrate Easter in Seville, Spain. We talk about the Biblical account of Easter, which you have to understand first in order to understand the festivities that happen during la Semana Santa.

Happy April Fool's! To highlight the day, not only am I posting this video a day late (lame joke, right? Ah well), but in this episode we talk about tongue twisters (trabalenguas), puns (calambures), and jokes (chistes)! Join me for some light-hearted fun to celebrate the first of April. :)

In today's episode, the second part of Spanish Contractions, we focus on the "unofficial" contractions. (And yes, this even includes a few methods for texting and tweeting!)

Today I talk about the common Spanish contractions: al, del, conmigo, contigo and consigo. And in the process, we also learn some random history. :) Episode produced by © 2019 Language Answers, Ltd. Shout out to Women In Language Conference and Links: https://www.womeninlanguage.com The Fluent Show: Inside the Women in Language Conference: 12 Guests Tell All. (https://www.fluent.show/126) Research Resources used for/in this Episode: SpanishDict.com, “Consigo” - https://www.spanishdict.com/translate/consigo Quora.com, “In Spanish grammar, if you are talking formally (usted) do you use contigo or consigo?” - https://www.quora.com/In-Spanish-grammar-if-you-are-talking-formally-usted-do-you-use-contigo-or-consigo Jstor.org, “Excessive Analogical Change as an Impetus for Lexical Loss; Old Spanish Connusco, Convusco” by Joel Rini / Charlottesville -https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/27940047.pdf?seq=1#page _scan_tab_contents Gramática española blog, July 15, 2014, “Conmigo, Contigo y Consigo” by Eleonora Castelli

In honor of the recent holiday, or hallmark day, we're celebrating with a special episode! Today, we'll talk about the vocabulary and history of Valentine's Day, as well as how it is celebrated in Spain and Mexico.

In this week's episode, we discuss the differences between the two verbs pedir and preguntar. While both are translated into English as "to ask", they are used for very distinct situations!

In today's episode, we go over the importance of accent marks in Spanish, and how they can affect a word's meaning and/or sound. **Correction - Each week I release a new podcast, but it alternates between Spanish Answers and Respuestas Inglesas. I would love to eventually be able to do an episode for each podcast once a week, and will be working towards that goal. **Correction - Each week I release a new podcast, but it alternates between Spanish Answers and Respuestas Inglesas. I would love to eventually be able to do an episode for each podcast once a week, and will be working towards that goal.

In this episode, and to celebrate the new year, we look at the New Year's traditions in both Spain and Mexico! **Correction - Each week I release a new podcast, but it alternates between Spanish Answers and Respuestas Inglesas. I would love to eventually be able to do an episode for each podcast once a week, and will be working towards that goal. Produced by: Language Answers, Ltd.

Are you looking to increase your Spanish skills, or have questions about the nitty-gritty aspects of Spanish grammar? Then this podcast is for you! Join me each week as we explore Spanish culture and language together! **Correction - Each week I release a new podcast, but it alternates between Spanish Answers and Respuestas Inglesas. I would love to eventually be able to do an episode for each podcast once a week, and will be working towards that goal. © 2019 by Language Answers, Ltd.