I thought this podcast was excellent, but it would help me even more if there was a transcription to read because even though I understand everything, I was missing a word here and there. This would help train my ear to the natural rhythm of native speakers
Spanish Grammar Podcast
In our “Punto y coma” podcast series, you’ll listen to Kwiziq teachers Inma and Silvia‘s light-hearted chats in Spanish about fun topics that are focused on very interesting grammar. To help you practice your listening skills, these podcasts will often be accompanied by some useful vocab, grammar lessons and interesting links to go further! We encourage you to try our related exercises to have the whole experience.
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🎧 Today’s podcast: Making Plans 🎧
Today’s podcast is about making plans for the weekend, a super useful topic we can all relate to. In the episode, you’ll hear Silvia and Inma in a short dialogue where we’re planning a day out, packed with natural, everyday phrases you can actually use when chatting with friends or making plans of your own. Stay a bit longer for an insight into three interesting grammar points, which I explain in detail.
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📚 Vocabulary: Making Plans
Here are some of the key phrases from the episode to help you start building your own dialogue in Spanish. For the full list of expressions, check out the link at the end.
- Quedar con alguien = To arrange to meet someone
- ¿Qué te parece si…? = What about [doing something]?
- ¿Estás libre? = Are you free?
- ¿A qué hora… ? What time… ?
🧠 Interesting extracts and grammar
Check out these short excerpts from the podcast; each one highlights one or more grammar points that you can pick up and start using right away.
– Oye, Silvia ¿estás libre mañana? Es que no tengo ningún plan…
-Sí, mañana no tengo nada que hacer.
● Using estar for feelings, emotions and states
● Ningún, ninguna
● Spanish relative clauses using the infinitive
– Oye, ¿y qué tal si hacemos alguna excursión a la montaña?
– Perfecto. Déjame pensar un momento… ¿y si vamos al Monte Gorbea?
● Using por qué no/y si/ qué tal si for suggestions in Spanish
– Entonces, ¿sobre qué hora quedamos mañana?
– ¿Qué te parece si quedamos a las nueve debajo de mi casa?
✏️ Practice More!
Try these awesome Kwiziq activities to practice more on the topic making plans. Which plan is your favorite?
Fill-in-the-Gaps:
● Diversión en Port Aventura (A1 ser & estar)
Reading and Listening activities:
● En el cine con mi amigo (A1)
Dictado (Premium subscribers only):
● En el centro comercial (A2)
Writing challenge (Premium subscribers only):
● Climbing the Gorbea (C1)
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Author info
After working in the travel industry for ten years in Seville, Inma moved to the UK to give a little twist to her life. Since then she's been teaching Spanish as a foreign language to adults for over 15 years in different settings, private lessons, secondary schools and online. Inma is a coffee lover and also loves exploring new places with her family in beautiful Warwickshire, where she lives.
Silvia is a multilingual educator with expertise in English, French, and Spanish, and a passion for helping students excel in language learning. After gaining extensive international teaching experience in the UK and other countries, Silvia returned to her hometown of Vitoria in 2019. Since then, she has been sharing her knowledge and love for languages with learners of all levels. With over a decade of experience, Silvia’s creative and dynamic teaching methods make language acquisition both fun and accessible.
Comments: 4
Hola Abby y Oleg
Thanks a lot for your comments - we're glad you enjoyed it! Please feel free to send us any suggestion for future podcasts in Spanish, it can be grammar, cultural, vocabulary, expressions... anything you think would be useful for students to have in a podcast.
With reference to the transcription, we are considering it and looking into it. We also think it'd be a good idea.
¡Buen fin de semana!
Inma
A very natural conversation! Having the transcript available would make it an even greater opportunity to improve my listening comprehension.