Spanish Conversation Podcast
In our âPalabras al vueloâ podcast series, youâll listen to Kwiziq native speakers Inma and Silviaâs light-hearted chats in Spanish about fun and interesting topics, joined in some episodes by Daniela, our special Mexican guest.
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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đ§ Today’s podcast: Ăl amor (1) đ§
In today’s podcast, Daniela and Silvia will talk about love, flirting, emotional chaos and all the questionable decisions we make when feelings get involved. ItÂŽs packed with interesting and useful vocabulary and expressions surrounding the theme of love and falling in love with someone, from the early stages to when you settle down with someone.
Follow our conversation and give us your thoughts on this topic.
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Part 2:
đ Some useful vocabulary
Here are some of the key words from the podcast to help you get confident in this topic:
- el amor = love
- el corazĂłn = heart
- me vuelve loco/a = he/she drives me crazy
- una cita = date
- ligar = to flirt
- tontear (Spain) / coquetear (LatAm) = to flirt
- tener mariposas en el estĂłmago = to have butterflies in your stomach
- no dejo de pensar en ti = I canât stop thinking about you
- estar colado/a (Spain) / estar clavado/a (LatAm) = to have a crush on someone
- estoy loco/a por ti = Iâm crazy about you
- te quiero = I care about you / I love you
- me haces feliz = you make me happy
- una caricia = caress
- media naranja = other half / better half
- alma gemela = soulmate
- ser pareja = to be a couple
- comprometerse = to commit
- los celos = jealousy
- poner los cuernos = to cheat (on someone)
- romper con alguien = to break up with someone
- tener mal de amores = to be heartbroken / to suffer from heartbreak
- una cita a ciegas = a blind date
- amor a primera vista = love at first sight
đ§ Interesting grammar from our podcast
We have highlighted some interesting grammar points from our podcast and added them to a shared notebook. You can click “Test your knowledge” to quiz the selected grammar topics that appear on the following paragraph: Grammar: El amor (1) podcast.
– Hablemos de la primera cita, porque ahĂ es donde empieza todo.
– Y de repente, ya estĂĄs metida emocionalmente sin haber firmado nada.
– Pero aun asĂ, seguimos creyendo. Porque a veces el amor llega donde menos te lo esperas.
– Es que âme haces reĂrâ tiene muchĂsimo valor. Porque si alguien consigue que tĂș te relajes, que te rĂas de verdad y que se te olvide el estrĂ©s⊠eso no es cualquier cosa.
âïž Practice More!
Try these awesome Kwiziq activities to practice more on love vocabulary:
Reading and Listening activity:
â Poema XX: Puedo escribir los versos mĂĄs tristes esta noche (C1)
Gapfill activity:
â Sobre San ValentĂn (A1)
Dictation: (Premium subscribers only):
â Reencuentro por Instagram (B1)
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Author info
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, Silviaâs creative and dynamic teaching methods make language acquisition both fun and accessible.
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Originally from Mexico, Iâm a bilingual marketer with a passion for digital growth, technology, and all things coffee. As Head of Growth at Kwiziq, I focus on expanding our reach and helping more learners discover the benefits of language learning with powerful tools. EdTech inspires me for its potential to transform education and create opportunities across borders.
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.