Lightspeed Spanish - Advanced Intermediate Spanish Lessons
This podcast provides Spanish lessons aimed at advanced intermediate learners. Each episode covers grammar, vocabulary, and conversational topics to help students progress toward fluency. The hosts, Gordon and Cynthia Smith-Duran, bring teaching experience and a clear, structured approach. It's designed for English speakers who already have a solid foundation in Spanish.
Episodes
99 Adv Inter A Spanish quiz B2
This week, Gordon and Cynthia offer you a challenging Spanish quiz set at B2 level. Come and join us and […]
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97 Adv Inter Boost Your Confidence! Test your Spanish
This week, Gordon and Cynthia help you test your Spanish level. Come and join us and test your Spanish level […]
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96 Advanced Intermediate TEST your Spanish Past
This week, Gordon helps you test your Spanish Past Tense with some great exercises. Come and join us and take […]
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95 adv inter Spain or England? A difficult choice
In this fun Spanish conversation, we talk about choosing between Spain or England. Where would we spend our time if […]
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94 Adv Inter A foreigner in a foreign land
In this fun Spanish conversation, we talk about how people’s perceptions change when you are in a foreign land as […]
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93 Adv Inter Living in Spain We miss the UK
In this fun Spanish conversation, we talk about what we miss from the UK now that we have spent the […]
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92 Adv Intermediate Gentle Spanish Insults
In this fun conversation with Cynthia and Ana, we talk about the gentle Spanish insults that are often used between […]
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91 Adv Intermediate Click Bait! How to avoid it
In this fun conversation with Cynthia and Ana, we talk about Click Bait and why we don’t like it. Come […]
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90 Adv Inter Spanish listening and test
In this peak into our Ser Socio subscriber channel, you get to enjoy some Spanish listening as well as a […]
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86 Ad Inter Test your Ser and Estar in Spanish
In this fun test, we take you through some tough choices of Ser and Estar in Spanish as well as […]
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85 Adv Inter Spanish Superlatives and more!
Today, Cynthia is sharing the way we make Spanish superlatives and much more in this fascinating native Spanish lesson. Do […]
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84 adv inter Spanish Expressions with ANDA
Today, Cynthia is sharing with us some Spanish expressions with ANDA. This is the verb ‘to walk’ but it often […]
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83 Adv Inter Weird Spanish expressions
Today, Cynthia is sharing with us some Spanish expressions you just won’t believe. How can one simple expression have two […]
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82 Adv Inter Spanish Direction vocabulary
Today, Cynthia is helping us with some Spanish direction vocabulary and a test of your knowledge. Here you are given […]
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81 Adv Inter Asking for directions in Spanish
Today, Cynthia is helping us with asking for directions in Spanish. Before you even ask someone, what do you say? […]
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80 Adv Inter Vital Spanish Vocabulary-Time
Cynthia is back with a great lesson offering you vital Spanish vocabulary on telling the time. In this session, Cynthia […]
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79 Adv Intermediate Spanish The Winner
Join us in this Adv Intermediate Spanish videocast as we introduce the winner of the ‘finish the story’ competition in […]
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78 Adv Inter Listen in Spanish with Cynthia
Join Cynthia as she offers you a cool way to listen in Spanish by way of a story! Once you […]
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77 Adv Inter Spanish listening Test – A story
Join Cynthia as she offers you a cool Spanish listening test by way of a story! There are two ways […]
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76 Adv Inter Test your Spanish listening
Come and join us for this fantastic opportunity to test your Spanish listening in which we use hypothetical questions in […]
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75 Adv Intermediate Spanish Listening Tester
Come and join us for this fantastic Spanish listening tester in which we use verbs like Gustar and Encantar in […]
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74 Adv Inter Listening test of the Spanish Past
Come and join us on this great listening test of the Spanish past and see what you can pick up […]
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73 Adv Intermediate Spanish Listening Test
Come and join us on this great Spanish listening test and see what you can pick up from our conversation […]
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72 Adv Intermediate Spanish Animal Expressions
In this lesson we take you through some fun Spanish animal expressions that you may not have heard before and […]
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71 Adv Inter Testing your Spanish B1-C2
In this lesson we offer you a fantastic way of testing your Spanish B1-C2. Come and join us and see […]
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70 Adv Inter 2 Vital Spanish verbs
In this lesson we offer you 2 VITAL Spanish verbs that you must have in your tool box! Come and […]
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69 Adv Inter Test how Spanish you are
In this lesson we offer you a great set of questions to test how Spanish you are. Come and join […]
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68 5 Important things to know about Spanish
In this lesson we offer you a great chat in Spanish about 5 important things to know about Spanish. Come […]
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66 Adv Inter Spanish Personal Pronouns: When?
In this chat we help to unravel the mystery around Spanish Personal Pronouns and when to use them… And when […]
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65 Adv Inter Fun Spanish immersion courses
In this chat we talk about our fun Spanish immersion courses here in Spain! Be sure to watch to the […]
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64 Advanced Inter A Spanish Christmas and Esto
In this lesson we talk about the Spanish Christmas that we have planned here in the centre of Spain. What […]
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63 Advanced Intermediate Spanish B1-B2 Test
Come and join us as we offer you a great Spanish B1-B2 test on the Spanish past. Test yourself out […]
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62 Adv Intermediate Spanish SE ME HIZO
Come and join us to find out about the widely used Spanish expression: Se me hizo. Se me hizo is […]
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61 Adv Intermediate Use Aunque correctly
In this lesson, we help you use Aunque correctly and to understand when it should be used with the Spanish […]
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60 Adv Intermediate Spanish Road Trip / llevarse
In this lesson, we talk about the Spanish road trip and what it’s like to drive in Spain. We then […]
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59 Adv Intermediate LA LA LAND and the Spanish SE
In this lesson, we talk about LA LA Land and the Spanish SE that can often confuse us! When is […]
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58 Adv Inter The Spanish Imperative
In this lesson, we look at the Spanish imperative and at how it changes between the Tú form and the […]
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57 Adv Inter They got me again! Santos Inocentes
In this lesson, we have fun hearing about how Cynthia, once again, caught Gordon out on the day of the […]
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56 Adv Intermediate Testing Spanish Nativos and No Nativos
In this lesson, we are, once again, testing Spanish nativos and no nativos on their knowledge of some of the […]
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55 Advanced Inter: A Test for Spanish nativos and no nativos
In this lesson, we offer you a fun test for Spanish nativos and for all of the no nativos who […]
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54 Adv Intermediate Using the Spanish past
In this lesson we help you with using the Spanish past. When should we use the Spanish Present Perfect? When […]
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53 Adv Intermediate The Spanish LO and it’s meaning
In this lesson we help you understand the Spanish LO and what it means in sentences such as: Lo importante […]
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52 Adv Inter The Spanish verb VOLVER
In this lesson we deal with a suggestion on the way to use the Spanish verb VOLVER. Come and join […]
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51 Adv Inter Test your Gustar Encantar B1-B2
In this lesson we help you test your Gustar Encantar verbs at level B1-B2 Why not challenge yourself and see […]
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50 Advanced Inter Spanish football commentary (not)
In this lesson we have some fun as we try to do some Spanish football commentary and realise quickly that […]
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49 Adv Inter Spanish Slang and Swear words
In this lesson we give you the most common Spanish slang and Spanish swear words that are used here in […]
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48 Adv Inter The Spanish subjunctive needs QUE?
In this lesson we look at the way that we use QUE in sentences. We answer if the Spanish subjunctive […]
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47 Adv Inter Don’t translate songs to Spanish!
In this lesson we show you why we don’t translate songs to Spanish. Thanks to a fun suggestion from Andrew […]
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46 Advanced Inter Clarifying the Spanish past
In this lesson we work on clarifying the Spanish past and the way that the Imperfect can be used as […]
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45 Adv Inter Using Haber with the Past Participle
In this lesson we talk about how we use Haber with the Past Participle. However, we start off badly when […]
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44 Adv Inter Estaba vs Estuve + gerund
In this lesson we talk about the difference between Estaba vs Estuve when we add the gerund. When do we […]
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43 Adv Intermediate How to avoid the Spanish Passive Voice
In this lesson we talk you though lots of examples of how to avoid the Spanish Passive Voice and use […]
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42 Advanced Intermediate Demonstrative Spanish Pronouns
In this lesson we talk you though the Demonstrative Spanish pronouns and how you can use them well. (This, that, […]
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41 Advanced Intermediate Past Tense Tips for Spanish
In this lesson we help you with some great past tense tips for Spanish. Are you confused about the Preterite […]
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40 Advanced Intermediate Spanish Test my Spanish LightSpeed Spanish
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39 Advanced Intermediate Spanish Verbs to Try in Spanish Lightspeed Spanish
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38 Advanced Intermediate Spanish Commands in Spanish LightSpeed Spanish
Stop, Look and Listen! I recall coming across the commands in Spanish very early on in my language learning journey. […]
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37 Advanced Intermediate The Haber Subjunctive Structures LightSpeed Spanish
What are the Haber Subjunctive Structures? Basically, these are the ones that quite often catch us out. We’ve learnt the […]
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36 Advanced Intermediate Useful Spanish Vocabulary on Movement LightSpeed Spanish
Very useful Spanish vocabulary The truth of the matter is that, just like the majority of the Podcasts in this […]
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35 Advanced Intermediate Remember in Spanish Acordarse / Recordar
Remember in Spanish. Which one to use? If you’ve been studying for any length of time you will be sure […]
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34 Advanced Intermediate Spanish Diminutives and Augmentatives
Smaller than life Spanish Diminutives. Spanish diminutives are probably one of the great mysteries of the Spanish language. When I […]
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33 Advanced Intermediate Talking Spanish well The little words LightSpeed Spanish
Talking Spanish. Let’s be honest, no matter which way you look at it, we are all here to be able […]
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32 Advanced Intermediate Tratar and Acabar in Spanish LightSpeed Spanish
Tratar and Acabar in Spanish. In this Podcast we don’t just deal with Tratar and Acabar in Spanish but also […]
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Advanced Intermediate Podcast 31 Spanish Preterite vs Imperfect
The Spanish Preterite vs Imperfect. In all of our private classes we probably spend more than 50% of our time […]
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Advanced Intermediate 30 – Spanish Culture and the Big Differences
Spanish Culture Is it so different? Given that Cynthia and I are from different backgrounds, (I’m British and she is […]
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Advanced Intermediate 29 – (Tú) Tu vs Usted Using Formal Spanish
Which one do I use? The question of “(Tú) Tu vs Usted” is always on the mind of students, especially […]
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Advanced Intermediate 28 – Stem Changing Spanish Preterite
Tips on the Spanish Preterite. In the previous blog we said all we wanted to say on the subject of […]
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Advanced Intermediate 27 – The Irregular Spanish Preterite
The Spanish Preterite. Why is it so challenging? If you are new to Spanish, or a seasoned student, the Spanish […]
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Advanced Intermediate 26 – The Etiquette of Living In Spain or Being a Guest
There’s a right and a wrong way to do everything. Culturally, Spain is unique in as much as it has […]
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Advanced Intermediate Spanish Podcast 25 – Spanish Vocabulary – Airports & Taxis
Great Spanish Vocabulary. Travelling to Spanish Speaking Countries. According to the current statistics, more than one million Americans actually live […]
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Advanced Intermediate 24 – Spanish Podcast Ser and Estar in the Past
Ser and Estar in the Past. For every self respecting student of the Spanish language, getting SER and ESTAR right […]
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Advanced Intermediate Spanish Podcast 23 – Spanish Commands
Spanish Commands The Imperative tense is a widely and oft used tense in all Spanish speaking countries. If you learn […]
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Advanced Intermediate Spanish Podcast 22 – The Mediterranean Diet
The Mediterranean Diet is renown throughout the world not only for its delicious dishes but also for its health benefits. […]
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Advanced Intermediate Spanish Podcast 21 – Saber Conocer & Decir in Preterite
Saber, Conocer and Decir in Preterite Past. These three verbs are surely some of the more interesting Spanish verbs because […]
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Advanced Intermediate Spanish Podcast 20 – How to Use Por in Spanish
We have previously covered the uses of para and now we complete the circle with a look at how to […]
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Advanced Intermediate Spanish Podcast 19 – Difference between Saber and Conocer
Do you know the difference between saber and conocer? Maybe you think you know these verbs already, however, like many […]
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Advanced Intermediate Spanish Podcast 18 – How to Use Ya in Spanish
¡Hola! In this free Spanish podcast episode, we’re going to explain exactly how to use ya in Spanish. Despite being […]
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Advanced Intermediate Spanish Podcast 17 – How to Use Para in Spanish
This most recent Advanced Intermediate podcast is all about how to use para in Spanish. Along with its partner in […]
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Advanced Intermediate Free Spanish Podcast 16 – Elena Los Jovenes
In this free Spanish podcast, we interview with Elena Durán (la hermana de Cynthia) we discover an interesting perspective on […]
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Advanced Intermediate Spanish Podcast 15 – Double Pronouns in Spanish
Following on from the previous podcast on indirect object pronouns (IOPs, for short) and their use, we now cover double […]
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