Lightspeed Spanish - Beginners Spanish Lessons
This podcast offers beginner-level Spanish lessons taught by Gordon and Cynthia Smith-Duran. The lessons are designed for English speakers and cover basic vocabulary, grammar, and conversation skills. Each episode builds on the previous one to help learners progress gradually.
Episodes
7b NEW Spanish Numbers You MUST know this!
In this lesson we share some vital facts about Spanish numbers that you really must know! There are so many […]
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7a NEW Spanish Numbers and the most common mistakes
In this lesson we coach you through the vital Spanish numbers along with what to watch out for when pronouncing […]
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6 NEW Beginners Vital Spanish Questions
In this lesson we coach you through some of the most vital Spanish questions you could have! Set at A1-A2 […]
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5b NEW Conjugating Spanish verbs easily!
In this fun lesson we give you a great system that will help you when conjugating Spanish verbs. This is […]
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5a NEW Beginners Spanish Personal Pronouns
In this fun lesson we help you with the very important Spanish personal pronouns. Spanish personal pronouns are no where […]
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4 NEW Beginners Greetings in Spanish
In this fun lesson we help you with the important greetings in Spanish. Come and join us to learn a […]
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3b NEW Beginners Spanish Alphabet challenge R to Z
In this fun lesson we help you with what is one of the biggest Spanish alphabet challenge for us: And […]
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3a NEW Beginners Spanish Alphabet from H to P
In this fun lesson we help you with what is the most fundamental andf important starting point when learning Spanish: […]
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2 NEW Beginners Must Know Spanish Alphabet A-G
In this fun Spanish lesson we help you with the Must Know Spanish Alphabet rules of pronunciation. Come and join […]
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1 NEW Beginners Spanish Greetings in Spain
In this fun Spanish lesson we cover the most important and typical greeting in Spanish and how to sound like […]
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86 Beginner Test your Spanish Prepositions A1-A2
This week you can test your Spanish Prepositions to really check your undestanding of how to use these vitally important […]
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85 Beginner Spanish Test (Un reto)
In this challenging Beginner Spanish test, we test you on some key areas in Spanish that you MUST know if […]
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84 Beginner Fun Spanish Test
In this fun Spanish test, we test you on some key areas in Spanish that you MUST know if you […]
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83 Spanish Beginners MUST know this!
In this fascinating lesson, we share with Spanish beginners some vital information on the irregular Spanish verbs that you MUST […]
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82 Beginner Spanish Irregular Spanish verbs
¡Estamos de vuelta! We are back! Here we help you with some of the more tricky irregular Spanish verbs that […]
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81 Beginner The Spanish verb GANAR
Join Cynthia and Gordon as they take you through the Spanish verb GANAR and its many versatile uses. The Spanish […]
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80 Beginners TEST your SER ESTAR and HAY
Join Cynthia and Gordon as they help you test your Ser , Estar and Hay! Sometimes in Spanish it’s difficult […]
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79 Beginner Fun Spanish Moments
Join us on this medoly of fun Spanish moments from our previous lessons. We always aim to inject a bit […]
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78 Beginner The fear of making mistakes & Spanish accents
We recently did an interview with John Fotheringham of LANGUAGE MASTERY on the fear of making mistakes and Spanish accents. […]
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77 Beginner Learning Spanish? Some advice!
Are you learning Spanish? Listen to Gordon’s advice on what to do and what NOT to do if you are […]
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76 Beginner More Spanish confusions
In this lesson we go through a great series of Spanish questions and answers that will help to clear up […]
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75 Beginner Spanish questions and answers
In this lesson we go through a great series of Spanish questions and answers that will help to clear up […]
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74 Beg SPANISH POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS TEST
In this lesson we take you through a Spanish Possessive Pronouns test in a fun quiz! Be sure to download […]
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73 Beginners Spanish Possessive Pronouns
In this lesson we help you to get prepared for a great test on your Spanish Possessive Pronouns and the […]
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72 Beginner A POR & PARA TEST for you!
In this lesson we give you a cool test on POR & PARA. Find out how well you have prepared! […]
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71 Beginners POR & PARA Test Preparation
In this lesson we prepare you for the next test on POR & PARA. Do you know them well? If […]
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70 Beginners Spanish Test A1-C2 Part 1
In this lesson we offer you a fantastic Spanish test A1-C2. Come and join us and test out your level […]
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69 Beginners Spanish Funny moments
In this lesson we share some Spanish funny moments from the past few years. Come and join us and hear […]
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68 Beginners Testing your Spanish A1-A2
In this lesson we give you the opportunity of testing your Spanish with our A1-A2 quiz. Whatch out! Gordon only […]
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67 Beginners Saber Conocer TEST A1-A2
In this lesson we offer you a cool Saber Conocer test of your abilities in Present Tense Spanish. Come and […]
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66 Beginner Spanish False Friends
Beginners Spanish False Friends are what we are covering in this lesson today. Come and join us and know the […]
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65 Beginners Understanding PORQUE in Spanish
In this lesson we help you to understand PORQUE in Spanish. It can be a bit confusing sometimes when faced […]
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64 Beginners Spanish demonstrative pronouns
Come and join us as we offer you a great Spanish A1-A2 test on the Spanish demonstrative pronouns. Test yourself […]
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63 Beginners Handy Spanish adverbs
Come and join us as we offer you a fun lesson on some handy Spanish adverbs like precisamente, efectivamente and […]
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62 Beginners Spanish Expressions of time
Come and join us as we offer you a great lesson on Spanish expressions of time. Find out how to […]
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61 Beginners Spanish The Resumptive LO
Come and join us to have some fun while you learn about the Resumptive LO and just what on earth […]
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60 Beginners Spanish The O changes to U Why?
In this lesson, we help you to understand why the O changes to U and the Y changes to E […]
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59 Beginners Spanish Salir vs Irse
In this lesson, we help you to understand the difference between Salir vs Irse and how they are used to […]
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58 Beginners Spanish Qué vs Cuál
In this lesson, we help you understand the difference between QUÉ and CUÁL. It’s actually easier than you might think! […]
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57 Beginners A1-B1 Spanish Test ¿Cómo se dice?
In this lesson, we give you an A1-B1 test called ¿Cómo se dice? These are sentences that don’t easily translate […]
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56 Beginners Spanish The Spanish verb TOPAR
In this lesson, we explain the Spanish verb Topar and how it works. Note that this is not the first […]
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55 Beginners An A1-A2 Spanish Test
In this lesson, we offer you an A1-A2 Spanish test for beginners to see how you are doing with your […]
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54 Beginners The verb Tocar in Spanish
In this lesson, we help you with the verb TOCAR in Spanish and it’s many uses. Come and join us […]
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53 Beginners Test your Spanish Pronunciation A1-A2
In this 2 part lesson we help you test your Spanish Pronunciation in this fun quiz. Pronunciation is so very […]
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52 Beginners Se trata de vs Trata de
In this lesson we help you really get to grips with the meanings of Se trata de vs Trata de. […]
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51 Beginners Test your Gustar A1-A2
In this lesson we help you to test your Gustar and we focus on the A1-A2. Come and join us […]
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50 Beginners Test your Spanish level A1-A2
In this lesson we help you to test your Spanish level and we focus on the A1-A2. Come and join […]
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49 Beginners Alguno vs Ninguno
In this lesson we look at the way we use Alguno vs Ninguno and the curious rules that surround these […]
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48 Beginners Igualmente vs Tú también
In this lesson we have some fun looking at Spanish greetings and the difference between: Igualmente vs Tú también. Although […]
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47 Beginners The Spanish DO for emphasis
In this lesson we help you with the Spanish Do for emphasis, for example when we say: I don’t have […]
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46 Beginners Meter vs Poner the putting verbs
In this lesson we talk about the putting verbs like Meter vs Poner and how we can know when to […]
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45 Beginners Pero or Sino?
In this lesson we talk about using Pero or Sino and what the differences are between them. They both can […]
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44 Beginners Verbs like Gustar
In this lesson we talk about lots of verbs like Gustar and how we can use them easily. Pay special […]
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43 Beginners Test your use of Gustar
In this lesson we test your use of Gustar and test your Spanish listening ear in a fun conversation about […]
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42 Beginners Spanish Understand SER and ESTAR
In this lesson we help you to understand SER and ESTAR with some easy to follow concepts that include a […]
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41 Beginners Great Spanish Pronunciation LightSpeed Spanish
In this lesson we laugh our way through the main issues that we have with Spanish pronunciation and we offer […]
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40 Beginners Spanish Listening Test
Why check my Spanish listening skills? There really is something very strange about what happens to people when they embark […]
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39 Beginners Verbs that begin with DES in Spanish.
Des in Spanish. In this podcast Cynthia and I realised something very important. That was that the verbs with DES […]
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38 Beginners Lo in Spanish and Lo Importante
Lo in Spanish. So, just what is Lo in Spanish and what does it mean? Well, to answer the first […]
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37 Beginners The Verb Poder in Spanish Such an important verb!
What is so special about the verb Poder in Spanish? Well, that’s an interesting question. A more appropriate one, however, […]
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36 Beginners Spanish The Definite Article in Spanish A Real Puzzle
What is the Definite article in Spanish? Good question. Before we start to talk about how to use it, we […]
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35 Beginners Spanish Prepositions The small, important words.
Spanish Prepositions….What the devil are they? Basically, these words are the glue that sticks sentences together. They are words like: […]
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34 Abs Beginners Spanish Culture Gestures
Spanish Culture and Gestures. I recall one of the very first times I went to Spain to visit my wife’s […]
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33 Abs Beginners Saying ANY in Spanish Algunos/Unos
Let’s help you to know how to say ANY in Spanish.   What’s really interesting is the fact that in […]
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32 Abs Beginners Spanish Test your Level The Mónica Naranjo Concert
Your Listening Spanish Test. In this Podcast we offer you a story about a concert that we went to in […]
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Beginners Spanish Pronunciation 31 LL, Y, B, V. Let’s clear this up!
The confusion around Spanish Pronunciation One of the most confusing issues with Spanish pronunciation is knowing how we should pronounce […]
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Beginners Spanish Podcast 30 – Test Your Listening Skills
Learning grammar is so important for any student of the Spanish language. In fact, it’s a vital part of building […]
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Beginners Spanish Podcast 29 – Learning Spanish Conversation with Opinions
Learning Spanish Conversation In the past One of the most frequent reasons we hear for people learning Spanish is so […]
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Beginners Spanish Podcast 28 – Easy Spanish Tips and Suggestions
Easy Spanish? This may sound like a cliché and let’s be clear, what we are saying here is NOT the […]
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Beginners Spanish Podcast 27 – The Spanish Conditional Tense
What is the Spanish Conditional Tense? The Spanish Conditional tense is a frequently used and important part of Spanish grammar. […]
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Beginners Spanish Podcast 26 – Spanish Adverbs
An Adverb? Before we look at what a Spanish adverb is, we had better examine just what an adverb is. […]
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Beginners Spanish Podcast 25 – Here and There in Spanish?
Here and There in Spanish. Have you ever been confused by the different words for Here and There in Spanish? […]
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Spanish Lesson Beginners 24 – Saying AGO in Spanish
Have you wondered how to say, AGO in Spanish? Just as in English, in Spanish there is a specific way […]
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Beginners Spanish Podcast 23 – Spanish Accents / MI or MÍ
Spanish Accents in Strange places. Maybe during your Spanish language learning journey you’ve noticed that there are some words that […]
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Beginners Spanish Podcast 22 – Spanish Pronunciation – The Nose Rule
Putting Emphasis on your Emphasis. A student of ours had some Spanish pronunciation problems when he once tried to buy […]
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Beginners Spanish Podcast 21- Help with QUE in Spanish
For any serious student of the Spanish language, asking; “What does QUE in Spanish mean?” is probably one of the […]
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Beginners Spanish Podcast 20 – Important Verb Review
Now that you have these important verbs under your belt, so to speak, listen to us using them all in […]
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Beginners Spanish Podcast 19 – Four More Important Spanish Verbs
Did you know that there are more irregular Spanish verbs than there are regular? That’s why you must catch this […]
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Beginners Spanish Podcast 18 – Four Important Spanish Verbs
In this Spanish lesson for beginners we help you learn four important Spanish verbs and their, at times, strange structures. […]
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Beginners Spanish Podcast 17 – Review
If you’ve arrived this far…¡Enhorabuena! Now it’s time to review everything we’ve covered by putting it into conversation. Why not […]
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