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Notes in Spanish Gold Season 2 – Ep.18 – Guernica
[Download MP3] Ben and Marina discuss Guernica – the fascinating story of Picasso’s involvement in the Spanish civil war, and the birth of his great symbolic painting. Get More Out Of Gold Two: - Get...
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Notes in Spanish Gold Season 2 – Ep.19 – Pueblos en Transicion
[Download MP3] Ben and Marina discuss life after Peak Oil, and the fascinating Transition Town initiative that is sweeping through the UK and beyond, promising to help us thrive in an oil-reduced...
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Mas feliz que un regaliz – Spanish Happiness Phrases
Happiness Phrases The following phrases can all be used in Spain (there may be variations in South/Latin America) to say that you, or someone else, are really happy: Más feliz que un regaliz...
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Notes in Spanish Gold Season 2 – Ep.20 – Colon
[Download MP3] Ben and Marina discuss the life of Cristóbal Colón (Columbus), and look at whether the tyrannical side of him portrayed in the film ‘Tambien la lluvia’ is really accurate or not. Get...
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Notes in Spanish Gold Season 2 – Ep.21 – Velocidad
[Download MP3] Ben and Marina discuss the reasons for, and attitudes towards, the new speed reduction on Spanish highways, and how it doesn’t fit in with the speed increase on Madrid’s pavements! Get...
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Notes in Spanish Gold Season 2 – Ep.22 – Impacto Cero
[Download MP3] Ben and Marina try to live a no-impact week, and discover that rubbish is one of the biggest problems in their lives! Get More Out Of Gold Two: - Get instant access to all 24 Season Two...
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Notes in Spanish Gold Season 2 – Ep.23 – De Libros…
[Download MP3] Ben and Marina look at the reading habits of the Spanish, and what it tells us about the Spanish today. Get More Out Of Gold Two: - Get instant access to all 24 Season Two worksheets...
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Notes in Spanish Gold Season 2 – Ep.24 – Supersticiones
[Download MP3] Ben and Marina talk about how superstitious the Spanish are, and some of Spain’s favourite superstitions. Get More Out Of Gold Two: - Get instant access to all 24 Season Two worksheets...
View ArticleReal Spanish Love Phrases, Audio, and a Song
Here’s a bit of ‘Love’ Spanish for you, our lovely listeners! We are pretty sure that, like us, you love learning Real Spanish! El amor es lo único que crece cuando se reparte. - Antoine Saint-Exupery...
View ArticleHappy Spanish Summer
¡Hola a todos! We’ve been very busy for a while, working on projects like updating the Notes in Spanish website to keep it fresh and mobile friendly (important these days!) and more secure. It’s been a...
View ArticleSuper Spanish September Sale!
Hola Amigos, Ya toca la vuelta al cole – It’s time to go back to school! That’s an expression you hear a lot on the streets now as the holidays come to an end and Spanish schools start up again this...
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Trick or Treat! Halloween Spanish
It’s Halloween time in Spain, and the streets are full of witches, ghouls and ghosts! We’ve got some special treats for you (and no tricks!) – Some great ‘scary’ Spanish vocab and phrases! The...
View ArticleSuper Spanish Colloquial Phrases With ‘Miedo’
Happy Halloween! ‘Miedo‘ (Fear) is a great Spanish word that changes meaning completely depending on whether it is used literally or colloquially: Literal Meanings: Ay, ¡me das mucho miedo! – Ah,...
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NIS Happy Christmas Special and Christmas Sale!
Image: Madrid’s Retiro Park in the snow Queridos Amigos, There are some special Spanish christmas treats below, but first news of our special Christmas Sale. From now until midnight on Wednesday...
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Mas feliz que un regaliz – Spanish Happiness Phrases
Happiness Phrases The following phrases can all be used in Spain (there may be variations in South/Latin America) to say that you, or someone else, are really happy: Más feliz que un regaliz...
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Cool Spanish Summer Phrases
Photo: ..a hot Spanish summer afternoon, the Sierra shimmering in the background, the cool blue of the village pool… Queridos amigos, Here’s how to sound really Spanish when it’s 39 degrees Celsius...
View ArticleGracias a la Vida – Y a Vosotros…
We think this is the most beautiful ‘Thank You’ song on the planet and we share it every year on this day. [Note: If an Ad appears, click the ‘x’ on the right of the ad at the bottom of the video to...
View ArticleNIS and Un dia mas de vida
Dear friends, We are immensely grateful to everyone who has continued to learn Spanish with us this year. We are incredibly lucky to be able to continue to make a living from this business that we...
View ArticleACNUR Campaign – Thanks again for your support
Dear friends, First of all, ¡Feliz Año Nuevo! Happy New Year! We wanted to start the year by thanking everyone that supported our end of 2014 campaign, whereby we donated all sales from 16.12.14 until...
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Notes in Spanish Spring Special Sale
Queridos amigos, We’ve got a cool Spanish phrase for you, and news of our spring sale. Once again it’s been a wonderful rainy spring so far in Madrid, full of wild flowers. Here is one of our...
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