Chatea Como Nativo con Acrónimos - Chat Like a Native Using Acronyms

Obviously, this year has been one for the history books. Both Jim and May check in with everyone this week to reflect on their journey through the pandemic and quarantine. They recognize that the abi...

18 Aug 202030min

Birthday or block party? There’s always a reason to celebrate, especially in Mexico! This week, Jim and May run down the ways that set Mexican birthdays apart. From the music and food, to the piñatas ...

11 Aug 202034min

Burritos. Nachos. Chimichangas. Fajitas. Ever wonder where these dishes came from? Although a lot of Americans tend to think of these items as “Mexican food,” they are in a category of their own: Tex ...

4 Aug 202026min

When you hear people speaking Spanish, do you often hear them slip in any English words or words that sound just like something you’d say in English? Well, it’s probably code-switching you are hearing...

28 Jul 202028min

We all know that feeling when someone asks you a question in Spanish that you don’t understand. Or that feeling of anxiety when you want to say something, but you don’t know the words. The good news ...

21 Jul 202029min

This week Andrea from Spanishland School and the Españolistos podcast joins us to shed some light on the Spanish spoken in her country: Colombia. May and Andrea discuss regional differences and accen...

14 Jul 202031min

In this episode, we discuss everyone’s favorite topic: FOOD. Jim and May jump right into what authentic Mexican food is. They cover typical ingredients that you might already know: corn, chiles, avoca...

7 Jul 202029min

What does it mean to be fluent in a language? How long does it take? In this episode, Jim and May dissect what it means to be fluent and how to get there. Jim goes into depth about his own journey and...

30 Jun 202032min