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Hello everyone and welcome

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a Speak Spanish Podcast.

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I'm Maria. And I'm Jake.

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Hello everyone. We are very

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excited because this is ours

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first episode, right, Jake?

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Yes, Maria. I'm very nervous,

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but also very happy. This

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It is a very special moment for

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us. Exactly.

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Today we are going to introduce ourselves, we are going to

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talk about our podcast and we're going to

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get to know each other better. And we want

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meet you too. Let's

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speak slowly and

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clearly so that they can

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follow us and practice your Spanish.

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If this is your first day

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learning Spanish or if you already

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you know a little, this podcast

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It's for you. Let's learn.

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together. Well, Maria,

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Can you tell us about yourself? Where are you from?

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Are you? Of course, I am

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María Elena Rodríguez. I am from

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Mexico, specifically from the

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Mexico City. I have

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28 years old and I am a teacher of

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Spanish. How interesting!

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How long have you been teaching?

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Spanish? I've been teaching

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Spanish for five years.

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I have worked with students of

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many different countries.

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United States, Canada,

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Brazil, Japan. It is

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fascinating to see how each

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person learns differently.

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And what do you like to do in your free time?

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free? I love to cook

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traditional Mexican food.

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I also like to read books,

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especially novels, and the

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On weekends I like to walk

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through the park with my dog. His name is

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Coco. Coco. What a name!

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so cute. And why do you want

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teach Spanish in this podcast?

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I want to help people

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fall in love with Spanish like I did

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I fell in love with English when I was young.

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Spanish is a beautiful language and

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very useful. More than

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500 million people

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speak Spanish in the world.

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Incredible! 500 million

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of people. That's a lot

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people. Yes, and my

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dream is to make Spanish

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easy and fun to learn.

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I don't want people to be afraid

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to speak Spanish.

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Now, Jake, tell us about yourself.

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Where are you from? Hello to

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everyone. I'm Jake Thompson. I'm

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from Chicago, United States.

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I am 26 years old and

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I work as a graphic designer.

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And how did you learn Spanish,

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Jake? Good question.

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I started studying Spanish at the

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university six years ago

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years. In the beginning it was

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very difficult for me. The

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pronunciation, the

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grammar, everything was

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different. What was it?

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more difficult for you?

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verbs. Verbs in Spanish

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are very complicated. In

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In English we say I speak, you

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speak, he speaks, pero en

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Spanish is I speak, you

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you speak, He speaks.

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Every person is different.

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Yes, I understand. It's normal.

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Many students have problems with

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the verbs at the beginning.

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Exactly. But after

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practice a lot, especially

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listening to music in Spanish and

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watching TV series,

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I began to understand better. What

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is your favorite song in

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Spanish? I love it

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Manu Chao. His songs are very

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cheerful and easy to understand.

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I also like Jessie Enjoy and

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Mana. Excellent

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options. And why do you want

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do this podcast with me?

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Because I remember how difficult it was for

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me at first. I want to help

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other people who are going through the

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same experience. I want

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show them that you can learn

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Spanish. Well, now

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let's talk about our

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podcast. What can they

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expect our listeners?

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Each episode is going to be different.

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and fun. Let's talk about

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topics of daily life. Go to

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supermarket, order food in a

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restaurant, talk about the weather.

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Exactly. Also

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let's talk about culture

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of countries

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Spanish speakers,

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traditions, food

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typical, music,

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festivals, everything that

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you need to know to understand

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better our cultures.

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And something very important,

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let's speak slowly.

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We know that when you are

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learning a language is

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difficult to understand when the

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people talk very

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fast. Yes, very

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important. Also

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let's repeat

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the words and phrases

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important. If not

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you understand something the first time,

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Don't worry, we'll do it

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say several times. And

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What else, Maria? Also

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let's count

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personal stories,

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funny anecdotes

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and experiences of our lives.

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We want you to know us as

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people, not just as

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teachers. And we want

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get to know you too.

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You can write us comments,

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ask questions, suggest

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topics for future episodes.

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Exactly. This podcast

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it's for you.

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We want to know what interests you,

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what they want to learn, what it is

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difficult for you.

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Maria, can you give some advice?

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for people who are

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Starting to learn Spanish? Why

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course. First tip,

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do not be afraid of

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make mistakes. Mistakes

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They are normal and are part of the

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learning. Very good advice.

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I made many mistakes and

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I still make mistakes sometimes.

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Second tip, listen

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Spanish every day.

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It can be music,

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podcasts like this, series

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from television, movies,

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10 minutes a day is enough.

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Yes, consistency is

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very important. It is better

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study a little every day. that

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study hard once a day

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week. And third

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advice. Practice

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talk, even if it's just with

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yourselves. Speak out

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high, repeat

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sentences, describe what

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Come on... Practice makes perfect.

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teacher. Practice makes

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al maestro. Practice

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makes perfect. I love that one

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expression in Spanish. Well,

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we are reaching the end

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of our first

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episode. How do you

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Do you feel, Jake? I feel

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very happy and excited.

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I hope our listeners too

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feel excited about

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learn Spanish with

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us. I am too

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very happy. We want

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Thank you for listening to our

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first episode. We know that

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There are many Spanish podcasts,

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but we hope that the

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our special sea

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for you. If you liked it

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this episode, please,

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subscribe to our channel.

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They can also leave us

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comments and questions.

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Yes please

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Tell us. Where are you from?

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Why are you learning Spanish?

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What topics would you like to see?

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we talked in futures

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episodes?In our

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next episode we are going to talk

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about presentations

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personal, like saying your

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name, where are you from, what

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you like to do, it's going to be

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very useful and practical.

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In the meantime, they can

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practice repeating the phrases

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from this episode. Many

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Thank you for joining us in this

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primer episodio de Speak Spanish

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Podcast. See you next time.

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Have a wonderful day!

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Bye bye.