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Someone once said that questions are the answer and in your Spanish language learning journey this is very true. To really be able to instigate a conversation in Spanish, you need some great questions.

People love to be asked interesting questions and in this free beginner Spanish lesson we help you learn a range of useful Spanish phrases and questions that will give you the confidence you need to make small talk with any Spanish speaker.

As always, all the additional information and guidance can be found in our comprehensive Spanish help-sheets.

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Many students of the Spanish language shy away from counting in Spanish because they feel that numbers are too difficult. This is far from the case and the truth is that learning numbers is as important as any other aspect of the Spanish language. Especially when it comes down to money!

There are a number of common errors that Spanish students make when using Spanish numbers and in this Spanish podcast for beginners we assist you in learning how to avoid them from the beginning and pronounce like a Spanish person. It’s as easy as ¡Uno, dos y tres!

Remember that much more information can be found in our comprehensive Spanish help-sheets for beginners.

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Being able to use the future is fabulous in conversation as well as a fundamental part of your Spanish learning.

Here in the eighth beginner Spanish lesson at LightSpeed Spanish we help you learn the basic structure of “going to go” which is the most common and certainly the most straight forward future tense that Spanish speakers have.

Once you have the future tense in Spanish, you are going to have a great Spanish level!

Much more information is, of course, available in our comprehensive Spanish help-sheets for beginners.

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To be or not to be? These two verbs form part of one of the most important areas of your early Spanish learning. Just as in English, you will find them liberally throughout the Spanish language and there are few sentences that don’t need these verbs. The issue is, there are two of them!

And so the question is: “When do you use ser and when estar?”

Listen to our ninth free Spanish podcast for beginners as we start to help demystify the most important use of ser and estar.

We go over ser and estar more in depth in our comprehensive Spanish help-sheets.

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Talking about likes and dislikes is not only one of the key parts to Spanish conversation but is also a fabulous conversation piece for any serious student of Spanish.

In this Spanish lesson for beginners, we help you learn the basic structure of the verb “to like”. Watch out for the three question formula that will ensure you always get it right!

Learn even more about gustar in our comprehensive Spanish help-sheets for beginners.

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