¡Cuéntame! | Learn Spanish with Comprehensible Input
Marta Ruiz Yedinak
Marta Ruiz Yedinak, a Spanish National Board Certified Teacher, uses basic to intermediate level Spanish to tell stories and talk about everyday topics. Second language acquisition takes place through comprehensible input, and when the topics are interesting and compelling to the learner, it happens almost without awareness. Sit back, enjoy, and improve your Spanish listening skills! Join the Facebook group for collaboration!
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Dec 22, 2022 • 8min
126. Tradiciones navideñas: Intercambio de regalos
Marta talks about the gift exchange tradition during the Christmas season in Mexico and the US and its variations. Transcript here!
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Dec 19, 2022 • 7min
125. La flor de Nochebuena
Marta talks about the origins of the traditional Christmas flower known in the United States as Poinsettia
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Dec 12, 2022 • 8min
124. Lionel Messi
Marta talks about the soccer star Leo Messi. Transcript here! Email us! Become a supporter! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Group
Dec 5, 2022 • 7min
123. Catar 2022: La controversia
Marta talks about the controversies surrounding Qatar as a host country for the Soccer World Cup 2022
Transcript here!
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Check the transcript for this same link to the Amnistia Internacional report
Dec 5, 2022 • 7min
122. Catar: La sede del Mundial
Marta talks about the soccer World Cup host country: Qatar.
Transcript here!
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Dec 5, 2022 • 7min
121. La Copa Mundial de fútbol
Marta talks about the soccer World Cup tournament. Transcript here!
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Nov 7, 2022 • 7min
120. El secreto de la felicidad | Parte 3
Marta wraps up the story of Mario, a man in search of the secret to happiness. Here is the transcript!
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Oct 24, 2022 • 8min
119. El secreto de la felicidad | Parte 2
Marta continues telling the story of Mario, a man looking for the secret of happiness. In this 3-part story, Marta uses subjunctive and conditional moods.
Transcript here
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Oct 17, 2022 • 8min
118. El secreto de la felicidad | Parte 1
Marta tells the story of Mario, a boy who was searching for the key to happiness. This is the first of several episodes covering this beautiful story created by Marta, and that is meant to help the listener get familiarized with the Spanish subjunctive and conditional moods; a fairly complex grammatical topic. Enjoy!
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Oct 9, 2022 • 6min
117. Si yo tuviera un avión privado...
Marta talks about the recent family events that she missed due to her living in a different country, and dreams about the things she would do if she had a private plane. This episode ups the complexity of the content of this podcast. As we go higher in our number of episodes, the expectation is that listeners are achieving a higher level of comprehension. From this episode on, Marta will try to adapt to the growing needs of her listeners to have content that challenges everybody and still addresses those needs in a comprehensible way.
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