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195. La esperanza
19 Jun 2025 · 15 min
Episode notes
Welcome to ¡Cuéntame! , a podcast designed especially for Spanish learners who want to improve their listening skills through real stories and authentic topics—in real Spanish! In Episode 195, host Marta talks about a powerful emotion that keeps us going during difficult times: hope — la esperanza . This podcast episodes include two versions to support different learning levels: First, there’s a scaffolded version , where Marta speaks slowly and includes some English to help guide comprehension. Immediately after, listeners will hear the same episode at a natural pace , without translations,…
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¡Cuéntame! | Learn Spanish with Comprehensible Input
Marta Ruiz Yedinak · Learning · Spanish
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
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