4.3: Cultural and language notes - Asking for directions

This 3rd episode covers cultural notes regarding directions, as specific to Latin American countries. You'll learn how to understand key differences and nuances between asking for directions in English and asking for directions in Spanish.

This 2nd episode is a short conversation about how to ask for directions in Latin American countries. You may not understand all of it yet, but after working through Unit 4 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast, you will be able to ask for, and understand, directions in Spanish.

If you're traveling to a Spanish-speaking country, or if you're traveling anywhere, you probably need to ask for directions. This 1st episode is an introduction to the topic, and covers basic information on getting around in Latin American countries.

This 17th episode summarizes everything you have learned in Unit 2 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast, and offer a congratulations on your hard work so far in learning Spanish.

Let's make sure you are comfortable in a situation where you have to speak about your work and family. This is a visualization exercise that will help you become comfortable talking about these two very common conversation pieces, in Spanish.

This 15th episode contains a thorough conversation about work and family in the Spanish language. You should be able to understand what is being said, and be able to apply the questions and answers to your own personal situations regarding employment and family.

This 14th episode is a review of how to talk about work and family in Spanish. We'll revisit the information we've covered in Unit 3 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast, and give you some exercises to practice what you've learned in common situations.

Like in English, and many other languages, there are many ways to say "goodbye" in Spanish.  Here are a few of them you can use in most situations. We'll cover the most common ways to say goodbye, and explain the situations in which you'd want to use each one.

Now that you know how to ask someone where they live, let's practice answering people when they ask where you live.  The answer can be as general as a country, or as specific as a street. After practicing this 12th episode, you will be able to tell someone where you live.

When asking someone where they live, the correct question based on the number of people and whether the situation is formal or informal. This 11th episode will teach you how to ask, and the cultural notes associated with the question.