Learn 15 Minute Spanish for your Job Podcast

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Learn Spanish as you understand spoken Spanish and improve your language skills! This is a series of practice materials for beginners who want to understand conversational Spanish and improve their Spanish speaking skills for their careers and real life. If it all sounds like "mumbo jumbo" when a Spanish speaker talks to you, and you would like to change that while you improve your Workplace Spanish skills, then, this podcast is for you. It is a learning tool with practice materials for those who already know a little about the basics, but struggle to understand when native Spanish speakers talk to them, or when they hear them speak on television or in movies.

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A blinking printer light gets the Spanish-English-Spanish treatment, in case your next troubleshooting call isn't in English.

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  • symptom questions you can rehearse before asking a patient about a cough or chest pain
  • Miguel Lira to break a construction-site conversation into Spanish, English, then Spanish again
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Phrases: 350 Phrases related to COVID-19 for Nurses in Spanish - SPJ 029Jul 25, 2020

A focused Spanish phrase drill for healthcare professionals asking patients about COVID-19 symptoms at work.

COVID-19 vocabulary gets a practical, workplace-focused treatment in this session of 15-Minute Spanish for Your Job. Hosted by Miguel Lira, the episode works through Spanish phrases with English translations for nurses communicating with patients, especially around pain, chest…

Listening: Mission Trip Volunteer and Local Mom (Podcast) - Dual Spanish - SPJ 027Jul 20, 2019

A mission-trip dialogue turns family invitations, schedules, and welcome into practical Spanish practice.

A mission-trip practice session turns a conversation with a local mom into useful Spanish for welcoming a family to a congregation event. Miguel Lira hosts a clear back-and-forth between a volunteer and a mother, covering where the group is from, when they arrived, children,…

Listening: Conversation between a Construction Worker and a Project Manager (Podcast) - Dual Spanish - SPJ 026Jan 4, 2019

A construction interview turns job-site Spanish into a careful, practical listening drill.

Construction Spanish is framed as a workplace exchange, with a project manager asking about experience, materials, and the practical work behind foundations, walls, roofing, electrical wiring, plumbing, heating, and installations.

Listening: Dialogue between a Customer Service Representative and the Buyer of a Printer (Podcast) – Dual Spanish – SPJ 024Jun 3, 2017

A printer problem gives workplace Spanish a clear sequence of instructions, checks, and fixes.

A stubborn printer gives this listening lesson a practical frame for workplace Spanish. Miguel Lira builds the episode around a phone call between a customer service representative and a customer who needs help getting the machine working again.

Listening: The Day of the Dead in Mexico (Podcast) – Dual Spanish – SPJ 023Nov 3, 2016

A patient Spanish listening drill uses Day of the Dead traditions to give repetition a clear purpose.

Day of the Dead gives Miguel Lira a vivid frame for a Spanish listening lesson built around careful repetition. He lays out the pattern clearly: a paragraph in Spanish, each sentence repeated with an English translation, then the Spanish again before the full paragraph returns.

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Episodes

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    Phrases: 350 Phrases related to COVID-19 for Nurses in Spanish - SPJ 029

    Hidden gem

    Miguel Lira's session 29 covers 335 Spanish phrases for nurses dealing with the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, using a Spanish-English-Spanish repetition format.

    Jul 25, 2020·1h 24m·5 clips
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    Vocabulary: 250 Coronavirus related Words for Nurses and Doctors - COVID-19 - Dual Spanish - SPJ 028

    This episode teaches 250 Spanish vocabulary words related to the COVID-19 pandemic for healthcare workers.

    May 22, 2020·40m
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    Listening: Mission Trip Volunteer and Local Mom (Podcast) - Dual Spanish - SPJ 027

    Hidden gem

    Learn 15 Minute Spanish for your Job Podcast presents “Listening: Mission Trip Volunteer and Local Mom,” a dual-Spanish practice conversation for mission-trip volunteers.

    Jul 20, 2019·30m·1 clip
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    Listening: Conversation between a Construction Worker and a Project Manager (Podcast) - Dual Spanish - SPJ 026

    Hidden gem

    Session 26 of Learn 15 Minute Spanish for your Job Podcast centers on a construction-site conversation between David Robles and Roberto.

    Jan 4, 2019·38m·2 clips
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    Listening: Dialogue between a Nurse and a Patient (Podcast) – Dual Spanish – SPJ 025

    Jul 24, 2017·17m
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    Listening: Dialogue between a Customer Service Representative and the Buyer of a Printer (Podcast) – Dual Spanish – SPJ 024

    Hidden gem

    Miguel Lira teaches Spanish comprehension through a formal Frescotec customer-service dialogue between representative Raúl Robles and printer buyer Alberto López.

    Jun 3, 2017·33m·2 clips
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    Listening: The Day of the Dead in Mexico (Podcast) – Dual Spanish – SPJ 023

    The episode explains that Día de Muertos mixes prehispanic origins, Spanish influence, and school altars for figures like Moctezuma and Steve Jobs.

    Nov 3, 2016·18m·1 clip
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    Phrases: 22 Phrases in Spanish for Teachers (Podcast) – Dual Spanish – SPJ 022

    Oct 6, 2016·11m
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    Listening: Dialogue of a Father in Law and a Son in Law (Podcast) – Dual Spanish – SPJ 021

    Sep 7, 2016·18m
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    Listening: The Biography of Pedro Infante (Podcast) – Dual Spanish – SPJ 020

    Jul 30, 2016·13m
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    Listening: Dialogue Between a Teacher and a New Student (Podcast) – Dual Spanish – SPJ 019

    Jun 22, 2016·19m
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    Listening: Dialogue Between a Dentist and a Patient (Podcast) – Dual Spanish – SPJ 018

    Jun 6, 2016·14m
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    Listening: The Magic of Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni (Podcast) – Dual Spanish – SPJ 017

    May 18, 2016·16m
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    Listening: Dialogue Between an IT Engineer and a Project Manager (Podcast) – Dual Spanish – SPJ 016

    May 6, 2016·16m
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    Listening: 5 Best Mexican Rock Bands in History (Podcast) – Dual Spanish – SPJ 015

    Apr 23, 2016·18m
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    Phrases: 25 Phrases in Spanish for Nurses (Podcast) – Dual Spanish – SPJ 014

    Mar 18, 2016·15m
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    Listening: Buying a Coffee in Spanish (Podcast) – SPJ 013

    Mar 5, 2016·15m
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    Phrases: Spanish Phrases for Customer Service Representatives (Podcast) – SPJ 012

    Feb 18, 2016·11m
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    Listening: Ideas to Increase your Spanish Vocabulary – (Podcast) – Dual Conversational Spanish – SPJ 011

    Feb 3, 2016·13m
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    Listening: Biography of Steve Jobs - (Podcast) - Dual Conversational Spanish - SPJ 010

    A Spanish language lesson using Steve Jobs' biography to practice listening comprehension and translation.

    Jan 15, 2016·21m
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    Listening: Dialogue in a Customer Service Call - (Podcast) - Dual Conversational Spanish - SPJ 009

    Jan 1, 2016·14m
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    Phrases: Spanish Phrases for Parents (Podcast) - Common Phrases in Spanish - SPJ 008

    Dec 1, 2015·11m
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    Listening: Origins of Tango (Podcast) Dual Conversational Spanish - SPJ 007

    Nov 23, 2015·15m
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    Listening: Dialogue of a Waiter at a Restaurant - (Podcast) - Dual Conversational Spanish - SPJ 006

    Nov 17, 2015·18m
  25. 25

    Listening: Cinco de Mayo's History - Dual Conversational Spanish- SPJ 005

    Nov 3, 2015·19m
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    Habits to be More Productive - Dual Conversational Spanish Practice-SPJ 004

    A Spanish lesson for beginners focusing on workplace productivity habits, using a dual-language reading and translation method.

    Oct 19, 2015·15m
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    The History of Colombian Coffee - Dual Conversational Spanish - SPJ 003

    Oct 1, 2015·13m
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    Places to Visit in Mexico City - Dual Spanish - SPJ 002

    A Spanish lesson for beginners focusing on conversational practice about places to visit in Mexico City.

    Oct 1, 2015·14m
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    Welcome to 15 Minute Spanish for your Job Podcast - SPJ 001

    Oct 1, 2015·5m