Want to describe what someone looks like in Spanish — and make it sound natural in conversation? 👀In this episode, you’ll learn how to talk about height, hair, and eye colour using simple beginner Spanish.

In Episode 53, Em and Val guide you through describing people using only two verbs — ser and tener — so you can confidently talk about your friends, family, or anyone you meet.

🎙️ In this episode, you’ll:

✅ Describe height and physical traits using ser (alto, baja, delgado, etc.)

✅ Talk about hair using tiene el pelo + colour and length (rubio, castaño, largo, corto)

✅ Describe eye colour with tiene los ojos (azules, verdes, marrones, avellana, ámbar)

✅ Learn gender agreement for adjectives

✅ Hear a full beginner mini conversation about best friends in Spanish

✅ Apply your new skills in a weekly challenge to describe someone in your life

🎯 Reto de la Semana (Challenge of the Week)

Describe someone you know in Spanish:

• Their height using ser 'es'

• Their hair using tiene el pelo

• Their eyes using tiene los ojos

Example: Mi amiga es alta. Tiene el pelo negro. Tiene los ojos verdes.

💛 Fifty-three episodes in — and now you can describe people in Spanish like a pro beginner!

📲 Instagram & TikTok → @spanglish_friends

📧 Contact: spanglishfriendspodcast@gmail.com

📚 1-on-1 Spanish lessons with Val: spanishlessonsbyval@gmail.com

🎶 Music by @scotairdmusic

Want to describe your daily routine in Spanish — and make it sound like a real conversation? ☀️In this episode, you’ll learn how to talk about what you do in the morning, afternoon, and evening using simple, beginner Spanish.

In Episode 52, Em and Val teach you how to go from random verbs to a full connected story about your day — using reflexive verbs, sequencing words, and frequency expressions you can start using straight away.

🎙️ In this episode, you’ll:

✅ Learn essential daily routine reflexive verbs (me despierto, me levanto, me ducho, me acuesto)

✅ Learn how to use regular verbs to describe your day

✅ Connect your routine using primero, luego, después, más tarde, finalmente

✅ Make your Spanish sound natural with siempre, a veces, nunca, todos los días

✅ Understand why we say me despierto and not yo despierto

✅ Hear a full beginner daily routine you can copy and practice

🎯 Reto de la Semana (Challenge of the Week) Tell us about your daily routine using:

👉 one reflexive verb👉 one sequencing word👉 one frequency word

Example: Primero, me levanto a las ocho. Luego, trabajo. A veces estudio español.

Val will help correct your sentence if needed!

💛 Fifty-two episodes in — and you can now talk about your life in Spanish. That’s main-character energy.

📲 Instagram & TikTok → @spanglish_friends

📧 Contact: spanglishfriendspodcast@gmail.com

📚 1-on-1 Spanish lessons with Val: spanishlessonsbyval@gmail.com

🎶 Music by @scotairdmusic

Going grocery shopping in a Spanish-speaking country? 🛒You’ll need to know how to ask where things are, understand the different sections, and pay at the checkout — all in Spanish.

In Episode 51, Em and Val teach beginner Spanish learners how to shop for food confidently — from finding the bakery and butcher to paying with cash or card — using simple, real-life Spanish you can start using straight away.

🎙️ In this episode, you’ll:

✅ Learn how to say supermarket, market, bakery, butcher, and more

✅ Learn how to ask where things are using ¿Dónde está…?

✅ Understand key shop words like pasillo, sección, and caja

✅ Learn how to pay with cash or card in Spanish

✅ Know how to respond when asked for ID or loyalty points (RUT / DNI)

✅ Hear a short mini grocery shopping conversation you can copy and practise

🎯 Reto de la Semana (Challenge of the Week)

Tell us how you can ask for your favorite section in a supermarket, using the structure Dónde está la sección de + panadería + place. Like sección de frutas, verduras, carne.

Val will help correct your sentence if needed!

💛 Don’t forget to follow, leave a review, and share this episode with a friend who loves food (or travelling 😉).

📲 Instagram & TikTok → @spanglish_friends

📧 Contact: spanglishfriendspodcast@gmail.com

📚 1-on-1 Spanish lessons with Val: spanishlessonsbyval@gmail.com

🎶 Music by @scotairdmusic