Beginner Spanish 1: The Weather

Discover how to express missing people and places in Spanish in our episode "Missing Things: City vs Countryside." Learn three authentic expressions—"extrañar," "echar de menos," and "hacer falta"—through a natural conversation about life in Colombia's bustling capital versus its ...  Show more

Lis tells us about her car crash in the centre of Bogotá. Learn how to describe accidents, and unexpected events in Spanish. 

In this English lesson I will help you learn some English words and phrases about the weather and natural disasters. We all experience the weather every day, so learning how to talk about the weather in English is very important for your conversations.

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Let me ask you something: what's the easiest way to start a conversation in English? If you said the weather, you're absolutely right! It doesn't matter where you are—London, New York, or Paris—at some point, people will always talk about the weather. And it makes sense, right? T ...  Show more

I admit that I'm not very good at small talk . When I'm with friends, I can just shoot the breeze all day long. But when I talk to a stranger or someone I don't know very well, I'm always casting about, searching ...  Show more

We're back with a new episode, bringing you a little espresso lesson in between the main seasons of Coffee Break French. Today, Hélène will be tackling one of the most common conversation topics: la météo (the weather)! From asking Quel temps fait-il ? to using colourful French e ...  Show more