Best Learn Catalan Podcasts (2025)

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140. Avui és Sant Jordi 🌹🕮 3:49

10d ago3:49

3:49

Hola, com anem? Bona Diada de Sant Jordi! Avui és Sant Jordi i a l'episodi d'avui parlarem d'aquesta tradició. Faré servir les pàgines web següents: - https://www.barcelonaturisme.com/wv3/ca/agenda/14505/sant-jordi-2025.html - https://beteve.cat/cultura/signatures-sant-jordi/ Si tens cap dubte, em pots escriure un missatge. Com em pots ajudar? Subs…

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S2. E17 - L'Imperfet P2 - Plurals & Irregulars! - Intermediate Catalan 40:18

12d ago40:18

40:18

Send us a text In this episode we dive deeper into the imperfect tense! Make sure you listen to the last episode where we talked about the imperfect and the singular forms of common verbs before you listen to this one. In this one we look at the plural conjugations as well as some of the strange irregularities that happen to the root of a lot of ve…

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139. La novel·la "La pell freda" 9:17

17d ago9:17

9:17

Hola, com va tot? Jo ara fa dies que no he penjat cap episodi perquè he estat molt ocupada. Vaig estar treballant en una fira. De fet, a l'episodi 110 vaig explicar-vos com és l'experiència de treballar a una fira, per si us interessa! Avui però us vull parlar d'un altre tema. Concretament, de la novel·la "La pell freda", de l'autor Albert Sánchez …

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S2: E16 - The Imperfect Tense - Com era la teva escola? - Intermediate Catalan 37:20

25d ago37:20

37:20

Send us a text Join us for this episode as we dive a little deeper into the Imperfect Tense in Catalan. We use this tense to talk about recurring actions in the past or to describe things in the past. Tune in to find out more and specifically how to talk about what our school days were like! Let us know how you found the episode/how you are finding…

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138. Per què es diu que riure és la millor medicina 7:31

1M ago7:31

7:31

Bon dia, com va tot? Avui et vull parlar d'un nou hàbit que tinc: dedicar un temps cada dia a riure. Com ho faig? Veig episodis d'El Búnquer, de Catalunya Ràdio, que em sembla molt divertit (enllaç aquí: https://www.3cat.cat/3cat/el-bunquer/). També m'agrada veure monòlegs o fer bromes amb amics. Si vols saber per què riure és tan important i salud…

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S2: E15 - QUIZ! - Review of Eps 11-14 - Intermediate Catalan 47:17

1M ago47:17

47:17

Send us a text Join Alex on a translation challenge! We review the last 4 lessons on the perfect tense, superlatives and talking about mental health/hobbies. There are 10 sentences to translate from Catalan into English, and 10 from English into Catalan - they weren't easy so well done if you got some! Let us know your score! Support the show Group…

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137. Com tenir pensaments nous? (amb soroll de fons) 8:35

2M ago8:35

8:35

Bon dia, com va tot? Avui vull reflexionar sobre com tenir pensaments nous A l'episodi d'avui hi ha soroll de fons, que crec que potser és positiu perquè és "més real". Què et sembla? Si tens cap dubte, em pots escriure un missatge al YouTube. Com em pots ajudar? Subscriu-te al meu canal de YouTube aquí. Hi trobaràs, entre altres coses, una llista …

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S2. E14 - The Superlative - The Best & Worst hobbies! - Intermediate Catalan 34:52

2M ago34:52

34:52

Send us a text Hola! This episode is all about using the superlative in Catalan. You'll learn how to say the most or the least of things, for example the most interesting, the least funny, the most fun etc... also the words for tallest/shorterst/fastest/slowest etc, which use the same structure. The words for the best and the worst are a bit differ…

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136. Parlem del Carnaval! 8:12

2M ago8:12

8:12

Bon dia, com anem? Jo he estat força ocupada, però estic bé. Espero que tu també estiguis bé. Avui et parlo del Carnaval, aprendràs paraules com "disfressa" o "carrossa", per exemple. Et parlaré d'un Carnaval que conec de primera mà: el Carnaval de Terra Endins. Si vols veure com són les carrosses i les disfresses, aquí hi trobaràs un vídeo i més i…

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S2. E13. El Perfet - Irregular Verbs & More Practice - Intermediate Catalan 32:19

2M ago32:19

32:19

Send us a text Hola! Com va? This is part 2 on the perfect tense! Last lesson we learned the basic use and formation of the singular pronouns, this episode will focus on a lot of the irregularities with the past participles as well as teach you how to use the rest of the pronouns so that you can talk about what a variety of people have done in the …

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135. Un joc gratuït per practicar el català: el paraulògic 5:23

3M ago5:23

5:23

Bon dia, com va tot? Jo he estat molt ocupada i per fi tinc temps de penjar un nou episodi! Avui et parlo d'un joc al qual jugo sovint, gairebé cada dia. Es tracta del paraulògic. En aquest episodi t'explico com funciona. El trobaràs aquí: https://www.vilaweb.cat/paraulogic/ Aquí et deixo algunes noves paraules i expressions (català - anglès): Pist…

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S2. E12. Another past tense! El perfet - The Perfect Tense - Intermediate Catalan 36:46

3M ago36:46

36:46

Send us a text Welcome back! Thanks for stopping by. This episode goes into detail on how and when we use the perfect tense - another common past tense! We learned the perifràstic tense in season 1, but this season we want to be able to use multiple tenses and use them in the right way, as this is often something that learners find tricky! Hope you…

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134. Què en saps de la Sagrada Família? 7:23

3M ago7:23

7:23

Bon dia, com anem? Avui us vull parlar sobre la Sagrada Família des de diferents punts de vista (la meva experiència, informació interessant sobre el monument, informació sobre l'arquitecte Antoni Gaudí, etc.) Si tens cap dubte, em pots escriure un missatge al YouTube. Com em pots ajudar? Subscriu-te al meu canal de YouTube aquí. Hi trobaràs, entre…

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S2. E11. Mental Health - La Salut Mental - Intermediate Catalan 39:30

3M ago39:30

39:30

Send us a text Benvinguts a un altre episodi! Welcome to another episode! We've previously talked about health, but focussed more on physical health and how to take care of your body, but taking care of your mind is just as important! This episode dives into a few ways of expressing emotions or situations like feeling pressure, stress, overwhelm et…

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133. Cinc clàssics de la literatura catalana, els coneixes? 9:34

4M ago9:34

9:34

Bon dia, com va tot? Avui et vull parlar de cinc clàssics de la literatura catalana segons la intel·ligència artificial. T'explicaré si conec aquests llibres, si els he llegit i què en penso. Per saber-ne més, pots llegir aquests articles: https://naciodigital.cat/cultura-i-mitjans/10-classics-catalans-que-tornen-a-les-llibreries-aquest-sant-jordi_…

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S2. E10 - Review of 6-9 (Quiz & Dialogue on Food & Healthy Habits) - Intermediate Catalan 36:03

4M ago36:03

36:03

Send us a text Ei! Com va? This is a review episode where Alex and you are put to the test! Do you remember the language from the last four episodes on different food types and healthy/unhealthy lifestyles? Try the quiz and see how you get on! We then practise a lot of this language even more in the context of a conversation, by hearing and dissect…

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132. Propòsits originals pel 2025 11:28

4M ago11:28

11:28

Bon dia i bon any 2025! Espero que vagi tot bé. Quan comença un any nou, és molt típic parlar dels propòsits. Es veu l'any nou com una nova oportunitat. Què volem fer diferent aquest any? Hi ha els típics propòsits, com ara aprimar-se, fer més esport, tenir una dieta més equilibrada... Però avui et vull parlar de 5 propòsits una mica diferents, una…

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#055- Endangered languages: the case of the Catalan language. 31:48

4M ago31:48

31:48

#055- Endangered languages: the case of the Catalan language. In this episode Gabi speaks about the importance of maintaining Catalan and other minority languages alive. check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/001 Click …

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S2. E9. Giving Advice - Healthy & Unhealthy Habits - Intermediate Catalan 31:54

4M ago31:54

31:54

Send us a text Ei! Com va? Bon any! (If you are listening just before or around the new year!) This episode is a part 2 to the last episode where we talked about healthy and unhealthy habits. We break down a dialogue which is one person giving advice to someone else about their unhealthy habits. There is some language that practises what was learne…

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#054- How Your Accent Tells Your Story. 7:05

4M ago7:05

7:05

#054- How Your Accent Tells Your Story. In this episode Gabi tells us why we shouldn't be ashamed of having a certain accent when speaking a foreign language and instead be proud of our accomplishments. check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguage…

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131. Tradicions nadalenques catalanes 8:25

5M ago8:25

8:25

Bon dia, com va tot? Espero que estiguis molt bé! :) Ara que s'acosta Nadal, us vull parlar d'algunes tradicions nadalenques catalanes. He fet servir aquest article: https://www.barcelona.cat/nadal/ca/tradicions/tradicions-de-nadal Espero que hagis passat un molt bon 2024, que passis bones festes (tant si ho celebres com si no) i que tinguis un mol…

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S2. E8. Health! La Salut! Healthy and Unhealthy Habits - Intermediate Catalan 32:21

5M ago32:21

32:21

Send us a text Ei! Com va tot? We are back with an episode talking all about health! How do you say you have healthy habits in Catalan? Or unhealthy habits? We'll also cover some more complex opinions and hear a dialogue from Christina and a new voice! We hope you enjoy the episode! Please subscribe and rate/review it if you haven't already. Help u…

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#053- Repetition as a means to learn foreign languages. 8:13

5M ago8:13

8:13

#053- In this episode Gabi talks about the importance of repetition in language learning. check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/001 Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietyw…

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130. No ets un robot: si estàs cansat, descansa! 9:46

5M ago9:46

9:46

Hola, com anem? Espero que estiguis molt bé! :) No sé si et passa a tu, però jo de vegades estic molt cansada. I si dormo molt o tinc un dia poc productiu, em sento malament. Però per què? No soc un robot! Però tot i així penso "hauria hagut de ser més productiva avui". Avui reflexiono sobre aquest tema, tu què en penses? També et passa? Si tens ca…

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#052- From Grammar Myths to Nicknames: The World of Sociolinguistics. 8:13

5M ago8:13

8:13

check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/001 Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/002 Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguag…

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S2. E7. Més menjar! More food! + Comparatives - Intermediate Catalan 36:44

5M ago36:44

36:44

Send us a text Ei! Com anem? This episode is packed with food and drink vocab, as well as learning how to give comparisons in Catalan - like more than, less than, as... as. We also recap common opinions and adjectives to give lots of different thoughts on different types of food! We hope you enjoy it! It would mean the world if you gave us a rating…

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#051- The End of Politics as We Knew It and the Wild World of Gender Buzzwords! 9:30

5M ago9:30

9:30

check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/001 Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/002 Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguag…

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129. Les expressions "per lluir s'ha de patir" i "caure del cel" 7:45

5M ago7:45

7:45

Hola, com va tot? Espero que estiguis molt bé! :) A l'episodi d'avui et parlo de dues expressions: "per lluir s'ha de patir" i "caure del cel". Espero que els exemples quedin clars, no sé si estava tan inspirada com altres dies! Si tens cap dubte, em pots escriure un missatge al YouTube. Com em pots ajudar? Subscriu-te al meu canal de YouTube aquí.…

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#050- Exile and Heritage: The Sephardic Jewish Experience. 9:25

5M ago9:25

9:25

check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/001 Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/002 Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguag…

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S2. E6. La Fruita i La Verdura - Fruit & Veg + Opinions & Adjectives - Intermediate Catalan 38:45

6M ago38:45

38:45

Send us a text Ei! Com anem? This episode is all about fruits & vegetables! Learn vocabulary for lots of common fruit and veg, as well as giving justified opinions on them with adjectives to describe them. We will recap how to give singular and plural opinons and see how a lot of them change, as well as the verbs like 'és' and 'són'. We hope you en…

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128. Cançons d'aniversari en català i què en penso de fer-se gran 9:17

6M ago9:17

9:17

Hola, com anem? Espero que estiguis molt rebé! ;) Avui 13 de novembre és el meu aniversari i faig 35 anys. Durant molts anys tenia por de fer 30 anys i moltes vegades faig broma sobre els 40, que ja s'acosten hehe. Però fer anys és un privilegi i un regal. I avui et parlo d'aquest tema i també d'algunes cançons típiques en català per cantar quan és…

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#049 - Here is how slang will make you improve your language gains. 34:00

6M ago34:00

34:00

#049- In this episode Gabi reveals why slang is such a powerful tool for connection and language learning. check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/001 Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learningla…

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127. Quan ens hauríem d'afrontar a les pors? 8:46

6M ago8:46

8:46

Hola, com estàs? Espero que estiguis bé! Avui reflexiono sobre afrontar-se a les pors. Totes les pors són iguals? Ens hauríem d'afrontar a les pors constantment? O només de tant en tant? O millor no fer-ho mai? Tu què en penses? Si tens cap dubte, em pots escriure un missatge al YouTube. Com em pots ajudar? Subscriu-te al meu canal de YouTube aquí.…

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#048- The Precious Secret of Translation to Help You Learn a Foreign Language! 34:51

6M ago34:51

34:51

#048- In this episode Gabi describes the number one secret translation holds for language learners. check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/001 Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguages…

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S2. E5. QUIZ TIME! Review of Lessons 1-4 - Intermediate Catalan 31:15

6M ago31:15

31:15

Send us a text Benvinguts i benvingudes de nou! It's time to put your knowledge of Catalan to the test! You've reached the first review episode of season 2. The last few lessons were a lot about people and relationships! We learned all about personality descriptions, talking about emotions, relationships with others as well as romantic relationship…

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126. La intel·ligència artificial parla català? Fem-li preguntes! 7:35

6M ago7:35

7:35

Com anem? Tot bé? Espero que vagi tot molt bé! Avui fem un experiment amb la pàgina web perplexity.ai. És una pàgina en què pots utilitzar la intel·ligència artificial per fer preguntes. I volia fer-li algunes preguntes en català. Concretament, sobre els somnis i els malsons. Espero que sigui interessant! Si tens cap dubte, em pots escriure un miss…

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#047 - Linguistic and Cultural Dissociation of Second-Generation Immigrants: Why Heritage Language Matters. 37:37

6M ago37:37

37:37

#047- In this episode Gabi gives his opinion on the cultural and linguistic importance of preserving the heritage languages. check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/001 Click on the link below to listen to this episode: …

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S2. E4. Romantic Relationships - Intermediate Catalan 30:03

6M ago30:03

30:03

Send us a text Hola! This episode delves into the topic of romantic relationships - from how to say you are in one, that you are in love or that you are going on dates! Thank you as always to all of you for tuning in. We hope you are continuing to enjoy the episodes and they are helping you on your Catalan learning journey. We would love it if you …

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#046 - The secret of successful language and cultural integration of immigrant children and why you should imitate them. 27:20

6M ago27:20

27:20

#046- In this episode Gabi gives his opinion on why we should follow the steps of children in order to learn languages more easily! check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/001 Click on the link below to listen to this ep…

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#045- Why are we so attached to our cultural heritage? 1:06:23

7M ago1:06:23

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#045- In this episode Gabi gives his opinion on the reasons why Americans are generally interested in their past and shows examples of why it is a good thing. check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/001 Click on the link…

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125. La importància d'un lloguer assequible 6:29

7M ago6:29

6:29

Ei, hola, com va tot? Espero que vagi tot perfecte! Avui us parlo de la importància d'un lloguer assequible. Vaig estar uns dies a Catalunya i parlant amb amics i coneguts em vaig adonar que és un tema molt present a les vides de molta gent. Espero que aquest episodi sigui molt interessant! Si tens cap dubte, em pots escriure un missatge al YouTube…

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#044- United by language and culture and separated by war. Russians and Ukranians in Spain. 27:47

7M ago27:47

27:47

#044- In this episode Gabi gives his opinion on the language conundrum in Russia and Ukraine. check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/001 Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsoci…

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124. Una anècdota de quan vivia a Barcelona: un curs de doblatge 7:56

7M ago7:56

7:56

Bon dia, com anem? Espero que vagi tot perfecte! Vaig tenir un problema tècnic amb aquest episodi i per això l'he penjat més tard. Avui us parlo d'algunes anècdotes de quan vivia a Barcelona i em centro sobretot en un curs de doblatge que vaig fer. Què és el doblatge? M'hauria agradat dedicar-me al doblatge professionalment? Què em va resultar més …

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S2: E3. Relationships with Family & Friends (+ reflexives & possessive articles) - Intermediate Catalan 31:40

7M ago31:40

31:40

Send us a text Ei! Com va? This episode is all about relationships - you will learn how to say whether you have a good/bad relationship with people (recapping family members vocabulary), verbs like 'to respect' and 'to trust', as well as practising some possessive articles like my, your, his/her but also learning how to say 'our'! We've jam packed …

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#043- The secret of successful dating beyond linguistic borders. 24:36

7M ago24:36

24:36

#043- In this episode Gabi gives all the reasons why dating beyond frontiers is a great way to learn languages. check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/001 Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learn…

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123. Parlem d'una obra de teatre 7:22

7M ago7:22

7:22

Hola, quant de temps! Com estàs? Com va tot? Espero que vagi tot molt bé! Avui us vull parlar d'una obra de teatre. No l'he vista, però en llegirem la descripció junts. Pots llegir-la aquí: https://www.teatrelliure.com/ca/la-nit-del-peix-kiwi Espero que aquest episodi sigui molt interessant! Si tens cap dubte, em pots escriure un missatge al YouTub…

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#042- Do we really need LGBTQ+ jargon? 8:33

7M ago8:33

8:33

#042- In this episode Gabi tells us the reasons why we are better off without all the unnecessary trendy jargon. Let's keep it real, instead.. check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/001 Click on the link below to listen…

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S2: E2. Emotions! - Using 'estar' vs 'ser' & much more! - Intermediate Catalan 48:00

7M ago48:00

48:00

Send us a text Welcome back! It's a long one! (Oops, Christina getting carried away and letting these go on longer and longer - we'll try to keep them shorter for you in the future!) In this episode we delve deeper into talking about different feelings/states/emotions, and we'll see them used in many contexts, learning more new vocabulary along the…

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#041- what everybody really ought to know about inclusivity and diversity from a language perspective 25:23

8M ago25:23

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#041- In this episode Gabi speaks about the really important things to keep in mind when analizing modern cultural trends such as inclusivity and diversity from a language perspective away from ideology. check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguag…

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#040 -Why you must choose acculturation over assimilation! 12:05

8M ago12:05

12:05

#040 - In this episode Gabi gives a more developed account of the history of the Jewish migrations in the US. Check out my blog: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/blog/ Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learninglanguagesinsocietywithgabi.com/001 Click on the link below to listen to this episode: https://learnin…

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