How to Ask for Directions in Spanish (Beginner’s Guide to using ESTAR + Location Words)
Beginners Spanish Podcast - Spanglish Friends
06/27/25
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Planning a trip to a Spanish-speaking country or want to feel more confident navigating Spanish-speaking cities? In this episode, we teach you how to ask for directions using the verb ESTAR, and how to understand the most common responses — in clear, beginner-friendly Spanish.
🎙️ In this episode, you’ll learn:
✅ How to ask “Where is...?” using ¿Dónde está...?
✅ 5 essential adverbs to describe location: allí, allá, cerca, lejos, al lado de
✅ How to understand simple directions like “It’s 2 blocks away” using cuadras
✅ A short Spanish conversation in context — plus a full breakdown after
Whether you’re traveling soon or just want to build confidence in everyday Spanish, this episode will give you practical tools for real-life situations.
✏️ Challenge of the Week
Tell us: Where is your school or workplace?
Use one of today’s phrases! Example: Mi trabajo está lejos. / Mi escuela está cerca.
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📧 Contact: spanglishfriendspodcast@gmail.com
📚 1-on-1 Spanish lessons with Val: spanishlessonsbyval@gmail.com
Music by @scotairdmusic
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Want to learn how to say the 7 days of the week in Spanish? In this episode, we teach you how to talk about the days of the week and key time words like today, yesterday, tomorrow — plus two cool bonus words: how to say “the day after tomorrow” and “the day before yesterday” using just one word in Spanish!
🎙️ In this episode, you’ll learn:
✅ The 7 days of the week in Spanish (with pronunciation help)
✅ How to say today, yesterday, and tomorrow
✅ Simple one-word phrases for “day after tomorrow” & “day before yesterday”
✅ A short, fun conversation to hear these words used in context
Join Val (native Spanish teacher from Venezuela) and Em (English-speaking learner) as they make learning Spanish clear, fun, and beginner-friendly!
🎉 Spanglish Friend Shout-Out of the Week This week’s shoutout goes to Ellia from Canada, who commented on episode 9 to say she loves the podcast and told us to keep it going — thank you so much, Ellia!
✏️ Challenge of the Week
Tell us in the comments: What day of the week is it when you're listening to this episode?
Use the phrase Hoy es + [day of the week]
For example: Hoy es lunes (Today is Monday) or Hoy es viernes (Today is Friday)
Comment below or message us on Instagram — we love hearing from you!
💛 Subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with your fellow Spanish learners!
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Contact: spanglishfriendspodcast@gmail.com
📚1-on-1 Spanish lessons with Val: spanishlessonsbyval@gmail.com
🎶 Music by @scotairdmusic
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Want to say your birthday month in Spanish?
🎉 In this episode, we’ll teach you how to say all 12 months of the year in order, give you two clever tricks to help you remember them, and show you how to ask and answer when your birthday is — in clear, beginner-friendly Spanish
🎙️ In this episode, you’ll learn:
✅ How to pronounce and remember all 12 months in Spanish
✅ Easy patterns to help lock them in (hint: most end in “o” or “-bre”!)
✅ How to say when your birthday is — and ask someone else theirs
✅ A mini Spanish conversation using this week’s vocab
Whether you’re just starting out or building confidence, Val (native Spanish teacher from Venezuela) and Em (English-speaking learner) make it easy and fun to follow along.
🎉 Spanglish Friend Shout-Out of the Week
This week’s shoutout goes to Michelle who commented on our last episode, episode 15, where we taught you how to say the days of the week in Spanish. She completed the challenge to say what day of the week it is, and she used the correct structure of ‘hoy es’ which remember friends means today is, and then the day of the week when she was listening which was martes, Tuesday. Thanks for getting involved Michelle!
✏️ Challenge of the Week
Tell us in the comments or DM us: ¿En qué mes es tu cumpleaños? Example: Mi cumpleaños es en octubre.
💛 Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with your fellow Spanish learners!
Instagram & TikTok → @spanglish_friends
📧 Contact: spanglishfriendspodcast@gmail.com
📚 1-on-1 Spanish lessons with Val: spanishlessonsbyval@gmail.com
🎶 Music by @scotairdmusic
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