🌴 Caribbean Spanish 🎙️Episodes
July 2, 2024
Learn Puerto Rican Spanish with Music: Hijos del Cañaveral by Residente ♫ 204
En este episodio hablamos de la canción Hijos del Cañaveral del artista puertorriqueño Residente. 🎤 Analizaré la letra con Marla Rivera, coach de Spanish con Salsa. Marla es de Puerto Rico y explica cuánto puedes aprender so…
June 18, 2024
Puerto Rico vs. República Dominicana: Cultura, Jerga y Diferencias ♫ 202
In this episode we chat with Sherly from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 and Kesia from the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 to uncover the differences and similarities between these two cultures. Learn the fun and unique slang used on each island and …
June 11, 2024
Cultura Puertorriqueña: Una Charla con Sherly sobre Idiomas, Música y Tradiciones ♫ 201
In this episode we meet Sherly from Puerto Rico, a new member of the Spanish con Salsa team, who talks about her challenges and experiences in learning multiple languages. 🌍 Sherly tells us about the Puerto Rican culture suc…
May 28, 2024
Cómo decir “adiós” en Cuba ♫ 199
En este episodio, aprendemos 14 formas diferentes de despedirte de alguien en Cuba. 🇨🇺 Kelly nos habla de por qué los cubanos se despiden de estas formas y también cómo puedes pedirle a alguien que se vaya. En este episodio …
April 30, 2024
Learn Cuban Spanish with Music: Guantanamera ♫ 197
En este episodio, Yohenia nos comparte una canción muy popular de Cuba por su gran significado histórico. 🇨🇺 Escuchemos la letra de la canción Guantanamera , un clásico cubano del género musical Son. 🎶 En este episodio apren…
April 16, 2024
How to Understand Spanish Accents: A Conversation with Maribel Zapata ♫ 195
En este episodio, Maribel nos comparte sus experiencias viajando por Sudamérica y descubriendo los diferentes acentos que existen. 🌎 También nos dice qué hacer cuando no entendemos lo que dice alguien en español. 🤔 En este e…
April 9, 2024
Learn Cuban Spanish with Music: Cuba Isla Bella by Orishas ♫ 194
En este episodio, Kelly nos enseña una canción muy enérgica sobre la identidad cubana. 🇨🇺 Cuba Isla Bella de Orishas tiene diferentes géneros musicales 🎶 y habla de que aunque estés en otro país, tú siempre serás cubano. 🌎 E…
April 1, 2024
Creciendo en Cuba: Una Conversación con Kelly Delgado ♫ 193
In this episode we meet Kelly, a new member of the Spanish con Salsa team, who tells us how she learned English and stories about her country. 🗣🌍 She also tells us about the reality of Cuba and how she managed to move to ano…
Feb. 21, 2023
Bachata: la música y el baile ♫ 164
In this episode, Kesia from the Spanish con Salsa team shares the history of bachata music in the Dominican Republic. We discuss the different styles of bachata dance and the genre’s most popular artists. En este episodio, K…
Sept. 28, 2021
Speaking Caribbean Spanish: Interview with Elle Charisse, Speaking Tongues ♫ 138
In this episode of the podcast, you'll get to hear an excerpt of my interview with Elle Charisse from the Speaking Tongues podcast. She asked me about my earliest experiences learning language and the cultural influences tha…
Feb. 23, 2021
Celebrando el Día de la Independencia Dominicana ♫ 112
En este episodio, regresa Kesia Sosa para compartirnos como se celebra el día de la independencia en la República Dominicana. Ella explica un poquito sobre la historia de República Dominicana y la relación complicada entr…
Jan. 26, 2021
How to Get Started as a Translator or Interpreter (Interview with Jamila Ball, Jamii Linguists) ♫ 108
Jamila Ball is a Spanish linguist specializing in Black-centric language coaching that promotes intercultural connections in the African diaspora. In our conversation, Jamila shares: Why your identity and cultural competency…
July 28, 2020
Dominican Spanish Greetings ♫ 83
>> Subscribe to the Dominican Spanish 101 Podcast We're excited to feature the premiere episode of the Dominican Spanish 101 podcast. Tamara and Kesia will share common greetings you'll hear in the Dominican Republic (*hint…
Feb. 26, 2019
7 Dominican Spanish Words and Expressions You Didn’t Know ♫ 9
It’s not only the accent that makes Dominican Spanish unique. There are hundreds of words and expressions that you’ll only hear in the DR. In this episode, we’re joined again by Kesia from the Spanish Con Salsa team to rev…
Jan. 15, 2019
Why You Don’t Understand Dominican Spanish Speakers ♫ 2
You may have noticed that Dominicans don’t speak the same way you may have been taught in your Spanish classes. You might even feel like they’re speaking an entirely different language in the Dominican Republic! Not to wor…