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Episode 1: Surfing In Puerto Escondido
In the first episode of Un día en español — our new podcast for beginner Spanish learners — we meet Andrea, who is from Panama but now lives in Mexico. She loves hanging out at the beach and has always wanted to try surfing, but something has been holding her back. On this particular day, she decided to finally face her fears — with a little help from a new friend.
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Key Vocabulary
| las vacaciones | (the) vacation |
| la ciudad | the city |
| los amantes del surf | surf lovers |
| la ola | the wave |
| No sé nadar. | I can’t (lit. I don’t know) swim. |
| la playa | the beach |
| me encanta | I really like |
| me gusta | I like |
| de repente | suddenly |
| la tabla de surf | the surfboard |
| el chaleco salvavidas | the life jacket |
| Estoy listo/a. | I‘m ready. |
| madrugar | to get up early |
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Show Notes
Un día en español is produced by the language experts at Babbel. The show is hosted by Sebastian Escobar. Editing and sound design by Iván Simonovis Pertiñez. Our producers are Elin Asklöv, Carmela López, Dylan Lyons, Andy Nielsen, and Madeleine Townsend-Clark. Our executive producers are Jen Jordan and Daniel Meehan. Special thanks to Andrea Valeria for sharing her story on this episode.
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