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A2 Spanish News | Ted Lasso Actor Makes Pro Debut

Improve your Spanish with slow news for A2 listening practice.In this episode: Ted Lasso actor Cristo Fernández makes his professional football debut for El Paso Locomotive, coming on late, touching the ball three times, and picking up a yellow card. Also: Hungary's parliament votes to remove President Tamás Sulyok, and he now has five days to sign the change or send it to the Constitutional Court.Today’s Spanish focus: sacar de su cargo — to remove someone from office = to remove someone from office. Vocabulary: el parlamento (parliament), la mayoría (majority), el mandato (term in office).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/spanish-a2-2026-07-14 ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

A2 Spanish News | Typhoon Bavi Forces Nearly Two Million to Leave

Improve your Spanish with slow news for A2 listening practice.In this episode: A powerful typhoon hits China, and nearly two million people are evacuated as schools, work, transport, and outdoor activities are suspended. Also: BBC Vatican correspondent David Willey dies aged 93, remembered for decades of reporting on five popes and a long journalism career.Today’s Spanish focus: tocar tierra = to make landfall. Vocabulary: evacuadas (evacuated), costa (coast), deslizamientos de tierra (landslides).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/spanish-a2-2026-07-13 ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

A2 Spanish News | A 20m Dinosaur Found in Thailand

Improve your Spanish with slow news for A2 listening practice.In this episode: Paleontologists in Thailand say they found a new plant-eating dinosaur, Uragasaurus kalasinensis, from fossils in Kalasin Province. It may have lived about 150 million years ago. Also: A major US housing law became law without Donald Trump's signature. It aims to lower house prices and rents, increase housing supply, and came after rare bipartisan support in.Today’s Spanish focus: entrar en vigor = to come into force. Vocabulary: casa (house or home), alquiler (rent), oferta (supply).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/spanish-a2-2026-07-12 ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

A2 Spanish News | Apple Sues OpenAI Over Trade Secret Theft

Improve your Spanish with slow news for A2 listening practice.In this episode: Apple accuses OpenAI and two employees of stealing trade secrets, and says former workers sent internal information to their own emails. Also: A Buddhist temple in South Korea hosts a 30-hour dating retreat for 12 men and 12 women, hoping to help people meet and break the ice.Today’s Spanish focus: romper el hielo = to break the ice. Vocabulary: el retiro (retreat), el templo (temple), la crisis (crisis).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/spanish-a2-2026-07-11 ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

A2 Spanish News | Why Traffic Through Hormuz Is Falling

Improve your Spanish with slow news for A2 listening practice.In this episode: Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz drops sharply after new strikes, as fewer oil, gas, and cargo ships use the US-recommended route. Also: A factory fire in Jinjiang, China's shoe capital, kills at least 28 people as rescue crews battle heavy smoke and flames.Today’s Spanish focus: dejar de + infinitivo = to stop doing something. Vocabulary: barcos (ships), ruta (route), paso (passage).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/spanish-a2-2026-07-10 ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.