VLOG · FREE TRAINER
De turisteo por Valencia
Watch me show Franziska round Valencia in 39 degrees. Then do the free trainer: 32 words from the walk, with the real audio from the vlog, in five steps.
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FIRST, WATCH THE VLOG
A walk across Valencia in 39 degrees
Franziska, a German language teacher we lived with in London, comes to Valencia. Oliver and I walk her across the city to the modern art museum in 39 degrees, stopping at the buildings, towers and fountains I used to stare at as a child. We also test a theory: she understands far more Spanish than she admits.
Ha venido una amiga de Londres y la llevamos de turisteo por Valencia, con un calor infernal.
THEN, THE TRAINER
What's inside, step by step
Five steps, in order. You can repeat any of them, and getting things wrong is part of it.
PASO 1 · APRENDE
The key words from the vlog
Tap each photo to hear the word in my voice and see what it means. Then play a game of Snap against a virtual César to lock them in.
PASO 2 · ESCUCHA
Tune your ear
Eight real sentences from the vlog, from shortest to longest. Listen and type what I say. You can replay any clip or slow it down.
PASO 3 · AMPLÍA
The words you'll need next
A few new words for the next part of the story: taking Oliver's parents to a restaurant. Tap to hear each one, or see it in an example sentence.
PASO 4 · PRACTICA
Three levels, easy to hard
Match the words, then pick which word you hear, then choose the right word for the sentence. Start where you like and skip ahead when you're ready.
PASO 5 · UTILIZA
El paseo imposible
Guide Oliver's parents through Valencia using what you've learnt. Your choices decide how the day ends: there are several endings, and not all of them are happy.
WHY IT WORKS
Real voices
Learn by doing
Every clip is cut from the vlog. You train on how Spanish actually sounds, at real speed, then slower if you need it.
You type, tap, match and choose. Using a word is what makes it stay.
Short on purpose
10 to 15 minutes, on your phone, while the vlog is still fresh in your head.
Words you'll learn
All the words come from the vlog. Read them now, listen for them while you watch, then lock them in with the trainer.
GUIAR EL PASEO · GETTING AROUND
caminar · to walk
cruzar · to cross
pasar por · to pass by, through
la parada · stop
cerca de · near
más adelante · further ahead, later on
el semáforo · traffic light
el hotel · hotel
la reserva · reservation
LO QUE VAIS VIENDO · WHAT YOU SEE
el edificio · building
la torre · tower
el monumento · monument
la fuente · fountain
el mercadillo · street market
precioso · gorgeous
bonito · pretty, nice-looking
chulo · cool, neat (colloquial)
EL CALOR Y EL CUERPO · THE HEAT
los grados · degrees
la protección solar · sun protection
la crema · cream, lotion
sofocante · stifling
infernal · scorching, hellish
agotado · exhausted
CÓMO OS SENTÍS · HOW YOU FEEL
disfrutar · to enjoy
aburrido · bored
decepcionado · disappointed
y pico · and a bit (approx.)
estar lleno · to be packed, full
EL PASEO FINAL · THE LAST STRETCH
agobiar · to overwhelm, to stress out
el trecho · a stretch, a distance
peligrar · to be at risk
merecer la pena · to be worth it
Questions
Is it really free?
Yes. Enter your email and you go straight into the trainer, no link to wait for.
Will you email me?
Yes, you’ll get my emails about learning Spanish: new vlogs, episodes and the occasional course. You can unsubscribe with one click.
Do I need to watch the vlog first?
It works best that way. The trainer uses clips from the vlog, so you’ll recognise the voices and the moments.
Does it work on my phone?
Yes. It runs in your browser on a phone, tablet or laptop, with nothing to install. Headphones help for the listening step.