This podcast provides interactive grammar exercises for the intermediate to advanced Spanish student. The transcripts appear conveniently on your iPhone, iPod or iPad. Check out our website at www.docmolly.com.
Bruises, Cuts, Ruptures, Breaks, Tears, and Sprains
Practice using related verbs, nouns, and adjectives to talk about bruises, cuts, ruptures, breaks, tears, and sprains in Spanish.
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3/23/2023 • 19 minutes, 34 seconds
Interview with Rory Foster – Medical Spanish Immersion Trips!
Learn about Medical Spanish Immersion Trips to Latin America with Rory Foster of Common Ground International.
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3/15/2023 • 12 minutes, 33 seconds
Pronominal vs Non–Pronominal Verbs
In this lesson, we explore verbs with the body and learn when to use the pronominal vs the non-pronominal form of the verb.
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2/22/2023 • 12 minutes, 23 seconds
If-Then Statements in Spanish
In this lesson, we practice using making an if-then hypothetical statement. We then practice making if-then statements reflect a likely possibility.
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2/11/2021 • 8 minutes, 48 seconds
DAR to Express Symptoms
In this lesson, we practice using DAR as a reverse construction verb to express getting a symptom in Spanish. LEVEL - INTERMEDIATE
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9/27/2020 • 6 minutes, 23 seconds
Adjectives Before Nouns in Spanish
Quick Navigation Inherent CharacteristicSubjective, OpinionFollowinng the Exclamation QUÉQuantity  Hola! Me alegra mucho estar de vuelta. I am very happy to be back podcasting about Spanish grammar! My last grammar podcasts were in June, when we covered Spanish verbs with prepositions. In this lesson, we are going to learn why the adjective sometimes goes before the […]
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10/4/2019 • 10 minutes, 59 seconds
Spanish Verbs with Prepositions
Welcome to another lesson covering Spanish Verbs. In this Spanish grammar audio lesson, we practice using common Spanish verbs with prepositions. As with all my audio lessons, I invite you to speak Spanish with me. This lesson will focus on verbs with prepositions, followed by the infinitive of another verb. For example, Verbo + Preposición […]
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6/6/2019 • 7 minutes, 57 seconds
How People Are Named in Guatemala (from Medical Spanish Podcast)
This episode is a rerun from my Medical Spanish Podcast. If you have already heard it there, I do have more to come for the Spanish Grammar Podcast. I will be back within the week to cover common verbs followed by prepositions. Ever wonder why people from Spanish-speaking countries have long names? Today's episode is an off-the-cuff interview with […]
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5/17/2019 • 10 minutes, 53 seconds
The Spanish Verbs Traer and Llevar
In this audio lesson, we practice when to use the Spanish verbs TRAER and LLEVAR. TRAER is used to say "to bring" and LLEVAR is used to say "to bring" or "to take." Unlike their English counterparts, the Spanish verbs TRAER and LLEVAR imply a certain direction of movement. This can be a bit confusing for non-native Spanish speakers. Pero no pasa nada. After listening to this audio Spanish lesson packed with examples, you'll know exactly when to use TRAER and when to use LLEVAR.
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10/11/2018 • 11 minutes, 48 seconds
Giving Directions in Spanish Within a Hospital
This free Spanish audio lesson introduces the "Giving Directions in Spanish" series at docmolly.com. As requested by Bien, a listener, we will practice giving directions in Spanish within a hospital. First, we will review the vocabulary. Then, we will use this vocabulary to give directions in Spanish. Normally we are speaking with strangers when we ask […]
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6/29/2018 • 6 minutes, 44 seconds
Spanish Prepositions – Por vs Para
Do you know when to use POR vs PARA?Today’s podcast is a quiz on the Spanish prepositions POR y PARA. It kicks off a series of audio lessons that will cover these two prepositions at docmolly.com. Continue Reading
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7/26/2017 • 7 minutes, 27 seconds
Grammar from Folk Medicine Interview
This podcast reviews some of the grammar points covered during an interview I did for the Medical Spanish Podcast. I interviewed folk healer Francisco Chavajay while studying at the San Pedro Spanish School in Guatemala. The clinical dialogues and interviews presented in the Medical Spanish Podcast provide an effective method of learning key grammatical concepts […]
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7/8/2017 • 6 minutes, 47 seconds
Quedar y Quedarse – I am back with a quiz!
Spanish Grammar Audio Quiz  This is my first free podcast since September and my first free grammar podcast for over a year! As many of you know I host two podcasts: the Spanish Grammar Review and the Medical Spanish Podcast. In 2016, I finished up the premium series on the Subjunctive for the grammar podcast […]
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4/10/2017 • 8 minutes, 51 seconds
Subjunctive Quiz #5
Are you ready to take on some advanced Spanish grammar? This audio quiz reviews the material covered in the following premium audio lessons. Subjunctive 15 – Conditional (If… then… ) Statements About the Present Subjunctive 16 – Conditional Statements About the Past Subjunctive 17 – The Subjunctive Following “Como Si” Subjunctive 18 – The Subjunctive Following […]
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2/26/2017 • 8 minutes, 28 seconds
Quiz # 4 – The Subjunctive in Adverbial Clauses
This audio lesson is a quiz on the use of the subjunctive in adverbial clauses. It reviews the material covered in the following premium lessons. Subjunctive 10 and 11 – Conjunctions that Require the Subjunctive (e.g. a menos que, con tal que) Subjunctive 12 and 13 – Adverbial Clauses of Time Subjunctive 14 – Adverbial […]
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12/6/2015 • 10 minutes, 51 seconds
Quiz # 3 – The Subjunctive in Adjective Clauses
This lesson is a quiz that reviews the use of the subjunctive in adjective clauses covered in the last two lessons.  A subordinate adjective clause describes a noun or pronoun in the main clause of a sentence. When it describes something KNOWN AND SPECIFIC, we use the INDICATIVE. When the subordinate adjective clause describes something NOT […]
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3/26/2015 • 6 minutes, 20 seconds
Quiz #2 – The Subjunctive in Noun Clauses
Do you know when to use the subjunctive in noun clauses?If not, you've come to the right place. Learn to identify the noun clause in a sentence, and then when to use the subjunctive vs the indicative within the noun clause. We cover this in depth in the Subjunctive series offered through the Spanish Grammar […]
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12/5/2014 • 14 minutes, 9 seconds
Quiz # 1 – Choose the Correct Tense of the Subjunctive
In the premium Spanish Grammar Review podcast, we have started a comprehensive review of the subjunctive. We have reviewed the conjugation of the subjunctive in it’s four tenses, and when to use each tense.– Present Subjunctive– Present Perfect Subjunctive– Imperfect Subjunctive– Pluperfect Subjunctive Continue Reading
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9/5/2014 • 0
The Spanish Verb – ACABAR
Learn the different uses of the Spanish verb ACABAR. In this audio lesson we practice using the verb ACABAR in different grammatical constructs to mean different things. Continue Reading
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11/7/2012 • 7 minutes, 14 seconds
Body Language in Spanish
In this audio lesson we practice phrases describing body language in Spanish. While reading in Spanish recently, I took note of several phrases describing gestures or body language, so I decided to make a podcast out of them. First, we’ll practice naming the gestures in Spanish and then we’ll use them in sentences. Continue Reading
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9/24/2012 • 0
Time Expressions in Spanish
Expressing the Duration of an Ongoing EventIn this audio lesson, we practice three different time expressions in Spanish to describe something that started in the past and continues into the present. For example: “I have been studying Spanish for years.” In English, we use the present perfect tense, “I have been…,” followed by a gerund (e.g. […]
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9/4/2012 • 0
SER vs ESTAR – Intro to the Spanish Grammar Review Podcast
Do you know when to use SER vs ESTAR? Some of you may remember my original Spanish Grammar Review podcast that I started in 2007. I took a break to focus on the Medical Spanish Podcast and resumed podcasting about Spanish grammar in June of 2012. In this first podcast of the “new” Spanish Grammar […]
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