My Spanish in 2023: What is “planear” or “planificar”? + Podcast

 

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Thank you very much for being here participating in this podcast about Spanish, a language that we love and that today summons us. I am Eduardo Satorno, Spanish teacher at SpanishUp2U and manager of Unique Trips, your travel agency.

 

I am Malena Algorta, Spanish teacher at Spanish in Cabo and at SpanishUp2U. If you want to know more about your Spanish site click here and you will see all the podcasts, videos and lessons we have for you, so you can communicate better with your friends, family or on your travels.

 

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As we are in December, it is ideal to think about this year. First of all, we want to thank all those who trusted our team and joined SpanishUp2U or took some of our courses. Thank you very much for being part of this family and for allowing us to work on what we love the most, which is communication.

 

Thank you very much for your patience, trust and enthusiasm. But let's go to our topic today in these 5 minutes.

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Precisely in this podcast 129 we are going to talk about how to define the goals for 2023, related to Spanish. What do you think? Does it beat you?

 

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And what is “planear” or “planificar”? It is to make a plan or project to develop an activity. To achieve it, you have to first, analyze the why, what is your purpose, what do you want to improve your Spanish for?

 

And, why do many people study Spanish?

 

Spanish is the second language on the Internet and is spoken by more than 493 million people in the world.

 

And, something more personal?

 

Many people study Spanish because they want to live in Mexico and converse with friends and neighbors.

 

Or to travel around Latin America.

 

 If this is your case, you can consult Eduardo and Alejandro who will tailor-make your trip. There are many people who study Spanish for the family. They have grandchildren, daughters-in-law or in-laws who are Colombian, Peruvian, Mexican?

 

So, “la meta”, the goal is a purpose and then you have to design the objectives.

 

Exactly, the objectives. It's what I want to achieve, it's the end. Logically they have to be in accordance with the goal.

 

In what verb tense are they posed?

 

Always in the present tense.

For example:

In December 2023 I speak Spanish, I read a book a week, I chat with friends by zoom. Concrete goals that excite you and SMART.

 

In other words, “inteligente”?

 

No, Eduardo, remember University, SMART means:

 

Specific                    específicos

Mensurabel             medibles

Achievable               alcanzables

Relevant                   relevantes

Timely                      temporal

 

It is important that the objective is measurable, that is, if you say something ..... like to get my belly down, (I don't say it, I don't say it) do you know someone who wants to lose his belly?

 

I don't, do you?

 

Heh heh

 

Well, the measurable goal should say: in December 2023 I have 70 centimeters of belly or abdomen, so it is measurable and specific.

 

Or speaking of Spanish, in 2023 I read 5 books by Latin American authors and participate in a Spanish club.

 

What about you, what are your goals for 2023 in relation to Spanish? If you want to speak fluently and have a really amazing pronunciation click here and discover how with SpanishUp2U you will speak like a Latin American.

 

SpanishUp2U is tailor-made for you, up to you! You can listen to podcasts about travel, news, grammar, crafts, culture, whatever interests you and also participate in Zoom classes every day. Do you have to do it all? Of course not, only what interests you according to your time.

 

SpanishUp2U is simply great, but don't take our word for it. Come to the free Spanish workshop on Friday and see how the participants speak. Do you want to get more information, start studying now or plan your year? Schedule your 30-minute individual appointment and get a PDF of exercises. https://calendly.com/malena-spanish/30min

 

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We could tell you that with SpanishUp2U you are going to improve your Spanish, but we are not going to, find out for yourself. See you in the classes or workshops, in the cooking and language experience, 24/7 on SpanishUp2U or next Wednesday.

 

See you later.

 

Bye-bye.

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