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Season 9 - Episode 37. El secreto
#37
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Glossary


estanque: pond 

superficie: surface 

brazos en jarra: arms akimbo

juzgar: to judge 

amorío: affair

arreglar: to arrange


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Season 9 - Episode 36. Dos años tarde
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Glossary


helado: frozen 

empapado: soaking wet 

un buen partido: (expr.) a good catch, someone who is a good person to marry

tarde: late

coartada: alibi

lástima: pity


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Season 9 - Episode 35. Lo mejor para la Corona
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Glossary


prudencial: safe

copas de los árboles: treetops

acatar: to abide 

estallar: to burst


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Season 9 - Episode 34. No olvides tu lugar
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Glossary


torpeza: clumsiness

llevarse puesto: to bump into

apresuradamente: hastily 

acceder: to agree 

balbucear: to babble


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Season 9 - Episode 33. Un momento incómodo
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Glossary


mitad: half 

cenar: to have dinner 

comedor: dining hall

roble: oak

faltar: to skip 

miradas: eyes 

clavados: fixed

regresar: to come back


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Season 9 - Episode 32. Un duque codiciado
#32
05/05/2025

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Glossary


prometido: fiancé 

dueños: owners 

noreste: northeast 

administrar: to manage

verano: summer 

rubor: blush 

mejillas: cheeks


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Season 9 - Episode 31. La infanta
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05/04/2025

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Glossary


solicitud: request 

marfil: ivory

adecuado: fitting 

aire libre: outdoors

echar: to dismiss 

laberinto: maze 

arbustos: bushes

temprano: early


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Season 9 - Episode 30. La lista de invitados
#30
05/03/2025

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Glossary


desafiante: defiant 

portero: doorman 

anchos: broad

sobretodo: overcoat 

paisaje: landscape 

tapa: cover 

cuero: leather 

pisos: floors 

confianza: trust


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Season 9 - Episode 29. En la mira
#29
05/02/2025

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Glossary


aliviar: to ease 

sospechas: suspicion

sorprenderse: to be surprised

un sinfín: a myriad

limpiar: to clean 

pañuelo: handkerchief 

aprovechar: to take advantage 

decepcionar: to disappoint


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Season 9 - Episode 28. Muchos nombres, pocas pistas
#28
05/01/2025

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Glossary


despacho: office

escaleras: stairs 

escritorio: desk

archiveros: filing cabinet 

sellos: seal 

escudo: shield 

rascarse: to scratch


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Season 9 - Episode 27. Ayúdeme a ayudarla
#27
04/30/2025

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Glossary


minuciosamente: thoroughly 

rincón: corner 

levantar: to lift 

tejida: knitted

estantería: shelves

revolver: to shuffle

botón: button 

descoserse: to come undone

entregar: to hand in 

buenos mozos: attractive (used for men)


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Season 9 - Episode 26. La escena del crimen
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04/29/2025

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Glossary


seda: silk 

plumas: feathers 

ganso: goose 

tocador: vanity

espejo: mirror 

frescas: fresh

baile: ball 

compromiso: engagement 

cajón: drawer 

estuche: case 

bajo llave: under lock and key


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Season 9 - Episode 25. Puro huesos
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04/28/2025

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Glossary


cachetada: slap

mantel: tablecloth

bordado: embroidered

cubiertos: cutlery

quesos: cheeses

uvas: grapes

granadas: pomegranate

nácar: mother-of-pearl

ensayada: rehearsed

entusiasmados: excited

huesos: bones


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Season 9 - Episode 24. Una presentación accidentada
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04/27/2025

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Glossary


escoltado: escorted

recibidor: foyer 

huéspedes: hosts 

imponente: imposing 

cúpula: dome

araña: chandelier

reconocidos: renowned

deslucidos: lackluster

incómoda: uncomfortable


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Season 9 - Episode 23. Saludos protocolares
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04/26/2025

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Glossary


envuelto: wrapped 

de par en par: (expr.)

almohada: pillow 

sábanas: sheets 

merecer: to deserve 

rodillas: knees 

besar: to kiss 

infanta: royal title for the children of reigning and past Spanish monarchs, and to the children of the heir to the Crown. 

gesto: gesture


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Season 9 - Episode 22. Los estratos importan
#22
04/25/2025

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Glossary


pasillos: hallways 

aposentos: chambers 

plebeyos: commoners

mazmorras: dungeons 

intentar: to try

telas: fabrics 

soplar: to blow


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Season 9 - Episode 21. Margarita
#21
04/24/2025

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Glossary


despeinado: tousled

camisón: night gown 

tobillos: ankles 

reverencia: bow 

 al unísono: at the same time

reconocer: to recognise 

menuda: petite 

inconfundibles: unmistakable

negar: to deny 

investigar: to research 

desmayarse: to pass out


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Season 9 - Episode 20. ¡Suficiente!
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04/23/2025

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Glossary


cruzar: to cross 

suficiente: enough

recorrido: tour 

convocado: summoned 

preocupados: worried 

trato: treatment

involucrada: involved


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Season 9 - Episode 19. La sala de los retratos
#19
04/22/2025

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Glossary


novedades: news

muebles: furniture

banco: bench 

terciopelo: velvet

retratos: portraits 

peinados: hairstyles 

atuendos: gowns 

emparentando: related 

volados: ruffles 

esmeraldas: emeralds 

suerte: luck


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Season 9 - Episode 18. 450 sospechosos
#18
04/21/2025

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Glossary


boquiabierto: speechless

atónito: astonished

desayuno: breakfast

sospechosos: suspects

interponerse: to get in the way

incluso: even

sacar: to take out


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Season 9 - Episode 17. Mucho trabajo
#17
04/20/2025

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Glossary


ala: wing 

jardines: gardens 

fuentes: fountains

lago: lake 

destellos: glimmers

plateados: silver

rozar: to brush 

mayordomos: butlers

doncellas: maidens

camarero: waiter


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Season 9 - Episode 16. La visita guiada
#16
04/19/2025

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Glossary


edificio: building 

siglo: century 

reinado: rule 

metros cuadrados: square meters 

susurrar: to whisper 

ritmo: rhythm

recorrer: to tour 

colgando: hanging 

cámara: chamber 

cartas: letters 

audiencias: hearings


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Season 9 - Episode 15. Una casa poco conocida
#15
04/18/2025

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Glossary


perrera: kennel

evitar: to avoid 

engaño: deceit 

tierras: lands

sirvientes: servants

miembros: members


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Season 9 - Episode 14. Cristina
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04/17/2025

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Glossary

edad: age

sobrio: sober 

delantal: apron 

moño: bun

arrugas: wrinkles

vizconde: viscount

pariente: relative 

guiñar el ojo: to wink

seguir la corriente: to play along

camarera mayor: First Lady of the Bedchamber

visita guiada: tour


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Season 9 - Episode 13. Tanto lujo junto
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04/16/2025

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Glossary


pasadizos: passageways

velas: candles 

angostas: narrow 

desembocar: to lead to

alfombras: rugs

tenue: dim 

brillar: to shine 

sombras: shadows

cuadros: paintings 

cielorraso: ceiling 

ocultar: to hide


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Season 9 - Episode 12. Alguien en la oscuridad
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04/15/2025

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Glossary


madrugada: small hours of the morning

acariciar: to caress 

rostro: face

muro: wall 

Henos aquí: Here we are

bienvenida: welcome

ingresar: to enter 

fumando: smoking

oscuridad: darkness

distraerse: to get distracted


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Season 9 - Episode 11. Defender la patria
#11
04/14/2025

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Glossary


parar: to stop

bosque: forest

levita: frock coat

capaz: capable 

funda: holster

deber: duty 

súbdito: subject 

escoria: scum 

lesión: injury 

patria: homeland

extranjero: foreigner


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Season 9 - Episode 10. Un momento delicado
#10
04/13/2025

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Glossary


poder: power 

voz: voice 

conseguir: to get 

ejército: army

Guerras Carlistas: Spanish civil wars between 1833 and 1876. The two sides were the traditionalist Carlists, backing Carlos de Borbón’s claim to the throne, and the liberal Isabelinos (the winning side), supporting Queen Isabel II and constitutional governance.

engañarse: to fool oneself

imperio: empire

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Season 9 - Episode 9. El collar nupcial
#9
04/12/2025

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Glossary


asiento trasero: back seat 

joya: jewel 

collar: necklace 

pertenecer: to belong 

resoplar: to snort 

aretes: earrings 

fallecida: deceased 

bodas: weddings

casarse: to get married


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Season 9 - Episode 8. Un nombre famoso
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04/11/2025

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Glossary


chirrido: squeak 

pasar desapercibido: to go unnoticed

relincho: neigh 

caballos: horses 

tesorero: treasurer

patrimonio: estate 

cuentas: accounts

hermanos Pinzón: Spanish seafarers and explorers who actively participated in the first voyage of Christopher Columbus, which resulted in the discovery of America in 1492, and in other voyages of exploration.


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Season 9 - Episode 7. No es negociable
#7
04/10/2025

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Glossary

enviado: envoy 

pertenencias: belongings 

saco: bag 

yute: jute

mediodía: noon 

corretear: to run around 

cola: tail

fruncir el ceño: to frown

hacer sus necesidades: (expr.) to do its business.

afrontar: to face


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Season 9 - Episode 6. Una institución obsoleta
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04/09/2025

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Glossary


brasas: embers

arcón: chest

prendas: items of clothing 

bacinilla: chamber pot

reavivar: to rekindle 

bolsa: bag 

pesetas: Spain’s currency during the XIXth century

pago: payment

acompañar: to go with someone


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Season 9 - Episode 5. Se lo ruego
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04/08/2025

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Glossary

enfado: anger 

rogar: to beg

salir a la luz: come to light

dañar: to harm

cientos: hundreds 

leal: loyal

arriesgarse: to take a risk 

equivocadas: mistaken


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Season 9 - Episode 4. Busque en otra parte
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04/07/2025

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Glossary

ventana: window 

cristal: glass 

humor: mood

frotarse: to rub 

botas: boots

arrastrar: to drag 

carruaje: carriage

asentir: to nod

valiosísimo: very valuable 

robado: stolen 

trabar: to lock


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Season 9 - Episode 3. Un invitado misterioso
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04/06/2025

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Glossary


gafas: glasses 

gritando: screaming

vestido: dressed 

asaltante: assailant

empapado: soaking wet 

lodo: mud

temblar: to tremble

fauces: maw 

Corona: crown

secuestro: kidnapping

cerrar: to close


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Season 9 - Episode 2. Estado de alerta
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04/05/2025

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Glossary

viento: wind

gruñido: growl

amigable: friendly 

farolas: lamps 

chistar: to shush

amartillar: to cock a gun

marco: door frame

libre: free

respirar: to breathe

profundo: deep

saltar: to jump


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Season 9 - Episode 1. Es hora
#1
04/04/2025

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Glossary

calentar: to warm up 

hogar: fireplace

techo: roof 

fuego: fire 

habitación: room

recortes: clippings 

periódico: newspaper 

piedra: stone

ladrido: bark 

sabueso: hound

recuerdos: memories 

golpe: knock


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Welcome to the StoryLearning Spanish Podcast
04/04/2025

¡Hola! Welcome to the StoryLearning Spanish podcast. My name is Sofía, and I’m so happy to have you here!

The StoryLearning Spanish podcast is a fiction podcast designed to help you improve your Spanish through the power of storytelling. Each season is a self-contained, independent story set in either Spain or Latin America. With daily episodes, you’ll stay engaged in an exciting narrative that keeps you hooked from start to finish—so you can enjoy the story while naturally absorbing the language.

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Season 8 - Episode 150. Fin
#150
02/12/2025

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Glossary

azotea: rooftop 

Menuda vista: What a view

donde hubo fuego, cenizas quedan: (expression) old flames die hard

bendición: blessing


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Season 8 - Episode 149. Nuevos roles
#149
02/11/2025

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Glossary

desembocadura: spillway

espejo: mirror

musgo: moss

estruendo: rumble

placa: badge 

acogedor: welcoming

operarios: operators 

sindicato: union

vaqueros: jeans


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