Do the Spanish really speak that fast?
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You can subscribe to the podcast of “News in Slow Spanish” but it covers just one story (about 6-8 minutes). “Notes in Spanish - Inspired Beginners” is also a rather good podcast (but it has been discontinued after 30 episodes; there are several other podcasts from “Notes in Spanish”). It teaches some “real” Spanish words and they also have a short conversion in Spanish about a specific topic. I can recommend “A mi aire” as well, also kind of slow and if you use the website the sentences are highlight just in time (edit: as you listen to it; they say it is level A2/B1).
As to the speed: I think it varies and is sometimes a regional thing even in the same country or it even depends on the speaker him/herself. However, watching the news (or series) in Spanish on Spanish TV (RTVE or Mitele, for example) is sometimes really hard to follow. Someone from Mexico and another one from Colombia told me, in these two countries they speak rather slowly and clearly.
I sometimes use Spanish radio (RNE) as background noise. Oddly enough, at times, I pick up things without really noticing it. See all items with this value
As to the speed: I think it varies and is sometimes a regional thing even in the same country or it even depends on the speaker him/herself. However, watching the news (or series) in Spanish on Spanish TV (RTVE or Mitele, for example) is sometimes really hard to follow. Someone from Mexico and another one from Colombia told me, in these two countries they speak rather slowly and clearly.
I sometimes use Spanish radio (RNE) as background noise. Oddly enough, at times, I pick up things without really noticing it. See all items with this value