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Welcome to the Spanish Series.

In this series of lessons you will learn useful vocabulary for common situations you might encounter in aSpanish speaking country, as well as some grammar basics for using your Spanish. In each lesson you will be

introduced to New Grammar topics as well as a short list of vocabulary you can use in a particular situation.

You will have opportunities to repeat and practice this vocabulary and the grammar you have learned as well

as to answer questions using these structures. At the end of each lesson you will hear and repeat a conversation

that might take place in a situation involving the vocabulary and grammar from that lesson. Enjoy the lessons,

as you listen see if you can spot cognates, which are words that are similar in English and in Spanish. This will

help you understand words you may not have heard before in Spanish.

Also, take every opportunity you can to study vocabulary. Useful ways to do this might be to use new

vocabulary in a sentence or to try to and name as many things and people around you as you can.

Welcome to Lesson 1:In this lesson you will learn the names of the letters in the Spanish alphabet and how to pronounce them, as well

as some important things about pronouncing certain types of words.

First lets practice the Spanish alphabet. There are 28 letters in the Spanish alphabet; the letter w(doble ve) isnot a letter that occurs in native Spanish words. When you use a dictionary, you will want to remember that the

letter ll, written as l-l, is alphabetized separately and after l, written as a single l. Also, in some dictionaries theletter ch, written c-h, is alphabetized as two separate letters, but in most dictionaries (especially older ones) chis considered one letter, alphabetized between c and d.

Okay, now lets repeat the names of the Spanish letters and some words that feature them. You will hear a pauseafter each word and letter; thats your chance to repeat what you hear. Each word will then be translated into

English.

The English letter ais called a ave ave bird

The English letter bis called b (or sometimes b grande) bao bao bath

The English letter cis called c casa casa house

The English letters c-hare called ch champ champ shampoo

The English letter d is called d dama dama lady

The English letter eis called e edad edad age

The English letter fis calledf fecha fecha date (calendar)

The English letter gis calledg gafas gafas glasses

The English letter his called h helado helado ice cream


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The English letter iis called i idea idea idea

The English letterjis calledj jabn jabn soap

The English letter kis called k kilmetro kilmetro kilometer

(note: the metric system is generally used in most Spanish-speaking countries)

The English letter lis called l lago lago lake

The English letters l-lare called ll llave llave key

The English letter mis called m mesa mesa table

The English letter nis called n nada nada nothingThe English letter nwritten with a tilde(or wavy line) on top is called

ame ame yam

The English letter ois called o ojo ojo eye

The English letter pis called p plato plato plate

The English letter qis called q queso queso cheese

The English letter ris called r ro ro river

The English letter sis calleds sal sal salt

The English letter tis called t todo todo everything

The English letter uis called u uva uva grape

The English letter vis called v (or v chica) (v chicais used to differentiate vfrom b grande)

vista vista view

The English letter xis calledx (very few Spanish words begin withx. It occurs within many words, such as

taxi.

The English letter yis calledy yema yema egg yolk

The English letter zis calledz zapato zapato shoe


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Now repeat the names of the letters once more.

a b c ch d e f g h i j k l ll m n o p q r s t u v x y zOkay, now that youve learned the alphabet, lets talk about how these letters are pronounced. First, the vowels;

vowels in Spanish have a consistent pronunciation, rather than varying as do English vowels. Single vowels in

Spanish are pronounced just like their names: a , e , i , o , u. Combinations of two vowels are commonin Spanish, too. Some of these combinations are pronounced as one syllable rather than two separate ones, for

example:

The combination a-i is pronounced aias in baile dance

The combination a-u is pronounced auas in causa cause

The combination i-a is pronounced iaas inFrancia France

The combination i-o is pronounced ioas in radio radio

The combination i-u is pronounced iuas in ciudad city

The combination u-a is pronounced ua as in agua water

The combination u-e is pronounced ueas infuego re

The combination u-i is pronounced uias in ruinas ruins

The combination i-e is pronounced ieas in tienda store

Now that youve learned the vowel sounds of Spanish, lets talk about the consonants.

The sound of bis somewhat like an English b only softer; dont press your lips all the way together. Thissound occurs in bao bath and jabn soap

Chas two sounds; before the letters o, a, andu, it sounds like English k, as in tacoor casa house.Before e ori, csounds like English s, as in cerca near by or cine cinema. (In many regions ofSpain, cbefore e orisounds like the English t-hin bath.)

Dsounds rather like the English t-hin then, as in dama lady and edad age

Fis like English f, as in fecha date

G, like c,has two different sounds depending on what letter follows it. Before o, a, and u,gmakes a [g]sound, as in the wordsgafas glasses, lago lake or amigo friend. Before e ori,gmakes the sound [h], as ingentepeople and region region


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His always silent in Spanish.

Jis pronounced [h], as in jabn soap

Kis like English k, as in kilmetro kilometer

Lsounds like English l, as in lago lake

Llmakes the sound [y], as in llave key. Some Spanish speakers pronounce this letter as [j].)

Mis pronounced like min English, as in mesa table

Nis pronounced like nin English, as in nada nothing

is pronounced [ny], as in ame yam and ao year

Pis similar to English p, as inplato plate or copa wineglass

Q,as in English, q is always followed by u. q-uis pronounced [k], as in queso cheese

Rbetween vowels sounds somewhat like an English d, but softer, as in caro expensive and horahour, or time. In other positions, rmakes a rolling trill sound, as in regalo presentand librobook. Between vowels, this same rolling sound is spelled as double ror rr, as in the word barrio

neighborhood.

Ssounds like a soft English s, as in sal salt

Tis similar to tin English, as in the word taco

Vchicamakes the same sound as b grande, as in vino wine

Xmakes either a [ks] sound, as in taxi taxi or a [h] sound, as inMxico Mexico

Yis generally pronounced the same way as ll, as in the wordyema egg yolk. In isolation, it is

pronounced [ee]; this letter by itself is the Spanish word for and.

Zsounds like a soft English s, as inzapato shoe (this letter is also pronounced as a soft t-hsound inparts of Spain.)


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Knowing how letters sound in Spanish will help you recognize cognates, which are words that are similar to

English words. They may be spelled alike to some extent, yet sound very different. Can you identify the English

cognate of the following Spanish words?

Hospital HospitalRadio RadioRestaurante RestaurantRecepcin ReceptionMsica MusicAeropuerto AirportSuter SweaterHamburguesa HamburgerTelevisin TelevisionBanco Bank

There are lots of cognates between Spanish and English; be on the lookout for them.

One more thing youll need to know to pronounce Spanish words correctly is where the stress falls in a word.

As an example of why the stress is important, consider the words suspectand suspectin English. One is anoun, suspect, and the other is a verb, suspect. Yet the only difference in pronunciation is where the word isstressed. There are pairs of words like this in Spanish, as well. When you repeat words as you listen to these

tapes, pay attention to where the stress falls. There are three simple rules, which will allow you to correctly

stress any word you see written but have not yet heard. These rules are as follows:

1) If the last letter of a word is n, s,or any vowel, word stress falls on the next-to-last syllable, as in:

Agua- water, chicle- gum, bao-bath, platos-plate, atlas- atlasand in hablan, which means they speak.

2) If the last letter of a word is any consonant other than n ors, stress falls on the nal syllable, as in:

Colior- cauliower, frijol- bean, pared - wall, and nariz-nose

3) Any word that does not follow these 2 rules has a written accent over the stressed syllable. Some

examples of words needing written accents are:

Jabn- soap, kilmetro - kilometer,francs - French,and man -peanut

(the written accent may also be used to distinguish otherwise identical words; for instance, swith anaccent written over the imeans yes,siwithout an accent means if.)


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Can you tell which of these words would need a written accent?

Llave no Mxico yes, (Mxiconeeds a written accent over the since it does not stress according to the rst rule.) Ruinas no Agua no Mesa no Msica yes, (msica needs a written accent over the since it is not stressed according to the rst rule.) Vista no Recepcin yes, (recepcinneeds a written accent over the since it is not stressed according to the rst

rule.)

Okay, lets review: Can you remember the letters of the alphabet? This time youll hear a pause for your answer

before each letter: a, b, c, ch, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, ll, m, n, o, p, q, r, s, t, u, v, x, y, z

Great. Now see if you can tell how the following words would be spelled (if you are able, write them down after

you hear them):

Ao ao (a- -o) Mesa mesa (m-e-s-a) Frijol frijol (f-r-i-j-o-l) Jabn jabn (j-a-b--n) (Did you noticeo con acento, thatmeans o with an accent) Chicle chicle (c-h-i-c-l-e)

Agua agua (a-g-u-a) Edad edad (e-d-a-d) Ruinas ruinas (r-u-i-n-a-s) Kilmetro kilmetro (k-i-l--m-e-t-r-o)

OK, lets see if you can remember some of the vocabulary youve heard so far. Try to answer the question

Cmo se dice?How does one say?Cmo se dice ?

Cmo se dice ? Cauliower coliorCmo se dice ? Bathroom bao

Cmo se dice ? Key llaveCmo se dice ? Soap jabnCmo se dice ? Salt salCmo se dice ? Plate platoCmo se dice ? Table mesaCmo se dice ? Water aguaCmo se dice ? Music msicaCmo se dice ? wine vino


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Well done. Now, listen to this brief conversation. Dont worry about the grammar; youll learn more about that

in subsequent lessons. The rst time you hear the conversation, just listen. The 2ndtime, repeat what you hear.

The 3rd

time through, the conversation will be translated for you.

A: Qu es?B:Es colior

A:Colior? B:S, colior. Es bueno, no? A:Ms o menos. Necesita sal. Y los frijoles son muy picantes! B: S, necesito agua. A:Hay agua en la mesa. B: Gracias.

A:No hay de que.

A: Qu es?B:Es colior

A:Colior? B:S, colior. Es bueno, no? A:Ms o menos. Necesita sal. Y los frijoles son muy picantes! B:S, necesito agua. A:Hay agua en la mesa.

B: Gracias. A:No hay de que.

A:Qu es? (What is it?) B:Es colior (Its cauliower) A:Colior? (Cauliower?) B: S, colior. (Yes, cauliower) Es bueno, no? (Its good isnt it?) A:Ms o menos. Necesita sal. (More or less, it needs salt)Y los frijoles son muy picantes! (And the

beans are very spicy)B:S, necesito agua. (Yeah, I need water)

A:Hay agua en la mesa. (There is water on the table) B: Gracias. (Thanks) A:No hay de que. (Dont mention it)

This is the end of lesson 1.

In lesson 2 you will learn some common greetings, as well as some Spanish verbs and how to use them.


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Welcome to lesson 2.In this lesson, you will learn:

-some ways to greet people and say goodbye

-how to ask someones name, and how someone is doing

-how to use the verbs estarand llamarse -the subject pronouns of Spanish and how to use them

There are various ways to greet someone in Spanish. Try repeating these:

Hola Hello

Buenos das Good morning

Buenas tardes Good afternoon

When you meet someone new, you might say mucho gusto (pleased to meet you). You could also sayencantadoif you are a man or encantadaif you are a woman (this is another way to express pleased to meetyou).

You might wonder why there are two forms, encantado,and encantada. These words are adjectives, andadjectives in Spanish are said to agree with the nouns they modify, they can be singular or plural, as well as

masculine or feminine. The idea of masculine and feminine is fairly straightforward with nouns that referto people, such as hombre (man) and mujer(woman); hombreis masculine, and mujeris feminine. However,all other nouns in Spanish also have gender, which is best thought of as a grammatical property of nouns in

Spanish. English nouns do not have this particular property.

So, when meeting someone new, a woman might say she is enchanted, encantada, while a man would usethe masculine form of this adjective, encantado.

Did you notice that dasin the greeting buenos dasis modied by the form buenos, while tardesin buenastardesis modied by the form buenas? Thats because dasis a plural masculine noun, while tardesis a pluralfemininenoun. You will learn more about agreement in lesson 3.

Okay, now that you know how to greet someone in Spanish, lets learn how to ask for a persons name. To ask

one person, who is a new acquaintance, this question, say:

Cmo se llama?This is used as Whats your name?but it literally means How do you call yourself?Cmois the question how.Se llamais a formal 2ndperson singular form of the verb llamarse,to calloneself.


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In English, tois used to mark the basic verb form that doesnt agree with any particular subject, such asyouor he. This basic form is called the innitive. In Spanish, such verb forms are marked by an ar, -er,

or irending, for example hablar to talk, comer to eatand vivir to live. So what about the sein llamarse?Some verbs in Spanish are whats called reexive; their innitives have aseat the end to indicate this. Thisseis roughly parallel to oneselfin English.

When the form of a verb is changed to agree with a subject, this process is known as conjugation and the

changed form is a conjugated form. For example, the present tense conjugation of the verb to bein Englishis:

I am we are You are yall are He is they are

She is

Note that there are really only 3 present-tense forms of the verbto be; am, are,and is. And most English verbshave even fewer forms! However, as you will see, there are 6 present-tense forms of each verb in Spanish.

In the case of llamarse, these forms are:

Me llamo nos llamamos Te llamas os llamis Se llama se llaman

These forms correspond to different possible subjects. However, it is important to remember that me, te, se,nos, os, seare not subject pronouns. These are actually the corresponding forms of the reexivese on theinnitive. Note that when a reexive verb is conjugated, the proper form ofseis placed before the conjugatedverb form. So, if me, te, se, nos, os, seare not subject pronouns, what are the subject pronouns of Spanish?Well learn them next.

Subjects can be 1stperson (if they include the speaker, like Ior we), 2ndperson (if they include the person beingspoken to, like youor yall), or 3rdperson (used when speaking about others, like she, he, or they). Subjectscan also be singular or plural, and in Spanish, 2ndperson subjects can be formal or informal, as well. In these

lessons, verb forms will be given according to the standard Spanish subject pronouns, which are:

Yo, I nosotros, weT, you(singular informal) vosotros, you(plural informal)Ud., you(singular formal) Uds., you(plural formal)l, he ellos, they(masculine or mixed gender)Ella, she ellas, they(feminine)

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Nosotroshas a feminine form nosotrasthat is used if we are all women, as does vosotros, which becomesvosotrasif yall are all women. You may be wondering why, with so many subject pronouns, there are only

6 conjugated present-tense forms of verbs. The answer is that the third person singular verb form is used, notonly with lheand ellashe, but also with Ud., the formal singular you. Likewise, the plural 3rdperson verbform is used with ellos, ellas,and Uds.

So how does one know which forms of youto use? In most Spanish-speaking countries, the singular tformis used with friends and children, while the singular Ud.form is used with a person you have just met or withsomeone older than you. (In Argentina and some other countries, a vosform is used instead of the informal tform, but we do not use the vosform in these lessons.) In the plural, a similar distinction is maintained betweenthe informal vosotrosand the formal Uds.forms if you are in Spain; in Latin America, however, the vosotrosform is not used. When in Latin America, use the Uds.form when addressing a group of people both in formal

and informal situations.

Do you remember the subject pronouns of Spanish? See if you can list them.

You should have listed

Yo, t, usted, l, ella, nosotros, vosotros,ustedes, ellos, and ellas

If we put the conjugated forms of llamarsetogether with appropriate subject pronouns, they sound like this:

yo me llamo nosotros nos llamamost te llamas vosotros os llamisUd. se llama Uds. se llamanl se llama ellos se llamanella se llama ellas se llaman

It is important to remember that subject pronouns are most often omitted in Spanish, unless they are needed

to clarify or emphasize who the subject is. As an example, here is a partial conversation. Listen and repeat

(escucha y repite).

A:Buenos das. Good day. B:Hola. Cmo se llama Ud.? Hello. What is your name? A:Me llamo Mara. Y Ud.? My name is Mary. And you? B: Me llamo Patricia. My name is Patricia. A:Mucho gusto. Nice to meet you. B: Encantada. Nice to meet you.


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Note that Ud.was included to clarify the subject of the 3rdperson verb form, butyowas omitted since thesubject is clear from the verb form in this case. Listen and repeat again (escucha y repite otra vez):

A:Buenos das.B:Hola. Cmo se llama Ud.?A:Me llamo Mara. Y Ud.?B: Me llamo Patricia.A:Mucho gusto..

B: Encantada.

Now check your memory again; can you remember all of the conjugated forms of the verb llamarse?Try to list them.

You should have listed:

me llamo nos llamamoste llamas os llamisse llama se llaman

OK, now that youve met someone and asked for his or her name, lets learn how to ask how your new

acquaintance is doing. You already know the word for how, cmo, but youll need another verb for thisquestion. The innitive of this new verb is estar; it is translated as to bein English and is used to talk aboutlocation as well as states or conditions of people and things. The present-tense forms of estarare:

estoy I am estamos we areests you are estis youll are

est he or she is estn they are

So, you might ask a new acquaintance, Cmo est Ud.?or ask a friend, Cmo ests?. A very informal wayto ask this, similar to asking Whats up?in English, is to ask Qu tal? This idiomatic expression has onlyone form.

Now can you list the conjugated forms of estar.


estoy estamosests estisest estn

Now lets talk about how one might answer the question Cmo ests?. Here are some ways you might befeeling when someone asks:


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Bien well Muy bien very well

As-as so so Mal badly Muy mal very badly

You might also wish to thank the person for asking, by sayinggracias Thank you or muchas graciasThank you very much.

Now lets see how much you remember. How would you answer these words and questions?

Buenas tardes. If you said holaor buenas tardesin return, thats right! How about:

Cmo se llama Ud.? If you said me llamoand your name, thats great! Now try:Mucho gusto. Did you say mucho gusto in return? Great! If youre a woman, you might also have saidencantada, or encantado if youre a man. OK, how would you answer:Cmo ests? You might have said estoy bienor estoy as-as.If youre doing very well, you probably saidestoy muy bien.

Now you can have a brief conversation with someone in Spanish. But theres one thing missing: how will you

say goodbye after the conversation is nished? Here are some possibilities:

Adis

Goodbye Hasta luego Until laterNos vemos See you (literally, well see each other)

Chao Bye

Lets see how much of this you can remember. How does one say (Cmo se dice?):

I am well, thank you. Estoy bien gracias.How are you all? Cmo estn ustedes?

Good afternoon. Buenas tardes.

Her name is Mary. Se llama Mara. Until later! Hasta luego.

How about some of the nouns you heard in lesson 1? Challenge yourself with these:

Cmo se dice? Soap jabnCmo se dice? Water aguaCmo se dice? Wine vino


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Cmo se dice? Salt salCmo se dice? Table mesa

Cmo se dice? Key llaveCmo se dice? Bean frijolCmo se dice? Kilometer kilmetro

Muy bien!Ahora, escucha y repite(listen and repeat):

Es jabn? Is it soap? No, es champ. No, its shampoo. Es un lago? Is it a lake? No, es un ro. No, its a river. Es agua? Is it water? No, Es vino! No, its wine. Son ames? Are they yams? S, son ames. Yes, theyre yams Ud. es mdica? Are you a doctor? S, soy mdica. Yes, I am a doctor.Somos todos mdicos aqu. We are all doctors here.

Did you notice that forms of to bein these sentences were not translated with estar,but rather with a differentverb? The innitive of this other verb isser. When to beis used to identify people, places and things, the verbseris used instead of estar.

These are the present tense forms ofser:

soy I am somos We are eres You are sois Youll are es He or she is son They are

Now practice a few sentences using these forms. Cmo se dice? (How does one say?):

They are keys. Son llaves.Is is water? Es agua?

We are ladies Somos damas.Its shampoo. Es champ.Theyre birds. Son pjaros.

Now repeat those sentences in Spanish:

Son llaves.Es agua?Somos damas.


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Es champ.Son pjaros.

Bien!Can you list the conjugated present-tense forms ofser?


soy somoseres soises son

One way you can useserto identify people is to associate them with their professions or occupations, as insoymdica.Mdica is the feminine form of the noun doctor. The masculine form of the noun is mdico.Here aresome other people you might meet. Some are cognates, and you may be able to guess their meanings.

Escucha y repite:

profesor teacherprofesora teacherestudiante studentjefe boss

jefa bossempleado employeeempleada employeecliente clientconductor driverconductora driverpiloto pilotpilota pilotasistente assistantasistente de vuelo ight attendantmesero waiter

mesera waitresshombre de negocios business manmujer de negocios business womanturista tourist

Xavier es hombre de negocios. Xavier is a business man.Soy la jefa. I am the boss.Somos empleados del banco. We are employees of the bank.


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Son Uds. meseros? Are you waiters?Eres asistente de vuelo? Are you a ight attendant?

Sois estudiantes, no? You are all students, right?

Ahora, Cmo se dice?

We are students. Somos estudiantes.He is a teacher. Es professor.Are they ight attendants? Son asistentes de vuelo?She is a doctor. Ella es mdica.I am a tourist. Soy turista.

Thats great! Did you notice that a in these sentences doesnt have a word translating it in the Spanish

version? Thats because the equivalent of a, the indenite article, is generally not used in Spanish whenidentifying someones occupation, as inManuel es piloto.

So, now you know two different ways to translate the verb to bein Spanish. The way it is used in a sentencewill determine whether you should translate it asseror estar. Which verb is used to identify something? serisused. Which verb is used to ask someone how he or she is doing, as in how are you today? estaris used. Andwhich verb is used when identifying someones occupation? Seris used.

OK, lets put it all together. Here is a conversation between two friends and a third person unknown to one of

them. Most of the vocabulary will be familiar to you.

A:Hola, Ana. - Hi Ana!

B. Buenos das, Carmen. Cmo ests?- Hello Carmen, how are you?

A:Muy bien, gracias. Y t?- Very well thanks, and you?

B: Bien, gracias.- Well, thank you.

A:Ana, te quiero presentar a Jaime Ramrez.- Ana, Id like to introduce you to Jaime Ramrez.l es unamigo de mi familia.- He is a friend of my family.

B:Mucho gusto, Jaime. - Pleased to meet you Jaime.

C:Mucho gusto. Ud. se llama Ana, no?- Pleased to meet you. Your name is Ana, right?

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B:Estoy bien, gracias. Y Ud.? - I am ne thank you. And you?

C:Bien, gracias. Es Ud. estudiante aqu?- Well, thank you. Are you a student here?

B: S, soy estudiante de losofa.-Yes, I am a student of philosophy.

C: De losofa? Qu interesante!- Philosophy, how interesting!

B: S, en mi opinin es muy interesante.-Yes, in my opinion, its very interestingY Ud.? Qu estudia?And you? What are you studying?

C:Estudio qumica.- I am studying chemistry.

A:Ay! Perdn, Ana, tenemos una clase en 5 minutos.- Oops, excuse me Ana, we have a class in ve minutes

B: Es la clase de arte? - Is it the art class?

A: S, estudiamos la obra de Goya hoy.- Yes, we are studing the work of Goya today.

B:Bien, nos vemos luego.- OK, we will see you later.

C:Adis, Ana. Mucho gusto.- Bye Ana, pleased to meet you.

B:Igualmente.- Same here.

A: Chao! nos vemos!.- Bye, see you later.

B:Chao, Carmen.- Chao, Carmen.

Now, repeat the conversation again, this time without the translation.

A:Hola, Ana.B. Buenos das, Carmen. Cmo ests?A:Muy bien, gracias. Y t?

B: Bien, gracias.A:Ana, te quiero presentar a Jaime Ramrez.l es un amigo de mi familia.B:Mucho gusto, Jaime.C:Mucho gusto. Ud. se llama Ana, no?B:S, Ana Tapia. Cmo est Ud. hoy?B:Estoy bien, gracias y Ud.?C: Bien, gracias. Es Ud. estudiante aqu?B: S, soy estudiante de losofa.C: De losofa? Qu interesante!


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B: S, en mi opinin es muy interesante. Y Ud.? Qu estudia?C:Estudio qumica.

A:Ay! Perdn, Ana, tenemos una clase en 5 minutos.B: Es la clase de arte?A: S, estudiamos la obra de Goya hoy.B:Bien, nos vemos luego.C:Adis, Ana. Mucho gusto.B:Igualmente.A: Chao! nos vemos! .B:Chao, Carmen. .

You will hear the conversation once more without pauses.

A:Hola, Ana.B. Buenos das, Carmen. Cmo ests?A:Muy bien, gracias. Y t?B: Bien, gracias.A:Ana, te quiero presentar a Jaime Ramrez. l es un amigo de mi familia.B:Mucho gusto, Jaime.C:Mucho gusto. Ud. se llama Ana, no?B:S, Ana Tapia. Cmo est Ud. hoy?B:Estoy bien, gracias.Y Ud.?

C: Bien, gracias. Es Ud. estudiante aqu?B: S, soy estudiante de losofa.C: De losofa? Qu interesante!B: S, en mi opinin es muy interesante Y Ud.? Qu estudia?C:Estudio qumica.A:Ay! Perdn, Ana, tenemos una clase en 5 minutos. .B: Es la clase de arte?A: S, estudiamos la obra de Goya hoy.B:Bien, nos vemos luego.C:Adis, Ana. Mucho gusto.B:Igualmente.

A: Chao! nos vemos!.B:Chao, Carmen.

Ahora, contesta la pregunta:

Cmo se llaman las personas? Se llaman Ana, Carmen y Jaime.

Cmo est Carmen? Carmen est bien.

Es Jaime un amigo de Ana? No, es un amigo de Carmen.


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Es Carmen una amiga de Ana? S, Carmen es una amiga de Ana.

Es Ana estudiante? S, es estudiante.

Es la clase de Carmen y Jaime una

clase de losofa? No, es una clase de arte.


In lesson 3, you will learn more about gender and agreement, and learn to talk about where people are from

and to describe people and things. You will also learn some useful Spanish verbs.


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Welcome to lesson 3.In this lesson, you will learn:

-more about gender and agreement in Spanish

-how to use articles

-some new nouns and adjectives

-how to talk about where someone is from and what language/s someone speaks

-some regular Spanish verbs and how to use them

First, lets talk more about agreement. As youve seen, verbs agree with subjects both in English and in Spanish.

They agree in person and number. In Spanish, there is also a type of agreement between nouns and

adjectives, as mentioned in lesson 2. An adjective agrees with the noun it describes in number and in gender.

The articles a/an, someand thealso agree with nouns in a similar way. Here are the different forms of these

articles in Spanish:

Forms of a orsomeun (unis masculine, singular)una (unais feminine, singular)unos (unosis masculine, plural)unas (unasis feminine, plural)

Escucha y repite: un libro a book una tienda a store

unos taxis some taxisunas playas some beaches

Forms of the el (elis masculine, singular)

la (lais feminine, singular) los (losis masculine, plural) las (lasis feminine, plural)

Escucha y repite:

el libro the book la tienda the storelos taxis the taxis

las playas the beaches

Now how about some more nouns to go with these articles? Here are some common ones you might wish to

use.


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Escucha y repite:

un hombre a man una mujer a woman un chico a boy una chica a girl un hotel a hotel una playa a beach un autobs a bus una calle a street

un taxi a taxi una habitacin a hotel roomun restaurante a restaurant una tienda a storeun edicio a building una casa a house

Many feminine nouns end in a, though there are exceptions, such as un mapa, un da,and many nouns ending in-emaor -ama, for example el dramathe dramaand el problema the problem. Likewise, many nouns endingin oare masculine; a common exception is la mano the hand. The best way to know if a noun is masculine orfeminine is to learn that information whenever you learn a new noun; learn a noun along with its article.

To make a noun or adjective plural in Spanish, addsto the word if it ends in a vowel and e-sif the word ends ina consonant. Here are some plurals of nouns you heard earlier:

El hombre/ los hombresLa mujer/ las mujeresEl taxi/ los taxisLa habitacin/ las habitacionesUn edicio/ unos edicios

Una tienda/ unas tiendas

Ahora, escucha y repite:

Es un restaurante excelente.La noche en la playa es bella, no?Cmo son las habitaciones?Es un edicio grande.Son chicos buenos.Eres una mujer muy inteligente.

Lets see how many things and people you remember. Cmo se dice?

a boy un chico a girl una chica a street una calle a house una casa a beach una playa a building un edicio a store una tienda


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a woman una mujer a man un hombre

a hotel room una habitacin

Muy bien! Ahora, escucha y repite:

Es una tienda buena. Its a good store. Es un hombre viejo. Hes an old man. Soy una mujer trabajadora. I am a hard working woman. Son chicos inteligentes. They are intelligent boys. Es una habitacin bella, no? Its a beautiful room, isnt it?

These sentences give more information about things and people by using adjectives. Lets practice some

adjectives that you can use to describe the nouns youve learned. Many adjectives have different masculine and

feminine forms, although some do not. In these lessons, whenever a new adjective has different masculine and

feminine forms, you will hear both. Almost all adjectives have a plural form ending insor es.Escucha y repite:

Bello/ bella beautiful feo/ fea ugly Interesante interesting aburrido/ aburrida boring Grande large pequeo/a small Joven young viejo/a old Perezoso/a lazy trabajador/a hard working Inteligente intelligent tonto/a foolish

Bueno/a good malo/a badEl Mejor best peor worst

Most adjectives in Spanish occur following the nouns they modify, for example:

Una tienda pequea A small store Una casa bella A beautiful house Un hombre inteligente An intelligent man Un edicio grande A large building Las playas bellas The beautiful beaches

Los chicos jvenes The young boys Unas tiendas buenas Some good stores El restaurante mejor The best restaurant

These adjectives are usually used to describe characteristics of people or things. When the verb to beis used todescribe the characteristics of people or things,seris used rather than estar. Do you remember the forms ofser?Try to list them,


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soy somoseres soises son

Here are some examples of sentences using serto describe the characteristics of someone or something:

El edicio es bello,no? The building is beautiful, isnt it? Eres muy inteligente. You are very intelligent. Las chicas son perezosas. The girls are lazy. Bernardo no es muy inteligente. Bernardo is not very intelligent.

Soy trabajadora. I am hard working. Las habitaciones son pequeas. The hotel rooms are small.Ahora Cmo se dice?

The house is old. La casa es vieja. The store is large. La tienda es grande.

They are young women. Son mujeres jvenes.I am old. (o/a) If you are a man you would have said soy viejo while a woman

would say soy vieja

Muy bien! You already know thatseris used to identify people and things, for example inEs vinoor Sonmdicos. Another example of howsercan be used to identify is when you ask or tell where someone is from.Here are two new words youll use to ask that question:

de (deis a preposition, meaning toor from) dnde? (dnde?means where)

So, to ask where a new acquaintance is from, you might say:

De dnde es Ud.?

Note that the word order in this question corresponds to from where are you?The informal version isDe dnde eres?

Here are some country names that one might use to answer this question:


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Escucha y repite:

Los EE.UU. The United States Mxico Mexico Espaa Spain el Canad Canada La Argentina Argentina Francia France Inglaterra England Alemania Germany Italia Italy el Per Peru China China Japn Japan

Some of these country names are commonly used with the article, though most are not. Of course there are

many others! So if you are from the US, how would you answer the question De dnde es Ud?. If you saidSoy de los Estados Unidosyoure right!That means I am from the United States.


Somos de Japn.Eres del Canad?Son Uds. de Alemania?Francisco es de Espaa.Ella es de Italia.Los chicos jvenes son de la Argentina.

Did you notice that from Canadawas translated as del Canad? When dedirectly precedes the masculinesingular article el, the contraction delis formed.

You might also want to ask what language or languages a person speaks. Using the formal Ud.form, thisquestion would be:

Qu idiomas habla?

Informally, the question would be Qu idiomas hablas?

Qu ? is the question what?and un idiomais a language. This question also uses hablar, to speakor to talk.

Hablaris whats known as a regular verb; it is conjugated in the same way as many other regular verbs inSpanish. You already know two Spanish verbs that are irregular,serand estar. There are 3 types of regular verbsin Spanish; next well learn how to conjugate verbs of one type, and some examples of this type.

First, lets take a closer look at an innitive. A Spanish innitive consists of 2 parts, the root and the innitive

ending. In the case of hablar, the root is habl-(h-a-b-l) and the ending is ar, spelled a-r. This ending ischaracteristic of one of the 3 types of regular verbs; their innitives end in arand their conjugated forms havethe same set of endings, as well. What are the conjugated forms of such verbs? Lets take hablaras an exampleto illustrate.


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To conjugate hablarrst remove the innitive ending ar. Then add the appropriate conjugated endingsaccording to the subject, which are:

-o for theyoform -amos (a-m-o-s-) for the nosotros form -as (a-s) for the t form -is (-i-s) for the vosotros form -a for the Ud. form -an for the Uds. form

-a for the l form -an for the ellos form-a for the ella form -an for the ellas form

So, once conjugated, the present tense forms of hablarsound like this:

hablo I speak, I am speaking hablamos we speak

hablas you speak, you are speaking hablis yall speak

habla he/she/it speaks hablan they speak

Note that the present tense forms of Spanish verbs can be translated either with the simple present in English or

the present progressive that is hablocan be translated as I speakor as I am speaking.

Here are some other regular verbs that are conjugated in the same way:

Bailar to dance Caminar to walk Comprar to buy Desear to want or desire Escuchar to listen to Llamar to call (vs. llamarse).You will notice that this innitive lacks the reexive markersethat we saw in the reexive llamarse to calloneself.

Mirar to look at, or to watch Pagar to pay

Tomar to take (as in tomar el autobs, to take the bus) Trabajar to work Necesitar to need

There are many more! The majority of Spanish verbs are in this category. In addition to regular verbs ending

in ar, there are two other types of regular verbs in Spanish: those whose innitives end in er (e-r), and thoseending in ir (i-r).


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You will learn some verbs of those two types later in this lesson. Now try applying the arconjugation to acouple of different verbs. Can you list the 6 forms of tomar, to take?


tomo tomamostomas tomistoma toman

Great! How about necesitar, to need?


necesito necesitamosnecesitas necesitisnecesita necesitan

And can you list the forms of hablar?


hablo hablamoshablas hablis

habla hablan

Excelente!Ahora, Cmo se dice?

Where are you from?(t/Ud.) De dnde eres? De dnde es? I am from Spain. Soy de Espaa. They are from the US. Son de los Estados Unidos. To take Tomar We take the bus. Tomamos el autobus. To need Necesitar

To listen Escuchar Pablo needs to listen. Pablo necesita escuchar. We need to take the bus. Necesitamos tomar el autobus. What language do you speak?(t/Ud.) Qu idioma habla? Qu idioma hablas?

Muy bien!In order to answer the question Qu idiomas hablas?, youll need to know the names of somelanguages. Here are a few commonly spoken ones:


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el espaol Spanish el italiano Italian el ingls English el francs French

el alemn German el rabe Arabic el mandarino Mandarin el portugus Portuguese el hebreo Hebrew el japons Japanese

OK, Cmo se dice?

I speak Spanish? Hablo espaol They speak English. Hablan ingls Do you (Ud.) speak French? Habla Ud. francs? We speak Portuguese. Hablamos portugus

Bueno, ahora contesta la pregunta:

De dnde eres? Soy de (plus the name of where you are from for example, soy de Mxico) Hablas italiano? S, hablo italiano. No, no hablo italiano. Tomas el autobs? S, tomo el autobs. No, no tomo el autobs. Trabajas mucho? S, trabajo mucho. No, no trabajo mucho. Escuchas msica ahora? S, escucho msica ahora. No, no escucho msica. ahora Miras mucha televisin? S, miro mucha televisin. No, no miro mucha televisin. Eres hombre o mujer? Soy hombre orSoy mujer.

Excelente!Now that you know how to use regular arverbs in Spanish, lets see how the regular erand irverbswork. Their present-tense endings are very similar, in fact only the nosotrosand vosotrosforms have differentendings for these two verb types. First, lets look at a regular verb ending in er, comer

To conjugate comer rst remove the innitive ending er. Then add the appropriate conjugated endingsaccording to the subject, which are:

-o for theyoform -emos (e-m-o-s) for the nosotros form -es (e-s) for the t form -is (-i-s) for the vosotros form -e for the Ud. form -en for the Uds. form

-e for the l form -en for the ellos form-e for the ella form -en for the ellas form

So, once conjugated, the present tense forms of comer sound like this:

como I eat comemos we eat comes you eat comis yall eat come he/she eats comen they eat


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Aprender To learn Beber To drink Comprender To understand Creer To believe Leer To readSee if you can list the present-tense forms of beber. You should have listed:

bebo bebemosbebes bebis

bebe beben

Now try leer.You should have listed:

leo leemoslees leislee leen

Muy bien!The verb creer(to believeor to think) is often followed by the word que, meaning that, and a

phrase, as in Creo que ella habla ingles. How would you say, I think that he understands? Creo quecomprende

OK, Cmo se dice?

We drink wine? Bebemos vino.They understand English. Comprenden ingles.I think that they understand English. Creo que comprenden ingles.Hes learning Spanish. l aprende espaol.

Bueno, ahora contesta la pregunta:

Lees muchos libros? S, leo muchos libros. No, no leo muchos libros. Aprendes espaol? S, aprendo espaol Comes mucha pizza? S, como mucha pizza. No, no como mucha pizza. Comprendes japons? S, comprendo japons. No, no comprendo japons.

OK, now lets look at a regular verb ending in ir, vivir (to live).


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To conjugate vivir rst remove the innitive ending ir. Then add the appropriate conjugated endings accordingto the subject, which are the same as those for erverbs except in the nosotrosand vosotrosforms:

-ofor theyoform -imos (i-m-o-s) for the nosotros form -es(e-s) for the t form -s (-s) for the vosotros form -e for the Ud. form -en for the Uds. form

-e for the l form -en for the ellos form-e for the ella form -en for the ellas form

So, once conjugated, the present tense forms of vivir sound like this:

vivo I live vivimos we live vives you live vivs you all live

vive he/she lives viven they live


Abrir To open Asistir To attend (Asistiris usually followed by prep. a) Decidir To decide Escribir To writeSee if you can list the present-tense forms ofdecidir.


decido decidimosdecides decidsdecide deciden

The verb viviris often followed by the word en, meaning in, and a place, as in Vivo en el Canad. How wouldyou say, They live in Mexico? Viven en Mxico

Muy bien!Ahora,Cmo se dice?

I write well in English. Escribo bien en ingles. Do you (t) live in England? Vives en Inglaterra? They open the store. Abren la tienda. We decide. Nosotros decidimos.

Bueno, ahora contesta la pregunta:Vives en los Estados Unidos?


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S, vivo en los Estados Unidos. No, no vivo en los Estados UnidosEscribes bien? S, escribo bien. No, no escribo bien.

Asistes a clase? S, asisto a clase. No, no asisto a clase.

Excelente!Ahora, escucha y repite la conversacin:

En una esta: At a party

A: Hola. - Hi.

B: Hola, Cmo ests?- Hi, how are you?

A: Bien, gracias. Me llamo Antonio.- Fine thanks. My name is Antonio.

B: Mucho gusto Antonio. Me llamo Ins. - Pleased to meet you Antonio. My name is Ins.

A: Encantado. De dnde eres, Ins?- Pleased to meet you. Where are you from Ins?

B: Soy mexicana, de Oaxaca. Y t?- I am Mexican, from Oaxaca. And you?

A: Soy de Los Angeles.- I am from Los Angeles.

B: De veras? Qu interesante.- Really? How interesting!Hablas ingls entonces? So, you speak English?

A: S, hablo ingls, espaol y japons.- Yes, I speak English, Spanish and Japanese.

B: Hablas japons?- You speak Japanese?

A: S, trabajo para una compaa multinacional en LA - Yes, I work for a multinational company in LAy aveces necesito hablar japons en mi trabajo. and sometimes I need to speak Japanese in my work.

B: Qu bien! - How nice!Yo hablo un poquito de ingls, pero no mucho.- I speak a little bit of English, butnot muchEscucho mucha msica en ingls.- I listen to lots of music in English.

A: S? Qu tipo de msica escuchas?- Oh yeah, what type of music you listen to?

B: Escucho muchos tipos,- I listen to lots of types,trabajo en una tienda de msica. - I work in a music store.A veces es muy aburrido, pero escucho mucha msica buena.- Sometimes its really boring, but I listen to alot of good music. Comprendo un poquito de ingls, pero no lo leo ni lo escribo - I understand a little bit ofEnglish, but I do not read or write it.T lees y escribes japons?- Do you read and write Japanese?

A: Un poco, s. - A little yes.


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B: Comes mucha comida japonesa?- Do you eat a lot of Japanese food?

A: S, creo que es excelente.- Yes, I think its great!

B: Qu fascinante es tu trabajo, no?- Your work is so fascinating, isnt it?

A: Para m, s. Hablo con muchas personas interesantes.- For me yes, I talk to lots ofinteresting people.

B: Pues, Ins, deseas caminar en la playa un poco?- So, Ins, would you like to walk on the beach a littleO deseas bailar?- or would you like to dance?

B: Gracias, deseo caminar un poco.- Thanks, I would like to walk a little.La playa aqu es muy bella!- The

beach here is really beautiful.

A: S, y la noche tambin. Vamos.- Yes, and the night is too. Lets go.

Now repeat again without the translation:

A: Hola.B: Hola, Cmo ests?A: Bien, gracias. Me llamo Antonio.

B: Mucho gusto Antonio. Me llamo Ins.A: Encantado. De dnde eres, Ins?B: Soy mexicana, de Oaxaca. Y t?A: Soy de Los Angeles.B: De veras? Qu interesante. Hablas ingls entonces?A: S, hablo ingls, espaol y japons.B: Hablas japons?A: S, trabajo para una compaa multinacional en LA y a veces necesito hablar japons en mi trabajo.B: Qu bien! Yo hablo un poquito de ingls, pero no mucho. Escucho mucha msica en ingls.A: S? Qu tipo de msica escuchas?B: Escucho muchos tipos trabajo en una tienda de msica. A veces es muy aburrido, pero escucho mucha

msica buena Comprendo un poquito de ingls, pero no lo leo ni lo escribo. T lees y escribes japons?A: Un poco, s.B: Comes mucha comida japonesa?A: S, creo que es excelente.B: Qu fascinante es tu trabajo, no?A: Para m, s. Hablo con muchas personas interesantes. Pues, Ins, deseas caminar en la playa un poco?O deseas bailar?B: Gracias, deseo caminar un poco. La playa aqu es muy bella!A: S, y la noche tambin. Vamos.


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Heres the same conversation without pauses.

A: Hola.B: Hola, Cmo ests?A: Bien, gracias. Me llamo Antonio.B: Mucho gusto Antonio. Me llamo Ins.A: Encantado.De dnde eres, Ins?B: Soy mexicana, de Oaxaca. Y t?A: Soy de Los Angeles.B: De veras? Qu interesante.Hablas ingls entonces?A: S, hablo ingls, espaol y japonsB: Hablas japons?A: S, trabajo para una compaa multinacional en LA (y a veces necesito hablar japons en mi trabajo).

B: Qu bien! Yo hablo un poquito de ingls, pero no mucho.Escucho mucha msica en ingls.A: S? Qu tipo de msica escuchas?B: Escucho muchos tipos trabajo en una tienda de msica. A veces es muy aburrido, pero escucho muchamsica buena. Comprendo un poquito de ingls, pero no lo leo ni lo escribo. T lees y escribes japons?A: Un poco, s.B: Comes mucha comida japonesa?A: S, creo que es excelente.B: Qu fascinante es tu trabajo, no?A: Para m, s. Hablo con muchas personas interesantes.Pues, Ins, deseas caminar en la playa un poco?Odeseas bailar?

B: Gracias, deseo caminar un poco.La playa aqu es muy bella!A: S, y la noche tambin. Vamos.

Ahora, contesta la pregunta:

Cmo se llaman las personas? Se llaman Ins y Antonio.

De dnde es Antonio? Es de Los Angeles.

Dnde trabaja Antonio? Trabaja en una compaa multinacional.

Qu idiomas habla Antonio? Habla ingls, espaol y japons.

Cree Antonio que la comida japonesa es mala? No, cree que es buena.

Dnde trabaja Ins? Trabaja en una tienda de msica.

Es muy interesante el trabajo de Ins? No, es muy aburrido.

Habla japons Ins? No, ella no habla japons.

Ella escribe o lee ingls? No, no lee ni escribe ingls.

[ni is the word for nor]


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Cmo es la playa, en la opinin de Ins? Es muy bella.

Qu desea Ins, caminar o bailar? Desea caminar un poco.


In lesson 4, you will learn some new irregular verbs, numbers from 1-100, and how to talk about the weather, as

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Welcome to lesson 4.In this lesson, you will learn (en esta leccin vas a aprender):

-how to talk about the weather

-how to talk about where people are going and what they are doing

-the numbers from 1-100 and how to talk about age in Spanish

-some important irregular verbs and how to conjugate them and

-useful vocabulary for asking for or following directions

First, lets talk about the weather. To do this well need a new verb, hacer to do/ make.Haceris an irregularverb, which means it does not follow the same pattern as regular verbs do when they are conjugated. In the

present tense, only theyoform of the verb haceris different from those of a regular erverb. These are thepresent-tense conjugated forms of hacer:

hago I am doing, I am making hacemos we are doing or making haces you are doing, you are making hacis you all are doing or making hace he/she is doing or making hacen they are doing or making

In addition to meaning to door to make, haceris used idiomatically in the 3rdperson singular to talk aboutmany types of weather. Here are some types of weather you might encounter it is important to remember that

explicit subject or pronouns are never used in these expressions.Escucha y repite:Hace calor. Its hot (literally this expression means it makes heat).(calor, fro, sol and so forth are actually nouns rather than adjectives.)

Hace mucho calor Its very hotHace fro Its coldHace mucho fro Its very coldHace fresco Its coolHace sol Its sunny

Hace viento Its windyHace buen tiempo Its nice weatherHace mal tiempo Its bad weatherest nublado Its cloudyest despejado Its clearest lloviendo Its rainingllueve It rains, or its rainingest nevando Its snowingnieva It snows, or its snowing


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If you want to know what the weather is like in a certain place or at a certain time, you can use the question

Qu tiempo hace?

Do you remember the forms of hacer? See if you can list them.


hago hacemoshaces hacishace hacen

Bueno, ahora, Cmo se dice?

Its cold Hace froIts hot Hace calorIts really hot Hace mucho calorIts raining Llueve or est lloviendoIts windy Hace vientoIts cloudy Est nublado

OK, ahora contesta la pregunta:

Qu tiempo hace? Your answer should tell what the weather is like where youare. Hace fro? Hace sol? Est lloviendo?Weather changes with the seasons. You might want to know, for example, what the weather is like in the winter,

or in the month of June. To ask those questions, youll need to know the names of the months and seasons in

Spanish. Escucha y repite:

Los meses The monthsenero Januaryfebrero Februarymarzo March

abril Aprilmayo Mayjunio Junejulio Julyagosto Augustseptiembre Septemberoctubre Octobernoviembre November

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Las estaciones The seasonsla primavera spring

el verano summerel otoo autumnel invierno winter

En el Canad, hace mucho fro en diciembre.In Canada, its very cold in DecemberQu tiempo hace en Los Angeles en el verano?What is the weather like in Los Angeles in the summer?

Hace mucho calor en el verano. Its very hot in the summer.En la Argentina, llueve mucho en julio. In Argentina, it rains a lot in July.Es invierno en la Argentina en julio! Its winter in Argentina in July.En Alaska, nieva mucho en invierno. In Alaska, it snows a lot in the winter.

As you might have guessed, youll also use hacerif you want to ask what someone is doing. Can you gure outhow to ask What are you doing? If you said Qu haces? or Qu hace?, youre right!


Qu haces? What are you doing?Llamo a Laura. I am calling Laura.Qu hacen Uds.? What are you all doing?Escuchamos msica venezolana. We are listening to Venezuelan music.

Qu hace Ud.? What are you doing?Leo una novela. I am reading a novel.Qu hace Pablo? What is Pablo doing?Abre la puerta. He is opening the door.Qu hacis? What are you all doing?Escribimos cartas postales. We are writing postcardsQu hacen los chicos? What are the boys doing?Miran la televisin. They are watching TV.Qu hacemos? What are we doing?Vamos a la playa! We are going to the beach!

The last sentence, Vamos a la playa! uses another irregular verb, the verb ir, which means to go. These are thepresent-tense forms of ir:

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To tell where someone is going, follow the correct form of irwith the preposition a, meaning to, for example:

Adnde vas? To where are you going? Voy a la tienda. I am going to the store.

Whenever adirectly precedes the masculine singular article el, the two form a contraction, al, as in

Vamos al restaurante. We are going to the restaurant. Vas al hotel? Are you going to the hotel?

Now see if you can list the forms of ir.


voy vamosvas vaisva van

Bueno. Cmo se dice?

Were going to the beach. Vamos a la playa. Are you (vosotros) going to Madrid? Vais a Madrid?

Theyre going to a restaurant. Van a un restaurante.Im going to the hotel. Voy al hotel.

As in English, the verb meaning to gocan also be used to refer to future actions in Spanish. To do this, use theappropriate conjugated form of ir, followed by the preposition aand the innitive that expresses the desiredaction. Here are some examples: escucha y repite:

Voy a tomar el autobs. I am going to take the bus. Vas a trabajar hoy? Are you going to work today? Vamos a aprender espaol. Weare going to learn Spanish. Dolores va a vivir en Guadalajara. Dolores is going to live in Guadalajara. Vais a comer pronto? Are you all going to eat soon?

Pablo y Ana van a bailar salsa. Pablo and Ana are going to dance salsa.

Ahora contesta la pregunta:

Vas a trabajar hoy? S, voy a trabajar hoy. No, no voy a trabajar hoy. Vas a mirar televisin? S, voy a mirar televisin. No, no voy a mirar televisin Vas a comer pronto? S, voy a comer pronto. No, no voy a comer pronto. Vas a ir a Mxico en marzo? S, voy a ir a Mxico en marzo. No, no voy a ir a Mxico en marzo.


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Lets say you want to answer the question Vas a ir a Mxico en marzo?and give a specic date. To do thatyoull need to know some numbers; youll hear those shortly. Numbers also come in handy when youre talking

about someones age.Escucha y repite:

Cuntos aos tienes? (literally this question is asking how many years do you have) Tengo 20. (literally, I have twenty)

In Spanish, one does not talk about beinga certain age, but rather about havinga certain number of years. Theverb meaning to havein Spanish is tener, which is another irregular verb. These are the present-tense forms oftener:

Tengo I have tenemos we have

tienes you have tenis you all have tiene he/she has tienen they have

Escucha y repite:

Tengo muchos amigos. I have many friends Tienes una pregunta? Do you have a question? Tenemos las llaves. We have the keys.

Ana y Marcos tienen una clase ahora. Ana and Marcos have a class now.

Now see if you can list the forms of tener.


tengo tenemostienes tenistiene tienen

Remember the question Cuntos aos tienes? Un aois a year, Cuntos is the question how much? or howmany?and it works like an adjective. It will agree with the noun it modies in gender and number, as in these

examples:

Cunto dinero tienes? How much money do you have?Cuntos aos tiene Federico? How old is Federico?Cunta televisin miran las chicas? How much TV do the girls watch?Cuntas habitaciones desea Ud.? How many hotel rooms do you desire?


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In order to answer questions like these, youll need to know some numbers. Lets start with the numbers from

1-30.

Escucha y repite:

Los nmeros de 0-30

0 (zero) 1 (one)2 (two)3 (three) 4 (four) 5 (ve)6 (six)7 (seven)8 (eight)9 (nine) 10 (ten)11 (eleven)12(twelve)13 (thirteen) 14 (fourteen) 15 (fteen)16 (sixteen)17 (seventeen)18 (eighteen)19 (nineteen)20(twenty)21(twenty one)22(twenty two)23 (twenty three)24 (twenty four)25 (twenty ve)26 (twenty six)27(twenty seven) 28 (twenty eight)29 (twenty nine)30 (thirty)

Lets repeat those again without the translation:

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

30

Now see if you can list the numbers from 0-10:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Now try counting from 10-20:

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Ok, how about counting from 20 to 30:

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Did you notice that the numbers in the twenties are essentially twenty and one, twenty and two, and so on?The numbers in the thirties through nineties work the same way. Now lets count by tens from 30 to 100.

Escucha y repite:

30 (thirty)40 (forty)50 (fty)60 (sixty)70 (seventy)80 (eighty)90 (ninety) 100 (hundred)

Repeat once more without the translation:

30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

The number 100is pronounced cienwhen in isolation, but cientowhen followed by additional numbers, asin ciento uno, ciento veinte, and so forth. OK, can you count by 10s from 0-100? This time youll hear eachnumber after a pause, so you can check your pronunciation.

0, 10, 20, 30 , 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100


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Now lets do a few addition and subtraction problems.Ms means moreor plus, while menosmeans lessorminus.

Cuntos son 10 + 5 15 20 + 10 30 3 + 8 11 40 + 60 100 55 4 51 80 10 70 99 2 97 18 3 15

Great! At this point, you should be able to answer the question Cuntos aos tienes?The verb teneris used in

a number of idiomatic expressions like this in which the verb tobeis generally used in English. Here are somecommon expressions of this type.Escucha y repite:

Tener hambre To be hungry (literally, to have hunger)(As with the weather expressions, these expressions use nouns where in English you would use adjectives)

Tener sed To be thirstyTener sueo To be sleepyTener que To have to(Tener quewill be followed by an innitive describing what it is one has to do)Tener suerte To be luckyTener calor To be hotTener fro To be coldTener miedo de To be afraid of

Tienes hambre? Are you hungry?Tenemos mucha suerte. We are very lucky.Los chicos tienen fro. The boys are cold.Uds. tienen sed? Are you all thirsty?


Cuntos aos tienes? Tengo .....(followed by a number expressing your age, for example; Tengo treinta y cinco)

Tienes que trabajar hoy? S, tengo que trabajar hoy. No, no tengo que trabajar hoy. Tienes hambre ahora? S, tengo hambre ahora. No, no tengo hambre ahora Tienes sueo ahora? S, tengo sueo ahora. No, no tengo sueo ahora.


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Heres another question. Can you tell what this question is asking?

Adnde vas?

Thats right, Adnde vas?means Where are you going?Some possible answers to this question are:

Voy a casa. I am going home. Voy al trabajo. I am going to work. Voy a la tienda. I am going to the store.

Of course, there are lots of places you might like to go. What if you dont know how to get where youre going?

In this section, youll learn the names of some places around town, and how to ask for directions.

First, here are the names of some places in town you might want to visit.Escucha y repite:

La agencia de turismo The tourism agencyEl almacn The department store

El ayuntamiento The city hall El banco The bank

El centro Downtown El cine The movie theater La farmacia The pharmacy, or the drugstore

El hotel The hotelLa iglesia The church

El mercado The market El museo The museum El parque The park El supermercado The supermarket

When you want to ask about the location of something or someone, youll use the verb estar, for instance inDnde est la iglesia? (Where is the church?).Another verb you can use is quedar, then your question wouldbe Dnde queda la iglesia?Try asking the location of these places:

Cmo se dice?

Where is the museum? Dnde est el museo? or Dnde queda el museo?Where is city hall? Dnde est el ayuntamiento? or Dnde queda el

ayuntamiento?

Where is the market? Dnde est el mercado? or Dnde queda el mercado?Where is the tourism agency? Dnde est la agencia de turismo? or Dnde

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Vas al cine mucho? S, voy al cine mucho. No, no voy al cine mucho.Compras vino en el supermercado? S, compro vino en el supermercado. No, no compro vino en elsupermercado.

Vives en el centro? S, vivo en el centro. No, no vivo en el centro. Vas al parque mucho? S, voy al parque mucho. No, no voy al parque mucho.

Dnde compras medicina? Compro medicina en la farmacia.Dnde miras mucha arte? Miro mucha arte en el museo.

OK, now suppose that you ask someone for directions to a place youd like to visit. Here are some words and

phrases that person might use to answer your question.

Escucha y repite:

Siga por esta calle Continue along this streetSiga derecho Continue straight aheadSiga recto Continue straight aheadDoble a la derecha Turn to the rightDoble a la izquierda Turn to the leftCruce la calle Cross the street

Una cuadra A block

Una manzana A blockUna bocacalle An intersectionUna esquina A cornerUn semforo A trafc lightPerdn Excuse me.Medio/a Half

OK, if someone gave you the following directions, what would you do?

Cruce la calle You will cross the streetDoble a la derecha You will turn to the rightDoble a la derecha en la esquina Turn to the right at the cornerSiga derecho Continue straight aheadSiga derecho una cuadra y media Continue forward ahead a block and a halfEn la bocacalle, cruce la calle At the intersection, cross the street


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Something else that might come in handy when giving or following directions is a few prepositions.

Escucha y repite:

Cerca de Close toLejos de Far fromAl lado de Next toEnfrente de In front ofDetrs de Behind

Cmo se dice?

The bank is in front of the city hall. El banco est enfrente del ayuntamiento.

Where is city hall? Dnde est el ayuntamiento?The supermarket is not far from here. El supermercado no est lejos de aqu.We are in front of the park. Estamos enfrente del parque.The movie theater is next to the hotel. El cine est al lado del hotel.The pharmacy is on the corner. La farmacia est en la esquina.

Excelente! Ahora, escucha y repite la conversacin:

A:Perdn, seor. Buenas tardes- Excuse me, sir. Good afternoon.

B: Buenas tardes- Good afternoon.

A: Dnde est el museo?-Where is the museum?Est cerca de aqu?- Is it close to here?

B:No est lejos. - Its not far. Siga dos cuadras por esta calle.- Continue two blocks along this street.Hay una bocacalle. - There is an intersection.

A: Sigo a la bocacalle. - I continue to the intersection.

B: S, en la bocacalle doble a la derecha.- Yes, at the intersection turn right.

A: A la derecha?- To the right?

B: S, siga dos cuadras ms.- Yes, continue two more blocks. Hay un banco en la esquina.- There is a bankon the corner.

A: Un banco? Qu bueno! - A bank. Thats great!Necesito cambiar dinero.- I need to exchange money.

B: S, el banco est en la esquina, en el edicio viejo. - Yes, the bank is on the corner, in the old building.


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A: Gracias. Y hay una farmacia cerca de aqu?- Thank you, and is there a pharmacy close to here?

A: S, hay dos.- Yes, there are two.Una queda una cuadra al norte del banco. One is one block to the northof the bank.

B:Al norte del banco. - To the north of the bank.

B: S, y para llegar a la otra, - Yes, and to get to the otherdoble a la izquierda en la bocacalle, - turn left atthe intersection y siga media cuadra ms.- and continue half a block further.

A:A la izquierda en la bocacalle.- To the left at the intersection.

B: S, donde est el semforo. - Yes, where the trafc light is

A:Pero el banco est a la derecha. - But the bank is to the right.

B: Correcto. - Correct.

A:Muchas gracias, seor.- Thank you very much sir.

B: No hay de que. Adis.- Dont mention it, good bye.

A:Adis.- Good bye.

This time you will hear the conversation again without the translation.

A:Perdn, seor. Buenas tardes.B:Buenas tardes.A: Dnde est el museo? Est cerca de aqu?B:No est lejos. Siga dos cuadras por esta calle. Hay una bocacalle.A: Sigo a la bocacalle.B: S, en la bocacalle doble a la derecha.A: A la derecha?B: S, siga dos cuadras ms. Hay un banco en la esquina.

A: Un banco? Qu bueno! Necesito cambiar dinero.B: S, el banco est en la esquina, en el edicio viejo.A: Gracias. Y hay una farmacia cerca de aqu?A: S, hay dos. Una queda una cuadra al norte del banco.B:Al norte del banco.B: S, y para llegar a la otra, doble a la izquierda en la bocacalle, y siga media cuadra ms. A:A la izquierda en la bocacalle.B: S, donde est el semforo.A:Pero el banco est a la derecha.


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B: Correcto.A:Muchas gracias, seor.

B: No hay de que. Adis.A:Adis.

You will hear the conversation one more time, this time without pauses.

A:Perdn, seor. Buenas tardes.B:Buenas tardes.A: Dnde est el museo? Est cerca de aqu?B:No est lejos. Siga dos cuadras por esta calle. Hay una bocacalle.A: Sigo a la bocacalle.B: S, en la bocacalle doble a la derecha.A: A la derecha?B: S, siga dos cuadras ms. Hay un banco en la esquina.A: Un banco? Qu bueno! Necesito cambiar dinero.B: S, el banco est en la esquina, en el edicio viejo.A: Gracias. Y hay una farmacia cerca de aqu?A: S, hay dos. Una queda una cuadra al norte del banco.B:Al norte del banco.B: S, y para llegar a la otra, doble a la izquierda en la bocacalle, y siga media cuadra ms. A:A la izquierda en la bocacalle.B: S, donde est el semforo.

A:Pero el banco est a la derecha.B: Correcto.A:Muchas gracias, seor.B: No hay de que. Adis.A:Adis.


Qu busca la mujer? Busca el museo

Est cerca o lejos el museo? El museo est cerca.

Adnde va la mujer para cambiar dinero? Va al banco

Queda el banco en un edicio nuevo? No, queda en un edicio viejo.Qu est una cuadra al norte del banco? Una farmacia est una cuadra al norte del banco

Dnde est el semforo? Est en la bocacalle.


In lesson 5, you will learn the names of the days of the week, and how to tell the date.

More numbers and lots of vocabulary you can use while shopping.


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Welcome to lesson 5.Bienvenidos a leccin 5. En esta leccin vas a aprender:

-the days of the week and how to tell the date

-more numbers

-how to use haber, a very irregular verb-how to use verbs with a stem change, a common irregularity and

-useful vocabulary for shopping (when you are studying vocabulary, some useful things to try

are: naming things in your home, in the store or elsewhere or making up a sentence or denition using the word

in Spanish).

Bueno. Primero, contesta la pregunta:

Qu mes es? You should have given the current month, for exempleEs junio.Qu estacin es? In our example, the answer would probably beEs verano.Qu da es? To answer the question Qu da es?youll need to know the days of the week.

Aqu estn los das de la semana:

lunes Mondaymartes Tuesday

mircoles Wednesdayjueves Thursday

viernes Fridaysbado Saturday domingo Sunday La semana The week

Cmo se dice?

Cmo se dice? Today is Tuesday Hoy es martes

Cmo se dice? Its Friday Es viernes

Cmo se dice? The week La semana

OK, lets say you also want to know the date. You can use the question Cul es la fecha?to nd out. Culisthe question which and it also has a plural form, cules.La fecha, as you may recall, is the date.Escucha yrepite:

el ao. the year la fecha. the date Cul es la fecha.? What is the date?


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To tell the date in Spanish, the structure you will use is equivalent to Its the 10 of May, en espaol Es el 10de mayo. If its the 1stof the month, use primero (rst) instead of uno; otherwise, just use the numbers youve

already learned.

Cmo se dice?

Today is the 4thof September. Hoy, es el cuatro de septiembre. Its the 13thof January. Es el trece de enero. Is it the 19thof August? Es el diecinueve de agosto?

Muy bien! Now say you also want to talk about what year it is. How would you ask the question What yearis it?If you said Qu ao es?, thats right! Of course, to talk about years, youll need to know a few morenumbers.Ahora, vas a aprender ms nmeros.Escucha y repite:

100 (hundred), 200 (two hundred),300 (three hundred),400 (four hundred), 500 (ve hundred), 600(sixhundred), 700(seven hundred),800 (eight hundred),900 (nine hundred),1000 (thousand),2000 (two thousand)3000 (three thousand), 4000 (four thousand), 5000 (ve thousand)

Cuntos son 100 + 450 550 1000 + 200 1200 2000 + 313 2313 600 + 100 700

These larger numbers may also come in handy while shopping, depending on the exchange rate and the valueper unit of the currency youre using. Next, youll practice some other vocabulary that might be useful while

shopping. First, here are some things you could be looking for in a store:

Escucha y repite:

Un mapa a mapUna gua turstica a tourist guideLa pelcula the lmUn rollo de pelcula a roll of lmUnas pilas batteriesUnas bateras batteries

Un sombrero a hatLa locin bronceadora sunblockUna botella de agua a bottle of waterLas sandalias sandalsUna toalla a towelEl traje de bao the bathing suit

Una camiseta a T-shirtUn suter a sweaterUn paraguas an umbrella


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Los zapatos shoeslas aspirinas aspirins

una vendita an adhesive bandageun vendaje a bandageunos fsforos matchesun imperdible a safety pinuna revista a magazineun peridico a newspaperun telfono pblico a public telephonela gua telefnica the phone bookpor favor please

Cmo se dice?

A bathing suit Un traje de bao I need a bathing suit. Necesito un traje de bao. We need some aspirins. Necesitamos unas aspirinas.

Do you (Uds) have a safety pin? Tienen un imperdible?Where is the lm? Dnde est la pelcula?


Qu son cinco cosas que traes a la playa?

Here are some possible answers: un rollo de pelcula, una botella de agua, locin bronceadora, una toalla, untraje de bao, unas sandalias, un sombrero. Qu buscas si tienes sed? Busco una botella de agua. Qu necesitas si tienes fro? Necesito un suter. Qu necesitas comprar si est lloviendo? Necesito comprar un paraguas.

There are different kinds of stores you could visit, depending on what you need to buy. You already know 4 of

these types of stores:

La farmacia The pharmacy El mercado The market

El supermercado The supermarket El almacn The department store El quiosco The kiosk or newsstand La tienda de ropa The clothing store La zapatera The shoe store La droguera The drugstore La droguera The drugstore La frutera The fruit store


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You will nd that the ending era is added to many types of products in the name of the store that sellsthose products.

You should have recognizedLa farmacia, El mercado, El supermercado, andEl almacn. Here are some otherwords and expressions that might be handy while shopping:

caro/a expensivebarato/a cheap or inexpensivede venta on saleIr de compras to go shoppingaceptar to acceptpagar to payla tarjeta de crdito credit cardel efectivo cashlos cheques de viajero travellers checksel dinero Moneyla caja the cashier

Aceptarandpagarare regular ar verbs.

Cmo se dice?

To go shopping Ir de compras

I want to go shopping. Deseo ir de compras.Were going to the supermarket. Vamos al supermercado.The shoes are expensive. Los zapatos son caros.Do you (Uds)accept credit cards? Aceptan tarjetas de crdito?Hes going to pay in cash. Va a pagar en efectivo.Do you (t)have money? Tienes dinero?

Bien, ahora contesta la pregunta:

Dnde compras aspirinas? Compro aspirinas en la farmacia o compro aspirinas en la

droguera.Dnde compras zapatos? Compro zapatos en la zapatera.Pagas mucho con tarjeta de crdito? S, pago mucho con tarjeta de crdito. No, no pago mucho con

tarjeta de crdito.Vas de compras mucho? S, voy de compras mucho. No, no voy de compras mucho.

Excelente! Lets say youre looking for something specic in the store, like a map. You could use the Uds.form of tenerto ask whether there are any maps available, as in Tienen mapas?. Another, very common way toask such questions is to use the very irregular verb haber. Only the 3rdperson singular form of this verb is used


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as a main verb; that form in the present tense is hay.Hayis translated as there is or there are. It is similar inmeaning to the verb existir. The thing which exists follows the verb haber, both in questions and in statements.

Here are some examples.Escucha y repite:

Hay mapas? Are there maps?Hay pilas? Necesito pilas para mi radio. Are there batteries? I need batteries for my radio.

Hay venditas? Are there adhesive bandages?Hay muchos edicios grandes aqu. There are many large buildings here.

Hay un sombrero en la mesa. There is a hat on the table. Hay un supermercado en el centro. There is a supermarket downtown.Cmo se dice?

There are good stores here. Hay buenas tiendas aqu.Is there a bottle of water on the table? Hay una botella de agua en la mesa?Are there bathing suits? Hay trajes de bao?There are bathing suits behind the towels. Hay trajes de bao detrs de las toallas.

Ahora, escucha y repite la pregunta:

Cunto cuesta el sombrero? How much does the hat cost?

This question uses a new verb, costar (to cost). Costaris whats known as a stem-changing verb. In this type

of verb, the endings are the same as those of regular verbs. However, the nal vowel sound of the stem orroot of these verbs changes in some of its conjugated forms. Listen to the present-tense conjugation of costar:

cuesto costamoscuestas costiscuesta cuestan

Did you notice that the oof the stem changed to the sound uein all forms except nosotrosand vosotros? Thisis the pattern that the change in vowel sound will always follow with such verbs. It is also true that this change

occurs only when the vowel in question is in the stressed syllable of the conjugated form. Listen again to the

forms of costarand see if you can hear where the stress falls:

cuesto costamoscuestas costiscuesta cuestan

If you are using a dictionary, the dictionary will indicate when a verb is a stem-changing verb. The change from

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poder to be able to (poderis always followed by innitive)dormir to sleep

volver to go back (used with people) devolver to return (to give back, used with things)

See if you can list the conjugated forms of dormer(to sleep).You should have listed:

duermo dormimosduermes dormsduerme duermen

Great! How aboutpoder(to be able to)?You should have listed:

puedo podemospuedes podispuede pueden

Two other types of stem-change are quite common. One is the change from eto ie, as occurs in these verbs:

querer to want(querercan be followed by a noun or the innitive of another verb)

preferir to prefer recomendar to recommend

pensar to think

As an example of this type, here are the present-tense forms of querer (to want):

quiero queremosquieres querisquiere quieren

Can you conjugatepreferir(to prefer)?You should have listed these forms:

preero preferimospreeres preferspreere preeren

Another common stem change is from eto i, as occurs in these verbs:

pedir to ask for or to requestservir to serve


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As an example of this type, here are the present-tense forms ofservir (to serve):

sirvo servimossirves servssirve sirven

Now, can you conjugatepedir(to ask for)? You should have listed these forms:

pido pedimospides pedspide piden

Bueno, ahora, Cmo se dice?

Im asking for aspirins. Pido aspirinas.How much does the hat cost? Cunto cuesta el sombrero?We can pay in cash. Podemos pagar en efectivo.You (vosotros)can buy a map here. Podis comprar un mapa aqu.Can I buy a tourist guide here? Puedo comprar una gua turstica aqu?They are sleeping in the hotel room. Duermen en la habitacin.Do you want to go shopping? Quieres ir de compras?He prefers to shop in the supermarket. Preere ir de compras en el supermercado.

OK, ahora contesta la pregunta:

Quieres ir de compras? S, quiero ir de compras. No, no quiero ir de compras.Preeres ir al cine o mirar televisin? Preero ir al cine. Preero mirar televisin.Puedes hablar espaol? S, puedo hablar espaol. No, no puedo hablar espaol.

Duermes mucho? S, duermo mucho. No, no duermo mucho.Hay muchos parques donde vives? S, hay muchos parques donde vivo. No, no hay muchos

parques donde vivo.Compras zapatos en una zapatera o en un almacn? Compro zapatos en la zapatera o Compro

zapatos en un almacn.

One other place you may want to visit while youre out shopping is the post ofce, el correo. Here is somevocabulary that would be useful in the post ofce.Escucha y repite:

el correo post ofce/ mailuna carta a letteruna tarjeta postal a postcardel franqueo the postageun sello a stamp


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una estampilla a stamp

un apartado de correos a PO boxun bolgrafo a pen

mandar to send

enviar to send

Ahora,Cmo se dice?

I want to send a letter. Deseo enviar una carta o Quiero enviar una carta.

Where can I buy a postcard? Dnde puedo comprar una tarjeta postal?

Do you (Ud.) have a pen? Tiene Ud. un bolgrafo?

I need stamps. Necesito sellos o necesito estampillas

How much is the postage? Cunto es el franqueo?Can we buy stamps here? Podemos comprar estampillas aqu? o Podemos comprar sellos

aqu?

Excelente! Ahora, escucha y repite la conversacin:

En la tienda:

A: Buenos das.- Good day.

B: Buenos das, seorita. A la orden. - Good day, seorita. Can I help you?

A: Busco una gua turstica, por favor. - I am looking for a tourist guide, please. Quiero visitar las ruinas y

otros sitios histricos. - I want to visit the ruins and other historic sites.

B: S seorita. -Yes, seorita. Tenemos 4 guas difererentes. -We have four different guides. Aqu estn.-

Here they are.

A: Cul de las 4 recomienda Ud.?- Which of the four do you recommend?

B: Creo que esta gua es la mejor. - I think this guide is the best.

A: Bueno. Cunto cuesta? - Ok, how much is it?

B: 120. - One twenty.

A Bien, tambin necesito un mapa local.- Ok, I also need a local map.

B: Hay un mapa excelenteaqu. - There is an excellent map there.


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A: Gracias. Y hay sombreros?-Thank you. Do you have hats?

B: S, pero no muchos. - Yes, but not many.Estn detrs de las camisetas, all. -They are behind the T-shirts, over there.

A: Excelente. Y hay pelcula? - Excellent! Is there some lm?

B: S, aqu al lado de las revistas.- Yes, here next to the magazines.

A: Bueno, necesito un rollo de 24, tipo 200.- OK, I need a roll of 24, 200. Gracias. Y voy a comprar estesombrero, tambin. - Thank you, and I am going to buy this hat too.

B: Muy bien, seorita. - Very well, seorita.Va Ud. al parque Carabobo?- Are you going to Carabobo

park?

A: S, quiero ver especialmente el lago ornamental y las estatuas.- Yes, I specially want to see theornamental lake and the statutes.

B: El parque es muy bello. -The park is very beautiful. Tambin recomiendo la catedral. - I alsorecommend the cathedral es del ao 1790. - it is from 1790. La arquitectura es maravillosa.- Thearchitecture is marvelous.

A: S, tambin deseo ir a la catedral. -Yes, I also want to go the cathedral. Est en el centro, no?- Its

downtown, right?

B: S, Seorita. Al sur de la plaza. -Yes, seorita, to the south of the plaza.

A: Gracias. cunto por todo?- Thank you. How much for everything?

B: A ver1250.- Let me see, 1250.

A: Bien. Aceptan tarjetas de crdito?- OK, do you accept credit cards?

B: Claro, Seorita.- Yes, we do, seorita.

A:Aqu est.- Here it is.

B: Gracias, un momento. Firme aqu, por favor. Gracias.- Thank you, one moment. Sign here please.Thank you.

A: Gracias a Ud. adis. -Thank you, good bye.

B: Adis.- Good bye.


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This time you will hear the same conversation without the translation

En la tienda:

A: Buenos das.B: Buenos das, seorita. A la orden.A: Busco una gua turstica, por favor. Quiero visitar las ruinas y otros sitios histricos.B: S seorita. Tenemos 4 guas difererentes.Aqu estn.A: Cul de las 4 recomienda Ud.?B: Creo que esta gua es la mejor.A: Bueno. Cunto cuesta?B: 120.A: Bien, tambin

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