Tuesday, October 07, 2003
Buenas noches senor Erico. Here is your lesson # 2. Me haces falto muchacho.
Muchas gracias [Thank you]
De nada [De rien]
Algo [something]
Nombres
1 - uno 6 - seis
2 - dos 7 - siete
3 - tres 8 - ocho
4 - cuatro 9 - nueve
5 - cinco 10- diez
After 10:
11 – once 16 – diez y seis
12 – doce 17 – diez y siete
13 – trece 18 – diez y ocho
14 – cartorce 19 – diez y nueve
15 – quince 20 – veinte
After 20:
21 – veinte y uno
22 – veinte y dos
23 – veinte y tres, etc…. for all numbers
The same applies to the rest of the numbers.
30 – treinta
40 – cuarenta
50 – cincuenta
60 – sesenta
70 – setenta
80 – ochenta
90 – noventa
100 – cien
After 100:
101 – ciento uno
102 – ciento dos, etc…
111 – ciento once
112 – ciento doce, etc..
120 – ciento veinte
130 – ciento treinta
131 – ciento treinta y uno, etc…
Articles
The word “the” in Spanish is feminine or masculine.
el (M) ; la (F) - singular form
los (M); las (F) - plural form
“a”, “an” - un, una
some – unos, unas
Words that ends in ‘a’, ‘cion’, ‘sion’, ‘dad’ are normally FEMININE
Verbs that end with ‘ar’, ’er’, ‘ir’ are conjugated in PRESENT form with the following ending:
AR ER IR
Yo o o o
Tu as es es
Ella/El/Usted a e e
Nosotros amos emos imos
Ellas/Ellos/Ustedes an en en
Example:
Desear (to wish)
Yo deseo
Tu deseas
Ella/el/usted desea
Nosotros deseamos
Ellas/ellos/ustedes desean
Amar (To love)
Yo amo
Tu amas
Ella/el/usted ama
Nosotros amamos
Ellas/ellos/ustedes aman
Comer – to eat
Leer – to read
Escribir – to write
Some descriptive adjectives
If the noun is feminine, the ending is ‘a’ (singular) and ‘as’ (plural)
If the noun is masculine, the ending is ‘o’ (singular) and ‘os’ (plural)
1. una casa bonita [a beautiful house]
2. el libro negro [a black book]
3. los libros gruesos [a thick book]
4. una mesa sucia [a dirty table]
5. un muchacho alto [a tall boy]
6. una camisa amarilla [a yellow camisole]
7. una mujer bonita [a beautiful woman]
8. dos calles anchas [two wide streets]
9. una profesora buena [a good professor]
10. una silla comodo [a comfortable chair]
11. una manzana roja [a red apple]
12. una noche fria [a cold night]
13. does senoras ricas [two rich madams]
Dialogue Exercise
Eric: Este es el bar de la Escuela. [This is the school bar]
Es grande y agradable [It’s big and agreeable]
Aquel es el camarero [Over there is the waiter.]
Es muy simpatico [He is very nice.]
Ramon: Buenas tardes. Que desean? [Good afternoon. What would you like?]
Eric: Yo, un café. [I will have one coffee.]
Vatt: Y yo una cerveza. [And I will have a cerveza (type of beer)]
Tambien es estudiante acquel senor? [Are you also a student sir?]
Eric: No, no es estudiante. [No, I am not a student.]
Es professor. [I am the professor.]
De donde eres? [Where are you from?]
Vatt: Soy americano de Florida. [I am an American from Florida.]
Y tu? [And you?]
Eric: Yo soy Frances. [I am French.]
Muchas gracias [Thank you]
De nada [De rien]
Algo [something]
Nombres
1 - uno 6 - seis
2 - dos 7 - siete
3 - tres 8 - ocho
4 - cuatro 9 - nueve
5 - cinco 10- diez
After 10:
11 – once 16 – diez y seis
12 – doce 17 – diez y siete
13 – trece 18 – diez y ocho
14 – cartorce 19 – diez y nueve
15 – quince 20 – veinte
After 20:
21 – veinte y uno
22 – veinte y dos
23 – veinte y tres, etc…. for all numbers
The same applies to the rest of the numbers.
30 – treinta
40 – cuarenta
50 – cincuenta
60 – sesenta
70 – setenta
80 – ochenta
90 – noventa
100 – cien
After 100:
101 – ciento uno
102 – ciento dos, etc…
111 – ciento once
112 – ciento doce, etc..
120 – ciento veinte
130 – ciento treinta
131 – ciento treinta y uno, etc…
Articles
The word “the” in Spanish is feminine or masculine.
el (M) ; la (F) - singular form
los (M); las (F) - plural form
“a”, “an” - un, una
some – unos, unas
Words that ends in ‘a’, ‘cion’, ‘sion’, ‘dad’ are normally FEMININE
Verbs that end with ‘ar’, ’er’, ‘ir’ are conjugated in PRESENT form with the following ending:
AR ER IR
Yo o o o
Tu as es es
Ella/El/Usted a e e
Nosotros amos emos imos
Ellas/Ellos/Ustedes an en en
Example:
Desear (to wish)
Yo deseo
Tu deseas
Ella/el/usted desea
Nosotros deseamos
Ellas/ellos/ustedes desean
Amar (To love)
Yo amo
Tu amas
Ella/el/usted ama
Nosotros amamos
Ellas/ellos/ustedes aman
Comer – to eat
Leer – to read
Escribir – to write
Some descriptive adjectives
If the noun is feminine, the ending is ‘a’ (singular) and ‘as’ (plural)
If the noun is masculine, the ending is ‘o’ (singular) and ‘os’ (plural)
1. una casa bonita [a beautiful house]
2. el libro negro [a black book]
3. los libros gruesos [a thick book]
4. una mesa sucia [a dirty table]
5. un muchacho alto [a tall boy]
6. una camisa amarilla [a yellow camisole]
7. una mujer bonita [a beautiful woman]
8. dos calles anchas [two wide streets]
9. una profesora buena [a good professor]
10. una silla comodo [a comfortable chair]
11. una manzana roja [a red apple]
12. una noche fria [a cold night]
13. does senoras ricas [two rich madams]
Dialogue Exercise
Eric: Este es el bar de la Escuela. [This is the school bar]
Es grande y agradable [It’s big and agreeable]
Aquel es el camarero [Over there is the waiter.]
Es muy simpatico [He is very nice.]
Ramon: Buenas tardes. Que desean? [Good afternoon. What would you like?]
Eric: Yo, un café. [I will have one coffee.]
Vatt: Y yo una cerveza. [And I will have a cerveza (type of beer)]
Tambien es estudiante acquel senor? [Are you also a student sir?]
Eric: No, no es estudiante. [No, I am not a student.]
Es professor. [I am the professor.]
De donde eres? [Where are you from?]
Vatt: Soy americano de Florida. [I am an American from Florida.]
Y tu? [And you?]
Eric: Yo soy Frances. [I am French.]
Friday, September 26, 2003
Hola Señor Erico. Here is the first lesson of spanish.
Pronunciation
A
E
I
O
U
AE EA IA
AI EI IE
AO EO IO
AU EU IU
H has no sound
LL - ya sound
Formal Greetings
Buenos dias (Good morning)
Buenas tardes (Good afternoon)
Buenas noches (Good evening)
Informal Greeting
Hola (Hello)
Singular form
Bueno (good)
dia (day)
Numbers
1 - uno 6 - seis
2 - dos 7 - siete
3 - tres 8 - ocho
4 - cuatro 9 - nueve
5 - cinco 10- diez
All nouns, adjectives have gender except for VERBS
What is your name?
Como te llamas?
Response:
(Yo) me llamo _______ [My name is]
(Tu) te llamas _______ [Your name is]
(Ella/El) se llama _______ [Her/His name is]
Verb conjugation of "To Be" (verbe etre)
Yo soy [Je suis]
Tu eres [Tu es]
Ella/El es [Elle/Il est]
Usted es [Vous etes]
Additional Words
No sé [I don't know]
También [Also]
Este/Esta [This]
Ese/Esa [That]
Aquel/Aquella [That over there]
Dialogue Exercise
Vatt: Buenos tardes. [Good Evening]
Es ésta la Escuela de Idiomas? [Is this the school of language?]
Eric: Si. Eres estudiante de espanol? [Yes. Are you a spanish student?]
Vatt: Si. Y tu? [Yes. And you?]
Eric: Yo también soy estudiante de espanol. [I am also a spanish student.]
Me llamo Eric [My name is Eric]
Y tu? Como te llamas? [And you ? What is your name ?]
Vatt: Me llamo Vatt. [My name is Vatt.]
Eric: Mucho gusto. [Very nice to meet you.]
Vatt: Encantada [Enchanted.]
Pronunciation
A
E
I
O
U
AE EA IA
AI EI IE
AO EO IO
AU EU IU
H has no sound
LL - ya sound
Formal Greetings
Buenos dias (Good morning)
Buenas tardes (Good afternoon)
Buenas noches (Good evening)
Informal Greeting
Hola (Hello)
Singular form
Bueno (good)
dia (day)
Numbers
1 - uno 6 - seis
2 - dos 7 - siete
3 - tres 8 - ocho
4 - cuatro 9 - nueve
5 - cinco 10- diez
All nouns, adjectives have gender except for VERBS
What is your name?
Como te llamas?
Response:
(Yo) me llamo _______ [My name is]
(Tu) te llamas _______ [Your name is]
(Ella/El) se llama _______ [Her/His name is]
Verb conjugation of "To Be" (verbe etre)
Yo soy [Je suis]
Tu eres [Tu es]
Ella/El es [Elle/Il est]
Usted es [Vous etes]
Additional Words
No sé [I don't know]
También [Also]
Este/Esta [This]
Ese/Esa [That]
Aquel/Aquella [That over there]
Dialogue Exercise
Vatt: Buenos tardes. [Good Evening]
Es ésta la Escuela de Idiomas? [Is this the school of language?]
Eric: Si. Eres estudiante de espanol? [Yes. Are you a spanish student?]
Vatt: Si. Y tu? [Yes. And you?]
Eric: Yo también soy estudiante de espanol. [I am also a spanish student.]
Me llamo Eric [My name is Eric]
Y tu? Como te llamas? [And you ? What is your name ?]
Vatt: Me llamo Vatt. [My name is Vatt.]
Eric: Mucho gusto. [Very nice to meet you.]
Vatt: Encantada [Enchanted.]
Thursday, September 25, 2003
¿cómo te llamas?
me llamo Ricko Caliente
te llamo Vatto Mas Caliente
el/ella llamas Vatto Mucho Suave
me llamo Ricko Caliente
te llamo Vatto Mas Caliente
el/ella llamas Vatto Mucho Suave
Holas muchacho. Yo lo pierdo. ¿Y tu?
Hello boy, I lose it, and you?
I think holas is spelled hola, OK la chica?
If you install the spanish (mexico) keyboard:
= is ¿
; is ñ
_ is ?
Hello boy, I lose it, and you?
I think holas is spelled hola, OK la chica?
If you install the spanish (mexico) keyboard:
= is ¿
; is ñ
_ is ?
Wednesday, September 24, 2003
¿Cómo estás?
