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Hola! Lesson 6 on Basic Spanish!

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Revision : Forms of Ser

I am You are You are (formal) He / She is

Yo soy T eres Usted es l / Ella es

We are You are (plural) You are (plural,formal) They are

Nosotros somos Vosotros sois Ustedes son Ellos / Ellas son

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Revision : Interrogations

English What? Which?

Spanish Qu? Cul?

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Revision

English I am Mark What is your name? My name is Lisa I am a boy I am a student I'm from Chicago

Spanish Yo soy Mark Cul es tu nombre? Mi nombre es Lisa Soy chico Soy un/una estudiante Yo soy de Chicago

Tip Can also omit pronoun

Can also omit pronoun

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Lesson objectives

Forms of regular verbs

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Today's conversation

Lisa Mark Lisa Lisa Mark Mark Lisa

Hello! What is your name? Hello! My name is Mark, and you? I am Lisa Where do you study? I study in America Where do you work? I work at the hospital

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Today's conversation

For us to complete this conversation, we will need to understand the forms of verbs in Spanish and how they change their form depending on the subject

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Types of verbs

In Spanish, we classify verbs in 4 groups: Regular verbs ending in 'ar' Regular verbs ending in 'er Regular verbs ending in 'ir Irregular verbs

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Verbs and their forms

Just like in English, where verbs change forms depending on the subject (I eat, she eats etc.); verbs change forms in Spanish as well However, the forms of verbs in Spanish have many more variations

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Verbs and their forms

In this lesson, we will look at the variations of verbs ending in ar You don't need to memorize each verb at this point in time, but it is important to understand how verbs change forms

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Common regular verbs with 'ar' ending

English To walk To study To teach To work To ask To take To answer Spanish Caminar Estudiar Ensear Trabajar Preguntar Tomar Contestar

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Pronunciation tip

The 'j' in 'trabajar' takes up the sound of 'h'

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Pick the right option

To study

1
Estudiar

2
Trabajar

3
Tomar

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Solution

To study

1
Estudiar

2
Trabajar

3
Tomar

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Pick the right option

To take

1
Caminar

2
Trabajar

3
Tomar

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Solution

To take

1
Caminar

2
Trabajar

3
Tomar

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Pick the right option

To work

1
Trabajar

2
Contestar

3
Ensear

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Solution

To work

1
Trabajar

2
Contestar

3
Ensear

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Pick the right option

To ask

1
Preguntar

2
Contestar

3
Ensear

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Solution

To ask

1
Preguntar

2
Contestar

3
Ensear

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So remember!

English To walk To study To teach To work To ask To take To answer

Spanish Caminar Estudiar Ensear Trabajar Preguntar Tomar Contestar

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Moving on...

Alright, now let's learn how to use such verbs in conversations by learning the different forms they take...

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Forms of verbs ending in ar

To start using these verbs in conversations, we will need to understand the forms they take depending on the subject Lets take an example To walk = Camin-ar

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Forms of regular verbs with 'ar' ending

Personal pronoun Yo (I) Nosotros (We) T (You) Vosotros (You, plural) Usted (You, formal) Ustedes (You, formal, pl) l/Ella (He/ She) Ellos/Ellas (They) Forms of Caminar Camino Caminamos Caminas Caminis Camina Caminan Camina Caminan

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Too many forms?

This might look overwhelming at first, but ultimately you will find this simple and it will help you get the right base for all your conversational needs

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Some tricks forms of verbs ending in ar

Personal pronoun

Form -a -an -a -an

If you notice, the forms of 2nd person (formal) and 3rd person are exactly the same!

Usted (You, formal) Ustedes (You, formal, pl) l/Ella (He/ She) Ellos/Ellas (They)

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Again...forms of regular verbs with 'ar' ending

Personal pronoun I walk We walk You walk You (pl.) walk You (formal) walk You (pl. formal) walk He / She walks They walk Forms of Caminar Yo camino Nosotros caminamos T caminas Vosotros caminis Usted camina Ustedes caminan l/Ella camina Ellos/Ellas caminan

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Let's revise forms of regular verbs ending in ar

Personal pronoun Yo (I) Nosotros (We) T (You) Vosotros (You, plural) Usted (You, formal) Ustedes (You, formal, pl) l/Ella (He/ She) Ellos/Ellas (They) -ar Verb ending in -ar Form -o -amos -as -is -a -an -a -an

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Try yourself

I study (Hint : To study = Estudiar)

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Solution

I study

Yo estudio

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Try yourself

You study (informal,sing.) (Hint : To study = Estudiar)

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Solution

You study (informal, sing.)

T estudias

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Try yourself

You study (formal, sing.) (Hint : To study = Estudiar)

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Solution

You study (formal, sing.)

Usted estudia

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Try yourself

I travel (Hint : To travel = Viajar)

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Solution

I travel

Yo viajo

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Try yourself

I work (Hint : To work = Trabajar)

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Solution

I work

Yo trabajo

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Pick the right option

She dances (Hint : Dance = Bailar)

1
Ella baila

2
l baila

3
Ella bailo

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Solution

She dances (Hint : Dance = Bailar)

1
Ella baila

2
l baila

3
Ella bailo

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Pick the right option

They visit Columbia (Hint : Visit = Visitar)

1
Ustedes visitan Columbia

2
Usted visita Columbia

3
Ellos visitan Columbia

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Solution

They visit Columbia (Hint : Visit = Visitar)

1
Ustedes visitan Columbia

2
Usted visita Columbia

3
Ellos visitan Columbia

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Todays conversation

Lisa Mark Lisa Lisa Mark Mark Lisa

Hello! What is your name? Hello! My name is Mark, and you? I am Lisa Where do you study? I study in America Where do you work? I work at the hospital

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Interrogation Where?

English Where? To where?

Spanish Dnde? A dnde?

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New words in the conversation

English at in the (with masculine subjects)

Spanish en en el

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Grammar tip

In Spanish, articles like 'a', 'the' and 'an' change forms depending on the gender of the subject We will look at their forms in future lessons

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Today's conversation

Let's break our conversation down and learn it step by step

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Todays conversation

Speaker Lisa Mark

English Hello! What is your name? you?

Spanish Hola! Cul es tu nombre? t?

Hello! My name is Mark, and Hola! Mi nombre es Mark, y

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Did you notice?

Speaker Mark

English you?

Spanish t?

Hello! My name is Mark, and Hola! Mi nombre es Mark, y

y is used for and

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Todays conversation

Speaker Lisa

English I am Lisa

Spanish Yo soy Lisa

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Todays conversation

Speaker Lisa Mark

English Where do you study? I study in America

Spanish Dnde estudias? Yo estudio en Amrica

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Did you notice?

estudias is the right form of estudi-ar with 2nd person (you, informal) estudio is the form of estudi-ar with 1st person (I)

English Where do you study? I study in America

Spanish

Lisa

Dnde estudias? Mark Yo estudio en Amrica

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Todays conversation

Speaker Mark Lisa

English Where do you work? I work at the hospital

Spanish Dnde trabajas? Yo trabajo en el hospital

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Did you notice?

trabajas is the right form of trabaj-ar with 2nd person (you, informal)trabajo is the form of trabaj-ar with 1st person (I)

English Where do you work? I work at the hospital

Spanish Dnde trabajas? Yo trabajo en el hospital

Mark Lisa

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Did you notice?

'the hospital' = 'el hospital' as 'hospital' is considered masculine

Speaker Lisa

English I work at the hospital

Spanish Yo trabajo en el hospital

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So here's what we learnt today!

Speaker Lisa Mark Lisa Lisa Mark Mark Lisa English Hello! What is your name? you? I am Lisa Where do you study? I study in America Where do you work? I work at the hospital Spanish Hola! Cul es tu nombre? t? Yo soy Lisa Dnde estudias? Yo estudio en Amrica Dnde trabajas? Yo trabajo en el hospital

Hello! My name is Mark, and Hola! Mi nombre es Mark, y

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Culture leaf

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Culture leaf - Gifting culture in Spain

In formal contexts, gifts are not typically exchanged at initial business meetings, usually gifts are given only at the conclusion of successful negotiations

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Culture leaf - Gifting culture in Spain

If you are invited to a Spaniard's house, bring the host/hostess a gift such as chocolates, pastries, or a bottle wine If they have children, bring one gift especially for them Ensure the gifts are beautifully wrapped Flowers are usually given in odd numbers (but not 13) Avoid giving dahlias, chrysanthemums and white lilies as some To view this with Audio and practice games,for visit funerals! www.CultureAlley.com/Spanish of these are used

Whats next?

In the next lesson, we will put what we learnt today to use in conversations that will help us overcome language difficulties in a new place!

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