Learn Spanish in 3 steps.
Step 1 - KNOW THE PERSONS - Read yesterday’s Post to learn how to conjugate the verbs.
Yo - I
Tu - You
El - He
Nosotros - We
Vosotros or Ustedes in South America - You Plural
Ellos- They
KEY WORDS Goes into the step 1. Key words are: Donde? Where?, Cuando? When?, Por que? why? Que? What? Para que? What for? Cuanto? how Much?…and so on!
Step 2- KNOW THE VERBS- See last post for conjugations
The most important ones are
Querer- Want
Ser- to Be
Estar- To Be
Tener- Have
Amar- Love
Gustar- Like
Comer- Eat
Beber- Drink
Hacer- Do
Ir- Go
Escribir- Write
Leer- Read
Pagar- Pay
Step 3
Words
Aqui- Here
Alla- There
Este- This
Estos- These
Negocio- Store
Frio- Cold
Calor- Hot
Lejos- Far
Cerca- Near
Hambre_ hunger
Sed- Thirst
Baño: Bathroom
Casa- House
COMBINE STEP 1, 2 and 3
For example:
Yo (step 1) tengo (step 2) Hambre (step 3)- I’m Hungry
Tu (step1) estas (step2) aqui (step3) = You are here
El (step1) tengo (step2) frio (step3) = I’m cold (I have cold)
Today’s KEY WORDS TO REMEMBER:
DONDE? Where?
Ej.
Donde esta EL baño?
Donde (step1 ) es (step2) LA casa (step3)- Where is the house?
Some articles:
LA feminine its an article for most words that end with A, like, mesa (table), casa (house), silla (chair), Ej. La mesa, la casa, la silla
EL masculine its and article for most words that end with O, like baño (bathroom), piso (floor), Auto (car). Ej. El baño, el piso, el auto.
Now you will be able to do basic sentences. =)
October 12th, 2007 at 9:45 pm
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March 16th, 2008 at 8:54 pm
Pretty cleaver method you have with your 3 step system. I have been studying Spanish off and on since 1973 but have not seen it presented in this way. I think you might have something here as a good way to introduce basic Spanish. I assume that somewhere in this lesson series you will cover the difference between estar and ser as they are both used in your “Donde…” example above. I look forward to seeing some more of your posts on learning Spanish.