Spanish for beginners 1

An easy way to start making yourself understood: when introducing yourself, in a café and when travelling. You will be guided through expressions, grammar and pronunciation step by step. The course is based on level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

 
  • ¡Mucho gusto! Part 1

    A pleasure!

    Here you'll learn: simple greetings and farewells - the polite form of address - the singular pronouns

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  • ¡Mucho gusto! Part 2

    A pleasure!

    Here you'll learn: greetings for different times of the day - feminine and masculine endings

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  • ¡Mucho gusto! Review

    A pleasure!

    Here you'll review: the vocabulary of the last two lessons - the personal pronouns in the singular - the polite forms of address

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  • Yo soy Claudia. Part 1

    I'm Claudia.

    Here you'll learn: to welcome someone - the plural personal pronouns - the plural endings

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  • Yo soy Claudia. Part 2

    I'm Claudia.

    Here you'll learn: to introduce yourself - the verb to be, or ser - to use verbs without pronouns

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  • Yo soy Claudia. Review

    I'm Claudia.

    Here you'll review: the vocabulary of the last two lessons - the personal pronouns - the forms of ser

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  • Spanish pronunciation: "l" and "ll"

    Here you'll learn: How to pronounce l and ll

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  • ¿De dónde eres? Part 1

    Where are you from?

    Here you'll learn: How to ask someone's name and where they come from - Verb forms for llamarse (to call oneself)

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  • ¿De dónde eres? Part 2

    Where are you from?

    Here you'll learn: Regular -ar verb: hablar (speak) - How to say which language you (do not) speak - Negation

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  • ¿De dónde eres? Review

    Where are you from?

    Here you'll review: the vocabulary from the previous two lessons - verb forms for llamarse and hablar - negation

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  • Spanish pronunciation: "h" and "ch"

    Here you'll learn: How to pronounce h and ch

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  • ¿Cómo estás? Part 1

    How are you?

    Here you'll learn: How to ask How are you? - The verb forms for estar and when to use it

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  • ¿Cómo estás? Part 2

    How are you?

    Here you'll learn: Additional adjectives - Adjective endings

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  • ¿Cómo éstas? Review

    How are you?

    Here you'll review: the vocabulary from the previous two lessons - The verbs ser and estar - Adjectival endings

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  • Spanish pronunciation: "n" and "ñ"

    Here you'll learn: How to pronounce n and ñ

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  • Vamos en avión Part 1

    We are going by plane

    Here you'll learn: How to talk about public transportation - Definite and indefinite articles

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  • Vamos en avión Part 2

    We are going by plane

    Here you'll learn: Verb forms for ir (to go) - Some prepositions and statements of place - How to ask for directions

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  • Vamos en avión Review

    We are going by plane

    Here you'll review: Vocabulary from the previous two lessons - ir a... and ir en...

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  • ¿Qué tomas? Part 1

    What would you like to drink?

    Here you'll learn: Regular conjugation of -ar verbs with the example of tomar - How to build plural nouns - Definitive articles in the plural

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  • ¿Qué tomas? Part 2

    What would you like to drink?

    Here you'll learn: Indefinite articles in the plural - The numbers 1-10 in Spanish - When to use uno

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  • ¿Qué tomas? Review

    What would you like to drink?

    Here you'll review: Vocabulary from the previous two lessons - Nouns and articles in the plural - Numbers

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  • Spanish pronunciation: "c" and "z"

    Here you'll learn: How to pronounce c and z in Spain and Latin America

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