Class Videos
Class 4
Additional Notes (A4)
Estoy feliz (de) estar aquí
I am happy to be here
There are 3 types of verbs in Spanish
Verbs that end in -ar, -er and -ir
Most of the lesson about
Ser vs. Estar
Can be found in Class 2 and Class 3
But it's so important we are doing
one last comparison.
Ser = to be (permanent)
Estar = to be (temporary)
dueño/dueña = owner
valiente = bold
Encargados/Encargadas = In charge
More literally, "the in charge ones"
Ustedes son las encargadas?
Are you all (y'all) in charge?
disponible = available, free
ocupado/ocupada = occupied, busy
Yo estoy en camino
I am on the way
Nosotros estamos ocupados
Notice the "s"
We are busy(s)
La chamba = the mix, the grind, the workflow
todo a gusto = everything is to our liking
mucho gusto = nice to meet you
la temporada alta = the high season
la temporada baja = the low season
From the Listening Exercise...
Invierno horrible = Horrible Winter
nieve = snow
viento = wind
frio = cold
Joven = young
Juventud = youth
Hay mucho calor = there's a lot of heat
It's very hot
Caliente = Hot
Mi temporada favorita = my favorite season
Semana santa = holy week
saint week
ahora = now
ahora es la hora = now is the time (hour)
Spanish speakers ask "What time is it?
as "What hour is it?"
Que hora es?
Es la una en la manana
It's one (hour) in the morning
"es" is not just "is"
let's think about its origin.
It comes from Ser
Es = he is/she is and, for our purposes, it is
So "es" only works in time-telling when it's
1am or 1pm
After that we need "they are"
because "they are" multiple hours.
They are, from Ser, is "Son"
So to say "it is two in the afternoon"
We literally say "they are two in the afternoon"
Son las dos en la tarde
Conjugating/Changing -AR Ending Verbs
Why do we conjugate verbs?
To make them match the subject and time frame
we want to be speaking about
How do we conjugate verbs?
We change the ending.
With -AR ending verbs we remove the -AR
and change the ending to communicate
the subject we are trying to speak about.
Example
Hablar
To speak (In the present)
Yo hablo = I speak
Tu hablas = You speak
El/Ella habla = He/She speaks
Nosotros hablamos = We speak
Ellos/Ellas or Ustedes hablan = They Speak
and Y'all speak
These rules are not just for Hablar
They are true for all verbs
that end in -AR
Example
Caminar
To walk
Yo camino = I walk
Tu caminas = You walk
El/Ella camina = He/She walks
Nosotros caminamos = We walk
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes caminan = They walk, Y'all walk
We are teaching our brain the rules
over time, with practice, you will
conjugate verbs more automatically
