Class Videos
Class 5
Additional Notes (A5 + Some A6)
Do you Speak Spanish?
Tu hablas Español?
Previously we talked about
how to say "this"
esta (feminine)
este (masculine)
esto (gender neutral)
add an "s" to make it "these"
estas
estes
estos
We also talked about
how to say "that"
esa
ese
eso
Add an "s" to make it "those"
esas
eses
esos
In talking about the direction "East"
We say "este" but notice from above that
"este" also is the masculine version of "this"
You'll have to use the context to differentiate
La costa oeste de Mexico
The west coast of Mexico
Notice that Mexico is pronounced
as if the X is an English "H"
Meh-he-co (phonetic)
"Mi paisano" is more common
to hear than "Mi paisana"
but language and gender roles evolve!
Especially now that the president
of Mexico is a woman!
Claudia Sheinbaum
The capital of Mexico is Mexico City
La capital de Mexico es la Ciudad de Mexico
"cah-pee-tahl" - Capital
Notice that the word for "border" is "frontera"
A good way to remember that would be
"frontier"
Compartir = to share
Comparte = "it shares", "he shares", "she shares"
Dar = to give
Me da gusto
That makes me glad
But that's not the literal translation
And that's a good reminder
that translations are not always exact or literal
De nada
"You're welcome"
but "de" means of/from
and "nada" means "nothing"
So I always think of de nada more like...
"think nothing of it"
Por favor
"Please"
I think of it more like...
"Out of favor"
Cuál = which
Cuál es tu nombre
which is your name?
What is your name?
One of two ways to ask someone's name
Response: Mi nombre es _________
My name is ___________
The more common way to
ask someone their name...
"Como te llamas"
How do you call yourself?
Response: Me llamo ____________
I call myself __________ (my name is)
llamar = to call
Video llamada = Video call"
Como se llama esto?
What is this called?
Literally - How does it call itself this?
Se llama ___________
It's called __________
Literally - It calls itself ___________
These are great tools for learning Spanish
in the real world from other Spanish speakers
Another tool for real world learning is
the word "decir" (to say, to tell)
Como se dice _______ en Español?
How do you say _______ in Spanish?
Literally - How does it say itself
Fill in the blank with an English word.
Ex. Como se dice pencil en Español?
Response: "se dice lápiz"
Todos los dias
All the days
This is how we say "everyday" in Spanish
Cada = Each
Cada dia
Each day
This is another way to say "Everyday" in Spanish
Spanish has a casual and formal way
to reference "you"
Tu = Casual
Usted = Formal
The verb form that you use to
communicate respect
is not the "tu" form that we've learned
Instead, choose the same verb form as he/she/it
Usted camina mucho?
(With respect) "Do you walk a lot"
De donde es usted?
(With respect) "Where are you from"
Remember, the casual way to ask
that same question would be...
De donde eres tu?
What is conjugating a verb?
Changing it to match the subject
and time frame that we want to communicate about
In Spanish, change the subject and time frame
by changing the ending of the verb.
Examples
Caminar
To walk
Yo Camino = I walk
Tu Caminas = You walk
El/Ella/Usted Camina = He/She/You Walk
Nosotros Caminamos = We walk
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes Caminan =
They walk, Y'all Walk
You don't memorize all the verbs.
Instead, your brain is memorizing rules about how to change a verb's ending to talk about the
right subject and time frame.
So notice how another -AR ending verb
"Hablar" (to speak) is totally different.
But changing the endings follows the same formula
Hablar
To speak/To talk
Yo Hablo = I speak
Tu Hablas = You speak
El/Ella/Usted Habla = He/She/You speaks
Nosotros Hablamos = We speak
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes Hablan =
They speak, Y'all Speak
Conjugation is not about memorizing
a whole bunch of words.
It's about teaching your brain a set of rules
and eventually it will come natural to apply them.
A6
Even though the word "océano" means ocean
most Spanish speakers use the word "mar"
"mar" means "sea" but people use it
to talk about the ocean.
Ex. El Mar Pacifico
The Pacific Ocean
