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Learn Spanish in A Fun Way

Studying is generally hard especially when done to memorize and use something out of what you have learnt. However, when you learn something in a fun way, you will notice that it will register easier and you will remember it with ease as well. Here are a few tips and suggestions on how to learn Spanish in a fun and entertaining way. When you link something you learn with an experience or activity, you will grasp it quicker and when you can remember it through the activity performed. Same technique can be applied to learn Spanish, through games and interactive forums where you will memorize and find the words to use because you are enjoying yourself in the process.

Most people don’t practice speaking a new language because they are afraid of making mistakes and/or pronouncing it wrong; remember that before you learnt how to speak English as a child you make many mistakes in pronunciation and probably used many times the wrong word for the wrong object but that did not stop you from speaking or your folks for helping you learn. To learn Spanish or any other language you must practice speaking it out loud even if you say the wrong words or don’t yet have the right pronunciation.

Join a Class Locally or Online

To learn Spanish quickly and enjoy it in the process, join a class; it is twice as hard when you learn it by yourself because you don’t have anyone to practice it with or anyone to correct you when you pronounce the wrong way. In a class whether it is online or the traditional way, you will be able to converse with the teacher who will correct you and/or other students from whose mistakes you can learn as well. In order to learn Spanish you need to speak it everyday for at least an hour; practice the pronunciation and add to your vocabulary as well as use the words you already know.

Helpful Tips

The best way to practice and learn Spanish is with a native Spanish speaker even if he or she is not in your class; try and speak Spanish to him or her everyday and let him correct you as you go. Practice is the only thing that will make you perfect; watch movies in Spanish with English subtitles so you can translate the words to don’t know. Carry a pocket dictionary in Spanish and try to translate and use as many words in Spanish as possible during the day.

Spanish is a beautiful language and in US due to the huge influence with have in the country of Spanish speaking citizens, it is very easy to find a neighbor, friend or colleague at work who is willing to practice his or her native language with you.

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February 27, 2007

Spanish Lessons - Mini Spanish Course Lesson 9

Tip! This whole process doesn’t have to cost any money and will certainly save you time thinking up new ways to inject excitement into your homeschool Spanish lessons.

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In the last lesson we learned about the regular verbs ending in ‘ar. Now we will build work on just memorizing some verbs and conjugating them. All of the verbs listed below are regular verbs and are conjugated by removing the stem ‘ar’ and adding the endings o, as, a Plural: amos, áis and an.

Below are some very common verbs you should memorize and practice using out loud and in writing exercises.

Trabajar- To work

I work - Trabajo
You work (familiar)- Trabajas
You work (formal) - Trabaja
He, She it works - Trabaja
We works - Trabajamos
You work (familiar)- Trabajáis
You, they work (plural) - Trabajan

Dialogue using the verb Trabajar:
First Person: ¿Dónde trabaja Sean? Where does Sean work?
Second Person: Sean trabaja en un restaurante. Sean works in a restaurant

Comprar - To buy

I buy - Compro
You buy (familiar) - Compras
You buy (formal) - Compra
He, She It Buys - Compra
We buy - Compramos
You buy (familiar) - Compráis
You, They buy (plural) - Compran

Dialogue using the verb Comprar:
First Person: ¿Compra gasoline en la tienda? Did you buy gas at the store?
Second Person: No compro gasoline. No I didn’t buy gasoline.

Estudiar - To study

I study - Estudio
You study (familiar) - Estudias
You study (formal) - Estudia
He, She It studies - Estudia
We study - Estudiamos
You study (familiar) Estudiáis
You, They study (plural) - Estudian

Tip! Every now and then, I even like to review my old notebook of spanish words, verbs and phrases, and go down the lists. I started creating the lists of spanish words as I came across new Spanish verbs and adjectives from my Spanish lessons, from looking them up in a Spanish dictionary in order to complete my Spanish homework, and later from reading Spanish books and novels.

Dialogue using the verb Estudiar:
First Person: ¿Estudia Espanol? Do you study Spanish?
Second Person: Si, estudio Espanol. Yes I study Spanish.

Buscar - To look for

I look -Busco
You look (familiar) - Buscas
You look for (formal) - Busca
He, She It looks for - Busca
We look for - Buscamos
You look for (familiar) - Buscáis
You, They look for (plural) - Buscan

Sentence with verb Buscar:
First Person: Por que no buscamos el libro. Why don’t we look for the book.
Second Person: No buscamos el libro porque el libro está en la casa de John. We do not look for the book because the book is in John’s house.

Pagar - To pay

I pay - Pago
You pay (familiar)-Pagas
You pay (formal) - Paga
He, She It pays - Paga
We pay- Pagamos
You pay (familiar) - Pagáis
You, They pay (plural) - Pagan

Dialogue with the verb Pagar:
First Person: Hoy, tú pagas la cuenta. Today you will pay the bill
Second Person: Si, yo la pago. Yes, I will pay it.

Tip! Some of the online sites do charge for the Spanish lessons but there are also sites that will help you learn Spanish for free. If you want to learn how to speak Spanish but you are not sure when you will fit in Spanish lessons, consider learning online.

Dar - To give

I give - Doy
You give (familiar) - Das
You give (formal) - Da
He, She It gives - Da
We give - Damos
You give (familiar) - Dais
You, They give (plural) - Dan

Dialogue with the verb Dar:
First Person: Por Favor, Da me la pluma Please, give me the pen.
Second Person: Yo te la doy. I will give it to you.

Preguntar - To ask

I ask - Pregunto
You ask (familiar) - Preguntas
You ask (formal) - Pregunta
He, She It asks - Pregunta
We ask - Preguntamos
You ask (familiar) - Preguntáis
You, They ask (plural) - Preguntan

Tip! Language classes are run in a variety of formats, although largely fall into two categories. The first main category is communal Spanish lessons.

Dialogue with the verb Preguntar:
First Person: Pregunta por los numeros. Ask for the numbers.
Second Person: Yo pregunto al rato. I will ask in awhile.

For additional exercises to help you with these verbs, try to write sentences with each form of the verb. Try to use different vocabulary words each time. There are many verbs that do not follow the regular verb rules and we will be covering them in future lessons.

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February 26, 2007

Letters And Pronunciation Of The Spanish Alphabet

If you want to learn Spanish, it0s important for you to learn the Spanish alphabet. You need to learn the proper pronunciation of each letter of the alphabet. Then you are ready to study the language.
Many of the rules and punctuation in the Spanish language are a combination of Latin and Arabic languages. For this reason, if you0re first language is based on these languages, learning Spanish will be easier. The alphabet uses the Latin alphabet with a few variations.
Some of the variations on the Latin alphabet include:
o There are vowels both with and without accents
o The vowels with the accents are a variation of the unaccented vowel.
o The letter n is used with or without a tilde. Each of these variations is considered to be a separate letter.
o The diagraphs ll and ch are considered separate letters in the alphabet.
Letters and Pronunciation of the Spanish Alphabet
Letters and Pronunciations
The letter is listed to the left, with the pronunciation of each letter:
A is pronounced /a/
B is pronounced /b/
C is pronounced /se/
Ch is pronounced /che/
D is pronounced /de/
E is pronounced /e/
F is pronounced /efe/
G is pronounced /ge/ or /he/
H is pronounced /hache/
I is pronounced /i/
J is pronounced /jota/ or /hota/
K is pronounced […]

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