Conversational Spanish Course - Intermediate  


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Meeting People

Te quiero presentar a un amigo. (m)
I want to introduce you to a friend.
¿Ya conociste a mi hermano?
Did you already meet my brother?
Juan, te presento a Maria.
John, this is Mary.

[ greetings ]
[ video - saying hello ]
[ video - greetings ]

Power Words!

es mejor
- it's better
es malo
- it's bad
es peor
- it's worse

[ impersonal expressions ]
[ video - common traits ]
[ video - school ]

Talking About Yourself

Vivo en Londres.
I live in London.
Quiero ser médico.
I want to be a doctor.
Mi cumpleaños es el ocho de abril.
My birthday is the 8th of April.

[ self expression ]
[ video - my family ]
[ video - my son ]

Listening Comprehension

Sofia!
- Sofia
En la Cafetería
- in the cafeteria
El Trabajo
- the job

[ beginning ]
[ intermediate 1 ]
[ intermediate 2 ]

Describing Things

la casa bonita
the beautiful house
las casas bonitas
the beautiful houses
Ella tiene un vestido violeta.
She has a violet dress.

[ adjectives ] [ colors ]
[ video - colors ]
[ video - my friend ]

Action Words

oler
- to smell
elegir
- to select
volar
- to fly

[ verbs ] [ irregular verbs ]
[ video - my day ]
[ video - a typical day ]

The Verbs To Be

El cielo está oscuro hoy.
The sky is dark today.
Este río es muy ancho.
This river is very wide.
Hoy el agua del río está muy caliente.
Today the river's water is very warm.

[ ser & estar ]
[ video - simple math ]
[ video - food ]

Asking Questions

¿Qué recomienda usted?
What would you recommend?
¿Qué fecha es hoy?
What is today's date?
¿Cual el la hora de salida?
What is the departure time?

[ interrogative ]
[ video - buying an item ]
[ video - buying a cd ]

Music Videos


[ videos & lyrics ] [ more! ]

Expressing Relationships

ante
- before, compared to
bajo
- under, below
con
- with

[ prepositions ]
[ video - taxi ]
[ video - high school ]

Social Etiquette

Por favor repítalo.
Please say it again.
Me podria dar un vaso de agua por favor.
Could I have a glass of water, please.
¿Me prestaría una pluma, por favor?
Would you lend me a pen, please?

[ making polite requests ]
[ video - restaurant ]
[ video - store ]

Saying NO

No quiero hacerlo.
I don't want to do it.
No tengo un lápiz.
I don't have a pencil.
¿No tienes hambre?
Are you not hungry?

[ negation ]
[ video - the market ]
[ video - public health ]

Things You Do to Yourself

lavarse
- to wash (yourself)
bañarse
- to bathe (yourself)
acostarse
- to lie (yourself) down

[ reflexive verbs ]
[ video - it hurts! ]
[ video - the headache ]

To Have

Tengo dos hermanos y una hermana.
I have two brothers and one sister.
¿Tiene una cuenta con nosotros?
Do you have an account with us?
Maria tiene que estudiar las palabras.
Maria has to study the words.

[ the verb tener ]
[ video - my house ]
[ video - my crib ]

To Like

A mí me gusta la casa.
I like the house.
A él le gusta el libro.
He likes the book.
A ellas les gusta el carro.
They like the car.

[ the verb gustar ]
[ video - things I like ]
[ video - what I enjoy ]

Receiving Action

Juan lee el libro.
John reads the book.
Juan me va a ayudar.
John is going to help me.
Apile la madera en la esquina.
Stack the wood in the corner.

[ the direct object ]
[ video - my hobby ]
[ video - my chin ]

Speaking about the Past

Yo fui a la casa de mi mama.
I went to my mother's house.
Escribi una carta a mi abuela.
I wrote a letter to my grandmother.
Hizo un giro ilegal.
He made an illegal turn.

[ preterit ]
[ video - flying ]
[ video - crashing ]

Vocabulary

cocinar
- to cook
la bruja
- witch
la computadora
- computer

[ vocabulary from FIVE courses ]
[ video - the newspaper ]
[ video - my dog ]

Advanced

Indirect Object
Object Pronouns
Preterit - Irregular
Idiomatic Expressions
Imperfect Indicative
Imperfect - Irregular

Advanced

Adverbs
Relative Pronouns
Demonstrative Pronouns
Comparative
Superlative

Advanced

Future
The Progressive
Past Participle
Past Anterior (Preterit Perfect)
Pluperfect (Past Perfect Subjunctive)
Passive Voice

Advanced

Future Perfect (Future Anterior)
Double Object Pronouns
Conjuctions
Present Subjunctive
Present Subjunctive - Irregular
Imperfect (Past Subjunctive)

Advanced

Conditional
Present Perfect (Past Indefinite)
Imperative Mood
Conditional Perfect





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