Conversational Spanish  



You don't need to master Spanish grammar to Speak Spanish Today! This section presents real-world Spanish that you can use now. If this information is too basic, then please try Intermediate Conversational Spanish or Advanced Conversational Spanish.


Introductions - Introducciones

Hola, me llamo Roberta.
Hi, my name is Roberta.

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Photo Quiz

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Dating - Saliendo

¿Vas a salir esta noche?
Are you going out tonight?

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I, You, He, We, & Them
Yo estoy preocupada.
I am worried.
Tu vas a llegar muy tarde.
You are going to arrive very late.
El piensa visitar los templos.
He intends to visit the temples.

[ personal pronouns ]

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Beginning Quiz

[quiz B-1] [quiz B-2] [quiz B-3]
[quiz B-4] [quiz B-5]

Periods of Time
La semana pasada fue maravillosa.
Last week was wonderful.
Yo trabajo el lunes.
I work on Monday.
Mi hijo llega el martes.
My son arrives on Tuesday.

[ days, months, seasons ]

Drinking - Bebiendo

Have you been drinking alcohol?
¿Ha estado bebiendo alcohol?

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

[ basic 1 ] [ basic 2 ]

Fun Photos

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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 ]

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 ]

Dogs - Perros

Quiero un perro que ladre mucho.
I want a dog that barks a lot.

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Beginning Intermediate Quiz

[quiz BI-1] [quiz BI-2] [quiz BI-3]
[quiz BI-4] [quiz BI-5] [quiz BI-6]

Family - La Familia

My younger brother is a teacher.
Mi hermano menor es maestro.

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Fun Photos

[ view photos ]

Gangs - Las Pandillas

¿Quién llamó a la policía?
Who called the police?
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Counting
cinco casas
- five houses
diez niños
- ten children
sólo una noche
- just one night

[ numbers ]

Travel - Viajar

¿A dónde lleva esta carretera?
Where does this road go?

[ view ]

Names
Rebecca
- Rebecca
mesa
- table
oro
- gold

[ nouns ]

Opposites
verdadero
- true
erróneo
- false
guapo
- handsome

[ opposites ]

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 ]

Listening Comprehension - Audio

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

[ beginning ]

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 ]

Talking about Your Body

Me duele el brazo.
My arm hurts.
Tengo dolor de cabeza.
I have a headache.
Tengo dolor de cuello.
I have a pain in my neck.

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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 ]

Opposites

verdadero
- true
erróneo
- false
guapo
- handsome

[ opposites ]
[ video - the newspaper ]
[ video - my dog ]

Picture Dictionary

Car
Flying
Home
School
Recreation
Human Anatomy
Personal Computer
Police

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 - Video

El Mariachi Clip
Canción del Mariachi
Mi Nuevo Blog
Sin Miedo
Fulano de Tal
Mi vecina Martier
Radio Juana
Retrocediendo
Tantos Deseos
El Real Madrid

Music Videos


[ videos & lyrics ] [ more! ]

Listening Comprehension - Audio

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

[ beginning ]
[ intermediate 1 ]
[ intermediate 2 ]

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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 ]

Talking about Your Body

Me duele el brazo.
My arm hurts.
Tengo dolor de cabeza.
I have a headache.
Tengo dolor de cuello.
I have a pain in my neck.

[ more ]
[ video - my kitchen ]
[ video quiz ]

Power Words!

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

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

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 quiz ]

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

[ basic ] [ conversational ]
[ business ] [ medical ]
[ technical ] [ all ]

The Weather

despejado (adj)
- clear
está húmedo
- it's humid
está nublado
- it's cloudy

[ more weather ]
[ video - public health ]
[ video quiz ]

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

Very Advanced

Gramatica Española

Gramatica Española 2

Listening Comprehension

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

[ beginning ]
[ intermediate 1 ]
[ intermediate 2 ]

Music Videos


[ videos & lyrics ] [ more! ]

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 quiz ]

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

[ basic ] [ conversational ]
[ business ] [ medical ]
[ technical ] [ all ]

The Weather

despejado (adj)
- clear
está húmedo
- it's humid
está nublado
- it's cloudy

[ more weather ]
[ video - public health ]
[ video quiz ]

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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