Travel Spanish Course

If you want to speak Spanish TODAY, then forget trying to learn Spanish grammar theory. It makes much more sense to start with real-world Spanish that you can put into use right away. That is the purpose of this course.

If this information is too basic for you then please try Intermediate Conversational Spanish or Advanced Conversational Spanish.

The Alphabet

a
- a
padre
- father
b
- b

[ pronunciation ]

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 ]

Tracking Time

¿Qué hora es?
- What time is it?
es el mediodía
- it's noon
es la medianoche
- it's midnight

[ telling time ]

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 ]

Gender

el equipaje
- luggage
la aeromoza
- flight attendant
los aviones
- airplanes

[ articles ]

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

[ basic 1 ] [ basic 2 ]

Comprehension - Video

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Counting

cinco casas
- five houses
diez niños
- ten children
sólo una noche
- just one night

[ numbers ]

Names

Rebecca
- Rebecca
mesa
- table
oro
- gold

[ nouns ]

Opposites

verdadero
- true
erróneo
- false
guapo
- handsome

[ opposites ]

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 ]

For vs. For

Yo camino al restaurante para cenar.
I'm walking to the restaurant to have dinner.
¿Por cuantos dias had tenido la tos?
How many days have you had a cough?
Yo tengo un boleto para viajar.
I have a ticket to travel.

[ por & para ]

Another Way to Count

primero
- 1st
segundo
- 2nd
tercero
- 3rd

[ ordinal numbers ]

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 ]

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 ]

Action Words

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

[ verbs ] [ irregular verbs ]

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 ]

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 ]

Power Words!

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

[ impersonal expressions ]

Expressing Relationships

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

[ prepositions ]

The Weather

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

[ more weather ]

Things You Do to Yourself

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

[ reflexive verbs ]

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 ]

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 ]

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 ]

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.

[ direct object ] [ indirect object ]

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 ]

Idiomatic Expressions

a la vez
- at the same time
a veces
- sometimes
de una vez
- once and for all

[ idiomatic expressions ]

Talking about Tomorrow

Yo caminaré
I will walk.
El caminará
He will walk.
Nosotros escribiremos
We will write.

[ future ]

Vocabulary

cocinar
- to cook
la bruja
- witch

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

Vocabulary Quiz

[banking] [cars] [nursing]

Advanced

Object Pronouns

Preterit - Irregular

Imperfect Indicative

Imperfect - Irregular

Advanced

Adverbs

Relative Pronouns

Demonstrative Pronouns

Comparative

Superlative

Advanced

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