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36 Spanish words and 2 grammar points, in the order Huerta teaches them. Each word has an example sentence and a memory hook.
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Spanish nouns are masculine or feminine, and 'the' changes to match: el libro (the book), la mesa (the table). Most nouns ending in -o are masculine and most ending in -a are feminine, but not all: la ciudad. Learn each noun with its article.
'A' also matches the noun's gender: un libro (a book), una mesa (a table). If you know the noun takes el, it takes un; if it takes la, it takes una.
la casahouse
Mi casa es tu casa.My house is your house.
Picture a tiny house shaped like a casserole dish: la casa.
el aguawater
Quiero un vaso de agua.I want a glass of water.
Aqua! Think aquarium. Feminine word, but 'el' is used for the sound.
el panbread
El pan está caliente.The bread is warm.
Bread is baked in a pan: el pan.
la ciudadcity
Madrid es una ciudad grande.Madrid is a big city.
City + -dad (like '-ty'): ciu-dad ≈ city.
el tiempotime, weather
No tengo tiempo hoy.I don't have time today.
Tempo and temporal: time flows, and so does the weather.
el amigofriend (male)
Es mi mejor amigo.He is my best friend.
Amigo ≈ amiable. Your amiable pal.
la mesatable
La cena está en la mesa.Dinner is on the table.
Flat-topped mesas look like giant tables.
el librobook
Leo un libro interesante.I am reading an interesting book.
Library! A libro lives in a library.
yoI
Yo soy Ana.I am Ana.
'Yo, it's me!' Yo is how you say I.
enin, on, at
El libro está en la mesa.The book is on the table.
En looks like 'in', and it stretches to cover 'on' and 'at' too.
mimy
Mi casa es pequeña.My house is small.
Mi sounds like 'me': my things belong to me.
tuyour
¿Es tu libro?Is it your book?
Tu ≈ 'to you': it belongs to you. Without an accent it means 'your'; tú with an accent means 'you'.
el díaday
Es un día bonito.It's a lovely day.
Día ends in -a but is masculine: el día. Think of 'diary', a book of days.
la nochenight
La noche es tranquila.The night is quiet.
Noche, like nocturnal: things that happen at night.
el hombreman
El hombre está en la calle.The man is in the street.
Hombre sounds like 'hombre!', what cowboys call a man in old westerns.
la mujerwoman, wife
La mujer habla español.The woman speaks Spanish.
Mujer: say 'moo-HAIR'. A woman with magnificent hair.
el niñochild, boy
El niño está en casa.The boy is at home.
El Niño, the weather pattern, is named after the Christ child: the boy.
la familiafamily
Mi familia es grande.My family is big.
Almost the same word as family: just add an -a.
el nombrename
¿Cuál es tu nombre?What is your name?
Nombre, like nominate and noun: the name you give something.
el trabajowork, job
Mi trabajo está en la ciudad.My work is in the city.
Trabajo sounds like "trouble": work is often trouble.
el dineromoney
No tengo dinero.I don't have any money.
Dinero, like the dinar coin: money for dinner.
la puertadoor
La puerta está abierta.The door is open.
A port is a doorway for ships: la puerta, the door.
el cafécoffee, café
Me gusta el café.I like coffee.
The same word as café: where you go for coffee.
la manohand
Tengo la mano fría.My hand is cold.
Mano: a hand, like manual. Feminine, though it ends in -o.
el ojoeye
Tiene los ojos azules.She has blue eyes.
Ojo: an eye. ¡Ojo! Watch out!
la caraface
Tiene una cara muy bonita.She has a very pretty face.
Cara: the face. Think of caricature.
la bocamouth
Tengo la boca seca.My mouth is dry.
Boca: the mouth. A bocadillo is something you put in it.
la nariznose
Me duele la nariz.My nose hurts.
Nariz: the nose. Think of nostrils, nasal.
la orejaear
Tiene las orejas grandes.He has big ears.
Oreja: the ear you can see. Picture an earring hanging from it.
el dedofinger, toe
Me duele el dedo.My finger hurts.
Dedo: a finger or a toe. Think of digits.
la mamámum, mom
Mi mamá está en casa.My mum is at home.
Mamá: mum, with the stress at the end.
el papádad, daddy
Mi papá trabaja mucho.My dad works a lot.
Papá: dad, with the stress at the end. Without the accent, papa is the Pope (or a potato).
el chicoboy, guy
El chico tiene un libro.The boy has a book.
Chico: a boy, a young man. Think of a chick: small and young.
la chicagirl
La chica es de Perú.The girl is from Peru.
Chica: a girl, the feminine of chico.
el cuerpobody
El cuerpo necesita agua.The body needs water.
Cuerpo: the body. Think of a corpse, or corporal.
el piefoot
Me duele el pie.My foot hurts.
Pie: a foot. Think of a pedestrian, on foot.