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34 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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Question words always carry an accent: qué (what), quién (who), dónde (where), cómo (how), cuándo (when), por qué (why). Written questions open with ¿ and close with ?. The verb usually comes straight after the question word: ¿Dónde vives? (Where do you live?)
-er and -ir verbs use e where -ar verbs use a: como (I eat), comes (you eat), come (he or she eats), comemos (we eat), coméis (you all eat), comen (they eat). -ir verbs are the same except for nosotros and vosotros: vivimos, vivís. Decir and venir are irregular in the yo form: digo, vengo.
comerto eat
Comemos en casa.We eat at home.
Comer: 'come here' and eat. Comida (food) comes from it.
vivirto live
Vivo en Madrid.I live in Madrid.
Vivir, like vivid and vital: being alive, living.
conjugation →decirto say, to tell
¿Qué dices?What are you saying?
Decir, like dictate and diction: saying things out loud. Careful: yo digo.
conjugation →venirto come
¿Vienes conmigo?Are you coming with me?
Venir, like a venue: the place people come to. Careful: yo vengo.
conjugation →quéwhat
¿Qué es esto?What is this?
Qué starts 'question' words: what?
quiénwho
¿Quién es él?Who is he?
Quién sounds like 'key-EN': who has the key?
dóndewhere
¿Dónde está el baño?Where is the bathroom?
Dónde: 'DON-day'. Where is Don today?
cómohow
¿Cómo estás?How are you?
Cómo: how? As in ¿cómo estás?, how are you?
cuándowhen
¿Cuándo vienes?When are you coming?
Cuándo starts like 'quantity' but asks about time: when?
por quéwhy
¿Por qué no comes?Why aren't you eating?
Por qué is literally 'for what?': why? Written as two words with an accent.
la comidafood, meal, lunch
La comida está lista.The food is ready.
From comer, to eat: la comida is what you eat.
la callestreet
Vivo en esta calle.I live on this street.
Calle: say 'KA-yeh', and call out across the street.
el paíscountry
España es un país grande.Spain is a big country.
País, like a peasant: someone of the land, the country.
la tardeafternoon, evening
Trabajo por la tarde.I work in the afternoon.
Tarde means late too: the late part of the day.
bonitopretty, nice
La casa es muy bonita.The house is very pretty.
Bonito, like bonny: pretty and pleasing.
pueswell (to start a sentence), then
Pues, no sé.Well, I don't know.
Pues: well… The word people start answers with while they think.
claroclear, light, bright
La habitación es muy clara.The room is very bright.
Claro, like clear and clarity. ¡Claro! Of course!
cuálwhich, what
¿Cuál es tu libro?Which is your book?
Cuál: which one. ¿Cuál es tu nombre? What’s your name?
cuántohow much, how many
¿Cuánto cuesta?How much is it?
Cuánto: how much. ¿Cuánto cuesta? How much is it?
ahíthere
Tu libro está ahí.Your book's there.
Ahí: there, near you. Allí is further away.
allíthere, over there
Mi casa está allí.My house is over there.
Allí: over there, further away than ahí.
el tipotype, kind, guy
¿Qué tipo de música te gusta?What kind of music do you like?
Tipo: a type, a kind. Informally, a guy.
exactoexact, exactly
¡Exacto!Exactly!
Exacto: exact. ¡Exacto! Exactly!
la informacióninformation
Necesito información.I need information.
Información, like information.
la realidadreality
En realidad, no es así.Actually, it isn't like that.
Realidad: reality. En realidad: actually.
la personaperson
Es una persona muy buena.He's a really good person.
Persona, like person. Always feminine, even for a man.
el apellidosurname, last name
¿Cuál es tu apellido?What's your surname?
Apellido: your surname, the name you are called by (apelar).
la direcciónaddress, direction
¿Cuál es tu dirección?What's your address?
Dirección: an address, and a direction.
el leónlion
El león es el rey de la selva.The lion is the king of the jungle.
León, like lion.
el tigretiger
El tigre tiene rayas.The tiger has stripes.
Tigre, like tiger.
el elefanteelephant
El elefante es muy grande.The elephant is very big.
Elefante, like elephant.
el monomonkey
El mono come un plátano.The monkey is eating a banana.
Mono: a monkey. Also mono (adj): cute.
el osobear
El oso duerme en invierno.The bear sleeps in winter.
Oso: a bear. Picture a big bear going "oh so" sleepy in winter.
la serpientesnake, serpent
¿Hay serpientes aquí?Are there snakes here?
Serpiente, like serpent.