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35 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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Add -s to a noun ending in a vowel: libro, libros; casa, casas. Add -es to one ending in a consonant: ciudad, ciudades. The article goes plural too: el becomes los, la becomes las.
Uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco. Before a masculine noun, uno shortens to un: un libro. Before a feminine noun it becomes una: una casa. From dos upwards numbers never change, and the noun goes plural: dos libros, dos casas.
ponerto put
Pongo el libro en la mesa.I put the book on the table.
Poner, like position and deposit: putting something in place. Careful: yo pongo.
conjugation →darto give
Te doy mi número.I'll give you my number.
Dar, like donate and data (things given). Careful: yo doy.
conjugation →verto see
No veo nada.I can't see anything.
Ver, like view and visible: seeing. Careful: yo veo.
conjugation →saberto know
No sé.I don't know.
Savvy comes from saber: knowing things. Careful: yo sé, with an accent.
conjugation →unoone
Tengo uno.I have one.
Uno, like the card game and unit: one.
dostwo
Dos cafés, por favor.Two coffees, please.
Dos, like a duo or a double: two.
tresthree
Tengo tres hermanos.I have three siblings.
Tres, like a trio or a tricycle: three.
cuatrofour
Son las cuatro.It's four o'clock.
Cuatro, like a quartet: four.
cincofive
Tengo cinco libros.I have five books.
Cinco, like Cinco de Mayo, the fifth of May: five.
muchomuch, many, a lot
Hablas mucho.You talk a lot.
Mucho: a much bigger amount. Mucho gusto, much pleasure.
pocolittle, few
Tengo poco tiempo.I have little time.
Poco, like poco a poco in music: little by little.
otroother, another
Otro café, por favor.Another coffee, please.
Otro, like alternate: the other one.
el añoyear
Este año vivo en Madrid.This year I live in Madrid.
Año, like annual and anniversary. Keep the ñ: ano means something else entirely.
la semanaweek
Trabajo cinco días a la semana.I work five days a week.
Semana comes from seven: siete days in a week.
la horahour
Una hora es mucho tiempo.An hour is a long time.
Hora, like hour and horoscope: a time of day.
másmore, most
Quiero más café.I want more coffee.
Más, with an accent: more. Like "max", the most.
menosless, fewer
Ahora trabajo menos.Now I work less.
Menos, like minus: less.
demasiadotoo much, too
Trabajas demasiado.You work too much.
Demasiado: too much. Picture a demand that’s just too much.
seissix
Tengo seis libros.I have six books.
Seis sounds like "say-ss": six.
sieteseven
Son las siete.It's seven o'clock.
Siete, like the seven days of la semana.
ochoeight
Trabajo ocho horas.I work eight hours.
Ocho, like an octopus, which has eight arms.
nuevenine
Mi hijo tiene nueve años.My son is nine years old.
Nueve, like November, once the ninth month.
diezten
Tengo diez años.I'm ten years old.
Diez, like decimal: tens.
cerozero
Tengo cero euros.I have zero euros.
Cero, like zero.
mediohalf, middle
Quiero medio kilo.I want half a kilo.
Medio: half, the middle. Like medium.
la mitadhalf
La mitad es para ti.Half is for you.
Mitad: a half, the middle part.
el kilokilo, kilogram
Un kilo de pan, por favor.A kilo of bread, please.
Kilo, like kilo.
dobledouble
Quiero un café doble.I want a double coffee.
Doble, like double.
variosseveral, various
Tengo varios libros.I have several books.
Varios: several, various.
ambosboth
Ambos son mis amigos.They're both my friends.
Ambos: both. Think of ambidextrous: both hands.
ningunonone, no, neither
No tengo ninguno.I don't have any.
Ninguno: none, not one. Ni (not) + uno (one).
el parpair, couple
Un par de días.A couple of days.
Par: a pair, a couple. Un par de días: a couple of days.
el montónpile, heap, lot
Tengo un montón de trabajo.I've got loads of work.
Montón: a heap, a pile, like a mountain (monte). Un montón: loads.
suficienteenough, sufficient
No tengo suficiente dinero.I don't have enough money.
Suficiente: enough, sufficient.
algunosome, any
¿Tienes algunos libros en español?Do you have any books in Spanish?
Alguno: some, any. Before a noun it shortens to algún: algún día, some day.