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 Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:19 pm
under construction........please don't post yet.............thank you!
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Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 6:49 pm
Lesson One
We will begin by learning the spanish alphabet.
Lesson One: El alfabeto de español [the Spanish alphabet]:
letter [how to pronounce it]
A [ah]
B [bay]
C [say]
CH [chay]
D [day]
E [a]
F [effay]
G [hay]
H [ah-shay]
I [ee]
J [hota]
K [kah]
L [el-lay]
LL [ay-yay]
M [em-may]
N [en-nay]
ñ [en-yay]
O [oh *short*]
P [pay]
Q [koo]
R [er-ray]
RR [er-rray *rolled r*]
S [es-say]
T [tay]
U [ooh (like if you're saying ooh i want that ... but a short sound)]
V [vay]
W [dobe-lay-vay]
X [ay-kees (not the z sound the s sound)]
Y [ee-gree-ay-grah]
Z [zay-tah]
Special thanks to huheather who gave me this info!
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Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 8:18 pm
Lesson Two
Pronounciation
This is how the actual letter sounds. Not how to say the letter but what sound it makes.
**if it says "same" it means same as the English version**
A ah
B same
C same
D same
E like the English A
F same
G same
H silent
I ee
J sounds like English H
K same
L same
LL sounds like English Y [but like Como te llamas = sounds like co mo tay yamas]
M same
N same
ñ sounds like nya
o same
p same
q sounds like k
r same
rr trilled r
s same
t same
u oooh
v same
w same
x soemtimes like English x, soemtimes like h.. [México]
y i think its mostly only the word meaning "and". sounds like "eee"
z th/s
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Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 8:22 pm
Lesson Three
numbers + counting
1. uno [ooh-no]
2. dos [dose]
3. tres [trace]
4. cuatro [kwat-tro]
5. cinco [sink-oh]
6. seis [sace]
7. siete [see-et-tay]
8. ocho [oh-cho]
9. nueve [nway-vay]
10. diez [dee-ace]
11. once
12. doce
13. trece
14. catorce
15. quince
16. diez y seis
17. diez y siete
18. diez y ocho
19. diez y nueve
20. veinte
**i will add more later**
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Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 8:23 pm
Lesson Four Vocabulary part one colors Red~RojoYellow~AmarilloGreen~VerdeBlue~AzulWhite~BlancoBlack~Negro Purple~Púrpura also can be moradoOrange~Naranjapink~RosaDark Blue~Azul oscuro (Or the other way around?) Dark red~rojo oscuroBrown~marrónOlive~AceitunaCyan~CianIndigo~IndigoViolet~VioletaSilver~PlataGold~OroGray~GrisSpecial thanks to x~Antonia~x who pmed me this info!
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Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 8:44 pm
Lesson Five
Vocabulary part two
greetings and such
hello ~ hola
goodbye ~ adiós
yes ~ sí
no ~ no
please ~ por favor
thanks ~ gracias
thanks a lot ~ muchas gracias
excuse me ~ dispénseme
pardon ~ perdón
OK ~ OK
you're welcome ~ de nada
see you tomorrow ~ hasta mañana
see you later ~ hasta luego
come in ~ adelante
sit down ~ siéntese
say it again ~ repita
translate ~ traduzca
sir ~ señor
madam ~ señora
miss ~ señorita
friend (male) ~ el amigo
friend (female) ~ la amiga
husband ~ el esposo
wife ~ la esposa
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Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 8:45 pm
Lesson Six
Vocabulary part three
time, dates, seasons and stuff.
Las Estaciones ~ The Seasons
el invierno ~ winter
la primavera ~ spring
el verano ~ summer
el otoño ~ autumn
Las Meses ~ The Months
Enero ~ January
Febero ~ Febuary
Marzo ~ March
Abril ~ April
Mayo ~ May
Junio ~ June
Julio ~ July
Agosto ~ August
Septiembre ~ September
Octobre' ~ October
Noviembre ~ November
Diciembre ~ Decmber
Los dia de la semana
The days of the week
((DON'T capitalize the dayss))
((The week starts on monday))
el lunes
monday
el martes
tuesday
el miercoles
wednesday
el jueves
thursday
el viernes
friday
el sabado
saturday
el domingo
sunday
Special Thanks to Unspoken Fate for pming me the info above.
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Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 8:46 pm
Lesson Seven
vocabulary part four
around the house
La Casa ~ House
la sala ~ living room
la cocina ~ kitchen
el dormitorio/ el cuarto/ la recámara ~ bedroom
el cuarto de baño ~ bathroom
el comedor ~ dining room
el apartamento/ el departamento ~ appartment
la calle ~ street
el jardín ~ garden
el garaje ~ garage
el carro/ el coche ~ car
la planta baja ~ ground floor
el piso ~ floor/story
el ascensor ~ elevator
la escalera ~ staircase
privado(a)/ particular ~ private [una casa privada ~ private house]
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Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 9:02 pm
Lesson Eight
vocabulary part five
around the town
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Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 9:03 pm
Lesson Nine
vocabulary part six
people
Los miembros de la familia [Family members]
los parientes ~ relatives [false cognate!]
los padres ~ parents
el padre ~ father
la madre ~ mother
el esposo/ el marido ~ husband
la esposa/ la mujer ~ wife
el hijo/ la hija ~ son/ daughter
el hermano ~ brother
la hermana ~ sister
el abuelo ~ grandfather
la abuela ~ grandmother
el nieto ~ grandson
la nieta ~ granddaugher
el tío ~ uncle
la tía ~ aunt
el sobrino ~ nephew
la sobrina ~ niece
el primo/ la prima ~ cousin
el gato ~ cat
el perro ~ dog
joven ~ young
viejo(a)/ anciano(a) ~ old
el cumpleaños ~ birthday
- el cumpleaños de ella es el nueve de enero ~ Her birthday is January ninth.
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Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 9:04 pm
Lesson Ten
Vocabulary
useful phrases
¿Cómo se llama usted?
What's your name?
Me llamo (María).
My name is (Maria).
Mucho gusto.
Pleased to meet you.
¿De dónde es usted?
Where are you from?
Soy de (Nueva York).
I'm from (New York).
¿Habla inglés?
Do you speak English?
Hablo un poco de español.
I speak a little Spanish.
¿Cómo se dice ... en español?
How do you say ... in Spanish?
¿Qué significa ... ?
What does ... mean?
¿Cómo se pronuncia esta palabra?
How do you pronounce this word?
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Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 1:03 pm
For anyone wanting to learn spanish and for my own personal use I will now post links to websites where you (and me) can learn spanish from. http://www.spanishdict.com/
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