Food and Drink.
What a great decision! You want to learn español, and that happens when you keep coming back and doing un poco más, un paso más. You are taking a step in the right direction. This first lesson in unit 2 is completamente gratis. All the lessons are great quality, and will really help you to learn. Each complete unit is priced very competitively. Open up your book at the page titulado:
¿Qué quieres? (It is página 19, going through to página 21)
Put your cd in your player, or open up the media player with the audio download. Open up your notebook. Take a sip of your drink. You are ready for class. Watch the video, and be ready to hit pause often and whenever you are instructed to do so. You are about to learn un poco de español.
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Important extras from today:
| Palabra = word | Dibujos = drawings |
| Otra vez = again | Quizás = perhaps |
The U “ooo” sound.
En inglés, menu sounds like “men-you.” Think about it! It does, doesn’t it! En español, the letter U represents an “ooo” sound, not a “you” sound. Try saying these words to get accustomed to la diferencia.
| English | Spanish | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Unite | Unir | “oo-neer” |
| Human | Humano | “oo-mano” |
| Community | Comunidad | “comoo-nidad” |
| University | Universidad | “oonee-ber-sidad” |
Remember the word “¿Qué” forever …
Now for the verb QUERER, to want
Look at the whole form for the verb Querer, to want. Copy the parts into this table. You’ll need to copy the table first.
(Video below table)
| Single people | 2 or more people |
|---|---|
| Yo I | Nosotros We |
| Tú You (informal) | Vosotros You (informal) |
| Él He Ella She Usted You (formal) | Ellos They Ellas They (all female) Ustedes You (formal) |
Listen to mucho más vocabulario
Great additional material to enjoy from me.
What is coming in the next 5 lessons.
- There is and there are; what is there?
- Describe a restaurant and the people who run it
- Learn many more palabras for food and drink
- Restaurant dialogue to order your 3 course meal and wine
- Get to know someone with friendly questions to start una conversación
- Give your e-mail address en español
- Get to know los números … can you go up to a million conmigo?
- Say what you don’t eat. Explain your dietary requirements
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