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Personal pronoun Yo (I) Nosotros (We) T (You) Vosotros (You, plural) Usted (You, formal) Ustedes (You, formal, pl) l/Ella (He/ She) Ellos/Ellas (They) Form (Verb ending in -ar) -o -amos -as -is -a -an -a -an
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Personal pronoun I walk We walk You walk You (pl.) walk You (formal) walk You (pl. formal) walk He / She walks They walk Forms of Caminar Yo camino Nosotros caminamos T caminas Vosotros caminis Usted camina Ustedes caminan l/Ella camin<b>a Ellos/Ellas caminan
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Speaker Lisa Mark Lisa Lisa Mark Mark Lisa English Hello! What is your name? you? I am Lisa Where do you study? I study in America Where do you work? I work at the hospital Spanish Hola! Cul es tu nombre? t? Yo soy Lisa Dnde estudias? Yo estudio en Amrica Dnde trabajas? Yo trabajo en el hospital
Lesson objectives
Today, we will learn how to overcome language difficulties when at a new place So let's get started...
Today's conversation
Hello! What is your name? Hi! My name is Mark Do you speak Spanish? Yes, I speak Spanish Do you speak English? I dont speak English Do you speak French? I speak a little French
Today's conversation
Lets break this conversation down and learn to translate it step by step
Now, if you're new in a Spanish speaking country, it is important to understand how to ask and answer questions related to which languages one speaks
Do
you t
speak hablar
Spanish? espaol?
'Do' is not translated here This is because to form a question for the statement 'You speak Spanish' we just add ? before and after the statement so 'do' doesn't need to be translated separately
Do
you t
speak hablar
Spanish? espaol?
Grammar tip
Remember how verbs change their form depending on the subject? Do you recollect the forms of verbs ending in ar that we learnt in the last lesson? To speak = Habl-ar You (informal) speak = T hablas
Do
Spanish? espaol
Grammar tip
You (informal, sing.) speak Spanish = (T) hablas espaol Since the verb makes the pronoun clear (second person, informal), we can omit T
Grammar tip
You speak Spanish = Hablas espaol Remember, to turn it into a question we just put ? Hence, Do you speak Spanish = Hablas espaol?
Hablas espaol?
Grammar tip
You (informal, sing.) speak Spanish = (T) hablas espaol However! You (formal, sing.) speak Spanish = Usted habla espaol Now, while we could omit T, we cannot omit 'Usted' as it is not obvious Habla could associate with 'usted/l/ella' hence to be clear it is essential to use the pronoun
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Grammar tip
Do you remember that we never capitalize language names in Spanish? Hence, espaol is written with a small e
Moving on...
Alright, now that you know how to ask someone if they speak a particular language, lets also learn how you would answer that question
Grammar tip
For answering questions two important words to learn are 'yes' and 'no' Yes = S No = No Saying no is always easy right? :)
Yes, S,
Spanish? espaol
S, hablo espaol
Hablas ingls?
No hablo ingls
Grammar tip
I speak English = Hablo ingls I dont speak English = No hablo ingls To create the negative form of any sentence, just add no before the verb
Hablas francs?
Grammar tip
A little of = Un poco de
Try yourself
1
Hablo alemn
2
T hablas alemn
3
No hablo alemn
Solution
1
Hablo alemn
2
T hablas alemn
3
No hablo alemn
Try yourself
1
Hablo italiano?
2
Hablas italiano?
3
Hablas italiano
Solution
1
Hablo italiano?
2
Hablas italiano?
3
Hablas italiano
Try yourself
1
T hablas italiano?
2
Usted Habla italiano?
3
Habla italiano?
Solution
1
T hablas italiano?
2
Usted Habla italiano?
3
Habla italiano?
Do you remember?
'Do you (formal) speak Italian?' cannot be translated to just Habla italiano? because it is not obvious that we are referring to 'Usted' from 'Habla' hence we cannot omit Usted Habla could associate with 'usted/l/ella' hence to be clear it is essential to use the pronoun
Try yourself
1
S alemn
2
Un poco de alemn
3
No alemn
Solution
1
S alemn
2
Un poco de alemn
3
No alemn
Culture leaf
Culture leaf
Spanish is spoken across a lot of countries including Spain and countries in Latin America While a lot of cultural aspects are similar, each country has some cultural nuances of its own As part of the Culture leaf series, we will give you cultural tips relevant to several Spanish countries and tell you
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Argentina is a unique country, most of the locals came from France, Italy or Spain, so their etiquettes and traditions are shaped by the cultures of those countries
Dress well, Argentina is a very fashion conscious country! Conservative and modest clothing is ideal Ensure you dress up for a night in the town or if going for a Tango dance party!
Dont pour wine for others, if you can avoid it There is a ritual associated with pouring wine in Argentina, so its best to let an Argentine do it Don't talk about business during a meal unless an Argentinean business associate brings it up first
Dont be late, but expect to be kept waiting at times Make small talk before discussing business Expect several meetings to take place before a decision is made
What's next
In the next lesson, we will learn forms of verbs ending in 'ir' and er and some examples and conversations around them!
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