01 Direct Objects (lo, la, los, las)

Hola. This video lesson covers complementos directos (direct objects). In Spanish we have to be a little more careful with direct objects than in English because we have to take both ‘gender’ and ‘plurality’ into account. Oh right, and we put them in a different place in the sentence.

Let me know if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions about this lesson.

Rules summary:

Vocabulario:
el lápiz - the pencil
un lápiz – a pencil
la pizza – the pizza
una pizza – a pizza
los marcadores - the markers
unos marcadores – some markers
las camisetas - the t-shirts
unas camisetas – some t-shirts

el bolígrafo – pen
el cine – movie theater
el plátano – banana
el refresco – soft drink
la camisa – shirt
la manzana – apple
la mochila – bookbag
los pantalones – pants
la papa – potatoes
la playa – beach

¿Qué pasó? – What happened?
beber – to drink
comer – to eat
el café – coffee
el español – Spanish
estudiar – to study
la televisión – television
las verduras – vegetables
llevar – to take, carry, wear
los estudiantes – students
mirar – to look [at], watch
mucho/mucha – much, a lot
muchos/muchas – many, lots
el libro – book
necesitar – to need
tener – to have
una carpeta – a folder
un cuaderno – a notebook
un vestido – a dress

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grammar, vocabulary, year 1 | Señor Jordan May 30, 2009

14 Comments to “01 Direct Objects (lo, la, los, las)”

By Heidi Shaw, November 5, 2009 @ 8:52 pm

The video was excellent! You made learning the direct object easy and fun! Thank you so much. Heidi
By David, June 10, 2010 @ 10:26 pm

Senor Jordan always makes learning fun & easy!
By Manali Natu, July 9, 2010 @ 12:08 am

hi
The video is superb! because of your videos you made Spanish learning very easy.
I have some doubt in it
If we have demonstrative adjective in the sentence then what rules to be followed while changing it to the Direct object?
By Levi, July 21, 2010 @ 1:54 pm

Jordan,
You are by far more effective and better teacher then many professional ones in collage. Mucho mucoh gracias senor..
By Slash Bali, September 4, 2010 @ 9:42 pm

Thanks a lot my brother………! it made me so easy to understand Spanish…it’s very helpful..need more….! Mucoh gracias………adios !
By khaled, November 27, 2010 @ 11:25 am

dear snr Jordan. you have made learning spanish easy and fun.i have tried to learn spanish for years using books, audio cds and computer dvds nothing has really worked until now . i am eternally grateful for lessons. may God bless you

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By Bethanie, March 7, 2011 @ 9:15 am

Hola! I was wondering if you have any videos about direct and indirect object pronouns used in the same sentences. I’ve looked but wasn’t able to find any. It would be awesome if you made some because frankly, I’m having a hard time getting the concept through my thick skull! Thank you for all that you do

Bethanie
By Carolina, May 1, 2011 @ 6:33 am

Hola! Tus videos me parecen excelentes.
Tienes algun video donde se muestren los otros pronombres de objeto directo como: me, te y nos?
Mil graicas.
By Zubin, May 2, 2011 @ 12:50 am

Ola Senor Jordan,

Loved your lessons… Thanks a lot.

Still wanna know about Double Direct Object Pronouns in Spanish???

Regards,

Zubin
By rovena, May 24, 2011 @ 1:32 am

hola senor

Loved your lessons… Thanks a lot.

could you please explain complementos indirectos? i jus cant figure out the difference and how to use them

regards,

rovena
By Brentinbc, July 1, 2011 @ 12:46 am

Hola Senor Jordan,
Another great lesson!
Mucho gracias
By patrizia, July 13, 2011 @ 4:06 pm

! muchas gracias para tu ayuda !
By annmariemarie, August 16, 2011 @ 8:00 pm

This is an excellent video. Watched it once and I got it!
By audrey, January 6, 2012 @ 11:34 am

hey, thanx 4 all ur help on thes spanish language in general. we have to watch some of your videos in and out of class for th grade spanish. they do help alot. its funny because we always pause the videoes to give us more time on each question ansd you always have a funny face when its paused!!