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01 Los colores (parte 2)

Señor Jordan — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:01:23 +0000

Hola. In this video lesson we’re going to be continuing los colores. We also talk about what to do with the colors when they modify nouns and also where to place them when they describe nouns. Enjoy!

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

Vocabulario:
rojo - red
anaranjado – orange
naranja – orange
amarillo – yellow
verde - green
azul – blue
morado – violet, purple
rosado – pink
rosa – pink
café – brown
marrón - brown
blanco – white
gris – grey
negro – black

el bolígrafo – pen
el lápiz – pencil
el libro – book
el marcador – marker
el suéter - sweater
el vestido - dress
la camisa - shirt
la camiseta – t-shirt
la chaqueta – jacket
la falda – skirt
la gorra - baseball cap
la mochila – bookbag
la ropa interior – underwear
la sudadera – sweatshirt
los calcetines – socks
las chanclas – flip-flops
los jeans – jeans
los pantalones – pants
los pantalones cortos – shorts
los tenis – tennis shoes
los zapatos - shoes
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01 Present Tense – Querer (to want)

Señor Jordan — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:14:11 +0000

Hola. In this video lesson, we’re going to cover the verb querer (to want).

Notice that in this video I only really discuss the verb meaning ‘to want’ but it could also be used as ‘to love’ with people and pets.

ex:
Juan quiere a sus padres. – Juan loves his parents.
Ellos quieren a sus gatos. - They love their cats.
(Yo) Te quiero. – I love you.

Verb conjugation chart:

Vocabulario:
comer – to eat
el cine – movie theater
el muchacho – boy
el profesor - professor / teacher
el restaurante – restaurant
estar de vacaciones – to be on vacation
hablar por teléfono – to talk on the phone
hacer la tarea – to do homework
ir – to go
jugar al béisbol – to play baseball
la chica – girl
la novia – girlfriend
la secretaria – secretary (female)
leer – to read
nuevo – new
pequeño – small
tener – to have
tocar la guitarra – to play guitar
una chaqueta – a jacket
una pizza – a pizza
un coche – a car
un gato – a cat
un millón de dólares - a million dollars
unos tenis – some tennis shoes.

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01 Possessive adjectives (part 2) – nuestro, su

Señor Jordan — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:55:19 +0000

¡Hola! In this video lesson, we’ll continue with the possessive adjectives and add on two more. Well, technically I guess we’re only really adding on one more since the other we already knew.

Enjoy! Leave any questions, comments, or suggestions below.

Vocabulario:
¿De quién es? - Whose is it? / Who does it belong to?
Es ____. – It is ___.
¿De quién son? – Whose are they? / Who do they belong to?
Son ___. – They are ___.

el coche – car
el cuaderno – notebook
el dinero – money
el gato – cat
el libro - book
el perro – dog
el teléfono – telephone
el zapato – shoe
la camiseta – t-shirt
la casa – house
la hamburguesa – hamburger
la mochila – bookbag
la pizza – pizza
los calcetines – socks

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Possessive adjectives (part 1); mi(s), tu(s), su(s)

01 Possessive Adjectives (part 1)

Señor Jordan — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:56:56 +0000

This video lesson covers the possessive adjectives: mi(s), tu(s) & su(s) in Spanish. We use these when we want to tell to whom something belongs.

In part two, we’ll go over the remaining possessive adjectives.

Enjoy!

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

Vocabulario:
mi / mis – my
tu / tus – your (familiar)
su / sus - his, her, your (formal)

el lápiz – the pencil
un lápiz – a pencil
los lápices – the pencils
unos lápices – some pencils
la regla – the ruler
una regla – a ruler
las reglas – the rulers
unas reglas - some rulers

el cuaderno – notebook
el perro – dog
el gato – cat
los jeans – jeans
el libro – book
el marcador – marker
el vestido – dress
la camisa – shirt
la guitarra – guitar
la hamburguesa – hamburger
la piña – pineapple
los pantalones – pants
los tenis – tennis shoes

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Possessive adjectives (part 2); nuestro(s), su(s)

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

Señor Jordan — Sun, 31 May 2009 04:07:22 +0000

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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01 Present Tense – Necesitar

Señor Jordan — Sat, 30 May 2009 23:28:41 +0000

This lesson covers a useful verb: necesitar (to need). Thankfully, necesitar is a pretty easy one to change, but we could easily use this in normal conversation with others.

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

Vocabulario:
el dinero – money
estudiar - study
hablar por teléfono – to talk on the telephone
ir al baño – to go to the bathroom
ir al gimnasio – go to the gym
la clase – class
más – more
nuevo – new
para – for
trabajar – to work
una cámara – a camera
una chaqueta – a jacket
una guitarra – a guitar
un coche - a car
un lápiz - a pencil
un libro – a book
un perro – a dog
un vestido - a dress
unos pantalones – some pants
unos tenis – some tennis shoes

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01036 Present Tense – Tener (part 2): useful phrases

Señor Jordan — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 02:01:08 +0000

This video lesson covers the present tense of the verb tener (to have). In this video lesson, we’ll go over some useful phrases with the verb: tener que, tener ganas de, tener # años

Enjoy! Let me know if you have any questions/comments/suggestions.

Vocabulario:
un problema – problem
las novias – girlfriends
estudiar – to study
limpiar el baño – clean the bathroom
bailar – to dance
comer – to eat
los estudiantes – students
mi(s) – my
el gato – cat
¿Cuántos años tienes? – How old are you?
para – for
el examen – test
hablar por teléfono – to talk on the phone
ir al cine – to go to the movies
los niños – the kids/children
la escuela – school
ayudar en casa – to help out around the house
la muchacha – girl
nadar – to swim
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01-035 present tense – tener

Señor Jordan — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 23:29:12 +0000

¡Hola! This video lesson covers the incredibly useful verb tener in the present tense. Tener means ‘to have’ and in this video we’ll go over its basic usage.

Let me know if you have any questions/comments/suggestions about this video!

Vocabulario:
un problema – problem
los chicos – boys
las novias – girlfriends
el profesor – teacher
mucho – a lot, much
el libro – book
la señora – woman, lady
el dinero - money
el coche – car
una calculadora – calculator
una pregunta – question
la manzana – apple
una guitarra – guitar
una piscina – pool
un bolígrafo – pen

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02 Imperfect – Irregulars – ir, ser, ver

Señor Jordan — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:07:21 +0000

Hola. This video lesson covers the three irregular verbs in the imperfect tense. The verbs are ir (to go), ser (to be) and ver (to see). Enjoy!

Let me know if you have any questions, comments or suggestions below.

Verbos:

Vocabulario:
la escuela – school
el cine – movie theater
el viernes – (on) Friday
el amigos - friend
las chicas – girls
bajo – short
cada – each
mañana – morning
mi(s) - my
los abuelos - granparents
siempre – always
las cosas – things
en – in
las nubes – clouds
antes – before, beforehand
el profesor – the teacher, professor
antipático – unpleasant
muchos/muchas – lots, many
las personas – people
por aquí – around here
de niño / de niña - as a child
el parque – the park
muy - very
atrevido – brave, adventurous
el miércoles – (on) Wednesday
a – to
el zoológico – the zoo
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02 Imperfect – Regular ER/IR verbs

Señor Jordan — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 05:09:15 +0000

¡Hola! This video lesson continues with lessons on the imperfect tense in Spanish. This lesson specifically covers the regular ER / IR verbs. If you’re not sure which those are, it will be every verb except for three. The next video in this series will cover the all of the irregular verbs in this tense. Remember that we use this tense for ‘used to __‘ and ‘was/were ___ing‘

Let me know if you have any questions, comments or suggestions below!

Enjoy!

otros verbos:
aprender – to learn
comprender – to understand
decir – to say, tell
pedir – to ask for
preferir – to prefer
querer – to want
vivir – to live

Vocabulario:
un oso de peluche – teddy bear
de niño – as a (m) child
en – in, on
el restaurante – restaurant
mucho – a lot, much
el dinero – money
la verdad – the truth
el béisbol – baseball
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