On this post, I’ll give you an idea on how to go about doing that.

Disclaimer: Please understand that I give you permission to download my videos provided you are not financially profiting off of them.  Downloading other videos from Youtube could get you in trouble legally.  So please use the program with caution.

Step 1:Download Youtube Downloader

So I really like Youtube Downloader.  It’s spyware and malware free and you can download it off of CNET.  You can also search on Google “Download Youtube Videos” but who knows what you’ll come up with.

(When installing, I always make sure to unclick on everything it tells me to install because those programs are not needed for the program to work. )

Step 2: Find Youtube Video

So with the Youtube Downloader program open, find a youtube video that you want to download.
(Click on picture to see more clearly)

Step 3: Copy video address into Youtube Downloader

Go to the video you want.  Then look at the top to the url of the video and simply copy all of the text and paste it into the Youtube downloader program.  You might notice that once you copy it, it will automatically paste the url into the program for you.

Step 4: Download video

Make sure you check how good the quality is if you want the best available or lower.  Then click on the download button.

Step 5: Save video to somewhere you can find it

It should type the title of the video automatically into your file-save window.  Then just save it.

Step 6: Your movie file

For Ipod:
Once downloaded, your movie file will be able to be dragged onto your Ipod.

For teachers:

If you’re a teacher wanting to show it in your school, you can now transfer the file to a USB drive and take it to school.

• Option 1: Show in Quicktime
  The file is in MPEG-4 format.  The program that can usually open that without any problems is Quicktime. So you will need Quicktime installed on your computer at school.

• Option 2: Convert files
  You could also convert the file to a different file type that your computer at school could play.  I would try either WMV or AVI.
  

• Option3: Download VideoLan
  There is a really good program that can show all sorts of file types without any problem that is FREE!  It’s called VideoLan.  You could download the install file and put it on your USB drive and take it to school or have your tech guy install it on your computer for you.

Hope this was helpful!  Let me know if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions!

Make sure to watch the previous video on this as well. Enjoy!

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

Vocabulario:
abrir – to open
anoche – lastnight
ayer – yesterday
caliente – hot
comprar – to buy
cuando era niño – when I was a (male) kid
cuando – when
dar – to give
de pequeño / de pequeña – as a child
después de – after ___.
el buzón – mailbox
el centro comercial – mall
el coche nuevo – a new car
el lunes pasado – (on) last Monday
el mes pasado – last month
el parque – the park
el profesor – the teacher, professor
el sábado – (on) Saturday
el zoológico – zoo
gustar – to be pleasing to
Le gustó - “He liked ___”
Le gustaba – “He used to like”
hablar por teléfono – to talk on the phone
hacer la tarea – to do homework
ir - to go
fuimos – I went
íbamos – I went; I was going; I used to go
la familia – family
la iglesia – church
la nieve – ice cream, snow
la playa – beach
le – to him, to her
leer – to read
llover – to rain
los estudiantes - the students
los lunes – on Mondays
los papás – parents
mi / mis – my
nos – to us
nadar – to swim
porque - because
recuerda – he/she remembers
reír(se) – to laugh
me reí - I laughed
sacar – to take out; to take
ser – to be
fueron – they went/they were
eran – they were; they used to be; they would be
siempre - always
todos los días - every day
una tarjeta postal – a postcard
ver - to see

Related video(s):

1. Preterite regular -AR verbs
2. Preterite -AR verbs: -GAR, -CAR, -ZAR
3. Preterite regular -ER verbs
4. Preterite regular -IR verbs
5. Preterite – Irregulars – ir & ser
6. Preterite – Irregulars – hacer
7. Preterite – Irregulars – decir
8. Preterite – Irregulars – poder
9. Preterite – Irregulars – querer
10. Preterite – Irregulars – estar
11. Preterite – Irregulars – saber
12. Preterite – Irregulars – poner
13. Preterite – Irregulars – tener
14. Preterite – Irregulars – venir
15. Preterite – Irregulars – ver & dar
16. Preterite – Irregulars – traer, traducir, conducir
17. Preterite – Irregulars song
18. Preterite -IR Stem-Changers (e-i)
19. Preterite -IR Stem-changers (o-u)
20. Imperfect – AR verbs
21. Imperfect – ER / IR verbs
22. Imperfect – Irregular verbs – ir, ser, ver
23. Imperfect vs. Preterite

cuento 1, cuento 2, & vocabulary list can be found in the cuentos para preterite vs imperfect pdf file.

related video(s);

1. Preterite – Irregulars – ir & ser
2. Preterite – Irregulars – hacer
3. Preterite – Irregulars – decir
4. Preterite – Irregulars – poder
5. Preterite – Irregulars – querer
6. Preterite – Irregulars – estar
7. Preterite – Irregulars – saber
8. Preterite – Irregulars – poner
9. Preterite – Irregulars – tener
10. Preterite – Irregulars – venir
11. Preterite – Irregulars – ver & dar
12. Preterite – Irregulars – traer, traducir, conducir
13. Preterite – Irregulars  song
14. Preterite -IR Stem-Changers (e-i)
15. Preterite -IR Stem-changers (o-u)
16. Imperfect – AR verbs
17. Imperfect – ER / IR verbs
18. Imperfect – Irregular verbs – ir, ser, ver
19. Imperfect vs. Preterite (Part 2)

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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Related video(s)

1. Personal Pronouns
2. Present Tense – Regular -ER verbs

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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Related video(s):

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

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

Related video(s):

1. Nouns + definite articles + classroom vocab
2. Nouns + indefinite articles + classroom vocab
3. Direct objects (parte 2)

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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Related video(s):

1. Personal Pronouns
2. Present Tense AR verbs: all forms

Enjoy the video!  Let me know if you have any questions, comments or suggestions below.

useful verb:

Vocabulario:
la camisa – shirt
la camiseta – t-shirt
el suéter – sweater
la sudadera – sweatshirt
la chaqueta -jacket
los pantalones – pants
los jeans – jeans
el vestido – dress
los pantalones cortos – shorts
las medias – panty hose
los calcetines – socks
los zapatos – shoes
los tenis – tennis shoes
las sandalias – sandals
las chanclas – flip-flops/slippers
el abrigo – coat
el traje de baño – bathing suit
la ropa interior - underwear

Notes:
las sandalias can be sandals or flip-flops;
chanclas are flip-flops/slippers (I believe it to be a more Mexican word in this context)

In México, some of these words might be as follows:
la camiseta => la playera
la chaqueta => la chamarra
los pantalones cortos => los chores / (el short?)

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

más práctica

Vocabulario:
el hermano - brother
la hermana – sister
los hermanos – brothers / brothers and sisters
las hermanas – sisters
el padre – father
la madre – mother
los padres – parents
el papá – dad
la mamá – mom
los papás – mom and dad
el abuelo – grandfather / grandpa
la abuela – grandmother / grandma
los abuelos – grandparents
el tío – uncle
la tía – aunt
los tíos – aunts and uncles
las tías – aunts
el primo – cousin
la prima – cousin (female)
los primos – cousins
las primas – cousins (females)
el cuñado – brother-in-law
la cuñada – sister-in-law
el sobrino – nephew
la sobrina – niece
los sobrinos – nephews / nieces & nephews
las sobrinas – nieces

Youtube just upped the quality standards so in my NEWEST videos this will not be offered. You’ll probably only notice the description below for most of the preterite irregular videos.

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I’ve started saving my videos in a high-quality format because youtube offers to viewers the option of watching the videos that way on the website. I just found out that you can watch them in high quality here too. It isn’t a drastic difference but I have noticed that things look a little crisper at least!  Keep reading to see how to do it!

This will only work on the most recent videos!  But to do it…

First, make sure to push the play button.  Then…

and then…

Pretty cool, huh!?  Happy watching!

¡Hasta luego!
-Sr J.