Spanish for Beginners: Spanish from 0 to Conversational

Explore the basics of Spanish: the alphabet, phonetics, greetings, personal pronouns, and your first conversation. Practice through listening, repeating, writing, and note-taking across pages 1–3 with activities and videos.

This lecture explains two ways to ask for someone's name in Spanish - formal with elders or professionals and informal with peers - and guides practice of the formal/informal distinction.

Practice pronunciation by reading dialogues aloud while learning to greet and introduce yourself in Spanish. The lesson contrasts informal and formal registers using phrases like 'mucho gusto' and 'soy Danny'.

Practice introducing yourself in Spanish through a dialogue between Laura and Sara, including saying your name, spelling it, and using basic greetings for morning, afternoon, and night.

Engage with recording 1.6 to practice basic Spanish dialogue about a hero, destiny, and a good story. Explain simple phrases to describe a hero and a story in Spanish.

This lecture reinforces formal and informal registers in Spanish through a secretary dialogue, exploring how to ask questions, say where you live, and improve pronunciation by recording and listening.

Examine garbled Spanish dialogue to practice basic pronouns and conversational expressions, including self-identity and descriptive adjectives, through short, dialogue-driven phrases.

Grabación 1.8 introduces a professor guiding beginners through a learning lesson, focusing on practice and listening as you speak and understand Spanish from 0 to conversational.

Complete unit 1 by practicing a five-minute Spanish chat on sites like shared talk or verballing, introduce yourself, and post your experience in discussion or Facebook group to boost confidence.

Learn definite and indefinite articles, noun and adjective agreement in Spanish, and how to form statements and questions, with office vocabulary and guided speaking practice through activities and videos.

Master the difference between qué and quién in Spanish, forming questions like 'qué es' and 'quién es.' Practice introducing Danny with 'mucho gusto' while discussing lives in Quito.

Learn how Spanish definite articles el, la, los, and las agree with noun gender and number, illustrated through office vocabulary like desk, chair, computer, and printer.

Explore la concordancia in Spanish, focusing on definite articles and noun–adjective order, where colors come after the noun and endings change for gender and number to agree with the noun.

Explore Spanish indefinite articles: singular un/una and plural unos/unas, gender agreement, and how to form basic questions with qué and the verb, using example nouns.

Review gender concordance in Spanish, identify masculine and feminine endings, learn definite and indefinite articles, and practice plural formation with -s and -es.

Label your workspace with Spanish labels, snap a photo, and post it on the discussion board or Facebook for unit 2, using post-it note vocabulary and saying each word aloud.

Explore unit 3 by learning how to say do you speak Spanish, describe languages and nationalities, and master the three types of Spanish verbs with -ar, -er, -ir endings. Understand that the stem stays the same in conjugation while endings change for regular verbs.

Conjugate ar verbs in Spanish, focusing on hablar and estudiar, using the nosotros form and other subject pronouns, with guided practice and drills to make endings automatic.

Explore the present simple in Spanish through er-verb conjugations and example sentences about reading, learning, and daily activities.

Explore ir verbs and their present-tense conjugation with examples like vivir (yo vivo, tú vives), and gain practice through texting and poem-writing.

Learn to introduce yourself in Spanish, say where you live, and list languages you speak, using verbs like soy, hablo, vivo, and other essential words.

Practice conjugating a regular -ar verb and discuss daily work and study roles, such as waiter and babysitter, while using solo, weekends, and phrases for I work and I study.

Explore how Spanish forms masculine and feminine job titles, with endings such as -o to -a and unchanged forms, and how articles shift for gender in professions.

Take the leap and complete the final assignment for unit 3 by updating your social media profile to Spanish, then share how long you can sustain the change.

Explore Spanish numbers from dos to nueve and cuatro, aligning with beginner conversational goals in this course.

Practice Spanish numbers from uno to cien using pronunciation drills and simple math to reinforce the numeric sequence. Speak entirely in Spanish to memorize the numbers and boost conversational fluency.

Explore the verb tener, its irregular yo-go forms and stem-changing patterns, and memorize its conjugations to express possession in Spanish.

Learn basic Spanish dialogues between Jessica and Dani, practicing introductions with 'soy', hospitality phrases like 'bienvenido' and 'gracias', and asking 'cuántos años tienes' with ages such as 18.

Learn Spanish family vocabulary from abuelo to nieto and nieta, including madre, padre, tia, tio, primo, prima, and more, with possessive adjectives and gender-number agreement for clear communication.

Describe your identity in Spanish by explaining how you are, how you feel, and what you look like, including hair color, eye color, and hair type.

Explore the Spanish verb ser, its present-tense conjugations (soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son), and its uses for nationality, physical description, and personality with examples.

Describe how to talk about Laura López, highlighting her Colombian nationality and fashion to practice basic Spanish descriptors.

Describe your family and friends using Spanish adjectives for physical appearance and personality, practice with vocabulary on height, hair, and traits, and build a personal vocabulary list.

Complete the final unit assignment for La Familia by creating your own family tree in Spanish, and share it in the Facebook group or discussion board.

Unit 5 overview covers the verbs ser and estar, saying the day, giving directions, and expressing feelings in Spanish. It includes vocabulary notes and activities 36–43 with videos.

Explore the Spanish verb hacer, meaning to do or to make, including its irregular form and practical birthday party examples like making a cake and celebrating with gifts.

Explore Spanish date expressions by learning numbers, months, and days of the week, when to say the first of the month, and how to say yesterday and tomorrow.

Explore Spanish directions using the verb estar, practice asking how to reach a house, and describe locations like the shop, house, park, and school with north, south, east, and west.

Learn Spanish prepositions of position from encima to lejos, using a blue dot perspective and an interactive fill-in activity to memorize where objects sit relative to others.

Learn to ask about feelings in spanish using interrogatives like qué, cómo, cuándo, cuánto, and por qué, and practice estar forms with examples such as estoy triste.

Begin unit 5 by writing directions from your home to work, school, or the bank in Spanish, then share and receive corrections in the Facebook group or the discussion board.

Unit six covers food and cooking vocabulary, the Spanish imperative case for commands, and ordinal numbers, with verb conjugation practice and a tortilla española example.

Explore essential Spanish food and drink vocabulary, including fruits, vegetables, dairy, meats, carbohydrates, and beverages, with examples like leche, queso, carne, pescado, pan, arroz, agua.

Form positive tú commands in Spanish by following a tortilla recipe, with steps like peel the potatoes, cut the onions, add oil, and cook.

Learn how to form positive mandatos de usted in Spanish by using the opposite endings for ar verbs (-e) and er/ir verbs (-a), with examples like coma la leche.

Match pictures to vocabulary words for common dining items—knife, spoon, glass, fork, bowl, napkin, and cup—to build practical Spanish vocabulary.

Master the gustar construction in Spanish, using me gusta and me gustan with singular and plural nouns, plus affirmative and negative responses.

Complete your unit 6 final assignment by sharing how to make your favorite recipe in Spanish, and post it on the discussion board or Facebook group for a student cookbook.

Explore unit 7 with practical topics like shopping, the future tense with infinitives, negative imperative, comparisons, and adjectives as nouns; practice through conjugation and activities.

Learn how the Spanish verb creer means to think or believe, and its que construction to express thoughts, with examples about cooking and going to the party.

Learn the future in Spanish using ir a + infinitive, review present tense forms of ir, and build practical sentences like voy a estudiar español y vamos a comer.

learn the Spanish verb necesitar to express what you need, with shopping phrases for potatoes, onions, eggs, oil, and salt.

Explore the verb hay to express there is/there are in Spanish, practice singular and plural forms, and form negatives with no hay for what isn't present.

Explains negative tú and usted commands in Spanish by using the yo form and opposite endings, with examples like no comas las galletas and no compres más aceite.

Explore how the Spanish verb querer expresses want, a stem-changing shoe verb. Observe how the yo form changes while nosotros and vosotros keep the stem, with practical examples.

Complete your assignment for unit 7 by shopping in a Spanish market or simulating it with a Spanish grocery list and prices, and share your experience on the discussion board.

Explore the home and chores in this unit, master comparatives, superlatives, and the imperative, build vocabulary with fill-in exercises and listening activities, and practice verb conjugations.

Learn common house vocabulary in Spanish, including la casa, la cocina, escalera, and terms for first floor and ground floor, with repetition practice.

Learn house vocabulary in Spanish, including arm chair versus regular chair, TV, shelves, shower, sink, lavabo, and kitchen versus bathroom usage; practice with repeat-after-me phrases.

Describe where you live in Spanish, using apartment and house ideas like modern, small, old, and big, and speak the answers out loud.

Learn to use tener que + infinitive to express obligation in Spanish, noting that tener is irregular. Practice with examples like tienes que limpiar la casa.

Describe a real estate offer for your house or apartment as final assignment for unit 8, including amenities, and post it on the discussion board or Facebook for group feedback.

Unit 9 overview introduces telling time, the morning routine, clothing, and daily routines in Spanish, along with reflexive verbs, stem-changing verbs, and yo-go verbs, with practice activities and vocabulary.

Learn how to tell time in Spanish, using es la una and son las, and express half and quarter hours. Practice asking a qué hora for daily activities and events.

Learn Spanish clothing vocabulary from camisa to sombrero, and practice talking about what you wear with simple present conjugations, answering who is wearing what in everyday conversations.

Describe your morning routine using time cues and everyday actions shown in example schedules. Practice talking about getting up, showering, brushing teeth, dressing, breakfast, and commuting to work.

Explore reflexive verbs in Spanish, using reflexive pronouns and verb conjugation to show actions done to oneself, including stem-changing examples and common daily activities.

Explore vestirse, a stem-changing e to i reflexive verb meaning to get dressed, with shoe-verb conjugations and reflexive pronouns. Practice forms like yo, tú, él, nosotros, and ellos in context.

Explore Spanish yo-go verbs, irregular yo forms ending in -go, with examples like hago, pongo, digo, salgo, and vengo to expand your vocabulary.

Plan unit 9 task by outlining the first day of your vacation and a morning routine, then post your destination and a photo on the discussion board for Spanish practice.