< Spanish by Choice
FOREWORD
These lessons are based on SpanishPod newbie lessons for beginners without knowledge of Spanish. The teaching language is English; there are no prerequisites. The lessons can be studied in any order; thus, you are free to choose lessons according to your preferences. It is not necessary to study all lessons; however, it is very recommendable to review the lessons as often as possible.
An index of dialogue lines is available. It includes the lines of all lesson dialogues with translations and audio files.
An introduction to Spanish grammar is also available. This introduction is particularly useful to look up grammar terms that appear in the vocabulary lists of the lessons.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| ID | lesson title | main topic | grammar topic | verb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A0001 | Are you ready yet? | leisure: getting ready | imperative of esperar | estar – to be |
| A0002 | Birthday party | leisure: asking to go out | present tense of ir | ir – to go |
| A0003 | At the bar | food: ordering a beer | adjectives for m./f. nouns | servir – to serve |
| A0004 | She's not Mexican | asking: for a name | nationalities | llamarse-to call oneself |
| A0005 | Take a picture | asking: for a favor | titels: Señorita, Doña,... | tomar – to take |
| A0006 | How's it going? | small talk: greetings | compliments: guapa/-o | alegrar – to delight |
| A0007 | Where are you from? | small talk: country of birth | ser de – to be from | ser – to be |
| A0008 | How do you say ...? | asking: for a translation | pronunciation of d | decir – to say |
| A0010 | I'm hungry | leisure: planning to go out | querer + infinitive | querer – to like |
| A0011 | Call me | small talk: saying good bye | pronunciation of b and v | ver – to see |
| A0013 | Doing the laundry | at home: searching | hay; voy a + infinitive | saber – to know |
| A0015 | Table for two | leisure: being seated | usted form of verbs | importar – to matter |
| A0016 | I feel sick | health: stomach ache | pronunciation of h and o | doler – to hurt |
| A0019 | How do you spell beige? | asking: a question | impersonal se; spelling | escribir – to write |
| A0021 | I'm sleepy | leisure: not going out | phrases for good bye | preferir – to prefer |
| A0023 | Going to the market | food: buying apples | usted form of verbs | dar – to give |
| A0027 | The Neighbor | small talk: neighborhood | irregular verbs | conocer – to know |
| A0030 | Call back later | small talk: phone calls | pronunciation of ll | llamar – to call |
| A0033 | It's expensive | in public: taboo subjects | adjectives for m./f. nouns | tener – to have |
| A0035 | Is anyone in there? | in public: in the bathroom | poder + infinitive | poder – to be able |
| A0037 | The baby is sleeping | at home: commanding | pronunciation of g and d | estar – to be |
| A0041 | Cheers! | leisure: toasting | subject pronouns | brindar – to toast |
| A0047 | Coffee time | food: drinking coffee | pronunciation of o | apetecer – to appetize |
| A0052 | Smells good | food: smelling cookies | ser and estar | oler – to smell |
| A0056 | What time is the train? | asking: for the time | time of day | salir – to leave |
| A0062 | At the bank | in public: banking | commands with llenar | prestar – to loan |
| A0066 | Bottle of water | food: ordering water | article el for agua (fem.) | dar – to give |
| A0072 | Here is my card | small talk: networking | word ending -ción | poder – to be able |
| A0076 | Jet-lag | health: jet-lag | phrases to agree | tener – to have |
| A0082 | My name is... | small talk: introducing ones. | reflexive verbs | llamarse-to call oneself |
| A0086 | Are you single? | small talk: in a relation? | adjectives for m./f. nouns | ser – to be |
| A0092 | How old are you? | asking: for one's age | tener + number + años | parecer – to seem |
| A0096 | I am allergic | health: allergies | pronunciation of g | querer – to want |
| A0102 | Where is the restroom? | asking: for the bathroom | pronunciation of d | estar – to be |
| A0106 | Room service | food: ordering a hamburger | pronunciation of h | llevar – to bring |
| A0112 | What is your telephone number? | asking: for a phone number | phone numbers | llamar – to call |
| A0116 | Do you want a mint? | health: bad breadth | directness of Latinos | oler – to smell |
| A0122 | Telephone card | asking: to buy something | question for buying s.th. | dar – to give |
| A0127 | Flirting | leisure: flirting | gerund (ing-form) | sonreír – to smile |
| A0131 | I miss them | health: homesickness | pronunciation of ll | extrañar – to miss |
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