Basic Spanish

1.0.01 Imágenes y Palabras Básicas

Designed for beginners with little or no previous knowledge of Spanish, this video is presented completely in Spanish without translations. Use a visual approach to introduce objects, gradually incorporating verbs and complements. The mission is to help participants understand, retain and use basic linguistic patterns, thus providing the basis for progressively moving towards more complex structures and ideas.

1.1.1 Intro Estructura básica

This video introduces the verb "hay" and its use to express quantity or number. Unlike English, where the verb "to be" is used for this purpose, in Spanish "hay" is used instead of "ser" or "estar" to indicate number or quantity.

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1.2.02 Ejercicio hay y números

Exercise to help recognize questions, negative sentences and interrogative pronouns "who" and "who". The video shows the importance of recognizing gender and number settings, mainly in personal pronouns and nouns. The exercise reviews the definite and indefinite articles that are used in Spanish

1.3.1 Intro 3a persona

Based on the fundamental concepts introduced in the Video of Images and Basic Words, this expansion will delve into more complex linguistic structures. It will begin the use of third-person pronouns, a wider range of adjectives, and the gradual introduction of questions, including negative sentences. These questions will incorporate demonstrative pronouns such as "this", "that", "this" and "these".

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1.4.1 Intro 2a persona

This video explores more deeply the use of the first and second person, both in singular and plural. In addition, he emphasizes the need to differentiate between singular and plural articles, and continues to review demonstrative pronouns.

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1.5.1 Comparación: “ser” y “estar”

The differences between these two verbs are of utmost importance. The exercise highlights the conditions and characteristics that determine which of the verbs should be used. This is the first video that relies on the student's linguistic instincts to expand the use of structured phrases and sentences towards more complex arrangements. It also introduces the use of the interrogative adverbs "where" and "when".

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1.6.1 Más usos ser_estar

This video continues with exercises on "being" and "being". It also introduces 'to be' as an auxiliary verb, whose use is to form progressive forms. The video presents new vocabulary and tries to motivate the viewer to use the speech patterns shown to create new ones on their own.

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1.7.2 Números y Cantidades

The verb "hay" is crucial in Spanish, since it is the impersonal form of 'haber', used to express existence, meaning "there is" or "there are" in English. It remains invariable regardless of the number or gender of the noun that follows it, which makes it unique in Spanish grammar. "Hay" is essential to indicate the presence of both concrete and abstract concepts and is often used in idiomatic expressions. Understanding its use is vital to master Spanish, since it simplifies the expression of existence without worrying about the agreement of gender or number.