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Essential Spanish Phrases for Beginners

Jan 21, 2025

Spanish for Beginners

Introduction

  • Presenter: Paul from SpanishWithPaul.com
  • Course Duration: One hour
  • Course Material: Download available via link or description
  • Instruction: Engage actively by pausing and answering questions

Basic Vocabulary

  • It is: Es (e.g., "It's normal" - Es normal)
  • It isn't: No es (e.g., "It isn't normal" - No es normal)
  • Important: Importante (e.g., "It's important" - Es importante)
  • For me: Para mí (e.g., "It's for me" - Es para mí)
  • Today: Hoy (e.g., "It's important today" - Es importante hoy)
  • Something: Algo (e.g., "Something important" - Algo importante)

Negations

  • Impossible: Imposible (e.g., "It's impossible" - Es imposible)
  • Nothing is impossible: Nada es imposible

Time and Place

  • Now: Ahora (e.g., "Now it's impossible" - Ahora es imposible)
  • Here: Aquí (e.g., "It's fantastic here" - Es fantástico aquí)

Adjectives and Adverbs

  • Perfect: Perfecto (e.g., "It's perfect" - Es perfecto)
  • Like this/that: Así (e.g., "It's like this" - Es así)
  • Very: Muy (e.g., "It's very important" - Es muy importante
  • Good: Bueno (e.g., "It's good" - Es bueno)
  • Fantastic: Fantástico (e.g., "It's fantastic" - Es fantástico)

Common Phrases

  • I need: Necesito (e.g., "I need to do it" - Necesito hacerlo)
  • I want: Quiero (e.g., "I want to know" - Quiero saber)
  • I have to: Tengo que (e.g., "I have to go out" - Tengo que salir)
  • I can: Puedo (e.g., "I can do it" - Puedo hacerlo)

Questions

  • Is it for me?: ¿Es para mí?
  • Is it normal?: ¿Es normal?

Useful Connectors

  • And: Y
  • Because: Porque
  • If: Si
  • Or: O
  • But: Pero

Verbs

  • To be: Estar
  • To do: Hacer
  • To know: Saber
  • To go out: Salir
  • To study: Estudiar

Examples

  • It's important to be here today: Es importante estar aquí hoy
  • I need to do it today because it's important: Necesito hacerlo hoy porque es importante
  • I want to study but I can't because I have to go out now: Quiero estudiar pero no puedo porque tengo que salir ahora

Vocabulary Recap

  • Normal: Normal
  • Impossible: Imposible
  • Perfect: Perfecto
  • Fantastic: Fantástico
  • Later: Más tarde
  • Tomorrow: Mañana
  • Everything: Todo

Conclusion

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