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Learning Spanish Like Crazy Spoken Spanish – Lección Uno.
Listen to the following conversation. Male: Hola ¿Hablas inglés? Female: ¿Quién? Male: Tú. ¿Hablas tú inglés? Female: Sí, hablo un poquito de inglés. Male: Ya veo. ¿Habla español? Female: ¿Quién? ¿Yo? Male: Tú no. Ella. ¿Habla ella español? Female: Sí, ella habla español. Male: ¿Hablan español? Female: ¿Quién? ¿Ellos? Male: Ellos no.¿Ustedes? ¿Hablan ustedes español? Female: Sí, nosotros hablamos mucho español. Instructor: You have two objectives in this lesson. One, you will learn how to use verbs that end in the suffix “ar” in the present tense. Keep in mind that there are Spanish verbs that end in: “ar,” “er” and “ir.” There are also regular verbs and irregular verbs in Spanish. In this lesson, we will only focus on regular“ar” verbs. Your second objective in this lesson is to learn the subject pronouns in Spanish. There are seven subject pronouns in English: I You He She It We and They

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Instructor: The present tense is used in Spanish in several different ways. One, it can be used to indicate an action in progress. For example: Male: Yo hablo español ahora. Instructor: Which means: “I am speaking Spanish now.”Instructor: Two, the present tense can be used to show something that is done continuously or ongoing. For example: Male: Nosotros hablamos español todo el tiempo. Instructor: Which means: “We speak Spanish all the time.” Instructor: Three, unlike in English, in Spanish you can use the present tense for an action that will be done in the future. For example: Female: Esta noche, ella habla español enla clase. Instructor: Which means: “Tonight, she will speak Spanish in the class.” Instructor: Let’s begin by learning to use the verb “hablar” in the present tense. “Hablar” means to speak. Instructor: This is how to say the verb "to speak". Listen and repeat. Female: Hablar. Hablar. Instructor: Again, how do you say "to speak"? Female: Hablar. Hablar. Instructor: Did you make sure that you madeyour response before the recorded speaker? And did you repeat after the recorded speaker? This is how to say “I speak.” Listen and repeat. Male: Hablo. Yo hablo. Instructor: How do you say “I speak”? Male: Hablo. Yo hablo. Instructor: Can you guess which word means “I”? Male: Yo. Yo.

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Instructor: It is not always necessary to use the word “yo” or “I” in Spanish. “Yo” is usually used forclarity or emphasis. Instructor: Again: How do you say “I speak”? Male: Hablo. Yo hablo. Instructor: Make sure that you imitate the pronunciation of the recorded speaker. This is how to say “you speak.” Listen and repeat. Female: Hablas. Tú hablas. Instructor: How do you say “you speak”? Female: Hablas. Tú hablas. Instructor: Can you guess which word means “You”? Female: Tú. Tú. Instructor: It isalso not always necessary to use the word “tú” in Spanish. “Tú” is usually used for clarity or emphasis. Instructor: Again, how do you say “you speak”? Male: Hablas. Tú hablas. Instructor: Now say “I speak.” Male: Hablo. Yo hablo. Instructor: And how do you say “you speak”? Male: Hablas. Tú hablas. Instructor: There are also two ways to say “you” in Spanish. “Tú” is the familiar or informal way ofsaying you. And “usted” is the polite or formal way of saying you. If you are not sure when to use “tú” or “usted,” here’s a good rule of thumb. Use “tú” when speaking to someone who you would normally address by their first name. And use “usted” when speaking to someone who you would normally address by Mr. or Mrs. Instructor: Considering that the objective of this course is to teach you informal,spoken Spanish. Unless instructed to do otherwise, in this course you will use “tú,” the informal word for “you.”

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Instructor: This is how to say “he speaks” Listen and repeat. Female: Habla. El habla. Instructor: How do you say “he speaks”? Male: Habla. -El habla. Instructor: Can you guess which word means “He”? Male: . El. Instructor: It is also not always necessary to use the...