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Lesson Topics

• Unit One
1. Gender of Nouns I
2. Gender of Nouns II
3. Numbers: 1-10
4. Plural Forms of Nouns
5. Def. & Indef. Articles
6. The Verb Form "hay"
7. Subject Pronouns
8. Reg. Verbs I
9. Reg. Verbs II
10. Reg. Verbs III
11. Adjectives I
12. Adjectives II
13. Days of the Week
14. Numbers: 11-30

• Unit Two
15. Ser and Estar I
16. Ser and Estar II
17. Ser and Estar III
18. Ser and Estar IV
19. Negation
20. Questions
21. Poss. Adjectives
22. Tener, venir
23. Tener que / Hay que
24. Exp. with "Tener"
25. Weather Expressions
26. The Personal "a"
27. Contractions

• Unit Three
28. Stem-Changing Verbs: o:ue
29. Stem-Changing Verbs: e:ie
30. Stem-changing verbs: e:i
31. Estar, Ir, Dar
32. "Ir a" + infinitive
33. Acabar de
34. Volver a
35. Ordinal Numbers
36. Months, Seasons, and Dates
37. Comparisons of Inequality
38. Comparisons of Equality
39. Superlatives

• Unit Four
40. Pronouns as Objects of Prepositions
41. Dir. Object Pronouns I
42. Dir. Object Pronouns II
43. Dir. Object Pronouns III
44. Ind. Object Pronouns I
45. Ind. Object Pronouns II
46. Ind. Object Pronouns III
47. DO and IO Pronouns Together
48. Verbs Like Gustar
49. Present Progressive
50. Verbs with Irregular 1st Persons

• Unit Five
51. Saber vs Conocer / Pedir vs Preguntar
52. Numbers: 31-1000
53. Telling Time
54. Por and Para
55. Irreg. Comparatives
56. Demonstratives
57. Time Expressions With Hacer
58. Possessive Pronouns
59. Reflexive Verbs I
60. Reflexive Verbs II
61. Definite Article II

• Unit Six
62. Pret. vs Imp. I
63. Preterite I
64. Imperfect I
65. Preterite II
66. Imperfect II
67. Pret. vs Imp. II
68. Preterite III
69. Imperfect III
70. Preterite IV
71. Preterite V
72. Preterite VI
73. Pret. vs Imp. III
74. Pret. vs Imp. Review

• Unit Seven
75. "Hace ..." to mean "ago"
76. Formation of Adverbs
77. Subjunctive I: Introduction
78. Subjunctive II: Conjugating regular and stem-changing verbs
79. Subjunctive III: Verbs that change orthographically
80. Subjunctive IV: Irregular verbs
81. Subjunctive V: Desire
82. Subjunctive VI: Ignorance, doubt
83. Subjunctive VII: Impersonal Expressions
84. Subjunctive VIII: Actions not yet completed

• Unit Eight
85. Rel. Pronouns - que
86. Rel. Pronouns - quien
87. Rel. Pronouns - el que and lo que
88. Rel. Adjective - cuyo
89. Rel. Pronouns and Adjectives - Review
90. Formal Commands
91. Inform. Commands - tú
92. Irreg. Commands - tú
93. Using Object Pronouns with Commands
94. Commands Review I
95. Informal Commands - vosotros
96. 1st Person Commands - nosotros
97. Indirect Commands
98. Commands Review II

• Unit Nine
99. Future
100. Past Participle
101. Present Perfect
102. Past Perfect
103. Future Perfect
104. Conditional

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* Why Spanish?

Reasons to Learn Spanish

10. Learning Spanish is necessary to keep pace with popular culture.
    
    
9. Learning Spanish is actually a medical device!
   
   
8. For many, learning Spanish is rapidly becoming a business necessity.
   
   
7. Spanish, Spanish everywhere.
   
   
6. Learning Spanish will (truly) expand your universe.
   
   
5. Knowing Spanish will completely transform your travel experience.
   
   
4. Knowing how to speak Spanish will enable you to help others.
   
   
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2. Learning Spanish will allow you to better appreciate Hispanic cultural contributions.
   
   
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Vocabulario / El baño (the bathroom)

El baño

el baño
bathroom

la bañera

bathtub

el excusado

toilet

el lavamanos

sink

el botiquín

medicine cabinet

el jabón

soap

la toalla

towel

el cortinero

curtain rod

el gorro de baño

shower cap

la ducha

shower

la jabonera

soap dish

la esponja

sponge

el champú

shampoo

el desagüe

drain

Source: http://www.studyspanish.com/vocab/bath.htm

* Notes from Latino Culture

Cultural Notes

• Topics
  • The Alamo
  • The Cardón Cactus
  • The Animal Carvings of Oaxaca
  • The Bakeries of Mexico
  • The Black Pottery of San Bartolo Coyotepec
  • The Bronze Sculptures of Alejandro Colunga
  • Canopy Walking
  • Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge
  • Celestún
  • Cenotes of Yucatán
  • Cervantes
  • Chimborazo
  • The Cider of Asturias
  • Climbing Cotopaxi
  • The Conquistadors
  • The Copper Work Of Santa Clara
  • Courtyards of Latin America
  • Crucifix Art in Latin America
  • Cuzco
  • Dalí
  • Eating Street Food In Mexico
  • Ecolodge Pioneers
  • Friends of Teacapán
  • Giant Domed Tortoise
  • El Greco
  • Guanajuato
  • Guelaguetza
  • Huichol Yarn Paintings
  • Iguazu Falls
  • The Island of Janitzio
  • A Jungle Hike Through Shuar Country
  • Laguna Quilotoa
  • Lima, Perú
  • The Llama
  • Machu Picchu
  • Madrid
  • Mangroves of Pacific Mexico
  • Mazatlan Aquarium
  • The Meat Markets of Mexico
  • Meet Minnie
  • Mexican Cemetary Walk
  • Monarch Butterfly
  • Morning in Teacapán
  • Mountain Dog
  • The Night of the Radishes
  • Nopal
  • Old Year
  • Paella
  • Papallacta Hot Springs
  • The páramo
  • Th piñata
  • The Plazas of Mexico
  • Quetzaltenango
  • Ride the Bus in Mexico
  • Running with the Tarahumara
  • The Ruins of Palenque
  • San Blas
  • Sculptures In Leather
  • The Sloth
  • The Spirit of Angangueo
  • Spray Paint Art
  • Stores
  • Studying Spanish in Latin America
  • Tango
  • Techos de México
  • Termites
  • The Textile Market of Otavalo
  • La tovara
  • The Vizcaino Desert
  • The Water Boils
  • The Yucatan Peninsula

Source: http://www.studyspanish.com/comps/

* Cardinal Numbers / Números Cardinales

Cardinal Numbers 11-30

the numbers 0-10:

0. cero
1. uno
2. dos
3. tres
4. cuatro
5. cinco
6. seis
7. siete
8. oche
9. nueve
10. diez

the numbers 11-20:

11. once
12. doce
13. trece
14. catorce
15. quince
16. dieciséis
17. diecisiete
18. dieciocho
19. diecinueve
20. veinte

the numbers 21-30:

21. veintiuno
22. veintidós
23. veintitrés
24. veinticuatro
25. veinticinco
26. veintiséis
27. veintisiete
28. veintiocho
29. veintinueve
30. treinta

* Days of the Week / Los días de semana

Days of the Week

*** In Spanish-speaking countries, the week begins on Monday.

lunes
Monday
martes
Tuesday
miércoles
Wednesday
jueves
Thursday
viernes
Friday
sábado
Saturday
domingo
Sunday

**** Notice that the days of the week are not capitalized.

lunes
martes
miércoles
jueves
viernes
sábado
domingo

**** The days of the week are all masculine.

el lunes
el martes
el miércoles
el jueves
el viernes
el sábado
el domingo

**** When used with the days of the week, the definite article has the special meaning "on."

No trabajo el lunes.
I don't work on Monday.
No trabajo los martes.
I don't work on Tuesdays.
Hay una fiesta el miércoles.
There is a party on Wednesday.
Hay muchas fiestas los viernes.
There are many parties on Fridays.

**** Days of the week ending in -s do not change form in the plural. Only the article changes.

el lunes
los lunes
el martes
los martes
el miércoles
los miércoles
el jueves
los jueves
el viernes
los viernes
el sábado
los sábados
el domingo
los domingos

*** Use the verb ser to express the day. You will soon learn more about this verb. For now, simply realize that the word "es" is a conjugation of that verb, and is the correct verb in this use.

¿Qué día es hoy?
What day is today?
Hoy es lunes.
Today is Monday.
Mañana es martes.
Tomorrow is Tuesday.

Notice that the following actions do not occur in the present, but rather in the near future.

Salimos el lunes.
We leave on Monday.
Mañana es domingo.
Tomorrow is Sunday.

**** In Spanish, the present tense of the indicative is sometimes used to express the near future. English does this too.

Salimos el lunes.
We (will) leave on Monday.
Mañana es domingo.
Tomorrow (will be) is Sunday.