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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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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.

* "Hay" in sentences

del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho	adv.	saying is one thing, doing it is another
no hay dos sin tres	adv.	misfortune always comes in threes
no hay mal que cien años dure	adv.	the longest night will have an end
no hay mal que dure cien años	adv.	the longest night will have an end
no hay mal que por bien no venga	adv.	every cloud has a silver lining
no hay nada nuevo bajo el sol	adv.	there is nothing new under the sun
no hay que buscar pretextos para un trabajo mal hecho	adv.	a bad workman always blames his tools
no hay que vender la piel del oso antes de haberlo...	adv.	don't count your chickens before they're hatched
nunca hay dos sin tres	adv.	bad things always come in threes
¡ los hay con suerte !	adv.	it's all right for some!
¡ no hay derecho !	adv.	it's not fair!
¿ qué hay de nuevo ?	adv.	what's new?

* Top Ten Phrases That Do Not Translate Well

Phrases that Don't Translate Well

10. A otro perro con ese hueso. (You're putting me on.)
    
    Literal: To another dog with that bone.
    
    
9. Antes que te cases mira lo que haces. (Look before you leap.)
   
   Literal: Before you marry, look at what you do.
   
   
8. Cada quien tiene su manera de matar pulgas (There's more than one way to skin the cat.)
   
   Literal: Everyone has their own way to kill fleas.
   
   
7. Como el burro que tocó la flauta. (By pure luck.)
   
   Literal: As the donkey played the flute.
   
   
6. Salir de Guatemala y meterse en guatepeor. (Out of the frying pan and into the fire.)
   
   Literal: To leave Guatemala and arrive in worse cornstalks.
   
   
5. El hijo de la gata, ratones mata. (Like father, like son.)
   
   Literal: The son of the cat kills mice.
   
   
4. Entrada de caballo, salida de burro. (Don't start something you can't finish.)
   
   Literal: Enter on horseback, leave on a donkey.
   
   
3. Tener más lana que un borrego. (To have money to burn.)
   
   Literal: To have more wool than a lamb.
   
   
2. Yo tengo una tía que toca la guitarra. (What's that got to do with the price of tea in China?)
   
   Literal: I have an aunt that plays the guitar.
   
   
1. Ir a donde la reina va solo. (To powder one's nose.)
   
   Literal: To go where the queen goes alone.

Source: http://www.studyspanish.com/topten_phrases.htm

* SPANISH VOCABULARY

Lesson Topics

• Unit One
  1. Bathroom
     1. Free (13)
  2. Crime
     1. Free (12)
  3. Plants
     1. Free (14)
  4. Kitchen
     1. Free (19)
  5. Utility Room
     1. Free (8)
  6. Big Animals
     1. Free (21)
     2. 
        
  7. Restaurant
     1. Free (5)
  8. Emergency Services
     1. Free (7)
  9. Workshop
     1. Free (13)
  10. Ailments
      1. Free (5)
• Unit Two
  11. Women's Clothes
      1. Free (12)
  12. Medium-sized Animals
      1. Free (6)
  13. Meats
      1. Free (18)
  14. Internal Organs
      1. Free (9)
  15. Relationships
      1. Free (14)
  16. Airport
      1. Free (7)
  17. Car Interior
      1. Free (11)
  18. Colors
      1. Free (8)
  19. Negative Characteristics
      1. Free (12)
  20. Weather
      1. Free (14)
• Unit Three
  21. Sports
      1. Free (15)
  22. Positive Characteristics
      1. Free (13)
  23. Baby's Room
      1. Free (10)
  24. Human Body
      1. Free (22)
  25. Dining Room
      1. Free (13)
  26. Small Animals
      1. Free (5)
  27. Bicycles and Motorcycles
      1. Free (17)
  28. Positive Feelings
      1. Free (10)
  29. The Universe
      1. Free (13)
  30. People
      1. Free (9)
• Unit Four
  31. At the Beach
      1. Free (13)
  32. Birds
      1. Free (17)
  33. House Exterior
      1. Free (8)
  34. Fish
      1. Free (8)
  35. Containers
      1. Free (7)
  36. Negative Feelings
      1. Free (13)
  37. Insects
      1. Free (16)
  38. Bedroom
      1. Free (10)
  39. Fruit
      1. Free (15)
  40. Jewelry
      1. Free (8)
• Unit Five
  41. Shops
      1. Free (11)
  42. Medical Care
      1. Free (9)
  43. Downtown
      1. Free (16)
  44. Car Rear
      1. Free (7)
  45. Housework
      1. Free (18)
  46. Post Office
      1. Free (9)
  47. Vegetables
      1. Free (13)
  48. Injuries
      1. Free (4)
  49. Car Front
      1. Free (9)
  50. Living Room
      1. Free (11)
• Unit Six
  51. Public Transportation
      1. Free (10)
  52. Supermarket
      1. Free (9)
  53. Men's Clothes
      1. Free (12)
  54. Reptiles and Amphibians
      1. Free (9)
  55. Outdoor Clothing
      1. Free (6)

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

* SPANISH PRONUNCIATION

Lesson Topics

• Spanish Alphabet
• Topics 1–10
  1. Vowel: a
  2. Vowel: e
  3. Vowel: i
  4. Vowel: o
  5. Vowel: u
  6. Consonant: d
  7. Consonant: r
  8. Consonant: rr
  9. Stress
  10. Intonation: Statements
• Topics 11–20
  11. Intonation: Information Questions
  12. Intonation: Yes/No Questions
  13. Intonation: Choice Questions
  14. Linking: Part I
  15. Linking: Part II
  16. Linking: Part III
  17. Consonant: b/v
  18. Diphthongs: Overview
  19. Consonant: c
  20. Consonant: ch
• Topics 21–30
  21. Diphthong: ai (ay)
  22. Consonant: f
  23. Diphthong: ei (ey)
  24. Consonant: g
  25. Diphthong: oi (oy)
  26. Consonant: h
  27. Diphthong: ui (uy)
  28. Consonant: j
  29. Diphthong: au
  30. Consonant: k and w
• Topics 31–40
  31. Diphthong: eu
  32. Consonant: l
  33. Consonant: ll
  34. Diphthong: ia
  35. Consonant: m
  36. Diphthong: ie
  37. Consonant: n
  38. Consonant: ñ
  39. Diphthong: io
  40. Consonant: p
• Topics 41–50
  41. Diphthong: iu
  42. Consonant: q
  43. Diphthong: ua
  44. Consonant: s
  45. Diphthong: ue
  46. Consonant: t
  47. Diphthong: uo
  48. Consonant: x
  49. Consonant: y
  50. Consonant: z
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* SPANISH GRAMMAR

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

Source: http://www.studyspanish.com/tutorial.htm