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Where to begin?
Saludos!
I'm new to this site and new to spanish. Where should a beginner start when using this site? I looked through the homework section, etc. but it seems like most of it is much too advanced for me. any tips would be helpful! thx! |
Have you any textbook(s) to help you learn Spanish?
Do you plan on taking any classes? If you intend to learn Spanish entirely by using this site, you may want to check the 'Grammar' section first. It'll teach you the basics. You should also try using some of the free 'Spanish Grammar' sites found on the internet. When you have questions, you can ask them in the appropriate forum (like 'Vocabulary' or 'Grammar'). If you want to practice what you're learning, use the 'Practice & Homework' forum. |
Check with your library and see if they have any audio courses. I would recommend Pimsleur or Assimil Spanish. In conjunction with the audio, buy some good books to help you understand the structure of the language. I can highly recommend the "Practice Makes Perfect" series of Spanish books. Also, check out the SpanishPod website at http://spanishpod.com/
When I moved to Mexico I worked my way through the 3 levels of Pimsleur, and used the "Practice Makes Perfect" series, and although I wasn't proficient in the language, it gave me enough of a base understanding to start using native materials - children's books, music, newspapers, and then later movies, novels, non-fiction etc.... I think motivation is the main driver if you want to learn another language, so keep it interesting and good luck. |
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And well you're welcome. I hope that your stay in the forums will be enjoyable. |
How about starting with the basics?
¡Hola! Practice, ask questions, ask yourself if you are really interested in learning, practice and ask many questions. How much do you know already? ¿Mucho? ¿Poquito? |
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How much you already started in the learning? I'd like to share knowledge with someone in the forums, really I want to telling you something, I need to practice the English, and it's a bunch of necessary for me. |
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Por lo menos, eso creo. :) |
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Basic Phrases ¡Buenos días! bway-nohs dee-ahs Hello! / Good morning! ¡Buenas tardes! bway-nahs tard-ays Good afternoon! ¡Buenas noches! bway-nahs noh-chays Good evening! / Good night! ¡Hola! / ¡Chao! oh-lah / chow Hi! / Bye! Adiós. ah-dee-ohs Good bye. Por favor. por fah-bor Please. Hasta la vista / Hasta luego. ah-stah lah vees-tah / ah-stah loo-ay-go See you / See you later. Hasta pronto. ah-stah prohn-toh See you soon. Hasta mañana. ah-stah mahn-yahn-ah See you tomorrow. (Muchas) Gracias. (moo-chahs) grah-see-ahs Thank you (very much). De nada. day nah-dah You're welcome. Bienvenidos byen-veh-nee-dohs Welcome Lo siento loh see-ehn-toh I'm sorry Con permiso / Perdón / Disculpe kohn pehr-mee-soh / pehr-dohn / dees-kool-peh Excuse me / Pardon me ¡Vamos! bah-mohs Let's go! ¿Cómo está usted? koh-moh ay-stah oo-sted How are you? (formal) ¿Cómo estás? koh-moh ay-stahs How are you? (informal) ¿Qué tal? kay tahl How's it going? Bien / Muy bien bee-ehn / moy bee-ehn Good / Very good Mal / Muy mal / Más o menos mahl / moy mahl / mahs oh may-nohs Bad / Very bad / OK Sí / No see / noh Yes / No ¿Cómo se llama usted? koh-moh say yah-mah oo-sted What is your name? (formal) ¿Cómo te llamas? koh-moh tay yah-mahs What is your name? (informal) Me llamo... / Mi nombre es... may yah-moh / mee nohm-breh ess My name is... Mucho gusto. / Encantado. moo-choh goo-stoh / en-cahn-tah-doh Nice to meet you. Igualmente. ee-guahl-mehn-tay Same here. / Same to you. Señor / Señora / Señorita sayn-yor / sayn-yor-ah / sayn-yor-ee-tah Mister / Mrs. / Miss ¿De dónde es usted? day dohn-day ehs oo-sted Where are you from? (formal) ¿De dónde eres? day dohn-day eh-rehs Where are you from? (informal) Yo soy de... yoh soy day I'm from... ¿Cuántos años tiene usted? quahn-tohs ahn-yohs tee-ay-nay oo-sted How old are you? (formal) ¿Cuántos años tienes? quahn-tohs ahn-yohs tee-ayn-ays How old are you? (informal) Yo tengo _____ años. yoh tayn-goh _____ ahn-yohs I am _____ years old. ¿Habla usted español? ah-blah oo-sted eh-spahn-yol Do you speak Spanish? (formal) ¿Hablas inglés? ah-blahs een-glehs Do you speak English? (informal) (No) Hablo... noh ah-bloh I (don't) speak... ¿Entiende usted? / ¿Entiendes? ehn-tyen-deh oo-sted / ehn-tyen-dehs Do you understand? (formal / informal) (No) Entiendo. noh ehn-tyen-doh I (don't) understand. Yo (no lo) se. yoh noh loh seh I (don't) know. ¿Puede ayudarme? pweh-deh ah-yoo-dar-meh Can you help me? (formal) Claro / Claro que sí klah-roh / klah-roh keh see Sure / Of course ¿Cómo? koh-moh What? Pardon me? ¿Dónde está / Dónde están... ? dohn-deh eh-stah / dohn-deh eh-stahn Where is ... / Where are ... ? Aquí / Ahí ah-kee / ah-ee Here / There Hay / Había... eye / ah-bee-ah There is / are... / There was / were... ¿Cómo se dice ____ en español? koh-moh seh dee-seh ___ en eh-spahn-yol How do you say ____ in Spanish? ¿Qué es esto? keh ehs ehs-toh What is that? ¿Qué te pasa? keh teh pah-sah What's the matter (with you)? No importa. noh eem-por-tah It doesn't matter. ¿Qué pasa? keh pah-sah What's happening? Sin novedad. seen noh-veh-dahd Nothing much. No tengo ninguna idea. noh tehn-goh neen-goo-nah ee-deh-ah I have no idea. ¡Buena idea! bweh-nah ee-deh-ah Good idea! ¡Pase! pah-seh Go ahead! Estoy cansado / enfermo. eh-stoy kahn-sah-doh / ehn-fehr-moh I'm tired / sick. Tengo hambre / sed. tehn-goh ahm-breh / sed I'm hungry / thirsty. Tengo calor / frío. tehn-goh kah-lohr / free-oh I'm hot / cold. Estoy aburrido. eh-stoy ah-boo-ree-doh I'm bored. No me importa. noh meh eem-por-tah I don't care. No se preocupe. noh seh preh-oh-koo-peh Don't worry Está bien. ehs-tah bee-ehn That's alright. / It's ok. Me olvidé. meh ohl-vee-deh I forgot. Tengo que ir ahora. tehn-goh keh eer ah-oh-rah I must go now. ¿Listo? lees-toh Ready? Quizás / Depende. kee-sahs / deh-pehn-deh Maybe / It depends. Todavía no. toh-dah-vee-ah noh Not yet. ¡Qué chistoso! keh chees-toh-soh How funny! ¡ Que le vaya bien! keh leh vah-yah bee-ehn Have a nice day! ¡Nos vemos! nohs veh-mos We'll see you! ¡Salud! sah-lood Bless you! ¡Felicitaciones! feh-lee-see-tah-see-oh-nehs Congratulations! ¡Buena suerte! bweh-nah swehr-teh Good luck! Te toca a ti. teh toh-kah ah tee It's your turn. (informal) ¡Callate! kah-yah-teh Shut up! Te amo. tay ah-moh I love you. (informal and singular) |
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Don't you ever use that booay bit, specially in Mexico...;) |
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