This is a slideshow on 12 basic Spanish rules, created for a webinar hosted on February 14th 2015. It is based on the method of learning languages developed by Polyglot Steve Kaufmann who has taught himself 14 languages using this method.
See the YouTube video of the slideshow here: http://youtu.be/bps4fGGsqRc
3. Why learn Spanish?
● Widely spoken
● Easy to learn
● You will be bilingual
● It will be easier to learn a third language
● Fun, sun, music dance
● So many different cultures
● Easy to read
● Makes it more fun to travel
● May help you get a job
● Makes you smarter
● Good for the brain
12. 12 Core patterns- Things & People
- Verbs
- What?
- What kind?
- Where?
- Whose, to whom, for whom, by whom, with whom?
- How?
- How many?
- Which/who?
- Whichever, whenever, whatever.
- When?
- Tenses
13. Things you want
to express- Probability
- What if
- Reason/purpose
- Opinions
- Feelings
- Connector words
14. Keywords Review- Give and take
- Come and go
- Start and stop
- Know and be able
- Have and be
- No way José
- Hello and goodbye
15. Things and People
Most nouns that end in “A” are feminine and most nouns that end in “O” are masculine.
A O
El cigarro
El coche
El doctor
El zapato
Un coche
La casa,
La puerta,
La universidad,
La conversación
Una casa
Las casas
Unas puertas
Los coches
Unos coches
The plural of nouns is usually formed by adding S.
22. Whose, to whom, for whom, by whom, with whom
¿Por quién doblan
las campanas?
¿A quién es
el coche?
¿Con quien hablas?
Es el mío
¡Por mi!
¡Este es para mí!
32. Resources:
Focus on Basic Spanish Patterns: http://www.lingq.
com/learn/es/library/courses/189655/
Puntos de vista: http://www.lingq.com/learn/es/library/courses/50858/
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