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Learn Spanish with SpanishPod101.com! Back to basics. Something we can tell right off the bat is that the Present Tense in Spanish can definitely express more than just the present. Today’s lesson helps us make this distinction. How can the Present Tense be used to express a future action? For example, when we say “hablamos esta noche” (let’s talk tonight), to which tense has the verb “hablamos” been conjugated to? But, what tense does it express? In the paradigms today we have “estar”, “ser” and “ir”, three verbs all very unique and quite a bit different than the regular conjugations. Join us for this brief study of form and function and be sure to reference this lesson with other Verb Conjugation lessons focusing on the Present Tense.
Learn Spanish with SpanishPod101.com! It’s time for another edition of the Costa Rican Series. Join Natalia and Carlos for another adventure into the language and customs of Costa Rica. Today, we’ll learn how to ask someone where he or she is from. And, we’ll find out how Costa Ricans commonly refer to their country. Be sure to reference this lesson with Newbie Lesson 7, as well as Peruvian Lesson 7 and Iberian Lesson 7, in order to really see how the Spanish language can be and is actually used. Don’t forget to pick up the review track for today’s lesson to reinforce the vocabulary covered here. You’d be surprised how far a little Spanish will go.
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Learning CenterLearn Spanish with SpanishPod101.com! In today’s lesson, we’ll learn all about the cloudy weather of Concepción, Chile. This lesson is really useful for learning how to use the verb “haber” in the impersonal form: “hay” (there is, there are). Also, we’ll learn about the strange climate of the unique city, Concepción, situated just north of Patagonia, in southern Chile. Be sure to check out the line by line audio transcripts for this lesson in the Learn Center, where you can hear each line of the lesson conversation pronounced on its own, and then you can record your own voice and compare the two. This is a great way to work on pronunciation!
Learn Spanish with SpanishPod101.com! Megan and David have another great lesson today, focusing on how a conversation around the table would sound in the Spanish spoken in Spain. With this lesson, we get the opportunity to learn local expressions particular to Spain, spoken with an authentic Iberian accent. This is such a useful conversation to listen to, since one of the things that everyone’s going to do when they go to Spain is…. EAT!!! Don’t forget to reference this lesson with Newbie Lesson 12 and keep your eyes open for Peruvian Lesson 12 and Costa Rican Lesson 12 for get a deeper understanding of the content covered here.
Dialogue - Standard | Play | Popup Dialogue - Iberian | Play | Popup Review | Play | Popup Learning CenterLearn Spanish with SpanishPod101.com! It’s time for another Costa Rican lesson! Today, Natalia and Carlos show us a typical conversation in Costa Rica, where someone’s trying to figure out where someone else is from. This kind of conversation comes up all the time, especially when you’re traveling abroad, so it’s a really good one to listen to. Remember that you can reference this lesson with Newbie Lesson 5 as well as Iberian and Peruvian Lesson 5 in order to understand the content at a deeper level. With the Regional Series at SpanishPod101, we bring the Spanish-speaking world to you!
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Category: Verb Conjugation Series | 1 Comment »
Grammar: estar, ir, ser | Function: expressing a future action | Politeness Level: didactic
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