SpanishPod101 Newbie S2 Curriculum

Carlos and Natalia will guide you through this 25-lesson Newbie season. Season 2 will fill in the gaps and complement information learned from Newbie Season 1. You’ll learn negative expressions, asking about prices, cardinal numbers, and more! You’ll also hear about Latin American culture and society as our hosts broadcast live from Costa Rica!

	Title	Topic	Function	Grammar Point	Useful Vocabulary and Phrases	Vocabulary List	Cultural Insight
#1	How should I cut your hair?	Haircuts	Forming negative expressions	Using the adverb “no” to form negative expressions	A ver De acuerdo	sino cortar pelo recorte ras punta	Haircuts
#2	You’re going to conquer	Haircuts	Forming negative expressions	Two forms of negations	¡Ni hablar!	rizo pretendiente cepillado laciado permanente conquistar	Haircuts
#3	Just here in the salon…	On the phone	Talking about past actions and events	The difference between the Preterite Tense and the Imperfect Tense		novedad peluquería cuero indomable luego quedar	Getting made up
#4	I’d like to use a computer please	Internet Cafe	Making soft commands	The Present Indicative Tense with the value of an imperative	Claro	tomar terminar quedar papelito traer al fondo	Internet cafes
#5	How much does it cost to print?	Internet Cafe	Using the verb “salir” (to leave or to go out)	The verb “salir” which means “to leave” or “to go out”	Disculpe	impresión hoja contratar artista tinta carísimo, -a	Internet cafes
#6	Do you have Skype®?	Internet Cafe	Using prepositions	The preposition “a”	¡Buenas!	contar cuánto, -a programa equipado, -a audífono (audiófono - alt.) cámara	Internet cafes
#7	You’re nasty.	Complaining	Speaking natural Spanish	Implicit subject pronouns	¡Ay, Dios!	aguantar chanchada sucio, -a apestar asco asquiento, -a	Personal hygiene
#8	No, it’s cool. I showered yesterday.	Complaining	Using Possessive pronouns	Possessive pronouns	está bien	mío, -a tuyo, -a cochino, -a axila oler halagar	Sayings in Spanish
#9	The thing is that you suffer from laziness	Complaining	Using common negative expressions	Common negative expressions		justo ayer lavar inspirar sufrir pereza	Laundromats
#10	Does that mean that I’m Superman?	Complaining	Shortening words in Spanish	Contractions in Spanish	No tanto	mantenimiento apoyar labor doméstico, -a reconsiderado ayudar	Traditional household roles
#11	I don’t know how you can tolerate it	Traffic	Describing the state of something	Using the past participles of verbs as adjectives		fastidiar pasar congestionarse atascado, -a regreso tolerar	Traffic in Latin America
#12	Can I borrow your car?	Borrowing the car	Using pronominal verbs	Indirect object pronouns in relation to pronominal verbs	Bueno	novedad prestar suponer favor recontra devolver	The diminuitive
#13	How much do you charge per kilo?	Laundromat	Counting to 50 in Spanish	Cardinal numbers	Buenos días	cobrar seco, -a el agua ropa bolsa pesar	Dry cleaning
#14	Credit or cash?	Payment	Counting to 100 in Spanish	Cardinal numbers part 2	Que le vaya bien	proyecto crédito efectivo contribución rescate vuelto	Credit cards
#15	Where do you think you’re shopping?	Grocery Shopping	Using direct object pronouns	Direct Object Pronouns	Cómo no	fresco corvina puerto traer filetear pesar	Open air markets in Latin America
#16	It had better be fresh!	Grocery Shopping	Giving commands	The Imperative Mood, which expresses commands	Por supuesto	maestro, -a churrasco carnicero, -a gracioso, -a empacar andar	Open air markets in Latin America
#17	A Night in the Discoteca	Meeting new people	Using “vos” instead of “tú”	Using “vos” as the second person singular personal pronoun, instead of “tú” part 1	Bueno	serio, -a reírse poder no sé qué deber trago	Using vos in place of tú
#18	Going up to his place	Meeting new people	Using “vos” instead of “tú”	Using “vos” as the second person singular personal pronoun, instead of “tú” part 2	¡Vamos!	ruido aquí cerca sonrojar pasarlo bien tomar	Intercultural relationships
#19	Two Weeks Later	Phone Call	Using “vos” instead of “tú”	Using “vos” as the second person singular personal pronoun, instead of “tú” part 3	Claro que no	chico, -a pelirrojo, -a precioso, -a embarazada olvidarse perdonar	Birth control
#20	Asking for Permission	Marriage	Talking about past actions and events	Using the Preterit Tense of the Indicative Mood	Buenas tardes	imaginar orgullo pedir embarazo cual muchacho, -a	Stereotypes of fathers
#21	Bells are Ringing	Marriage	Describing things using adjectives	Using adjectives in Spanish	Sabés	sentirse tragar situación suegro, -a asesino, -a bebé	5 reasons to marry a Latina
#22	Look who’s talking!	Food	Expressing obligation	Expressing personal and impersonal obligation	Además	comida gigante acabar de además mortal maluco, -a	Standards of beauty
#23	What Did You “Like” Most When You Traveled to Spain?	Classroom	Expressing Personal Preferences	Expressing Personal Preferences using the verb gustar in the conditional tense	Muy bien	conocer estudiar ojalá apoyo meta lograr	Career advancement
#24	Someone Please Read the Spanish Book for the Group!	Classroom	Using Spanish Indefinite Pronouns	Spanish Indefinite Pronouns	¡Claro!	poner alguien eso, -e, -a compartir arrancar página	Attending School in Latin America
#25	Spanish Preterit: Did Everyone Finish the Spanish Homework?	Classroom	Talking about past actions and events	The Spanish Preterit Tense	Cállate	maestro, -a terminar calalrse nadie creer libro	Latin American Teachers