This is the 54th Spanish lesson in the Beginner Spanish Practice Course. This is an interactive Spanish video where you have the opportunity to practice Spanish at beginner level with a native Spanish speaker.

In this Beginner Spanish Practice Lesson you have the opportunity to practice Present tense irregular Spanish verbs which change with the first person (Yo/I), such as Conocer, Saber, Traducir, Dar, and Hacer. These tricky verbs are regular in all instances except with the first person (Yo/I). You might think, for example, that “I know” would be: “Yo conoco”. This would be the most logical conjugation (modification of the verb from its base form) following the rules of conjugating “regular” Spanish verbs in the present tense. However, with “Conocer” (and other verbs we will see in this lesson) the verb conjugation/modification is quite different and we say: “Yo conozco”. This is the fourth in a series of similar Beginner level practice video lessons highlighting Present tense irregular Spanish verbs.

Please try to watch the video first before looking at the lesson notes. Answers to all tasks involved in the lesson will be given at the end of the post. Try not to look at the answers until you have tried a good few times to give your own responses.

This lesson practices the information taught in Beginner Spanish Lesson 54: Present tense irregular Spanish verbs which change first person from my Beginner Spanish Course.

 
Lesson notes:

Contesta las siguientes preguntas:
Answer the following questions:

(For example, if I say: “¿Conoces a Roberto?” which means “Do you know Roberto?” and afterwards I say “Answer that you do”, you should say “Sí, conozco a Roberto” which means “Yes, I know Roberto”)

1. ¿Traduce usted el libro? (answer that you do not)

2. ¿Sales por la noche? (answer that you do)

3. ¿Sabe usted dónde está el Banco Santander? (answer that you do not)

4. ¿Oyes bien? (answer that you do not)

5. ¿Cuándo vienen ustedes? (el martes)

6. ¿Dónde ponéis los libros? (en la mesa)

7. ¿Hace usted una tarta? (answer that you do not)

8. ¿Dice usted “Buenos días” por la mañana? (answer that you do)

ANSWERS

1. No, no traduzco el libro
2. Sí, salgo por la noche
3. No, no sé dónde está el Banco Santander
4. No, no oigo bien
5. Venimos el martes
6. Ponemos los libros en la mesa
7. No, no hago una tarta
8. Sí, digo “Buenos días” por la mañana

This is the 53rd Spanish lesson in the Beginner Spanish Practice Course. This is an interactive Spanish video where you have the opportunity to practice Spanish at beginner level with a native Spanish speaker.

In this Spanish lesson you have the opportunity to practice Spanish verbs that are irregular in present tense, specifically Spanish verbs which change an E to I such as Pedir, Servir, and Vestirse. This is the third in a series of similar Beginner level practice video lessons highlighting Spanish verbs that are irregular in present tense. There are a few fairly simple rules that you need to be aware of and we learned these in detail in the Beginner Spanish Course. Here I will put you in a series of situations where you will need to remember and use such irregular Spanish verbs correctly according to the specific person in present tense. Let’s see how much you remember from the Beginner Course theory lessons!

Please try to watch the video first before looking at the lesson notes. Answers to all tasks involved in the lesson will be given at the end of the post. Try not to look at the answers until you have tried a good few times to give your own responses.

This lesson practices the information taught in Beginner Spanish Lesson 53: Spanish verbs that are irregular in present tense (E-I) from my Beginner Spanish Course.

 
Lesson notes:

Contesta las siguientes preguntas:
Answer the following questions:

(For example, if I say: “¿A qué hora se viste Lola?” which means “What time does Lola get dressed?” and afterwards I say “A las ocho”, you should say “Lola se viste a las ocho” which means “Lola gets dressed at eight”)

1. ¿Qué pides en la cafetería? (un café con leche)

2. ¿El camarero sirve pescado? (answer that he does)

3. ¿A qué hora se viste usted? (a las siete)

4. ¿Qué sirves? (tortilla de patata)

5. ¿Piden ustedes dos cervezas? (answer that you do)

6. ¿Dónde pedís un café? (en el bar)

7. ¿Cuándo te vistes? (por la mañana)

8. ¿Los camareros sirven comida? (answer that they do)

ANSWERS

1. Pido un café con leche
2. Sí, el camarero sirve pescado
3. Me visto a las siete
4. Sirvo tortilla de patata
5. Sí, pedimos dos cervezas
6. Pedimos un café en el bar
7. Me visto por la mañana
8. Sí, los camareros sirven comida

This is the 52nd Spanish lesson in the Beginner Spanish Practice Course. This is an interactive Spanish video where you have the opportunity to practice Spanish at beginner level with a native Spanish speaker.

In this Spanish lesson you have the opportunity to practice conjugating irregular Spanish verbs in present tense, specifically Spanish verbs which change an O to UE such as Poder, Dormir, Recordar, Volver, and Encontrar. This is the second in a series of similar Beginner level practice video lessons highlighting irregular Spanish verbs in present tense. There are a few fairly simple rules that you need to be aware of and we learned these in detail in the Beginner Spanish Course. Here I will put you in a series of situations where you will need to remember and use such irregular Spanish verbs correctly according to the specific person in present tense. Let’s see how much you remember from the Beginner Course theory lessons!

Please try to watch the video first before looking at the lesson notes. Answers to all tasks involved in the lesson will be given at the end of the post. Try not to look at the answers until you have tried a good few times to give your own responses.

This lesson practices the information taught in Beginner Spanish Lesson 52: Conjugating irregular Spanish verbs in present tense (O-UE) from my Beginner Spanish Course.

 
Lesson notes:

Contesta las siguientes preguntas:
Answer the following questions:

(For example, if I say: “¿A qué hora vuelves?” which means “What time are you returning?” and afterwards I say “A las once”, you should say “Vuelvo a las once” which means “I am returning at eleven”)

1. ¿Cuánto cuesta esta camisa? (30 euros)

2. ¿A qué hora vuelven ustedes? (a las cuatro)

3. ¿Recuerdas el nombre de mi hermano? (answer that you do not)

4. ¿Dónde duerme Marcos? (en el sofá)

5. ¿Puedes ir al cine? (answer that you do)

6. ¿A qué hora te acuestas? (a las doce)

7. ¿Recordáis cuánto cuesta esta chaqueta? (answer that you do not)

8. ¿No encuentras tu libro? (answer that you do not)

ANSWERS

1. Esta camisa cuesta 30 euros
2. Volvemos a las cuatro
3. No, no recuerdo el nombre de tu hermano
4. Marcos duerme en el sofá
5. Sí, puedo ir al cine
6. Me acuesto a las doce
7. No, no recordamos cuánto cuesta esta chaqueta
8. No, no encuentro mi libro

This is the 51st Spanish lesson in the Beginner Spanish Practice Course. This is an interactive Spanish video where you have the opportunity to practice Spanish at beginner level with a native Spanish speaker.

In this Spanish lesson you have the opportunity to practice using Spanish irregular verbs in present tense, specifically Spanish verbs which change an E to IE such as Entender, Querer, Comenzar, Perder, and Pensar. This is the first in a series of similar Beginner level practice video lessons highlighting Spanish irregular verbs in present tense. There are a few fairly simple rules that you need to be aware of and we learned these in detail in the Beginner Spanish Course. Here I will put you in a series of situations where you will need to remember and use such Spanish irregular verbs correctly according to the specific person in present tense. Let’s see how much you remember from the Beginner Course theory lessons!

Please try to watch the video first before looking at the lesson notes. Answers to all tasks involved in the lesson will be given at the end of the post. Try not to look at the answers until you have tried a good few times to give your own responses.

This lesson practices the information taught in Beginner Spanish Lesson 51: Using Spanish irregular verbs in present tense (E-IE) from my Beginner Spanish Course.

 
Lesson notes:

Contesta las siguientes preguntas:
Answer the following questions:

(For example, if I say: “¿Qué quiere Sonia?” which means “What does Sonia want?” and afterwards I say “Un libro”, you should say “Sonia quiere un libro” which means “Sonia wants a book”)

1. ¿A qué hora empieza la clase? (a las tres y media)

2. ¿Qué quieres comer? (pollo)

3. ¿Entiendes español? (answer that you do not)

4. ¿A qué hora se despierta usted? (a las ocho)

5. ¿Pensáis que este libro es bueno? (answer that you do)

6. ¿Entienden ustedes a María? (answer that you do not)

7. ¿A qué hora comienzan las clases? (a las seis)

8. ¿Cuándo os despertáis? (a las siete)

ANSWERS

1. La clase empieza a las tres y media
2. Quiero comer pollo
3. No, no entiendo español
4. Me despierto a las ocho
5. Sí, pensamos que este libro es bueno
6. No, no entendemos a María
7. Las clases comienzan a las seis
8. Nos despertamos a las siete

This is the 50th Spanish lesson in the Beginner Spanish Practice Course. This is an interactive Spanish video where you have the opportunity to practice Spanish at beginner level with a native Spanish speaker.

In this Spanish lesson you have the opportunity to review and practice describing different dates, years, months in Spanish. Learning how to describe dates in Spanish, years, the months of the year, the seasons, telling the time, etc, are all essential basic skills that I taught in my Beginner Spanish Course which you can find available here on my website in either video or mp3 format. These types of skills are worth reviewing and practicing until you are completely sure of them as you will need to draw on them time and time again. Here in this practice lesson we will test your understanding of various dates in Spanish.

Please try to watch the video first before looking at the lesson notes. Answers to all tasks involved in the lesson will be given at the end of the post. Try not to look at the answers until you have tried a good few times to give your own responses.

This lesson practices the information taught in Beginner Spanish Lesson 50: Dates, years, months in Spanish from my Beginner Spanish Course.

 
Lesson notes:

Traduce las siguientes fechas de español a inglés:
Translate the following dates from Spanish to English:

1. El 4 de marzo
2. El 30 de octubre
3. El 15 de diciembre
4. El 1 de febrero
5. El 22 de julio
6. El 28 de enero
7. El 9 de abril
8. El 12 de mayo

Traduce las siguientes fechas de inglés a español:
Translate the following dates from English to Spanish:

1. The 17th of November
2. The 29th of June
3. The 13th of August
4. The 18th of January
5. The 2nd of March
6. The 31st of October
7. The 27th of September
8. The 14th of April

ANSWERS

1. The 4th of March
2. The 30th of October
3. The 15th of December
4. The 1st of February
5. The 22nd of July
6. The 28th of January
7. The 9th of April
8. The 12th of May

1. El 17 de noviembre
2. El 29 de junio
3. El 13 de agosto
4. El 18 de enero
5. El 2 de marzo
6. El 31 de octubre
7. El 27 de septiembre
8. El 14 de abril

This is the 49th Spanish lesson in the Beginner Spanish Practice Course. This is an interactive Spanish video where you have the opportunity to practice Spanish at beginner level with a native Spanish speaker.

In this Spanish lesson you have the opportunity to review and practice describing different activities that you do on different days of the week in Spanish. Learning the days of the week in Spanish, the months of the year, the seasons, telling the time, etc, are all essential basic skills that I taught in my Beginner Spanish Course which you can find available here on my website in either video or mp3 format. These types of skills are worth reviewing and practicing until you are completely sure of them as you will need to draw on them time and time again. Here in this practice lesson we will test your understanding of various common activity verbs and when exactly these activities are being done on different days of the week in Spanish.

Please try to watch the video first before looking at the lesson notes. Answers to all tasks involved in the lesson will be given at the end of the post. Try not to look at the answers until you have tried a good few times to give your own responses.

This lesson practices the information taught in Beginner Spanish Lesson 49: Different activities on different days of the week in Spanish from my Beginner Spanish Course.

 
Lesson notes:

Make sentences to describe what Paco does every week on the same day using the information I give you. For example, if I say “Lunes: Estudiar ingles” you should say “Los lunes estudia ingles”.

1. Lunes: Jugar al tenis
2. Martes: Ir al supermercado
3. Miércoles: Cenar con Carmen
4. Jueves: Hablar por teléfono con su hermano
5. Viernes: Nadar en la piscina
6. Sábado: Salir con sus amigos
7. Domingo: Comer con sus padres

Now make sentences to describe some things that Paco doesn’t do regularly. These are individual actions that he only does once on a specific day. For example, if I say “Miércoles: Ir al médico” you should say “El miércoles va al médico”.

8. Lunes: Estudiar para un examen
9. Jueves: Ir al dentista
10. Sábado: Celebrar una fiesta
11. Domingo: Ir a la playa

ANSWERS

1. Los lunes juega al tenis
2. Los martes va al supermercado
3. Los miércoles cena con Carmen
4. Los jueves habla por teléfono con su hermano
5. Los viernes nada en la piscina
6. Los sábados sale con sus amigos
7. Los domingos come con sus padres
8. El lunes estudia para un examen
9. El jueves va al dentista
10. El sábado celebra una fiesta
11. El domingo va a la playa

This is the 48th Spanish lesson in the Beginner Spanish Practice Course. This is an interactive Spanish video where you have the opportunity to practice Spanish at beginner level with a native Spanish speaker.

In this Spanish lesson we will be practicing more about using Spanish Se Reflexive Verbs. This follows on from the previous two videos where we learned the basics of how to conjugate Spanish Se Reflexive Verbs. In today’s video lesson I will tell you a story in Spanish about a specific person with lots of examples of Spanish Se Reflexive Verbs in use. To remind you, Spanish Se Reflexive Verbs are those verbs which end in “Se” and the object and subject of the sentence is the same. I will tell you all about someone called Elena and what Elena does during a typical day. I will then ask you various questions to test your understanding of what you have heard. I will be particularly interested in your understanding of the Spanish Se Reflexive Verbs.

Please try to watch the video first before looking at the lesson notes. Answers to all tasks involved in the lesson will be given at the end of the post. Try not to look at the answers until you have tried a good few times to give your own responses.

This lesson practices the information taught in Beginner Spanish Lesson 48: Using Spanish Se Reflexive Verbs from my Beginner Spanish Course.

 
Lesson notes:

Escucha lo siguiente y contesta las preguntas:
Listen to the following and answer the questions:

Hola, soy Elena. Normalmente me levanto a las siete y media de la mañana. Me ducho, me peino y me lavo los dientes. Me visto a las ocho menos cuarto. Desayuno a las ocho, un café con leche y una tostada. Me pongo una chaqueta o un abrigo y voy al trabajo a las ocho y media. Voy al trabajo en coche. Empiezo a trabajar a las nueve y termino a las seis de la tarde. A las dos tengo una hora para comer y voy a un restaurante con mi amiga Maria. A las seis y media voy a una cafetería con unas amigas y a las ocho y media vuelvo a casa. Ceno a las nueve y veo la televisión. Leo un libro y me acuesto a las once de la noche.

Contesta las siguientes preguntas:
Answer the following questions:

1. ¿A qué hora se levanta Elena?
2. ¿Qué desayuna?
3. ¿Cómo va al trabajo?
4. ¿Dónde come?
5. ¿Qué hace cuando termina el trabajo?
6. ¿Se ducha por la mañana o por la noche?
7. ¿Ve la televisión por la mañana?
8. ¿A qué hora se acuesta?

ANSWERS

1. Elena se levanta a las siete de la mañana
2. Desayuna un café con leche y una tostada
3. Va al trabajo en coche
4. Come en un restaurante
5. Va a una cafetería con unas amigas
6. Se ducha por la mañana
7. No, ve la televisión por la noche
8. Se acuesta a las once

This is the 47th Spanish lesson in the Beginner Spanish Practice Course. This is an interactive Spanish video where you have the opportunity to practice Spanish at beginner level with a native Spanish speaker.

In this Spanish lesson we will be practicing more about using Spanish reflexive verbs. This follows on from the previous class where we learned the basics of how to conjugate Spanish reflexive verbs. Here we will test your Spanish knowledge with two very common Spanish reflexive verbs. To remind you, Spanish reflexive verbs are those verbs which end in “Se” and the object and subject of the sentence is the same. An example sentence using a Spanish reflexive verb is “José se levantar” (José is getting up). Here José is both the subject (the one doing the getting up) and the object (the one being got up). “Se” is the reflexive Spanish pronoun and typically precedes the verb.

Please try to watch the video first before looking at the lesson notes. Answers to all tasks involved in the lesson will be given at the end of the post. Try not to look at the answers until you have tried a good few times to give your own responses.

This lesson practices the information taught in Beginner Spanish Lesson 47: More practicing with Spanish reflexive verbs from my Beginner Spanish Course.

 
Lesson notes:

Conjuga los siguientes verbos reflexives:
Conjugate the following reflexive verbs:

For example, if the verb is “Levantarse” when I say “yo” you should say “me levanto”, when I say “tú” you should say “te levantas”, etc.

Ponerse

1. Yo
2. Tú
3. Usted
4. Él / ella
5. Nosotros/as
6. Vosotros/as
7. Ustedes
8. Ellos/as

Ducharse

1. Yo
2. Tú
3. Usted
4. Él / ella
5. Nosotros/as
6. Vosotros/as
7. Ustedes
8. Ellos/as

ANSWERS

1. Me pongo
2. Te pones
3. Se pone
4. Se pone
5. Nos ponemos
6. Os ponéis
7. Se ponen
8. Se ponen

1. Me ducho
2. Te duchas
3. Se ducha
4. Se ducha
5. Nos duchamos
6. Os ducháis
7. Se duchan
8. Se duchan

This is the 46th Spanish lesson in the Beginner Spanish Practice Course. This is an interactive Spanish video where you have the opportunity to practice Spanish at beginner level with a native Spanish speaker.

In this Spanish lesson we will practice together using reflexive Spanish verbs. Reflexive Spanish verbs end in “Se” and the object and subject of the sentence is the same. The use of reflexive Spanish verbs is an important topic that we will cover in more detail in the following two Spanish lessons and throughout all of my courses. An example sentence using a reflexive Spanish verb is “Maria se peinar” (Maria is combing her hair). Here Maria is both the subject (the one doing the combing) and the object (the one being combed). “Se” is the reflexive Spanish pronoun and typically precedes the verb.

Please try to watch the video first before looking at the lesson notes. Answers to all tasks involved in the lesson will be given at the end of the post. Try not to look at the answers until you have tried a good few times to give your own responses.

This lesson practices the information taught in Beginner Spanish Lesson 46: Practice using reflexive Spanish verbs from my Beginner Spanish Course.

 
Lesson notes:

¿Cómo se dicen estos verbos en inglés?
How do you say these verbs in English?

1. Levantarse

2. Acostarse

3. Ponerse

4. Vestirse

¿Cómo se dicen estos verbos en español?
How do you say these verbs in Spanish?

5. To wake up

6. To brush your teeth

7. To comb your hair

8. To take something off

ANSWERS

1. To get up
2. To go to bed
3. To put something on
4.To get dressed
5. Despertarse
6. Lavarse los dientes
7. Peinarse
8. Quitarse

This is the 45th Spanish lesson in the Beginner Spanish Practice Course. This is an interactive Spanish video where you have the opportunity to practice Spanish at beginner level with a native Spanish speaker.

In this Spanish lesson we will practice asking travel times and buying tickets in Spanish. Specifically, we will practice a roleplay together arranging a trip at the train station, asking for times of departures and arrivals and discussing prices. This type of practice is essential if you are to manage successfully speaking Spanish when you are travelling in a Spanish speaking country. It really isn’t so difficult to negotiate the basics of buying a ticket in Spanish in a ticket office, the hardest bit is getting off the ground and having the confidence to start speaking Spanish for the first time. For this reason, I hope these types of interactive Spanish roleplays in everyday situations will serve you well in your preparation.

Please try to watch the video first before looking at the lesson notes. Answers to all tasks involved in the lesson will be given at the end of the post. Try not to look at the answers until you have tried a good few times to give your own responses.

This lesson practices the information taught in Beginner Spanish Lesson 45: Asking times and buying tickets in Spanish from my Beginner Spanish Course.

 
Lesson notes:

Completa la siguiente conversación en la taquilla de una estación de tren:
Complete the following conversation in the ticket office of a train station:

1. Hola, buenos días
(Now say hello and also say that you need information about the train from Barcelona to Valencia)

2. Vale muy bien. ¿Para qué día?
(Say for the 25th of June)

3. ¿Por la mañana o por la tarde?
(Say that you would like it in the morning)

4. Tenemos un tren de Barcelona a Valencia que sale a las ocho de la mañana
(Ask at what time it arrives at Valencia )

5. Llega a Valencia a las diez y media
(Ask the price)

6. 75 euros
(Say ok and ask if you can book a seat)

7. Sí, claro
(Say ok and then pay, saying “here you are”)

8. Muy bien. Aquí tiene su billete. Hasta luego
(Say good bye)

ANSWERS

1. Hola, necesito información sobre el tren de Barcelona a Valencia
2. Para el veinticinco de junio
3. Por la mañana
4. ¿A qué hora llega a Valencia?
5. ¿Cuánto cuesta?
6. Vale. ¿Puedo reservar una plaza?
7. Vale, aquí tiene
8. ¡Adiós!