The first week of learning a new language is a lot of fun, but it is also intense. That’s why it’s really important to have a Review lesson, like Bueno, entonces… Class 6 to help cement everything you’ve taken in over the last 5 classes.
It is a great opportunity to see what you have learned so far, as well as find out a few explanations of things you’ve seen already, such as Possessive Adjective and Pronouns as well as Reflexive Verbs.
Watch Bueno, entonces… Class 6 or get it at www.generallinguistics.com if you don’t have it already.
Class 6: Review Class
| CAPÍTULOS (Chapters) |
| INFORMACIÓN DE REFERENCIA (Reference Information) |
| GLOSARIO (Glossary) |
| EJERCICIOS ESCRITOS (Written exercises/Quiz) |
| PRÓXIMAMENTE (Preview) |
| SEE ALL THE SUPPORT MATERIALS |
Congratulations on making it through the first week of Spanish classes! Excellent job! How are you feeling? Are you enjoying it and excited about all the new stuff you’ve learned?
Don’t worry if you feel a little overwhelmed at times, that is a completely normal and very common feeling when starting out on a new language. The process always has high points and low points.
The important thing to do is remember how exciting it is at the peaks and work through the troughs. And fear not! It will start making more sense and when it does, it’s a fantastic feeling- so keep going!
CAPÍTULOS
Here are a list of the different sections for Class 6. Because this is a review class, you may pick things up quickly but make sure to go back and review any section you didn’t understand completely:
| Chapter | Time | Content |
|---|---|---|
| Chapter 1 | 00:00 – 00:19 | Opening |
| Chapter 2 | 00:20 – 02:38 | Telephone greetings / Introduction to review class |
| Chapter 3 | 02:39 – 05:00 | Reflexive Verbs |
| Chapter 4 | 05:01 – 10:31 | Numbers Review |
| Chapter 5 | 10:31 – 13:37 | Descriptions, Nationalities, & Likes / Dislikes Review |
| Chapter 6 | 13:38 – 14:37 | Possessive Adjectives |
| Chapter 7 | 14:38 – 18:12 | Family Member Review |
| Chapter 8 | 18:13 – 21:49 | Expressions of Passion / Spelling – Letters Review / Professions and Mood Vocabulary Review |
| Chapter 9 | 21:50 – 27:31 | Verbs VER & MIRAR / Verb Conjugation Review |
| Chapter 10 | 27:32 – 32:03 | Sí & Si / Asking and Answering Questions Review |
| Chapter 11 | 32:04 – 36:45 | Ordinal Numbers / Conversation Review |
| Chapter 12 | 36:46 – 38:41 | Possessive Pronouns Usage / Farewells |
| Chapter 13 | 38:42 – end | Closing Credits |
INFORMACIÓN DE REFERENCIA
Grammar / Language tips:
Mirar vs. Ver / Si vs. Sí:
Mirar and Ver both mean “to see” however, there is a difference between them. Mirar is used for when we look at something intentionality, such as watching TV. While Ver is used for seeing something without intention or accidentally, like seeing a poster on the wall.
Sí (with the accent) is used to mean YES
Si (without the accent) is used to mean IF
Reflexive Verbs:
Reflexive Verbs are verbs that describe actions the subject does to itself and Reflexive Pronouns are used to illustrate that action.
For instance, in English we would say:
“I wash myself” (where WASH is the reflexive verb and MYSELF is the Reflexive Pronoun)
“You wash yourself”
“He washes himself”
“She washes herself”
“It washes itself”
“We wash ourselves”
“They wash themselves”
However, in English we usually leave out the Reflexive Pronoun unless it is stressed, such as when someone does the action for the first time alone. ie. The little boy washed himself.
In Spanish, the Reflexive Pronoun is ALWAYS used when describing action the subject does to itself.
Regular Reflexive Verb Conjugations:
| SUBJECT | LEVANTARSE (to get oneself up) |
DUCHARSE (to shower oneself) |
LAVARSE (to wash oneself) |
| YO | me levanto | me ducho | me lavo |
| TÚ | te levantas | te duchas | te lavas |
| ÉL/ELLA/USTED | se levanta | se ducha | se lava |
| NOSOTROS/AS | nos levantamos | nos duchamos | nos lavamos |
| ELLOS/ELLAS/USTEDES | se levantan | se duchan | se lavan |
Possessive Adjectives vs Possessive Pronouns:
Possessive Adjectives are the very useful words that describe something’s ownership and corresponds with the English My, Your, His, Her, Their, Our. In Spanish these adjectives also have to agree in number and gender with the noun they are modifying.
For instance, Mi vestido es rojo (my dress is red) versus Mis zapatos son grandes (my shoes are big.) In the second sentence the PLURAL “Mis” is used because “zapatos” are more than one.
Another way to talk about the things we own is by using Possessive Pronouns, which are equivalent to the English Mine, Yours, His, Ours, Theirs. They usually take the place of a noun and are often used with a definite article.
Check it out: Mi casa es grande y la suya es pequeña. (my house is big and his/hers/theirs/yours is small). Notice that “La Suya” is singular and feminine, because it is replacing “casa”.
Conversely, if we change the noun, the pronoun also has to be altered.
For example: Mi perro es grande y el suyo es pequeño. (my dog is big and his/hers/theirs/yours is small). Now “El Suyo” is modifying “perro”, a masculine word.
GLOSARIO
Check out all the new words you learned!
Remember the Color coding? We’ve used it here too:
Feminine Nouns / endings
Masculine Nouns / endings
Adjectives / Adverbs
Verbs – are all seen in the INFINITIVE form, click on them to see all their many conjugations.
Or look at our handy Verb Page (http://www.generallinguistics.com/conjugate-spanish-verbs/) to see them all!
| NOUNS | VERBS | ADJECTIVES/ADVERBS |
| El Acertijo (riddle) | Acostarse (to go to bed) | Acabado/a (over) |
| La Aguja (needle) | Afeitarse (to shave oneself) | Adelante (later) |
| El Agujero (hole) | Aprobar (to pass) | Agradable (agreeable) |
| La Alegría (happiness) | Avanzar (to advance) | Apurado/a (rush) |
| El Alma (soul) | Bañarse (to bathe onself) | Católico/a (Catholic) |
| La Concentración (concentration) | Compartir (to share) | Científicamente (scientifically) |
| La Discordia (wheel) | Corresponder (to correspond) | Dedicado/a (dedicated) |
| El Esfuerzo (effort) | Deletrear (to spell) | Demasiado/a (too much) |
| La Frutilla (strawberries) | Descansar (to rest) | Estusiasmado/a (excited) |
| El Fin de semana (weekend) | Disculpar (excuse) | Exquisito/a (exquisite) |
| El Gajo (slice of fruit) | Ducharse (to shower oneself) | Fantástico/a (fantastic) |
| La Idea (idea) | Expresar (to express) | Fenómeno/a (phenomenal) |
| El Infinitivo (infinitive) | Lavarse (to wash oneself) | Obsesionado/a (obsessed) |
| El Lunes (monday) | Levantarse (to get up oneself) | Obviamente (obviously) |
| El Marido (husband) | Maquillarse (to make up oneself) | Ridículo/a (ridiculous) |
| El Matrimonio (marriage) | Molestar (to be bothered by) | Secretamente (secretly) |
| La Nota (grade) | Parar (to stop) | Último/a (last) |
| La Paciencia (patience) | Peinarse (to comb oneself) | Varios/as (several) |
| La Pareja (couple) | Perder (to lose) | ORDINAL NUMBERS |
| La Pena (pain) | Perdonar (to forgive) | Primer/o/a (first) |
| El Pedacito (little piece) | Quedar (to stay) | Segundo/a (second) |
| El Pronombre (pronoun) | Sentarse (to sit onself) | Tercer/o/a (third) |
| La Religión (religion) | Sorprender (to surprise) | Cuarto/a (fourth) |
| El Reloj (clock) | Suponer (to suppose) | Quinto/a (fifth) |
| El Sábado (saturday) | Recostarse (to lie down onself) | Sexto/a (sixth) |
| La Sorpresa (surprise) | Séptimo/a (seventh) | |
| La Suma (sum) | Octavo/a (eighth) | |
| El Universo (universe) | Noveno/a (ninth) | |
| La Venta (sale) | Décimo/a (tenth)
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Useful Phrases:
¡Qué bueno lo que me contás! (How great what you tell me!)
¡Qué buena noticia! (What great news!)
¡Qué bronca! (What a bummer!)
¡Qué lástima! (How sad!)
¡Cuánto lo siento! (How I feel it (the pain)!)
Remember to study vocabulary from the previous classes. You can find them here:
CLASS 1 GLOSSARY: http://blog.buenoentonces.com/2010/11/study-guide-for-class-1/#glosario
CLASS 2 GLOSSARY: http://blog.buenoentonces.com/2010/11/study-guide-for-class-2/#glosario
CLASS 3 GLOSSARY: http://blog.buenoentonces.com/2010/12/study-guide-for-class-3/#glosario
CLASS 4 GLOSSARY: http://blog.buenoentonces.com/2010/12/study-guide-for-class-4/#glosario
CLASS 5 GLOSSARY: http://blog.buenoentonces.com/2010/12/study-guide-class-5/#glosario
EJERCICIOS ESCRITOS
Make sure you’ve got it all! Test yourself here:
http://blog.buenoentonces.com/2010/12/quiz-for-class-6/
It’s a quick review, with only 10 questions. Get more than 70% and you can happily continue to Bueno, entonces…Class 7 and find out how to get some of Latin America’s best things- Steak and wine!
PRÓXIMAMENTE
Congratulations! You’ve made it through week 1 of classes. To see just how much you’ve advanced, you should go back and listen to class 1.
Monday is a new week of lessons to keep you on your Spanish learning track! Class 7 starts you off with all the essentials to restaurant going… just in case you are ever interested in ordering some wine or beer!
If you don’t already own Bueno, entonces… Class 7, go to www.generallinguistics.com.
You can also purchase it on iTunes: http://bit.ly/getatitunes or buy the 6 DVD set, sold exclusively on Amazon.com: http://amzn.to/buyatamazon
And, as always, please let us know what you think of the study materials- we want to make sure you have everything you need to be speaking Español in no time!
David’s QUOTE of the CLASS:
My name in England is “Three Day David”
Like to see ALL of the Support Materials?
You can view the most recent and up to date support materials here:
http://blog.buenoentonces.com/2011/01/see-all-the-support-materials/
You can also take our new QUIZZES here:
http://blog.buenoentonces.com/category/quizzes/
Missed the Study Guide and Quiz for Class 5? Check it out here:
Study Guide: http://blog.buenoentonces.com/2010/12/study-guide-class-5/
Quiz:http://blog.buenoentonces.com/2010/12/quiz-for-class-5/
Let us know if you have any ideas or suggestions on the new materials in the comment section. Muchas Gracias!
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