Bueno, entonces… Class 12 gives you the perfect opportunity to catch up and review everything you’ve learned in the last week.

So tap into Jimena’s and David weekend call and see if you’ve retained all the new Spanish.

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Week 2

Class 12

Now that you’ve gotten all caught up, have a look through this Study Guide to ensure that you are ready for Bueno, entonces… Week 3. You will see a lot of review over the past week, but we will also introduce some difficult concepts that you will be studying next week (such as the wonderful world of pronouns).

So Review and Preview below!

CAPÍTULOS

Here are a list of the different sections for Class 12. Make sure to go back and review the section if you didn’t understand the concept completely:

INFORMACIÓN DE REFERENCIA

Grammar / Language tips:

PRONOUNS:

This class you were introduced to two more types of pronouns, Direct Object Pronouns and Indirect Object Pronouns. These will be explained further in Week 3, so you don’t need to memorize them right away. However, it is good to look over how they work, as it can be a little tricky to master.

Here are the Three pronouns you now know:

Subject Pronouns:
These refer to the subject of the sentence, or the person/animal/thing doing the action. You know them already: YO (I), VOS/TÚ (You), EL/ELLA/USTED (He/She/You-formal), NOSOTROS (Us) and ELLOS/ELLAS/USTEDES (They/Y’all).

REMEMBER: In Spanish the Subject pronoun is often not there, because the conjugated verb already tells you who the subject is.

Apparently Jorge is a pilot...

Direct Object Pronouns:
The Direct object in the sentence answers the question “What”? In the sentence “Jorge sends flowers to me”, the direct object is ‘flowers‘. To use a direct object pronoun, you replace the direct object in the sentence. “Jorge sends them to me”.

REMEMBER: In Spanish, the direct object pronoun must agree in number and gender of the noun (the direct object) that it is replacing. It also goes BEFORE the verb.

SEE IT IN SPANISH:
Jorge envía las flores para me
Jorge las envía para me

Spot the Indirect pronoun- the person receiving the action

Indirect Object Pronouns:
The Indirect Object is the person or animal that receives the action / direct object. It answers the question “Who?/ What? (if it is an animal)” in the sentence. In the sentence “Jorge sends flowers to me“, the indirect object is ‘me‘.

SEE IT IN SPANISH:
Jorge envía las flores para me
Jorge me envía las flores

Check out this table below to see all the Subject, Direct object and Indirect Object pronouns

Indirect and Direct Object Pronouns:
If you want to use both the Indirect and Direct Object pronouns, remember that they BOTH come before the verb (unless there is an infinitive, but that will come LATER!). Also, to avoid confusion, a few of the Indirect Objects become SE, if both pronouns are used, these are marked with *in the chart above.

SEE IT IN SPANISH:
Jorge envía las flores para Marie. Jorge gives the flowers to Marie.
Jorge las envía para Marie. Jorge gives them to Marie.
Jorge le envía las flores. Jorge gives the flowers to her.
Jorge se las envía. Jorge gives them to her.

Remember: Possessive adjectives must agree in number (and gender for 'Nuestro')

Possessives:
There are also Possessive Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives. Both must agree with the OBJECT of the sentence. In the case of Possessive Pronouns, they have to agree in gender and number of the noun they are replacing.

Possessive Adjectives only have to agree in number, except for “Nuestro/a/os/as”.

Both Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns were introduced in the Study Guide for Class 6, and you can review them here:

http://blog.buenoentonces.com/2010/12/study-guide-for-class-6/#info

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 to see them all!

http://www.generallinguistics.com/conjugate-spanish-verbs/

USEFUL PHRASES:

¿Nos lo manda? Will he sent it to us?

Se lo das. Give it to her.

Me los envía. He sends them to me.

EJERCICIOS ESCRITOS

Make sure you’ve got it all! Test yourself here:

http://blog.buenoentonces.com/2011/02/quiz-for-class-12/

It’s a quick review, with only 10 questions. Get more than 70% and you can happily continue to Class 13 and start the THIRD week (almost half way there!)

PRÓXIMAMENTE

Get ready to start the THIRD week of Bueno, entonces… You’ve just had a taste of the Direct Objects and Indirect Objects, but you will learn more about them next week and how to use them. They are everywhere in the Spanish language and if you don’t have them down pat, you can quickly end up in very embarrassing situations.

So get cracking on Bueno, entonces… Class 13 and be on your way to mastering Spanish!

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David’s QUOTE of the CLASS:

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/

Missed the Study Guide and Quiz for Class 11? Check it out here:

Study Guide: http://blog.buenoentonces.com/2011/02/study-guide-for-class-11/

Quiz: http://blog.buenoentonces.com/2011/02/quiz-for-class-11/

Let us know if you have any ideas or suggestions on the new materials in the comment section. Muchas Gracias!