Ways of saying there is and there are. In Spanish we have a neat little word that means THERE IS, or THERE ARE, are you ready? HAY. It's that simple. There is a restaurant next door: Hay un restaurante al lado. Or, there are many taxis around here: hay muchos taxis por aquí. Great, isn't it! You see it's good for singular and plural. And questions too! ¿Hay un teléfono? - sí, ¡hay! … Don't forget plural questions: ¿Hay unos restaurantes? - Sí, ¡hay muchos!

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Episode 27: There is and there are

Yo quiero, Tú quieres, Usted/él/ella quiere, Nosotros/nosotras queremos, Vosotros/vosotras queréis, Ustedes/ellos/ellas quieren, Note that some of the conjugations show a vowel change in the stem, from E to EI. This is called a stem-changing verb, and there are many like this. However they do follow a pattern, and are easy to get used to: The ones that change are those of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd persons singular, and the 3rd person plural. The 1st and 2nd persons plural remain untouched, and this is an important pattern to know for future verb conjugations! Look out for our ebook to help you learn - Spanish in a Suitcase - available in the iBookstore or through iTunes. A beginner Spanish method for travel - packed full of audio and ready to go! For iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.

Episode 40: An Irregular Verb - Querer, To Want

Treinta (30), Cuarenta (40), Cincuenta (50), Sesenta (60), Setenta (70), Ochenta (80), Noventa (90), Cien (100), Ciento uno (101), Ciento dos (102), Ciento tres (103), Ciento cuatro (104), Ciento cinco (105), Ciento seis (106), Ciento siete (107), Ciento ocho (108), Ciento nueve (109), Ciento diez (110), Ciento veinte (120), Ciento treinta (130), Ciento cuarenta (140), Ciento cincuenta (150), Ciento sesenta (160), Ciento setenta (170), Ciento ochenta (180), Ciento noventa (190), Doscientos (200)! Note that for numbers over 100 you don't need to use the word "and" between "cien" and the next number, as is done in English. Look out for our ebook - Spanish in a Suitcase. A beginner Spanish method for travel - packed full of audio and ready to go! For iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.

Episode 39: Higher numbers

Primero, me levanto a las siete de la mañana. Luego, me ducho y me visto. Luego, desayuno un café y una tostada (desayunar = to breakfast). Después, voy al trabajo. Primero, luego y después. Look out for our ebook - Spanish in a Suitcase. A beginner Spanish method for travel - packed full of audio and ready to go! For iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.

Episode 38: Daily routines

Remember the verb LLAMARSE (me llamo, te llamas, se llama, nos llamamos, os llamáis, se llaman) - it can literally be translated as: I call myself, you call yourself, she calls herself, etc. When a reflexive verb is conjugated, the SE on the end of the infinitive is converted to the corresponding REFLEXIVE PRONOUN. LEVANTARSE: (yo) me levanto, (tú) te levantas, (usted/él/ella) se levanta, (nosotros/as) nos levantamos, (vosotros/as) os levantáis, (ustedes/ellos/ellas) se levantan. It's used for a lot of daily routine verbs, such as DUCHARSE (to have a shower), VESTIRSE (to get dressed), PEINARSE (to comb one's hair), ACOSTARSE (to go to bed).

Episode 37: Reflexive verbs

Singulars: Este reloj (this watch), esta llave (this key), ese reloj (that watch), esa llave (that key). Plurals: Estos relojes (these watches), estas llaves (these keys), esos relojes (those watches), esas llaves (those keys). For singular items use: este, esta (this), ese, esa (that). For plural items use: estos, estas (these), esos, esas (these, those).

Episode 36: This and That

a, be, ce (2 versions), (che, in older dictionaries), de, e, efe, ge, hache, i, jota, ca, ele, (elle, in older dictionaries), eme, ene, eñe, o, pe, cu, erre, ese, te, u, uve, uve doble, equis, i griega, zeta (2 versions).

Episode 35: The Alphabet

Numbers between 41 - 50: Cuarenta, Cuarenta y uno, Cuarenta y dos, Cuarenta y tres, Cuarenta y cuatro, Cuarenta y cinco, Cuarenta y seis, Cuarenta y siete, Cuarenta y ocho, Cuarenta y nueve, Cincuenta

Episode 34: Numbers, from 41 to 50

To say what someone is like, we use the verb SER, with the adjective. Don't forget that the adjective must agree with the gender of the person you're talking about. For example: Soy alegre - I'm a happy person, Tú eres listo/a - you're clever, Usted es generoso/a - you are generous, Ella es divertida, él es divertido - she/he is fun, Nosotros/as somos impacientes - impatient, Vosotros/as sois simpáticos/as - nice, Ustedes son amables - kind, Ellos son tímidos/as - shy, Ellas son entusiastas - enthusiastic

Episode 33: Describing what someone is like

Mi madre, mi padre, mis padres, mi hija, mi hijo, mis hijos, mi tía, mi tío, mis tíos, mi abuela, mi abuelo, mis abuelos

Episode 32: Speaking about families

When we want to interrupt someone: Perdone, or simply perdón. Please - por favor, Thank you / thank you very much - ¡gracias! / ¡muchas gracias! If you'd like to squeeze past somebody - con permiso. If someone wants to squeeze past you - ¡por supuesto! (of course!)

Episode 31: Some polite expressions

What happens when we combine DE + EL and DE + A. Do you remember the prepositions DE and A? Sí, lejos DE la ciudad. Listen to what happens if CIUDAD is replaced by a masculine word: Lejos DEL centro, lejos DEL museo. What would have been DE EL has become DEL! Al lado DEL parque, enfrente DEL cine. Now, the same happens with A and EL. AL. Voy AL hospital. Está AL lado DEL río. There were two in that one: AL and DEL. More please! Al lado del bar, al lado del supermercado.

Episode 30: More about Prepositions

Learn about three important prepositions - EN, DE and A. Let's have a look at some of those little words that sit in between. Some are called prepositions. Here are three: EN - IN (en la ciudad, en el campo, en mi bolsillo). DE - OF or FROM, (lejos DE la Universidad (Far from the University), soy de Argentina (I'm from Argentina)). A - TO or AT (a la derecha, (at right / to the right), a la izquierda, (at left / to the left))

Episode 29: Three useful prepositions

Today we're going to look at ways of saying where something is located. We learnt in Episode 27 to ask or say IF there was something, using the word HAY. To say WHERE it is, we use the verb ESTAR. ¿Por favor, dónde está la estación? If it was very close-by, the answer would be: ¡Está muy cerca! That's for one place or object. For more than one thing: ¿Dónde están los pasaportes? - Están en el hotel. ¿Dónde estás tú? - estoy en Melbourne, Australia

Episode 28: Where something is located

Ways of saying 'you': You may have noticed that there are several ways to say YOU in Spanish. Let's go over them to make sure. To talk about a SINGLE YOU in a FAMILIAR way, we use: Tú, o VOS en Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and parts of Central America. RESPECTFUL YOU: usted. In Spain two forms for PLURAL YOU are used in a FAMILIAR way: Vosotros (boys and mixed), and vosotras (girls). The second form is used in Spain in RESPECTFUL situations: Ustedes. In Hispanic America PLURAL YOU, both FAMILIAR and RESPECTFUL: Ustedes

Episode 26: Ways of saying 'you'

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Episode 27: There is and there are

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