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Painless Grammar
Questions you ask about Spanish.
Sounds
Nouns
Adjectives
Verbs
Other questions
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Sounds
Is there a quick way to get the pronunciation right?
Sounds of Spanish
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How do you spell in Spanish?
The alphabet
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Nouns
Why do I need to know about masculine and feminine words?
Un and una
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Is there a general rule about making something plural?
Plurals
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Adjectives
Why do Spanish adjectives have different endings?
Adjectives: rojo, roja, rojos and rojas
Is Spanish word order different from English?
Word order
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Verbs
Are verb endings really important?
I/you verb endings
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He/she verb endings
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Do all the verbs follow regular patterns?
Irregular verbs: soy, voy, tengo, salgo
When do I say "soy" and when "estoy"?
Two verbs 'to be'
"Es bonito" o "Está bonito"?
Talking about places: estar and ser
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Why do I say "me gusta" when I mean "I like"?
Me gusta, no me gusta
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Other questions
How do I ask a question?
Questions and question words
Tú or usted? What's more appropriate?
Formal and informal words for 'you'
Is it better to say "Yo soy inglés" or just "Soy inglés"?
'I' and 'you'
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Any shortcuts to memorize the numbers?
From 10 to 100
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Big numbers
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