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Kevin Duala   Grammar tips
 Why do you have two words for the, el and la? How do you spell your name in Spanish? These notes will help you!

Grammar Tips Unit

  1. Finding your feet
Sounds of Spanish
Taking a taxi ride
More sounds of Spanish
Checking into a hotel
Two words for 'a': un and una
Ordering a snack
Two words for 'the': el and la
Finding your way around

  2. Night out
Plurals
Ordering tapas
The dictionary form of verbs: llevar, comer and preferir
At the restaurant
The words for 'I' and 'you': yo and tú
Meeting people
I and you verb endings: tomo and tomas
Going for breakfast

  3. Shopping
Numbers from 10 to 100
Using a cash machine
Word order   Big numbers
At a market
Looking for things: hay and tiene
At the supermarket
Adjectives: rojo, roja, rojos and rojas
Choosing clothes

  4. At home
Indicating things: éste, ésta and esto
Being shown round a flat
Using quieres and puedo
An invitation
Two verbs 'to be': estar and ser
Meeting a Spanish family
Likes and dislikes: me gusta, no me gusta
Indicating possession: mi, nuestro, vuestro
Chatting over a meal

  5. Moving on
Questions and question words
Buying a ticket
Telling the time
Getting tourist info
The alphabet
Finding a hotel room
Talking about places: estar and ser
Visiting the sights

  6. Work and play
Formal and informal words for 'you': tú and usted
Saying what you do
I and he/she verb endings: trabajo, trabaja
Describing a company
We verb endings: vemos, vamos, podemos
Arranging a meeting
Irregular verbs: soy, voy, tengo, salgo
Your spare time


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