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100 Spanish Word You Need To Know
Not that you are going to know all these by the end of this year, but, these are 100 words that you really need to know before you are done studying Spanish here at MCS. -
the 'new' ALFABETO
The Spanish alphabet has 'changed' !Click here to find out what letters make up the 'new' alfabeto espanol. -
the 'old' alfabeto - with audio files
Click here find out how the 2 alphabets are different.Includes audio file links so you can hear the entire 'old' alphabet in Spanish, or just individual letters! -
Please? Thank you. You're welcome. Excuse me. Bless you.
Polite expressions that we should use every day. -
First contact survival vocab !
How do you say "Hello." ?
How do you ask someone's name and tell yours?
How do you tell someone how you are feeling and ask how they are?
How do you say "Good-bye" ?
Do you say any of that differently depending on whether you are talking to an adult versus a kid?
Survive the situation by following this link !
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Greetings and Good-byes
How do you greet someone at different times of the day?
How many ways can you say "Good-bye"?
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Introductions (Presentaciones)
Learn how to ask to ask for and provide names.What's your name? My name is _____ .Pleased to meet you. Likewise.What's his/her name? His/Her name is _____ . -
What about your name?
Does your name translate into Spanish?
What do your first and last names mean?
Click here for fun facts about your English name!
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Boys Names
Need a name for a boy in Spanish? Follow this link to a long list of boys' names. -
Girls Names
Need a name for a girl in Spanish? Follow this link to a long list of girls' names. -
Hi. How are you? I am ___ . Good-bye.
How to greet people at different times of the day.Ask and tell tell how people are feeling.Different ways of saying good-bye. -
What hurts?
Head this way to find out how to express that some body part is hurting you.
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Additional body parts vocabulary
If you want to know how to say that some body part hurts but it wasn't on our list then look here for more body parts vocabulary.
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los numeros 1-10
How to count 1-10, including spelling and pronunciation guide, plus a video with pronunciation.
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What time is it?
It's time to learn how to tell time!
It you can count to 29 then it should take no time at all to learn how to ask and tell time.
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What gender is the word for "a desk" in Spanish? What?! What do you mean?
Well, "a desk" is a noun, and all nouns have gender in Spanish. They are either masculine or feminine.
The gender of nouns doesn't usually have anything to do with the difference male and female in a biological sense.
So then, how do you determine the gender of nouns in Spanish?
Click here to clarify this confusing idea.
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student: How do you say "I (don't) like..." and "Do you like...?"
teacher: You don't!student: WHAT?! Then how do we talk about liking something?teacher: We say (No) Me gusta... and ¿Te gusta …?, but they don't really mean "like" at all.student: Then what do they literally mean?teacher: Follow this link, if it pleases you, to find out what they really mean and how to use them right. -
Why is "Usted" abbreviated as "Vd" ?
You might think "Vd" doesn't make sense, but it does.
If you understood the origin of the word then it would make perfectly logical sense.
Clear here to make sense of this abbreviation.
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What does it mean to 'conjugate' a verb?
Conjugating a verb? What is that all about?We do it in every sentence we say. You just don't realize that.This is done to every verb, in every complete sentence, you will ever say in Spanish.Look at this link and you won't feel so lost about this 'conjugating' stuff.