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- I hope you enjoy this week's lesson.
Lesson
of the Week: Intro to Verbs
In
Spanish, there are 3 types of verbs—the root,+ AR, ER,
or IR (for “hablar” the root is HABL +AR).
This makes up the infinitive or base verb, which you later change
to indicate who is doing the action and when.
In
English infinitives have the word “to” in front of them.
These infinitives don’t specify who is doing the action—that’s
what conjugation is for. Look at the following infinitives:
|
AR
|
ER
|
IR
|
| hablar |
to
speak |
ver |
to
see |
vivir |
to
live |
| bailar |
to
dance |
correr |
to
run |
asistir |
to
attend |
| formar |
to
form |
leer |
to
read |
insistir |
to
insist |
| cantar |
to
sing |
beber |
to
drink |
escribir |
to
write |
Listen to an mp3 of the
AR present tense verb pattern
Quiz: Verbs
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Travel Phrases
of the Week
HELP
words!
no hablo español
....................I don’t speak Spanish
no entiendo ..............................I don’t
understand
¿habla inglés?.........................do
you speak English?
más despacio,por favor........slower please
¿me ayuda?.............................can
you help me?
necesito un médico.......... .....I need a
doctor
estoy perdido.......................... I am lost
¡ayúdeme!.................................help
me!
¡peligro!.....................................danger!
¡cuidado!..................................careful!
¡llame al policia!.....................call
the police!
¡ladrón!.....................................thief!
¡para!.........................................stop
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