Spanish for Beginners: the Learn & Practice Method
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This comprehensive Spanish for Beginners Course will let you build a solid foundation for your Spanish journey.
“The main advantadge of this online course is that you get, not only a series of videos and materials to learn Spanish for beginners at your own pace, but also an experienced and friendly native Spanish teacher that is eager to answer questions and help in the Q&A area. For me, that’s priceless.”
Eden (Spanish student)
If you’re serious about speaking Spanish, you need to build your knowledge and skills on a solid ground. This is my obsession behind this Spanish for Beginners course.
The traditional and old way of teaching languages used to focus mainly on grammar and syntax rules, using memory and repetition. On the other hand, nowadays, we are flooded with language courses claiming to get straight to the point and teach you only what you need. Fast and easy, as they say…
The old method missed the point that language is meant to be spoken and used in real life. The new so-called “conversational” courses for beginners miss the point that knowing a bunch of common situations sentences and words (which you have to memorize) can hardly be considered as speaking and understanding a language.
Think about music.
You wouldn’t call someone a musician if he/she is great with music scores but cannot hold an instrument. And neither would you if someone plays by heart some tunes but is pretty lost outside those tunes.
Now, you don’t have to be Paco de Lucía o Stevie Wonder to consider yourself a musician. You can be a beginner musician. And the same applies to learning Spanish.
The PractiSpanish approach, which I have developed over more than 10 years, combines theory and practice. It’s a balanced method, backed by the latest educational research, in which discovery, curiosity, motivation and fun are the key elements of the learning process.
If you only want to learn a little bit of Spanish before your Holidays trip to Latin America or Spain, but you are not interested to learn Spanish in the long term and move to an advanced level, there are probably other options for you.
But if you want to:
- start off your Spanish journey on your right foot
- avoid common pitfalls (beginners and advanced)
- express yourself and understand at a beginners level
- develop your own Spanish language ‘intuition’
- feel confident to move from beginner to advanced
- build a solid foundation towards your Spanish fluency
- enjoy learning Spanish
then this course is definitely what you are looking for!
*** This Spanish course includes Udemy’s 30 day money back guarantee. So basically you have nothing to lose. I am confident that you will be satisfied, but if you feel that you are not getting the results you expected, you can get your money back, no questions asked.
Click the ENROLL NOW button and start learning Spanish!
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VocalesLet's start with the Alphabet. In this video, we will meet the vowels in Spanish: las vocales.
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Las consonantes 1
¡Fantástico! It is time now to meet the consonants!
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Las consonantes 2
Let's go for the second half of the consonants, as we keep slowly seeing more examples and words in Spanish.
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OPTIONAL: The Tilde Game 1
In order to master the tonality of the Spanish language it is important to understand how the "tilde" (the Spanish accent sign) works. We will do that with the Tilde game.
* This is a bonus, optional video. It is possible to skip it and come back whenever you feel so curious about it that you have to see it :)
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OPTIONAL: The Tilde Game 2
After setting the stage, now let's play and see what happens with the "tilde". Enjoy!
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OPTIONAL: Two Extra Features of the Tilde
The "Tilde" has also 2 very useful features:
- The Syllable Generator
- The Twins Detector
Let's see what is that about!
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Pronunciation Take Away SummaryA summary of the main sounds and syllables that are different from English and you may want to review. Downloadble PDF available.
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Reading and Pronunciation Practice
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The #1 Secret to Succeed in this Course
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Los números (The numbers): 1-15
When we saw the letter C (la letra "CE") in the alphabet we mentioned 0 (cero) and 100 (cien) as examples. But what happens between 0 and 100? Let's see now the numbers from 1 to 16, and in a later module, we will continue till 100.
¡Vamos!
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Números (numbers)Please check the right answer for each question.
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Hay una casa en New Orleans...
In the Alphabet section, we met our first Spanish verb. Now, let's get to know it better. It is super easy and super useful!
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Hay: ¿correcto o incorrecto?
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Question Words
Asking is key for good communication. Let's see how to start a question in Spanish!
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Question Words Quizz
Please choose the right translation to the following sentences.
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Who is who? Los pronombres personales
We are not alone in the world! Let's see how to use the personal pronouns in Spanish: I, you, he, she, etc.
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Gender (1) : not only for people
Not only boys and girls... In Spanish, all the nouns have a gender. Let's see how it works.
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Gender (2) : 3 useful tricks
In this second part, we will learn the 3 most useful and easy tricks to know if a word is masculine, feminine or both.
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Gender (3) : exceptions and summary
In this last video, let's see some common exceptions to the rule and summarize all the things we have learnt. Good job! ¡Buen trabajo!
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Feeling lonely? Singular y plural
Turning any word from singular to plural is very simple. Let's see the 2 options to do that.
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Los artículos: Gender & Number in action
Understanding gender and number in Spanish is nice :) but now we will see how important it is to start building correct sentences.
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Fix the mistakes
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Diálogo: knowing each other
Listen to this conversation where Marta and Pedro get to know each other a little bit.
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How to use "SER": conjugación y usos
How does the verb "ser" change according to the person or object we are talking about? When should we use it? We will draw our conclusions from the previous conversation.
You can also download the conjugation table for your convenience. Use it and have fun!
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SER Quizz
Please choose the right option to complete the sentence.
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Diálogo: A typical phone conversation
Listen to this phone conversation between a father and his son.
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How to use "ESTAR": conjugación y usos
How does the verb "estar" change according to the person or object we are talking about? When should we use it? We will draw our conclusions from the previous conversation.
You can also download the conjugation table for your convenience. Use it and have fun!
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ESTAR Quizz
Please choose the right option to complete the sentence.
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SER o ESTAR: this is the question!
Both "ser" and "estar" mean "to be". Let's see the most helpful ways to decide which one to use.
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SER o ESTAR Quizz
Please choose the correct option to complete the sentences.
First, we need to decide which verb to use (ser o estar). Second, we need to conjugate the verb according to the person or object we are refering to.
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Warm-up Text
Please read with me this short text as a warm up before we dig into the Formula to conjugate the Present Tense.
Every line in Spanish is followed by an English translation (in a smaller font). Go over the text with the audio as many times as you need. Try to read it at least once without checking the translation (even if you don not remember the meaning of every word).
For your convenience, you can also download the text as a PDF so you can read it on your own and come back to it to refresh some of the vocabulary and the conjugations included.
Enjoy! ¡Disfruta!
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The Present Tense Formula
Are you ready for the Big Leap? The real action is about to begin... We will now see the formula for conjugating any regular verb in Present Tense. Get ready to start using it!
After the video, make sure you download the Conjugation Table and keep it handy.
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Present Tense Quizz
Please choose the right option to conjugate the verb according to the given sentence.
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Antonio y Lucía - from their perspective
Let's recall the little story about Antonio and Lucía. Then, let´s see how they speak about themselves. Finally, let's find out what would you answer to some questions.
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What about you?
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Frases negativas
Learn exactly how to use and where to place the word "no" in order to express a negative sentence.
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Negative Sentences Quizz
Decide if the sentence is correct or not.
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Los números (16-100)
Let's learn how to count from 16 to 100.
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Números 16-100
Let's practice those numbers!
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Mi casa es tu casa - Possessive Pronouns (1)
Let's learn the Possessive pronouns, how do they work, how to use them and what are they. In the next video, we will see more practical examples.
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Los posesivos - más ejemplos
Let's see together some more examples. The Possessive Pronouns in action!
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Muy & Mucho
What is the difference between "muy" and "mucho"? How does it work? How can we know for sure we are picking the right word?
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Muy / Mucho Quizz
Pick the right word to complete the sentence correctly.
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También / Tampoco
What's the difference between "también" and "tampoco"? How should we use those words?
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Let's talk about this and that: Los Demostrativos
The Demonstrative Pronouns in Spanish: what are they, how do they work and examples.
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¿Qué hay en este módulo?
A brief introduction to this module and the recommended steps to follow.
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La decisión de David y María
I have written this short story specially for my students in this Udemy course. Read it along with me! It's not necessary to understand exactly every word in order to understand what happens and enjoy the fact that you are reading in Spanish. ¡Felicidades! Congratulations!
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¿Comprendes el texto?
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Fun Quizz
Read the following statements and decide if they are correct or incorrect.
For example:
The earth turns around the moon…Incorrect! :)
