Spanish for Beginners
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Welcome to Spanish for Beginners!
This course is taught by the Founder of Rola Languages, Mr. Edward Lee Rocha. Rola Languages is a language learning institute based in Boston, USA. This course is designed for beginners and no background in the Spanish anguage is expected before taking this course. Our interactive design and engaging videos are curated to give you enough practice to become a confident speaker and writer in Spanish. Every lecture is followed by quizzes and a practice test to give you feedback before moving forward.
What you will learn
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Basic Vocabulary
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Key Verbs
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Present & Near-future Tenses
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Basic Conversation & Listening Skills
By the end of this course, you will have an understanding of basic vocabulary, key vers, present and near-future tenses, basic conversation, and listening skills. We are so excited to have you in class. Happy language learning!
Meet your instructor, Edward Lee Rocha
Edward is the founder and Director of Rola Languages. While living abroad in Argentina and Spain, he fell in love with the idea of the language school and was determined to build such a community in Boston. After privately tutoring Spanish for many years, Ed decided to formalize his teaching method and began Rola Languages. Ed is fluent in English and Spanish and a student of French and Portuguese. He has nearly 8 years of language teaching experience, having taught both English and Spanish as a teacher and tutor. He received his Bachelor’s from Harvard University and Master’s in Management from Boston University.
Learn more about Rola Languages
Rola Languages offers Boston’s best language classes. What makes us the best? We’re a multicultural community of language teachers nestled in the Cambridge area, primarily focusing on conversational skills. We use the Rola Method, a repetition drill-based technique, to efficiently learn essential language skills. From conducting one-on-one, group, and online classes for students of all ages and walks of life, we offer Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Mandarin, and English classes.
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IntroductionWelcome to Mr. Edward Rocha's Spanish Level 1 Class! Get ready to learn basic vocabulary, key verbs, present and near future tenses, basic conversation and listening skills!
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1.1. Vocabulario: Saludos y Presentaciones
In this section, we will cover Greetings & Introduction Vocabulary!
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1.2. Lectura: Me Llamo Eduardo, Me Llamo Erica, Me Llamo Alejandro
In this section, we will read 3 stories and listen to the words, repeat the words, and running through questions at the end!
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1.2.1
It's time to practice! Listen, read along & understand Eduardo's Story!
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1.2.2
It's time to practice! Listen, read along & understand Erica's Story!
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1.2.3
It's time to practice! Listen, read along & understand Alejandro's Story!
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Section 2
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1.3.1 Gramática: Las Vocales
In this section (part 1 of 2), we will focus on vowels. This is the foundation of spelling and reading in Spanish!
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1.3.2 Gramática: El Alfabeto
In this section (part 2 of 2), we will focus on the alphabet. This is the foundation of spelling and reading in Spanish!
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1.4. Gramática: Los Pronombres Personales
In this section, you will learn, practice using, and memorize personal pronouns!
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1.4.1 Repaso Rápido
In this section, we will do a quick review of sections 1-4!
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Section 4
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1.5. Gramática: Los Artículos Definidos
In this section, we will first review personal pronouns, and then we will move on to learning definite articles!
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Section 5
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1.6. Gramática: El Género
In this section, we will learn rules that help you identify if a word is masculine or feminine!
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Section 6
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1.7. Rola Respuesta Rápida
In this last section of Chapter 1, we will review what we have learned in all sections through Rola Rapid Response!
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2.1. Vocabulario: Las Profesiones
In this section, we will learn the professions!
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Section 1
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2.2. Lectura: En El Trabajo
In this section, we are going to focus on comprehension by reading stories where you will listen, identify and repeat the words in the story!
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2.2.1. Lectura En El Trabajo
It's time to practice! Listen, read along & understand the story: En El Trabajo!
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2.3. Gramática: Singular y Plural
In this section, we will learn the rules for singular and plural words!
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Section 3
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2.4. Gramática: El Infinitivo
In this section, we will learn and apply infinitives to vocabulary: the most basic parts of a verb!
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Section 4
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2.5. Gramática: El Verbo: Ser
In this section, we will learn an important verb: Ser: To Be (permanent)!
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Section 5
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2.6. Rola Respuesta Rápida
In this last section of Chapter 2, we will review what we have learned in all sections through Rola Rapid Response!
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3.1.1 Vocabulario: Los Vegetales
In this section, we will review the verb Ser and then we will learn vocabulary for vegetables!
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3.1.2 Vocabulario: Las Frutas
In this section, we will learn the vocabulary for fruits!
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Section 1
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3.2. Lectura: En El Supermercado
In this section, we will read a story and listen & understand the words, identify the vocabulary, the pronouns, and look for cognates.
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3.2.1 Lectura: En El Supermercado
It's time to practice! Listen, read along & understand En El Supermercado!
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3.3. Gramática: Los Artículos Indefinidos
In this section, we will learn the indefinite articles: a, an or some!
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Section 3
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3.4. Gramática: El Verbo Estar
In this section, we will learn an important verb: Estar: To be (temporary)
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Section 4
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3.5. Gramática: El Presente (Verbos -AR)
In this section, we will learn about conjugating present tense AR Verbs!
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Section 5
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3.6. Vocabulario: Los Números Del 1-20
In this section, you will learn to count 1-20 and pair numbers with vocabulary!
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Section 6
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3.7. Rola Respuesta Rápida
In this last section of Chapter 3, we will review what we have learned in all sections through Rola Rapid Response!
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4.1. Vocabulario: Las Descripciones Físicas Con Ser
In this section, we will learn how to use the verb Ser: To be (permanent)
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Section 1
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4.2. Lectura En La Recepción
In this section, we are going to focus on comprehension by reading a story where you will listen, identify and repeat the words in the story!
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4.2.1 Lectura En La Recepción
It's time to practice! Listen, read along & understand the story: En La Recepción!
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4.3. Vocabulario: Los Días De La Semana
In this section, we will learn the vocabulary for the days of the week!
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Section 3
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4.4. Vocabulario: Los Meses Del Año
In this section, we will learn the vocabulary for months of the year!
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Section 4
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4.5. Gramática: El Presente (Verbos -ER)
In this section, we are going to learn verbs ending in ER & present tense conjugations!
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Section 5
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4.6. Vocabulario: Los Números Del 20-100
In this section, we will learn the vocabulary for numbers 20-100
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Section 6
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5.1. Vocabulario: Los Animales
In this section, we will learn the vocabulary for animals!
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Section 1
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5.2. Lectura: En El Zoo
In this section, we will read a story and listen to the words, repeat and understand the vocabulary!
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5.2.1 Lectura: En El Zoo
It's time to practice! Listen, read along & understand En El Zoo!
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5.3. Gramática: El Presente (Verbos -IR)
In this section, we will learn about present tense IR verbs and how to conjugate them!
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Section 3
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5.4. Vocabulario: Las Partículas Interrogativas
In this section, we are going to learn how to ask questions!
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Section 4
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5.5. Gramática: Los Verbos Irregulares Ir y Querer
In this section, we will learn two more important irregular verbs: Ir and Querer!
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Section 5
