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The five Spanish vowels

Hear and produce the stable vowel sounds that make Spanish spelling unusually dependable.

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  1. 01

    Pronunciation · 5 min

    The five Spanish vowels

    Hear and produce the stable vowel sounds that make Spanish spelling unusually dependable.
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  2. 02

    Building Spanish · 7 min

    Noun gender without guessing

    Treat gender as grammatical information carried by the noun phrase—not as a quality of the object.
    Module 1
  3. 03

    Building Spanish · 7 min

    Adjective agreement

    Make a description respond to the gender and number of the noun it describes.
    Module 2
  4. 04

    Choosing meaning · 9 min

    SER vs. ESTAR

    Choose the verb from the claim the sentence makes—not from a permanent-versus-temporary shortcut.
    Module 3 + 4
  5. 05

    Choosing meaning · 7 min

    HAY vs. ESTAR

    Introduce what exists with hay; locate an identified subject with estar.
    Module 4
  6. 06

    Questions & time · 7 min

    Building useful Spanish questions

    Choose a question structure from the information you actually need.
    Module 5
  7. 07

    Questions & time · 8 min

    Numbers, dates & clock time

    Build quantities and schedules in the order Spanish listeners expect.
    Module 6
  8. 08

    Using verbs · 8 min

    The regular present tense

    Turn an infinitive into a present action without losing the verb family.
    Module 7
  9. 09

    Using verbs · 9 min

    Essential present-tense irregulars

    Control stem changes and the high-frequency verbs that do not fit one regular pattern.
    Module 8
  10. 10

    Using verbs · 9 min

    Plans, obligations & verb patterns

    Combine one conjugated verb with an infinitive to express plans, needs, and purposes.
    Module 9
  11. 11

    Connecting Spanish · 8 min

    Direct objects & pronoun position

    Replace a known receiver of an action without losing its identity or position.
    Module 10
  12. 12

    Connecting Spanish · 9 min

    Indirect objects & GUSTAR

    Track recipients and experiencers with me, te, le, nos, and les.
    Module 11
  13. 13

    Connecting Spanish · 8 min

    Reflexive routines, changes & reciprocity

    Use reflexive pronouns when an action returns to its subject or moves within a group.
    Module 12
  14. 14

    Connecting Spanish · 9 min

    Negatives, prepositions & connectors

    Make the relationship between actions, people, places, and ideas explicit.
    Module 13
  15. 15

    Connecting Spanish · 10 min

    The present subjunctive

    Present one action through another person’s desire, reaction, doubt, or evaluation.
    Module 14
  16. 16

    Telling stories · 10 min

    The preterite: finished events

    Advance a story through bounded actions that occurred and ended.
    Module 15
  17. 17

    Telling stories · 11 min

    Preterite vs. imperfect

    Build the past world with the imperfect and move through its events with the preterite.
    Module 16
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