Beginners Spanish Course Outline

You will learn greetings; the alphabet; useful classroom phrases (e.g. Can you repeat that, please? How do you pronounce this? etc.);Spanish names;and how to introduce yourself (name, nationality, profession).

You will learn how to introduce other people (name, nationality, profession); how to describe people’s appearance; how to use the definite article (el, la, los, las); how to use the verb “ser”; and about feminine and masculine nouns.

You will learn to ask questions and use question words(qué, de quién, etc.); how to start a dialogue; to describe how you feel; country names;colors; and the numbers (0-10).

You will learn to ask questions about locations, time, and possessions; the days of the week; more numbers (11-30); how to use regular verbs: trabajar (to work), comer (to eat),vivir (to live), and others.

You will learn how to formulate questions and sentences in the present tense; make your own sentences; tell the time; and use prepositions (en, de, a).

You will learn how to say places in town; speak about your friend; describe your job; and fill in a form with personal information in Spanish.

You will learn about places in Spain; how to ask questions about locations; the indefinite and definite articles; the correct word order in sentences; how to use the verb estar.

You will learn how to ask for and give directions; the cardinal numerals (30-50); about ordinal numerals (masculine and feminine); and how to use prepositions (in, on, between, next to, in front of, etc.).

You will learn to listen to and understand flight announcements; how to book a taxi, a room, a table at restaurant, etc.; and how to use irregular verbs to ask and answer questions.

You will learn to speak about your family and marital status; how to use possessive adjectives (my, your, his, etc.); to ask for and give information; and to use the verbs saber and conocer.