Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
Known as the "tuteo," the "ustedeo" and the "voseo," Carlos explains the historical roots and evolution of these varying ways of saying "you" in different parts of the Spanish-speaking world. Factors which affect which form is utilized by a particular person in a particular situation include that person's country of origin as well as the relationship between the speaker and the person to whom he or she is speaking.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
Carlos explains the forms of address used to address several conversational partners: "vosotros" and "vosotras," which tend to be used in Spain, and "ustedes," which tends to be used in Central and South America.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
Carlos explains to us about cardinal numbers in Spanish, which are used to count and quantify elements.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
Carlos teaches us a plethora of Spanish demonyms, or proper nouns used to refer to the natives or inhabitants of certain countries, states or cities.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
Carlos speaks to us about the nuances of Spanish collective nouns, which are nouns that refer to a number of beings within a specific category.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
Carlos familiarizes us with some Spanish social media lingo, specifically for Facebook and Twitter.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
Although Spanish often borrows English terms like "e-mail" and "password" to talk about terms related to the internet, Carlos provides us with several more proper Spanish alternatives.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
Carlos teaches us how to conjugate Spanish verbs for commands, also known as the imperative mood, with the informal second person singular pronouns, "tú" and "vos."
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
Carlos teaches us the imperative conjugations of some commonly used verbs with the second person singular pronoun, "tú," as well as the formulas for creating the imperative with pronouns such as "usted," "vosotros" or "vosotras" and "ustedes."
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
The present perfect tense in Spanish is used when an action in the past occurs within a time period that has not yet concluded. Carlos clearly explains how this compound verb tense is formed as well as giving us several examples.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
The many types of past tense in Spanish can get confusing for English speakers. In this lesson, Carlos focuses on the simple past tense, or preterite, providing us with some excellent examples.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
Carlos explains to us the range of meanings that the verb "tocar" can have in Spanish, depending upon the context.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
The word, "vaina," is popularly used in many Latin American countries, and according to Carlos, who explains its origin and diverse uses, "defines everything and nothing at the same time."
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
Carlos explains to us, with examples, situations in which the present perfect tense should be employed.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
In addition to beginning his explanation regarding situations in which the past imperfect tense is commonly used in Spanish, Carlos explains to us how to conjugate regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs as well as sharing with us some of the most common irregular verbs and their imperfect conjugations.
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