Spanish Lesson 1 Introductions
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When you use usted …
When you use usted the verb has the él and ella endings. Tú, on the other hand, is informal: it’s used amongst friends, family members or when adults are speaking to children. There’s an increasingly widespread use of tú these days, but if you’re not sure which one to use, you should take your cue from the native speakers.
In Spanish, usted …
In Spanish, usted and tú are both ways of saying you. Usted is formal, and comes from the old respectful form of address Vuestra Merced, Your Grace. It’s used with people you don’t know very well, in business or commercial relationships, or with people who are older than you.
Esta leccion si es …
Esta leccion si es efectiva, ahora yo estoy en Acapulco disfrutando de mis mejores vacaciones!!!
Es verdad!!! yo …
Es verdad!!! yo aprendi muy rapido y mirenme, estoy disfrutando en Acapulco de mis mejores vacaciones!!!
why is there a …
why is there a formal and a friendly way and is the formal way a demanding authoritive way ?
Thanks for all this …
Thanks for all this help, it’s great. Practice makes perfect!
Hola,
Unfortunately …
Hola,
Unfortunately I cannot give you a definite sure-fire way to pronounce the “r” better. It’s all about practice and lots of repetition. However, from what you have just described it sounds to me like it’s more a problem of tongue/mouth rather than breathing. But don’t worry, these things will improve the more you listen and speak Spanish. One day it will just click.
Saludos,
Laura
Hi, thanks for …
Hi, thanks for these videos I’ve asked questions before and it was very helpful. I have a question that’s about pronunciation. I have a great trouble pronouncing the distinctive Spanish “r” sound, in the middle of certain words.
When it’s at the beginning, I have all the momentum and it’s not so hard, i.e. the color ‘roja’. But I struggle when there’s an ‘r’ following a consonant. Here’s a word I find particularly hard, the color green–verde. I just cannot curl the r, only air comes out.
Is it possible I’m …
Is it possible I’m not using my tongue the right way? It’s not a sound you make in English, so it’s challenging to get it right for English speakers. I’m trying to say ‘verde’ now, but after ‘ve’ I bring my tongue up and it gets stuck, and just air comes out, sounding like an American ‘r’, so the word I say sounds like the animal bear. Is it about breath, or mouth shape, or both? Anyway, thanks for these videos.
If you asking a …
If you asking a question to someone in a formal way we usually put the “usted” at the end of the sentence. For example: “¿cómo está usted?” – “how are you?”. Also when you want to say “with you”, “for you” or “to you” in a formal way “usted” can be placed at the end of the sentence. For example: “puedo ir con usted” – “I can go with you”.
Thank you very much …
Thank you very much for these lessons! I will definitely be watching all of them.
I have one question. Can you give me an example of a situation where you would use “usted” at the end of a sentence?
Hola,
“Así lo …
Hola,
“Así lo querías tú” literally means “You wanted it like this”. I hope this helps.
Saludos,
Laura
Hola,
Yes “gracias …
Hola,
Yes “gracias a todos” means “thank you all”.
Saludos, Laura.
he doesnt that mean …
he doesnt that mean thank you to all! i am taking spainish in my school and are you from spain?
Can anyone please …
Can anyone please tell what asi lo querias tu mean
much gratittude to …
much gratittude to you, really useful, beautiful teaching method, thank you
Hola,
Thank you …
Hola,
Thank you very much for your kind comments. I am really pleased that you are enjoying my daily Spanish lessons and that they are helping you with your studies.
The best place to view my videos is on my blog where you will find all of the same daily videos along with relevant vocabulary and grammar displayed in writing and free exercises to accompany each video. Also daily Spanish recipes and Spanish city guides.
Saludos,
Laura
What a great …
What a great teacher…and a very pleasant lady too.
Thank you.
¡De nada!
¡De nada!
OMG I LOVE THE WAY …
OMG I LOVE THE WAY YOU TEACH!!!
THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH FOR DOING THIS FOR FREE.
it really help me in my studies
hi laura remember …
hi laura remember me robert??? i am hoping we can meet again for lessons real soon
¡Muchas gracias a …
¡Muchas gracias a todos! I am so happy that you are all enjoying the lessons. Saludos, Laura
thanks so much that …
thanks so much that was really helpful. that was my fiesr lesson i saw some information on the net but didn’t know how to pronounce it, just how to write it… so now i think i can do them both.. thanks
Hola,
To add an …
Hola,
To add an upside-down exclamation mark ¡ or question mark ¿ you need to have a Spanish keyboard or otherwise search in the special symbols section of your Word and you should be able to find the symbols there.
Saludos,
Laura
How do you turn a …
How do you turn a exclamation point upside down?el Cueno nueno las ubrou los doches:)