Spanish in a Minute!

Today we're going to look at -ER verbs. I eat - yo como, You eat - tú comes, Formal you/he/she eats - usted/él/ella come, We eat - nosotros/nosotras comemos, You (all) eat - vosotros/vosotras coméis, Formal you all/they eat - ustedes/ellos/ellas comen

Numbers from 30 - 40: Thirty - treinta, Thirty-one - treinta y uno, Thirty-two - treinta y dos, Thirty-three - treinta y tres, Thirty-four - treinta y cuatro, Thirty-five - treinta y cinco, Thirty-six - treinta y seis, Thirty-seven - treinta y siete, Thirty-eight - treinta y ocho, Thirty-nine - treinta y nueve, Forty - cuarenta

Here are some words to describe people – adjectives – remember how they agree with the noun? Tall - alto (masculine) / alta (feminine), Short - bajo/baja, Blonde - rubio/rubia, Dark-haired - moreno/morena, Attractive - guapo/guapa

Are you in the mood for some Spanish tapas? The waitress might say: ¿qué desea? - what would you like? Una tapa de jamón ibérico, por favor - that’s Spanish ham. ¿Algo más? - something else? ¡La tortilla de patatas se ve rica! - the Spanish omelette looks good! Aquí tiene - here you are. Muchas gracias. ¡Que aproveche! - Enjoy!

Now we get to the nitty-gritty – VERBS! Here is how to conjugate a regular AR-verb in the present tense. Hablar – to speak. Listen to the endings: I speak - yo hablo, You speak - tú hablas, Formal you/he/she speaks - usted/él/ella habla, We speak - nosotros/nosotras hablamos, You (all) speak - vosotros/vosotras habláis, Formal you all/they speak - ustedes/ellos/ellas hablan

Let's ask what a person does: ¿qué haces? What if you’re an architect? - soy arquitecta/o. Oh, but perhaps you’re a carpenter? - soy carpintero/a. Ok, you might be a social worker! - soy trabajador/a social. Like colours, the ENDINGS of the names of SOME professions don't change for males and females, eg: -ISTA. For example: Soy dentista, soy artista (él es artista, ella es artista). What if you’re the boss? (and this one’s irregular): ¡soy el jefe! (masculine) or ¡soy la jefa! (feminine)

Numbers 20 - 30: Twenty - veinte, Twenty-one - veintuno, Twenty-two - veintidós, Twenty-three - veintitrés, Twenty-four - veinticuatro, Twenty-five - veinticinco, Twenty-six - veintiséis, Twenty-seven - veintisiete, Twenty-eight - veintiocho, Twenty-nine - veintinueve, Thirty - treinta

Let’s give the clothes some colours. In Spanish the colour (adjective) has to agree with the clothes (nouns) in gender and number. So the black overcoat is: el abrigo negro, The black shirt is: la camisa negra, The yellow pants are: los pantalones amarillos, And the white t-shirts? las camisetas blancas. Some colours don’t have a masculine-O, or feminine-A ending. Remember green, verde, and blue, azul?, El abrigo verde, la camisa verde, los pantalones azules, las camisetas azules.

When you want to buy a coat you say: Quería un abrigo, por favor, If I want to buy a shirt: quería una camisa, por favor, If I want to buy some trousers: quería unos pantalones, por favor, I want to buy some t-shirts: quería unas camisetas. What if I want to say: you look great!: ¡qué guapo! (to a boy) or ¡qué guapa! (to a girl)

Let’s learn the names of some colours: Red - rojo, Yellow - amarillo, Black - negro, White - blanco, Green - verde, Blue - azul, Grey - gris, Brown - marrón