U3A Basic Spanish

Español básico - lección dos Hay is the most useful word in the Spanish language. It means there is or there are. No hay means there are not. How was last week’s class? Have you all be studying your alphabet? Let’s have a quick recap and then try some words in Spanish.           C         G A       k         g         cava              gato E         seh     h         cena              gente I        seh     h         cielo              ginebra O        k         g         comida          gota U        k         g         culpa             gusano Let’s try these words: Mujer (que significa) woman Huevos (que significa) eggs – fritas o revueltos. Huevos rancheros en México Queso (que significa) cheese Coche (que significa) car Guapo (que significa) attractive Guardia (que significa) police And some place names … Zamora Gijón Tenerife Jerez Almería Last week, we learned how to say hello, goodbye, please, thank you, sorry an

Español básico - lección uno Buenos días, me llamo Eric. I have been learning Spanish for five years. I started to learn Spanish because my son married an Ecuadorian. We went across for the wedding and I felt like the typical Brit abroad, expecting everyone to speak English (which most of them did very happily). I decided I needed to speak Spanish and I now have two bilingual grandchildren, so I really must up my game. ¿Por qué quieres aprender español? Why do you want to learn Spanish? Of course, learning a new language is excellent exercise for the brain, keeping us quick thinking and helping to stave off dementia. By the end of this year, you should be able to have a conversation with a Spanish speaker and do things like order a meal, go shopping, get around by bus or train, book a hotel room and also complain about things. I hope you all enjoy the classes – I will try to make it fun, but if we are going to learn Spanish we will have to work quite h