U3A Basic Spanish

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...

Thank you everyone for your cards and generous gifts at the end of term. It was a pleasure to take the classes. Nos vemos en septiembre,

Bienvenidos a la lección básica de español treinta y siete ¿Qué tenemos esta semana? 1.             Nuestra historia – La Profe 2.            Grrrammar! ¡Empecemos! La Profe The last two chapters. Grammar crammer Grammar wasn’t taught at most schools when our generation was in short pants. There have been a few requests for a grammar crammer or some kind of aid memoire (sorry for the French). ·        Adjective – a word that modifies a noun or pronoun to describe, limit, expand or make the meaning particular. Por ejemplo: un jardín hermoso y ella es bonita . ·        Adverb – an adverb modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb. It says something about how, when, where, to what extent, or in what way. Por ejemplo: María corre rápidamente , Juan es muy guapo, el niño habla muy ráp...