Español: hola como estan (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
It’s amazing as any other languages that we are able to fluently speak the foreign language that we possibly can’t know about. I am no native in English language, but thankful I am with the education I attained that I can speak as fluent as any native English speaker is.
It can also be possible for you to attain fluency with Spanish language by going through proper learning. But before going through such serious level, let’s just start from the basics.
Here are five basic lessons learners like you should begin taking before proceeding to a formal learning in language institutions; or even more, to study Spanish abroad.
Lesson #1: Basic Phrases
¡Hola! – Hello
Buenos días - Good morning
Buenas tardes – Good afternoon
Buenas noches – Good evening
¡Hola! ¿Que tal? – Hi. How are things?
¿Cómo está / estás? – How are you?
¿Como se llama? – What is your name?
Me llamo José - My name is José , (literally) I am called José
¡Adiós! – Bye!
Hasta luego - See you later
Hasta mañana - See you in the morning
Vaya con dios - Farewell – (Literally) Go with God
Lesson #2: Personal Pronouns
Yo – I
tú – You (informal)
él – He
ella – She
Usted – You (formal)
nosotros (m) nosotras (f) – we
vosotros (m) vosotras (f) – you all
ellos – he (plural)
ellas – she (plural)
Ustedes – they (formal)
Lesson #3: Basic Numbers
1 – uno
2 – dos
3 – tres
4 – cuatro
5 – cinco
6 – seis
7 – siete
8 – ocho
9 – nueve
10 – diez
Lesson #4: Advanced Numbers
11 – once
12 – doce
13 – trece
14 – catorce
15 – quince
16 – dieciséis
17 – diecisiete
18 – dieciocho
19 – diecinueve
20 – veinte
21 – veintiuno
22 – veintidós
23 – veintitrés
24 – veinticuatro
25 – veinticinco
26 – veintiséis
27 – veintisiete
28 – veintiocho
29 – veintinueve
30 – treinta
40 – cuarenta
50 – cincuenta
60 – sesenta
70 – setenta
80 – ochenta
90 – noventa
100 – cien
Lesson #5: Telling the Time
Asking the time – ¿Qué hora es?
One o’clock – Es la una.
Two o’clock - Son las dos
Three o’clock – Son las tres
In the morning – de la mañana
In the wee hours of the morning – de la madrugada
In the evening – de la noche
So if you have decided to finally study Spanish formally, the choice to learn Spanish in Alicante is recommended.
