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Talk about learning – in Spanish
This week’s free video lesson teaches you how to talk about what you want to learn – in Spanish. Do you want to learn how to play an instrument? Do you want to learn more about history? Would you like to learn more about politics? Or…would you just like to learn more about the remote control? Learn how to express all of that (in Spanish) in this weekly video lesson. ¡Hasta luego!
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Spanish Vocab to Climb Mount Everest
Essential Spanish Vocabulary Remember, our vocabulary lists have moved to www.spanishprograms.com. Join us there for more fun and for free downloads to help you learn Spanish at a higher level. ¡Hasta luego Amigos!
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How to say “Day Off” in Spanish
Spanish Video Lesson – On my day off, I like to… Spanish Day Off Sometimes we all just need a day off. This week our video guy took a day off, so we don’t have our usual “awesome” video for you. Instead, Jake and I created our own low-budget video with you home-flip video (since we’re not professionals, it’s super short). Remember to come practice with us on our Visual Link Spanish Facebook page. Here is the vocabulary for Facebook: Day off Día libre On my day off, I like to… En mi día libre, me gusta… …sleep …dormir …read …leer …exercise …hacer ejercicio …go on vacation …ir de vacaciones …work in my yard/garden …trabajar en mi jardín What do you like to do on your day off? ¿Qué te gusta hacer en …
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Telephone Spanish
Spanish Video Lesson – Telephone Spanish Spanish Telephone Vocabulary Whether or not you live in a Spanish-speaking country, this vocabulary could be helpful to you. When you are trying to make friends who speak Spanish, it is helpful to be able to speak with them on the telephone. You can meet new people and practice what you’ve learned with Visual Link Spanish on Facebook. If you end up doing some video chat with someone on Facebook or through another company, you could practice your telephone Spanish with them on Facebook. It would probably be even better if you could practice using a real telephone. Here is the vocabulary from the video: Whom do you like to speak with on the (by) phone? ¿Con quién le gusta hablar por teléfono? I …
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Spanish Pick-up Lines
Spanish Video Lesson – Pick-up Lines Spanish Pick-up Lines Visit Visual Link Spanish on Facebook to practice these pick-up lines with over 9,000 people. Then go and practice with any of your own Facebook friends. This could be a turning point in your life. I know that some of the pick up lines are pretty cheesy, but you’ll probably get a smile out of whoever you use one of the lines on. Once you get a smile, you have bought yourself a few extra seconds to work your magic. You may want to immediately take it to the next level and use some Spanish love phrases. Here is the vocabulary from the video: How you doin’? ¿Qué tal? You have a beautiful smile. Tienes una sonrisa bonita. Can I buy …
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Speak Spanish in Sentences
Spanish Video Lesson – Speak in Sentences Speak Spanish in Sentences It is important to be able to speak in complete sentences. Yo don’t want your speech to sound fragmented. When you learn new vocabulary, you should practice using the vocabulary in complete sentences instead of simply memorizing the word and hoping you’ll use it correctly in a sentence. Please be sure to visit Visual Link Spanish on Facebook to practice what you learned in the video. Practice speaking in complete sentences as much as possible. This will help you sound more fluent. Here is the vocabulary from the video: I want Quiero/Yo quiero He wants El quiere She wants Ella quiere You want Usted quiere I like Me gusta You like Le gusta to go ir to walk caminar …
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Spanish Conversation Step 2
Spanish Video Lesson – Spanish Conversation Step 2 Conversational Spanish I hope you enjoyed the video. I apologize for the visual quality of the video. We tried a new lens on the video camera and it didn’t work out very well. You still were able to learn an important lesson on Spanish conversation. You may already understand the Spanish greetings, and now you’ll be able to move to the next step in an actual conversation. Please practice what you’ve learned with others on our Facebook page. In the beginning of my Spanish learning journey I would go through a basic greeting with someone, then I would have no idea what to say next. That is why this lesson was created. I want you to be able to have a conversation …
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Express Your Anger in Spanish
Spanish Video Lesson – Mad Spanish Expressing Your Anger in Spanish Even the calmest people get angry sometimes. It happens in every language. Please visit Visual Link Spanish on Facebook so you can practice what you have learned in this video with others. This is your opportunity for you to get angry at others and not get in trouble for it. Please keep the language clean though and remember that this is playful of course. If you don’t follow that rule then I just might get angry with you and you don’t want that, haha. Please share some things you say in Spanish when you are angry. Can you keep a straight face when you say these things out loud or to another person? You can work on your acting …
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Taking a Taxi
Spanish Video Lesson – Taking a Taxi Taking a Taxi and Bargaining with the Driver Taking a taxi in a foreign country can be a fun and interesting experience. If you watched the video, you’ll see that Dave explains how you can bargain for a better price with the taxi driver. It is actually expected that you bargain for a better price. If they notice that you don’t look like a native, they will give you a higher price than normal because they suspect that you don’t know any better. Have you ever noticed that things generally cost more in tourist locations? I think that it might be expected that tourists will pay more for anything because they are tourists and not necessarily bargain hunters. That doesn’t have to be …
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Spanish Comprehension
Spanish Video Lesson – Understanding Native Speakers Understanding Native Speakers Be sure to visit us on our Facebook page and share what you’ve learned as well as experiences you’ve had in regards to understanding native speakers. You just might win a free Spanish Comprehension Trainer. When I first began learning Spanish, I found it very difficult to understand native Spanish speakers. I had mostly listened to Spanish from people who spoke it as their second language. It seemed like the natives spoke a million miles per hour. They spoke so fast that I wondered if they ever took a breath. I’ve never been able to breathe very good from my nose so I wondered if I would be able to speak like them someday, let alone understand them. Over time …