Spanish 101

[misombra]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2khO07dPco"]YouTube - Gipsy Kings - Quiero Saber (Live at Royal Albert Hall)[/ame]

[Sonrisa]

i am so behind on my spanish. dumb work gets in the way of my slacking.

[misombra]

that's okay. just keep working on what i taught you. then we'll move on when you're ready.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHW-q8oD3gE"]YouTube - Cucurrucucu Paloma by Lola Beltran[/ame]

[Sonrisa]

you are the best misombra!

[Sonrisa]

Terminé mi última lección, quiero saber mas, maestra Mi Sombra!

[misombra]

hey risa. i'm wiped today. i'll get you another lesson in the morning.

did you get a spanish dictionary yet?

what would you like to learn? there is so much.

[Sonrisa]

no, i didn't get a dictionary yet. this tax season has hit me kinda hard, i hardly had time to go shopping for groceries. had my mom do all the chores. finally finished last tax last night, will try to get one this weekend, or maybe ask around the office for one.

the verbs that we we went through did a lot a of good, i am sort of able to construct simple sentences that i can use around the office, and the songs that you post help me remember and practice the words even better. i loved quiero saber by the way, the whole day i tried to use no quiero saber anytime someone would ask me something

could you you give conjugations of the word debes, which you used previously, and how to use it.

[misombra]

how about i'll give you the verb and you conjugate it.

it's a regular -er verb...

deber- to should (lol)

yo ________
tu _________
el _________
ellos _________
nosotros ___________

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AlWemFRpto"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

lo debes de intender, es demasiado tarde.

tarde means late. demasiado means too or too much. demasiado tarde means "too late."

[misombra]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kNvinKm0TI&feature=related"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

no se donde poner mis ojos si no en tu cuerpo
y por eso no miro el mundo si no estas tu


i don't know where to put my eyes if not on your body
and that's why i don't see the world if you're not here.

you can use the word esta or estas talking about if a person is present. like the way the guy uses it in this song.

no estas tu- you're not here.

si means yes, but it also means if. and "a ver" means to see. like to check on something. "a ver si puedo"= let's see if i can do it...

[misombra]

poder- to be able (irregular -er verb)

yo puedo
tu puedes
el puede
ellos pueden
nosotros podemos

[misombra]

what is he saying when he says "cuando me tengo que ir." ?

[Sonrisa]

how about i'll give you the verb and you conjugate it.

it's a regular -er verb...

deber- to should (lol)

yo ________
tu _________
el _________
ellos _________
nosotros ___________

yo debo
tu debes
el debe
ellos deben
nosotros debemos

[Sonrisa]

lo debes de intender, es demasiado tarde.

tarde means late. demasiado means too or too much. demasiado tarde means "too late."

what does it mean - lo debes de intender

[Sonrisa]

what is he saying when he says "cuando me tengo que ir." ?

when i have to go?

[misombra]

what does it mean - lo debes de intender

you should understand it.

lo in front of a verb means you're doing something to it...

lo encuentro- i found it

lo puedo- i can do it

lo sabes- you know it

this would lead to the lesson i was trying to give you but i lost you a little.

if you're doing something to you, you would put "te" in front of the verb.

te amo- i love you

te encuentro- i found you

te tengo- i have you...