Lesson note
Memory tip: Choose one useful phrase from this lesson and say it three times in a real-life voice. A tiny repeatable phrase is easier to remember than a long list.
- About This Book
- I need to…
- Pronunciation & First Words
- Stress & Accent Marks
- The Puerto Rican Accent
- Greetings & Salutations
- Survival Spanish
- Asking About Words
- Meeting People: Key Phrases
- Puerto Rican Phrases: Everyday Reactions
- More Puerto Rican Phrases: Slang for Situations
- Small Words, Big Impact
- Conversation Connectors
- Verb Foundations
- How Verbs Work
- Key Verbs
- Everyday Verbs
- Using Verbs in Conversation
- Subjects & Objects
- Question Words
- Here, There & Where
- This, That & Those
- Numbers 0-20
- Numbers 20+
- Ordinal Numbers & Quantities
- Days of the Week
- Months & Seasons
- Time
- Colors
- Shapes
- Family
- My Info
- House & Home
- Everyday Commands
- Con los nenes
- Home with Family: A Day at Home
- Brothers and Sisters
- Being Kind
- Kitchen & Meals
- Food
- School
- School with the Teacher: A Day at School
- Work
- Technology
- Feelings: Key Words
- Body Parts
- Point & Say
- Health & Emergency
- En la farmacia
- Directions
- Places Around Town
- Shopping
- Money: Key Words
- Travel: Key Words
- En la carretera
- Weather
- Activities & Hobbies
- Beach
- Beach Safety
- Sea Animals
- Animals
- Restaurant Phrases
- Chores: Key Words
- Games & Play Vocabulary
- Opposites
- Adjectives & Adverbs
- Comparisons
- Idioms
- Mini-Dialogues
- Common Mistakes & Fun Facts
- PR Spanish & Taíno Roots
- More Puerto Rican Words
- Puerto Rico Daily Life
- Quick Word Finder A–M
- Quick Word Finder N–Z
- Parent & Child Daily Routines
- Family Life & Conversation
- Meeting New People
- Greetings & Goodbyes
- Friends & Socializing
- Eating at a Restaurant
- Shopping & Buying Things
- Traveling
- Getting Around & Transportation
- Doctor, Health & Feeling Sick
- Safety & Emergencies
- Meals, Hunger & Thirst
- Feelings & Emotions
- Bathroom, Hygiene & Personal Needs
- Technology, Phones & Internet
- Weather & Making Plans
- Beach, Pool & Water Safety
- Friends & Neighbors
- Chores & Cleaning Up
- Birthdays & Celebrations
- Holidays & Traditions
- Sports & Team Activities
- Playground & Park
- Hobbies, Art & Making Things
- Bedtime, Sleep & Staying Over
- Homework, Reading & Learning
- Pharmacy & Medicine
- A Day at Work
- Coworkers, Bosses & Meetings
- Business & Customer Service
- Mechanic & Car Problems
- Money, Banking & Paying
- Home Repairs & Maintenance
- Hotel & Lodging
- Airport & Flying
- Taxi, Rideshare & Rental Car
- Problems, Conflict & Apologies
- Babies & Caregiving
- Toddler & Preschool Life
- Older Kids & Teen Life
- Camping, Hiking & Outdoors
- Adventure & Water Sports
- Ferry, Boat & Island Trips
- Concerts, Music & Entertainment
- Festivals & Community Events
- Dating & Adult Relationships
- Public Services & Appointments
- Puerto Rico: Our Island
- Words → Phrases → Sentences
- Who + Does What + To What?
- Articles: el, la, un, una
- Adjectives & Agreement
- What Is a Verb? -ar, -er, -ir
- Present Tense: -ar Verbs
- Present Tense: -er & -ir Verbs
- Ser vs. Estar
- Hay, Tener & Hacer
- Ir, Querer, Poder & Necesitar
- Commands: Tú, Usted & Ustedes
- Question Words & Making Questions
- Here, There, This & That
- Direct Object Pronouns
- Indirect Objects & Pronouns
- Two Pronouns & Placement
- Reflexive Verbs & Routines
- Gustar: What Pleases Whom
- Present Tense & Stem Changes
- Preterite: Completed Events
- Imperfect: Background & Habits
- Preterite vs. Imperfect
- Near Future: ir a + Infinitive
- Future Tense
- Present Progressive
- Present Perfect
- Prepositions & Contractions
- Por vs. Para
- Comparisons
- Connect Ideas: Because, But, So
- Relative Clauses: que, quien, donde
- Conditional: Would & Polite Requests
- What Is the Subjunctive?
- Present Subjunctive Forms
- Emotion, Doubt & Uncertainty
- Past Subjunctive
- If… Then…: Conditional Sentences
- Perfect Tenses: Before Another Time
- Reported Speech
- Complex Sentences: Time & Contrast
- Formal vs. Informal: Tú, Usted & Ustedes
- Written Spanish & Natural Speech
- Common English-Speaker Mistakes
- Understanding Natural Puerto Rican Spanish