Bueno, entonces... se conocen.

(Ok, so... they meet.)

Jimena and David start off day 1 in the cozy recording studio. Join them to see how the "Pizarra Mágica" will help you learn to read, understand and speak Spanish by the end of Class 30.

VOCABULARY CONCEPTS
- The Spanish alphabet
- Words to say hello and goodbye
- Ask for and give personal information
- Nationalities
- Occupations

GRAMMAR CONCEPTS
- Introduction to the concept of masculine and feminine nouns
- Introduction to reflexive verbs
- There is / There are: Using the verb "haber"

PRONUNCIATION
- LL, Ñ & H
- E & I

CLASS DURATION

- 41 minutes.

Bueno, entonces... ¿qué pasó con el cinco?

(Ok, so... what happened to the five?)

The ambitious David starts prying into Jimena's personal life. Join Class 2 to see if he makes any profess and to learn how to ask and answer important questions. You'll be on your way to conversing in Spanish.

VOCABULARY CONCEPTS
- Time words
- Classrom words and other key phrases for learning a new language
- Question and answer words
- Personal information
- Emergency information
- Numbers from 0-10

GRAMMAR CONCEPTS
- Introduction to prepositions
- TO BE ABLE TO and MUST/SHOULD: PODER y DEBER

PRONUNCIATION
- Explosive consonants

CLASS DURATION

- 35 minutes.

Bueno, entonces... ¿cuántos años tenías cuando...?

(Ok, so... how old were you when...?)

Tune-in to hear about how David met this girl in a bar, got her number, but didn't quite get it. Help orient yourself in the Spanish language and get help with your pronunciation.

VOCABULARY CONCEPTS
- Talking about work and professions
- Formal greetings
- Money
- Numbers 21-100

GRAMMAR CONCEPTS
- Sistemization of present tense verbs (singular persons)
- TO BE and TO GO : SER e IR
- TO CALL ONESELF : LLAMARSE

CLASS DURATION

- 38 minutes.

Bueno, entonces... viene la madre.

(Ok, so... the mother comes.)

David's mother arrives in Buenos Aires. Jimena takes advantage of the situation to teach some family vocabulary. She also tells us a little about Buenos Aires tango culture and porteño slang, otherwise called "lunfardo."

VOCABULARY CONCEPTS
- Coloquial Expressions: Lunfardo (Tango slang)
- Family members
- Parts of the body
- Numbers 100+

GRAMMAR CONCEPTS
- TO MAKE/TO DO, TO BE and TO KNOW : HACER, ESTAR y CONOCER
- Irregular verbs (changes in the first person singular)
- Introduction to the double irregularity in verb conjugation

PRONUNCIATION
- RR

CLASS DURATION

- 41 minutes.

Bueno, entonces... cuando veo a mi profesora, tengo hambre.

(Ok, so... when I see my teacher, I'm hungry.)

David reluctantly takes his mother to a tango show and lives to tell about it. Watch Class 5 to hear his love poem for Jimena. You will also learn to talk about moods and traditions. Learn the regular verb conjugation of the plural persons.

VOCABULARY CONCEPTS
- Moods
- Customs and traditions
- Superlative nouns

GRAMMAR CONCEPTS
- TO BE vs. TO HAVE : ESTAR v. TENER
- Complete conjugation of the present tense
- Adjective positioning
- TO BE and TO GO : SER e IR

PRONUNCIATION
- Contrasting sounds: R y RR

CLASS DURATION

- 36 minutes.

Bueno, entonces... lo llama.

(Ok, so... she calls him.)

It's Saturday afternoon when Jimena calls David to review what they've learned during the week. We've tapped the phone so you can also put into practice what you've learned so far.

VOCABULARY CONCEPTS
- Expressions of passion
- Yes or If : Sí o Si
- Ordinal numbers

GRAMMAR CONCEPTS
- Reflexive actions
- TO SEE and TO WATCH : VER y MIRAR
- Possesive adjectives
- Possesive pronouns

CLASS DURATION

- 39 minutes.