Tips 005: Your First 10 Spanish Words
- Author
- Andrew Barr: Spanish Student, Teacher & Blogger
- Published
- Thu 12 Jun 2014
- Episode Link
- https://www.realfastspanish.com/podcast/tips-005-your-first-10-spanish-words
In this episode of the Real Fast Spanish Tips Podcast I introduce the first 10 words of the conversation hacking high frequency vocabulary.
These first ten words are chosen based on the a combination of frequency, utility and my own personal experience with using the language during my Spanish adventures.
Quote from the podcast episode:
“Pero no hablar contigo es como tener el mismo mal día, una y otra vez.” – Carolina Pineda
In this tip, you will learn about:
- The new routine for the podcast
- The first important 10 Spanish words
- Basic verb conjugations
| # | Español | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | yo | I |
| 2 | querer | to want |
| 3 | este | this |
| 4 | sí | yes |
| 5 | no | no |
| 6 | poder | to be able to |
| 7 | hablar | to speak |
| 8 | encontrar | to find |
| 9 | tener | to have |
| 10 | necesitar | to need |
Examples from the episode:
– First person conjugation of “Querer”: Quiero (I want)
– Yo quiero este (I want this)
– Yo quiero esto (I want this unknown gender for this)
– Quiero este (drop the pronoun “yo”)
– No quiero este (I don’t want this)
– Hablo Español (I speak Spanish)
– No hablo Español (I don’t speak Spanish)
– No puedo hablar Español (I can’t speak Spanish)
– No necesito este (I don’t need this)
– Quiero encontrar este (I want to find this)
– No puedo encontrar este (I can’t find this)
If you want to learn more check out the conversation hacking guide here.
The guide includes:
- Top 1000 words for conversation hacking spanish
- 13 Spanish grammar hacking sentences
- Sounds to focus on for pronunciation
- Conversational skills questions and tips
- Language learning mindset tips
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