Spanish Grammar Review

Molly Martin, MD
Spanish Grammar Review

This podcast provides interactive grammar exercises for the intermediate to advanced Spanish student. The transcripts appear conveniently on your iPhone, iPod or iPad. Check out our website at www.docmolly.com.

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    Adjectives Before Nouns in Spanish

    Hola! Me alegra mucho estar de vuelta. I am very happy to be back podcasting about Spanish grammar! My last grammar podcasts were in June, when we covered Spanish verbs with prepositions. In this lesson, we are going to learn why the adjective sometimes goes before the noun in Spanish.Where have I been all summer?I also host the Medical Spanish Podcast and with the help of my Spanish teacher from the San Pedro Spanish School, Elizabeth Cortez and my friend and interpreter, Sonja Um-Siri, I have been busy making audio lessons that cover Spanish for prenatal care. We cover a lot of grammar in the medical Spanish lessons and they are made to help us communicate with our patients. Therefore, even non-medical providers understand them and find them useful for learning conversational Spanish.What motivated me to start podcasting about Spanish grammar again?I just took part in an incredible course called Deliberate Spanish offered by a guy named Nacho from Spain. He also has a  fantastic YouTube channel: NachoTime Spanish.  As the name implies, the Deliberate Spanish course taught me to be more deliberate when I practice Spanish. For example, instead of just watching Casa de Flores, I often make it into a study session. When I hear a new word or phrase, I write it down to study later.  Then I organize what I learn into mi cuaderno de dudas, and mi cuaderno de dudas has now become the inspiration for the Spanish Grammar Podcast!Why does the adjective sometimes go before the noun?2:25Now let's talk about adjectives and the where and why of adjective placement. When you are first learning Spanish, you learn that the you must place the adjective after the noun. However, as you advance in your Spanish-speaking ability, you start to notice that the adjective often goes before the noun.  You may even find yourself instinctively placing an adjective before a noun, but when you stop to wonder why, you can't say. Well, in this lesson, we are going to learn why the adjective sometimes goes before the noun through interactive examples. I hope you find it helpful. Onward!Inherent Characteristic3:03Usually adjectives follow the nouns they describe, but when an adjective describes an inherent or assumed quality it is usually placed before the noun.The city is covered in WHITE snow.La ciudad está cubierta de BLANCA nieve.OJO: Note the use of the preposition DE in this phrase: "cubierta de nieve."I want to see the TALL building of New York.Quiero ver los ALTOS edificios de Nueva York.Be careful in the STRONG mountain winds.Ten cuidado con el FUERTE viento de las montañas.OJO: Note the use of the preposition CON in this phrase: "ten cuidado con...."We must take advantage of this PRECIOUS life.Hay que aprovechar esta PRECIOSA vida.OJO: Note the absence a preposition after APROVECHAR: "aprovechar esta vida"In all the above examples, the adjective adds unnecessary information. O sea... If you omit the adjective, the meaning of the sentence would not change.Subjective, Opinion5:20Adjectives may also precede the nouns they describe when they reflect a subjective characteristic or opinion about something.I love these BEAUTIFUL gardens.Me encantan estos hermosos jardines.I’m enjoying a WONDERFUL day.Estoy disfrutando de un MARAVILLOSO día.It left me with this LONG scar.Me dejó con esta LARGA cicatriz.They always have GOOD parties.

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    Spanish Verbs with Prepositions

    Welcome to another lesson covering Spanish Verbs. In this Spanish grammar audio lesson, we practice using common Spanish verbs with prepositions. As with all my audio lessons, I invite you to speak Spanish with me.  This lesson will focus on verbs with prepositions, followed by the infinitive of another verb.  Table of Contents* 1:24 Verbo + A* 3:40 Verbo + CON* 4:59 Verbo + DE* 6:35 Verbo + ENIn this free audio lesson, we practice many of the verbs below. Member?  In the premium lesson, Spanish Verbs with Prepositions, we practice all the verbs below. The full transcript is included in the show notes, and a quizlet is included to reinforce what you learn. Verbo + A1:24ACOSTUMBRARSE AENSEÑAR A, APRENDER A (To teach / learn)ATREVERSE AAYUDAR AEMPEZAR A, COMENZAR A, ECHARSE A, PONERSE A (To begin)DISPONERSE A.DECIDIRSE AINVITAR AOBLIGAR ANEGARSE ARESOLVERSE ALIMITARSE AVOLVER AVerbo + CON3:40AMENAZAR CONCONTAR CONSOÑAR CONCONTENTARSE CONVerbo + DE4:59ACABAR DEACORDARSE DE, OLVIDARSE DEARREPENTIRSE DECANSARSE DEDEJAR DE, PARAR DE (To stop doing something)ENCARGARSE DE, OCUPARSE DE (To take charge of something)TRATAR DEOJO: TRATAR DE is also used to say "to be about."Learn the difference between TRATAR DE y TRATARSE DE and why it is probably wrong to say, "El libro se trata de su vida," at least according to strict grammarians. ;)Verbo + EN6:35DUDAR ENCONSENTIR EN, CONVENIR EN, QUEDAR EN (To agree to do something)EMPEÑARSE ENINSISTIR ENESFORZARSE ENTARDAR ENRellenemos los HuecosThis audio quiz is part of the premium lesson: Spanish Verbs with Prepositions. I read a short story about our cat Schnookies.  As I read, I leave pauses for you to fill in the blanks with the correct preposition. Nuestro gato siempre insiste __ salir. Se niega __ quedarse en casa más de cuatro horas por vez. Y si tardamos __ llegar a la puerta para dejarlo salir, se pone __ llorar. ¿Y por qué se empeña __ salir? Porque sueña __ cazar conejitos y pajaritos. Justo después de salir por la puerta se echa __ correr al bosque para cazar. Mi marido, a quien le encantan los pajaritos, se cansa __ ver a nuestro gato cazándolos. Por eso, se esfuerza __ enseñar a nuestro Schnookies __ no cazar los pajaritos. Cuando ve a Schnookies persiguiendo a un pajarito, comienza __ gritar, “¡No! ¡No!” Y amenaza  __ mojarlo con un balde de agua. ¿Qué opinas? ¿Schnookies va a dejar __ cazar pajaritos? ¡Lo dudo mucho!; Schnookies es muy listo pero es un gato, No puedes entrenar a un gato.¡Gradias por Escuchar!If you have any questions about this lesson, please leave a comment below.

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This podcast provides interactive grammar exercises for the intermediate to advanced Spanish student. The transcripts appear conveniently on your iPhone, iPod or iPad. Check out our website at www.docmolly.com.

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