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[...]... is a word used to name a person, place, thing, idea, or quality All Spanish nouns are either masculine or feminine and the gender of most of them can be determined by their meaning or ending Most masculine nouns end in -o, while most feminine nouns end in -a A few nouns must be learned on an individual basis Gender-Obvious Nouns Nouns that refer to males are obviously masculine Refer to this list for... plural (pl.), masculine (m.) or feminine (f.) Three of the most common markers, as shown in the following table, are definite articles expressing “the,” indefinite articles expressing “a,” “an,” “one,” or “some,” and demonstrative adjectives expressing “this,” “that,” “these,” and “those.” Singular Noun Markers MEANING MASCULINE FEMININE definite article the el la indefinite article a, an un(o) una demonstrative... unique combination of the two that gives you the essentials for an immediate jump start in speaking and understanding Spanish Unlike any other foreign language book on the market, Countdown to Spanish is organized into a series of tasks that speakers will find useful and adaptable in a wide variety of situations: socializing, giving and receiving information, persuasion, expressing feelings and emotions,... Markers MEANING MASCULINE FEMININE definite article the los las indefinite article some unos unas demonstrative adjectives these estos estas those esos esas those aquellos aquellas 12 23:00 • RECOGNIZING AND USING NOUNS Definite Articles The definite article the indicates a specific person or thing: the teacher, the house The definite article precedes the noun that it modifies and, in Spanish, agrees... expressing needs These are the elements that are necessary for anyone who wants to understand and be understood: that is, to communicate as effectively as possible Remember that dictionaries just give you words without teaching you how to put them together to form logical, comprehensive thoughts Countdown to Spanish will allow you to reach this goal Hours 24: 00 to 19:00 present the grammar you will need to. .. Conducting Business Prepositions Before Infinitives Time’s Up! 269 270 270 271 271 273 274 276 xi CONTENTS 00:00 The Final Countdown 277 Answer Key 283 Appendix A: 24 Important Words and Phrases 295 Appendix B: Verb Glossary 299 Index 307 xii Introduction The main premise of Countdown to Spanish is that you can learn this extremely useful and beautiful language quickly and effectively If you are willing to. .. Countdown to Spanish is divided into 24 one-hour lessons Each lesson is then subdivided into very logical and manageable parts, which will enable you to learn the material with ease and self-assurance Just divide the lesson so that you allow an equal number of minutes for each major heading Do not worry about memorizing all the words in every table That would prove to be an impossible and frustrating task Instead,... way to excellent pronunciation habits, try singing along to your favorite Latin tunes Whether you prefer oldies or something more contemporary, you will find that you can learn a lot of vocabulary and easily become accustomed to the rhythms used by native speakers 9 COUNTDOWN TO SPANISH TIME’S UP! Now that you’ve had the opportunity to thoroughly acquaint yourself with and practice the sounds of Spanish, ... víctima oo-nah beek-tee-mah a victim Gender-Changing Singular Nouns Changing the gender of a noun can be as easy as removing the o ending for the masculine form and substituting an a to get the feminine form as shown here: MASCULINE FEMININE MEANING amigo (ah-mee-goh) amiga (ah-mee-gah) friend maestro (mah-yehs-troh) maestra (mah-yehs-trah) teacher nieto (nee-yeh-toh) nieta (nee-yeh-tah) grandchild niño (nee-nyoh)... masculine and feminine nouns and how to form the plural of nouns Cognates will be explained, and a useful, working list will be presented to allow for immediate communication 11 Copyright 2004 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Click Here for Terms of Use COUNTDOWN TO SPANISH GENDER Like English, all Spanish nouns have a number: singular (one), as in la familia, or plural (more than one), as in las . effortlessly and rapidly. To make the task of learning Spanish as time-efficient as possible, Countdown to Spanish is divided into 24 one-hour lessons. Each lesson is then subdivided into very logical. the Doctor’s 240 Time’s Up! 242 04:00 Clothing Needs 243 Master These Skills 243 Clothing 244 Sizes 245 Alterations 246 CONTENTS x 00 (i-xiv) front matter 8/1/03 10:32 AM Page x Problems 247 Colors. main premise of Countdown to Spanish is that you can learn this extremely useful and beautiful language quickly and effectively. If you are willing to spend just 24 hours of your time studying

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  • Countdown to Spanish : Learn to Communicate in 24 Hours

    • Countdown to Spanish : Learn to Communicate in 24 Hours

      • Contents

    • Introduction

    • 24:00 Focusing on Pronunciation

      • MASTER THESE SKILLS

      • PERFECTING YOUR PRONUNCIATION

      • STRESS

      • ACCENTS

      • VOWELS

      • DIPHTHONGS

      • CONSONANTS

      • HAVING THE RIGHT TOOLS

      • A FINAL SUGGESTION

      • TIME’S UP!

    • 23:00 Recognizing and Using Nouns

      • MASTER THESE SKILLS

      • GENDER

      • NOUN MARKERS

      • NOUNS

      • COGNATES

      • TIME’S UP!

    • 22:00 Working with Present-Tense Verbs

      • MASTER THESE SKILLS

      • SUBJECT NOUNS AND PRONOUNS

      • REGULAR VERBS

      • SHOE VERBS

      • IRREGULAR VERBS

      • USES OF THE PRESENT TENSE

      • THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

      • TIME’S UP!

    • 21:00 The Past Tense (The Preterit)

      • MASTER THESE SKILLS

      • FORMING THE PRETERIT

      • THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

      • THE PRETERIT PERFECT

      • THE IMPERFECT

      • THE PLUPERFECT

      • THE PRETERIT VERSUS THE IMPERFECT

      • TIME’S UP!

    • 20:00 Back to the Future: Speaking Conditionally

      • MASTER THESE SKILLS

      • THE FUTURE

      • THE FUTURE TENSE OF REGULAR VERBS

      • THE FUTURE TENSE OF IRREGULAR VERBS

      • THE FUTURE PERFECT

      • THE CONDITIONAL

      • THE PERFECT CONDITIONAL

      • TIME’S UP!

    • 19:00 Adding Adjectives and Adverbs

      • MASTER THESE SKILLS

      • MAKING ADJECTIVES FEMININE

      • MAKING ADJECTIVES PLURAL

      • POSITION OF ADJECTIVES

      • USING SER AND ESTAR WITH ADJECTIVES

      • ADVERBS

      • ADJECTIVES VERSUS ADVERBS

      • POSITION OF ADVERBS

      • TIME’S UP!

    • 18:00 Making Acquaintances

      • MASTER THESE SKILLS

      • GREETINGS AND GOOD- BYES

      • REFLEXIVE VERBS

      • ORIGINS

      • NATIONALITIES

      • THE FAMILY

      • SHOWING POSSESSION

      • TIME’S UP!

    • 17:00 Fielding Invitations and Other Questions

      • MASTER THESE SKILLS

      • VERBS FOR INVITATIONS

      • PREPOSITIONS

      • PLACES

      • PREPOSTITIONAL PRONOUNS

      • EXTENDING AN INVITATION

      • ACCEPTING AN INVITATION

      • REFUSING AN INVITATION

      • EXPRESSING INDECISION AND INDIFFERENCE

      • NO

      • TIME’S UP!

    • 16:00 Making Plans

      • MASTER THESE SKILLS

      • CARDINAL NUMBERS

      • ORDINAL NUMBERS

      • DAYS, MONTHS, AND SEASONS

      • DATES

      • TELLING TIME

      • TIME’S UP!

    • 15:00 Using Spanish Around the Home

      • MASTER THESE SKILLS

      • HOUSE AND HOME

      • CHORES

      • STORES

      • DEBER (TO HAVE TO)

      • TENER QUE

      • HAY QUE + INFINITVE

      • UNDERSTANDING AND FORMING

      • THE PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

      • THE IMPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE

      • THE PERFECT AND PLUPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE

      • OFFERING ENCOURAGEMENT

      • TIME’S UP!

    • 14:00 Offering Ideas and Issuing Commands

      • MASTER THESE SKILLS

      • MAKING PROPOSALS

      • COMMANDS

      • GETTING THERE

      • USING IDIOMS

      • POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT

      • COMPLAINTS

      • TIME’S UP!

    • 13:00 Asking Questions

      • MASTER THESE SKILLS

      • ASKING YES/ NO QUESTIONS

      • INFORMATION QUESTIONS

      • HAY

      • ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS

      • ASKING FOR A PRICE

      • QUESTIONING NEW ACQUAINTANCES

      • LACK OF COMMUNICATION

      • TIME’S UP!

    • 12:00 Answering Questions

      • MASTER THESE SKILLS

      • ANSWERING YES

      • ANSWERING NO

      • NEGATIVE EXPRESSIONS

      • PERO VERSUS SINO

      • ANSWERING INFORMATION QUESTIONS

      • ON THE PHONE

      • TIME’S UP!

    • 11:00 Seeking Help

      • MASTER THESE SKILLS

      • GETTING HELP ANYWHERE

      • AT THE POST OFFICE

      • AT THE HAIR SALON

      • AT THE DRY CLEANER¡¯S

      • REPAIRS AND MORE REPAIRS

      • AT THE OPTICIAN¡¯S

      • AT THE CAMERA SHOP

      • AT THE JEWELER¡¯S

      • SPECIAL SERVICES AND NEEDS

      • TIME’S UP!

    • 10:00 Expressing Positive Opinions

      • MASTER THESE SKILLS

      • MAKING SUGGESTIONS

      • LEISURE ACTIVITIES

      • DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS

      • OBJECT PRONOUNS

      • USING ACCENTS

      • POSITIVE FEELINGS

      • USING THE SUBJUNCTIVE TO EXPRESS EMOTIONS AND FEELINGS

      • TIME’S UP!

    • 09:00 Planning Outdoor Activities

      • MASTER THESE SKILLS

      • SPORTS

      • THE WEATHER

      • EXPRESSING NEGATIVE OPINIONS

      • EXPRESSING INDIFFERENCE

      • USING THE SUBJUNCTIVE WITH EXPRESSIONS OF DOUBT

      • USING THE SUBJUNCTIVE AFTER IMPERSONAL EXPRESSIONS

      • CONTRARY- TO- FACT CONDITIONS

      • SEQUENCE OF TENSES OF THE SUBJUNCTIVE

      • TIME’S UP!

    • 08:00 Making Comparisons

      • MASTER THESE SKILLS

      • ANIMALS

      • IN THE CLASSROOM

      • COMPARISONS OF INEQUALITY

      • COMPARISONS OF EQUALITY

      • THE ABSOLUTE SUPERLATIVE

      • COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE EXPRESSIONS

      • THE SUBJUNCTIVE AFTER SUPERLATIVE EXPRESSIONS

      • TIME’S UP!

    • 07:00 Meeting Your Needs on the Road and Elsewhere

      • MASTER THESE SKILLS

      • HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS AND AMENITIES

      • EXCLAMATIONS

      • THE SUBJUNCTIVE IN THIRD PERSON COMMANDS

      • THE SUBJUNCTIVE AFTER CONJUNCTIONS

      • THE SUBJUNCTIVE IN RELATIVE CLAUSES

      • RELATIVE PRONOUNS

      • TIME’S UP!

    • 06:00 Speaking of Food

      • MASTER THESE SKILLS

      • QUANTITIES

      • NOUNS OF QUANTITY

      • EATING ESTABLISHMENTS

      • FOODS

      • TABLE SETTINGS

      • RESTAURANT ETIQUETTE

      • DIETARY RESTRICTIONS

      • PROBLEMS

      • TIME’S UP!

    • 05:00 Medical Needs

      • MASTER THESE SKILLS

      • AT THE PHARMACY

      • PREPOSITIONAL MODIFIERS

      • PARTS OF THE BODY

      • MEDICAL PROBLEMS

      • AT THE DOCTOR¡¯S

      • TIME’S UP!

    • 04:00 Clothing Needs

      • MASTER THESE SKILLS

      • CLOTHING

      • SIZES

      • ALTERATIONS

      • PROBLEMS

      • COLORS

      • FABRICS

      • THE NEUTER LO

      • PATTERNS

      • SALES

      • MAKING A PURCHASE

      • GETTING MEASURED

      • TIME’S UP!

    • 03:00 Taking Care of Travel Needs

      • MASTER THESE SKILLS

      • AT THE AIRPORT

      • AT THE TRAIN STATION

      • TRAVEL BY CAR

      • THE PASSIVE VOICE

      • TIME’S UP!

    • 02:00 Managing Your Money

      • MASTER THESE SKILLS

      • AT THE BANK

      • THE STOCK MARKET

      • PRESENT PARTICIPLES

      • PERFECT PARTICIPLES

      • TIME’S UP!

    • 01:00 The Language of Business

      • MASTER THESE SKILLS

      • STATIONERY NEEDS

      • PHOTOCOPIES

      • FAXES

      • COMPUTERS

      • CONDUCTING BUSINESS

      • PREPOSITIONS BEFORE INFINITIVES

      • TIME’S UP!

    • The Final Countdown

    • Answer Key

    • Appendix A: 24 Important Words and Phrases

    • Appendix B: Verb Glossary

      • CONJUGATING REGULAR VERBS

      • CONJUGATING STEM- CHANGING VERBS

      • CONJUGATING SPELLING- CHANGE VERBS

      • CONJUGATING IRREGULAR VERBS

    • Index

      • A

      • B

      • C

      • D

      • E

      • F

      • G

      • H

      • I

      • J

      • L

      • M

      • N

      • O

      • P

      • Q

      • R

      • S

      • T

      • U

      • V

      • W

      • X

      • Y

      • Z

    • About the Author

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