The implied pronoun and regular verbs conjugation

Yo como / I eat

The Hundred Most Common Words

Tony Buzan, in his book 'Using your Memory', points out that just 100 words comprise 50% of all words used in conversation in a language. Learning these core 100 words gets you a long way towards being able to speak in that language, albeit at a basic level. The 100 basic words used in English and Spanish conversations are shown below. Remember that letters in parentheses indicate the Spanish feminine form. Also use Estoy to say where you are or a temporary mood and Soy to describe more permanent characteristics.

1An/. Uno(a)	2 After/. después	3. Again/ otra vez	4. All/ todos(as)	5. Almost/ casi
6. Also/también	7. Always/ siempre	8. And/y	9. Because/ porque	10. Before/ antes
11. Big/grande	12. But/pero	13. (I) can/puedo	14. /(I) come/venfo	15. Either/or/o
16 / (I) find/encuentro	17. First/ primero	18For/para	19.Friend/amigo(a)	20. From/from
21. (I) go/ voy	22. Good/bueno	23. Good-bye/ adiós	24. Happy/feliz	25. (I) have/tengo
26. He/ él	27. Hello/hola	28. Here/ aquí	29. How/ cómo	30. I/ yo
31. (I) am/ soy-estoy	32. If/ si	33. In/en	34 (I) know/ Lo se	35. Last/ último
36. (I) like/ me gusta	37. Little/ pequeño	38. (I) love/amo	39. (I) make/ hago	40. Many/muchos
41. One/uno	42. More/más	43. Most/el más	44. Much/mucho	45. My/mi
46. New/nuevo	47. No/no	48. Not/no	49. Now/ahora	50. Of/de
51. Often/ a menudo	52. On/ sobre	53. One/uno	54. Only/solo	55. Or/o
56. Other/otros(as)	57. Our/nuestro	58. Out/fuera	59. Over/sobre	60. People/gente
61. Place/lugar	62. Please/por favor	63. Same/ igual	64. (I) see/ veo	65. She/ella
66. So/ asi	67. Some/algunos(as)	68. Sometimes/ A veces	69. Still /quiero(a)	70. Such / como
71. (I) tell/ digo	72. Thank you/gracias	73. That/ eso	74. The/ el/la	75. Their/ sus
76. Them/ellos	77. Then/ entonces	78. There is/ hay	79. They/ ellos	80. Thing/cosa
81. (I) think/pienso	82. This/este	83. Time/ tiempo-hora	84. To/ a	85. Under/ bajo
86. Up/arribo	87. Us/nosotros	88. (I) use/uso	89. Very/muy	90. We/nosotros
91. What/que	92. When/cuando	93. Where/ donde	94. Which/cual	95. Who/quien
96. Why/por qué	97. With/con	98. Yes/si	99. You/ tú	100. You/ustedes

(Extract reproduced from Use Your Memory by Tony Buzan with the permission of BBC Worldwide Limited, © Tony Buzan)

The other me

What a wonderful tool. Either for the camera-shy or for those who want to listen to the pronunciation of Spanish words, Voki offers a great opportunity for the language learner and teacher. You can record yourself, but use an "avatar" and send it to your instructor; write a sentence and have an avatar say it out loud for you; or, as a teacher, create different avatars with different voices, accents and gender, to spark up your teaching. Visit www.voki.com and have a great time. Here are two of my experiments. Enjoy!




Hola amigos. Bienvenidos a Mi Mundo. Me llamo y Isabel y tengo catorce años. Soy española y vivo en Madrid. Me gusta leer, cocinar y pasear en bicicleta. Hablo español y un poquito de inglés. ¿Qué tal tú? ¿Que te gusta hacer? ¿Cómo es Chelmsfod?


Hello friends? Welcome to My World. I am called Isabel and I have fourteen years. I am Spanish and live in Madrid. I like to read, cook and go bicycle riding. Speak Spanish and a little English. What about you? What do you like to do? How is Chelmsford?


Note= the translation is a literal as possible so you can see the logic and works of the Spanish language


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Hola, me llamo Jorge. Soy de Mexico y soy profesor de español. Me gusta jugar tenis, leer y nadar. Tengo 47 años y estoy casado. Mi esposa se llama Linda. Tengo dos hijos, Roberto y Pedro. Roberto tiene 15 años y le gusta mucho jugar al futbol. Pedro tiene ocho y a el le encanta jugar video juegos.

Hello, I am called Jorge. Am of Mexico and am a Spanish profesor. I like to play tennis, reading and swimming. I have 47 years and I am married. Mi wife is called Linda. I have two sons, Roberto y Pedro. Roberto has 15 years and likes to lot to play football. Pedro has eight and he loves to play video games.