Spanish+Links

Work on verbs

Verbs sentences

Global History glossary http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/scmsAdmin/media/users/nbm3/global_history_spanish.pdf

US History glossary http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/scmsAdmin/media/users/nbm3/us_history_spanish.pdf

Sentence maker http://www.123teachme.com/translated_sentences/sp

Use my 3x5 cards to set the framework

Cuántas veces quise reunir a tus hijos, como reúne la gallina a sus pollitos debajo de sus alas, pero no quisiste!

Several of my most useful websites:

Mexican slang http://www.mexicoguru.com/mexican-slang.php

Mexican Spanish Put on Spanish links wiki page https://youtu.be/jvIvtYM-y00

Mexican Spanish. com http://mexicanspanish.com/articles/

Spanish proficiency exercises http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/

Spanish-English Sentences (Spanish-Only.com) http://www.spanish-sentences.com/display.php?action=search&by=A

Bab.la phrases http://en.bab.la/phrases/

Site map English Spanish http://www.englishspanishlink.com/mapa-del-sitio.htm

Word Reference forums http://forum.wordreference.com/#spanish-english-espanol-ingles.23

Idioms http://www.mansioningles.com/idioms/idioms01.htm

Glossaries

Translation Source »English to Spanish translation resources http://www.translation-source.com/posts/36-essential-spanish-translation-resources-to-empower- translation-managers-and-users/

us govt english-spanish glossaries - Google Search term

PRINT SEVERAL OF THESE

Social Security https://www.ssa.gov/agency/glossary/english-spanish-glossary.html

High School History http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/scmsAdmin/media/users/nbm3/us_history_spanish.pdf

Global History http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/scmsAdmin/media/users/nbm3/global_history_spanish.pdf

Education and Assessment Glossary (CA Dept of Education) http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ai/assessmentglossary.asp

Spanish Language Style Guide and Glossaries | DigitalGov https://www.digitalgov.gov/resources/spanish-language-style-guide-and-glossaries/

Los Angeles Unified School District http://translationsunit.com/PDFS/2003_Glossary_2003.pdf

Denver Public Schools https://www2.dpsk12.org/manila/departments/sts/EnglishSpanishGlossary.pdf

US. Office of Special Education Programs http://www.neparentcenters.org/glossary/glossary.html

Internal Revenue Service https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p850.pdf

Elections http://www.yakimacounty.us/DocumentCenter/View/8309

Biblia https://www.biblegateway.com/versions/Nueva-Version-Internacional-Biblia-NVI/#booklist

Amazon.com Mexico https://www.amazon.com.mx

Google Mexico https://www.google.com.mx

Conjugation machine http://www.123teachme.com/spanish_verb_conjugation/jugar

Sentence maker http://www.123teachme.com/translated_sentences/sp

Spanish alphabet http://www.spanish411.net/Spanish-Alphabet.asp

Accent marks http://www.spanish411.net/Spanish-Accent-Marks-Special-Characters.asp

Accent marks http://www.spanish.cl/gramatica/palabras-agudas-graves-esdrujulas.htm

Gender of nouns http://salonhogar.net/Salones/Espanol/1-3/Femenino_y_Masculino.htm

Gender of nouns http://www.spanish.cl/Grammar/Notes/Sustantivos_Masculinos_Femeninos.htm

Numbers http://spanish.about.com/cs/forbeginners/a/cardinalnum_beg.htm

Numbers http://www.spanish411.net/Spanish-Numbers.asp

Prepositions https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_prepositions

Pronouncing the letter "r" http://www.spanish.cl/vocabulario/trabalenguas-con-r.htm

Colors http://www.spanish.cl/Vocabulary/Notes/Colores.htm

Telling time http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/time.htm

Times and dates http://www.spanish411.net/Spanish-Times-Dates.asp

Hispanic names http://www.spanish411.net/Spanish-Hispanic-Names.asp

Hispanic last names http://perez.cs.vt.edu/twolastnames

Grammatical terms http://roble.pntic.mec.es/acid0002/index_archivos/Gramatica/terminos_gramaticales.htm

University vocabulary http://utminers.utep.edu/omwilliamson/otromundo/vocabulario.htm

Curso de Inglés de Negocios: Vocabulario de Viajes de Negocios [go to index at bottom of screen] http://www.capacitarteuba.org/curso/curso-ingles-negocios-vocabulario-viajes

Significados http://www.significados.com/cliche/

Proz [dot] com http://www.proz.com/about/overview/terminology/

Word Reference http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=asco

Reverso http://dictionary.reverso.net/spanish-english/

Linguee http://www.linguee.es/espanol-ingles/traduccion/me+da+asco.html

Bab.la http://bab.la

Bab.la dictionary of phrases http://en.bab.la/phrases/

Best free online dictionaries http://www.fluentin3months.com/free-dictionaries/

Destinos http://www.learner.org/resources/series75.html

About [dot] com http://spanish.about.com

Spanish dictionary http://www.spanishdict.com

Spanish dictionary phrasebook http://www.spanishdict.com/phrasebook

Spanish dictionary usage topics http://www.spanishdict.com/topics

Grammar and usage http://roble.pntic.mec.es/acid0002/

Uses of the infinitive http://fis.ucalgary.ca/AVal/505/AGUsosInfinitivo.html

Phrasal verbs http://www.learnspanishfeelgood.com/phrasalverbs/index.html

Phrasal verbs http://www.mansioningles.com/gram54.htm

Phrasal verbs http://www.shertonenglish.com/resources/es/phrasal-verbs/phrasals-come.php

1000 phrasal verbs http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/omphrasal/phrasalverbsA.htm

66 essential phrasal verbs http://www.lingolex.com/phrasal.htm

15 phrasal verbs that you'll hear everywhere http://www.fluentu.com/spanish/blog/phrasal-verbs-spanish/

Apartados gramaticales http://fis.ucalgary.ca/AVal/505/AG.html

Fred Jehle http://users.ipfw.edu/jehle/S210.HTM http://users.ipfw.edu/jehle/COURSES/s210/SPINDEX.HTM http://users.ipfw.edu/jehle/courses/s210/PSANDQS.HTM

Wikilengua links

Portada http://www.wikilengua.org/index.php/Portada

Portales:

1. Toponomia La toponimia es el estudio de los nombres de lugar: países, ciudades, ríos, mares, montañas, etc http://www.wikilengua.org/index.php/Portal:Toponimia

2. Gramática http://www.wikilengua.org/index.php/Portal:Gramática

3. Ortographía http://www.wikilengua.org/index.php/Portal:Ortograf%C3%ADa

4. Léxico (index to 400 articles) http://www.wikilengua.org/index.php/Categor%C3%ADa:Léxico

Spanish lessons http://www.spanish411.net/Spanish-Lessons.asp

Real Academía Española http://www.rae.es

Diccionario de la lengua española http://dle.rae.es/?id=DgIqVCc

Diccionario panhispánico de dudas http://www.rae.es/recursos/diccionarios/dpd

English-Spanish link [check this out] http://www.englishspanishlink.com/mapa-del-sitio.htm

Spanish expressions http://www.englishspanishlink.com/deluxewriter/my_world_write.htm

Spanish expressions https://expresionesyrefranes.com/lista-de-expresiones-espanolas/

Idioms http://www.mansioningles.com/idioms/idioms01.htm

Idioms http://www.languagerealm.com/spanish/spanishslang.php

Dichos populares http://www.ciudad-real.es/varios/dichos/h.php

300 proverbs and sayings http://cogweb.ucla.edu/Discourse/Proverbs/Spanish-English.html

Popular Mexican slang http://www.mexicoguru.com/mexican-slang.php

Explore the Spanish language http://www.spanish-learning-corner.com

How to learn Spanish online archived articles http://howlearnspanish.com/Archives/

Saludos y despedidas http://www.spanish.cl/Vocabulary/Notes/Saludos_Despedidas.htm

Glosario social media http://blog.8imedia.com/glosario-social-media/

Medical Spanish dialogs http://medicalspanish.com/medical-spanish-dialogs.html

Medical Spanish dialogs http://www.practicingspanish.com/archive.html

Dictionary of health-related terms (191 pages) http://www.ajmoreau.com/dictionary.pdf

Medline plus https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/healthtopics.html

Small Business Administration https://es.sba.gov

SPANISH KEYBOARD: Change from English to Spanish layout on your computer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld6eWzymQDQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Jason Jolley: How to type accents https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NOZcnHE95Q&feature=youtube_gdata_player

+++Street-Smart Language Learning™: How many words do you need to know in a foreign language? [THIS IS GREAT] []

Common European Framework of Reference for Languages []

ACTFLProficiencyGuidelines2012_FINAL.pdf []

Numbers http://www.spanish.cl/Vocabulary/Notes/Numeros.htm

Colors http://www.spanish.cl/Vocabulary/Notes/Colores.htm

Wikihow http://es.wikihow.com/Especial:Sitemap

Hispanos about.com http://hispanos.about.com/ http://www.about.com/espanol/

Learn Spanish Smart [got Polite Spanish phrases from here] http://www.learn-spanish-smart.com/

Questions

Iniciar conversaciones en ingles http://www.everydaylanguagelearner.com/category/tips-ideas/

9 basic questions http://bilinguish.com/2011/02/12/preguntas-basicas/

19 more questions http://bilinguish.com/2011/04/06/continua-la-conversacion-las-19-preguntas-realmente-importantes-que-debes-hacer-a-un-nuevo-amigo/

Everyday language learner:

Tips and Tricks archive http://www.everydaylanguagelearner.com/category/tips-ideas/

Spanish language resources http://www.everydaylanguagelearner.com/language-learning-resources/language-specific-resources/spanish-resouces/

Number dictation http://www.everydaylanguagelearner.com/2011/02/17/language-learning-tip-number-dictation/

Everyday question cards http://www.everydaylanguagelearner.com/2013/03/13/language-learning-activity-everyday-question-cards/

Home decor catalogue http://www.everydaylanguagelearner.com/2010/12/22/the-home-decor-catalogue/

Stumbling out of bad pronunciation http://www.everydaylanguagelearner.com/2011/06/16/stumbling-out-of-bad-pronunciation/

Dialogue generation http://www.everydaylanguagelearner.com/2012/10/03/language-learning-activity-dialogue-generation/

Finding target language reading materials http://www.everydaylanguagelearner.com/2011/11/14/ideas-for-finding-target-language-reading-materials/

Audio Hijack Pro [similar to Audacity] http://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijackpro/

BBC Spanish lessons http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/

Mexican TV and Radio streaming (Delicast) http://delicast.com/tv/Mexico

Dragon

Professional-Quality Translation at Light Speed: Why Voice Recognition May Well be the Most Disruptive Translation Technology You’ve Never Heard of. http://www.kevinhendzel.com/professional-quality-translation-at-light-speed-why-voice-recognition-may-well-be-the-most-disruptive-translation-technology-youve-never-heard-of/

Talk, don’t type: Translating via Dragon Dictate and Dragon Naturally Speaking http://www.catherinetranslates.com/talk-dont-type-translating-via-dragon-dictate-and-dragon-naturally-speaking/

Dragon Naturally Speaking Professional http://www.ngtvoice.com/downloads/dns12-premium-vs-pro.pdf

Andrea NC-181 VM USB High Fidelity Monaural USB Computer Headset (P-C1-1022300-1) http://www.amazon.com/Andrea-Fidelity-Monaural-Computer-P-C1-1022300-1/dp/B00206WJ42/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378321247&sr=8-1&keywords=Andrea+anti-noise+NC-181

Everyday Language Learner blog http://www.everydaylanguagelearner.com/

Getting Started Resources (great page) http://www.everydaylanguagelearner.com/language-learning-resources/getting-started-resource/

Everyday Language Learner: Tips and Tricks http://www.everydaylanguagelearner.com/category/tips-ideas/

A Language Helper http://www.everydaylanguagelearner.com/2010/12/26/a-language-helper/

Two hours with a language helper http://www.everydaylanguagelearner.com/2011/06/30/two-hours-with-a-language-helper/

Getting Started: Resource page http://www.everydaylanguagelearner.com/language-learning-resources/getting-started-resource/

Spanish Examples [good advice] http://www.spanishexamples.com/

Manners in Spanish – The Basics of Being Polite in Spanish-Speaking Cultures http://howlearnspanish.com/2011/01/manners-in-spanish/

How to Not Sound Like a Gringo – The 17 Most Common Spanish Errors and How to Avoid Them http://howlearnspanish.com/2010/12/how-to-not-sound-like-a-gringo/

Spanish Classes in New York: errors and mistakes http://www.spanishnewyork.com/common-mistakes-in-spanish.html

Por and para practice http://www.spanishnewyork.com/automatic/porpara.php

Sears (Mexico) http://www.sears.com.mx/

El Corte Ingles http://www.elcorteingles.es/

Carrefour http://www.carrefour.es/default.aspx

Doctora Isabel Radio Angel http://www.doctoraisabel.net/ladoctoraisabel-eng.php

Casa de Joanna Spanish Resources http://www.casadejoanna.com/casa/cs_span.htm

Universidad de Alicante http://web.ua.es/es/oia/glosario-terminos-universitarios/glosario-de-terminos-universitarios.html

Canal del Congreso http://www.canaldelcongreso.gob.mx/

Proz dictionary http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_spanish/

Caja de Herramientas Comunitarias tabla de contenidos http://ctb.ku.edu/es/tabla-de-contenidos

Slang dictionary: Speaking Latino.com http://www.speakinglatino.com/spanish-slang-dictionary/

Learn Spanish (Lingolex) http://www.lingolex.com/spanish.htm Word of the month http://www.lingolex.com/swom/index.htm

Woodward's blog http://www.woodwardspanish.com/

Woodward Spanish http://www.spanish.cl/ Saludos y Despedidas http://www.spanish.cl/Vocabulary/Notes/Saludos_Despedidas.htm Vocabulary lists http://www.spanish.cl/Vocabulary/Notes.htm Grammar articles http://www.spanish.cl/Grammar/Notes.htm

Always Spanish http://www.alwaysspanish.com/ Site Map http://www.alwaysspanish.com/p/sitemap.html

How many words do we need to know? http://www.alwaysspanish.com/2013/03/easy-spanish-1000-words.html

Audiria podcasts http://www.audiria.com/index.php

Imperatives http://www.businessspanish.com/leccion/Imperative.htm

Verb conjugator [negative tu command] http://www.spanish411.net/Spanish-Verb-Conjugator.asp

Verb conjugator http://www.123teachme.com/spanish_verb_conjugation/jugar

Sentence maker [Spanish > English] http://www.123teachme.com/translated_sentences/sp

Sentence maker [English > Spanish] [example: appreciate] http://www.123teachme.com/spanish_word_for/appreciate

List of Websites Where You Can Watch Spanish Videos with Spanish Subtitles or Transcripts Online for Free http://howlearnspanish.com/2012/09/spanish-videos-subtitles-free/

Mexican Spanish – Órale, Híjole, Ándale http://www.alwaysspanish.com/2013/04/mexican-spanish-orale-hijole-and-others.html

The cause/effect trick to remember por and para http://www.alwaysspanish.com/2013/07/the-cause-effect-trick-to-remember-your.html

El Colegio de la Frontera Norte [COLEF] http://www.colef.mx/

Study Spanish http://www.studyspanish.com/

Spanish Learning Lab http://www.spanishlearninglab.com/

Curso ingles de negocios [vocabulary lists] http://www.mansioningles.com/Vocabulario.htm

Vocabulary lists http://www.shertonenglish.com/resources/es/vocabulary.php

Business Spanish [good dialogues] http://www.businessspanish.com/index.htm

ELearn Spanish [good] http://www.elearnspanishlanguage.com/vocabulary/expressions/expressions.html http://www.elearnspanishlanguage.com/spanishdifficulties.html

Spanish idioms (Language Realm) http://www.languagerealm.com/spanish/spanishidioms.php

Spanish Expressions http://www.succeed-at-spanish.com/spanish-expressions.html

Spanish idioms and expressions http://www.spanish-learning-corner.com/spanish-idioms.html

Frases and trabalenguas http://www.buscalogratis.es/frases-trabalenguas.htm http://www.uebersetzung.at/twister/es.htm http://www.speakinglatino.com/6-tongue-twisters-to-improve-your-spanish-pronunciation/ http://trabalenguas.celeberrima.com/

The Spanish Subjunctive Explained + W.E.I.R.D.O System (awesome little mnemonic device for dealing with the subjunctive in Spanish) http://howlearnspanish.com/2010/12/the-spanish-subjunctive-explained/

Dictionaries

Spanish Dictionary.com http://www.spanishdict.com/

Spanish Dictionary.com: Verb Conjugations http://www.spanishdict.com/conjugation

Spanish Dictionary: Spanish grammar http://www.spanishdict.com/grammar

Spanish Sentence Maker http://www.123teachme.com/translated_sentences/sp

American Heritage Yahoo [Spanish-English] https://education.yahoo.com/reference/dict_en_es/spanish_index/

Word Reference http://www.wordreference.com/es/ Sinonimos http://www.wordreference.com/sinonimos

Reverso http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-spanish/

bab.la dictionary http://en.bab.la/dictionary/spanish-english/

Linguee dictionary http://www.linguee.es/espanol-ingles/

How to Learn Spanish using free online resources (article archive) http://howlearnspanish.com/Archives/

WikiHow sitemap http://es.wikihow.com/Especial:Sitemap WikiHow: Universidad http://es.wikihow.com/Categor%C3%ADa:Universidad

About.com en espanol http://www.about.com/espanol/

Political Terms http://politica.about.com/od/Generales/a/T-Erminos-Pol-Iticos-Que-Vale-La-Pena-Conocer-I.htm http://politica.about.com/od/Generales/a/T-Erminos-Pol-Iticos-Que-Vale-La-Pena-Conocer-Ii.htm

Hispanos: About.com http://hispanos.about.com/

Professor Fred Jehle website http://users.ipfw.edu/jehle/S210.HTM

Let's Go Spanish blog http://letsgospanish.wordpress.com/

Spanish verbs with prepositions http://www.elearnspanishlanguage.com/grammar/verb/verbswithprep.html

Study Spanish.com Months, Seasons, and Dates http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/months.htm

Vocabulary lists: http://www.mansioningles.com/Vocabulario.htm

Learn Spanish online (Woodward Spanish) http://www.spanish.cl/ Vocabulary topics http://www.spanish.cl/Vocabulary/Notes.htm Reading passages http://www.spanish.cl/reading.htm

Always Spanish (sitemap) http://www.alwaysspanish.com/p/sitemap.html

What makes Audiria the best podcast for Spanish learners http://www.alwaysspanish.com/2013/05/Audiria-best-podcast-for-spanish-learners.html

Mexican Guru: Mexican slang http://www.mexicoguru.com/mexican-slang.php

College Board http://www.collegeboard.com/padres/

Mi Vida Loca video series (BBC) http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/mividaloca/

Wikipedia in Spanish http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Portada

Google in Spanish https://www.google.com.mx/

12 Rules for learning foreign languages in record time http://fourhourworkweek.com/2014/03/21/how-to-learn-a-foreign-language-2/

To hear the language consistently spoken, you can check out TuneIn.com for a vast selection of live-streamed radio from your country of choice. The app (free) also has a list of streamed radio stations ordered by language.

To watch the language consistently, see what’s trending on Youtube in that country right now. Go to that country’s equivalent URL for Amazon or Ebay (amazon.es, amazon.fr, amazon.co.jp, etc.) and buy your favorite TV series dubbed in that language, or get a local equivalent by seeing what’s on the top charts. You may be able to save shipping costs if you can find one locally that includes dubbing in the appropriate language. Various news stations also have plenty of video content online in specific languages, such as France24, Deutsche Welle, CNN Español, and many others.

To read the language consistently, in addition to the news sites listed above, you can find cool blogs and other popular sites on Alexa’s ranking of top sites per country.

But there is great stuff out there. A wonderful and completely free course that keeps getting better is DuoLingo - which I highly recommend for its selection of European languages currently on offer, with more on the way. To really get you started on the many options available to help you learn your language without spending a penny, let me offer plenty of other (good) alternatives:

The Foreign Service Institutes’ varied list of courses The Omniglot Intro to languages BBC languages’ intro to almost 40 different languages About’s language specific posts that explain particular aspects of languages well

One of the best things you can do in the initial stages is not to try to get everything perfect, but to embrace making mistakes. I go out of my way to make at least 200 mistakes a day! This way I know I am truly using and practicing the language.

[TIM: I actually view part of my role as that of comedian or court jester--to make native speakers chuckle at my Tarzan speak. If you make people smile, it will make you popular, which will make you enthusiastic to continue.]

The way I reach spoken fluency quickly is to get a hell of a lot of spoken practice.

From day one to day 90 (and beyond), I speak at least an hour a day in my L2, and my study time is tailored around the spoken sessions to make sure that my conversation is what’s improving—not just my “general language skills” through some vague list of words I may never use.

So, for instance, I may start a session by asking what my native friend or teacher did over the weekend, and tell them what I did. Then I will share something that is on my mind lately and attempt to express my opinion on it, or allow the native speaker to introduce a new topic. It’s important to take an active role and make sure you are having varied conversations. Have a list of topics you would like to discuss and bring them up (your hobbies, hopes for the future, dislikes, what you will do on your vacation etc.) and make sure the conversation is constantly progressing.

Lots of practice and study to improve those spoken sessions tends to get me to lower intermediate (B1) level, which means I can understand the other person speaking to me fine as long as they are willing to speak clearly and adjust to my level and mistakes. It’s a LOT of work, mind you! On typical learning days I can be filled with frustration or feel like my brain is melting when–in fact–I’m truly making a lot of progress.

But to get over that plateau of just “good enough,” this is the point where I tend to return to academic material and grammar books, to tidy up what I have. I find I understand the grammar much better once I’m already speaking the language. This approach really works for me, but there is no one best language-learning approach. For instance, Tim has had great success by grammatically deconstructing a language right from the start. Your approach will depend entirely on your personality.

To get into the mastery C1/C2 levels though, the requirements are very different. You’ll have to start reading newspapers, technical blog posts, or other articles that won’t exactly be “light reading.”

To get this high-level practice, I’ve subscribed to newspapers on my Kindle that I try to read every day from various major news outlets around the world. Here are the top newspapers in Europe, South America and Asia. After reading up on various topics, I like to get an experienced professional (and ideally pedantic) teacher to grill me on the topic, to force me out of my comfort zone, and make sure I’m using precisely the right words, rather than simply making myself understood.

SUBJUNCTIVE

Present Subjunctive: Irregular verbs [DISHES] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Vz8VUI4Anc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Subjunctive: Using Adverbial Clauses THE CD MP in Spanish http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=666RCBDUKCM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Subjunctive: Using Adverbial Clauses AAA SPACES in Spanish http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfkdEiy5dUM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Subjunctive: Relative Clauses using NADA, NADIE, NINGUNO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTesBFBG1Bg&feature=youtube_gdata_player

SUBJUNCTIVE with verbs of VOLITION (want, wish, desire) W [WEIRDO] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlXEgKwHeoU&feature=youtube_gdata_player

SUBJUNCTIVE with verbs of EMOTION (me gusta, me sorprende, etc) E [WEIRDO] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH9RZhNncsQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player

SUBJUNCTIVE with IMPERSONAL EXPRESSIONS (es bueno, es importante, etc) I [WEIRDO] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKTGktzP2dI&feature=youtube_gdata_player

SUBJUNCTIVE with verbs of REQUEST or RECOMMENDATION (pedir, mandar, sugerir) R [WEIRDO] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMZfLOiGrG0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

SUBJUNCTIVE with verbs of DOUBT or DENIAL (dudar, negar, no pensar etc) D [WEIRDO] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugkHixVVJVM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

SUBJUNCTIVE with OJALÁ OJALA O [WEIRDO] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJatLjLFz1A&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Using the subjunctive with ADONDEQUIERA, CUANDOQUIERA, COMOQUIERA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlZwu899K-Q&feature=youtube_gdata_player

COMO SI - How to say AS IF in Spanish http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEFBS6xmMwk&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Si clauses in Spanish / If clauses / Contrary to fact or hypothetical situations http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqCEw5QTexM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Past Si Clauses in Spanish http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NydQB1vlJ9E&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Difference between SI CLAUSES and PAST SI CLAUSES in Spanish http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60hCLjcousI&feature=youtube_gdata_player

A Summary of the PERFECT TENSES in SPANISH [haber] + past participle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i80fxysKzIg&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Past Perfect, Pluperfect, Pluscuamperfecto in Spanish http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VpGDhJ8eNw&feature=youtube_gdata_player

FUTURE PERFECT: How to form / conjugate verbs in the futuro perfecto in Spanish http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=459J8Cy-9DU&feature=youtube_gdata_player

POR vs PARA: How and When to use them in Spanish http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVSm54waxaU&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Saber vs. Conocer (The differences between them) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unDmqNSL-Po&feature=youtube_gdata_player

SER vs ESTAR: How, When and Why to use TO BE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r59lFAw180&feature=youtube_gdata_player

IR + a + infinitive SAYING WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDRLy_ub8Ts&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Preterit vs Imperfect (How to Distinguish) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_v79t_QAA8&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Preterit vs Imperfect (Interrupting Actions) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T1a5G75uY4&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Preterit vs Imperfect (English Translations) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0-otdLdDoc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Why it's better to learn a language from kids http://www.fluentin3months.com/learn-from-kids/

How spending time with a real person taught me more German in 2 days than years in school and with expensive programs http://www.fluentin3months.com/time-with-a-person/

How ditching perfectionism helped me speak Spanish all evening for the first time http://www.fluentin3months.com/ditch-perfectionism/

Travel isn’t necessary for language learning: How I learned more Italian in London than I did in Italy! http://www.fluentin3months.com/not-in-the-country/

Duolingo Review http://www.fluentin3months.com/duolingo/

How to convince natives to speak to you in their language http:www.fluentin3months.com/how-to-convince-natives-to-speak-to-you-in-their-language/

If you actually say “Do you mind if we speak in your language? I’d really like to practise” (saying it in the language in question of course) you would be surprised how often this works.

6 Easy Ways to Roll your R's http://www.fluentin3months.com/roll-your-r/

Pimp out your browser searches for language learning http://www.fluentin3months.com/browser-search/

What is the best language learning course? Looking at the numbers http://www.fluentin3months.com/best-course/

Back to school! Some small changes to classroom learning that will make a dramatic difference http://www.fluentin3months.com/classrooms/

Best free online dictionaries http://www.fluentin3months.com/online-dictionaries/

The best online dictionary for learning any language: Google Image! http://www.fluentin3months.com/the-best-online-dictionary-for-learning-any-language-google-image/

Travel phrasebooks: a serious language learner’s best first book to study http://www.fluentin3months.com/travel-phrasebooks-a-serious-language-learners-best-first-book-to-study/

How your computer and the Internet can correct your grammar and spelling (for free) http://www.fluentin3months.com/how-your-computer-and-the-internet-can-correct-your-grammar-and-spelling-for-free/

++How to become a location-independent freelance translator http://www.fluentin3months.com/how-to-become-a-location-independent-freelance-translator/

Proz http://www.proz.com/

Translators Cafe http://www.translatorscafe.com/cafe/default.asp

Conversational connectors http://www.fluentin3months.com/conversational-connectors-how-to-fake-having-a-conversation-just-after-starting-to-learn-a-language/

You are in a restaurant and somebody asks what you think of the meal. From a typical language learning experience, a student would often get flustered, find the experience unnerving, say “urm … good!” and hope they aren’t asked any more uncomfortable questions.

However, if they could use conversational connectors, they could say things like:

Thanks for asking. To tell the truth, I must say that the food is good. Let me ask you the same question: What do you think of your food?

The same conversational connectors can be recombined in all sorts of ways. Later on, then, the question “Where are you from?” could be replied to with: “To tell the truth, I am from England. Thanks for asking. Let me ask you: where are you from?”

Professor Jason Jolley

Jason Jolley: Talking about your daily routine http://www.slideshare.net/professorjason/talking-about-your-daily-routine-in-spanish

Jason Jolley series: Asking and Answering Questions in Spanish:

13: Plans and Obligations []

12: Likes and Preferences []

11: Food, drink, and meals []

10: Weather, climate, and seasons []

9: Free or leisure time activities []

8: Daily routine questions []

7: Work, jobs, and profession []

6: Classes and studies []

5: Housing situations []

4: Family questions []

3: Basic personal information []

2-c: Other common question types []

2-b: Interpreting and answering questions []

2-a: Interrogative and formulaic questions []

1: Overview of Spanish Oral Proficiency Interviews []

How to Learn Spanish blog

How to learn Spanish using free online resources http://howlearnspanish.com/

Spanish Learning Resources & Tools: These Are My Top 9 Most Used, Most Valuable, and Most Recommended http://howlearnspanish.com/2013/04/spanish-learning-resources-tools/

How Many Words Do You Need to Know in Spanish (or any other foreign language)? And WHICH Words Should You Be Learning? http://howlearnspanish.com/2010/08/how-many-words-do-you-need-to-know/

How to avoid wasting months learning Spanish the wrong way (and learning the wrong type of Spanish)–get started http://howlearnspanish.com/2011/09/spanish-learning-systems-and-products-oh-boy-here-we-go-long-post-ahead/

How to Not Sound Like a Gringo – The 17 Most Common Spanish Errors and How to Avoid Them http://howlearnspanish.com/2010/12/how-to-not-sound-like-a-gringo/

My Favorite, and Most Common, Gringo Error in Spanish (aka “false friend”) http://howlearnspanish.com/2010/08/the-most-common-gringo-error/

Conversational connectors – how to fake having a conversation just after starting to learn a language http://www.fluentin3months.com/conversational-connectors-how-to-fake-having-a-conversation-just-after-starting-to-learn-a-language/

How to Respond in Spanish Like a Native: Comebacks and Colloquial Responses http://howlearnspanish.com/2011/03/how-to-respond-in-spanish-like-a-native/

Spanish Sentence Starters and Filler Words (Muletillas): The Grease of the Language Gears http://howlearnspanish.com/2011/02/spanish-sentence-starters-and-filler-words/

Ejemplos de Muletillas http://muletillas-mendo.blogspot.com/ http://muletillas-mendo.blogspot.com/p/analisis-de-muletillas-solicitadas.html

The Telenovela Method of Learning Spanish http://howlearnspanish.com/2010/11/the-telenovela-method/

Spanish Children's Books http://howlearnspanish.com/2011/05/spanish-childrens-books/ Busqueda sencilla http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/SimpleSearchCategory?ids=&pnum=1&cnum=1&text=&langid=61&ilang=Spanish

Best Spanish dictionary and verb conjugator http://howlearnspanish.com/2010/07/best-spanish-dictionary-and-verb-conjugator/

List of Best Free Sites to Watch Spanish-Language TV Online http://howlearnspanish.com/2010/08/list-of-best-sites-to-watch-spanish-tv/

List of Websites Where You Can Watch Spanish Videos with Spanish Subtitles or Transcripts Online http://howlearnspanish.com/2012/09/spanish-videos-subtitles-free/

Para qué vs. Por qué – The difference explained and when to use each http://howlearnspanish.com/2012/01/para-que-vs-por-que/

Lessons learned from fifty years of government language teaching (FSI) http://howlearnspanish.com/2012/05/fsi-report/

Learn Spanish from Comics http://howlearnspanish.com/2012/05/learn-spanish-with-comics/ Go Comics http://www.gocomics.com/explore/espanol

My Most Important Language Learning Tool: Anki http://howlearnspanish.com/2013/03/anki/ Anki http://ankisrs.net/

The Spanish Subjunctive Explained + W.E.I.R.D.O System http://howlearnspanish.com/2010/12/the-spanish-subjunctive-explained/

Manners in Spanish – The Basics of Being Polite in Spanish-Speaking Cultures http://howlearnspanish.com/2011/01/manners-in-spanish/

http://www.languageimpact.com/index.htm
 * Language Impact home page**

Language learning articles index (on Language Impact website) http://www.languageimpact.com/articles/articles.htm

Language Impact--Enabling effective language learning through strategic methods, materials, and technology http://www.languageimpact.com/articles/rw/firstday.htm

Leave Me Alone! Can't You See I'm Learning Your Language? http://www.languageimpact.com/articles/gt/leaveme.htm

Language Learning in the Real World for Non-beginners http://www.languageimpact.com/articles/gt/nonbegnr.htm

Kick-starting Your Language Learning http://www.languageimpact.com/articles/gt/kickstrt.htm

Get other ideas from this Spanish Examples blog Qué tal in English means... http://www.spanishexamples.com/523/que-tal/

BBC Spanish site http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/tv/onbbc.shtml Guide to watching Spanish TV http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/tv/


 * Guide to Learning Languages: The website about teaching yourself languages**

Part 1 http://how-to-learn-any-language.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16932&PN=1

Part 2 http://how-to-learn-any-language.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16946&PN=1&TPN=1

Part 3 http://how-to-learn-any-language.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16956&PN=1&TPN=1

Part 4 http://how-to-learn-any-language.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16959

Part 5 http://how-to-learn-any-language.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16963

Other great resources:

Caja de Herramientas Comunitarias tabla de contenidos Esta página enumera los 46 capítulos a través de los cuales se puede llegar a la práctica, una guía paso a paso para las habilidades en la construcción comunitaria. http://ctb.ku.edu/es/tabla-de-contenidos

Capítulo 16 Sección 1. Dirigir reuniones efectivas http://ctb.ku.edu/es/tabla-de-contenidos/liderazgo/facilitacion-al-grupo/dirigir-reuniones/principal

Sugerencias para el éxito de las reuniones entre padres y maestros en la escuela de su hijo http://www.colorincolorado.org/articulo/19514/

Vocabulario Universitario Esencial http://utminers.utep.edu/omwilliamson/otromundo/vocabulario.htm

37 practical and effective activities to boost your Spanish http://spanishobsessed.com/blog/useful-spanish-activities/

50 Free Online Resources To Get You Learning Spanish www.tellittomewalking.com/50-and-counting-free-online-resources-to-get-you-started-learning-spanish-right-now/

60 (More) Insanely Useful Resources To Get You Learning, Reading, Writing and Speaking Spanish http://www.tellittomewalking.com/60-useful-resources-to-learn-read-write-and-speak-spanish-right-now/

How Get To Mastery In A Foreign Language Using The Chunking Method | The Mezzofanti Guild http://www.mezzoguild.com/2012/11/04/basic-fluency-to-language-mastery/

Self Study of Foreign Languages http://www.foreignlanguageexpertise.com/foreign_language_study.html

Peace Corps: ongoing language learning training manual pdf http://files.peacecorps.gov/multimedia/pdf/library/M0064_ongoinglanguage.pdf

Omniglot Useful Spanish phrases http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/spanish.php Colors http://www.omniglot.com/language/colours/spanish.php

A Google tip to help you see Spanish words in context http://www.spanishexamples.com/spanish-learning-tips-and-tricks/google-tip/

site:elpais.com “jugar”

Pick an online news resource which you know has good grammar and spelling. I use the El Pais newspaper website. The website address is http://elpais.com/. Using the Google search operator site: we can search only the El Pais news website for our chosen word or phrase. So lets say we want to see examples of the word “jugar” in context, type the following into Google; site:elpais.com “jugar”. The quotes tell Google that we just want to see the exact word and not any related words such as juega or juegan.

We now have a list of search results, all containing the word jugar, all in different contexts. Open up any that look interesting to read the whole story. One of my results in this example mentions “jugar al golf”. If we want to go a bit deeper on this particular verb and preposition combination, just search again, but this time for site:elpais.com “jugar al”, and quickly we have a new list of examples using the phrase “jugar al”, all grammatically trustworthy as far as is possible.

Conversation starters http://www.spanishexamples.com/544/examples-of-spanish-conversation-starters/

My level of Spanish is pretty good. I have been living in Spain for over 5 years now and I can hold a conversation about pretty much any topic. South American history, online marketing technology, the world economic situation. No problem. But there is one thing that I still freeze up over. Chit chat. Just hanging out with a bunch of people and talking about nothing. Running into a friend in the street and catching up quickly for 20 seconds. These situations leave me stumbling and tongue tied looking for the right words.

If I could crack this problem, I am confident that my level of Spanish would jump up another level.

So it’s time to do something about it. The core of the problem seems to be that my brain is not quick enough to come out with the appropriate Spanish conversational phrases. Everything is happening too quickly and I don’t have time to think ahead about genders, verb conjugations or, my personal weak point, the vosotros verb forms if I am in a group. What I need is a plan.

I am going to memorise a few key phrases until they pop out of my mouth without thinking. Phrases for running into a friend, a neighbour, meeting a group of people in a bar etc. I hope that you will help me out and leave some other Spanish conversation examples in the comments as well.