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5a Updated Beginners Spanish Personal Pronouns

In this fun lesson we help you with the very important Spanish personal pronouns.

Spanish personal pronouns are no where as near as important in Spanish as they are in English, yet they cannot and must not be ignored! Find out why!

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Get your Helpsheets HERE.

To find out more about our Immersion Courses in Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, go HERE!

Take a look at Cynthia’s Book Club HERE

Get your Beginners Verb Conjugating course HERE.

All of our FREE podcasts can be found on Spotify now:

Beginners HERE

Early Intermediate HERE

Advanced Intermediate HERE

Advanced HERE

Be sure to check out our other Spanish student videocasts here. We release a new videocast each week and vary the level from Beginner to Advanced.

Un saludo,

Gordon y Cynthia:)

As well as the lessons that you receive as a Socio, we also offer many other resources to help you make your Spanish move forward at a pace.

Free Videocasts Take a look at our range of 160 free podcasts and many other lessons all designed to take your Spanish forward at LightSpeed! Every videocast that we have produced comes with a comprehensive helpsheet to guide you through the grammar and to test your understanding.

Our Fantastic Books Check out our ever-increasing range of high acclaimed, no-nonsense workbooks that explain Spanish grammar in easy-to-follow language. (Link to books)

Our Total Immersion Courses Set close to Madrid in Spain we offer week-long total immersion courses designed to boost your confidence levels sky high! Remember that as a Socio you have a 50 Euro discount on the cost of the course.

Online one-to-one and group lessons. Why not have a free, no-obligation chat with Ana and find out more about what is available to really get your Spanish moving!

Gordon’s Diaries. Catch up on the 100s of free ‘Diarios de Gordon’ in which he talks about Spain, life, and anything else that comes to his mind.

Cynthia’s Insights. Join Cynthia as she gives her take on life in Spain and on life in general in her free range of video diaries.

All of our Playlists. Come and browse through the hundreds of videos that we have for you to enjoy on Youtube. If you have any questions or want to know more, please feel free to write to lightspeedspanish@hotmail.co.uk

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5b Updated Conjugating Spanish verbs easily!

In this fun lesson we give you a great system that will help you when conjugating Spanish verbs. This is a ‘must’ lesson for any Spanish learner.

Spanish verbs can appear to be complicated at first, but with this easy system, you will be conjugating Spanish verbs like a pro!

Get your Helpsheets for this lesson HERE.

Find out more about our Immersion Courses here!

If you would like to try SER SOCIO freely and want to receive two lessons a week from Gordon and Cynthia of LightSpeed Spanish, just click HERE.

Visit our website here: https://lightspeedspanish.co.uk/

Check out our Book Range HERE.

Take a look at Cynthia’s Book Club HERE

Join our Telegram groups here:

Nuestro canal.

Nuestra sala de chat.

Join us and Support this channel and have the chance to join our live classes HERE:

Take a look at Cynthia’s Book Club HERE

Browse our Store HERE.

Get your Helpsheets HERE.

To find out more about our Immersion Courses in Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, go HERE!

Take a look at Cynthia’s Book Club HERE

Get your Beginners Verb Conjugating course HERE.

All of our FREE podcasts can be found on Spotify now:

Beginners HERE

Early Intermediate HERE

Advanced Intermediate HERE

Advanced HERE

Be sure to check out our other Spanish student videocasts here. We release a new videocast each week and vary the level from Beginner to Advanced.

Un saludo,

Gordon y Cynthia:)

As well as the lessons that you receive as a Socio, we also offer many other resources to help you make your Spanish move forward at a pace.

Free Videocasts Take a look at our range of 160 free podcasts and many other lessons all designed to take your Spanish forward at LightSpeed! Every videocast that we have produced comes with a comprehensive helpsheet to guide you through the grammar and to test your understanding.

Our Fantastic Books Check out our ever-increasing range of high acclaimed, no-nonsense workbooks that explain Spanish grammar in easy-to-follow language. (Link to books)

Our Total Immersion Courses Set close to Madrid in Spain we offer week-long total immersion courses designed to boost your confidence levels sky high! Remember that as a Socio you have a 50 Euro discount on the cost of the course.

Online one-to-one and group lessons. Why not have a free, no-obligation chat with Ana and find out more about what is available to really get your Spanish moving!

Gordon’s Diaries. Catch up on the 100s of free ‘Diarios de Gordon’ in which he talks about Spain, life, and anything else that comes to his mind.

Cynthia’s Insights. Join Cynthia as she gives her take on life in Spain and on life in general in her free range of video diaries.

All of our Playlists. Come and browse through the hundreds of videos that we have for you to enjoy on Youtube. If you have any questions or want to know more, please feel free to write to lightspeedspanish@hotmail.co.uk

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Beginner Spanish Podcast 1 – Greetings in Spanish

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Text books and real life.

Many students of English learn that when English speaking people greet you, they say the following: “Hello, good morning. How do you do?”

Anyone who has ever lived in an English speaking country will know that this is rarely the case!

Mostly we offer a simple, “Hi!” or, in our region, a brief: “Y’all right?”. I can’t recall the last time someone asked me how I did.

Well, the same applies to greetings in Spanish. Quite often, what we find filling the majority of study books isn’t what we find happening in the real world.

In this our first beginner lesson on greetings in Spanish, we cover the various ways that Spanish speakers really do greet each other.

 

Hi and Bye.

One of the funniest things that I saw for the first time in Madrid was when two people on opposite sides of the road greeted each other. They clearly didn’t have time to say hello, so they simply shouted: “Hasta luego” at each other! (See you later.)

It seemed hilarious that rather than saying Hello, they said Goodbye. Yet, when I (Gordon) mentioned it to Cynthia said to me, ” Well, you all say: “Alright?” to each other and don’t expect an answer!”

And she was right.

Clearly, each country will have their typical greetings in Spanish and the ones that we offer you here are general enough to be used anywhere, although the best way is to take notice of how the local people greet each other and copy that.

Spanish Horario (Timetable) for eating.

In this Podcast on greetings in Spanish we also examine a little of the unusual way the Spanish measure their day. As you listen in you will begin to understand that how you choose to greet people depends on some factors that you wouldn’t normally take into account in an English speaking country.

We´ll explain to you how to know when to say: “Good morning” or “Good afternoon” and what it means when one person greets with “Good morning!” and the other answers with, “Good afternoon!.

This is a great place to start your learning journey in Spanish. Getting your greetings in Spanish right can make a massive difference in how people react to you and can influence how they choose to help you going forward.

Listen in and we will guide you through, step by step.

¡Buena suerte!

Remember, our helpsheets will really help you better understand this very important subject.

Spanish Beginner Podcast 2 – The Spanish Alphabet A to G

In this Spanish beginner podcast we cover the essential sounds that will help you sound like a native Spanish abcscalespeaker. One of the greatest hurdles to overcome in your learning journey is developing an authentic Spanish accent. Starting right at the beginning is vital if you want to avoid getting into bad habits.

We take you through the most important sounds in the Spanish alphabet and help you understand and, more importantly, be understood.

Of course, all the additional information and guidance can be found in our comprehensive Spanish help sheets.

Beginner Spanish Podcast 3 – Alphabet H to Z

In this our third free Spanish lesson online for beginners, we continue to help you polish your Spanish pronunciation and gain greater speaking confidence by teaching you the rest of the Spanish alphabet. Listen in to discover how to develop your “R” sound so you talk like a true Spanish speaker.

¡Buena suerte!

Remember, in-depth, additional information and guidance can be found in the comprehensive Spanish help-sheets for beginners.