MICHEL THOMAS SPANISH (BASIC) COURSE, 8 CDs
TRANSCRIPT

This is an approximate transcript of the course, since Michel often changed his mind in the middle of a sentence to be translated, or adapted his sentences for the students. The booklet that accompanied Michel's courses was wholly inadequate, so I have written this transcript. I have found it useful, so maybe other people will, too. 

Naturally, it would be foolish to try to learn the language using this transcript, without buying the recordings.

Note that English is my native language, so I don't guarantee that there are no mistakes. Tracks and track times in the recording are shown in brackets. 

Version 2, Aug 11th 2006
Transcribed by JK

CD 1 (68.43)
(1) 6.34
(2) 7.43
(-ible words stay the same in Spanish, but the pronunciation changes a little: the last but one syllable is stressed)
possible posible
(-able words stay the same in Spanish)
probable probable
acceptable aceptable
it is es
it is possible es possible
it is probable es probable
it is terrible es terrible
it is acceptable es aceptable
for me para mí
for you para usted
for you para usted
it is for me es para mí
it is not no es
it is not for you no es para usted
it is for me es para mí
it is not for you, it is for me no es para usted, es para mí
it is not possible for me no es possible para mí
it is possible for you es possible para usted
it is acceptable for me es aceptable para mí
(3) 6.25
(to ask a question in Spanish, you just use inflection)
it is acceptable for you es aceptable para usted
is it acceptable for you? ¿es aceptable para usted?
isn't it acceptable for you? ¿no es aceptable para usted?
why por qué
(porque also means "because")
why isn't it acceptable for you? ¿por qué no es aceptable para usted?
(in the above sentence, inflection is not necessary because there is a question word; but you can still use it)
like that, that way así
it is like that es así
it is not like that no es así
it is not possible that way no es posible así
it is not acceptable for me that way no es aceptable para mí así
why isn't it acceptable for you that way? ¿por qué no es aceptable para usted así? 
I'm sorry lo siento
I yo
(in Spanish, "I" is understood)
(lo siento literally means "I feel it")
but pero
I'm sorry, but... lo siento, pero...
I'm sorry, but it is not acceptable for me that way lo siento, pero no es aceptable para mí así
I'm sorry, but it is not possible that way lo siento, pero no es posible así
(4) 3.44
(English words ending -ent or -ant, end -ente or -ante in Spanish)
different diferente
important importante
it is important for me es importante para mí
it is not different that way no es diferente así
good bueno
very muy 
it is very good es muy bueno
it is not very good no es muy bueno
it is not very different that way no es muy diferente así
but it is very important for me pero es muy importante para mí
(in Spanish, there is never more than one stress on any given word.  In general, if the word ends with a vowel, the stress will be on the penultimate syllable)
important importante
restaurant restaurante
(5) 5.12
I have tengo
(the -o in tengo expresses "I". yo tengo would mean "I have" with the "I" emphasised)
I don't have no tengo
I'm sorry lo siento
I have tengo
I have it lo tengo
I don't have it no lo tengo
I want quiero
I want it lo quiero
I don't want it that way no lo quiero así
I need necesito
I need it lo necesito
I don't need it no lo necesito
now ahora
hour hora
I want it lo quiero
but I don't need it now pero no lo necesito ahora
I want it but I don't need it now lo quiero pero no lo necesito ahora
(6) 6.22
constant constante
evident evidente
urgent urgente
it is very urgent es muy urgente
I need it now, it is very urgent lo necesito ahora, es muy urgente
I have tengo
I have it lo tengo
I don't have it no lo tengo
you have tiene
you have (emphasise "you") usted tiene
what qué
what do you have? ¿qué tiene?
what do you have for me now? ¿qué tiene para mí ahora?
I have tengo
I have it lo tengo
I don't have it no lo tengo
you have tiene
what do you have? ¿qué tiene?
I have it lo tengo
you have tiene
you have it lo tiene
do you have it? ¿lo tiene?
you don't have it no lo tiene
don't you have it? ¿no lo tiene?
don't you have it for me now? ¿no lo tiene pará mí ahora?
why don't you have it for me now, because I need it now? ¿por qué no lo tiene para mí ahora, por qué lo necesito ahora?
(7) 4.13
I want quiero
I want it lo quiero
I want it now lo quiero ahora
I don't want it no lo quiero 
I want quiero
you want quiere
I want quiero
you want quiere
what do you want? ¿qué quiere?
I want it lo quiero
I don't want it no lo quiero
you want quiere
you want it lo quiere
do you want it? ¿lo quiere?
why don't you want it that way? ¿por qué no lo quiere así?
to know saber
I want to know quiero saber
I don't want to know no quiero saber
I want to know why you don't have it for me now quiero saber por qué no lo tiene para mí ahora
(8) 7.50
I can puedo
you can puede
to do, to make hacer
to do like that hacer así
what do you want to do now? ¿qué quiere hacer ahora?
(when there is a consonant at the end of the word, the stress will be on the final syllable)
to do, to make hacer
to eat comer
something algo
I want something quiero algo
I have something for you tengo algo para usted
I want to eat quiero comer
I want to eat something now quiero comer algo ahora
I have tengo
I am hungry (lit. I have hunger) tengo hambre
man hombre
I want to eat something now because I am hungry quiero comer algo ahora por qué tengo hambre
what do you want to eat? ¿qué quiere comer? 
I am hungry tengo hambre
you are hungry tiene hambre
are you hungry? ¿tiene hambre?
are you hungry? do you want to eat something now? ¿tiene hambre? ¿quiere comer algo ahora?
why don't you want to eat? ¿por qué no quiere comer?
(9) 3.05
(English words ending -ary, end -ario in Spanish)
necessary necesario
it is not necessary for me now because I don't need it no es necesario para mí ahora por qué no lo necesito
and y
I'm sorry, but I don't have it and I don't want it because I don't need it now lo siento, pero no lo tengo y no lo quiero pero no lo necesito ahora
contrary contrario
on the contrary al contrario
vocabulary vocabulario
(10) 8.53
(in Spanish, b and v have the same sound)
to see ver
(lo is hooked onto the end of the "full verb")
to see it verlo
I want to see it quiero verlo
I don't want to see it no quiero verlo
I want quiero
I want it lo quiero
I want to see it quiero verlo
I don't want to see it no quiero verlo
do you want to see it? ¿quiere verlo?
why don't you want to see it? ¿por qué no quiere verlo?
I can puedo
you can puede
I cannot see it no puedo verlo
(whenever you have two or three consecutive verbs, the second and third verbs are in the full form of the verb, i.e. infinitive)
can you see it? ¿puede verlo?
what can you see? ¿qué puede ver?
why can't you see it? ¿por qué no puede verlo?
to do, to make hacer
to see ver
to see it verlo
to do, to make hacer
to do it hacerlo
I don't want to do it that way no quiero hacerlo así
because I cannot do it por qué no puedo hacerlo
why can't you do it that way? ¿por qué no puede hacerlo así?
I want to know why you can't do it that way quiero saber por qué no puede hacerlo así
(11) 4.29
(words in English ending -ance or -ence, end -ancia or -encia in Spanish)
difference diferencia
importance importancia
influence influencia
preference preferencia
the difference la diferencia
a difference una diferencia
what difference? ¿qué diferencia?
the preference la preferencia
a preference una preferencia
what preference? ¿qué preferencia?
do you have a preference? ¿tiene una preferencia?
what preference do you have? ¿qué preferencia tiene?
for what restaurant do you have a preference? ¿para qué restaurante tiene una preferencia?
tonight esta noche
(esta noche literally means "this night")
it is for tonight es para esta noche
for what restaurant do you have a preference tonight? ¿para qué restaurante tiene una preferencia esta noche?
(12) 4.13
where dónde
where do you want to eat? ¿dónde quiere comer?
the dinner la cena
to dine cenar
where do you want to have dinner tonight? ¿dónde quiere cenar esta noche?
do you have a preference? ¿tiene una preferencia?
what preference do you have? ¿qué preferencia tiene?
for what restaurant do you have a preference tonight? ¿para qué restaurante tiene una preferencia esta noche?
(words ending -ion in English, end -ión in Spanish)
opinion opinión
(words ending -tion in English, end -ción in Spanish)
condition condición
position posición
reservation reservación
the reservation la reservación
a reservation una reservación
do you have a reservation for me for tonight? ¿tiene una reservación para mí para esta noche?

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CD 2 (57.46)
(1) 4.23
condition condición
the condition la condición
a condition una condición
what condition qué condición
reservation reservación
the reservation la reservación
a reservation una reservación
what reservation qué reservación
of de
do you have the confirmation of the reservation for me for tonight? ¿tiene la confirmación de la reservación para mí para esta noche?
what kind qué tipo
what type of reservation do you have for me tonight? ¿qué tipo de reservación tiene para mí para esta noche?
what kind of reservation do you want? ¿qué tipo de reservación quiere?
(2) 6.22
(there are close to 1200 words that end -ion, that are similar in both English and Spanish. There are just a few exceptions)
translation traducción
I need a translation necesito una traducción
can you make a translation for me? ¿puede hacer una traducción para mí?
(puede "can you?" - a question with inflection - is also used for "will you please?" - a polite suggestion without inflection)
will you make a translation for me puede hacer una traducción para mí
please por favor
can you make a translation for me? ¿puede hacer una traducción para mí?
to do, to make hacer
to do it hacerlo
will you please do it for me puede hacerlo para mí
today hoy
can you do it for me today? ¿puede hacerlo para mí hoy?
will you make a translation for me puede hacer una traducción para mí
please por favor
explanation explicación
to give dar
will you give an explanation puede dar una explicación
can you give an explanation? ¿puede dar una explicación?
(3) 8.16
(verbs derived from nouns, which are similar in both English and Spanish, add -ar in Spanish)
formation formación
to form formar
to conform conformar
to confirm confirmar
(in English, the "to" form of the verb, i.e. the infinitive, is expressed in Spanish by an ending -ar, -er, -ir. Since all these words end with -r, you must hit the ending)
to speak hablar
to eat comer
to come venir
to leave salir
exit salida
(the "nose" rule: if a word ends with a vowel or with the letters “n” or “s”, the stress is on the penultimate symbol.  Otherwise, it is on the last syllable.  If there is an exception to this rule, there is an accent over the stressed syllable, for example, all words ending -ión)
Merida Mérida
Mexico Méjico
reservation reservación
situation situación
impression impresión
what impression do you have of the situation? ¿qué impresión tiene de la situación?
like that, that way así
(4) 5.07
here aquí
will you make a reservation for me puede hacer una reservación para mí
why can't you make a reservation for me? ¿por qué no puede hacer una reservación para mí?
why can't you do it? ¿por qué no puede hacerlo?
to know saber
to see ver
I want to know it quiero saberlo
I want to see it quiero verlo
to see you verle
to see them verlos
to see them (only females) verlas
I want to see them quiero verlos
I want to see them (only females) quiero verlas
I want to see it quiero verlo
I want to see you quiero verle
to see me verme
(two types of "me")
for me para mí
(5) 5.37
to understand comprender
to understand it comprenderlo
to understand you comprenderle
to understand them comprenderlos
to understand them (only females) comprenderlas
to understand me comprenderme
can you understand me? ¿puede comprenderme? 
why can't you understand me? ¿por qué no puede comprenderme?
to say, to tell decir
to tell it decirlo
to tell you decirle
to tell me decirme
can you tell me? ¿puede decirme?
why can't you tell me now? ¿por qué no puede decirme ahora?
I want to know it quiero saberlo
to buy comprar
I want to buy something here quiero comprar algo aquí
what do you want to buy here? ¿qué quiere comprar aquí?
why don't you want to buy it? ¿por qué no quiere comprarlo?
(6) 7.27
expensive caro
it is very expensive es muy caro
I have tengo
you have tiene
do you have it? ¿lo tiene?
why don't you have it for me? ¿por qué no lo tiene para mí?
to have tener
I want to have it because I need it quiero tenerlo por qué lo necesito
I have tengo
you have tiene
to have tener
I have to, I must tengo que
I have to do it tengo que hacerlo
to leave salir
I have to leave tengo que salir
soon pronto
I have to leave soon tengo que salir pronto
you have tiene
you have to tiene que
you have to do it tiene que hacerlo
when cuando
when do you have to do it? ¿cuando tiene que hacerlo?
to say, to tell decir
to tell it decirlo
to tell you decirle
to tell me decirme
will you tell me puede decirme
can you tell me? ¿puede decirme?
will you tell me why you cannot do it that way puede decirme por qué no puede hacerlo así
(7) 4.09
(words ending in -ical in English, end -ico in Spanish)
political político
economical económico
philosophical filosófico
logical lógico
it is not logical but it is very practical that way no es lógico pero es muy práctico así
("the political situation" in Spanish is "the situation political", and in this case "political" ends with -a, because la situación is a female word)
the political situation la situación política
the economical situation la situación económica
the political and economical situation la situación política y económica
in Spain en España
in Mexico en Méjico
in Argentina en Argentina
what impression do you have of the political and economical situation in Spain now? ¿qué impreción tiene de la situación política y económica en España ahora? 
(8) 5.22
how much cuanto
when cuando
will you tell me how much it is puede decirme cuanto es
because I need it por qué lo necesito
and I want to have it y quiero tenerlo
and I want to buy it y quiero comprarlo
if si
if it is not very expensive si no es muy caro
I am estoy
I am busy estoy ocupado
I am busy (female speaking) estoy ocupada
tired cansado
I am tired estoy cansado
I am tired (female speaking) estoy cansada
house casa
married (lit. "housed”) casado
I am estoy
I am not very busy today no estoy muy ocupado (ocupada) hoy 
(9) 5.21
you are está
you are busy está ocupado
you are busy (speaking to a female) está ocupada
are you busy now? ¿está ocupado ahora?
are you busy now? (speaking to a female) ¿está ocupada ahora?
to be estar
this house esta casa
this table esta mesa
where are you now? ¿dónde está ahora?
how cómo
how are you? ¿cómo está?
hello, good day (lit. good days) buenos días 
hello, how are you? buenos días, ¿cómo esta?
are you busy now? ¿está ocupado (ocupada) ahora?
are you tired? ¿está cansado (cansada)?
to be estar
(10) 5.42
I am going voy
I am going to... voy a...
I am going to eat now voy a comer ahora 
I am going to buy it voy a comprarlo
I am not going to buy it because it's very expensive no voy a comprarlo porque es muy caro
I am going to tell you voy a decirle
late tarde
very late muy tarde
it is very late es muy tarde
more más
later (lit. more late) más tarde
more or less más o menos
to be estar
I am going to be here later voy a estar aquí más tarde

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CD 3 (59.18)
(1) 7.19
I'm going to voy a
I'm going to do it voy a hacerlo
I'm not going to do it now because I'm going to be very busy today no voy a hacerlo ahora porque voy a estar muy ocupado hoy
to call llamar
I'm going to call you later voy a llamarle más tarde
can you call me later? ¿puede llamarme más tarde?
at what time a qué hora
at what time can you call me? a qué hora puede llamarme?
I'm going to call you voy a llamarle
you are going va
you are going to va a
at what time are you going to call me? ¿a qué hora va a llamarme?
at what time are you going to be here tonight? ¿a qué hora va a estar aquí esta noche?
where are you going to be later? ¿dónde va a estar más tarde?
at what time are you going to be here? ¿a qué hora va a estar aquí?
(2) 5.18
(with all verbs, the "you" form also applies to "he", "she" and "it")
he is going to, she is going to, it is going to va a
you are going to do it va a hacerlo
he is going to do it va a hacerlo
she is going to do it va a hacerlo
(in conversation, the context makes it clear who is being talked about, but you can add a pronoun as a clarifier)
where is he? ¿dónde está?, ¿dónde está él?
where are you? ¿dónde está?, ¿dónde está usted?
where is she? ¿dónde está?, ¿dónde está ella?
he is going to be here soon (él) va a estar aquí pronto
she is going to be here soon (ella) va a estar aquí pronto
what do you want? ¿qué quiere (usted)?
what does he want? ¿qué quiere (él)?
what does she want? ¿qué quiere (ella)?
what do you have? ¿qué tiene (usted)?
what does he have? ¿qué tiene (él)?
what does she have? ¿qué tiene (ella)?
what do you have? ¿qué tiene (usted)?
(3) 5.35
ready listo
I am ready estoy listo
I am ready (female) estoy lista
are you ready? (female) ¿está lista?
are you ready? ¿está listo?
at what time are you going to be ready? ¿a qué hora va a estar listo?
at what time is it going to be ready? ¿a qué hora va a estar listo?
I want to know at what time it is going to be ready because I need it and I have to have it today if it is possible quiero saber a qué hora va a estar listo porque lo necesito y tengo que tenerlo hoy si es posible
I want quiero
I want it lo quiero
I need it lo necesito 
will you tell me when it is going to be ready puede decirme cuando va a estar listo
(4) 3.46
all, everything todo
everything is going to be ready for you today todo va a estar listo para usted hoy
nothing nada
tomorrow mañana
nothing is going to be ready for you today but everything is going to be ready tomorrow nada va a estar listo para usted hoy pero todo va a estar listo mañana
I am ready estoy listo
he is ready está listo, él está listo
she is ready está lista, elle está lista
everything is ready todo está listo
(5) 6.12
it is possible es posible
it is very important es muy importante
it is necessary es necesario
(in Spanish there are two verbs for "to be", estar and ser. estar means "a state of being" and it expresses "to be" as how one is, where one is. ser expresses the characteristic of who one is and what one is)
I am estoy, soy
you are, he is, she is, it is está, es
how are you? ¿cómo está?
how is he? ¿cómo está (él)? 
how is she? ¿cómo está (ella)?
where are you? ¿dónde está?
where is he? ¿dónde está (él)?
where is she? ¿dónde está (ella)
where is it? ¿dónde está?
I know sé
I don't know no sé
I don't know where it is no sé dónde está
I know it lo sé
I don't know it no lo sé
I know sé
I don't know no sé
I don't know where it is no sé dónde está
(6) 7.06
how is Pablo today? ¿cómo está Pablo hoy?
sick enfermo
Pablo is sick today Pablo está enfermo hoy
Pablo is a sick person Pablo es enfermo
to arrive llegar
drunk borracho
Pablo is drunk Pablo está borracho
Pablo is a drunkard Pablo es borracho
dressed vestido
well-dressed bien vestido
Pablo is well-dressed today Pablo está bien vestido hoy
Pablo is a good dresser Pablo es bien vestido
I am a professor soy profesor
I am ready estoy listo
clever listo
I am clever soy listo 
he is clever (él) es listo
she is clever (ella) es listo
she is ready (ella) está listo
(7) 4.45
to speak hablar
to buy comprar
to take tomar
to form formar
to conform conformar
to confirm confirmar
will you confirm the reservation for me puede confirmar la reservación para mí
to prepare preparar
will you prepare the dinner for me puede preparar la cena para mí 
will you accept the condition puede aceptar la condición
much, very much mucho
many thanks muchas gracias
I want very much to accept the condition but I'm sorry, I cannot accept it because it is not acceptable for me that way quiero mucho aceptar la condición pero lo siento, no puedo aceptarlo porque no es aceptable para mí así
(8) 7.07
(new definition of "noun", "adjective", "verb")
to speak hablar
to buy comprar
to understand comprender
to eat comer
to do, to make hacer
to say, to tell decir
to prepare preparar
to accept aceptar
(9) 5.58
to come venir
with me conmigo
(the -go ending is only used with "me")
with you con usted
with him con él
with her con ella
with me conmigo
will you speak Spanish with me puede hablar español conmigo
can you come with me? ¿puede venir conmigo?
(after the verbs of coming and going, a following verb is preceded by a “to”, for example voy a...)
to come venir
can you come and see it with me tonight? ¿puede venir a verlo conmigo esta noche?
(10) 6.12
to go ir
I'm going voy
I want to go and see it with you quiero ir a verlo con usted
I must go and see it tengo que ir a verlo
I must speak with you tengo que hablar con usted
I'm sorry but I cannot see you today because I am going to be very busy lo siento pero no puedo verle hoy porque voy a estar muy ocupado
to buy comprar
I must buy it tengo que comprarlo
but I cannot buy it because it is very expensive pero no puedo comprarlo porque es muy caro

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CD 4 (61.37)
(1) 3.17
where is it? ¿dónde está?
how much is it? ¿cuanto es? 
where are you? ¿dónde está?
to find encontrar
I cannot find it no puedo encontrarlo
I don't know where it is no se dónde está
can you/will you tell me where it is because I cannot find it puede decirme dónde está porque no puedo encontrarlo
(2) 9.44
(with the present tense, there is always a stress on the penultimate syllable.  That stress is a signal to Spanish ears that you are in the present tense - there are just a few exceptions, e.g. está)
to speak hablar
I speak hablo
to buy comprar
I buy, I am buying compro
I buy it, I am buying it lo compro
I'm not buying it no lo compro
to sell vender
I am selling it lo vendo
I'm not selling it no lo vendo
to understand comprender
I understand comprendo
I understand it very well lo comprendo muy bien
I don't understand it very well no lo comprendo muy bien
to understand comprender
I understand comprendo
I understand it lo comprendo
I don't understand it no lo comprendo
I don't understand you no le comprendo
I understand comprendo
you understand comprende
you understand it lo comprende
do you understand it? ¿lo comprende?
why don't you understand it? ¿por qué no lo comprende?
do you understand me? ¿me comprende?
why don't you understand me? ¿por qué no me comprende?
(3) 4.50
to sell vender
I am selling it lo vendo
I'm not selling it no lo vendo
I don't sell it no lo vendo
you are selling it lo vende
why don't you sell it? ¿por qué no lo vende?
to write escribir
I'm writing escribo
I'm writing every day (all the days) escribo todos los dias
(4) 7.58
I like (it pleases me) me gusta
I like to see it me gusta verlo
but I don't like to do it non me gusta hacerlo
I like to go and see it me gusta ir a verlo
I like very much me gusta muy bien
much pleasure mucho gusto
I like very much to write me gusta mucho escribir
I like me gusta
you like le gusta
you like? ¿le gusta?
I like to write me gusta escribir
I write escribo
you write, he writes, she writes escribe
why don't you write to me? ¿por qué no me escribe?
(5) 6.43
to know saber
you know sabe
do you know where it is? ¿sabe dónde está?
why don't you know it? ¿por qué no lo sabe?
to do, to make hacer
why don't you do it? ¿por qué no lo hace?
to leave salir
at what time are you leaving? ¿a qué hora sale?
at what time do you leave? ¿a qué hora sale?
(In Spanish, there is an "-ing" tense, but only for expressing what one is doing right now)
I am (in the process of) leaving estoy saliendo
(you could not say estoy saliendo mañana)
at what time are you leaving? ¿a qué hora sale?
what are you doing today? ¿qué hace hoy?
what are you doing tonight? ¿qué hace esta noche?
what are you doing right now? ¿qué está haciendo?
what are you writing? ¿qué escribe?
what are you in the process of writing? ¿qué está escribiendo?
(6) 6.35
to say, to tell decir
what are you saying? ¿qué dice?
("what" in the middle of a sentence is lo que)
I'm sorry but I don't understand what you're saying lo siento pero no comprendo lo que dice
I don't know what you want no sé lo que quiere
it is not what I want no es lo que quiero
what do you want? ¿qué quiere?
what do you want to say? ¿qué quiere decir?
(the combination "want to say" in Spanish is used for "mean")
I don't understand very well what you mean (lit. what you want to say) no comprendo muy bien lo que quiere decir
you don't understand what I mean no comprende lo que quiero decir
because that's not what I mean porque no es lo que quiero decir
(7) 8.35
to speak hablar
I speak hablo
to prepare preparar
I am preparing it lo preparo
but I don't accept it pero no lo acepto
(Spanish verbs can be divided into two tracks, the -ar verbs, and on the other track, the -er and -ir in verbs)
(the ending for "I" on both tracks is -o)
I'm preparing preparo
I am preparing it lo preparo
to accept aceptar
I am accepting it lo acepto
(the ending for "you", "he", "she" and "it" for non -ar verbs is -e)
to understand comprender
you understand comprende
to leave salir
you are leaving sale
to do hacer
you are doing hace
to write escribir
you are writing escribe
to say decir
you are saying dice
(the ending for "you","he", "she" and "it" for -ar verbs is -a)
you speak habla
he speaks, she speaks, it speaks habla
do you speak English? ¿habla inglés?
(8) 7.03
who, whom quién
who speaks English here? ¿quién habla inglés aquí?
nobody nadie
nobody speaks English here nadie habla inglés aquí 
everybody todo el mundo
everybody speaks Spanish here todo el mundo habla español aquí
why don't you speak Spanish with me? ¿por qué no habla español conmigo?
to buy comprar
I am buying it lo compro
I don't buy it no lo compro
I am not buying it no lo compro
why don't you buy it? ¿por qué no lo compra?
I don't know why I am not buying it no sé porque no lo compro
to sell vender
why don't you sell it? ¿por qué no lo vende?
I'm not selling it because I don't want to sell it no lo vendo porque no quiero venderlo 
(9) 2.54
I speak hablo
you speak, he speaks, she speaks, it speaks habla
(the ending for "they" is the ending for "you", plus an -n)
they speak hablan
they understand comprenden
they are doing it lo hacen
they are buying it lo compran
they are selling it lo venden
(10) 3.58
(that same ending is also used with "you plural" meaning "you all")
why don't you sell it? (asking one person) ¿por qué no lo vende?
why don't you sell it? (asking several people) ¿por qué no lo venden?
why don't you do it? ¿por qué no lo hace?
why don't you do it? (plural) ¿por qué no lo hacen?
why don't they do it? ¿por qué no lo hacen?

(end of recording)

CD 5 (59.03)
(1) 8.54
to speak hablar
to eat comer
to understand comprender
to come venir
to leave salir
to do, to make hacer
to say, to tell decir
I want quiero
you want quiere
I can puedo
to speak hablar
I speak hablo
I don't speak no hablo
I understand comprendo
I don't understand no comprendo
you understand comprende
do you understand it? ¿lo comprende?
do you understand me? ¿me comprende?
don't you understand me? ¿no me comprende?
why don't you understand me? ¿por qué no me comprende?
they understand comprenden
you speak habla
(2) 6.24
(all Spanish vowels are pronounced clearly, regardless of whether they are stressed or not)
I speak hablo
(there are a few cases where the ending for "I" is not -o)
I am going voy
I am estoy, soy
to give dar
I give doy
I know sé
I don't know no sé
I don't know it no lo sé
you are speaking, he is speaking, she is speaking habla
to understand comprender
I understand comprendo
you understand, he understands comprende
(3) 3.39
to buy comprar
why don't you buy it? ¿por qué no lo compra?
to sell vender
I am selling it lo vendo
why don't you sell it? ¿por qué no lo vende?
why don't you sell it? (plural) ¿por qué no lo venden?
they are not selling it no lo venden
why don't you buy it? ¿por qué no lo compra?
they are not buying it no lo compran
why don't you buy it? (plural) ¿por qué no lo compran?
(4) 4.43
("you" for family and friends is tú. The ending is -as or -es)
do you speak English? (friend) ¿hablas inglés?
why don't you speak Spanish with me? (friend) ¿por qué no hablas español conmigo?
(for the imperative, you switch tracks)
speak Spanish with me! ¡hable español conmigo! 
(5) 5.54
the book el libro
buy the book! ¡compre el libro!
("this" is este with masculine nouns, and esta with feminine nouns. "that" is almost the same: ese and esa)
this book este libro
this night, tonight esta noche
this house esta casa
this table esta mesa
that book ese libro
that table esa mesa
this (without a noun) esto
I want to see this quiero ver esto
I'm going to buy this voy a comprar esto
I want to see that quiero ver eso
why don't you buy this book? ¿por qué no compra este libro?
buy that book! ¡compre ese libro!
he is not buying it él no lo compra
don't buy it! ¡no lo compre!
(6) 4.25
to sell vender
why don't you sell it? ¿por qué no lo vende?
don't sell it! ¡no lo venda!
don't sell it! (plural) ¡no lo vendan!
don't sell it! (friend) ¡no lo vendas!
sell that book! ¡venda ese libro! 
buy that book! ¡compre ese libro!
don't buy it! ¡no lo compre!
don't buy it! (plural) ¡no lo compren!
don't buy it! (friend) ¡no lo compres!
(7) 6.30
(for a positive command, pronouns are hooked on to the verb)
buy it! ¡comprelo!
buy it! (plural) ¡comprenlo!
them los
buy them! (talking to several people) ¡comprenlos!
don't buy them! (talking to several people) ¡no los compren!
to take tomar
why don't you take it? ¿por qué no lo toma?
don't take it! ¡no lo tome!
take it! ¡tomelo!
eat it! ¡comalo!
(8) 5.30
(the ending for "we" is -mos, added to the infinitive without the final -r)
we speak hablamos
to speak hablar
I want to speak with you (friend) quiero hablar contigo
to eat comer
to leave salir
to speak hablar
we speak hablamos
to eat comer
we eat comemos
we are leaving salimos
we are coming venimos
we are selling vendemos
to sell vender
we are selling vendemos
to write escribir
we are writing escribimos
to have tener
we have tenemos
to do, to make hacer
we are doing it lo hacemos
we are not doing it no lo hacemos 
we do not do it that way no lo hacemos cosí
to tell, to say decir
we are telling you le decimos
(9) 5.27
(there is one exception)
to go ir
we go vamos
I go voy
you go, he goes va
I am going to voy a
you are going to, he is going to va a
they are going to van a
you are going to (plural) van a
you are going to (friend) vas a
we are going to vamos a
we are going to leave soon vamos a salir pronto
to arrive llegar
at what time are we going to arrive in Madrid? ¿a qué hora vamos a llegar a Madrid?
we are doing it lo hacemos
they are doing it lo hacen
why don't you do it? (friend) ¿por qué no lo haces?
I have tengo
(though some verbs which end not just with -o, but with -go, when talking about "I")
to come venir
I come vengo
to leave salir
I am leaving salgo
I have tengo
I come vengo
I am leaving salgo
to put, to pose poner
to oppose oponer
to suppose suponer
to compose componer
I put pongo
I am putting it here lo pongo aquí
I have tengo
I come vengo
I am leaving salgo
I am putting pongo
I suppose supongo
(10) 4.43
("to do" and "to say" are related.  They both have the -go ending, and additionally are shortened)
to do hacer
to say, tell decir
I do hago
I tell digo
I have tengo
I come vengo
I am leaving salgo
I am putting pongo
I am doing it lo hago
I am telling you le digo
to bring traer
I am bringing traigo
I am bringing it lo traigo
I am putting it lo pongo
I am coming vengo
I am leaving salgo
I am doing it lo hago
I am telling you le digo
I am bringing it lo traigo
I am putting it lo pongo
where are you putting it? ¿dónde lo pone?
where are you putting it? (plural) ¿dónde lo ponen?
where are you putting it? (friend) ¿dónde lo pones?
we are putting it here lo ponemos aquí
(11) 2.49
(in the imperative, the -go verbs turn into -ga verbs)
come with me! ¡venga conmigo!
don't leave! ¡no salga!
don't leave! (plural) ¡no salgan!
don't leave! (friend) ¡no salgas!
don't put it here! ¡no lo ponga aquí!
put it here! ¡pongalo aquí!
can you put it here, will you please put it here puede ponerlo aquí

(end of recording)

CD 6 (60.36)
(1) 7.33
I leave salgo
I have tengo
I put pongo
I'm doing, I am making hago
I'm saying, I am telling digo
I am coming vengo
I suppose supongo
I have tengo
I bring traigo
bring it! ¡traigalo!
bring me something! ¡traigame algo!
don't put it here! ¡no lo ponga aquí!
there allí
put it there! ¡pongalo allí!
don't put it here, put it there! ¡no lo ponga aquí, pongalo allí!
I am doing it lo hago
do it! ¡hagalo!
don't do it! ¡no lo haga! 
say it in Spanish! ¡digalo en español!
tell me! ¡digame!
don't tell me now! ¡no me diga ahora!
don't tell me! (friend) ¡no me digas!
to call llamar
call me later please! ¡llameme más tarde por favor!
call me! ¡llameme!
(in the imperative, the only time you don't switch tracks is when speaking to "you, friend".  You also miss out the last -s)
call me! (friend) ¡llamame!
call me! ¡llameme!
(2) 6.06
to have tener
we have tenemos
to do hacer
we are doing it lo hacemos
to have tener
you have tiene
they have, you all have tienen
you have (friend) tienes
we have tenemos
I have tengo
to have tener
you have tiene
(in Spanish, when you push down on the letter -e-, it caves in and becomes -ie-.  For "I have", this doesn't happen because the -g- holds up the letter -e)
to come venir
we are coming venimos
he is coming viene
they are coming vienen
you are coming (friend) vienes
I am coming vengo
to start comencar
I am starting comienco
you are starting, he is starting, she is starting, it is starting comienca
at what time are you starting? ¿a qué hora comienca?
at what time are you all starting? ¿a qué hora comiencan?
at what time are you starting? (friend) ¿a qué hora comiencas?
at what time do we start? ¿a qué hora comencamos?
(3) 6.35
to begin, to start empezar
I am starting empiezo
at what time are you starting? at what time is it starting? ¿a qué hora empieza?
to think pensar 
I think pienso
what do you think? ¿qué piensa?
what do you think of the situation? ¿qué piensa de la situación?
we think pensamos
(pensar is also used in the sense of thinking forward, or planning)
I plan on leaving soon pienso salir pronto
when do you plan on leaving? ¿cuándo piensa salir?
to understand comprender
I understand comprendo
to understand entender
I understand entiendo
(entender is used more often than comprender)
I don't understand it no lo entiendo
I don't understand you no le entiendo
I don't understand you (friend) no te entiendo
do you understand me? (friend) ¿me entiendes?
we don't understand no entendemos
(usually you can deduce that the whole verb contains the sound -e-, if the present tense verb contains -ie-)
I want quiero
you want, he wants quiere
they want, you all want quieren
you want (friend) quieres
you all want quieren
to want querer
we want queremos
(4) 6.08
(in a similar situation, the letter -o- caves in and becomes -ue-)
I can puedo
you can, he can puede
they can, you all can pueden
you can (friend) puedes
to be able to poder
we can podemos
the power el poder
to find, to encounter encontrar
I find encuentro
I don't find it no lo encuentro
to remember recordar
I remember recuerdo
to come back volver
I am coming back soon vuelvo pronto
at what time are you coming back? ¿a qué hora vuelve?
are you all coming back? ¿vuelven?
are you coming back? (friend) ¿vuelves?
we are coming back soon volvemos pronto
to come back regresar
(5) 7.39
to lift up, to raise levantar
I am lifting it up lo levanto
why don't you lift it up? ¿por qué no lo levanta? 
I am lifting myself up, I lift me up me levanto
I am getting up me levanto
us nos
we are getting up, we are lifting us up nos levantamos
you are getting up (friend) te levantas
at what time are you getting up? (friend) ¿a qué hora te levantas?
himself, herself, yourself, themselves, oneself se
he is getting up se levanta
at what time are you getting up? ¿a qué hora se levanta?
at what time are you all getting up? ¿a qué hora se levantan?
they are getting up soon se levantan pronto
I am going to get up soon voy a levantarme pronto
I have to get up tengo que levantarme
we are going to get up soon vamos a levantarnos
we have to get up tenemos que levantarnos
I have tengo
I have to get up tengo que levantarme
we have to get up tenemos que levantarnos
at what time do we have to get up? ¿a qué hora tenemos que levantarnos?
(6) 5.33
to remain quedar
to give dar
to stay, to remain oneself quedarse
I am staying me quedo
I am not staying no me quedo
how much cuanto
how much time cuanto tiempo
I don't know how long I am staying no sé cuanto tiempo me quedo
I don't know how long I am going to stay no sé cuanto tiempo voy a quedarme
I don't know how long I can stay no sé cuanto tiempo puedo quedarme
we are staying nos quedamos
a few days unos días
we are going to stay here a few days vamos a quedarnos unos días
(el día is actually a masculine word, and so is el problema "the problem". la mano is feminine)
are la mano "the hand" and el problema "the problem")
(7) 4.08
there is, there are hay
people gente
the people la gente
many people mucha gente
there are many people here hay mucha gente aquí
what is there? what is going on? ¿qué hay?
no problem, there is no problem no hay problema
I don't know how long we are going to stay here no sé cuanto tiempo vamos a quedarnos aquí
still, still more todavía
a little un poco
a little more todavía un poco
late tarde
later más tarde
a little later un poco más tarde
yet (in a negative sense) todavía
I don't know yet, still I don't know todavía no sé
I don't know yet how long I am going to stay todavía no sé cuanto tiempo voy a quedarme
(8) 6.53
to see ver
we see vemos
we see it lo vemos
he doesn't see it, you don't see it no lo ve
I see veo
they see it no ven
we see it lo vemos
we see ourselves nos vemos
we don't see ourselves no nos vemos
("ourselves" in Spanish also means "each other")
we see each other, we meet nos vemos
at what time do we meet? at what time do we see each other? ¿a qué hora nos vemos?
at what time do we meet tomorrow? ¿a qué hora nos vemos mañana
(in Spanish, the present tense can be used to express the future; so, "we meet next week" is correct Spanish, although it is incorrect English)
to call llamar
I will call you tomorrow, I call you tomorrow le llamo mañana
to buy comprar
I am buying compro
I am buying it lo compro
I am buying them los compro
I am telling digo
I am saying it lo digo
I am telling you le digo
I am telling you (friend) te digo
I am calling llamo
I am calling you le llamo
I am calling you (friend) te llamo
I call you tomorrow le llamo mañana
(in Spanish, you use "going" to express the future even more than in English)
I am going to call you tomorrow voy a llamarle mañana
(9) 6.26
we are staying a few days, we will be staying a few days nos quedamos unos días
we are going to stay a few days vamos a quedarnos unos días
at what time do we meet tomorrow? at what time do we see each other tomorrow? ¿a qué hora nos vemos mañana?
at what time are we going to see each other? at what time are we going to meet tomorrow? ¿a qué hora vamos a vernos mañana?
(in the future tense, you can also say "I will see": for "I will", you start with the whole verb)
to speak hablar
I will speak hablaré
I will eat later comeré más tarde
I will buy it lo compraré 
I will sell it lo venderé
to take tomar
I will take it lo tomaré
we will take it lo tomaremos
I will take it lo tomaré
we will take it lo tomaremos
I will start comencaré
we will start lo comencaremos
I will eat comeré
we will eat comeremos
I will speak with you hablaré con usted
we will speak hablaremos
(10) 3.30
to wait, to hope esperar
I will wait esperaré
we will wait esperaremos
to stay, to remain oneself quedarse
I am staying, I am remaining myself me quedo
to speak hablar
I am speaking hablo
to stay quedarse
I am staying me quedo
I am staying here tomorrow me quedo aquí mañana
I will stay me quedaré
I am going to stay voy a quedarme

(end of recording)

CD 7 (62.38)
(1) 4.49 
(often, the easiest way to talk about the future is to use "going")
I will start, I am going to start voy a comencar, voy a empezar
I will buy it, I am going to buy it voy a comprarlo
we will buy it, we are going to buy it vamos a comprarlo
I will call you later voy a llamarle más tarde
we will call you later vamos a llamarle más tarde
at what time will you call me? ¿a qué hora va a llamarme?
at what time are you going to call me? (plural) ¿a qué hora van a llamarme?
they are going to call me later van a llamarme más tarde
at what time will you call me? (friend) ¿a qué hora vas a llamarme?
you are going to call me va a llamarme
you are going to call me (plural) van a llamarme
you are going to call me (friend) vas a llamarme
they are going to call me van a llamarme
we are going to call you vamos a llamarle
(2) 4.39
to stay, to remain oneself quedarse
I am staying me quedo
we are staying nos quedamos
they are staying se quedan
she is staying se queda
I am not staying no me quedo
I am going to stay voy a quedarme
how long are you going to stay? ¿cuánto tiempo va a quedarse?
how long are you going to stay? (plural) ¿cuánto tiempo van a quedarse?
I don't know yet how long we are going to stay todavía no sé cuanto tiempo vamos a quedarnos
I will stay me quedaré
we will stay nos quedaremos
(3) 4.39
(the future tense ending for everything else starts with -rá-)
I will buy it lo compraré
we will buy it lo compraremos
he will buy it lo comprará
you will buy it lo comprará
where will you buy it? (plural) ¿dónde lo comprarán?
where will you buy it? (friend) ¿dónde lo comprarás?
too, too much demasiado
they won't buy it because it's too expensive no lo comprarán porque es demasiado caro
I will be here estaré aquí
we will be here tomorrow estaremos aquí mañana
he will be here estará aquí
it will be ready for you tomorrow estará listo para usted mañana
they will be here soon estarán aquí pronto
they are going to be here soon van a estar aquí pronto
("it will be" can come from ser)
it will be será
it won't be possible no será posible
I will go see it iré a verlo
we will go see it iremos a verlo
(4) 5.43
(the -go verbs, in the future, use the ending -dre- instead of -re-)
I have tengo
I will have tendré
we will have tendremos
he will have, you will have tendrá
they will have, you all will have tendrán
you will have (friend) tendrás
to leave salir
I leave salgo
I will leave saldré
we will leave saldremos
he will leave saldrá
they will leave, you all will leave saldrán
you will leave (friend) saldrás
I put pongo
I will put pondré
we will put pondremos
they will put, you all will put pondrán
you will put (friend) pondrás
(with the two friends, digo and hago, you drop the -go- and add the ending -re-)
I will do haré
we will do haremos
he will do hará
they will do harán
you will do (friend) harás
I will tell diré 
I will tell you later le diré más tarde
I will tell it lo diré 
I will tell you le diré
I will tell you (friend) te diré
we will tell diremos
he will tell you le dirá
he will tell me me dirá
when will you tell me? ¿cuándo me dirá?
when will you tell me? (friend) ¿cuándo me dirás?
when will you all tell me? ¿cuándo me dirán?
(5) 7.32
(for "would", you have a similar ending to the future: -ría)
it will be necessary será necesario
it would be necessary sería necesario
it wouldn't be necessary no sería necesario
it wouldn't be possible that way no sería posible así
I will do it lo haré
I would do it lo haría
I wouldn't do it that way no lo haría así
they wouldn't do it no lo harían
why wouldn't you do it? (friend) ¿por qué no lo harías?
I tell digo
I will tell you le diré
I wouldn't tell you no le diría
he wouldn't tell me no me diría
he won't leave today él no saldrá hoy
he wouldn't leave él no saldría
he will have it for you él lo tendrá para usted
but he wouldn't have it today pero él no lo tendría hoy
(6) 9.53
I like, it pleases me me gusta
I like to see it me gusta verlo
I like very much to see it me gusta mucho verlo
I don't like to stay here no me gusta quedarme aquí
you like, it pleases you le gusta, te gusta
you like? it pleases you? ¿le gusta?
we like, it pleases us nos gusta
to please gustar
it would please me me gustaría
I would like to see you me gustaría verle 
I would like to go see it with you me gustaría ir a verlo con usted
to send mandar
he is sending it lo manda
(with "it - to me", the personal word comes first)
he is sending it to me me lo manda
he is not sending it to me today no me lo manda hoy
but he will send it to me tomorrow pero me lo mandará mañana
(both words can be hooked onto the end of the "whole" verb)
he is going to send it to me tomorrow va a mandármelo mañana
he is sending it to me tomorrow me lo manda mañana
he wouldn't send it to me today no me lo mandaría hoy
(7) 7.51
I am sending it lo mando
I am sending you something le mando algo
I am sending you something (friend) te mando algo
I am sending it to you (friend) te lo mando
I am sending them to you (friend) te los mando
("it - to you" is not le lo but se lo)
I am sending it to you se lo mando
I am going to send it to you voy a mandárselo
(se lo can mean "it - to you", or "it to him", "it to her", "it to them", "it to all of you".  If the context is not clear, you could clarify with voy a mandárselo a usted, or voy a mandárselo a él etc)
will you send it to me? can you send it to me? puede mandármelo?
can you send it to him? puede mandárselo (a él)?
(8) 4.42
I like to see it, it pleases me to see it me gusta verlo
I would like to see it me gustaría verlo
I would like, I may want, I might want quisiera
I would like to see it, I might want to see it quisiera verlo
I want to see it quiero verlo
it would please me to see it me gustaría verlo
I like to see it me gusta verlo
I might want to see it quisiera verlo
it won't be necessary no será necesario
it wouldn't be necessary no sería necesario
(9) 6.05
(to go into the past tense in Spanish, you dive.  To say "I bought something" you say "I have bought something".  After "have", you dive into the past with "bought", which in Spanish ends with -ado with the -ar track, and ends with -ido with the other track)
spoken hablado
left salido
eaten comido
sold vendido
bought comprado
spoken hablado
taken tomado
to live vivir
lived vivido
(there are two Spanish verbs for "to be"; similarly, there are two verbs for "to have". The other verb is haber, and it is used for diving into the past.  In the present tense, this verb is like the future tense endings, but with the -r- replaced with a -h-)
(10) 3.47
I have bought something he comprado algo
we have bought hemos comprado
(to say "we have bought it", the "it" comes before "have")
we have bought it lo hemos comprado
he has bought it lo ha comprado
he has not bought it no lo ha comprado
where have you bought it?, where did you buy it? ¿dónde lo ha comprado?
to sell vender
he has sold it lo ha vendido
(there are a few exceptions)
made, done hecho
I have done it lo he hecho
we have done it lo hemos hecho
said dicho
he has told me me ha dicho
you have not told me no me ha dicho
I told you, I have told you le he dicho

(end of recording)

CD 8 (55.02)
(1) 5.06
to wait esperar
I am waiting espero
to find out, to inform oneself informarse
I want to inform myself quiero informarme
I want to find out where it is quiero informarme donde está
to wait esperar
I am waiting espero
you are waiting, he is waiting, she is waiting espera
wait! ¡espere!
why are you waiting? ¿por qué espera?
why are you waiting? ¿por qué espera?
why don't you wait? ¿por qué no espera?
(2) 5.03
(in Spanish, "to wait for" is "to wait, to await")
I am awaiting you, I am waiting for you le espero
I am waiting for you (friend) te espero
he is waiting for you (él) le espera
she is waiting for you (ella) le espera
they are waiting for me me esperan
why are you all waiting? ¿por qué esperan?
why are you waiting for me? (friend) ¿por qué me esperas?
we are waiting esperamos
why don't you wait for me? ¿por qué no me espera? 
why don't you wait for me? (friend) ¿por qué no me esperas?
why don't you wait for me? (plural) ¿por qué no me esperan?
wait! ¡espere!
wait for me here! ¡espereme aquí!
(3) 6.32
we are waiting for you le esperamos
shall we wait for you? we are waiting for you? ¿le esperamos?
("let's" is the imperative for "we...")
let's wait! ¡esperemos!
we are waiting esperamos
let's wait! ¡esperemos!
let's wait here! ¡esperemos aquí!
we are buying it lo compramos
we are not buying it no lo compramos
let's not buy it! ¡no lo compremos!
we are selling it lo vendemos
let's sell the house! ¡vendamos la casa!
don't wait for me! ¡no me espere!
wait for me! ¡espereme!
I am waiting right now, I am in the process of waiting estoy esperando
I have waited he esperado
I have left he salido
I am waiting right now estoy esperando 
I am doing it lo hago
I am right now in the process of doing it lo estoy haciendo
(4) 7.20
(there is also in Spanish an -ing tense in Spanish, corresponding to "was -ing" and "were so-ing"; we'll call it the "wing tense". For the -ar track, the ending is -aba)
I was waiting esperaba
I was speaking hablaba
I was buying it lo compraba
I was preparing it lo preparaba
(for the other tracks, the ending is -ía)
I was leaving salía
I was eating comía
I was doing it lo hacía
I was buying it lo compraba
I was selling it lo vendía
I was preparing it lo preparaba
he was preparing it lo preparaba
you were preparing it lo preparaba
you were preparing it (friend) lo preparabas
they were preparing it lo preparaban
I was doing it lo hacía
he was doing it lo hacía
you were doing it lo hacía
you were doing it (friend) lo hacías
they were doing it lo hacían
he was telling me me decía
I have not understood what you were saying no he comprendido lo que decía
(5) 4.23
(in Spanish, the "wing" tense expresses a straight line in the past, but it can also express a broken line in the past, which in English is "I used to do it" or "I did it very often", "I did it every day", "I did it all the time")
he did it every day lo hacía todos los días
done, made hecho
(in Spanish, you can also dive after "to be")
it is done está hecho
I have done it lo he hecho
I prepared it, I have prepared it lo he preparado 
dinner is prepared la cena está preparada
I accepted the condition, I have accepted the condition he aceptado la condición
(6) 5.06
told dicho
I have told you le he dicho
you haven't told me no me ha dicho
why haven't you told me? ¿por qué no me ha dicho?
seen visto
I have seen it lo he visto
I haven't seen it yet, I still haven't seen it todavía no lo he visto
put puesto
where did you put it? where have you put it? ¿dónde lo ha puesto?
we have put it here lo hemos puesto aquí
to forget olvidar
I won't forget it no lo olvidaré
sure seguro
I am sure estoy seguro
that we won't forget it que no lo olvidaremos
I didn't forget it, I haven't forgotten it no lo he olvidado
(7) 4.13
to leave salir
to leave something behind dejar
message recado
I have left a message for you he dejado un recado para usted
to spend time pasar (el tiempo)
we have spent much time hemos pasado mucho tiempo 
we didn't spend much time, we have not spent much time no hemos pasado mucho tiempo
a good idea una idea
that is a very good idea eso es una beuna idea
it is not a bad idea no es una mala idea
how much time did you spend? ¿cuánto tiempo ha pasado?
prefer preferir
I prefer prefiero
I prefer staying here prefiero quedarme aquí
(8) 2.26
to feel like tener ganas de
I feel like staying here tengo ganas de quedarme aquí
with all of you con ustedes
I feel like being here with all of you tengo ganas de estar aquí con ustedes
(9) 7.30
I would like to see it me gustaría verlo
I would like to make a reservation me gustaría hacer una reservación
how long do you plan on staying? ¿cuánto tiempo piensa quedarse?
to ask preguntar
I would like to ask you me gustaría preguntarle
I would ask you later le preguntaría más tarde
I will ask you later le preguntaré más tarde
I'm going to call you later voy a llamarle más tarde
I will call you later le llamaré más tarde
(whenever "to" implies "in order to", in Spanish you must use para)
I am calling you in order to know le llamo para saber
I am going to call you later voy a llamarle más tarde
I will call you later le llamaré mas tarde
...to ask you, in order to ask you para preguntarle
with us (others) con nosotros
if you can come see it with us tonight si puede venir a verlo con nosotros esta noche
(10) 7.20
at what time do we arrive tomorrow? ¿a qué hora llegamos mañana?
(to say "I have just seen it", in Spanish you say "I just finished from seeing it": acabo de... which translates "I have just..."; this is a quick and painless way to speak in the past tense)
I have just left acabo de salir
he has just left acaba de salir
it makes hace
(hace is also used for "ago")
ten minutes ago (lit. it makes ten minutes) hace diez minutos
he has just left ten minutes ago acabo de salir hace diez minutos
I have just seen it acabo de verlo
I have just arrived here two days ago acabo de llegar aquí hace dos días
I have just arrived here two weeks ago acabo de llegar aquí hace dos semanas

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