edumaterial's parts within the level. The European framework does not subdivide them.
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“Me gusta”: the sentence turns roundBuilding sentences with “gustar”, “encantar”, “doler”, “interesar” and “faltar”: the…“Tengo 20 años”, “hace frío”Using “tener” for age, hunger, thirst, cold, fear and being right, and “hacer” for the…“Hay” or “está”Saying that something exists with “hay”, and saying where a known thing is with “estar”.“No tengo nada”: two negatives are rightBuilding negative sentences with “nada”, “nadie”, “nunca”, “ninguno” and “tampoco”…“Quiero”, “puedo”, “duermo”: verbs that change insideThe three patterns —“e” to “ie”, “o” to “ue”, “e” to “i”— and the shape they make: every…“Veo a María”: the “a” that English cannot seePutting “a” in front of a person who is the direct object —“busco a mi hermano”— and…
Another oneKeep practising: SpanishThe rule, in three lines
A + el becomes al, and de + el becomes del: voy al museo, salgo del museo. With la, los and las, keep two words. This bank uses ordinary common nouns, not titles or the pronoun él.
The usual slip. Keeping the English-like two-word shape a el or de el, or contracting with la.
Why it catches you out. English never joins a preposition to the definite article. Spanish joins only these two pairs in the common-noun phrases practised here.
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- “Me gusta”: the sentence turns roundBuilding sentences with “gustar”, “encantar”, “doler”, “interesar” and “faltar”: the…
- “Tengo 20 años”, “hace frío”Using “tener” for age, hunger, thirst, cold, fear and being right, and “hacer” for the…
- “Hay” or “está”Saying that something exists with “hay”, and saying where a known thing is with “estar”.