Spanish (Hugo in Three Months)

131 Pages·2003·51.42 MB·English

by  Isabel Cisneros

[BEG TNNER’S LANGUAGE COURSE
hugo

in 3 MONTHS

SPANISH
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Preface

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Thre am os br re Hy Bal Csr, ho
hs eamsisersle experence fs teaching her nate
tung ‘ossih finn, aul oginness, an move
‘sdvanced stants The bn designed for poole
‘horkingwethout a teacher, wh want to aegsire#
son nisin knowledge af spaaish i ashore wiz
‘ac gennan presen cols and let,
maintaining the Lingo stifle ef tenes only wh

is wally essemil ~ and yet proveding a complete course
in stem and conversational Spanish I you are using
ts book rogeaer sth the zelaed CDs they go
"further dlntenson to your ste,

desly you shots spend about an oases aay 0m he
course maybe slice ess if you don't use de
ecnings,lthough theres 0 ast and fate 0”
thie Do ae such a8 yoo lee cpa of eng yn
have no spec spatide tor ngage learning, ere
npn in forcing youzselt beyond Yue dll capacts
to asimlate new mister W eats bee 0 Ten 3
Tile sa tste a to ea tha Herons

‘Bret read each role ur uiice seston easel a
reread i oensae st yo ave filly wodesstond the
{farm and esomples sven. [ston to “he appronnia
Section othe where yu wl hese mos of “he
examples and vena praminanee. Ty 0 usdestand
rather ten mesmorae; you have understood, the
fevers ails il esure Lat yo remeber he
ales thro sayny bem. Thaslete the exeeses and
ches your ansters agains the key athe bee of the

ot he eed in each chapter is those wore’s
noi previnly pd eewhere inthe “ex, H you
snake mibsakes and canner understand wy, go Bek <
The reveyant gammar section ad eae i gain

Hoong complete tke writen exercises, move 2 19 the
Avil an speak both etimuce a resporse on la
‘work uous tem Ine by ine and use these 35 31
tose Hf you are rey to move to the test eae

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ball penerl Lueney posi iy tse dls Shey may
lb be seated as ite evercies = anamer ae at che
acs of the aoe

baal week oft course Rinses with 3 conversa in
ceverylay Spanish, ageuss hich you wil ond Foish
fuanshln, Ii imporaet wiveraber that lalometie
langvaye caeot be translated word for wo wt
fe occasional appeataace u! sine rather sth plese
-neis conversations shouldbe red aud uael You can
dos wiht hesitation: take corel mote ofthe use
‘om and new voccbaley, a well 2 zelatng the
constr you eas to those ys tye jot Fearn

The couse «rounded off wis «lection et reading
pssages taken cam modern Spans Rierature, which
‘ou should wt nd re spay sun 3 you eel ae
fi do 50 sathout tao mich need to reles to te English
trensetons. These will ad 0 your ontorehension of
the weer langage sd wl als ive you a taste of
Ue pleasures in ser, shea you deve to cae Your
study of spanish nore advanced evel

‘We hope you wel eno Fag Spun in The Monti,
soa ish You suetes mith your sede. When tte
‘course campetd vou sould have w very good
snsersaraing of the langage = more ta sui
fy general holleay or business purges, al enh to
les quickly into an examin sya This your

SPANISH IN THEE= kan 1S

Contents

cagane end
orsteunes of

Weok 2
Crciee ole
Enos ord ersten

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Week 3 __as

Aapiervone
estos concurs uno. wh,
‘hen olunom ot

Eversees dr oe snveatio

Week 4

Foereesnearecvas oy
your sie

Peeresive groans: “ne,

Tel th ne

rye ts nec, 05

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Fears te orm

Week 6 ”
‘the at change horse
eteuse veto (I sen ma
Fecaracl for i fxs 351

‘hoveres ‘sus te ka end
reson, silane conaseton

opener seer
Exorcises,dils end So-vorsaton

communis:
7

5
ajc ne sreced ne ceun
ur ene I ha
ord rm te (Ve
She with prepostoes
vere, i's id cows

122

lee of he neta eric to
races, il rd eno

Week 10__e.
Dison uses 37 por and see

Ine eve and how ned
Changes o oats vb

Week oH
freer an pats ire

SPANISH INTHE

ore ute a gua
serge, dr 2 ed ovveation

Week 12 1
Imzeoe are pare:

“Speak entices
et

2 alowed by tortie

Week 13 88
es ava anos

Fre no 96

Augmontates and irr outs
Sree te cron

Reading practice 210
rvs Wear

corel ne vore goa
Unpvstledesuane

Key in exercises 218
Mini-dictionary 235
Index __a3s

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shies on prancncston Ther 3# re nes ta lear these nies
Ey near relo: Beck ta them at request reas ane yee
soon knows thar wel. you use cur recordings. evaren9
ei be "era leaet Ee CDs erate you 0 Peat
the Sparen words and posses a: tho aar-9 tr 25 You
read rom. Ae Saanich a voy Ponti e~guage. ence you
re er wis sone yo Sl aye a om wo
ororaurce the pine werd

STRESS
Ih Sperisn, te follow na rule apa

1 Mast words ering a vowel, mors bea” tne ste9s an
the recto 3 slate:
‘examen, flores, horn

2 Most words encng ina corsorert o'er shan mors 98er
She sis an the let spa
repel ctudad, mujer: capital

2 Excentione ta trate two es ate incata by @ rian
fogant the sveased sya
‘bol. Limpara,estacion, Inglés, mdstea

4 Tne erten cant is also used to ctnguish wor ion
Fave the same spaling but efferent reenings:

el al he st. sy) mnt ry, tel; mas ou,
ids ime!

5 Thovensis ae. ad oare strona vowels; avd wate weak
Gres. When te stera wes coma teoathe, they 3
provovnood eoporaey

paella teatro, porta,

ren tr sak vols core wou hey, Uw atass i UF

uid, viuda,

inten svong wel ae a wack one core tebe he

PRONUNCIATION
8

svong vowalis stassed uniass the wank ons anoamuatet
aire Joule, odo. ain

in cur ‘initatad pranureiont ieee page {2} wa show which ie
he stesuae elie ay arcing n hont Ft

PRONUNCIATION OF VOWELS
‘he Sunnis yawols ae ae. 1 0. ew Fac vowel has ery
sour! this fe 79: eute go loo ene baad ze te Lng

Dpqsni ovo" brow The vowel So. yas share

sein gina kmg.oges, when they ocr 3" ursuessed word
* yt, er orecesing a consorart

1S peanouncee lite in Englsh
Al io} Ia he), ea8a howe)

© is peanounnes lee"
sme me, de rer) ei

FIs peoneunaed ee!
sm in). pela (sh).

(Is panunaa ice
To hehe (not, gato ks,

is pronaunoad ke ne
fu your. su hoe une (or.

PRONUNCIATION OF CONSONANTS

‘Tere ae any we Spanish consonanss tht are prersureed
ute unl =oi Engg” ceursrpars: 2 anc J. Tere ae thors
Sohid ile rau laseer vay Mote the Iolewing pints

2 fe onauneed Uk ‘Sm nether hak
vor, luz, paz vex, zapate

J ie snerguneed ike te German watt ‘e as tn eust

Frgish F arcraunced in the thveat: i you Find i. has to

SPANISH INTHREE MONTHS

a

au

rake, array pronounce i ke an ssovates
jo. jugar juegae caja

is pronourced es in ‘c-95p’ or much’
‘muchacha

belera@ rf is prorcunced ke the Spars

bole e ers proneunced ke the Speish
‘coger. general. gleante,

wee
sate

sy other ef ha ying

boo’ oF sha ge; bole amy ather wom i

is nat orooaunost tl
hijo, hablar

is pronounoed nes ite in “ion
calle sila amar.

is almost en ramaacion

Is tke Engiss

is telad or the “pote tongue rare tna in Eng'sh
fespscaly athe o9g ang ofa wore or aia: rar.

is says pronounced sharp 2s n ‘seo Yas’ raver
Ika an Eg a" = une as in easy’ or "risar

ie tko-yin yes" yo. But alone erat ne er ota waned

ici he the Spar wom free
¥-sov.

PRONUNCIATION
VARYING PRONUNCIATIONS
‘The laping prononnatinn of anc of bavare © ois usu
ln Caste; ao Castiin is considerad ws beat Spur, ww
frocrmend vat you ae hs ponceistion "preference
to any other varaons yeu may "ast But n Contra anc
Sour Amer (din sere pars of Spa" tis 5
provourze2 ane ebelore e6° ke ie Engin

Mary Spaniards sunouney 2 ral de iS th eth
somes lprenaure dnshe wile ela verde "V0 ther
This you should seed copy ng,remomoor fo arerource madre
as (onehhon},wl ag ma hoyL fel shoud not ae re
too shars or visit

1s ley not un. for Seana confuse he coura oF
‘et at af 9 al ya suds ke bec, for eran. “Ns
{ rat ona, and Te CD recerdings of thie course wi lustrate

The leer I's proncv7oed in several ways; we “ate t=
[Vy bot msnste sae of Sen ena iv Latin Amarice that =
Song guna sourd wth tha 7 sitaly sisppseing. nhs
Sosrien provireso* Anes eis and in aganne te ave
ranger tna saurst eg replaced ty someting fhe 2 ct
frthe's) in eeces on Thus manila, winch ie “atate as
Insseneteesyan, ascoreas travnsaeh] or ati] 8

PUNCTUATION SIGNS AND ACCENTS
‘uastion mets and excl marks ar pve at both ends
af the phrase, the fist ore aoing word, tho daerse (1
Deosd over u wan proved by g, 19 s"ow tat Ihe w met ao
brovourced:agdera, Tra tlee -) paced woe m, wi Ui
Inner is 0 98 proneuneod hee ne a: maBana, [Ww uBe

tra souta woue'n 19 Sport expla nod on page 7
never chars te pronciaon ol alo: Is lsu used sad
“rds 28 eudindo and dod jhe, en wer bey
Seually esha gvecten. {Carine Heya ef bugue? ran dass
ths boat ark?) bat Me alegre cuando Lega el bau 7
sto wo the a

‘THE SPANISH ALPHABET
8 f 2aletes ol whdh K ane W #8 faurd any ©
how tha lete's 11, 11,

fe sug with eny one of
fay ~ is exarp, you wae
‘verd boginning wih CH by oars andor C."hese eras
ecu estonaties = the order show solos, CH eor ne
Shor Lh ake’ Lara N ate N Relaeyye ive the name
320h ltr wtitan aeaorcg e our syeion l res
prerunciaton tesla 2 below!

A tabi
thy
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bay
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4

sinchayt
‘tot

‘kas

TL teieyay
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teegteav-gah
rihay-)

Nemgccdenesczzg

PRONUNE A1IGN

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THE ‘IMITATED PRONUNCIATION’
Fo te ft four wees we guy m8 imtaten pranuwistion of
280 ns wore, ir foatnotes ty sho sation ot wocabulylt
in hc ay Thst appear inh > raced provunciotion the

ish sours ar reprasented by Cogan syncs: rau tas
if enc" sya wore par ef a> Ena more ar yeu shoud
vaya he unverstaee, ore esansly you bear in “ine the
“roc fistions noted Belew An rendng te tated
prancreiatin, remember at

th printed old face) must be pronaunca fice in thi

Hi tprintd «9 call isto he renee auturaly
To er Ine Soft oa tno ack

alse ke 1 lS in eae

sh reateserts te Spnish aj tie sous thy but it
is srarar than in hare “sas. Ris ver lee 29a
In et Eu amemse to eae short red shar

{© “esomalas the sound ea not’ anc ewer shah
approuires the mw! hw ia net 35 Jo

SPANISH INTHEC® MONTHS

Week

how 10 soy "ths ‘as ant ‘some

feminine, ano whic arkele 0 use with each genase

fermation ofthe ol

how 20 sy 1
ms oF adiogs: Mr, ats, ee

IMEI ARTICLES: THE, A, AN, SOME

les Fe “8 tel agra in gone nt bas
rie) ther aur fe wien tay laren
ie masculine ard singular, the precedirg artis must
flko be rscu ne singel” Krdiestea Py ms
paragops belo, wth sila ahveviatiors

Sha lutell ho dainty stele the ie exoreseo0 by

elims clilbeo ar hou
aus) Jneasa—_ the house

Tos (mph) Joe bros the Boks
Tasiply——laseasas the Binary

‘Tra nsafnte toe ‘an some! is expraseen by
um gms) ——untibre — book

una(is) annem s house

lunes libres sore) bork
tunas canas) some) heuses

tunes (mph
unas ¢Epl)

NOTE: The
seguarnaun bag

ne stile & used wtere a tern 8
fg su7ha rh, Ihe a a takes

el agua vate:
fl hambre hunger

B
ore

IMITATED PRONUNCIATION {11

“A Toe-bro; lah “kal-sah; Ios lee-bros: las “hah-sahs: oa
‘eet ou-al kalesehs oo 0 lees on-nahs
aban el alce'a elton hey:

(REM GENDER OF NOUNS:

All nouns ae etyor rraeuling a “errs. Tete at@ 70
Tevter nuns, Most sours ordrg in 9 sre rscal.
oer ncune ener ita nd, fomivine, Thera 98
‘excontiges Ronen

fs mano (6 hand
leamién tm.) ery
lip (m.) penc

1 guaraia fm) policemen

Several words encing in lof Graek gt ae maseune

tdloma langeae
ff mapa map

ours engi not lamers aro of verving cence:

et hombre 2
Ta mujer orm
Ta leche rile
elcolor 6

IMITATED PRONUNCIATION (2)

laa tah ooo alone: on: el va pithy
Ch gonnh te ay ell edema "ahah
fi onnnays al 900-Hair Ih ley-ay el ko-Lort

SPANISH IN THREE MONTHS

HEI PLURAL OF NOUNS

“hs plral of noune ama by ating sw aun
ina vow 3d ese reuns endg ins cerconsnt

hombre ian» hombees (013
jer (woman > mujeres omen

he plural ef “ours ending instore
nor nts eandostng es

brcnenairg

lipiz ipenll-+ plees pene)
fai» Ices

Nouns ering v densonens and bezting ar aezant
Sarre st sllane fase th aoe, ve the ta
3 formed!

comida joerg)» eamianes oer

IMITATED PRONUNCIATION (3)

Teiepitvaces othr

Exercise 1

Foor she ura of

1 Eltibeo to 7 jardin igonden)
2 Lacasa jnouse} 8 El coche (ct

3 La mujer wou) 9 La capital opal

4 ALhombve (many 10 Ta ciudad Wy ee)
5 tacalle sreeti——11La ur jhighn)

6

afl tlower) 12 La ley daw)

IMITATED PRONUNCIATION (EX. 1)

Fab yay: o flor 7 Han-deen: 6 ke-chey
kah-petahi: 10 theo0- ahd: 12 lays

WEEK 1

1s
Exercise 2

Fur te sparoprite detita artele botore se

falling n0Uns

1 fibres tm. os)
ine (m., wine!
ables)

3 on toes

4. corvera (. beer!

5 per (on tt)

6 holes tm. tees

7 pede tm. fates)

2 .smadte tL, mother

9 Linz im pencil

10 estaciones iL, stations
M1 bilo fn ticker

12. ten (m, tai

Aopeat the sbows anereco usig the ind ile atl

IMITATED PRONUNCIATION

‘er ay aja: thar ay thal pet ‘ae bul
iribvays meh-dray pith; esetat-the-on oe
eyes en

16

Exercise 3.

Jaret

1 the book 7 acy

2 the table 8 some lights

3 the tickets 8 the garden

4 some sees 10 estree:

5 abser 11 some wanes

6 the cae 12 the station
LU ___

SPANISH INTHAEE MONTHS

‘SUBJECT PRONOUNS: I, YOU, HE, ETC:

erguar
vo :

4 ella he she
usted yw qm
ual

nosotros ¢m.,nosotras if) we
‘vosotros (m}, vasoteas (F,) you (ar)
cellos ¢m, ella (6) they

nustedes you (pai

Tn lost 2 wosotrastas iain “re! ar used
to aedess members ofthe fri, fiends, enldren ane
anirsie. ihe fos usted and ustedes (gd t9 "27!

fa Used i adorace al er puvale, ally ian 88
Ve. or Vs, 0 UdJUds, they must always be ea
win the id porean ofthe verb. Usted ig 2 contacto
ot ime rome pm of arose Vuestra Merced, yout
hava Alu the ait Fern ie weer
ineressicaly common ir Span. ite stl aeweebe 0 use
he pte fare isnenaacrassing angers a Reape
yu hav jas me

Except for usted ans ustedes i
fpnessen, = other subject aranoans
fervohas is requred er areiguty must

IMITATED PRONUNCIATION (4)

05 0, ally
sassy ve tal lly ya aye

WEEK 1