{"id":143,"date":"2020-03-10T21:42:18","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T21:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-introductoryspanish1\/?post_type=chapter&p=143"},"modified":"2024-04-29T18:56:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T18:56:57","slug":"introduction-to-que-idiomas-hablas-tu","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-spanish1-2\/chapter\/introduction-to-que-idiomas-hablas-tu\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to \u00bfQu\u00e9 idiomas hablas t\u00fa?","rendered":"Introduction to \u00bfQu\u00e9 idiomas hablas t\u00fa?"},"content":{"raw":"Soon you'll be able to talk about what you actually do<\/em> at the university, since you'll be learning\u00a0more verbs than just ser\u00a0<\/em>and hay<\/em>.\r\n\r\nIn order to make sure that you communicate correctly using verbs, there are some terms you need to know if you don\u2019t know them already.\u00a0 A verb infinitive in English is a phrase that includes \u201cto\u201d:\u00a0 \u201cto speak,\u201d \u201cto write,\u201d \u201cto live,\u201d \u201cto be.\u201d\u00a0 A Spanish infinitive is only one word, and it ends in\u00a0-ar<\/em>, or\u00a0-er<\/em>, or\u00a0-ir<\/em>.\u00a0 When you use verbs in both languages, you will use the form that matches the subject.\u00a0 This is called conjugating<\/strong> a verb.\r\n\r\nThe following section will focus on conjugating -ar verbs by working with just a few verbs. After learning the basic patterns, we'll move on to the full list.\r\n\r\nIn Spanish, verb conjugations are particularly important because they often indicate the subject of the verb's action. If we didn't know the conjugations, we wouldn't know who is studying philosophy from the phrase estudio la filosof\u00eda<\/em> (I study philosophy). In this section, we'll be learning the conjugations for regular verbs that end in -ar.\r\n\r\nWhen memorizing verb conjugations, it can be helpful to learn short sentences or phrases using the different conjugations, rather than trying to stamp the conjugation table into your memory. Bits of songs, poetry, signs, slogans, or phrases that have personal meaning to you can help lock in the various endings. It can be a frustrating process at first, but before long, conjugation will be so automatic you won't even notice you're doing it!","rendered":"

Soon you’ll be able to talk about what you actually do<\/em> at the university, since you’ll be learning\u00a0more verbs than just ser\u00a0<\/em>and hay<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In order to make sure that you communicate correctly using verbs, there are some terms you need to know if you don\u2019t know them already.\u00a0 A verb infinitive in English is a phrase that includes \u201cto\u201d:\u00a0 \u201cto speak,\u201d \u201cto write,\u201d \u201cto live,\u201d \u201cto be.\u201d\u00a0 A Spanish infinitive is only one word, and it ends in\u00a0-ar<\/em>, or\u00a0-er<\/em>, or\u00a0-ir<\/em>.\u00a0 When you use verbs in both languages, you will use the form that matches the subject.\u00a0 This is called conjugating<\/strong> a verb.<\/p>\n

The following section will focus on conjugating -ar verbs by working with just a few verbs. After learning the basic patterns, we’ll move on to the full list.<\/p>\n

In Spanish, verb conjugations are particularly important because they often indicate the subject of the verb’s action. If we didn’t know the conjugations, we wouldn’t know who is studying philosophy from the phrase estudio la filosof\u00eda<\/em> (I study philosophy). In this section, we’ll be learning the conjugations for regular verbs that end in -ar.<\/p>\n

When memorizing verb conjugations, it can be helpful to learn short sentences or phrases using the different conjugations, rather than trying to stamp the conjugation table into your memory. Bits of songs, poetry, signs, slogans, or phrases that have personal meaning to you can help lock in the various endings. It can be a frustrating process at first, but before long, conjugation will be so automatic you won’t even notice you’re doing it!<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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