{"id":12010,"date":"2018-10-24T09:00:05","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T13:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=12010"},"modified":"2018-10-19T14:58:06","modified_gmt":"2018-10-19T18:58:06","slug":"beginner-spanish-video-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/beginner-spanish-video-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Beginner Spanish Video Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Being an absolute beginner to any language is difficult. It can bit a bit overwhelming and intimidating starting from square one with a foreign language. I know from experience, having studied Chinese, Indonesian, Thai, and most recently Spanish. That&#8217;s why I partnered up with my excellent Spanish teacher in Puerto Vallarta to put together a helpful beginner Spanish video series. Through these 12 short videos, you&#8217;ll learn a lot of the basics of Spanish, from common greetings, to the numbers 1-100, to how to introduce yourself.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11066\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/01\/DSC07780.jpg\" aria-label=\"DSC07780\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11066\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11066\"  alt=\"Beginner Spanish Video Series\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/01\/DSC07780.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/01\/DSC07780.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/01\/DSC07780-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11066\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Puerto Vallarta &#8211; where I started my Spanish journey.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">El Alfabeto (The Spanish Alphabet)<\/h2>\n<p>New to Spanish? You&#8217;ll want to start off by learning the alphabet. Follow this video to learn the 27 letters of the Spanish alphabet plus two common digraphs that used to be letters. Each one gives a Spanish word as an example as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"El Alfabeto (The Spanish Alphabet)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/un51zqbyKwc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Common Spanish Greetings<\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re new to Spanish, one of the first things you&#8217;ll want to do is learn some common greetings. Even if you can&#8217;t speak much of the language, being able to greet people goes a long way. Before your trip to Mexico, Colombia, or Spain, why not try and learn some common Spanish greetings?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Common Spanish Greetings\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zz4T1LSX1bQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\\<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Survival Phrases in Spanish<\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019ve all been there before \u2013 traveling to a new country and having absolutely no idea how to communicate with people. While it\u2019s true that you\u2019ll find English speakers in countries like Spain, Argentina, and Mexico, it\u2019s not as prevalent as you may think. A much better idea is to learn some survival phrases in Spanish before you go.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Survival Phrases in Spanish\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/910QMh1B_94?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Spanish Pronouns and the Verbs &#8220;To Be&#8221;<\/h2>\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"style-scope ytd-expander\">\n<div id=\"description\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer\">If you&#8217;re a beginner learner of Spanish, you&#8217;ll want to master the Spanish pronouns and the verbs &#8220;to be&#8221; right away. That&#8217;s right &#8211; there are two different verbs meaning &#8220;to be&#8221; in Spanish. Learn more in this short video lesson.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spanish Pronouns and the Verbs &quot;To Be&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cD_g2NRQnf8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Ser and Estar &#8211; The Spanish Verbs &#8220;To Be&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Get more practice using <em>ser<\/em> and <em>estar<\/em> with this video. There are several different examples for each that should help you better understand when and how to use them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ser and Estar - The Spanish Verbs &quot;To Be&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mlNzTIvCqU4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Possessive Adjectives in Spanish<\/h2>\n<p>One thing that can trip up beginner learners of Spanish is possessive adjectives. You have to think about whether the noun you&#8217;re referring to is masculine or feminine, singular or plural. There&#8217;s also the same word for your, his, her, its, and their! We&#8217;re here to help you sort through it all with an easy lesson about possessive adjectives in Spanish.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Possessive Adjectives in Spanish\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DrE87bUtSpA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Learn the Spanish Numbers 1-100<\/h2>\n<p>You won&#8217;t get very far when traveling in any Spanish-speaking country if you don&#8217;t know how to count. Learning the numbers is one of the first things you want to do when trying to get to at least a beginner level of Spanish. In this video lesson, you&#8217;ll learn the Spanish numbers 1-100.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Learn the Spanish Numbers 1-100\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YAhESEXRTsA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Days of the Week in Spanish<\/h2>\n<p>Beginners to Spanish (or any language) will want to learn the days of the week and how to talk about them. Once you&#8217;ve got the days of the week and some useful phrases related to them down, you can start talking about your daily routine, making plans, and so on. We&#8217;re here to help you learn the days of the week in Spanish with a new video lesson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Days of the Week in Spanish\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h7GETeBepeg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Months and Seasons in Spanish<\/h2>\n<p>Learning the months of the year in Spanish is quite easy for English speakers, as many of the words are very similar. While you\u2019re at it, you might as well go ahead and learn the seasons in Spanish as well!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Months of the Year and Seasons in Spanish\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1fcA0RL_qKQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">Question Words in Spanish<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Learning how to ask questions is a very important step for beginners when learning a language.\u00a0 Learn the question words in Spanish along with a few examples in this short, beginner-friendly video.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Question Words in Spanish\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g9kRJNg_uAI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">How to Introduce Yourself in Spanish<\/h2>\n<p>A very important step in the language learning process is making self introductions. This is something you do all the time, and it\u2019s the best way to start speaking more Spanish. Learn how to introduce yourself in Spanish with this short and simple video.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Introduce Yourself in Spanish\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j4Ikd0eU6UI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Telling Time in Spanish<\/h2>\n<p>One very important beginner lesson in Spanish is learning how to tell the time. This is a crucial step in doing things like making plans and reservations. In our final video in the &#8220;Beginner Spanish&#8221; series, we&#8217;re going to learn about telling time in Spanish.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Telling Time in Spanish\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rdWYUyHsHSY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it for the beginner Spanish video series. I hope you find the videos useful and that they help you in your quest to learn Spanish. Once you&#8217;ve made it through the beginner series, there are plenty of more advanced videos on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCITO_XGAzSOMy1grHTEtHGw\">YouTube channel as well<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/01\/DSC07780-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Por qu\u00e9 me encanta vivir en M\u00e9xico?\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/01\/DSC07780-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/01\/DSC07780.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Being an absolute beginner to any language is difficult. It can bit a bit overwhelming and intimidating starting from square one with a foreign language. 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