This document introduces the next level of a Spanish grammar learning program focused on basic concepts. [1] It covers nouns, adjectives, and verbs over 3 sublevels, teaching the definite and indefinite articles for nouns, adjective complements, and verb conjugation for the first person present and second person (tú/usted) forms. [2] Learners are encouraged to review the introduction regularly for reinforcement and to practice combining the new vocabulary into sentences. [3] The goal is to build a foundation of grammatical structures step-by-step through exposure to high-frequency words.

1. LEVEL 5
Spanish: The Grammar Frontier

2. It’s not what you think!
• There are no grammar books nor boring lessons
in sight.
• The next episode is covered in 3 sub levels, each
limited to 6 or 7 super basic words.
• For each sub level, you will learn a simple
grammar rule.
Check it out:

3. Basic Nouns
• The only grammar bit about the
nouns level is the Definite and
Indefinite articles:

4. Definite Articles
La
(for feminine nouns)
El
(for masculine nouns)

5. • When you use a noun with a definite article, it
means you are talking about that “thing” in
particular:
La servilleta
El mercado

6. Indefinite articles
una
(for feminine nouns)
un
(for masculine nouns)

7. • When you use a noun with an indefinite
article, it means you are not talking about that
“thing” specifically, just one in general.
una servilleta
un mercado

8. Basic Adjectives
• Actually, it’s not about the adjectives
themselves, but their complements. 3 to be
specific: muy, poco and más o menos.
• In the Adjectives level, you’ll become familiar
with them.
• In a later level, you’ll be asked to use them
along with an adjective.

9. Just to give you an idea:
Barato
(cheap)
Muy barato
(very cheap)

10. Basic Verbs
• In the verbs level, we are sticking to basics: 1st
person in the present tense. With a slight twist:
• You’ll learn how to conjugate 7 verbs in the 2nd
person: You.
• In Spanish, there are two pronouns for You:
• Tú
• Usted

11. Tú / Usted
• These pronouns have a cultural connotation:
– Tú is used when speaking to someone in a casual
or familiar context. Use it when talking to friends
or people you know.
– Usted is used when speaking to people older than
you, or in a formal context , such as the
workplace.
– In some Latin American countries like Colombia,
USTED is used for all contexts and people,
regardless if you are close to them or not.

12. • Depending on which pronoun you are using, the verbs
are conjugated slighty different.
• Some times you’ll only need to add or substract an S at
the end of the verb:
• Puedes (tú) --- Puede (usted)
• Others, the whole word changes, or a prefix is added to it:
• Te gusta (tú) --- Le gusta (usted)
• Eres (tú) --- Es (usted)

13. Not too hard, right?
• It’s all a matter of practice. So get ready to start!
• Please come back as often as you need to this
introduction, it will help you remember the basic
rules and learn the vocabulary better.
• At the end of the 3 sub levels, you’ll be able to
join all of the words into small phrases, which
you can practice with the final Sentence set.

14. And……go!