Quizlet... What is it? (¿Qué es?)
Learning Spanish takes some work! Many students use flashcards to help them learn Spanish (or other things). But who wants to take the time preparin...
Norton's Spanish Basics: Audio Podcast
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Señor Norton has taught Spanish at the college and high school level. These audio podcast episodes are typically 10-15 minutes long and will give a brief tutorial of some of the grammar points discussed in his classes (Spanish 1 and 2). These episodes are not designed for full instruction but as a refresher or clarifier to supplement what you have learned in the classroom. - - -
Verbs: Ser and Estar
Show notes: “To be or not to be: that is the question.” In this podcast we will be discussing the two different verbs for “to be”. In Spanish we say e...
Conversaciones: The School Day
In this episode, Sr. Norton talks with Michelle about her school day. Classes, transportation, clubs and friends are discussed during the short dialog...
Verbs: Gustar (Me gusta..) and some IOP
In this episode we discuss the verb GUSTAR as well as a brief overview of indirect object pronouns (IOP). To say you like something is done differentl...
Verbs: Tener is a Must-Have Verb
There are a couple of ways to say have in Spanish. The only one that we have used so far is the one that we are going to be reviewing today: tener. ...
Verbs: The Future With IR (going to)
Show Notes: Hola y bienvenidos a Norton’s Spanish Basic. One of the verbs we learn early on in Spanish is ir. Even people that claim to not know any S...
Verbs: Reflexive Verbs
In Spanish, much like English or any language, we often do things to ourselves: I bathe myself. I wake myself up. She hurts herself. He cut himself. W...
Subject Pronouns
Subject pronouns are the pronouns that take the place of a noun and is used as a subject in a sentence. Did that send your mind into a grammatical spi...
Accents: Why do we have them and when do we write them?
Very Brief Rules for Stress (Accents) In Spanish, words are spelled just like they sound. In order to take advantage of this simple and nearly perfect...
Possessive Adjectives: Examples
Listen to Francisco and Carlitos use possessive adjectives like mi, mis, tu, tus, su, sus, etc. (my, your, etc.)