1. ASPECTS TO FOCUS ON WHEN
LEARNING A LANGUAGE
• CONTEXTS
• GRAMMAR-Important verbs REGULAR/IRREGULAR
• VOCABULARY
• ETYMOLOGY (EVOLUTION OF WORDS)
• EXPRESSIONS
• EXCEPTIONS TO RULES
• OTHER ELEMENTS
LA LENGUA ESPAÑOLA - THE SPANISH LANGUAGE

2. FASCINATING FACTS OF THE SPANISH
LANGUAGE
• Around 8 % of Spanish vocabulary is of Arabic origin
• The letter ‘C’ when I appears before the letters ‘e’ and ‘I’, is
pronounced different by speakers in Latin America and Spain.
In Latin America it is pronounced like an ‘s’
In Spain it is pronounced like a ‘th’ in ‘’Thanks’’
• The expression ‘to love ‘ is characterised in 3 ways
Amar-to use between lovers or closely-related peoples
Querer -to use in a friendly way or to express a want/desire
• The Spanish language is used in 22 different countries

3. *THE MOST IMPORTANT IRREGULAR VERBS IN SPANISH: (same verbs/different context)
SUBJECT SUBJECT
Yo
(I/I am)
Soy
(am)
Yo
(I/I am)
estoy
Tu
(You-Singular)
Eres
(are)
Tu
(You-Singular)
estás
El/Ella/Usted
(He/She/You-polite)
Him/Her (if pre-
position before)
Es
(is)
El/Ella/Usted
(He/She/You-polite)
Him/Her (if pre-
position before)
está
Nosotros
(We)
Somos
(are)
Nosotros
(We)
estámos
Vosotros
(You-Plural)
Sois
(are)
Vosotros
(You-Plural)
estáis
Ellos/Ellas
(They)
Them (if pre-
position before)
Son
(are)
Ellos/Ellas
(They)
Them (if pre-
position before)
están
SER=To be ESTAR=To beThe difference
between the
two types of
verbs depends
on the context
SER is used:
For personal ,
physical
description or
permanent
characteristics
And professional
description.
______________
ESTAR is used:
For temporary
states (places)
and emotional
description.

4. Examples:
• YO SOY ALTA Y RUBIA (I AM TALL AND BLONDE)
• YO SOY ABOGADA (I AM A LAWYER)
• YO ESTOY EN EL PARQUE (I AM IN THE PARK)
• YO ESTOY CONTENTA (I AM HAPPY)