In the first video of the “Spanish life, love and music” series you were speaking Spanish with these kinds of phrases.
me gustaría tocar un instrumento
quiero tocar la guitarra
siempre he querido aprender un instrumento
You’ve been speaking-to-learn with the videos.
Those phrases are grammatically correct and exactly the type of Spanish that a native speaker would use.
However, we can kick it up a level and make your Spanish even more authentic and clear with one little nuance.
In Spanish, to say, “I want to learn to play the guitar,” you say:
Quiero aprender a tocar la guitarra.
Notice the “a” between the two verbs:
aprender a tocar
This happens in Spanish every time the verb “to learn,” aprender, is followed by another verb.
Here are some common everyday examples.
Voy a aprender a hablar español pronto.
I’m going to learn to speak Spanish soon.
Quiero aprender a cocinar bien.
I want to learn to cook well.
Si voy a vivir en México necesito aprender a bailar.
If I’m going live in México I need to learn to dance.
Now speak freely with impressive and flowing Spanish sentences along with Yamil and me in your third video of the “Spanish life, love and music” series.
Video tres – “Spanish life, love and music” series
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Very helpful!
Feliz Navidad!
This was good.
Muchas gracias Marcus!
j aime beaucoup les video Marcus
I have a good knowledge of Spanish, but I wish I had known about this method of learning at the beginning of my studies. Find the verb you need and then add to it. Simple. Thank you.
Keep them coming,Marcus, you da best!
Hola!!gracias for availing español tutorial.I am Kabuu from Kenya.
Your voice speaking Spanish is not good. The person doing this needs to enunciated better, its a little guttural.
Beautiful! Excellent!
es muy interesante sus videos ya que que nos ayuda a conocer algunas palabras
le deseo mucha suerte que siga adelante y gracias por compartir
Thanks mate.Really appreciate this method of learning.
Another terrific lesson
I am interested in this
thank you very much for the spanish lesson
Hola Marcus. Como esta hoy? Muchas gracias para todos los lecciones. Aprendido mucho de su lecciones. Marcus esta el major. Saludos Senor Marcus.
Thanks for this, a fun way to put a spin on the voice and vocalizing Spanish!
Keep ’em coming Marcus. Necesito hablar espanol cada dia!
Short and to the point, absolutely brilliant. thank you.
I love learning with you. It’s very straightforward. I did the first synergy Spanish course too. I should do the second one. It definitely helps a lot. Thank you.
Gracias Marcas,
Me encanta aprender a hablar español.
Niki
hola sr Marcus espero que estes bien con su la familia Hermosa .le agradezco por su ayuda con estos videos y palabras espanolas .me gustaria saber mas de las frases espanolas . muchas gracias
Hola Marcus y amigos,
Estas repeticiones son una gran práctica del habla . Disfruta que reconozco palabras y frases útiles . Mirando hacia adelante a más !
Harald
nivel de sonido demasiado bajo,gracias
Thanks Marcus,
It’s really fun to learn this special topic for free. We got to expose to the daily life of the language. I love it. Can’t wait to get to part 4.
Anna D
Hola Marcus,Muchas gracias por este video.Siempre me encanta todos sus lecciones. Saludos Marit
As always, these short lessons are terrific!
me encanta la leccion.
Hola Senor Marcus
Justo he quierido digo, gracias!
Jieme
OOps–back to part 2. Gracias por estas lecciones maravillosas.
Hola Marcus,
Thank you for another great lesson. I find your method of teaching a massive help.
Regards Lee
These videos are so helpful and fun to work with. I enjoy them very much. Thank you for each and every one of them.
Muchas gracias.
Facebook Leah Minevich
I would also love to practice Español on Facebook.
I would be very happy to make a friend from Spain on facebook, to practise spanish language. I like and l know a little of spanish. Hola! Soy keniana. Meaning, am a Kenyan. Vivo Nairobi. I live in Nairobi.