Say Why You Study Spanish in Spanish

Quick Answer

¡Hola!Learn how to say why you study Spanish! Specifically, learn how to do the following in Spanish:

• ask others about their Spanish skills

• state your opinion about Spanish

• express what people are starting to do

Vocabulary

Let's start off with the vocab words in these lessons!

Nouns

Spanish	English
el examen	exam
la lengua	language
la literatura	literature
la tarea	homework

examples
Necesito preparar mi examen. I need to prepare my exam.
Me gusta la literatura mexicana. I like Mexican literature.
Porque tengo que hacer mi tarea. Because I have to do my homework.

Adjectives

Spanish	English
corto	short
fácil	easy
frecuente	frequent
interesante	interesting
nuevo	new
útil	useful

examples
¿El español es útil? Is Spanish useful?
Es una palabra frecuente. It's a frequent word.
Me gustan las lenguas nuevas. I like new languages.

Adverbs

Spanish	English
como	since
más	more
tan	so
todavía	still
ya	already

examples
Como el español es difícil, necesito practicarlo. Since Spanish is difficult, I need to practice it.
¡El español es tan útil! Spanish is so useful!
Ya conozco muchas palabras. I already know many words.

Preposition

Spanish	English
para	for

examples
¿El español es fácil para ti? Is Spanish easy for you?

Verbs

In this skill, you learn the following verbs!

Disfrutar

Disfrutaris a regular -ar verb that means to enjoy.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	disfruto	I enjoy
tú	disfrutas	you enjoy	informal singular you
vos	disfrutás	you enjoy	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	disfruta	he, she enjoys
usted	disfruta	you enjoy	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	disfrutamos	we enjoy
vosotros, vosotras	disfrutáis	you enjoy	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	disfrutan	they enjoy
ustedes	disfrutan	you enjoy	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Entender

Entender(to understand) is a stem-changing verb. That means that its "stem," ente, changes to entie in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	entiendo	I understand
tú	entiendes	you understand	informal singular you
vos	entendés	you understand	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	entiende	he, she understands
usted	entiende	you understand	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	entendemos	we understand
vosotros, vosotras	entendéis	you understand	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	entienden	they understand
ustedes	entienden	you understand	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Mejorar

Mejoraris a regular -ar verb that means to improve.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	mejoro	I improve
tú	mejoras	you improve	informal singular you
vos	mejorás	you improve	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	mejora	he, she improves
usted	mejora	you improve	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	mejoramos	we improve
vosotros, vosotras	mejoráis	you improve	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	mejoran	they improve
ustedes	mejoran	you improve	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Vivir

Viviris a regular -ir verb that means to live.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	vivo	I live
tú	vives	you live	informal singular you
vos	vivís	you live	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	vive	he, she lives
usted	vive	you live	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	vivimos	we live
vosotros, vosotras	vivís	you live	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	viven	they live
ustedes	viven	you live	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Verb Phrases

In this skill, you learn the following verb phrases!

Empezar A

Empezar a(to start) is a stem-changing verb phrase. That means that its "stem," empe, changes to empie in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	empiezo	I start
tú	empiezas	you start	informal singular you
vos	empezás	you start	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	empieza	he, she starts
usted	empieza	you start	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	empezamos	we start
vosotros, vosotras	empezáis	you start	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	empiezan	they start
ustedes	empiezan	you start	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Empezar a is followed by an infinitive verb.

examples
Empiezo a practicar en casa. I'm starting to practice at home.
Empieza a hablar con su profesor. He's starting to speak with his teacher.

Lograr Metas

Lograr metasis a regular -ar verb phrase that means to achieve goals.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	logro metas	I achieve goals
tú	logras metas	you achieve goals	informal singular you
vos	lográs metas	you achieve goals	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	logra metas	he, she achieves goals
usted	logra metas	you achieve goals	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	logramos metas	we achieve goals
vosotros, vosotras	lográis metas	you achieve goals	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	logran metas	they achieve goals
ustedes	logran metas	you achieve goals	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Phrases

Here are some of the phrases used in these lessons!

Spanish	English
cada vez	every time
Me gustan las lenguas nuevas.	I like new languages.
Quiero mejorar mi español.	I want to improve my Spanish.

Quiz Yourself!

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Spanish Conversation

Fantastic! Let's put the grammar and vocab from above to the test in the following example of a conversation in Spanish.

Catalina:

¿Crees que el español es útil, Seba?

Do you think Spanish is useful, Seba?

Seba:

¡El español es tan útil! Pero no es fácil. ¿El español es fácil para ti?

Spanish is so useful! But it’s not easy. Is Spanish easy for you?

Catalina:

Es fácil para mí. Me encanta el español. Ya conozco muchas palabras.

It’s easy for me. I love Spanish. I already know many words.

Seba:

No es fácil para mí, pero disfruto cuando estudio español.

It’s not easy for me, but I have fun when I study Spanish.

Catalina:

Yo también disfruto cuando estudio español. Me gustan las lenguas nuevas.

I also have fun when I study Spanish. I like new languages.

Seba:

¡Es una lengua interesante!

It's an interesting language!

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