Here's the vocab we do know;
Animals: pescado (fish), vaca (cow), cerdo (pork), cochino (pig), oveja (sheep), cordero (lamb), perro (dog), cabra (goat), leon (lion), caballo (horse), pajaro (bird).
Sport: baloncesto (basketball), futbol (soccer), tenis (tennis), rugby (rugby), formula uno (formula one), carrera de coches (motor racing), natacion (swimming), golf (golf), beisbol (baseball), volley (volleyball), boxeo (boxing).
Transport: autobus (bus), camion (truck), ferocarril (railway), tren (train), avion (airplane), coche (car), furgoneta (van), moto (motorbike), bicicleta (bike), barco (ship), globo (hot air balloon).
Around the House: sofa (couch), alfombra (rug), televisor (TV), cajon (draw), caja (box), caja de carton (cardboard box), caja de madera (wooden box), caja plastica (plastic box), armorio (dresser/commode), guardaropa (wardrobe), butaca (arm chair), cama (bed), silla (chair), mesa (table).
It's not a very useful list of vocab but it does let us practice using singular and plural, counting items, and using some of the verb forms we have learned we can put together short sentences. After only our third lesson it feels good to be able to do this.
The verbs we've learned so far are ser (to be), estor (to be), tener (to have), querir (to want), and faltar (to lack). Ser and estor whilst appearing to bhe the same in fact different, apparently ser is a more or less permanent state whereas estor is the present tense of to be. I've figured out how I'm going to do my podcasts now so as soon as I can get A-into-G I'll make them available.



Jillian said,
Saturday, February 9. 2008 at 14:16 (Reply)
he few words you posted were like a mini-refresher for me!
Good luck and keep at it. I think it's pretty easy once you get the conjugations down.
Carl said,
Saturday, February 9. 2008 at 22:06 (Reply)
Jillian said,
Saturday, February 9. 2008 at 23:23 (Reply)
But seriously, you seem to be picking it up. After a third lesson, not bad! Have you tried speaking it to any of the locals?
And CA... has a lot of Spanish. But all my friends are English-only speakers so I don't get to practice what I know. It's all slipping away really.