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Title |
Topic |
Function |
Grammar Point |
Useful Vocabulary and Phrases |
Vocabulary List |
Cultural Insight |
| #1 |
Where ya' headed? |
Taxis |
Using The Preterit Perfect |
The Preterit Perfect |
A ver |
maestro (a), nunca, subir, la cuadra, precio, combustible |
Taxis |
| #2 |
What a shame! |
Haggling |
Comparing items |
Comparisons of equality |
¡Que lástima! |
detalle, hecho a mano, fábrica, fino (a), descuento, lástima |
Bargaining |
| #3 |
But if I always buy from you!? |
Haggling |
Using pronouns to avoid redundancy |
How to replace indirect objects with indirect object pronouns |
Oiga |
kilogramo (kilo), tanto, casero(a), parecer, tomate, cobrar |
Locally owned shops |
| #4 |
But, Sir, I have all of my papers in order |
Visas |
Using pronouns to avoid redundancy |
How to replace direct objects with direct object pronouns |
Depende de... |
realizar, solicitar, afiliación, ciudadano (a), frontera, depender |
Visas in Costa Rica |
| #5 |
But I need to go to Panama. What do I do? |
Buying a ticket |
Expressing distance or time from one place or moment to another |
Two sets of prepositions when expressing distance or time from one place or moment to another: "de and a", and "desde and hasta" |
Buenas tardes |
hasta, el boleto, preocuparse, cruzar, nomás, facilísimo(a) |
About Panama |
| #6 |
Understand me: I want to promote your culture |
Visas |
Using the verbs "decir" (to say) and "sugerir" (to suggest) |
Conjugations in the Preterit Indicative Tense for the verbs "decir" (to say) and "sugerir" (to suggest) |
Aquí tiene |
realizar, suerte, promover, aduanas, investigación, tramitar |
Bureaucracy |
| #7 |
I think there was a misunderstanding |
Misunderstandings |
Expressing a past action that happens before another action in the past |
The Pluperfect Preterite |
Oye |
quedar, recoger, haber, entendido, bacán, confusión |
Making mistakes when learning a language |
| #8 |
Then, why didn't you call me? |
Misunderstandings |
Forming adverbs |
The formation of adverbs |
O sea |
entender, mensaje, concreto, malentendido, precisamente, dejarse entender |
Making mistakes when learning a language |
| #9 |
You'd better! I'm waiting for you... |
Misunderstandings |
Talking about actions in the past |
The Preterite Perfect Tense |
Claro que... |
verdad, valer, insistir, medianoche, importar, manera |
Misunderstandings when learning a language |
| #10 |
I e-like verry much the Junited Estates... |
Meeting people |
Using relative and interrogative pronouns |
Relative and interrogative pronouns |
¡Claro!
Encantado |
alegrarse, mejor, preferir, quien, practicar, encantado |
The labels Hispanic and Latino |
| #11 |
I'll give you a special discount |
Taxis |
Talking about actions and events in the future |
Indicative Mood of the Future Tense |
¡Suerte!
¡Que le vaya bien! |
igual, servicio, movilidad, descuento, especial, plaza |
Taxi services |
| #12 |
The ride of your life! |
Taxis |
Using adverbial conjunctions |
Adverbial Conjunctions (before, unless, in case, etc.) |
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barrio, atajo, ruta, vista, antes de que, auto |
Taxi services |
| #13 |
It looks like you've been robbed |
Getting robbed |
Talking about conditional situations |
The Conditional Tense |
Por supuesto |
desear, hueco, ahora, bolsillo, trasero, mueble |
Pickpocketing |
| #14 |
You're going to get me pregnant! |
Making mistakes |
Talking about actions in the future |
Expressing future actions using ir a + infinitive |
¡Qué verguenza! |
viejo(a), embarazar, avergonzar, querer decir, suceder, anglohablante |
Making mistakes when learning a language |
| #15 |
Steering your food after lunch |
Making mistakes |
Using words like "this" and "these" |
Demonstrative adjectives (this, these) |
No hay de qué |
infusión, menta, dirigir, digerir, darse cuenta, parecido (a) |
Making mistakes when learning a language |
| #16 |
Let's Breed! |
Making mistakes |
Using the subjunctive tense |
Irregular verbs in the Present Subjunctive |
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cruzar, tráfico, tener que, parecer, reproducir, como |
Making mistakes when learning a language |
| #17 |
I'm totally aroused to meet her |
Making mistakes |
Saying that you are about to do something, or that something is about to happen |
The periphrastic construction "estar por [verb]" |
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estar por, emocionado, excitado (a), expectativa, cochino (a), mente |
Making mistakes when learning a language |
| #18 |
If I were to win the lottery... |
Lottery |
Talking about past actions and hypothetical future actions |
The Imperfect Subjunctive used in relation to both past actions and hypothetical future actions |
¡Ay, dios! |
sorteo, premio, millonario(a), deuda, dios(a), año |
Lottery in Costa Rica |
| #19 |
Good God in Heaven and all the angels!!! |
Lottery |
Talking about actions in the past |
The Preterite Tense |
Damas y Caballeros |
ganador (a), felicidad, santo(a), repetir, ángel, ganar |
Gambling in Costa Rica |
| #20 |
My money on my mind... |
Lottery |
Using prepositions in Spanish |
Common prepositions in Spanish |
Pues |
materialista, gente, ironía, sola(a), rico, triste |
Social classes in Latin America |
| #21 |
I saw the light! |
Lottery |
Using prepositions in Spanish |
Common prepositions in Spanish pt. II |
Entonces |
iglesia, darse cuenta, sentirse, entero(a), ocupar, luz |
Muggings and petty crime in Costa Rica |
| #22 |
Coffee doesn't get better! |
Coffee |
Using the subjunctive tense |
The subjunctive tense |
¡Anda! |
cargado (a), levanta muertos, totalmente, taza, suerte, gratis |
Costa Rican coffee |
| #23 |
She likes her tamales hot! |
Food |
Using Indirect Object Pronouns |
Indirect Object Pronouns |
Cierto |
tamal, a tiempo, recordar, el chile, picante, cierto (a) |
Tamales |
| #24 |
It makes you feel like eating there... |
Eating out |
Talking about actions in the past |
Irregular verbs in the preterit tense |
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deber, hoy, sábado, abrir, limpio (a), almorzar |
Costa Rican cuisine |
| #25 |
Do Not Bother Me While I Am Trying to Relax in the Caribbean! |
Food |
Giving commands |
The Imperative Mood in Spanish |
¿Cómo? |
poco a poco, cada, probar, hasta, tipo(a), tener |
Latin American Fruits and Vegetables |
