Today was my first day with my Spanish language tutor Minerva. Yun ran an ad in the paper a week ago to see if we could find someone. We received three applicants. Minerva was the only one that spoke English.<\/p>\n
We met at Caffenio for an hour from 2-3pm at discussed what I want the meetings to look like. I want to spend time reading out loud, listening for comprehension, and writing. She will construct daily homework each day for review the following day. I will also have weekly tests to evaluate my progress.<\/p>\n
We also had opportunity to explore how little I speak and understand. We went over basic verb conjugation (which I thought I knew better than I demonstrated), greetings, and basic conversation.<\/p>\n
Here are some things I learned:<\/p>\n
Sonorans and Chihuahuans tend to say ‘sh’ for ‘ch’. So musho<\/em> instead of mucho<\/em>.<\/p>\n Potencial Simple (conditional form verb conjugation) Today was my first day with my Spanish language tutor Minerva. Yun ran an ad in the paper a week ago to see if we could find someone. We received three applicants. Minerva was the only one that spoke English. … Continue reading
\nI would like \/ me gustaria
\nI would have \/ tendr\u00eda
\nI would be (estar) \/ estar\u00eda
\nI would be (ser) \/ ser\u00eda
\nI would study \/ estudiar\u00eda<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"