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Spanish is one of the most-used languages in the world, and it's one that is relatively easy for English speakers to master. Whether you are studying Spanish at school, learning the language on your own or just wanting to pick enough Spanish to make your travels more enjoyable, this collection of lessons and articles is designed to help you gain a fuller understanding of the language. Learn Spanish Lesson 1 * Vowel contrast in weak-stressed syllables * The stress system in Spanish * The intonation system in Spanish Learn Spanish Lesson 2 * Drills on pronunciation * Typical errors from English vowel influence in similar-sounding words * Voiced stop consonants * Vibrants /r/ and /rr/ in Spanish * Vowel nuclei in Spanish * Lateral /l/ in Spanish * Voiceless stops * Voiceless spirants * Nasals and palatals Learn Spanish Lesson 3 * White's arrival in Surlandia * Gender of singular nouns and adjectives Learn Spanish Lesson 4 * White meets Molina at the Embassy * Number in nouns and adjectives * The irregular verb /estar/ Learn Spanish Lesson 5 * White's first day at work * The irregular verb /ser/ Learn Spanish Lesson 6 * White and Molina have lunch together * Present tense forms of regular /-ar/ verbs * Use of definite articles with titles Learn Spanish Lesson 7 * White and Molina look for an apartment * Present tense forms of regular /-er/ verbs * The demonstratives /este, ese, aquél/ * Review drill - The distribution of /ser//estar/ Learn Spanish Lesson 8 * Molina tells White about his neighbors' apartment * Present tense forms of regular /ir/ verbs * The obligatory contractions * Review drill - Noun-adjective agreement Learn Spanish Lesson 9 * White goes to Molina's apartment * The irregular verb /haber/ and regular /-do/ forms in the present perfect construction * Possessives - full forms * Review drill - Adjective position Learn Spanish Lesson 10 * Molina explains where he sends his laundry * Personal /a/ * Direct clitic pronouns * /-do/ forms functioning as modifiers * Review drill - Theme class in present tense forms Learn Spanish Lesson 11 * White interviews a maid * Possessives - shortened forms * The negative particle with verbs * Review drill - Unemphatic `some, any' from English Learn Spanish Lesson 12 * No water in White's apartment * Subject pronouns * Pronouns after phrase relators * Components of phrases * Statement intonation patterns - Normal and contrastive statements * Adjective agreement in remote position Learn Spanish Lesson 13 * White and Molina go to a party * /- ndo/ forms and the present progressive contraction * Possessive constructions with /de/ * Nominalized possessive constructions * Question intonation patterns - Information questions * Review drill - Placement of negative particle Learn Spanish Lesson 14 * Colonel Harris talks about his family's arrival * Present tense forms of the irregular verbs /ir, dar, ver/ * The periphrastic future construction * Question intonation patterns - Yes-no questions * Review drill - Theme class in /-do/ forms of verbs Learn Spanish Lesson 15 * Mrs. Harris goes through customs * Indirect clitic pronouns - one object * Indirect clitic pronouns - two objects * Question intonation patterns - Yes questions * Review drill - Possessive constructions Learn Spanish Lesson 16 * Sightseeing * Redundant constructions with indirect clitic pronouns * Review drill - Masculine demonstrative forms Learn Spanish Lesson 17 * Social life in Surlandia * Past I tense forms of regular verbs * Question intonation patterns - Affirmative confirmation questions * Review drill - Possessive phrases with /quién/ Learn Spanish Lesson 18 * Discussing Carmen's Work * Past II tense forms of regular verbs * Past II tense forms of irregular verbs * Question intonation patterns - Negative confirmation questions * Review drill - Word order in information questions Learn Spanish Lesson 19 * Visit to Air Mission * Past I and past II in the same construction * Question intonation patterns - Echo questions * Review drill - Spanish simple tense for English verb construction in interrogations Lean Spanish Lesson 20 * Visit to Air Mission (continued) * Direct and indirect clitics in the same construction * Exclamatory /Qué Cómo/ * Question intonation patterns - Choice questions.. * Review drill - Postposed full-form possessives