Beginning Spanish

Dr. Mack gives a few final tips on how to study Spanish over the summer.

Dr. Mack talks about how to prepare for and do well on the upcoming oral exam.

Dr. Mack gives a very brief description of a Spanish food (paella) and dance (flamenco) and the current political situation.

Dr. Mack talks about how to use the past subjunctive and conditional to express hypotheticals.

Dr. Mack explains the basics of the past subjunctive.

Dr. Mack talks continues his discussion of pronouns talking about direct object, reflexive, and indirect object pronouns.

Dr. Mack clarifies the difference between subject pronouns, possessive adjectives, and pronoun objects of prepositions.

Dr. Mack gives some very brief notes on the culture of Chile.

Dr. Mack talks about using the subjunctive with conjunctions of time like cuando, en cuanto, antes de que, después de que, hasta, and tan pronto como.

Dr. Mack talks about the culture of Paraguay including tereré, Mario Abdo, and the Paraguayan harp

Dr. Mack talks about the simple future tense.

Dr. Mack talks about how to pronounce the Spanish consonants f, g, h, j, and k.

Dr. Mack talks about using the subjunctive to express contingency and purpose using the conjunctions a menos que, sin que, para que, con tal de que, antes de que, and en caso de que.

Dr. Mack talks about how to use the subjunctive in adjective clauses.

Dr. Mack discusses three elements of Argentine Culture: mate, Mauricio Macri, and Tango.

Dr. Mack discusses the Spanish present perfect and past perfect (pluscuamperfecto)

Dr. Mack discusses what a past participle is, how to form it, and how to use it as an adjective.

Dr. Mack explains how to pronounce the Spanish letters b, c, d, and f.

Dr. Mack talks about how to pronounce Spanish vowels.

Dr. Mack gives some quick pointers on getting ready for the exam tomorrow. Topics include: the subjunctive, por and para, and the accidental se

Dr. Mack gives some tips for how to keep up your Spanish over spring break.

In this very short episode Dr. Mack talks about how to easily make the Spanish equivalent of many English words that end in -ity, -tion, -tract, and -tain.

Dr. Mack talks about the different meanings of por and para.

Dr. Mack discusses how to use the verb hacer to talk about how long ago something happened or has been happening.

Dr. Mack gives some tips about using ser and estar with bien and bueno.

Dr. Mack explains how thinking about the past as a timeline can help you identify when to use the preterite and imperfect.

Dr. Mack discusses those troublesome words: mayor, menor, mejor, and peor.

Dr. Mack talks about seco de pollo, a delicious food, and Lenín Moreno the current president of Ecuador. He also talks about the Bolivian dances Saya and Caporales.

Dr. Mack gives some advice on what questions to ask after you’ve received a grade on a test.

Dr. Mack breaks down the song Azul by Natalia Lafourcade, paying special attention to the ways she implements the subjunctive in the song. https://youtu.be/bfKs3xwj6dI

Dr. Mack discusses how to use the present subjunctive to express emotion.

Dr. Mack goes over a few tips to help students understand how to use the subjunctive to express doubt or denial.

Dr. Mack discusses all the ways to say “you” in Spanish — including the vosotros and why you ought to learn it :)

Dr. Mack gives a quick review of que, lo que, and quien/es and the subjunctive in preparation for tomorrow’s exam.

Dr. Mack gives a brief introduction to the culture of Colombia, including bandeja paisa, President Ivan Duque, and popular Colombian music.

Dr. Macks gives an introduction to the subjunctive. What is it? How do you form it? And how do you know when to use it? Listen to find out.

Dr. Mack talks listeners through how to correctly create the command forms in Spanish — including the vosotros!

Dr. Mack talks about when to use the definite articles (el, la, los, and las) in Spanish.

Dr. Mack discusses the best ways to study vocabulary and verbs and how to get the most out of your conversation practice.

Dr. Macks gives some brief notes about the culture of Venezuela including arepas, the current political situation, and orchestral music in the country.

Dr. Mack discusses the correct uses of the relative pronouns que, quien, and lo que, as well as reciprocal verbs.

Dr. Mack gives a brief introduction to the In Case You Missed Class series, and then a quick and dirty description of the differences between the preterite and imperfect.