Syllabus

Here, you can find telenovelas’ scenes that illustrate basic Spanish topics, verbs, and other words. Enjoy!

1. Hola, ¿qué tal?
You can hear a very common Spanish greeting in the first six seconds (“Teresa,” video from Tlnovelas channel).
2. Pronombres y el verbo “ser”
In minute 9:56, you can hear a conjugation of the verb “ser,” that the character Teresa repeats throughout the telenovela: “Entre ser y no ser, yo soy” 👑💅. What do you think the character wants to say with this phrase? (“Teresa,” video from Tlnovelas channel)
3. Los números
¡Trescientos millones de dólares! 🤑🤑🤑 (“Teresa,” video from Tlnovelas channel).
4. La hora – ¿Qué hora es?
¡Son las 5:30 de la mañana! 😴 (“Hasta que el dinero nos separe,” video from Tlnovelas channel).
5. Vestimenta y colores
¿ir con vestido blanco a una boda? 🤔 (“Corazón indomable,” video from Tlnovelas channel).
6. El verbo “estar”
Use el verbo “estar” to say that you are in love! 😍 😉 (Video from Tlnovelas channel).
7. Verbo “querer”
8. Adjetivos posesivos
Mi caballo, mi lugar, tu lugar, su esposa… Can you identify the possessive adjectives in this tense conversation? (Video from Tlnovelas channel).
9. Adjetivos descriptivos
(Video from Tlnovelas channel).
10. Uso de “nadie”
11. “Te amo” y otros sentimientos
12. La familia
Who is the baby’s father? 😱 In this clip, you will hear many words referring to relatives: father, cousins, son, etc. Can you identify them? (Video from Tlnovelas channel).
13. Matrimonio
Would you say “yes”? 🙈 (Video from Tlnovelas channel).
14. Comidas
After hearing this, are you feeling the cravings too? 🌮😋 (Video from Tlnovelas channel).
15. Hacer preguntas
Qué, quién, por qué… this phonecall leaves so many questions! 😨 (Video from Tlnovelas channel).