Spanish Notes

Irregular Verb Lists. These lists incorporate all 92 irregular conjugations in Spanish as listed in my VOX dictionary. I do believe this works! How this was done.	Present Tense: Spanish 111 Selected present indicative irregularities. Past Tense: Spanish 112 Selected past indicative irregularities. Present Tense: The full list Examples from all of the verb models that are different in the present indicative grouped by type of Irregularity. Also available sorted alphabetically or by model number Past Tense: The full list All irregular preterite models are here, sorted into groups. Also available sorted alphabetically or by model number Look up an Infinitive Over 300 verbs. Feel free to suggest more. Verb Definitions Selected definitions of selected verbs (mostly irregular).
Spanish Quizzes. Different every time! These quizzes cover a variety of topics that I needed to learn for Spanish 111, 112, and 231. They imploy the conjugation information in the above lists and add to that an algorithmic way of mixing and matching subjects, verbs, and objects in creative ways. feedback appreciated!	Number Quiz Practice writing out numbers. Nationalities Quiz Quiz yourself on the names of countries, nationalities, and languages of the world. Country/City Quiz Quiz yourself on the locations of cities in Central and South America. Ser/Estar Quiz A quiz on the use of ser and estar. Indirect Object Quiz Quiz yourself on indirect objects. 111 Irregular Verb Quiz Quiz yourself on the present-tense irregular verbs from Spanish 111. 112 Irregular Verb Quiz Quiz yourself on the present-tense irregular verbs from Spanish 112. Irr. Preterite Verb Quiz Quiz yourself on the past-tense irregular verbs from Spanish 112. Subjunctive Verb Quiz Quiz yourself on the use of the subjunctive for Spanish 231.
Practica Español A rich resource from the Fundación de la Lengua Española and the Instituto Cervantes. This site includes many fabulous activities for Spanish language learners. I recommend it highly!	Instituto Cervantes Spanish Level Test A-level practice (Spanish 111-232) B-level practice (advanced practice) C-level practice (really advanced practice)
¿Dónde está?	Just a diagram I made to help me remember where I put things.
palabras utíles	Words that help the flow of ideas. What do you really call these? conjunciones frases de transición
Vocabulario 231/232	Words I am trying to learn.
nacionalidades	Nationalities organized. This was driving me nuts!
BBC RadioMundo	Listen to the BBC in Spanish -- slow it down with the PC programWavEdit.exe
Word-By-Word Translator	Probably my most favorite tool. Click on any word from a Spanish-language web page to see its definition in Spanish or English. See also wordchamp
Setting up Windows XP	If you aren't all set with very easy typing in Spanish on a Windows computer, read this.
grammar general	Translate a Web Page
Spanish 232 Links	Web citations of relevance to U.S. immigration.
Self-Check Exercises from Ursinus College	Static, but covering quite a range of topics, including: Adjectives Art Conjunctions Literature Numbers Object Pronouns Por/Para Relative Pronouns Syntax Verbs Videos Vocabulary
la cocina y comida	recetas: sopa de choclos pasteles de chocolate An interesting linguistic comparison: Two menus for HIV patients taking Nelfinavir, both from Roche Pharmaceuticals, one in Spanish (source) and one in English (source)
Spanish sites	http://www.sipuebla.com/spanish-guide.htm http://www.columbia.edu/~dlf26/resource.htm
grammar general	Spanish Grammar & Vocabulary Tutorials
pretérito y imperfecto	descripciónes y ejercicios imperfect/preterite meaning changes -- many good examples
Spanish Dictionaries	Spanish/English from Houghton Mifflin diccionario de la lengua española de la Real Academia Española Búsqueda exacta Búsqueda sin signos diacríticos Semejanza fonético-ortográfica Búsqueda escalonada
Glossary	A searchable on-line glossary based on our book, Dos mundos: En breve.
BabelBak PC-only "Back-translator" program	A little project I worked on for the Bakken Museum of Electricity and Life.
Spanish Web Portals	http://www.hispavista.com Dos Mundos (el libro)
¿Qué es necesario? (English translation)	This is a brochure in Spanish from the Seattle school district that helps parents get their children ready for kindergarten. It's really well done and uses a lot of the vocabulary we've learned. Are YOU ready for kindergarten? Comes with English translation. (Said to have some grammatical errors.)
saber/deber/necesito/etc.	A table I'm using to help organize my thoughts around "verb+infinitive" combinations.
About Spanish	I really like this site! Some of the pages I've found useful include:

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