Episode 35: The Alphabet

To greet people we say: Hola or ¿Qué tal? (Informal), Buenos días (in the mornings), Buenas tardes (in the afternoon), Buenas noches (at night time), To say goodbye we say: ¡Hasta la vista!, hasta luego or adiós. 

To ask someone’s name we say: ¿Cómo te llamas? or ¿Cómo se llama usted? (formal), Me llamo Craig - My name is Craig, ¿Y tú? - And you? ¡Encantado! - Pleased to meet you (for a boy) or ¡Encantada! (if you’re a girl). 

To ask where someone is from we say: ¿De dónde eres? or ¿de dónde es usted? (formal), Soy de Australia (I'm from Australia), or Soy australiano/a (I'm Australian) 

<p><strong>The Alphabet</strong></p> <p>a = a</p> <p>b = be</p> <p>c = ce</p> <p>d = de</p> <p>e = e</p> <p>f = ef</p> <p>g = ge</p> <p>h = ha</p> <p>i = i</p> <p>j = jot</p> <p>k = ka</p> <p>l = el</p> <p>m = em</p> <p>n = en</p> <p>o = o</p> <p>p = pe</p> <p>q = ku</p> <p>r = e ... Show More

Lying awake one night, I pulled out my Japanese grammar dictionary, as you do. And I suddenly realized some of the stuff in there--i.e., in Japanese, a language the Ancient Greeks had never heard of--could have been taken right out of Plato's Cratylus. What the heck is that about ... Show More

Welcome back to this week's episode! It'll begin with a joke. Then, we move into the expression of the day, "to spread one's wings," breaking down its meaning and providing vivid examples to help you understand how to use it in everyday life. Finally, we'll practice pronouncing t ... Show More