Comments on: RollingRs 19 – Números

By: lesley

lesley — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:53:11 +0000

this is what i need im going to see my family in south america so im trying to brush up on my spanish wish me luck

By: Carol

Carol — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 04:38:52 +0000

I agree with Raymond Marx but all in all I really like this tutorial. It really helped me see the difference. It’s easier for me because in Manila we say the spanish numbers often than our own language. Thank you!

By: Raymond Marx

Raymond Marx — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 13:36:03 +0000

Would it be possible with the 20th posting that you post a full length version that includes all the previously released lessons in one video? As well as a “workbook” to go along with it? Maybe even as a purchasable option, as those of us whom just found your site and just starting would like to catch up without having to download 20+ back episodes. Can you reccommend any futher reading/media that can explain the fundamentals of speaking spanish for those of us who only know english and never took a second language 15+ years ago in HS?

By: Roberto

Roberto — Sun, 04 Jun 2006 03:14:35 +0000

Awesime PodCasts! Only have one problem with them. could the lessons be published faster? All in all you guys rock.

Keep up the good work!!!!!

+_+

By: Beth B.

Beth B. — Wed, 31 May 2006 20:04:09 +0000

David McD,

Larry dijo, “Hoy la lecciÃƒÂ³n se trata de los nÃƒÂºmeros.”

By: Larry Keim

Larry Keim — Wed, 31 May 2006 19:45:11 +0000

Thank you all for your generous comments and encouragement.

In particular, I’d like to answer David’s question about what I said in this lesson’s introduction. I said, “Hoy la lecciÃƒÂ³n se trata de los nÃƒÂºmeros.”

Breaking it down, “Hoy” means “today.” “La lecciÃƒÂ³n” means “the lesson” (singular and feminine).

“Se trata” comes from “tratarse” which means (when followed by “de”) “to deal with” or “to have to do with; be about.”

Now, don’t be intimidated by the “se.” It’s just a reflexive pronoun. You conjugate tratar normally, and then put the subject pronoun right before it.

The subject of the sentence is “the lesson” (la lecciÃƒÂ³n), so it’s conjugated in the third-person singular.

Tratar (without the “se” — non-reflexive) has several other meanings (to treat, to try, for example), and is a regular -AR verb.

I’ll do a lesson sometime on reflexive verbs. Anyway, the intro means, “Today the lesson has to do with numbers.”

Thank you for watching Rolling R’s.

All the best,

Larry Keim

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 31 May 2006 00:27:11 +0000

I was just looking back on the cast for gustar and I thought it would be really cool if you did a future cast on caer. I know there can be some funny/useful expressions that made from it. I would say that its irregularity keeps us all sharp also! Ã‚Â¡Hasta!

By: David E. McDaniel

David E. McDaniel — Sun, 28 May 2006 17:25:31 +0000

Larry,

RollingRs 19 is fantastic! It gave me a better insight on how to add numbers. How do you substrate and multiple in spanish?

I did not completely understand the spanish translation for “Todays lesson is on numbers”. I could only understand “Hoy la lession se ___ de los numeros”.

May I make a suggestion: When you do a greeting (saludo) in spanish, please show the spanish greeting on the screen.

Again, RollingsR is a great learning tool!!

Gracias, que’ tenga un buen dia.

David

By: Kevin Buckstiegel

Kevin Buckstiegel — Sat, 27 May 2006 04:31:49 +0000

This is exactly what I need… visual learning. Seeing the lips and text helps so much in addition to the audio. This is one video podcast that utilizes the medium! Thanks so much for your time in doing this!

By: David Collier

David Collier — Sat, 27 May 2006 03:01:29 +0000

Hey this is great! Are there tutorials that you know of that are this good for other languages?