My Spanish learning

Sharing the words I found very frequently appearing in sentences
personal pronouns:
yo – i
tu/ti/te – you
usted – you (formal)ta
el/ella – he/she
mi/me – me, my
nos – us
lo/la/le – him/her/it
les – them

possesives:
su/sus – his/hers/yours/their

complex short words:
hay (aai) – there is/are
de – of/from
del – of the/from the
a – to/at (when indicating time)
al – to the/at the

verbs:
estar (temporary state)/ser (permanent states) – to be
estoy – i am
estas – you are (informal)
esta – he/she/it is
estan – you/they are
estaba – was
ser – to be
soy – i am
eres – you are (informal)
es – you are (formal), it’s
son – they are
era – was
tengo – have
tienes – you have (informal)
tiene – he/she/it has

articles:
el – the (masculine)
la – the (feminine)
los – the (masculine plural)
las – the (feminine plural)
un – a/an (masculine singular)
una – a/an (feminine singular)

the negation:
no – not

connection words:
porque – because
y (e) – and
o – or
tambien – also/too/as well (adverb)
pero – but
si – if
con – with
sin – without
para – for
en – in
entonces – then (therefore)
cuando – when
que – that, what
por – by
por – for (when specifying duration)

verbs:
quiero, – i want
quieres – do you want
voy – i go
vas – you go
vamos – we go
fui – i went
puedo – i can
puedes – you can
puede – he/she/it can
saber – to know
decir – to say/tell
hacer – to do

trabajo – work
al – to
ir – to go
cansada – tired
ver – to see

question words and answers:
bien – well
mejor – better
cuando – when
ahora – now
ya – already
siempre – always
nunca – never
mucho-mucha – a lot
mas – more
muy – very
aqui (aki) – here
quien – who
algo – something
nada – nothing
todo – everything

simple vocabulary:
si – yes
no – no
por favor – please
gracias – thank you
senor – sir
casa – house
hola – hello/hi
dos – two
bueno/buena – good
hombre – man

amor – love

demonstratives:
este/esta – this

estan – are
ese/esa/eso – that (masculine/feminine) – not reachable

hablo/hablas – speak,
agua – water,
como, comer – eat, to eat
bebe – drink

reserve – reservation,

en – in or at,
el – the,
na – a,
estan – are,
esta – is,
a – to,
la – the, your, her

when talking about present, use Hablas with tu

lo sientoi am sorry
perdon, disculpepardon me, excuse me
de nadayou are welcome
buenas noches,
buenos dias
good night,
good morning
mucho gustonice to meet you
el banco, banothe bank, bathroom
el museo, Aeropuerto, tren, autobusthe museum, airport, train, bus
el supermercadothe supermarket
personaspeople
telefono,
maleta, boleto, dinero, restaurante
phone,
suitcase, ticket, money, restaurant
calle,
mesa
cerrado
street,
table
closed
dondewhere
es,
con, sin
de
o
quiero
necesito
pagar
it’s.
with, without
with, of
or, and, either
want, love
need
to pay
queso,
pan,
leche
pescado,
carne,
cafe,
jugo,
tomate, ensalada,
sal, azucar
hamburguesa
manzana, naranja
cheese,
bread,
milk,
fish,
meat,
coffee,
juice,
tomato, salad,
salt, sugar
hamburger
apple, orange
taza,
vaso,
cuenta
llaves
carro
dormir
leer
libro
cita
que
como estas
deportes
te gustan
juego al
de donde eres
de
m encanta
bonita
tienes
mascotas
gatos, perro
y
yo me llamo
camina
hacia
cosa
su
Nieta
vas
al
esta bien
y
el padre
la madre
la familia
la abuela
el abuelo
la esposa
el esposo
hijo (sounds like eho)
hija
el carro
la casa
tiene, tengo
inteligente
el perro
el gato
hermana
hermano
muy
bonito
perfecto
apartamento
la bicicleta
vivo
interesante
cup,
glass,
check, tells, count on, counted
keys
car
sleep
read
book
date
what
how are you
sports
do you like
play
where are you from
from
i love
beautiful
do you have
pets
cats, dog
and
my name is
walks
towards
thing
her
granddaughter
are you going
to the
ok
and
the father
the mother
the family
the grandmother
the grandfather
the wife
the husband
son, child, kid
daughter, child
the car
the house
has got, have
intelligent
the dog
the cat
sister
brother
very, so, really
pretty, beautiful, nice
perfect
apartment
the bicycle
live
interesting

Basic Chords Chart for a six-string guitar

Strumming pattern to practice (d x | d u | x u | d u |)


Finger positions for easy transitions between D, G, Em7 and Cadd9.
jingle bells. for simple version replace c with cadd9 and d with dsus4. (dx dx xu du).
gggc
cddg
gggc
cddg
gggc
cddg
gggc
cddg

Single string strumming exercises

Horse with no name – Em (E minor), D6/9

Simple man – C, G, Am (A minor)

C, G, Am (A minor), Am (A minor)

circle of fifths
order of sharps: F-C-G-D-A-E-B
order of flats: B-E-A-D-G-C-F

1-4-5
relative minor – C – Am (share the same scale)
secondary dominant chords – C to Am: C-E7-Am. Find the 5th by making it 7 of the right chord

fretboard. b and e don’t have sharps

24 patterns on fretboard to exercise fingers

strumming pattern exercises

1+2+3+4+
DUDUUDU
DUUD
DDUUD
DUUUD
DDDUD
DDUUU
UDUUD
Single string strumming exercises
5 fingers - low to high and back to high again. 1 finger per string
4 fingers - low to high (thumb strums 2 strings), high to low (index strums 2 strings)
3 fingers - 1 string per finger, keep moving down and then move up
2 fingers - thumb and index. thumb, thumb, index (down), index, index, thumb (up)
2 fingers - thumb, index, thumb, middle

Free kids activities to help them develop skills

  • Home Depot In-Store Kids Workshops.

When and Where: Home Depot has In-store free kids workshops once every month. It is usually on 1st Saturday of Every Month from 9 am to 12 noon. Every month it’s a different item the kids build. This month (Aug 2023) it was Treasure Chest.

What is provided: The materials, building instructions and tools needed to build are provided in the store. The kid also gets an apron to wear. You can either go pick the materials and build it along with other kids in the store or get the materials home and build it together with your kid at home. I have done both based on the number of kids showing up in the store. Sometimes it gets busy.

Where to get more details: Check for signup and availability at the Home Depot near you. The link to sign up is on this page https://www.homedepot.com/c/kids.

  • Michaels online/in-store classed for adults and kids

Michaels craft store provides online/in-store classes for adults and kids. Check out the link below and find a Michaels near you with activities you or your kid likes.

https://www.michaels.com/classes/search?page=1&facetFilters%5B0%5D%5BfacetKey%5D=Class%20type&facetFilters%5B0%5D%5BfacetValue%5D%5B0%5D=Events&facetFilters%5B0%5D%5BfacetValue%5D%5B1%5D=Classes&priceRange%5B0%5D=0-0

The categories include and might be dependent on the location you are choosing.

5 daily practical actions that will make you think positive

This post provides a concise summary of a TED talk (https://www.ted.com/talks/shawn_achor_the_happy_secret_to_better_work) I watched. It was by Shawn Achor who researches and teaches about positive psychology.

This post highlights five practical actions for improving happiness and work performance. You may already know or may have read or are already practicing some or all of these.

Sharing them here as a note-to-self and for you to use.

  1. 3 Gratitudes – Thinking about 3 things one is grateful for at the beginning or end of the day has helped me focus on what I am grateful for rather than what I don’t have. Consider starting or ending your day by thinking about three things you are grateful for.
  2. Journaling – Journaling/writing about 1 positive experience from the past 24 hours helped me cultivate a focus on the positive things that have happened in my day.
  3. Exercise – Some kind of physical activity on a regular basis has helped me with my mood and keep my body healthy. Engage in regular physical activity to improve mood and overall health.
  4. Meditation – Helped me calm my mind when in stressful situation or when I get distracted. Focus on present and the task at hand is useful. As there are many videos on YouTube on meditation, a few minutes while I sip my coffee or before going to bed have worked for me.
  5. Do random acts of kindness – A thank you to the cashier at the store, for example.

Ryan Holiday mentions in his book The Daily Stoic, Perfection is the enemy of action and Start with where the world is. Starting wherever you are and whatever you can do is important. Practice at least one of these regularly improves positivity. It has helped me and hope it helps you!