1. QUESTIONS I STILL HAVE…
Lesson 1

2. Does 23 have an accent?
SI! Veintitrés (23), veintiséis (26), dieciséis (16) have accent marks

3. Difference between “a las” & “son las”
“a las” means at… as in class is at 8 a.m. (la clase es a las 8 a.m.) “Son las” means it is… as in it is 7:30 p.m. (son las 7:30 p.m.)

4. “a las” or “a la” when 12:00
If you are going to say 12 o’clock, use a las doce (en punto is not necessary). If you want to say at midnight – a la medianoche; if you want to say at noon – al (a+el) mediodÍa

5. “una” or “uno” for 1 in time
When telling time, always, always use Una!

6. Something happens between two times
The game is between 5 and 6 El juego es entre las 5 y las 6 The class is around 9 and 10 La clase es entre las 9 y las 10

7. “Es a las 3:30” or “a las 3:30”
Either one! If the question asks at what time something occurs, you can say: “A las…” (at) or “Es a las…” (It is at)

8. “SER”
Yo soy
TÚ eres
Él/ella es
Nosotros/as somos
Ustedes son
Ellos/as son
Ser means to be It can be used for different things, including description, origin (ser + de), time, characteristics, and possession (ser + DE)

9. MASCULINE v. FEMENINE words
There is no one specific rule. You must memorize nouns and use the correct article. Practice, practice, practice. Every time you learn a new noun, find out the article that goes with it!

10. MASCULINE v. FEMENINE words
We will learn more words that are exceptions, but it is a matter of memorizing them 

11. “menos” in telling time
If you want to express the time after half past the hour, use menos (less) + the number of the following hour. 5:45 – Son las seis menos quince (it is fifteen minutes to 6)

12. “b” versus “v”
It is just a matter of pronunciation. In Spanish, V is called “uv”. Other countries may say “B as in Barcelona” or “V as in Venezuela”

13. Letters with accents
ACCENTS are used to mark word stress, differentiate the present tense from the past tense, and show whether something is a question, exclamation, or statement. ¿cÓmo te llamas? - Yo como pan Él es alto – el maestro es divertido PRACTICE-practice-practice

14. Why we learn one meaning
In Spanish, as in English, there are many ways to call certain items. As we progress, you will learn more vocabulary: escuela-colegio=school, mesa, escritorio=desk, carro-coche-automÓvil=car, cambur-banano-guineo-platano=banana

15. articles
The – definite article El – masc. sing La – fem. sing Los – masc. plural Las – fem. plural
A, an – indefinite article
un – masc. sing
una – fem. sing
unos – masc. plural
unas – fem. plural

16. How many words in the spanish
The Spanish RAE's (Real Spanish Acedemy) dictionary defines the meaning of about 100 thousand words