Lesson 4 : Hay and Estar to Express Location in Spanish

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You are definitely putting in the time necessary to be successful. I'm sure you will be successful.

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After finishing these 5 lessons I will be doing them over again with my husband. We are in a inique situation. We have two Spanish individuals living with us who do not speak much English and we do not speak much Spanish. Needless to say these conversational lessons are precious to us. So grateful you have them posted. Looking forward to more.

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That is a unique situation. I happy to hear that the lessons are helping you. Take care.

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Brother, this is good stuff. Who would have thought that one of the best Spanish teachers would be retired cop.

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Another fantastic lesson Paul. Thanks for the time and effort you put into preparing these lessons. I really do appreciate each one of them.

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I'm glad to hear that, Pauline. I was hoping that people would find them useful. :)

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[@Lukas-sykora]

Great lesson! Thanks a lot! What helped me a lot was to connect each words to something that makes me remember the meaning. Like - (Inside) Adentro - Enter (Outside) Afuera - A far Otherwise its harder for me to learn new words when i cannot connect it to something 😀

[@katielauren1566]

Too funny. I happened to see your comment and I do this too! A funny one I recently came up with for left and right (because I know izquierda y derecha pero needed a way to remember which is which) So I think “right thurr” like Chingy’s song which sounds like right derrr (Right derrrrecha) Ok. I’m ruining it aren’t I? 😆

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@@katielauren1566 hahaha yes. I remembered derecha because of the R. deRecha - Right. But I couldnt think of anything that would match izquierda so one time I was sitting in public and was raising hands a little bit and saying Derecha, Izquierda over and over again until I remembered it haha.

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Glad you like them!

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Paul, buen trabajo. Muchas gracias y tu taza de café está llegando.

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Con mucho gusto y gracias por el cafecito. :)

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Thank you kindly, Paul. I am looking forward to practicing my new Spanish language skills during my time in Mexico this summer. 😍

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That's awesome. Have fun. :)

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I recently decided to continue it. I am workimg on Lesson 8 in Costa Rica right now.

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Haha, you wont get hit with subscriptions or donations. Those options are available for people who want them but I will continue to churn out free content on the channel. This channel is a fun hobby for me. :)

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My pleasure!

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I hit the "like" button for this video. To give you an idea of where my level of Spanish is Paul my streak on "the game whose name may not be spoke" is number 590. That means 1.6 years on working every day learning Spanish. Some of the material presented in this video was great review for me but that I already knew. I would like to say that you are making some really great total beginner material here. I can see that you are thinking about your frame, and where your hands are it it. New challenge, think about your eye contact. Right now you are always looking at the camera. This might be a challenge, but a cool trick you could use is to "look at" the text you are showing on the screen or even gesture at it. I know it's hard. The text on the screen is not really there, you add it in artificially. So to look at the text on your screen would be a little tricky, but you are discovering a real talent you have for screen layout that you started to learn when you were working in cartoon format. Like I said this is a great beginner level video! Keep up the good work. Another Spanish language channel I watch featuring Ana just went over a million subscribers. She had to work eight years to get there, but you have some real talent and more and more people are going to find this channel. Keep up the good work!

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Personally, I prefer the eye contact, it keeps me focused.

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Nobody knew where his hand was at 16:23 lol, but I like this format better than the cartoon style. It seems less distracting.

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Lesson 4 check. Will review 1-4 and carry on - I think I’m getting it! Thank you Paul - this is a great course :)

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Fantastic! I'm glad you like it so far.

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Q-roo. Thanks for all the questions and pauses. I am getting so much more out of these exercises, doing them one at a time and then writing out completely each my answers. So much more productive for me than finishing the lesson then doing some lección sheets or something. ¿Para mi? Golden! I like and enjoy your technique and it certainly is working wonders para mi epañol. ¿Este gringo viejo? Me encanta.

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I've been doing Duolingo for quite some time. I feel it has helped me a lot. I just began ur videos and have been on a binge watch!!! I find def more imersive and compliments it better. I will continue to do both. Btw, as a police officer thank u for all u do!!! ❤LE!!!!

[@QrooSpanish]

Thank you!

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Una futura lección sobre las marcas de acento sería genial. Gracias.por las grandes lecciones.

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This is a great refresher for me. I took a little Spanish in school about 45 years ago or so, but since I learned Italian, my Spanish has suffered, and I find myself producing Italian words when I can't find the correct Spanish word, a habit I want to break. I have Italian citizenship, but will likely retire to Spain, so es muy importante to get it right! Gracias!

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Thanks…No problem following your teaching style.

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Glad to hear that

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I enjoy your sense of humor, they make the lessons fun. For me, yes these are a review which quite frankly are a good thing because I find that my biggest challenge these days is remembering what I learned ages ago. That brings me to a lesson I had near the beginning of my language learning adventure. I hope people are keeping searchable notes (that's my #1 tip). This lesson took me back to a lesson brought up and that I had early on regarding hay vs estar. It took me a while to get it. So I wanted to share only so others may be aware of the different uses. Using HAY when you are referring to non-specific and using ESTAR when referring to specific. ¿Dónde está el video? I'm asking where is the video, meaning a specific video so I used el. ¿Dónde hay un video? I'm asking where is a video, not a specific video so I used un. I have a question which is at a more advanced level so please ignore if just learning this concept. Quite frankly it's a note I took some time ago in a class. I want to point out that even as we move through the learning levels confusion pops up when unexpected. Aquí hay dos problemas: está el problema del dinero y luego está el problema del tiempo. There are two problems here: there’s the money problem and then there’s the time problem. [teacher translation] I understand the "hay" because it's saying 2 problems but not specific, and I understand está because it refers to each specific problem. I might have used estar because of using hay but why isn't it SER. Is it because the second part is explaining what the two problems are specifically? Could it have been state El problema es dinero y el problema es tiempo?

[@QrooSpanish]

Hi Rosemary You always have an eye for the details of the language. Your example with the problems got me thinking how I use HAY and ESTAR together and I think it comes down to whether a definite article is used. To say that HAY refers only to the non-specific is not exactly accurate but it is how we often describe it beginners. Take a look: Hay fresas en la nevera. Las fresas están en la nevera. Both discuss the same strawberries, and even location. The difference is the definite article. Your example follows that pattern too: Aquí hay dos problemas: está el problema del dinero y luego está el problema del tiempo. I am running through different sentences and scenarios in my head and this seems to be the pattern. At least this is how I have been doing it.

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Muy buena leccion

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There are awesome… I’m across the peninsula from you. Question.. aqui, ahi, allI…. A cah? Ay yah? (Spelled phonetically). I think the first one is also here and the second one is also there?

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Me gustan las lecciones! I rewatch them.

[@QrooSpanish]

Thanks for the positive feedback. :)

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Gracias!

[@drzman6901]

Great lesson. I have a nit about the pronunciation of "ll". I was in Colombia a week ago and an acquaintance had trouble understanding me when I used words that contained the double Ls. I was using the "y" sound and he was expecting a soft "j" sound, sort of like the the "j" in "jazz". I also noticed that Spanish speakers in Costa Rica use the "j" sound too. Please keep up the great lessons. They do help!

[@QrooSpanish]

My wife is Colombian and her LL sounds like J..i had her do some sound bytes for an online Spanish class years ago and I was inundated with emails asking why her double LL didn't sound like a Y...lol.

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Great lesson!!

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Thanks! 😃

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Great video and series. Your method works well with the way my brain works

[@QrooSpanish]

Great to hear!

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Muchas gracias

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Excellent tutorial, el jeffe. Can't wait for the lesson on "mamacitas!"

[@QrooSpanish]

Thanks for watching. I'm not sure you'll see one on mamacitas...lol.

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Amazing I am from Pakistan I love these videos 💗

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Hi Syeda. I'm happy to hear that. Take care.

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great content and nice Jimmy Buffet shirt

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Thanks!

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Excelente!

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Good teaching Paul!

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Thanks!

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Paul, I found you at the right time and so far everything has been perfecto! I have 2 questions. If I may? 1: when practicing these lessons alone which most of the time i will be. what do you think is the best way to practice them and 2: when i make it through all 7 lessons twice over. where in your lessons should i proceed? Thank you again for the time and work you put in teaching Spanish

[@QrooSpanish]

I would suggest taking notes of the constructions and vocab that you find nost useful and then reviewing that. Practice makimg your own sentences using the cognates and constructions. I'll be filming in Costa Rica the next two weeks but I will be releasing new lessons for that series after that. As far as the other lessons on the site are concerned, they are very "a la carte", but I would recommend checking out the gerund and subjunctive playlists.

[@BahSaul]

Soon I will speak the Spanish tanks to you professor. My only problem is that I don't have anyone to communicate with in Spanish

[@karolyszerdahelyi9339]

Your lessons are really useful, you explain very well. I love your short movies and personal experiences you share with us. Thank you a lot. I started learning Spanish two years ago on Duolingo and still do. Here with your help I understand everything much better. By the end of the day always one lesson with you. Today you mentioned "afuera", as outside. "Fuera" means something different?

[@QrooSpanish]

Fuera can mean outside of something but it will be used with the preposition DE. El gato está fuera de la casa. The cat is outside the house. El gato está afuera. The cat is outside. Fuera is also used in some expressions like COMER FUERA - to eat out. ¿Quieres comer fuera? Do you want to eat out?

[@zislashiff5834]

Paul , your method of teachiing conversational Spanish is very efficient and and unique. I am blessed by God with your lessons which inspire hope for sjuccesx. Thank you. Zisla

[@cherylsellstrom9839]

You so entertaining too!

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Gracias Paul.

[@QrooSpanish]

De nada. :)

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I enjoyed and learned a lot from your lessons.

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Glad to hear that!

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Thanks!

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Thank you very much!

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Yep ! Hasta luego ! Well done. The secret is the tie you put in.

[@QrooSpanish]

Thanks, Phil. Have a good weekend.

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Thanks!

[@QrooSpanish]

Thank you!

[@ramysaidah3628]

Hi Paul, thank you so much for the effort you're putting here for us, I'm really enjoying your videos. A quick question, do you recommend watching more than one video of yours per day? I feel I can watch many videos and still be focused.😎

[@QrooSpanish]

I pack a lot into these videos. Many people tell me that they have to watch them more than once to truly learn all the concepts presented, but that learning is a very individual process. If you can absorb the information that quickly, then by all means, power ahead. :)

[@andrewrobertson5666]

I just finished lessons 1-3. Excellent. Straight forward. Thanks. I heard you mention patreon in a 2 Expats video, but I couldn't find the link.

[@QrooSpanish]

Hi Andrew. Here it is: www.patreon.com/qroo

[@kaptainwarp]

ONLY in Latin America would the coffee be on Aisle 2. I'm glad I know how to ask.

[@QrooSpanish]

Haha