Spanish Language Game: Bienvenido
Try this Spanish Language Game "Bienvenido" (Welcome).
Learn and practice 12 Spanish words and phrases, in the context of a mini-story.
David arrives at the home of his aunt and uncle in Barcelona.
This mini-story is also part of our Spanish 1 course. (You can play the full Spanish 1 course for FREE by registering HERE.)
Say each of the words and phrases OUT LOUD, several times if you can.
It will sharpen your pronunciation and help you remember them!
As you play, click on the Spanish to hear it again.
Words in Spanish Mini-Story Language Game
- Bienvenido - Welcome
- a nuestra casa - to our house
- cómo fue - how was (it)
- tu vuelo - your flight
- bastante largo - rather long
- te gustaría - you would like (familiar)
- beber - to drink
- algo - something
- un zumo de naranja - an orange juice
- estaría genial - (it) would be great
- ven conmigo - come with me (familiar)
- a la cocina - to the kitchen
The two starred words (*) are forms of the Spanish conditional:
1. te gustaría - you would like (3rd p. conditional of "gustar", to like)
2. estaría - it would be (3rd p. conditional of "estar", to be)
Don't worry about these forms, just be aware of them. As you progress in Spanish, you'll become familiar with this grammar pattern and begin to recognize it when you see or hear it.
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More than a Spanish Language Game
If you like our Spanish games, you can practice Spanish - online and completely for Free - with our 36-Scene story "David en España" by just logging in, or registering HERE.
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Spanish Language Game: Me alegro
Spanish Language Game "Me alegro" (I'm glad)
Try this game to learn and practice 12 Spanish words and phrases in the context of a mini-story.
At the El Prat Airport in Barcelona, David greets his aunt who is picking him up.
This mini-story is also part of our Spanish 1 course. (You can play the full Spanish 1 course for FREE by registering HERE.)
Repeat or anticipate the words and phrases OUT LOUD.
It will greatly improve your pronunciation and listening skills!
As you play, you can click on the Spanish to hear it again.
Words in Spanish Mini-Story Language Game
- Buenos días - Good morning, Hello
- la tía - the aunt
- me alegro - I'm glad
- me alegro de que *estés aquí - I'm glad you're here (familiar)
- amable - nice
- es amable de tu parte - it's nice of you (familiar)
- recogar - to pick up
- (amable) de que me *recojas - (nice) that you're picking me up
- el sobrino - the nephew
- por primera vez - for the first time
- los recuerdos - the memories, regards, greetings
- los padres - the parents
The two starred words (*) are forms of the Spanish subjunctive:
1. estés - you are (2nd p. subjunctive of "estar" following "me alegro")
2. recojas - you pick up (2nd p. subjunctive of "recoger" following "amable")
Don't worry about these forms, just be aware of them. With time you'll become familiar with this grammar pattern and will start to recognize it in your reading.
Please share us with your friends who also want to learn Spanish, or Italian, German, or French.
More than a Spanish Language Game
If you like our Spanish games, you can practice Spanish - online and completely for Free - with our 36-Scene story "David en España" by just logging in, or registering HERE.
You can find more resources for learning and practicing Spanish on FREELANGUAGE.ORG.
Our FREE Spanish 1 course will let you learn and practice Spanish playfully - with a travel-story of a young man in Spain and easy games.
Italian Language Game: 8 Useful Adjectives
With this Italian Quick Language Game you can practice 8 Useful Adjectives. It's a fun way to learn and practice the Italian Language.
These 8 adjectives are useful for everyday conversations, add them to your toolbox!
- giovane - young (m/f)
- piacevole - pleasant (m/f)
- eccezionale - exceptional (m/f)
- facile - easy (m/f)
- semplice - simple (m/f)
- imponente - impressive (m/f)
- veloce - fast (m/f)
- principale - principal, main (m/f)
All of the adjectives have an -e ending and are both masculine and feminine.
For the plural, the ending changes to -i.
You'll learn and practice these with a short sequence of interactive games.
Remember to say them out loud and have fun imitating the pronunciation of the native speaker.
For more easy games see also our post: 5 Easy Italian Language Games.
Or you can find ALL of them - over 60 by now - on the Italian Quick Language Games page.
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More Than an Italian Language Game
And don't forget: You can practice Italian online for FREE with our 36-Scene Italian 1 Travel-Story: "Marco in Italia".
In it you learn and practice all the words, phrases and sentences you also hear in the podcasts. Just login HERE.
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German Language Game: Prefix "mit-"
German Quick Language Game: Prefix "mit-."
Play this quick game to learn how separable prefixes work in German.
The prefix "mit-" is separable.
So, in simple sentences, "mit-" goes at the end.
The prefix "mit-" combines with verbs such as: "kommen", "bringen", "nehmen".
The verbs "mitkommen", "mitbringen", "mitnehmen" are separable-prefix verbs, as in the sentences:
- Ich nehme es gern mit. (I'm happy to take it along.)
- Darf ich mitkommen? (May I come along?)
- Ich bringe auch ein paar Freunde mit. (I'm also bringing a couple of friends along.)
Learn to use these verbs in context with our fun, interactive "Word Invader" game.
The key is say the German OUT LOUD after the speaker.
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More Than a German Language Game
Don't forget: You can practice German online for FREE with our 36-Scene German 1 Story: "Michael in Deutschland" and our 72-Scene German 2 Mystery Story Sequel: "Blüten in Berlin?".
(If you already know that "Blüten" means blossom in German - you'll learn that Blüten has still another meaning...).
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German Language Game: Present Perfect 1
German Language Game: Present Perfect Tense.
Learn and practice the basics of the German Present Perfect Tense, which is also called the "Conversational Past."
This tense is commonly used in casual conversations when talking about the past.
In English, on the other hand, you would often use the simple past for the same situations.
The German Present Perfect Tense uses the auxiliary verbs "haben" and "sein".
In this short interactive game, you'll learn to conjugate and use "haben" with 4 common verbs.
Here's "haben":
- ich habe - I have
- du hast - you have (fam.)
- er, sie, es hat - he, she, it has
- wir haben - we have
- ihr habt - you-all have
- sie/Sie haben - they/you (form.) have
You'll combine "haben" with the 4 following verbs:
- sagen - to say, tell
- kaufen - to buy
- lesen - to read
- lernen - to learn
A sample conjugation:
- ich habe gesagt - I said
- du hast gesagt - you said
- er, sie, es hat gesagt - he, she, it said
- wir haben gesagt - we said
- ihr habt gesagt - you-all said
- sie/Sie haben gesagt - they/you (form.) said
German, does have a Simple Past Tense.
The Simple Past is generally used to narrate past events, and thus is often called the "Narrative Past." In addition, the Simple Past is used in written German.