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The lovely @studywithbyu​ came to looking for some help with Spanish grammar, so here is a little masterlist! (warning, not so little - long post ahead!) I highly suggest checking out both resources because they cover different things and one may provide the information in a better format for you.

Grammar with SpanishDict

A great resource with reliable translations and instruction! I go here instead of to Google Translate because I know it’s much more helpful and accurate. It also has forums for individual questions. 

Here is a list of all its lessons:

Adjectives

Descriptive adjectives (regular and irregular)

Adjective placement

Nationalities as adjectives

Short form adjectives (apocopation)

Possessive adjectives

Cardinal numbers (0-100)

Cardinal numbers (101+)

Ordinal numbers

Negatives and negation

Asking questions: interrogatives

Comparisons of inequality

Comparisons of equality

Superlatives - the best, worst, most, & least

Using adjectives as nouns

Relative adjectives (cuyo)

Demonstrative adjectives

Exclamatory words

Adverbs

Adverb forms and placement 

Articles

Definite article forms (regular and exceptions)

Definite Article Uses

Indefinite article forms (regular and irregular)

Indefinite article uses

Neuter article

Conjunctions

Conjunctions 

Gender

Masculine and feminine nouns

Professions and other nouns with both masculine and feminine forms

Number

Plural forms of nouns (regular and exceptions) 

Prepositions

Basic Prepositions

Basic por vs. para (motion vs. destination)

Contractions

Advanced por vs. para (DREEMS vs. PRODDS)

Advanced expressions with por and para

Pronouns

Subject pronouns (personal pronouns)

Spanish “you” - (tú, vos, usted, vosotros, ustedes)

Object pronouns (pronouns after prepositions)

Direct Object Pronouns

Direct object pronoun placement

Indirect Object Pronouns

Indirect object pronoun placement

Possessive pronouns

Neuter possessive pronouns

Using direct and indirect object pronouns together

Demonstrative pronouns

Relative pronouns (que, quien, el que, el cual)

Neuter relative pronouns (lo que, lo cual)

Impersonal se

Impersonal se vs. passive se

Passive se

Pronunciation

Spanish Alphabet and Pronunciation

Spanish vowels

Spanish syllables

Word stress

Written accents (tildes)

Spanish punctuation

Verbs

Infinitive forms and finding stems for regular verbs

Other uses for infinitives

Present Participles

Other uses for the present participle (gerundio)

Past participle regular forms and uses

Irregular and stressed past participles

Present perfect - Using haber with past participles

Present Tense Forms

Present tense spelling changes

Stem Changing Verbs

Irregular present tense

Verbs like gustar

Basic ser vs. estar - D.O.T. vs. Lo.Co.

Uses of ser: descriptions

Uses of ser: origins

Uses of ser: time

Uses of estar: Location

Uses of estar: condition

Informal future (ir + a + infinitive)

Imperfect Tense Forms

Spanish Preterite Tense Forms

Spelling changes in the preterit

Stem changes in the preterit

Verbs that change meaning in the preterit

Preterit vs. Imperfect - differences and signifier phrases

Affirmative informal (tú) commands

Negative Tú Commands

Formal Affirmative and Negative Commands

Subjunctive vs. Indicative

Wishes & wants in the subjunctive

Emotions with the subjunctive

Impersonal expressions with the subjunctive

Recommendations & requests with the subjunctive

Doubts & denial with the subjunctive

Ojalá with the subjunctive

Uncompleted or prospective actions with the subjunctive

Present Subjunctive Regular and Irregular Forms

Present Progressive Forms

Saber vs. Conocer

Pedir vs. preguntar (to ask)

Reciprocal verbs and pronouns

Reflexive Verbs and Pronouns

Active vs. passive voice

Nosotros commands

Indirect commands

Imperfect progressive

Simple future regular forms and uses

Simple future irregular and stem changing forms

Hacer with expressions of time

Conditional regular and irregular forms and uses

Imperfect Subjunctive

Future subjunctive forms and uses

Past perfect forms and uses

Preterit perfect

Present Perfect Subjunctive

Future perfect

Conditional perfect forms and uses

Past Perfect Subjunctive Forms

Future perfect subjunctive forms and uses

Verb structures (transitive, intransitive, pronominal)

Ir vs. irse

Verbal periphrasis

Indicative mood

Imperative mood

Copular Verbs

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Spanish Grammar @ StudySpanish.com

Nine units full of very useful grammar! I plan to use this one myself for a bit of self-instruction before I go to Catalonia. My favorite part is it gives you flashcard ideas and has review.

Here are the units and their topics:

UNIT ONE

1. Gender of Nouns I

2. Gender of Nouns II

3. Numbers: 1-10

4. Plural Forms of Nouns

5. Def. & Indef. Articles

6. The Verb Form “hay”

7. Subject Pronouns

8. Reg. Verbs I

9. Reg. Verbs II

10. Reg. Verbs III

11. Adjectives I

12. Adjectives II

13. Days of the Week

14. Numbers: 11-30

UNIT TWO

15. Ser and Estar I

16. Ser and Estar II

17. Ser and Estar III

18. Ser and Estar IV

19. Negation

20. Questions

21. Poss. Adjectives

22. Tener, venir

23. Tener que / Hay que

24. Exp. with “Tener”

25. Weather Expressions

26. The Personal “a”

27. Contractions

UNIT THREE

28. Stem-Changing Verbs: o:ue

29. Stem-Changing Verbs: e:ie

30. Stem-changing verbs: e:i

31. Estar, Ir, Dar

32. “Ir a” + infinitive

33. Acabar de

34. Volver a

35. Ordinal Numbers

36. Months, Seasons, and Dates

37. Comparisons of Inequality

38. Comparisons of Equality

39. Superlatives

UNIT FOUR

40. Pronouns as Objects of Prepositions

41. Dir. Object Pronouns I

42. Dir. Object Pronouns II

43. Dir. Object Pronouns III

44. Ind. Object Pronouns I

45. Ind. Object Pronouns II

46. Ind. Object Pronouns III

47. DO and IO Pronouns Together

48. Verbs Like Gustar

49. Present Progressive

50. Verbs with Irregular 1st Persons

UNIT FIVE

51. Saber vs Conocer / Pedir vs Preguntar

52. Numbers: 31-1000

53. Telling Time

54. Por and Para

55. Irreg. Comparatives

56. Demonstratives

57. Time Expressions With Hacer

58. Possessive Pronouns

59. Reflexive Verbs I

60. Reflexive Verbs II

61. Definite Article II

UNIT SIX

62. Pret. vs Imp. I

63. Preterite I

64. Imperfect I

65. Preterite II

66. Imperfect II

67. Pret. vs Imp. II

68. Preterite III

69. Imperfect III

70. Preterite IV

71. Preterite V

72. Preterite VI

73. Pret. vs Imp. III

74. Pret. vs Imp. Review

UNIT SEVEN

75. “Hace …” to mean “ago”

76. Formation of Adverbs

77. Subjunctive I: Introduction

78. Subjunctive II: Conjugating regular and stem-changing verbs

79. Subjunctive III: Verbs that change orthographically

80. Subjunctive IV: Irregular verbs

81. Subjunctive V: Desire

82. Subjunctive VI: Ignorance, doubt

83. Subjunctive VII: Impersonal Expressions

84. Subjunctive VIII: Actions not yet completed

UNIT EIGHT

85. Rel. Pronouns - que

86. Rel. Pronouns - quien

87. Rel. Pronouns - el que and lo que

88. Rel. Adjective - cuyo

89. Rel. Pronouns and Adjectives - Review

90. Formal Commands

91. Inform. Commands - tú

92. Irreg. Commands - tú

93. Using Object Pronouns with Commands

94. Commands Review I

95. Informal Commands - vosotros

96. 1st Person Commands - nosotros

97. Indirect Commands

98. Commands Review II

UNIT NINE

99. Future

100. Past Participle

101. Present Perfect

102. Past Perfect

103. Future Perfect

104. Conditional

I hope this helps! 

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Indirect Object Pronouns

me [yo]

te [tú]

le [3ra persona singular]

les [3ra persona plural]

nos [nosotros/nosotras]

os [vosotros/vosotras]

Direct Object Pronouns

me [yo]

te [tú]

lo / la [3ra persona singular]

los / las [3ra persona plural]

nos [nosotros/nosotras]

os [vosotros/vosotras]

Reflexive Pronouns

me [yo]

te[tú]

se [3ra persona singular Y plural]

nos [nosotros/nosotras]

os [vosotros/vosotras]

For the most part, the pronouns are pretty much the same except with 3rd person.

Indirect objects are there to show recipients, to whom or for whom something is done.

Me gusta el libro. = I like the book. [lit. “the book pleases me”]Me gustan los libros. = I like the books. [lit. “the books please me”]

Les mando la carta. = I’m sending them the letter. / I’m sending the letter to them.

Voy a decirle la verdad. = I’m going to tell him/her the truth.Tengo que decirle (a él). = I have to tell him.Tengo que decirle (a ella). = I have to tell her.Tengo que decirle (a usted). = I have to tell you (formal).

Nos compran flores. = They’re buying us flowers.

Direct objects are objects or people who have an action done to them; in some cases it’s people, usually it tends to be things. You get into regional differences when the direct object is people but it’s usually fine.

Direct objects are stand-ins for a noun so they’re usually translates as “it/them”

Voy a comprar el coche/carro/auto. = I’m going to buy the car.Voy a comprarlo. = I’m going to buy it.

Voy a escribir la nota. = I’m going to write the note.Voy a escribirla. = I’m going to write it.

Lavo los platos. = I’m washing the dishesLos lavo. = I’m washing them.

Compro las rosas. = I’m buying the roses.Las compro. = I’m buying them.

Lo quiero a él. = I love him.Lo amo. = I love him.La quiero a ella. = I love her.La amo. = I love her.

Reflexives are where the subject and the object are the same thing/person; what is doing the action, does/experiences it themselves.

The big difference is that the person is also the recipient; if they’re not, you’re usually dealing with direct or indirect objects… which isn’t always obvious if it’s me, te, nos, os.

Lavo el piso. = I’m washing the floor.Lo lavo. = I’m washing it. [direct object]

Me lavo. = I’m washing myself. [reflexive]Me lavo las manos. = I’m washing my hands. [reflexive]

enfadar a alguien = To anger someoneLe enfada. = It makes him/her angry. [indirect object]

enfadarse = to get angryMe enfado. = I’m getting angry. [reflexive]

The only time you really need to be aware is when 3rd person indirect object meets 3rd person direct object…

Me lo prometes. = You promise me (it).

Te lo prometo. = I promise you (it). / I promise it to you.

Se lo prometo (a él). = I promise it to him.Se lo prometo (a ella). = I promise it to her.Se lo prometo (a usted). = I promise it to you.Se lo prometo (a ellos). = I promise it to them.Se lo prometo (a ellas). = I promise it to them.Se lo prometo (a ustedes). = I promise it to you all.

Nos lo prometes. = You promise us (it).

The se here is not reflexive. It takes the place of the le/les…

It’s because lelo/a in Spanish can mean “silly”, and also if you had to say les lo or something you’d trip over the words. 

The use of se here only exists to take the place of le/les when a direct object (lo/la/los/las) follows it. It’s not there to serve a grammatical function, it’s just so you don’t trip over saying le lo or les lo or something like that.

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novia – girlfriend, fiancé novio – boyfriend, fiancé amante – lover buen mozo – handsome hembrota – hotty {female animal} caliente – hot linda – pretty guapa – cute, handsome sinvergüenza – shameless hacerse amor – to make love culo – butt neglas – butt cuerpo – body bulto – package tetas – boobs arrecho – horny pompis – ass coqueta – flirt zorra – whore {fox} puta– bitch caballero – gentlemen tipo zanahorio – respectful {carrot guy} mujeriego – womanizer avión – aggressive {airplane} perro – player, dog vagabundo – player {hobo} echarse – to dump someone

Queer Vocab [Some context needed!] gatito – kitten, younger boyfriend un Simba – a grown “kitten” hembrito – gay partner {masculized hembra} de ambiente – gay {cheerful, partier} camajo – gay lover mariposo – gay {masculized butterfly} roscón – gay {donut} voltiado – gay {turned over} marimacho – lesbian arepera(Columbia) – lesbian {corncake-baker} tortillera(Mexico) – lesbian {corncake-baker} cachapera(Venezuela) – lesbian {corncake-baker} jugar a los dos bandos – to be bisexual {to play on both teams} ser de doble tracción – bisexual; to be of double traction

Pet Names cariño – honey, darling mi vida – my life mi amor – my love mi cielo – my sky mami/papi – honey {mommy/daddy} gorda/gordo – fatty {apparently common and innocent}

Vulgar Regionalisms for Doing the Sex {To Fuck} chingar – Mexico coger – Argentina, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela comer – Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela culear – Colombia {to move the butt} tirar – Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela follar – Spain joder – Spain

Regionalisms for Naked chulón – Central America empeloto – Colombia chingo – Costa Rica bichi – Mexico calato – Peru en pelotas – Spain

STDs prueba de venéreas – STD test enfermedad venérea – venereal disease gonorrea – gonorrhea herpes – herpes sida – AIDS sífilis – syphilis

Safe Sex la píldora – the pill el aparato/ la “T” – IUD espuma – spermicide el diafragma – diaphragm condones – condoms forros- condoms capuchas – condoms impermeables - condoms mangas – condoms

On this sad BrExit day, I decided to finally compile a list of Spain Spanish literature resources. The works I have taken into consideration are mostly classics, ranging from early medieval to 18th century literature.

Note n. 1: I made this masterpost out of absolute love for the Spanish language and literature, and I do not intend this to be helpful to those who want to practise (Modern) Spanish through reading. In compiling this list, I especially chose what I’ve already read or what I’d love to or plan on reading.

Note n. 2: before you start reading, consider doing your own research about the author’s background and the metaphorical significance of his work.

Medieval poetry

Cantar de mio Cid: a poem of the story of the Spanish Reconquista and the Castilian hero El Cid Campeador

Los milagros de Nuestra Señora: a collection of rhymed tales with moralistic purposes about the intervention of the Virgin Mary

Libro de los ejemplos del conde Lucanor y de Patronio: a collection of cuentos, “tales (or examples), drawn from various sources, including Arabic folktales. Modern Spanish here

El libro de Buen Amor: a collection of semi-autobiographical tales about the romantic adventures of the archpriest of Hita

16th & 17th Century Poetry

Sonetos: a collection of wonderful love sonnets by Garcilaso de la Vega

Sonetos: a whole collection of sonnets listed in chronological order by Luis de Góngora

Poemas: a selection of poems by Francisco de Quevedo

16th, 17th & 18th Century Novellas & Dramas

La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes: the story of Lazaro, a boy of humble origins and its misfortunes (novella)

La vida es sueño: a symbolic, philosophical and theological drama about the mystery of life and the situation of man

Don Juan Tenorio: it’s the story of the infamous legendary womaniser Don Juan