BRAVO ESPAÑOL AN INTERACTIVE GUIDE
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YOUR PASSPORT TO CONNECTION · JOURNAL 1

Journal 1:
Alphabet, pronunciation & foundations.

Begin with the sounds. Build a sentence around a verb. Then recognize those same pieces in a short story.

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✳ A note from your teacher: This is a guide to a system, not a list to memorize. Add words from your own life as you go.

BHVO EspañolTHE FIELD GUIDE · JOURNAL 01

BHVO ESPAÑOL · YOUR PASSPORT TO CONNECTION

Journal 1: Alphabet & foundations.

Hear it, try it, then use it in a sentence of your own.

YOUR PRACTICE PATH01 — 03

01 / THE SOUNDS & THE WORDS

Start with what
you can say.

Listen, repeat, and notice what changes. Spanish spelling is much more predictable when you learn its sounds first.

SOUND LAB

The Spanish alphabet

Tap a letter to hear Beth pronounce its Spanish name. Say it back out loud.

Vowels stay steadya · e · i · o · u — try
Notice theseh is silent · ñ is its own letter · j is breathy
One useful differencell often sounds like “y”; pronunciation varies by region.
Hear the pattern in a word:

ge roughly “hey” with a short, steady vowelIts name begins with a breathy sound, as in gente. In gato, the g sounds different.

hache roughly “AH-chay”The letter has a name: hache — “AH-chay.” The h in hola is silent.

Choose a letter to begin.

SAY IT YOURSELF

Spell your name aloud

Try the introduction, then tap through the letters of your name.

Me llamo ___. Se escribe…
Your letter-by-letter practice will appear here.
When you meet someone
Te presento a Elena.
Mucho gusto. Igualmente.

Another option: Le presento a Elena is more formal. You might hear encantado or encantada in place of mucho gusto.

HEAR · GUESS · REVEAL

Numbers in real life

A year, a price, an address: bigger numbers become easier in pieces.

YOUR NUMBER1945
Think: 1000 + 900 + 40 + 5

WORDS AROUND YOU

Colors + everyday objects

Tap a card to see and hear the phrase. Notice un or una and where the color goes.

Try pointing to the real thing.
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Make it personal: Write three objects you actually use. “Una libreta roja” is more memorable when the red notebook is yours.

VISUAL VOCABULARY · EL CLIMA

What is the weather like?

Tap each picture to hear the Spanish. Then cover the words and name the picture yourself.

Listen → point → say it

Two useful patterns: use hace with temperature — hace frío / hace calor. Use está with a condition — está despejado / está nublado. Nieva is the verb “it snows / it is snowing.”

02 / THE ENGINE OF A SENTENCE

Put the verb
at the center.

Start with who is speaking and what they do or want. Then add details. You don't need a perfect sentence to begin a real conversation.

HIGH-FREQUENCY LANGUAGE

Meet the Super Seven

Seven useful meaning patterns you will see again and again.

The five changing verbs below fit the six-pronoun box. Hay is impersonal (“there is/are”); gustar works differently (“something is pleasing to someone”).

YOUR REFERENCE CARD

The six-pronoun box

Read down for person; look across for singular and plural. Choose a verb to see its forms.

SINGULAR · ONE PERSONPLURAL · MORE THAN ONE
Notice: Use ser for identity or description: Soy profesora.

BUILD IT YOUR WAY

A sentence has a core.

VERB+ who?+ what / where?+ one detail

Choose the pieces. The verb changes with the person; the extra details make it yours.

YOUR SENTENCE

Tengo una libreta roja.

I have a red notebook.

Verb = action or stateNoun = thingArticle = un / unaAdjective = describesAdverb / filler = adds context

A TEACHER'S NOTE

Ser or estar?

SER · who someone is

Jorge es buena onda.

Jorge is a good person / easy to get along with.
ESTAR · where someone is

Jorge está en la cafetería.

Jorge is at the café.

Cultural note: Buena onda is a common informal expression in Mexico. It tells you something about Jorge's personality, so use ser. You'll hear other ways of saying it in other places.

QUICK CHECK

Can you build this?

“We want a green cup today.” Choose the Spanish sentence.

Choose one to check your sentence.

03 / PUT IT TOGETHER

A small story.
Real understanding.

Hear Beth read the Super Seven in context. Pause and replay the story as often as you like.

HISTORIA CORTA · 01

Una mañana con frío

Hear the complete story in Beth’s voice
    Listen once without reading. Then listen and follow the text.

    CHECK WHAT YOU UNDERSTOOD

    ¿Qué pasó?

    Choose an answer for each question.

    YOUR TURN · WRITE OR SAY

    Change the weather, place, or drink to make the story yours.

    Hace calor. Voy al parque. Quiero agua fría.

    04 / SHORT LISTENING

    Meet the
    Super Seven.

    You do not need to understand every word. Listen for familiar phrases, choose the main idea, and repeat one useful sentence.

    LISTENING · SUPER SIETE

    A brief Super Seven overview

    1. Listen once: Which of the seven verbs sound familiar?
    2. Listen again. Check each one you hear: □ hay   □ es   □ está   □ tiene   □ quiere   □ va   □ le gusta
    3. Pause and repeat one complete example sentence.
    La respuesta / listening clue

    The Super Seven are hay, ser, estar, tener, querer, ir, and gustar. In this worksheet you will often see them as hay, es, está, tiene, quiere, va, and le gusta.

    05 / SPEAK + GET FEEDBACK

    Your turn.
    Make the language yours.

    Speak first; polish second. A short, imperfect response gives you something real to improve.

    45–60 SECOND CHALLENGE

    Describe today’s weather

    1. Say what the weather is like.
    2. Use at least two Super Seven forms: hay, es, está, tiene, quiere, va, le gusta.
    3. Add what you want to do and why.

    Sentence starters:
    Bueno, hoy está…
    En mi ciudad hay…
    Cuando hace…, me gusta…
    Quiero ir a… porque…

    Hear Beth’s weather description model

    OPTIONAL AI FEEDBACK

    Practice with Google Gemini

    Record or dictate your response in Gemini, then paste this prompt. A free Google account may be required.

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