As you begin the audio file on Day Five’s Lesson, Amy welcomes you back and hopes that you are thoroughly enjoying the course so far. There is only one more day after this in the Sample Course, but still so many things you can do to learn additional Spanish through the Rocket Spanish Program (including purchasing the Premium Course!) Amy starts off reviewing what has been taught in the Previous Rocket Spanish Lessons and explains what the objectives are for today’s lesson. This lesson is twenty-five minutes long and can help you in many different situations for example if you need to go somewhere, if you need help, or even when at a restaurant.

Here’s What We’re Learning To Do

In the lesson today Amy and Mauricio will be teaching important phrases and words pertaining to the topics of what you want, what you need, and what you would like. All of these things are important areas to master so that others can understand your needs and be able to assist you with getting them. Here is a copy of what the conversation looks like in Lesson 5:

» Spanish Conversation

» English Translation

Help/Ayudar

An important word in this lesson is the word ayudar, which translates to help. This word can be used in an emergency situation or to have someone help you with an everyday task. By incorporating the word necesito before this verb, you are saying “I need help”.

Quiero/Me gustaria

Just like in English, there are different ways to ask for something and some are more polite than others. Many people would prefer to hear “I would like a cup of coffee” rather than “I want a cup of coffee”. Don’t forget that people use manners in countries outside of the United States as well. To say “I want” in Spanish you would say “Yo quiero”, but if you choose to say “I would like”, then “Me gustaria” is the right phrase to say.

Accents

Mauricio and Amy also have an entire section of the lesson devoted to the many different accents from various Spanish-speaking countries. Just how people in the UK who speak English have some other vocabulary that Americans do not use, the same goes for Spanish. “Formal Spanish” that is taught at the Royal Spanish Academy is accepted in all Spanish-speaking countries, but there will always be slang and different pronunciations of words in the many different Spanish countries.

Verb Conjugator

Verbix offers a free verb conjugator on its website and when you fill in the infinitive and press enter, they will list the many different tenses of the verb with all of its different endings. They also show a list of verbs that conjugate the same way as the one you typed in. The URL for this website is below and can be accessed by anyone, anywhere, at anytime!