Spanish and Go i think it is so good and there’s no need for any improvement :)

May I have scrip for that directions. If Possible!

love it, muchas gracias

acabo de encontrar vos videos. Me encantan mucho!! gracias ^_^

Love it so much:) it's a great way for me to learn... muchas gracias:)

Gerald Rembert that takes effort

what does a gringo mean ?

@@jillianryan1890 American

Awwww! Thanks so much for your words! It means the world to us to hear you are enjoying our content. Lots more to come soon!

That’s a great tip! Thanks for watching.

Thanks a lot, Gerald! I appreciate that. Always trying to improve. Thanks for watching! We have much more to come soon. -Jim

¡Hola, Jay! We'll have more videos like this one soon. Keep practicing and you'll reach your goals. I think you can become conversationally fluent even faster if you have a good plan for continuously improving your Spanish. Thanks for watching! Un saludo. -Jim

Hi Jay, just out of curiosity, how has your Spanish fluency come along since it has been 4 years? Good I hope!

thank u for checking. embarassing to say but Im still at A1 level. slowly making progress one step at a time tho😐

¡Gracias a ti por vernos y comentar, Rich! :) Saludos.

Thanks so much, Kemille! We’re happy you found it helpful. We have free resources like PDFs with phrases from our videos when you sign up for our newsletter on our website if you’re interested. But writing these down definitely will give you even more practice! Thanks for watching!

We're glad you found it useful! Thanks for watching. 😊 -Jim

Thanks for watching! :)

¡De nada! If you want to hear more Spanish from us, you'll definitely want to check out our podcast that we'll be releasing later this month. It will be entirely in Spanish for people just like you. We'll make an announcement on the channel when it's ready. Stay tuned! Un saludo desde Puerto Rico. -Jim

Yo también soy mala dando direcciones en inglés, muy buen video para aprender nuevas palabras de uso común

Thanks for watching! To keep the videos a little shorter we left the table of contents in the description of this video. You can just click the time stamp link to jump to the part of the video you want to watch again. I hope that helps! Un saludo. -Jim

¡Gracias! Thanks for watching! 😊 -Jim

Thanks, Anita! We appreciate your support! ❤️

¡Muchas gracias! :) -May

We’re glad you enjoyed it! Most of the phrases in our videos will be understood by people in any Spanish-speaking country. If we know something is unique to Mexico, we do our best to mention it in the video. Thanks for the feedback! Much more to come soon. ¡Saludos desde Puerto Rico! -Jim

Thank you so much for sharing how you’re able to use this video for your class! That really means a lot to us. We have a whole series of “how to” videos and much more to come soon. Here’s a playlist with similar videos: kzfaq.info/sun/PLihSonlo1OAYxFAqFWtS9SrWBIdXqpfri ¡Un saludo! -Jim

@@SpanishandGo thanks very much

@@rwjbhines1964 It would be great if you can do more videos with the same format as the Small Talk, Directions and Greetings videos, ie where the two of you engage in a dialogue and then give a breakdown section. These videos are excellent for general gist listening and then open cloze exercises using the transcript. Then finally I use the transcript in part or whole as a model for my own students to write their own dialogues, which then they act out. So more of this format would be really welcome.

@@SpanishandGo It would be great if you can do more videos with the same format as the Small Talk, Directions and Greetings videos, ie where the two of you engage in a dialogue and then give a breakdown section. These videos are excellent for general gist listening and then open cloze exercises using the transcript. Then finally I use the transcript in part or whole as a model for my own students to write their own dialogues, which then they act out. So more of this format would be really welcome.

@@richardhines8832 Thanks for the feedback! We really like this format too, it just takes a really long time to put this type of video together. You may be interested to know that we do something similar every week with our Learn Spanish and Go podcast. We talk about different subjects each week on the podcast, and in our membership, we provide the full transcript and a breakdown section in English much like how we do with this format. You can learn more here or find us on any podcast platform you prefer: spanishandgo.com/podcast There are over 56 different episodes available so far. ¡Un saludo! -Jim

¡Gracias a ti! 😊

curso

Thank you! ☺️

I agree Ernesto

Thank you! ¡Muchas gracias! We truly appreciate your support. It means a lot.

De nada. Sigan con el buen trabajo.

Thanks for watching! We’ll definitely put that down on our list for future videos. -Jim

you can slow the audio down on the settings icon in You Tube. I quite often set it to .75 speed so my students don't freak out too much!

That's a great idea! We'll definitely keep that in mind for future videos. Thanks for commenting! :)

No worries, pep! _Derecho_ is always straight. _Derecha_ is always right. Just imagine that the _a_ at that end of _derecha_ is sticking out on the right hand side. Then you’ll always remember that _derecha_ is right! I hope that helps. -Jim

Thank you so much Jim. You and May are on it!

Va hacia el final de la cuadra/ calle Anda hacia ... (same info) Anda hasta llegar al final Anda hasta donde termina la cuadra/ calle Sigue hasta llegar al final de la cuadra/ calle (continue until reaching the end of the block/ street) Anda hacia abajo hasta llegar... (Go down (literally) until reaching... ) Anda hasta alcanzar... (Go until reaching... ) You can't say "go back" the same way we can in English. Spanish doesn't utilize phrasal verbs. If you are asking someone to return to their starting point... Regresa a donde empezaste [Return to where you started] Regresa al principio [Return to the start ] Vuele a... another option for: "Return to "

¡Hola! For the most part we are. Only when Jim asks me to repeat one of the phrases during the conversation I think I slowed down a little. Were you able to understand most of it or was it difficult for you? -May

Spanish and Go I was surprised that I could easily understand it. Unless there was vocabulary I wasn’t familiar with. I studied Spanish for six years as a kid, but made the mistake of never listening to it. So for years my Spanish has been useless because I couldn’t understand it. I have been working hard to be able to listen to it and I am pleasantly surprised lately at what I can understand. I appreciate the examples of natural conversations.

That’s great! We’re glad you found the video helpful. Yes, listening practice helps a lot! We have much more to come. Thanks for watching. -May

Hi Paul! Thanks for commenting. I just checked and they are working on my end. I’d maybe try refreshing the page and making sure the captions are activated in the KZfaq player. I hope that works for you! -Jim

Thanks, Hassan! We do translate every word in the closed captions. Just click the “CC” button and choose English or Spanish. Thanks for watching! ¡Saludos! -Jim

Derecho is straight derecha is right. A la derecha. to the right.

¡Hola! Sí, la gente te puede entender si usas la palabra "bus" en México. Aunque "camión" o "autobus" es más común y es lo que la mayoría de gente usa. ¡Gracias por vernos y comentar! -May

I'm confuse what are the uses of "que"

No Kia que! Lo puedes usar para diferentes preguntas o cuando tienes dudas. Por elemplo ¿Que es eso? ¿Que tiene ella? ¿Que mas tengo que hacer? And so on.. pero tambien los puedes usar en preguntas como ¿ Por que? ¿Para Que? O ¿Como que?

¡Hola, Clara! Muchas gracias por vernos y comentar. "¿Te puedo ayudar en/con algo?" son las dos correctas, pero tienen usos diferentes. CON: Cuando alguien te pregunta "¿Con qué te puedo ayudar?" es algo más especifico y muy probablemente están hablando sobre un objeto o algo físico, algo que puedes tocar. Por ejemplo, si ves a alguien cargando muchas cosas y le dices "¿Te puedo ayudar con algo?" esta persona te va a decir "Sí. Ayúdame con la caja pequeña, por favor." Si le dices a tu amigo que no tienes dinero para comer, tu amigo te va a preguntar "¿Te puedo ayudar con algo?" Eso significa que tu amigo te quiere ayudar prestándote dinero. Tú puedes responder "Sí, ¿me prestas $100 pesos?" EN: Cuando alguien te pregunta "¿En qué te puedo ayudar?" están hablando de algo más general. No sé si "general" es la palabra apropiada, pero es un tipo de ayuda diferente. A veces implica algo emocional también. Por ejemplo, si te acercas a un desconocido a pedirle ayuda vas a escuchar la frase "¿Te puedo ayudar en algo?" porque esta persona no sabe qué es lo que necesitas. O si tu amiga terminó con su novio y está muy triste, tú le puedes preguntar "¿Te puedo ayudar en algo?" Ella tal vez te va a decir "Sí, no me dejes llamarle." o tal vez simplemente te va a decir "Gracias, voy a estar bien." Si estás visitando a una amiga que está muy enferma en su casa y notas que su casa está muy sucia porque ella no puede levantarse a limpiar y quieres ayudarle, puedes preguntar "¿Te puedo ayudar en algo?" y tal vez ella te dirá "Sí, ¿puedes sacar la basura?" o "Sí, ¿puedes ayudarme a lavar algo de ropa? Sobre la frase "Necesito ayuda con/en algo." Decimos "Necesito ayuda con algo." o simplemente "Necesito ayuda." Espero que mi respuesta te ayude a aclarar tus dudad. Este es un tema muy interesante en el que no había pensado mucho. ¡Gracias otra vez por vernos! -May

La respuesta es muy detallada, ahora yo entiendo, ustedes son muy buenos maestros, muchas gracias. Si hay otras preguntas, ¿dónde puedo preguntar?

¡Genial! :) Mil gracias por tus palabras. Tratamos de contestar a todos los comentarios aquí en KZfaq, pero a veces son muchos y nos toma algo de tiempo. Estamos también en Facebook y en Instagram como Spanish and Go, y en nuestra página www.spanishandgo.com ¡Saludos! -May

Right! 😆 You are correct. 🥇 It is a little confusing but you figured it out. Thanks for watching. ¡Saludos! -Jim

suscrito

Do you want me to accompany you? The correct sentence is: ¿Quieres que te acompañe?

¿Quieres que te acompaño? is a wrong sentence

@Mero But why?

@@cuzumakemyearfquake The Spanish is difficult sometimes. "Quieres que te acompaño?" Is wrong, I'm not sure for what, but sometimes you listen the people say: Te acompaño? And this sentence is correct

Is: quieres que te acompañe?

"Derecha" is what you use if you need to turn right. That's why it is always accompanied by "a la..." which means "to the..." so, when you hear "derecha" most times the whole phrase you hear is "a la derecha". "Derecha" also means "right hand". "Derecho" means "straight ahead", or "right" as in law or human rights. I hope this helps! Thanks for watching and commenting! -May

Spanish and Go gracias

😆 Funny how different the same language can be, right? In case you haven't figured it out, it's something that's situated diagonally opposite someone or something. Thanks for watching! -Jim

¡Hola, Clara! Así es. Cuando das direcciones en Español puedes usar el presente y el imperativo. Tú decides cuál quieres usar. En el video mostramos los dos tiempos porque es muy común que la gente cambie entre presente e imperativo al dar direcciones en la vida real. Pero puedes decir "Gira (imperativo) a la izquierda, avanza (imperativo) dos cuadras, y da (imperativo) vuelta a la derecha." o "Giras (presente) a la izquierda, avanzas (presente) dos cuadras, y das (presente) vuelta a la derecha." si quieres mantener la consistencia de los tiempos verbales. :) "Sigue derecho dos cuadras" y "Avanza dos cuadras" es lo mismo. Espero que esto te ayude a entender más el tema. ¡Muchas gracias a ti por vernos y por dejarnos un comentario! Un saludo. -May

yo entiendo, muchas gracias, si no quiero mantener la consistencia de los tiempos verbales. está bien, verdad?

¡Me alegro de que ya lo tengas más claro! Cuando estás dando direcciones no importa mucho si decides cambiar de tiempo. Así lo hacemos casi todos. Pero debes saber que generalmente es importante mantener la consistencia de los tiempos verbales cuando es necesario. ¡Un abrazo! -May

Gracias, May. y no entiendo, por qué "Hasta donde topa." significa "Until the end of the street."?

"Topar" es un verbo con diferentes significados. Uno de estos significados es "chocar". Por eso decimos "Ve todo derecho hasta donde topa" como diciendo "Camina derecho hasta que choques con algo." (No literalmente :'D ) Por eso "Hasta donde topa" es cuando llegas al final de una calle y ya no puedes seguir derecho. Entonces tienes que doblar a la izquierda, doblar a la derecha o dar vuelta en "u". :) -May

¡Hola! May es de México y yo soy de EEUU. Gracias por vernos. -Jim

"Queda" is used in questions and answers to talk about the exact point at where a building or place is. You can use "está" instead of "queda" if you want, both works in the same way and are correct.

¡Hola Sunny! This is a great observation! All the phrases you mentioned in your comment have verbs which are actually conjugated with the “Modo Imperativo.” In other words, they are all commands. So in the video I'm basically telling Jim “Do this” or “Do that.” Now if I met someone like Jim in Mexico for the first time, I would address him with the informal you “tú” because we are both around the same age, we don't know much (or anything) about each other and I wouldn't know if he is some important doctor or a politician. I would only switch from “tú” to “usted” if I later learned that he is someone I should show more respect to. This being said, it is not correct to be switching from “tú” to “usted” when talking to anyone, you have to stick to using one or the other. We actually have a video called “When to use 'Usted' in Spanish” here is the link to it if you want to check it out: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jMCFm9eYq5qRnoU.html I hope this helps clear your doubts and thank you so much for your comment! :) ¡Saludos!

Ah I see... Thanks for the clarification guys! It makes much more sense now :)

@Japhet Anciado *está

😂 It’s the opposing corner. Funny how language works.

felipe farfan yeah thats what im thinking well this is Mexico spanish they are quiet diffirent from Spain.

Mexican Spanish also differs from South American spanish even though colombian, Peruvian and Ecuadorian accent are not that different when compared to Mexican however Mexican idioms and the way many Mexicans speak Spanish is quite different when compared to how is South Americans express ourselves .

We’ll have more videos soon that will be more helpful for beginners. On this channel we try to show “real world travel Spanish” so that you’re prepared for what you’ll hear when you actually go to a Spanish-speaking country. Most people tend to study material that is too easy, so when they go to a Spanish-speaking place the biggest complaint is that people talk too fast. It’s good to practice hearing full speed with subtitles and then watch it again without. It’s hard, but you’ll get better faster the harder you push yourself. Keep practicing! Thanks for watching. We appreciate your feedback. -Jim

Another thing that could help too, is toggling the settings in the top right corner of your screen to slow the video down. I've used it a few times myself.

NOoooooo. That is actually bad for you if they speak slow and unnatural for you.

“Kitty-corner” means diagonally opposite of something. So at an intersection it’d be the opposite corner. Hope that helps! Thanks for watching. 😀 -Jim

Cool, thanks for that explanation, appreciate it and keep up the awesome vids! Cheers.

Thanks for the feedback! Much more to come soon.

Not if you’re from Minnesota. 😆 harvardpress.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d17e553ef0192aaf808a5970d-pi

Never put too much trust in strangers, especially when you’re traveling alone. 😆 Actually, we originally wrote this part where I said yes, but we didn’t want to give people the idea that it was always a good idea. Just make sure to trust your instincts when traveling! Thanks for watching!

That was my first thought, exactly! 😂

Well, this might come as a surprise, but this was recorded entirely in Mexico with my Mexican wife...in Colima, Mexico. 😆 What part(s) do you think another spanish speaker wouldn’t understand in another Spanish-speaking country? ¡Saludos! -Jim

@@SpanishandGo All spanish speakers can understand the expression, but, some of them are more frequently used in Mexico, such as; queda ahí luego luego.

Hey Walter, I’m sorry you feel that way. We do our best to show real Spanish interactions. That’s why we didn’t title this “for beginners.” We often teach with natives who are not going out of their way to speak using the particular vocabulary you think is appropriate, but the words and phrases they use in real life situations. When a native Spanish speaker tells you how to get somewhere, this is the type of language you’re going to hear. You can use the blog post that goes along with this video to have your students role play. That is hands on, and it uses real Spanish, not necessarily what you’ll find in a textbook. Un saludo. spanishandgo.com/learn/directions-in-spanish

“Pure Spanish” doesn’t exist. People speak differently throughout the Spanish-speaking world, and language changes over time. ¡Saludos! -Jim

thats not true, english is english, and there is slang english... if I was teaching someone english I wouldn't throw in slang to confuse them. Thats something you add when you are fluent and advanced...think your videos are useful but they could be great if the Spanish was purer @@SpanishandGo

@@kr9256 I'm glad you find our videos useful, but I think you'll find this one from the BBC interesting. It's about whether there is a "neutral" Spanish: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g6mdpLihl764gI0.html ¡Saludos! -Jim

Marie Gier Sorry you find it distracting. It’s hard to please everyone, but studies have shown that using hand gestures help people remember a message. www.scienceofpeople.com/hand-gestures/ ¡Saludos! -Jim

¡Hola! Thanks for your comment and feedback. We understand the dialogue can be difficult to keep up with sometimes, but there's a reason we do it that way. We don’t slow down because this is how fast you will hear people speak when you travel. There are a few options we've made available to help you: 1. Turn on closed captioning. We have English and Spanish captions available for most of our Spanish lessons. On a desktop or laptop computer, just click the “CC” button in the video window. On mobile click the three vertical dots to see your options. 2. You can set the video speed to play slower or faster under the video options in the video window. 3. You can always re-watch the video or a certain part of the video. We usually leave a table of contents in the description so you can jump to different parts of the video. We also have an article that goes along with the video: spanishandgo.com/learn/directions-in-spanish/ I hope that helps. Thanks for watching! -Jim