Unit 2

What You Like

Now that you can build sentences, let's make them personal. You'll learn to talk about what you like, what you'd prefer, and what happened yesterday — all using simple patterns.

Section A

More Words You Already Know

Three more cognate patterns that unlock hundreds of English words. The -tion pattern alone covers over 300 words.

Every Spanish word ending in -ción becomes -tion in English. You already know hundreds of these.

information-tion

información

Stress on third syllable: in-for-MA-tion

tradition-tion

tradición

action-tion

acción

solution-tion

solución

nation-tion

nación

option-tion

opción

prediction-tion

predicción

vibration-tion

vibración

transformation-tion

transformación

Stress: trans-for-MA-tion

repetition-tion

repetición

limitation-tion

limitación

activation-tion

activación

12 words you already know in this category

Section B

I Like / I Don't Like

Express your preferences. "I like" works with things (I like the food) and actions (I like to swim). Add "don't" to say what you don't enjoy.

I like it.

Me gusta.

I like it a lot.

Me gusta mucho.

I like it here.

Me gusta aquí.

I like the food here.

Me gusta la comida aquí.

I like to read every day.

Me gusta leer cada día.

Section C

I Would Like + The Past

"I would like" is your polite superpower — use it everywhere. Then we unlock the past with "it was" and add three powerful words: myself, again, and soon.

I would like to eat.

Me gustaría comer.

I would like to eat here tonight.

Me gustaría comer aquí esta noche.

I would like to read the book.

Me gustaría leer el libro.

I would like to speak with you.

Me gustaría hablar contigo.

I would like to know if it's possible.

Me gustaría saber si es posible.

Section D

Time Words

New time and relationship words that make your sentences richer. Tap each one, then try the Boss Sentence.

Unit 1 Boss Sentence

Pronunciation Lab

B vs. V — They're Different in English!

In Spanish, B and V sound the same. In English, they're completely different sounds. This is one of the most common mistakes — and one of the easiest to fix.

very

Spanish stress pattern

same as B

English stress pattern

V sound — top teeth on lower lip

In English, B and V are DIFFERENT sounds. For V, touch your top teeth to your lower lip and vibrate. 'Very' is NOT 'berry'.

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Self-Test

Test What You Learned

Review everything from Unit 2 — plus some Unit 1 vocabulary to keep it fresh.

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How do you say this in English?

me gustaría

phrase

Unit 2 Complete!

You can now express likes, preferences, and talk about the past. Combined with Unit 1, you can build sentences that most "beginners" couldn't dream of.

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