The content for the Frank and Paco series was carefully planned and researched by a team of professionals including two bilingual educators and a linguist. The main references are the Real Academia de Española and the Asociación Cultural Antonio de Nebrija through web site elcastellano.org. Not only does this series introduce basic vocabulary and phrases, it also provides extra discussions about articles, pronouns, verbs and the alphabet. This is not only for the enlightenment of a curious student but also for the inquiring parent, guardian or teacher.

In Volume 1 five verbs as parts of phrases and short sentences are introduced: yo tengo hambre and yo tengo sed, yo quiero, me gusta and no me gusta and yo puedo. These are important especially to a child because it is about what the child wants, needs and is able to do. There are four ways to say “the” in Spanish—la and las are for feminine words and el and los are for masculine words. La is used for most words ending in a. For example, the Spanish translation for kitchen is la cocina, not just cocina. La is used because cocina ends in the letter a. El is usually used for most words ending in o. So, el baño is used for bathroom. Los and las are used when the noun is plural. If there are several kitchens, then las cocinas is used. If there are several bathrooms, los baños is taught. In general, words ending in o are considered masculine and words ending in a are considered feminine, but there are some important exceptions as discussed in the video as well as the FAQS portion of this web site. First person nominative is usedin the case of Yo for I, the possessive pronoun mi and the reflexive pronoun me as in me gusta, meaning I like it.

Let's Learn Spanish with Frank and Paco - SINGLE - DVD

Approximate Run Time - 30 Minutes

Let's Learn Spanish with Frank and Paco - FIVE PACK - DVD

Approximate Run Time - 30 Minutes