Hola. In this lesson, we’ll be talking about verbs that go through a change in the middle. We call them stem-changing verbs. In this video, we discuss one type, those that change from e-i. If you remember the verb decir, the other verbs in this video change in a similar way.

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Vocabulario:

sustantivos (nouns):

• algunos – some people
• allá­ – there
• arroz con leche – rice with milk (dessert)
• el equipo – team
• el internet – the internet
• el parque – the park
• el partido – the match; game
• el perdón – forgiveness
• la clase – class
• la luz del láser – the lazer’s light
• la maestra – the (female) teacher
• la novia – girlfriend
• la profesora – the (female) teacher
• las hamburguesas – hamburgers
• las instrucciones – instructions
• la vida – life
• los alumnos – the students
• los amigos – friends
• los consejos – advice
• los gatos – cats
• los niños – children
• los papás – parents
• los perros – dogs
• todo – all; everything
• un sueño – a dream
• un trabajo – a job; work

verbos (verbs):

• comer – to eat
  • comen – they eat
• enojarse – to get angry
  • se enoja – s/he gets angry
• estar frustrado – to be frustrated
  • está frustrado – he is frustrated
• fascinar – to fascinate
  • les fascina – they are fascinated by (it)
• oír – to hear
  • oyen – they hear
• perdonar – to forgive
  • va a perdonar – s/he is going to forgive
• ser – to be
  • es – s/he is  /  it is
• tener hambre – to be hungry
  • tiene hambre – s/he is hungry

otro (other):

• a – to
• aunque – although
• casi – almost
• ¿cómo? – how?
• con – with
• después de [person]– after [person]
• en – in, at
• favorito – favorite
• lo que – what; that which
• mi(s) – my
• no – no
• nunca – never
• ¿para qué? – for what (purpose)?
• por eso – that’s why
• porque – because
• que – that
• si – if
• ya no – no longer

Related video(s):

1. Present Tense -IR verbs endings SONG
2. Present Tense – Decir
3. Present Tense – (E-IE) Stem-changing verbs
4. Present Tense – (O-UE) Stem-changing verbs