If You Can Say “Pélalas,” Your Spanish Is Excellent

Diego is meeting Lucía's mother for the first time, in her kitchen in Seville. Carmen is going to teach them to make Spain's most famous dish, tortilla de patatas. There's just one problem: Diego makes his tortilla without onion. This episode is a step up. Learn how to give instructions in Spanish (commands), how to stick pronouns onto them (pélalas, dámelo), and how to tell a story in the past with Spanish's two past tenses. Watch eight short scenes in Carmen's kitchen. After each one, Monica explains the grammar and Clive tries it out (he tells Diego to fight the potatoes). Then repeat after Monica in the practice drills. In this lesson you'll learn: 🙋 Usted vs tú: Encantado, señora · Nada de usted, tutéame 🥚 Recipes: Hay que poner seis huevos · un chorro de aceite · una pizca de sal 🔪 Commands: Pela las patatas · Pélalas · Córtalas finas · Dámelo 🧅 Opinions: ¿Con cebolla o sin cebolla? · Para mí... · Y punto 📖 The two past tenses: Cuando era pequeña (imperfect) · Un día, cogió la sartén (preterite) 🔥 Accidents: Se le cayó · Se me quemó 🍳 Irregular commands: Pon · Ven · Haz · Di · ¡Dale la vuelta! · ¡No la rompas! 😋 Le falta sal · Está buenísima · Te lo prometo CHAPTERS 0:00 Welcome back: Sunday in Seville 0:53 Meeting Carmen (Nada de usted, tutéame) 2:46 Ingredients (Hay que, una pizca de sal) 5:05 Peel them, cut them (Pélalas, dámelo) 7:33 The onion war (¿Con cebolla o sin cebolla?) 9:11 Carmen's story: the two past tenses 11:35 Diego's disaster (Se me quemó) 13:19 The flip (¡Dale la vuelta!) 15:03 Sunday lunch (Le falta cebolla) 16:50 Final review with Monica and Clive Tip: turn on subtitles (CC) for the full English and Spanish transcript. About Uncanny Valley Learning Real phrases. Unreal teachers. Our presenters are AI-generated, and we're upfront about it. The lessons teach natural, everyday Spanish from Spain. Missed the cinema date? Watch episode 3: [EPISODE 3 LINK] So, which side are you on? Con cebolla, o sin cebolla? Tell us in the comments! ¡Hasta la próxima! #LearnSpanish #SpanishGrammar #SpanishForBeginners