Madrigal's magic key to Spanish /

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Author / Creator:Madrigal, Margarita.
Uniform title:Magic key to Spanish
Edition:1st Broadway Books trade pbk. ed.
Imprint:New York : Broadway Books, 2001, ©1989.
Description:xvi, 496 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language:English
Spanish
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13247733
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Varying Form of Title:Magic key to Spanish
Other authors / contributors:Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987.
ISBN:0385410956
9780385410953
Notes:Reprint. Originally published 1953. Previously reprinted 1989.
Includes index.
committed to retain from JKM Seminaries Library 2023 JKM University of Chicago Library
Summary:Based on the student's ability to create--not memorize by rote--the Madrigal method can help readers convert English into Spanish in an instant, develop perfect pronunciation (thanks to a handy pronunciation guide), form sentences from the very first lesson, and more.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1.. Leccion Numero Uno
  • Words that are identical in Spanish and English
  • How to convert English words into Spanish words
  • How to form sentences
  • Lists of words that are similar or identical in Spanish and English
  • How to form Spanish words from English words that end in "al," "ble," "ic," "ent," and "ant"
  • Basic differences in spelling between Spanish and English
  • 2.. Leccion Numero Dos
  • How to form Spanish words from English words that end in "ist," "ous," and "ion"
  • The use of these words in sentences
  • 3.. Leccion Numero Tres
  • How to convert nouns that end in "ion" into verbs
  • How to form questions
  • 4.. Leccion Numero Cuatro
  • How to form Spanish words from English words that end in "ty"
  • Conversation using "tome" (I took) and "tomo" (you took)
  • 5.. Leccion Numero Cinco
  • How to form Spanish words from English words that end in "ry" and "em"
  • Conversation using "visite" (I visited) and "invite" (I invited)
  • 6.. Leccion Numero Seis
  • A simple way of converting English verbs into Spanish verbs
  • How to use these verbs in sentences
  • 7.. Leccion Numero Siete
  • Conversation using "hable" (I spoke, talked)
  • How to form Spanish words from English words that end in "ce" and "cy"
  • 8.. Leccon Numero Ocho
  • An easy way to convert Spanish nouns you know into verbs
  • How to form questions in the past tense
  • 9.. Leccion Numero Nueve
  • How to greet people
  • Conversation using "Como esta?" (How are? How is?)
  • 10.. Leccion Numero Diez
  • How to form Spanish words from English words that end in "in" or "ine"
  • Conversation using "compre" (I bought) and "compro" (you bought)
  • 11.. Leccion Numero Once
  • How to express future action
  • How to form Spanish words from English words that end in "ive"
  • Test Your Progress
  • 12.. Leccion Numero Doce
  • Further practice in expressing future action
  • Conversation using "trabajar" (to work)
  • The days of the week
  • 13.. Leccion Numero Trece
  • Verbs that end in "er" and "ir"
  • Practice in expressing future action with these verbs
  • How to form adverbs
  • 14.. Leccion Numero Catorce
  • How to form the past tense singular of "er" and "ir" verbs
  • List of "er" and "ir" verbs that are similar to their English equivalents
  • How to form the plural of nouns
  • 15.. Leccion Numero Quince
  • Conversation using "ver" (to see) and "trabajar" (to work)
  • How to use Spanish adjectives
  • 16.. Leccion Numero Diez y Seis
  • Conversation using "leer" (to read)
  • How to form Spanish words from English words that end in "cle" and "y"
  • 17.. Leccion Numero Diez y Siete
  • How to form the past tense plural of "ar" verbs
  • Conversation using "pasar" (to pass, to spend time)
  • 18.. Leccion Numero Diez y Ocho
  • Past tense plural of "er" and "ir" verbs
  • The months of the year
  • 19.. Leccion Numero Diez y Nueve
  • How to form Spanish words from English words that end in "ct"
  • Conversation using "cantar" (to sing) and "oir" (to hear)
  • 20.. Leccion Numero Veinte
  • Conversation using "estar" (to be)
  • How to form Spanish words from English words that end in "ure" and "ute"
  • Test Your Progress
  • 21.. Leccion Numero Veintiuno
  • How to form the Spanish equivalents of English participles that end in "ing"--"singing," "working," etc.--and their use in conversation
  • 22.. Leccion Numero Veintidos
  • How to form the present tense singular of "ar" verbs
  • Conversation using these verbs
  • 23.. Leccion Numero Veintitres
  • How to form the present tense singular of "er" and "ir" verbs
  • Conversation using these verbs
  • Further practice with Spanish adjectives
  • 24.. Leccion Numero Veinticuatro
  • How to form the plural of the present tense
  • 25.. Leccion Numero Veinticinco
  • A simple way to convert Spanish verbs into nouns
  • Conversation using "tuve" (I had) and "estuve" (I was)
  • 26.. Leccion Numero Veintiseis
  • Use of "ir" (to go) in the present and past tenses
  • Conversation using "hice" (I did, made) and "vine" (I came)
  • 27.. Leccion Numero Veintisiete
  • How to form the present perfect tense with the auxiliary "haber ..." (to have ...)
  • Conversation using these verbs
  • 28.. Leccion Numero Veintiocho
  • Spelling changes in verbs
  • The numbers
  • 29.. Leccion Numero Veintinueve
  • Complete review of the most useful and important tenses of verbs
  • Further practice in using these verbs
  • 30.. Leccion Numero Treinta
  • Verbs that have slight changes in the stem
  • Test Your Progress
  • 31.. Leccion Numero Treinta y Uno
  • An easy way to learn irregular verbs
  • A list of the principal irregular verbs showing their similarity to each other
  • The present and past tenses of these verbs
  • 32.. Leccion Numero Treinta y Dos
  • How to use him, her, and you in Spanish conversation
  • 33.. Leccion Numero Treinta y Tres
  • Dialogues using him, her, and you
  • 34.. Leccion Numero Treinta y Cuatro
  • How to use to him, to her, to you, and for him, for her, for you in Spanish conversation
  • 35.. Leccion Numero Treinta y Cinco
  • Further practice in the use of to him, to her, to you
  • How to combine pronouns
  • 36.. Leccion Numero Treinta y Seis
  • Practice using the irregular verbs in conversation
  • 37.. Leccion Numero Treinta y Siete
  • Verbs which end in "cer"
  • How to use "me gusta" (I like) and "le gusta" (you like)
  • A menu vocabulary
  • 38.. Leccion Numero Treinta y Ocho
  • How to use "me" (myself) and "se" (yourself)
  • Test Your Progress
  • 39.. Leccion Numero Treinta y Nueve
  • How to say I used to ... you used to ... in Spanish
  • 40.. Leccion Numero Cuarenta
  • How to give commands in Spanish
  • List of frequently used commands
  • Test Your Progress
  • 41.. Leccion Numero Cuarenta y Uno
  • How to express hope, fear, doubt, and desire in Spanish
  • 42.. Leccion Numero Cuarenta y Dos
  • How to express past hopes, fears, doubts, and desires in Spanish
  • How to say I would ... you would ... etc., in Spanish
  • 43.. Leccion Numero Cuarenta y Tres
  • Stem-changing verbs I, II, III
  • Lists of all types of stemchanging verbs
  • 44.. Leccion Numero Cuarenta y Cuatro
  • Irregular past participles
  • Verbs that end in "uir"
  • Impersonal verbs
  • How to use the verb "deber" (should, ought, must)
  • Passive voice
  • Negatives and double negatives
  • 45.. Leccion Numero Cuarenta y Cinco
  • The familiar form of address
  • Possessives
  • Diminutives
  • Stresses and accents
  • Common Spanish Expressions
  • Vocabulary
  • Index