SPANISH
llegar
ENGLISH
to arrive / get to
What it does:Use llegar here as the navigation infinitive meaning to arrive or get to a place. The wider verb forms comes later.
Pronunciation:yeh-GAHR
Module 13–E12
Directions & Movement
Ask for simple directions, understand core direction words, describe spatial relationships, state where you are going or coming from, and use two carefully introduced navigation verb patterns.
What you will learnAsk, understand, locate, move, and search.
What you are learningBuild navigation from fixed survival chunks before broader grammar patterns.
You can nowNavicheckpoint a changed route using only Spanish you have learned.
For now: Use real place names where the example shows a place. Module 13 does not learn all the command/preposition pattern, the formal al/del article rule, or complete buscar/encontrar conjugation rules.
Lesson 1
Ask for Directions
I can ask for simple directions.
Practice it five waysRepeat the language — not the exercise.
SPANISH
¿Cómo llego a [PLACE]?
ENGLISH
How do I get to [PLACE]?
What it does:Use this fixed direction question with a place name. Cómo keeps its interrogative accent.
Pronunciation:KOH-moh YEH-goh ah …
Question spelling:Cómo keeps its written accent in this interrogative phrase pattern.
Practice it five waysRepeat the language — not the exercise.
SPANISH
disculpe
ENGLISH
excuse me (polite attention-getter)
What it does:Use disculpe to politely get someone's attention before asking for directions.
Pronunciation:dees-KOOL-peh
Practice it five waysRepeat the language — not the exercise.
What you learned:I can ask for simple directions.
Lesson 2
Core Direction Words
I can understand basic left/right/straight/near/far directions.
SPANISH
izquierda
ENGLISH
left
What it does:A core direction word meaning left.
Pronunciation:ees-KYEHR-dah
Practice it five waysRepeat the language — not the exercise.
SPANISH
derecha
ENGLISH
right
What it does:A core direction word meaning right.
Pronunciation:deh-REH-chah
Practice it five waysRepeat the language — not the exercise.
SPANISH
todo derecho
ENGLISH
straight ahead
What it does:Use the complete phrase todo derecho for straight ahead in this navigation lesson.
Pronunciation:TOH-doh deh-REH-choh
Practice it five waysRepeat the language — not the exercise.
SPANISH
cerca
ENGLISH
near / nearby
What it does:A core direction/location word meaning near or nearby.
Pronunciation:SEHR-kah
Practice it five waysRepeat the language — not the exercise.
SPANISH
lejos
ENGLISH
far / far away
What it does:A core direction/location word meaning far or far away.
Pronunciation:LEH-hohs
Practice it five waysRepeat the language — not the exercise.
What you learned:I can understand basic left/right/straight/near/far directions.
Lesson 3
Spatial Relationships
I can describe basic location using common spatial expressions.
SPANISH
al lado de
ENGLISH
next to / beside
What it does:A multiword spatial expression meaning next to or beside.
Pronunciation:ahl LAH-doh deh
Practice it five waysRepeat the language — not the exercise.
SPANISH
enfrente de
ENGLISH
in front of / opposite
What it does:A multiword spatial expression for in front of or opposite.
Pronunciation:ehn-FREHN-teh deh
Practice it five waysRepeat the language — not the exercise.
SPANISH
detrás de
ENGLISH
behind
What it does:A multiword spatial expression meaning behind.
Pronunciation:deh-TRAHS deh
Written accent:detrás keeps its accent.
Practice it five waysRepeat the language — not the exercise.
SPANISH
delante de
ENGLISH
in front of / ahead of
What it does:A multiword spatial expression meaning in front of or ahead of.
Pronunciation:deh-LAHN-teh deh
Practice it five waysRepeat the language — not the exercise.
SPANISH
cerca de
ENGLISH
near / close to
What it does:Use cerca de before the person/place reference in this learned spatial relationship.
Pronunciation:SEHR-kah deh
Practice it five waysRepeat the language — not the exercise.
SPANISH
lejos de
ENGLISH
far from
What it does:Use lejos de before the person/place reference in this learned spatial relationship.
Pronunciation:LEH-hohs deh
Practice it five waysRepeat the language — not the exercise.
SPANISH
entre
ENGLISH
between
What it does:A spatial word meaning between.
Pronunciation:EHN-treh
Practice it five waysRepeat the language — not the exercise.
What you learned:I can describe basic location using common spatial expressions.
Lesson 4
Voy & Vengo
I can say that I am going to or coming from a basic destination.
SPANISH
voy
ENGLISH
I go / I am going
What it does:Use voy for movement away from the speaker toward a destination in this lesson.
Pronunciation:boy
Practice it five waysRepeat the language — not the exercise.
SPANISH
vengo
ENGLISH
I come / I am coming
What it does:Use vengo for movement toward the speaker/reference point in this lesson.
Pronunciation:BEHN-goh
Practice it five waysRepeat the language — not the exercise.
SPANISH
Voy a [PLACE].
ENGLISH
I go / am going to [PLACE].
What it does:Use voy a + proper place to say where you are going.
Pronunciation:boy ah …
Practice it five waysRepeat the language — not the exercise.
SPANISH
Vengo de [PLACE].
ENGLISH
I come / am coming from [PLACE].
What it does:Use vengo de + proper place to say where you are coming from.
Pronunciation:BEHN-goh deh …
Practice it five waysRepeat the language — not the exercise.
What you learned:I can say that I am going to or coming from a basic destination.
E11-E12
AL / DEL Direction Chunks — Use Now, Rule Next Module
I can use al and del correctly inside learned movement/location chunks without opening the article rule yet.
SPANISH
voy al + [PLACE]
ENGLISH
I go / am going to the + masculine singular place
What it does:Use voy al as a fixed common movement phrase now.
Pronunciation:boy ahl …
For now: Learn this as a complete phrase. The formal article/contraction rule is intentionally saved for later to Module 14.
Practice it five waysRepeat the language — not the exercise.
SPANISH
vengo del + [PLACE]
ENGLISH
I come / am coming from the + masculine singular place
What it does:Use vengo del as a fixed common movement phrase now.
Pronunciation:BEHN-goh dehl …
For now: Learn this as a complete phrase. The formal article/contraction rule is intentionally saved for later to Module 14.
Practice it five waysRepeat the language — not the exercise.
SPANISH
al lado del + noun
ENGLISH
next to the + masculine singular noun
What it does:Use al lado del as a fixed spatial phrase before a known masculine singular noun.
Pronunciation:ahl LAH-doh dehl …
For now: Learn this as a complete phrase. The formal article/contraction rule is intentionally saved for later to Module 14.
Practice it five waysRepeat the language — not the exercise.
SPANISH
a la + feminine singular noun
ENGLISH
to the + feminine singular noun
What it does:Use a la only as this fixed learned phrase before a known feminine singular noun.
Pronunciation:ah lah …
For now: Learn this as a complete phrase. The formal article/contraction rule is intentionally saved for later to Module 14.
Practice it five waysRepeat the language — not the exercise.
SPANISH
de la + feminine singular noun
ENGLISH
from / of the + feminine singular noun
What it does:Use de la only as this fixed learned phrase before a known feminine singular noun.
Pronunciation:deh lah …
For now: Learn this as a complete phrase. The formal article/contraction rule is intentionally saved for later to Module 14.
Practice it five waysRepeat the language — not the exercise.
What you learned:I can use al and del correctly inside learned movement/location chunks without opening the article rule yet.
E09-E12
BUSCAR & ENCONTRAR a Place
I can say what place I am looking for and whether I can find it.
SPANISH
buscar
ENGLISH
to look for / search for
What it does:Learn buscar as the navigation infinitive to look for or search for.
Pronunciation:boos-KAHR
Pattern first example only:Notice the introduced form, but do not try to infer all the verb forms or the full stem-change rule yet.
Practice it five waysRepeat the language — not the exercise.
SPANISH
busco
ENGLISH
I look for / I am looking for
What it does:Use busco as the learned first-person form for I am looking for.
Pronunciation:BOOS-koh
Pattern first example only:Notice the introduced form, but do not try to infer all the verb forms or the full stem-change rule yet.
Practice it five waysRepeat the language — not the exercise.
SPANISH
encontrar
ENGLISH
to find
What it does:Learn encontrar as the navigation infinitive to find.
Pronunciation:ehn-kohn-TRAHR
Pattern first example only:Notice the introduced form, but do not try to infer all the verb forms or the full stem-change rule yet.
Practice it five waysRepeat the language — not the exercise.
SPANISH
encuentro
ENGLISH
I find
What it does:Use encuentro as the learned first-person form for I find.
Pronunciation:ehn-KWEHN-troh
Pattern first example only:Notice the introduced form, but do not try to infer all the verb forms or the full stem-change rule yet.
Practice it five waysRepeat the language — not the exercise.
SPANISH
Busco [PLACE].
ENGLISH
I'm looking for [PLACE].
What it does:Use Busco + proper place to state what place you are looking for.
Pronunciation:BOOS-koh …
Pattern first example only:Notice the introduced form, but do not try to infer all the verb forms or the full stem-change rule yet.
Practice it five waysRepeat the language — not the exercise.
SPANISH
No encuentro [PLACE].
ENGLISH
I can't find [PLACE].
What it does:Use No encuentro + proper place to say that you cannot find the place.
Pronunciation:noh ehn-KWEHN-troh …
Pattern first example only:Notice the introduced form, but do not try to infer all the verb forms or the full stem-change rule yet.
Practice it five waysRepeat the language — not the exercise.
What you learned:I can say what place I am looking for and whether I can find it.
Review & Reuse · 50 rolls
Recall It in Changed Navigation Contexts
The first 30 Review Rolls are matching extra practice in a new situation for every Practice It Five Ways set. The remaining 20 reconnect directions with prior question, location, existence, and help phrases.
Combined Practice · 6 rolls
Combine What You Know
Practice direction requests, route words, spatial relationships, movement, fixed chunks, and search language without adding new Spanish.
Apply & Communicate · 6 rolls
Use It for Real
Show the Module 13 navigation Can-Do in different realistic situations.
Show What You Can Do
You Can Now
AskDisculpe. ¿Cómo llego a…?
Navicheckpointizquierda · derecha · todo derecho · spatial phrases
Move & searchvoy / vengo · al / del chunks · busco / no encuentro
0 of 6 Apply rolls without help; 0 unresolved unfinished extra practice after using Reveal.
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Module 13 Your goal
I can ask for, understand, and give basic location/direction information and say where I am going/coming from.