Elementary (B1)
Conversations about work, renting a departamento, the doctor and the IMSS, relationships, advice and travel problems, with the shortcuts of natural speech.
- 215 lessons
- About 6 lines each
By the end of Elementary you will
- Follow conversations about work, renting, health, relationships and travel when people speak clearly.
- Understand advice, complaints, excuses and opinions, and the wishes and doubts behind them (Quiero que vengas, No creo que llegue).
- Keep up with natural speech: polite requests and "what ifs" (¿Podría...?, Me gustaría), and everyday Mexican words such as ahorita, padre and platicar.
All Elementary lessons
- Day 1 Her Mother-in-Law's Expired INE
- Day 2 Up to the Cuetzalan Waterfall
- Day 3 Chambelán at His Cousin's Fifteen
- Day 4 Greet Every Aunt, One by One
- Day 5 Date Night Without the Kids
- Day 6 The Upstairs Washing Machine
- Day 7 The Class Tablet Won't Turn On
- Day 8 Listening for the Gas Truck
- Day 9 Never Seen the Pacific
- Day 10 Stuck on Avenida Constitución
- Day 11 Mole Negro or Coloradito?
- Day 12 The Office Tanda Starts Monday
- Day 13 Planting Trees in La Primavera
- Day 14 A Room for Rent in Coyoacán
- Day 15 Pozole Without the Pork
- Day 16 Grandma's First Online Return
- Day 17 Tickets for the Clásico Regio
- Day 18 An Essay and a Moving Van
- Day 19 My Friend Didn't Do Her Part
- Day 20 Grandpa Wants to Bag Groceries
- Day 21 Your Turn for the Building Meeting
- Day 22 When They Call Your Number
- Day 23 The Strongest Coffee Before Finals
- Day 24 A Dress for the Aunt's Wedding
- Day 25 480 Hours of Servicio Social
- Day 26 The Bus to Veracruz Is Late
- Day 27 The Bike on the Suburban Train
- Day 28 No Internet Before Her Meeting
- Day 29 The Neighbors' Music at Ten
- Day 30 Stay Where I Can See You
- Day 31 Seated Next to the Groom's Uncle
- Day 32 Stairs, Not the Escalator
- Day 33 The Water Truck Hasn't Come
- Day 34 Nerves Before a First Date
- Day 35 Somebody Broke the Class Speaker
- Day 36 Don't Answer Every Email
- Day 37 Borrowing From Dad's Tanda
- Day 38 Reading Stories at the Library
- Day 39 Mom's Interview Is Tomorrow
- Day 40 My Best Friend Changed Tables
- Day 41 The Piano Won't Go Downstairs
- Day 42 Hide the Cake Until the Waltz
- Day 43 Candelaria Tamales at the Office
- Day 44 Setting Up the Chivas Stream
- Day 45 A Posada in Chicago
- Day 46 Canceled Flight to Tijuana
- Day 47 Hoy No Circula, Doctor at Nine
- Day 48 Paying Rent During Sick Leave
- Day 49 A Gym in the Rooftop Garden?
- Day 50 Dad Had Already Paid Twice
- Day 51 Her Own Room in Mérida
- Day 52 She Had Studied the Wrong Chapters
- Day 53 No Jacket on the Nevado
- Day 54 Radio Tips on the INE Card
- Day 55 Evening Shifts at a Call Center
- Day 56 Where Did the Passport Go?
- Day 57 What Would You Say to Querétaro?
- Day 58 A Signed Pumas Shirt
- Day 59 UNAM Entrance Exam on Saturday
- Day 60 An Apartment in Grandma's Old House
- Day 61 An IMSS Number for the Newcomer
- Day 62 A Mariachi at the Next Table
- Day 63 A Present for His Big Sister
- Day 64 If You Miss the Last Metrobús
- Day 65 The Gate Remote Died at Seven
- Day 66 Whose Is the Blue Water Jug?
- Day 67 Borrowing a Car for the Interview
- Day 68 Collecting Blankets in the Hallway
- Day 69 A Friend Who Moved to Tijuana
- Day 70 Chapulines on the Field Trip
- Day 71 She Shared Her Umbrella
- Day 72 The Package Came During My Shower
- Day 73 Lost at a Quinceañera
- Day 74 A Tanda Behind the Counter
- Day 75 Red Flag at Playa del Carmen
- Day 76 Don't Park by the Chapel
- Day 77 Twenty Years of Building Meetings
- Day 78 What Surprised the Exchange Student
- Day 79 Boots for the Copper Canyon
- Day 80 Lost Wallet, Lost INE
- Day 81 Agua de Jamaica, Not Soda
- Day 82 The Team Trip to Acapulco
- Day 83 The Headphones Look Fake
- Day 84 Bike or Camión to Campus?
- Day 85 The Prepa My Sister Chose
- Day 86 Mom Met Dad in a Bookstore
- Day 87 A Drill During Office Hours
- Day 88 Old Letters in the Moving Boxes
- Day 89 Cabrito or Tacos de Canasta?
- Day 90 Two Roommates, One Final
- Day 91 The Apartment Was Already Rented
- Day 92 Her First Job in Santa Fe
- Day 93 The Tanda Organizer Moved Away
- Day 94 Four Hours in Urgencias
- Day 95 The Same Blender Twice
- Day 96 The Hall Where Mom Turned Fifteen
- Day 97 Three Generations Climb the Tepozteco
- Day 98 Brush Before Bed, Not After
- Day 99 Overheating on the Road to Zihuatanejo
- Day 100 A Podcast About Fixing Phones
- Day 101 Feeding the Street Dogs
- Day 102 A New Tenant at the Meeting
- Day 103 He Missed Her Birthday Dinner
- Day 104 Dinner at Six in San Antonio
- Day 105 Sick During the Math Test
- Day 106 Lighting the Water Heater
- Day 107 An Old Address on Her INE
- Day 108 Waiters Wanted for the Weekend
- Day 109 Metrorrey Beats the Car at Eight
- Day 110 Old Toys for the Casa Hogar
- Day 111 Felt Pads for Noisy Chairs
- Day 112 A Bad Back from Garrafones
- Day 113 The Doctor Says Six Weeks
- Day 114 Dancing Again at Seventy
- Day 115 The Wrong Edition Arrived
- Day 116 Surfboards at Zicatela
- Day 117 Briefing the New Building Super
- Day 118 Watching the Clásico Capitalino After Work
- Day 119 A Tanda Notebook on Line 2
- Day 120 Late for the Quinceañera Waltz
- Day 121 The New Kid at the Tiendita
- Day 122 Never Tried Chiles en Nogada
- Day 123 Stuck on the Water Cycle Question
- Day 124 An Expired INE at the Pharmacy
- Day 125 The Last Stretch of La Malinche
- Day 126 A Kilo of Tortillas, Every Day
- Day 127 Six Hours Late in Cancún
- Day 128 No Energy Drinks Before Soccer
- Day 129 The Boss Messaged at Midnight
- Day 130 A Sorry Text After Two Weeks
- Day 131 A Room Near the Guadalajara Campus
- Day 132 Mom's Job Ads and the Zoo
- Day 133 Sunflowers for a First Date
- Day 134 A Phone Under Five Thousand Pesos
- Day 135 The Washing Machine Starts Shaking
- Day 136 Eighteen and a Good INE Photo
- Day 137 A Veracruz Hotel with an Elevator
- Day 138 Retired but Bored in Mérida
- Day 139 No Voice After the Final
- Day 140 No Appointments Left Today
- Day 141 Lost Car Keys in Puebla
- Day 142 Just Moved in with My Daughter
- Day 143 The Baby Downstairs Can't Sleep
- Day 144 Repair Dad's Old Laptop or Not
- Day 145 Whose Ladder Is It Anyway
- Day 146 The Cousin's Quince Dress Code
- Day 147 Overbooked Out of Chihuahua
- Day 148 Two Offers, Monterrey or Oaxaca
- Day 149 Cochinita Cooked Underground
- Day 150 Friday Off for the Last Exam
- Day 151 Concert Money in the Washing Machine
- Day 152 A Month with Turtles in Mazunte
- Day 153 Out of Gas Mid-Shower
- Day 154 The Horse Came Home Alone
- Day 155 Back from Berlin, Always on Time
- Day 156 Juice on Dad's Keyboard
- Day 157 Morning Walks in the Park
- Day 158 The Cheapest Sneakers on the App
- Day 159 Who's the Man at Table One
- Day 160 Grandpa's Tips for Meeting Her Parents
- Day 161 The Maintenance Fee Goes Up
- Day 162 Grandma Sees the Tiny Kitchen
- Day 163 A New Band for Saturday's Quince
- Day 164 Walking Around the Plaza on Sunday
- Day 165 Stuck Behind a Water Pipa
- Day 166 A Flat Tire on the Periférico
- Day 167 Whose Discount Card Is This
- Day 168 Off to Desierto de los Leones
- Day 169 A Two-Meter Sofa, by Saturday
- Day 170 Grandpa Offers to Play Cupid
- Day 171 Homework Club on the First Floor
- Day 172 The Tickets Are on His Phone
- Day 173 An Online Order at the OXXO
- Day 174 Just Gave Blood, Need a Juice
- Day 175 Studying Zapata and Villa
- Day 176 The Dog That Cries All Day
- Day 177 Twisted Ankle on the Broken Stairs
- Day 178 A Bus to Durango to Apologize
- Day 179 Sleepless in Cuernavaca
- Day 180 The Bridesmaid's Dress on the Bus
- Day 181 Too Much Habanero in Mérida
- Day 182 Lost in San Juan de Dios
- Day 183 Condesa Rents Are Sky-High
- Day 184 The Meeting Had Already Started
- Day 185 Proof of Address for the INE
- Day 186 A Cracked Screen on Sunday
- Day 187 A Landslide on the Oaxaca Road
- Day 188 The Biggest Wave in Mazatlán
- Day 189 My Old Boss Owns That Company
- Day 190 Advice from a Retired Nurse
- Day 191 An INE Appointment at Eleven
- Day 192 Waiting for the Prepa Results
- Day 193 A Résumé Makeover at Lunch
- Day 194 Last Taxi Ride Before Mérida
- Day 195 Minutes About the Hallway Plants
- Day 196 Time to Buy a Tinaco
- Day 197 Stood Up Again in Coyoacán
- Day 198 Forgot My Lactose Pills
- Day 199 Why Hasn't the Game Started?
- Day 200 Birria or Barbacoa in Line
- Day 201 Missed Flight to Hermosillo
- Day 202 A Checkup Before the Iztaccíhuatl
- Day 203 Your First Client Presentation
- Day 204 Still in Transit, Essay Due Friday
- Day 205 Grandpa Rents Out the Spare Room
- Day 206 Picking Up the Repaired Bike
- Day 207 The Priciest Table in Polanco
- Day 208 Who Dropped the Iron
- Day 209 A Savings Account at Seventeen
- Day 210 Don't Scratch the Mosquito Bites
- Day 211 A Rooster Next Door at Four
- Day 212 Three Friends Plan Holbox
- Day 213 Saturday Off for My Sister's Quince
- Day 214 The Volunteer from Los Angeles
- Day 215 The Rings Stayed in the Hotel
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