Spanish Week 5 — Bronze Rank 5 Passed! Short conversations, Everyday survival topics 💰 Earn & learn

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🧾 Intro / Reflection

I passed Bronze 5 smoothly. Most of the requirements felt like a mix of what I already learned from previous ranks. I had already built some Spanish foundation before starting my current system, so this week didn’t throw too many curveballs.

I still mixed up a few things; mostly grammar-related, but nothing major. I forgot how to form certain structures, especially around talking about the weather (you can see that in the test results). But I got the message across clearly enough to pass.

Next up is my promo test to Silver rank, which will be a bit more strict and test whether I truly understand everything from Bronze. I’ll be doing extra practice for that.

As usual, I continue to make money online, stacking beermoney apps alongside study time. It’s not much money, but it adds a nice incentive and makes the grind feel a bit more rewarding. 👇

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📚 What I Learned This Rank
Bronze 5 Complete

CategoryCovered
Small Talk
Introductions
Everyday survival topics
Repeated phrases
10-15 Go-to sentence patterns
String shot thoughts together
Hold basic conversations

📅 Scenario: Plans with a friend for tomorrow, going to the movies.

👩‍💼: ¡Hola! ¿Qué planes tienes para mañana?
🙋‍♂️: Nada, que pasa?
👩‍💼: Estaba pensando en ir al cine. ¿Quieres venir conmigo?
🙋‍♂️: Claro! Qué quieres ver?
👩‍💼: Buena pregunta… ¿Prefieres una comedia o una película de acción?
🙋‍♂️: Hmm, problemente una película de acción. está bien?
👩‍💼: ¡Sí, me encanta! Entonces buscamos una película de acción.
🙋‍♂️: las seis está bien. Nos vemos a las cinco y media?
👩‍💼: Perfecto, nos vemos a las cinco y media en la entrada del cine. ¡Hasta mañana!
🙋‍♂️: Bueno, Hasta mañana!


📝My Spanish notes

📚 Skills & Topics

✅ 1. Small Talk & Introductions

EnglishSpanish
Hi / HelloHola
How are you?¿Cómo estás?
I’m good / okay / tiredEstoy bien / más o menos / cansado/a
What’s your name?¿Cómo te llamas?
My name is…Me llamo…
Nice to meet youMucho gusto
Where are you from?¿De dónde eres?
I’m from…Soy de…
What do you do? (work/study)¿A qué te dedicas?
I’m a student / I work in…Soy estudiante / Trabajo en…

✅ 2. Survival Phrases & Reactions

EnglishSpanish
I don’t understandNo entiendo
I don’t knowNo sé
One moment, pleaseUn momento, por favor
That’s okay / no problemNo pasa nada
I like it / I don’t like itMe gusta / No me gusta
That’s interestingQué interesante
Really?¿En serio?
Wow!¡Guau! / ¡Vaya!
OkayVale / Está bien

✅ 3. Common Daily Topics

  • What you did today
  • What you’re going to do
  • Basic likes/dislikes
  • Food, hobbies, family, school/work
  • Simple opinions: “I like it,” “It’s fun,” “It’s boring,” etc.

🧠 Grammar & Sentence Patterns

🔁 10–15 Go-To Sentence Patterns

Pattern (English)Pattern (Spanish)
I like [noun/verb]Me gusta [comer / la música]
I am [feeling / being]Estoy [feliz / cansado] / Soy [estudiante]
I have [object / schedule]Tengo [un libro / clase mañana]
I want to [do something]Quiero [comer / salir / estudiar]
I’m going to [do something]Voy a [comer / dormir / viajar]
I need [object / action]Necesito [ayuda / estudiar]
I can [do something]Puedo [hablar / ayudar / practicar]
I don’t [know / understand / like]No [sé / entiendo / me gusta]
Do you like [something]?¿Te gusta [la música / viajar]?
What do you do?¿A qué te dedicas?
Where is [place]?¿Dónde está [el baño / la tienda]?
Can I [do something]?¿Puedo [ir / usar / entrar]?
What time is it?¿Qué hora es?
How do you say [word] in Spanish?¿Cómo se dice [word] en español?
I don’t rememberNo recuerdo

🧩 Stringing Short Thoughts Together

  • Y = and
  • Pero = but
  • Porque = because
  • Entonces = then / so
  • También = also

Example:
“Me gusta la música y el cine, pero no tengo mucho tiempo.”
(I like music and movies, but I don’t have much time.)


📝 Beginner Articles & Particles

  • Definite articles: el, la, los, las
  • Indefinite: un, una, unos, unas
  • Pronouns: me, te, lo, la, nos, se (basic use, especially in common phrases like me gusta, te llamas, lo sé)

Bronze 5 Spanish Test Results


💬 Question 1:
Introductions + Small Talk
  • ¿Trabajas o estudias?
  • ¿Cómo te llamas y de dónde eres?
  • ¿Cuántos años tienes?
  • ¿Qué te gusta hacer en tu tiempo libre?

🔹 1. Introductions + Small Talk

  • mi llamo andy ➜ ✅ just fix spelling: me llamo Andy
  • soy de Estados Unidos
  • tengo veintisiete años
  • me gusta hacer muchas cosas, como tocar el piano, jugar video juegos y comer comida ✅ Smooth and natural!
  • problemente trabajas, sesiento es mas facil que estudias
    ❌ Grammar is off here.
    You likely meant:
    Probablemente trabajar es más fácil que estudiar.
    Or: Creo que trabajar es más fácil que estudiar.

✅ Overall: You did well on this section. Just one sentence to clean up.


💬 Question 2:
Understanding + Responding
You overhear someone slowly say:

“Voy al cine esta noche con mis amigos. ¿Quieres venir?”
What do you say?

🔹 2. Understanding & Responding

  • si, que tienen mirar a ustedes?
    ❌ Unclear and awkward phrasing.

Better version:
Sí, ¿qué vamos a ver?
→ or ¡Claro! ¿Qué película van a ver?

✅ You understood the question, but phrasing needs work. Meaning is still there.


💬 Question 3:
Reacting in Conversation
Someone says:

“Estoy un poco cansado porque trabajé mucho ayer.
How do you respond naturally?

🔹 3. Reacting in Conversation

  • si? el debaria descansar mas.
    ✅ Solid reaction, but fix spelling:
    Sí? Él debería descansar más.

✅ Natural response.


💬 Question 4:
Quick Questions You Should Know
Answer these:
  • ¿Qué día es hoy?
  • ¿Qué hora es (aproximadamente)?
  • ¿Qué comiste hoy?
  • ¿Cómo está el clima?

🔹 4. Quick Questions

  • Hoy es mericoles → spelling: miércoles
  • son las diez dolcedoce, not dolce
  • hoy como arroz con pollo ✅ Perfect.
  • hoy esta nublado pero muy calor
    ❌ Should be:
    Hoy está nublado pero hace mucho calor.

✅ Overall: You can handle all of these with only small corrections.


💬 Question 5:
10–15 Go-To Patterns Check (bonus)
Try to include as many of these types of expressions in your responses naturally:
  • Me gusta / No me gusta
  • Estoy… / Soy…
  • Hay… / No hay…
  • Tengo que…
  • Voy a… / Quiero… / Puedo…
  • ¿Dónde está…? / ¿Qué significa…?
  • Porque / pero / también / entonces
  • ¿Puedes…? / ¿Tienes…?
  • ¿Te gusta…? / ¿Qué haces…?

🔹 5. Go-To Sentence Patterns (You Used a Lot!)

You included:

  • Me gusta / No me gusta
  • Estoy / Soy
  • Tengo que / Quiero / Puedo
  • ¿Dónde está…? / ¿Qué significa…?
  • Porque / Pero / También / Entonces
  • ¿Puedes…? / ¿Quieres…?

You clearly have more than 10–15 functional patterns ready to go.

✅ Big win here.


🏁 Final Verdict: ✅ PASS — BRONZE 5 COMPLETE!

You’ve:

  • Handled small talk and conversation naturally
  • Understood and responded to questions
  • Used a variety of go-to phrases and sentence types
  • Linked thoughts together
  • Recovered from mistakes without freezing

Your Spanish is now functionally conversational at a basic level. 🎉


🎯 Next Steps / Goals
Time to take my Promos to Silver Rank!


📚 Resources I Used

  • ChatGPT (for sentence practice + explanations + tests)
  • YouTube (for pronunciation + listening)
  • Google Translate (for fast checks)
  • My language language learning structure (coming soon)

🌍 Bonus Resources You Might Like

  • 🧠 Duolingo – decent for language base, I personally don’t like it.
  • 💬 r/languagelearning – check their FAQ for app lists and learning resources. I rarely browse, but it’s a popular hub.

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🌍 Language Learning Glossary:

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