📖LearnModule 6 · Lesson 26 of 30Independent User · CEFR B1, first halfUnit 6 · Your opinion, defended
Porque, por ejemplo — proving your point
Module 6 of the free Spanish course (CEFR B1, first half), lesson 26 of 30: B1 does not just have opinions; it defends them. On this page: 8 words with their genders and respellings, the rule, a watch-out line, the conjugation table and the audio — the study notes behind the workbook's QR.
The words
Spanish
English
Say it
por ejemplo
for example
pohr eh-HEHM-ploh
por un lado
on the one hand
pohr oon LAH-doh
por otro lado
on the other hand
pohr OH-troh LAH-doh
el ejemplo
the example
ehl eh-HEHM-ploh
la prueba
the proof
lah PRWEH-bah
convencer
to convince
kohn-behn-SEHR
yo creo que sí
I think so
yoh KREH-oh keh see
la razón
the reason
lah rrah-SOHN
Respellings follow the course’s say-it key; the stressed syllable is in capitals. Print this lesson’s flashcards (PDF) — the words on the front, the English and respelling on the back.
La regla · The rule
B1 does not just have opinions; it defends them. The toolkit: por eso (that is why), por ejemplo (for example), por un lado… por otro lado (on the one hand… on the other), la prueba (the proof), la razón (the reason).
Y también · And also
Me gusta leer. Por un lado, es tranquilo; por otro lado, se aprende mucho. Por eso leo todas las noches. Opinion, two reasons, conclusion — the whole B1 speaking task in three lines. Creer que (to think that) takes the plain indicative: creo que sí.
Ojo · Watch out
por un lado… por otro lado come as a pair — never one without the other. And creo que takes the indicative: creo que tienes razón. The subjuntivo waits for the negative, in Module 2.
creer, presente — the table
yo creo · tú crees · él/ella/usted cree · nosotros creemos · ustedes creen · ellos/ellas creen
Do it now — on paper
Say all 8 words aloud twice from the respelling, then once from the Spanish spelling alone — begin with por ejemplo.
Copy every word with its accents on paper; then cover the English column and write each meaning back from the Spanish.
Write out creer, presente in full from memory, every person, and check each form against the table above.
This free course is the reading half. The writing half — write-in lessons, daily practice pages with built-in review, self-checks and a full answer key — is the companion workbook series, The Spanish Ladder: one workbook per module, fifteen in all, released band by band with the Basic band (Modules 1–5) first.
Keep these words
Turn this lesson’s words into flashcards, then space your reviews — the two habits the research behind our study guides backs hardest.