Pre-Elementary (A2)
Short conversations about plans, past experiences, health, hobbies, phone calls and invitations, with the everyday verb forms for what happened, what's happening and what will.
- 265 lessons
- About 5 lines each
By the end of Pre-Elementary you will
- Understand conversations about plans, past weekends and trips, hobbies and small health problems.
- Follow phone calls, errands and invitations from start to finish.
- Tell what already happened from what's going on and what's still to come, from the shape of the verb.
The lessons in this level don't have audio yet: they show the dialogue and its translation, and their audio is coming soon.
All Pre-Elementary lessons
- Day 1 Cold Inside the Rice Cooker
- Day 2 The Canteen Lady's New Eatery
- Day 3 A Job in the Family Bakery
- Day 4 A Watchdog After All
- Day 5 A Patient Who Isn't Sick
- Day 6 Videoke in the Rain
- Day 7 Only the Bunting Was Left
- Day 8 Lost by One, Still Captain
- Day 9 Lola's Chatty Old Friend
- Day 10 Mayon Without Her Glasses
- Day 11 An Invitation for the Boss
- Day 12 My Granddaughter, the Teller
- Day 13 One Letter From His Girlfriend
- Day 14 A Teaspoon, Not a Spoon
- Day 15 Notes Nobody Can Read
- Day 16 Depends Who's Paying
- Day 17 No Date Yet, Gift Ready
- Day 18 Scarier Than the Cave
- Day 19 Tita's Sweater Went to Tagaytay
- Day 20 Check-Up or Chess Day
- Day 21 Too Late for the Bones
- Day 22 No Line at the Other Branch
- Day 23 Lola's Zumba Is Stretching
- Day 24 Why the Truck Left It
- Day 25 Leave It by the Gate
- Day 26 The Math Tutor Is Dad
- Day 27 Nothing to Bring but Litson
- Day 28 Blame the New Soap
- Day 29 Minced Menudo
- Day 30 Who Gave It to Whom
- Day 31 Only Lola's Ear on Screen
- Day 32 One Bibingka Short
- Day 33 No Alcohol, Even Tomorrow
- Day 34 Dad Will Drive Her Daily
- Day 35 Sleeping Under the Fireflies
- Day 36 Pinakbet Without Garlic
- Day 37 One Cigarette to Celebrate
- Day 38 The Fiesta Queen Is Nico's Ex
- Day 39 No Red at the Wake
- Day 40 Pawning His Wife's Gift
- Day 41 A Racket From 1990
- Day 42 Saved at Last
- Day 43 A Boss Younger Than Her Son
- Day 44 Back to the Eighties, Tita
- Day 45 Extra Rice for Mama
- Day 46 The Same Promise as Grade Six
- Day 47 Don't Climb the Pole
- Day 48 Mom Stays in the Shallows
- Day 49 A Cramp Before the Start
- Day 50 Embutido, Fruit Salad, No Gift
- Day 51 The Secret Is Chicken Manure
- Day 52 Sore Eyes Before the Date
- Day 53 Hands Off Papa's Nilaga
- Day 54 Doctor's Orders: No Dishes
- Day 55 Love, for Example
- Day 56 The Passwords Were on the Phone
- Day 57 The Wrong Headstone
- Day 58 Bad Timing, Bryan
- Day 59 A Water Pump Instead of Wifi
- Day 60 The Rod Went With the Current
- Day 61 Kuya Pays Half, Somehow
- Day 62 Pinched Out of Gigil
- Day 63 A Free Wash for Sir Pilo
- Day 64 Her Own Straw in Her Bag
- Day 65 Tomorrow, Not Monday
- Day 66 A Brand-New License
- Day 67 Yelling on Live TV
- Day 68 Soaking Until Tomorrow
- Day 69 Ten Jumps Before Midnight
- Day 70 Sneakers With a Typo
- Day 71 A Window and a Warning
- Day 72 Nanay's Surprise at Eighty
- Day 73 The Wrong Get-Well Gift
- Day 74 Like the One on TV
- Day 75 A Jersey for Chess
- Day 76 One Last Mami in Binondo
- Day 77 Ten Laps With Tita
- Day 78 A Saturday in the Bodega
- Day 79 The Termites Got It First
- Day 80 Pension in the Purse
- Day 81 Calling the Boss From the MRT
- Day 82 The Size of a Kalamansi
- Day 83 A Covered Court, Uncovered
- Day 84 Smile, Says the Manager
- Day 85 His Brother Has a Boat
- Day 86 A Fever on Exam Day
- Day 87 The In-Law Is Coming Too
- Day 88 A Plate-Sized Scrape
- Day 89 Last in Line for the Paluwagan
- Day 90 A Frame Meant for Lola
- Day 91 A Job for the Little Brother
- Day 92 Volunteering His Sisters
- Day 93 Wrong Ball in the Pocket
- Day 94 An Excuse Letter From Her Husband
- Day 95 Rowing for Two at Burnham
- Day 96 Shrimp in Her Handbag
- Day 97 Lolo's Reunion Haircut
- Day 98 Tsitsaron After Dark
- Day 99 Uphill to Antipolo
- Day 100 The Landlady Sells Fish
- Day 101 Snoring Runs in the Family
- Day 102 Always an Answer, Pa
- Day 103 Garlic Is Not Lotion
- Day 104 Bistek for Your Mother
- Day 105 No Skipping Team Building
- Day 106 Same Pay, Thinner Envelope
- Day 107 The Box Goes First
- Day 108 I Grill, You Eat
- Day 109 Front Row From the Veranda
- Day 110 Washing for the Neighbors
- Day 111 Sunrise From the Deck
- Day 112 Surfing, Mostly Falling
- Day 113 Like Kinilaw, Pa
- Day 114 Don't Show Me the Scar
- Day 115 Milk Tea or a House
- Day 116 Hardworking on Payday Only
- Day 117 A Salbabida at His Age
- Day 118 Copied, or Copied From?
- Day 119 One Last Lechon Before Training
- Day 120 As Tall as His Father
- Day 121 Expired on the Pharmacist's Desk
- Day 122 Measured by a Finger
- Day 123 Salt for the Leech
- Day 124 Mama Zips, Basti Doesn't
- Day 125 Drumming on the Office Desk
- Day 126 Skip the Gift, Tita
- Day 127 A Kilo of Rice per Sack
- Day 128 Baby Ko on Loudspeaker
- Day 129 Mama Takes the Entrance Exam
- Day 130 Savings That Grow Slowly
- Day 131 One Backpack Each to Bohol
- Day 132 Next Time, Mama Comes Too
- Day 133 The Old Palosebo Champion
- Day 134 The Barrio Cook's Secret
- Day 135 Lagundi or Salabat?
- Day 136 Seven Sharp at the Corner
- Day 137 A Smaller Pata This Sunday
- Day 138 Yoga With a Chair Nearby
- Day 139 Her Old Student Behind the Counter
- Day 140 A Photo for Mama in Dubai
- Day 141 The Fight Is in Scene One
- Day 142 Maybe It's the Coffee
- Day 143 A Ringtone Lolo Can Hear
- Day 144 One Gallon Short
- Day 145 The Calm One in the Family
- Day 146 Busier Than His Son
- Day 147 Strong From the Gym
- Day 148 Asleep Through the Facial
- Day 149 A Century Old and Still Sharp
- Day 150 Not as Sweet as Susan
- Day 151 Colder Than Baguio at Night
- Day 152 If It Rains on Fiesta Day
- Day 153 A Bike or No Cellphone
- Day 154 Lola Saling's Sipa Days
- Day 155 Coconut Milk From a Can?
- Day 156 Red or White for the Wedding?
- Day 157 No Cure for Old Age
- Day 158 Fishballs for Our Anniversary
- Day 159 A Motorbike on Installment
- Day 160 Whose Empty Lot?
- Day 161 Who Threw the Popcorn?
- Day 162 Between the Bank and the Bakery
- Day 163 Helmet First, Then the Plaza
- Day 164 A Whole Lot of Tomatoes
- Day 165 Calcium or Milk?
- Day 166 Six Minutes for a Soft Egg
- Day 167 A Permit, Then a Store
- Day 168 A Pool Party and a Lifeguard
- Day 169 A Wedding on the Sand
- Day 170 The Lighthouse Up North
- Day 171 Meet Me at the Monument
- Day 172 A Message for the Kapitan
- Day 173 If She Tops the Board Exam
- Day 174 Comparing Toothpaste Forever
- Day 175 The Biggest Capiz Star
- Day 176 Across From the Gas Station
- Day 177 The Last One Off the Plane
- Day 178 A Hundred Push-Ups a Day
- Day 179 The Brown Gate Past the Market
- Day 180 Fifty Years and a Calm Partner
- Day 181 Monggo Again on Friday
- Day 182 A Check Dated Next Month
- Day 183 Escape to the Canteen
- Day 184 The Charger Behind the TV
- Day 185 Free Shots for Puppies and Kittens
- Day 186 A Minimum for Delivery
- Day 187 Blue on Top, Always
- Day 188 A Tuesday Slot, Please
- Day 189 More Gravy and Clean Spoons
- Day 190 The Misspelled Job Title
- Day 191 It's All in Your Palm
- Day 192 The Last Boat to the Island
- Day 193 Say Ah, Then Bend Your Elbow
- Day 194 Bingo Over Sungka
- Day 195 A Better Rate Upstairs
- Day 196 Don't Eat the Dough
- Day 197 A Five-Thousand-Peso Phone Bill
- Day 198 The Dancing Chicken at the Mall
- Day 199 Saving His Voice for Saturday
- Day 200 Two Dolls by Pure Luck
- Day 201 His First Father's Day
- Day 202 Fifty Kids and One Cook
- Day 203 Leaving Before the Coding Hours
- Day 204 Pretend You Forgot Her Birthday
- Day 205 Stamps for Dad's Collection
- Day 206 A Platter Meant for Six
- Day 207 An Unsigned Letter From Dubai
- Day 208 Who Cooks in the Big Cauldron?
- Day 209 Up the Old Bell Tower
- Day 210 Chapter Three Is Gone
- Day 211 No Sleeping Through the Fire Drill
- Day 212 A Second Opinion for Lolo's Knee
- Day 213 A Godmother Stuck in Cebu
- Day 214 Paradise Without a Signal
- Day 215 Dad Can't Finish His Speech
- Day 216 Spots Before the Big Game
- Day 217 The Same Haircut as Always
- Day 218 Where the Bonus Should Go
- Day 219 The Treadmill Isn't a Clothes Rack
- Day 220 Muted, Then Too Loud
- Day 221 Banana Cue to Sell After Class
- Day 222 No Games on the Job
- Day 223 Thirty Gifts to Wrap
- Day 224 Eight Hundred Pesos Short
- Day 225 Personal, Even Confidential
- Day 226 A Dull Knife and Stinging Eyes
- Day 227 Tita Screamed the Loudest
- Day 228 Friday Off for the Final Exam
- Day 229 No Medicine at the Beach
- Day 230 Mom Already Bought Diapers
- Day 231 An Invitation for His Old Teacher
- Day 232 Fireworks After the Downpour
- Day 233 Sixty Years Since the Brook
- Day 234 Night Shift on an Empty Stomach
- Day 235 Lola Mends a Torn Jersey
- Day 236 Bicol Express With Extra Labuyo
- Day 237 Visit Her at Home Instead
- Day 238 Both Broke Before Payday
- Day 239 Back to Her Old Counselor
- Day 240 The Dog Got Out Again
- Day 241 Lola's Heart in the Group Chat
- Day 242 No Bus Tickets Left
- Day 243 Armor for Frying Pork
- Day 244 Just a Salad, She Said
- Day 245 Window Seat on the Zigzag Road
- Day 246 Lolo Doesn't Want a Walker
- Day 247 No Nursing Home for Nanay
- Day 248 Calling Dad From the Finals
- Day 249 One Player Short
- Day 250 Two in the Morning, Again
- Day 251 The Group Chat Votes Siargao
- Day 252 Selfies With the Cannons
- Day 253 The Missing Prescription
- Day 254 Lola Still Knows Her Times Tables
- Day 255 The ATM Ate Her Card
- Day 256 The Kumpare Who Still Owes Them
- Day 257 Even the Albularyo Agrees
- Day 258 His First Savings Account
- Day 259 Arroz Caldo on the Wood Stove
- Day 260 The Books That Never Leave
- Day 261 Waiting Until She Graduates
- Day 262 Studies First, Job Later
- Day 263 No Durian on the Plane
- Day 264 The Night the River Rose
- Day 265 One Thing After Another
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