This is Podcast 9, you can listen to it using the player shown above these lines.In this audio lesson we will learn 5 Important verbs in Spanish.You can find the transcript of this lesson in the following lines:Downloadable PDF Transcript:  Download herePodcast Transcript (Text Version):Hi, welcome to Learning Spanish for Beginners, the place to learn Mexico’s conversational Spanish.Today we will review 5 important verbs in Spanish, as well as a few sentences that use them.The first verb is “ser”, it means “to be” and it is used to refer to permanent or essential characteristics.For example,I am a man – Soy un hombre.I am intelligent – Soy inteligente.I am a human being – Soy un ser humano.The second verb of today is “estar” which also means “to be”. It is used to refer to temporary or nonessential characteristics.For example,I am tired – Estoy cansadoI am at the office – Estoy en la oficinaI am happy – Estoy contentoThe third verb of today is “tener”. It means “to have” in the sense of owning or possessing something.A few examples are,I have twenty dollars – tengo veinte dólaresI have a sister – Tengo una hermanaI have to go – Tengo que ir As a note,“Tengo que + a verb in infinitive” is a useful phrase to talk about an obligation or a need to do something.For example,I have to eat more vegetables – Tengo que comer más vegetales  I have to talk to my teacher – Tengo que hablar con mi maestroI have to go to the bathroom – Tengo que ir al bañoThe fourth verb we will look at is “haber”.This verbs is often used as an auxiliary in phrases like:I have found the keys – He encontrado las llavesOr something like:Have you looked for the keys? -  Has buscado las llaves?“Haber” is also commonly used in Spanish to say “there is” or “there are”.For example,There is no problem – No hay problemaor something like:There are many options – Hay muchas opcionesAnother common use of “haber”, is in phrases that have the structure:“Hay que” + “a verb in infinitive”This phrase is used to express the need to do something.For example,Hay que comer – It is necessary to eatHay que trabajar – It is necesssry to workIt is easy to remember the verb “haber” because it looks very similar to the verb “to have” in English.All you have to do is change the letter “v” for a “b” and add the letter “r” at the end.So you go from “have” to “haber”.The last verb of today is “querer”, which means “to want”, and in some contexts, it also means “to love”.Let’s look at a few examples,I want water – Yo quiero aguaI want food – Yo quiero comidaI love my family – Yo quiero a mi familiaThe verb “querer” +  “a verb in infinitive” are often used to express the desire or a need to do something as well.For example,I want to sleep – Quiero dormirI want to eat – Quiero comerI want to drink water – Quiero tomar aguaI want to drink beer – Quiero tomar cervezaI want to go home – Quiero ir a casaI want to go to my hotel – Quiero ir a mi hotelThat’s all for today.To learn more Spanish and to access a downloadable text version of this audio, you can visit the Podcast section at LearningSpanishForBeginners.comSee you next time, hasta la próxima.