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Tú vs. Usted

Posted by Symone Mc Collum in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Monday, October 31, 2011 at 9:41 am

You get the chance to meet a famous spanish teacher from spain. His interest and goals are sooo close to what you want in your life, but you don't know what to ask him, and how. You don;t want to disrespect him either, so you need a guide to show you what questions to ask....

Tú and Usted BOTH mean you, but, when you say tú, you use it towards a peer, or someoneyounger. When you say usted, you use it to someone older, or someone that you want to showrespect to.

Preguntas (Tú) (questions informal)

¿Como te llamas? (como-tay-jah-mas) What's your name? (informal)

¿Como estas? (como-es-tas) How are you? (informal)

¿Qué tal? (kay-tal) What's up?

¿De donde eres tú? (day-don-day-ear-es-too) Where are you from? (informal)

¿Cuál es tu número de teléfono? (coal-es-too-numero-day-telephone-o) Whats your number? (informal)

¿Cuántos años tienes tú? (quan-toes-an-nose-tee-an-es-too) When’s your birthday? (informal)

Ay dios mio! Que hace tiempo?

Posted by Symone Mc Collum in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Monday, October 31, 2011 at 9:41 am

OMG!!!! You're TV got reprogramed and now all of the channels are in spanish. You need to know the weather so you can go out with you're friends, but you don't understand what the weather station is saying ........

El Tiempo (the weather)

¿Qué tiempo hace? (kay-tee-em-poe-ha-say) What's the weather like?

Hace (mucho) frió. (ha-say-free-yo) It's (very) cold.

Hace (mucho) calor. (ha-say-ka-lore) It's (very) warm.

Hace (mucho) viento. (ha-say-vee-en-toe) It's (very) windy.

Hace (mucho) sol. (ha-say-soul) It's (very) sunny.

Hace (mucho) fresco. (ha-say-frez-co) It's (very) cool.

Está lloviendo. (es-ta-joe-vee-en-dough) It's raining.

Está nevando. (es-ta-ne-van-dough) It's snowing.

Está nublado. (es-ta-new-blah-dough) It's cloudy.

Here's the link to my partner's lesson on months of the year .......

How are you today? Very well Thank You!

Posted by Amani Bey in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Monday, October 31, 2011 at 9:35 am

You and your spanish speaking friend are speaking to each other and you want to know how they are feeling.

Here's my pareja Monesha's lessons
Click here for Numbers in Spanish
Click here for Days of the week in Spanish
Click here for The Alphabet

Be Polite, Avoid a Fight!

Posted by Amani Bey in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Monday, October 31, 2011 at 9:34 am

In order to avoid discrepancies, it would behoove you to learn certain etiquette phrases in Español.

here is a video of different ways to be polite in hallway etiquette
in order:
1. using perdon
2. por favor, gracias and de nada
3. Lo siento and con permiso being used
click the picture!

¿Cuál es su número de teléfono?

Posted by Ashley Spells in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Monday, October 31, 2011 at 9:30 am

have you ever wondered how you would say your phone number in spanish? well today your in luck i'm going to teach you how to say your phone number in Spainsh and your also going to learn your number in Spainsh. Heres a little song from youtube to help you with the number. To also help you i designed a chart to help you.

Above is a chart to help you with the number now you will learn how to ask somebody what's there phone number in Spainsh.Below is a mini chart to help you out. Heres a good example how to ask somebody there phone number and how to respond.

Alphabet In Spanish

Posted by Aaron Tang in Spanish 1 - Bey on Monday, October 31, 2011 at 9:29 am

Alfredo Tang & Miguel Woodruff

Band X
The Spanish alphabet!

The Spanish alphabet consists of 29 different letters. Here are the the pronunciation for the letters in Spanish

Alphabet English	Pronunciation	Alphabet Spanish
A	(a)	A
B	(bey)	Be
C/CH	(se)/ (chay)	Ce/che
D	(Day)	De
E	(a)	E
F	(f-ay)	Efe
G	(hey)	Ge
H	(ache)	Hache
I	(ee)	I
J	(hota)	Jota
K	(ca)	Ka
L/ Ele	(ele)/ (a-ye)	Ele/ Elle
M	(m-may)	Eme
N	(n-nay) (en-yay)	Ene/ Ene
O	(o)	O
P	(pay)	Pe
Q	(coo)	Cu
R/ RR	(ere)/ (errrre)	Ere/ Erre
S	(essay)	Ese
T	(tey)	Te
U	(o)	U
V	(vay)	Ve
W	(do-ble vay)	Doble Ve
X	a-quise)	Equis
Y	(yay)	Ye
Z	(seta)	Zeta

¡Hola! Let's Learn Our El Alfabeto!

Posted by Alexis Dean in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Monday, October 31, 2011 at 9:18 am

Knowing the Spanish alphabet is just as important as knowing the English Alphabet. It has many uses and many reasons. I am going to teach you how to be able to spell out words in both English and Spanish and so that you can easily interpret what is being said through spelling. Use the chart below to see how the Alphabet is written in Spanish.

Study these flash cards | Study spanish flash cards

In the video below, we are demonstrating how when you are meeting someone who is very fluent in Spanish and you want to learn the Alphabet, you guys can study together and learn the Alphabet the right way.

Tu v.s usted

Posted by Penelope Deoliveira in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Monday, October 31, 2011 at 9:16 am

In spanish convertations, keep in mind how to show proper respect to others.
Tu is used for a causal way of talking, were as usted is used in a more formal way.
Tu you would basically use when you are talking to peers, friends, or anyone the same age as you. Usted is used when you talk to someone with an important title (say, the president) an adult, or someone older than you.

Here's an example between to friends-

SPANISH
Amy- "Hola! Como estas (tu)?
Ellen- "Hola! Moy Bien, gracias. Y tu?"
Amy- " Mas o menos, gracias."
Ellen- "Adios!"
Amy- "Adios!"

ENGLISH
Amy- " Hello! How are you doing?"
Ellen- Hello! Very good, thank you. And you?"
Amy- " Regular, thanks."
Ellen-" Good bye!"
Amy- " Goodbye!"

Now lets see an example of a more formal converstaion between a girl and her mothers friend:

SPANSIH
Girl- " Hola, Como esta ( Ud.)?"
Woman- " Hola, Muy bien, gracias. Y tü?"
Girl- "Muy bien, gracias."
Woman- " Adios!"
Girl- " Adios senorita!"

ENGLISH
Girl- " Hello, how are you miss?"
Woman- " Very good, thank you. And you?"
Girl-" Very good, thank you."
Woman- " Goodbye!"
Girl-" Goodbye Ms.!"

for more info, here are some sites you can look a: http://www.quiz-buddy.com/Spanish-info/tu_vs_usted_in_Spanish.html

http://www.spanish.bz/usted.htm

Here are the Hyperlinks to my partner Alexis Dean's blogs on The Alphabet http://scienceleadership.org/blog/Hola-Let-s_Learn_Our_El_Alfabeto, and The Spanish Days of the week http://scienceleadership.org/blog/Hola-Let-s_Learn_Our_Spanish_Days_of_the_Week

How To Ask For The Date

Posted by Adam Feliciano in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Monday, October 31, 2011 at 9:15 am

¿Cual el las fecha de hoy?

(By reading this blog, you will be able to know your months and dates. You will also be able to ask someone what is today’s date and/or respond to someone who asks you for the date.)

First, you would need to know the months and days in Spanish.

English & Spanish

January enero

February febrero

March marzo

April abril

May mayo

June junio

July julio

August agosto

September septiembre

October octubre

November noviembre

December diciembre

Numbers

*The instead of saying uno, say primo.

1. uno
2. dos
3. tres
4. cuatro
5. cinco
6. seis
7. siete
8. ocho
9. nueve
10. diez
11. once
12. doce
13. trece
14. catorce
15. quince
16. dieciséis
17. diecisiete
18. dieciocho
19. diecinueve
20. veinte
21. veintiuno
22. veintidós
23. veintitrés
24. veinticuatro
25. veinticinco
26. veintiséis
27. veintisiete
28. veintiocho
29. veintinueve
30. treinta

More information you should know. Translations of seasons, days, week, month, and year from English to Spanish.

día
semana
mes
año

day
week
month
year

verano
otoño
invierno
primavera

summer
fall
winter
spring

Here's a lesson from my pareja on how to say the days of the week in Spanish!

The weather

Posted by Penelope Deoliveira in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Monday, October 31, 2011 at 9:15 am

Its important to learn the weather in spanish. Here's a lesson to help:
When you want to know the temperture, you would say- " Que tiempo?"
Then, someone would reply: " Hace......" (or, it is.)
When watching the news, you also need to know if its going to be cold, warm, hot, or freezing:
"El calor" = Hot
" Frio"= Cold
"Sol"= sunny
" humedo"=humid
"lloviendo"= rainy
" Viento"=windy
" Nevando"=snow

Hope this post helped!!

Greetings and Goodbyes

Posted by Penelope Deoliveira in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Monday, October 31, 2011 at 9:14 am

The first thing you need to know when having a converstation in spanish is to know how to say " hello!" or "How are you?" This blog is here to help-

Below is a picture of two people meeting for the first time:

SPANISH

Woman- "Hola, Como te llama?"
Man- " Hola, Me nombre es Fred; y tu?"
Woman- "Me llamo Lauren; Musto gusto!"
Man- "Igualmemte."

ENGLISH

Woman- "Hello, what is your name?"
Man- "My name is Fred; and you?"
Woman- " I'm Lauren; Nice to meet you!"
Man- "Likewise."

The woman quickly stated her name

SPANISH-
Girl 1- " Hola, Como estas?"
Girl 2- " Hola, mas o menos, gracias. Y tú?
Girl 1- "Moy bien, gracias."
Girl1 -"¡Adios!"
Girl 2-" ¡Adios!"

ENGLISH
Girl 1- " hello, How are you?"
Girl 2- " Hello, so-so, thank you, and you?"
Girl 1- " Very good, thank you."
Girl 2- " Goodbye."
Girl 1- " Goodbye."

Hope this blog helped!!!

Check this out

Posted by My Truong in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Monday, October 31, 2011 at 8:50 am

To learn about greetings, telephone numbers, and weather in Español, then click on these links to see my partner Ashley's pages.
http://scienceleadership.org/users/aspells

Weather

Posted by Lisa Kang in Spanish 1 - Bey on Monday, October 31, 2011 at 8:43 am

If you are about to leave the house and you want to know what the weather is like outside then here is how to ask it in spanish. Now if someone asked you what the weather is like, here is how to answer.

What you need to know:

-The weather conditions
Hace Sol-Sunny
Hace viento-Windy
Esta lloviendo-Rain
Esta Nublado-Cloudy
Esta Nevando-Snowy

-How to ask the question

¿Que tiempo hace hoy?-What is the weather like today?

Greetings

Posted by Rahed Albarouki on Monday, October 31, 2011 at 7:57 am

“How are you, Goodbye”

· How To Talk To Someone You Just Met.

· In order to talk to someone you just met you would need to know: how to say Hello, How Are You, What Is Your Name, Goodbye or Nice To Meet You.

· Here’s a video of Lupe approaching Fabio and talking to him:

Days of the Week

Posted by Lisa Kang in Spanish 1 - Bey on Monday, October 31, 2011 at 7:49 am

Here is all you need to know if you want to know what day of the week it is.

You would have to know:

-How to ask what day is it
¿Que dia es hoy?-What day is it today?

-Days of the week

lunes-Monday
martes-Tuesday
miercoles-Wednesday
jueves-Thursday
viernes-Friday
sabado-Saturday
domingo-Sunday

Spanish Alphabet

Posted by Lisa Kang in Spanish 1 - Bey on Monday, October 31, 2011 at 7:43 am

If you are having a problem reading a spanish word, then you can use the alphabet to sound out the word bit by bit.

What you need to know:

-The alphabet

Spanish	English

a	A
Be alta	B
Ce	C
Che	CH
De	D
E	E
Efe	F
Ge	G
Hache	H
I	I
Jota	J
Ka	K
Ele	L
Elle	LL
Eme	M
Ene	N
Ene	N
O	O
Pe	P
Cu	Q
Ere	R
Erre	RR
Ese	S
Te	T
U	U
Ve	V
Double ve	W
Equis	X
Ye	Y
zeta	Z https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/Public/Movie%20on%2010-28-11%20at%2012.18%20PM.mov?w=42718b4c

Basic Conversation Questions

Posted by Matthew Schreiber in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Monday, October 31, 2011 at 7:26 am

Below are some ways you can have a basic conversation.

Here is a situation were an American student talks to a Spanish exchange student in their native language.

Days of the Week

Posted by Matthew Schreiber in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Monday, October 31, 2011 at 7:26 am

To learn the days of the week in spanish you must know:
-How they are spelled
-What order they are in.

The way that the days of the week are spelled

lunes

Monday Remember the days of the week are are never capital.

martes Also the days start on lunes (Monday) not domingo (Sunday)
Tuesday

miércoles
Wednesday

jueves
Thursday

viernes
Friday

sábado
Saturday

domingo
Sunday

Here is a situation where a student would like to know what day the quiz is on.

How to get someone's phone number

Posted by Matthew Schreiber in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Monday, October 31, 2011 at 7:25 am

In order to get someone's phone number you must know:

-How to ask "What is your phone number?"

-The numbers in general.

To ask someone for their number you cuål es tu (su if adult) numero de teléfono? "This means what is your phone number?"

The numbers are 1-9 so the person's answer will be in uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, or nueve. The numbers will never go 10 or higher.

After getting help for a homework a student ask for his friends number.

Days of the Week in spanish!

Posted by Audrey Pham in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 11:25 pm

Planning to go somewhere this upcoming weekend? And you’re also trying to remember the days of the week in Spanish for a quiz on lunes in school?

It may seem that it is a lot to remember because there is also on stuff such as how to “today is……” and the six other days of the week. Honestly, it’s not that complicated.

What day is today?: ¿Qué día es hoy?
It's.....: Es....

Here are links below that will help you with asking the weather in spanish, tell time, and say proper greetings:
http://www.scienceleadership.org/blog/How_is_the_weather

http://www.scienceleadership.org/blog/What_time_is_it:2
http://www.scienceleadership.org/blog/How

Maybe you should try checking out this chart:

Helpful Notes:

*Monday is always the first day of the week in español

*The days of the week in español are never capitalized

Video Task Introduction:
You are in spanish class and your teacher doesn't allow you to speak english at all while you're in there. A friend of yours needs to know what's today's day. He asks you in spanish and you respond. This video will show you the correct way of asking in spanish.

Dates and Months

Posted by Audrey Pham in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 11:23 pm

It’s important to know your months and dates in Spanish. It’s not that bad, its basic stuff such as the twelve months, number of the dates, how to say, “today is…” etc. For example, you don’t know your friend’s birthday but you’re trying to memorize the dates and months in Spanish at the same time for school, or practices for whatever.

Hoy es el # de _______(mes) : It’s the # of ______(month)

EXAMPLES:

es el veintiuno de mayo

(It’s the 21^st of May)

es el once de junio

(It’s the 11^th of June)

Video Task Introduction:

I was in mexico, and a boy name Brycen came up to me and asked what was the date of today and I responded back in Spanish to him saying the date was October 24. Here’s a video of something like this:

Here are links that will teach you how to ask about the weather, time and how to say proper greetings in spanish:

http://www.scienceleadership.org/blog/How_is_the_weather

http://www.scienceleadership.org/blog/What_time_is_it:2
http://www.scienceleadership.org/blog/How

The Common Courtesy

Posted by Audrey Pham in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 11:13 pm

Have you ever wondered how you can be polite and well mannered to Spanish people around you? Being polite requires sayings like “excuse me”, “thank you”, “your welcome”, “please”, “farewell”, and many more. And here, this lesson will teach you how you can speak/pronounce and write courtesy phrases.

Imaged if you were on the bus and you need to get off, you would politely like to say "Excuse me" in spanish to a lady who was speaking spanish on the phone earlier. Or you are in a store will a spanish spoken cashier, it'll be polite if you said "thank you" in spanish to the young man.

The links below will show you how to ask the weather in spanish, ask about time, and how to say proper greetings:
http://www.scienceleadership.org/blog/How_is_the_weather
http://www.scienceleadership.org/blog/What_time_is_it:2
http://www.scienceleadership.org/blog/How

Here is a chart that will help you:

How to speak with an elder, ¡En Español!

Posted by Alex Marothy in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 10:34 pm

If you've been saying ¿Cómo te llamas? to random men in ties, then you've been doing it wrong! The proper way is to say ¿Cómo te llama USTED? Because it shows respect,

Haji's links:

Weather

ABC

Days

Say you meet someone of importance and need to ask their name while showing respect?

Here's a video showing the incorrect and correct terminology:

How to have a basic conversation, ¡En Español!

Posted by Alex Marothy in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 10:33 pm

Meeting someone for the first time:

Hello: iHola!

What's your name?: ¿Cómo te llama(s) tú/usted?

How are you?: ¿Cómo esta(s) tú/usted?

Nice to meet you: ¡Mucho gusto!

Same to you: Igualmente.

Goodbyes:

Bye: ¡Adios!

See you later: ¡Hasta luego!

See you tomorrow: iHasta mañana!

Haji's links:

Weather

ABC

Days

Say you’re walking down the street and you see a fine girl, but she’s Puerto Rican! What do you say? Here’s a video of this example:

Spanish

Posted by Leah Petty in Spanish 1 - Bey on Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 10:10 pm

Day's of the week in Spanish
lunes- Monday
martes- Tuesday
miércoles -Wednesday
jueves-Thursday
viernes- Friday
sábado- Saturday
domingo- Sunday

https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/Public/Days%20of%20week.mov?w=51107396

Alphabet
A-a
B-ba
C-ca
CH-che
D-de
E-e
F-efe
G-ga
H-hache
I-i
J-jota
K-ca
L-ele
LL-elle
M-eme
N-ene
Ñ-eñe
O-o
P-pe
Q-cu
R-ere
RR-erre
S-ese
T-te
U-u
V-ve
W-doble ve
X-equis
Y-i griega
Z-zeta

https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/Public/Alphabet.mov?w=005d0b01

Feelings
Happy- Feliz
Sad/Mad- Mal
So-So- Mas o menos
Great- Excelente
Okay- Bien
¿Cómo está?- How are you

Months

enero-January

febrero-February

marzo-March

abril-April

mayo-May

junio-June

julio-July

agosto-August

septiembre-September

octubre-October

noviembre-November

diciembre-December

What is your name

¿Como se llama?- What si your name
Me llamo (your name)-My name is (your name)
Mi nombre es (your name