You might wonder how to say the common question starters. For example: what, why, how, when, and so on. Well here it is. Again I am going to teach you with a chart. For this there is no formal and informal.
This chart explains it all. Now that you know these words... you also know how to start to ask questions when talking to people who speak spanish. Of course, to ask full questions, you need to know other words also. But at least you can now start them. This will help you when you travel to a Spanish speaking country and need to ask questions.
Asking and understanding what the weather is is essential to learning Spanish.
So, try saying these Spanish phrases and sentences for weather.
Hace (bastante) calor ---- It's (very) hot.
Hace (bastante) frío ---- It's (very) cold.
Hace (bastante) Sol ---- It's (very) sunny.
Hace (bastante) viento ---- It's (very) windy.
(Remember to always use 'Hace' when using any of the words above!)
Está (parcialmente/mayormente) nublado---- It's (partly/mostly) Cloudy.
Está lloviendo ---- It's raining.
Está nevando ---- It's snowing.
(For these words, remember to use 'Está' before saying the weather!)
Quick tip: When saying 'hace' or 'está'
make sure you don't pronounce them as 'hase' or 'esta'. Remember that
the way you say the word may change the meaning.
You may know a few words, like '¡Hola!', but sometimes, you might need to say 'hello' in another way.
Here are some ways you can greet someone in Spanish.
Quick
Tip: When saying anything in Spanish, you must always know how the
word sounds. If you mispronounce it, it will change the meaning. So
don't mistake 'hola' for 'hhhola', if you know what I mean.
Practice these before moving on to basic Spanish speech!
Understanding months isn't very complicated. In here i will first explain what months are .
Obviously the English months began with January end with December. I'm
going to write the month out and English. Then translate to Spanish.
January-Enero
February-Febrero
March-Marzo
April-Abril
May-Maya
June-Junio
July-Julio
August-Augusto
September-Septembre
October-Octubre
November-Noviembre
December-Decimbre
Ex. fecha de hoy es trienta de octubre dos mill diez . - Today is october 30th, 2010.
When you meet someone new, whats the first thing you often ask? Thats right! You ask for their name! After reading this, you will know how to ask someone their name and respond to that question yourself! All in Spanish, of course. The first thing you need to know for Names is Nombre is the word for "name" in Spanish. To teach you about names, I am going to use bullets. Again names have formal and informal.
• ¿Cómo te llamas (tú)? [informal]
¿Cómo se llama (Ud.)? [formal] = Whats your name?
• Me llamo __________. ; Yo soy _______. ; Mi nombre es _________. = My name is ______.
• If you were going to say "and you?" after you tell someone your name... you would say either ¿Y tú? when you talk to a younger person or ¿Y Usted (Ud.)? when your talking to an older person.
These are all things to say when you meet someone new.
*******NOTE: Remember which ones are formal and informal! (tú vs. Usted [Ud.]) ********
-What you say when you approach someone.
(daily greetings) = hola, buenos dias, buenos tardes, buenos tardes,
-Asking someone if they are having a good day
(how are you) = que tal, como va, como estas (tu), como esta (ud),
(alright) = mas o menos
(and you) = y tu - informal, y usted - formal
(oh no) = ay ay ay
- When your finished a conversation with someone and your leaving
(bye) = adios, chao
(see you later) = hasta luego !
(see you soon) = hasta pronto !
When you first meet someone you always start out saying hello or "hola" and asking their name "Como te llamas"
They may respond saying good morning "buenos dias", good afternoon
"buenas tardes", good evening buenos tareds", or even saying "hola"
back. They they can say "me llamo ____", "yo soy....." , mi nombre es
____" "meaning my name is ____."
Then starting a conversation you could ask them how they are doing "Que
tal", "como va", "Como estas (tu)", "Como esta (ud)", and they all mean
"how are you?"
If you plan on seeing the pseron again you might want to ask then for
their number or their concact information by asking them "Cual es tu
numero de telefono" meaning whats your number.m
You could respond by saying "es el ___."
Asking someone the date is simple you should say "Cual es la Fecha de Hoy?" meaning what's today's date?
When you answer the question you would say "hoy es el (numero) de (mes)" meaning its the number of months
Months: ( you dont capitalize the months when you write them in spanish )
enero= January
febrero= February
marzo= March
abril= April
mayo= May
junio= June
julio= July
agosto= August
septiembre= September
octobure= October
noviembvre= November
diecembre= December
When you first greet someone you would say “¡Hola!”
to make them feel welcome. When you wake up in the morning and then see your
mom would say “¡Buenos dias!” to wish her a good morning. If you meet
up with your friend in the middle of the day you can say “¡Buenas tardes!”
to wish them a good afternoon. When you’re about to go to sleep you can say “¡Buenas
noches!” to wish the people around you a good night. When someone wants
to sit down and talk with you, you can say ¿Que tal?” to see what’s up.
When you’re speaking to your grandparents to see how they’re doing say “¿Como
esta?” to see how they are. When your talking to your little sister
and you want to see how she is say “¿Como estas?” to see what
she is up to. When your confused
about what is going on you can say “¿Que pasa?” to find out what
you didn’t get.
Los Buenos modales. Good
manners.
Gracias
Thank you.
Muchas gracias
Thanks a lot
Mil gracias
Thanks a million
De nada
It’s nothing
Por nada
You’re welcome
No hay de qué
You’re welcome
¿Como?
What was that? (If you didn't understand what someone
said.)
Por favor
Please
Con permiso. (When someone’s standing in your way)
Excuse me.
Disculpe (to get someone’s attention)
Excuse me.
Perdon (if you accidently bump into someone)
Excuse me.
In this lesson I will be teaching you how to be polite in Spanish. When your mom feeds you dinner you would say “Gracias”. When your walking down the street and your keys fall out of your pocket, and a stranger hands them back to you respond “Mil gracias”. If you’re in class and you’re trying to figure something out, and your teacher comes over to help respond “Muchos Gracias”. If you do someone a favor and they say “Gracias” then you could use any of the three of these “De nada”, “Por nada”, or “No hay de qué”. When someone says something fast and you don’t understand what they said you could say “¿Como?” When you ask someone to do you a favor you can add a “Por favor” to it to make the person more inclined to do it. When you’re in class copying down notes and someone is in your view you can say, “Con permiso” for them to move. When you speak in front of a large group of people and your trying to get their attention you can say “Disculpe” to make them listen. If your walking on the street and you pump into to someone inadvertently you can say, “Perdon” to see if they are all right.
Los meses del año
Months of the year
enero
January
febrero
February
marzo
March
abril
April
mayo
May
junio
June
julio
July
agosto
August
septiembre
September
octubre
October
noviembre
November
deciembre
December
What month is Martin Luther King Day celebrated in? A: Enero
What month is Valentines Day celebrated in? A: febrero
What month is Pi day celebrated in? A: marzo
What month is April fools day celebrated in? A: abril
What month is Mothers day celebrated in? A: mayo
What month is Fathers day celebrated in? A: junio
What month is Independence Day celebrated in? A: julio
What month doesn’t have any major holidays celebrated? A:
agosto
What month is Labor Day celebrated in? A: septiembre
What month is Halloween celebrated in? A: octubre
What month is Thanksgiving celebrated in? A: noviembre
What month is Christmas celebrated in? A: deciembre
1. For this I am doing Tú vs. Usted.For Tú it is informal and used for
people of equal or a lower age than you.Ud is used for people that are older than you and for people you
respect.It is formal. An example
for it would be for asking some one “How are you?”?Como estas? Is the informal and used for a friend and ¿Como
esta? is formal and used for an adult.The different letter is the s at the end.For other phrases are different for Tú and Ud like:
What’s your name? is ¿Cómo te lamas (tú)? or ¿Cómo se llama
(ud).
Where are you from? is ¿De dónde eres (tú)? or ¿De dónde
es(ud)?
How old are you? is ¿Cuántos años tienes (tú)? or ¿Cuántos
años tiene (ud)?
An Adult talking to there kid:
A: ¡Hola! ¿Cómo estás?
K: Bien, gracias. ¿Y Usted?
A: Más o menos.
2. This is the alphabet in español
A: ah [in English this would be an a.You must remember to use ah and make
its sound.]
B: beh [in español to say B it would be a softer sound than
English]
C: seh [same as the s sound for English]
CH: cheh [same for English]
D: deh [similar to English]
E: eh [in español to say E it is softer than English E]
F: efeh [its similar to the English way]
G: heh [very different more like a H sound]
H: ah-cheh [close to the English ha choo for sneezing but
always silent in words]
I: eee [sounds like a long E]
J: ho-ta [very different than the English way]
K: ka [just like the englesh way but instead of just K sound
you use an A sound with it]
L: eleh [it is close to the English way and some small differentness]
LL: elleh [close to single L]
M: emeh [close to English but adds E at beginning]
N: eneh [same as M but changed wit the N]
Ñ: enyeh [like N buy a Y sound in the middle of it]
O: oh [sounds like a long O]
P: peh [sounds like pee but instead of the end E there is a
H]
Q: cooooo [sound of a long O with a C on the front]
R: ereh [sounds like M and N but with a R]
S: eseh [same as R, M, and N]
T: teh [close to the English way]
U: ooo [a long O sound]
V: veh [sounds like B but more of a V sound]
W: dobleh veh [dobleh sounds like the English double]
X: eh-quis [nothing like the English way]
Y: eee gree -eh-gah [combo of long E GR sound with long E,
short E, and blah but replace BL with G]
Z: zetah [it is close to Zelda]
How to spell your name.
M E R R IK
Emeh ehereh ereh eeeka
3.Hear are the days of the week:
Lunes
Monday
Martes
Tuesday
Miércoles
Wednesday
Jueves
Thursday
Viernes
Friday
Sábado
Saturday
Domingo
Sunday
To ask what day it today? is ¿Qué día es hoy?
A response is Hoy es and the day it is.
To ask what day is it tomorrow? is ¿Qué día es mañana?
A response is Hoy es and the next day of the week.
The days of the week are not capitalized like in English.
The weather and seasons are very important to learn in any
language. You have to make sure of proper spelling and puctioation when writing
the seasons. Here are the four seasons. Here are the
Las Estaciones (Seasons)
Winter
El Vireno
Spring
La Primavera
Summer
El verano
Fall
El Otoño
El
Tiempo
The next thing I went to teach you is how to ask what the
weather is like in Spanish.
To ask someone what day is today in spanish you say "¿Qué dia es hoy?" If you want to say "it's" in spanish you say "Es", before you say a day you say "Es jueves (Thursday)" "Today" in Spanish is "hoy" Day in Spanish is "dias"
Don't get mixed up with American ways of writing days of the week. *NOTE* - the days of the week en espanol are not capitalized.
lunes - Monday
martes - Tuesday,
miércole - Wednesday
jueves - Thursday
viernes - Friday
sábado - Saturday
domingo - Sunday
When someone asked you, "¿Qué día es hoy?" (which means: What day is today?) you reply, "Es viernes" [It is Friday]
For the calendar when someone ask you, "¿Qué día de la semana es el 5 de Octubre? you respond, "el martes"
Semana = week.
Real life Application: When someone is asking what is today or the days of the week.
To ask someone what day is today in spanish you say "¿Qué dia es hoy?" If you want to say "it's" in spanish you say "Es", before you say a day you say "Es jueves (Thursday)" "Today" in Spanish is "hoy" Day in Spanish is "dias"
Don't get mixed up with American ways of writing days of the week. *NOTE* - the days of the week en espanol are not capitalized.
lunes - Monday
martes - Tuesday,
miércole - Wednesday
jueves - Thursday
viernes - Friday
sábado - Saturday
domingo - Sunday
When someone asked you, "¿Qué día es hoy?" (which means: What day is today?) you reply, "Es viernes" [It is Friday]
For the calendar when someone ask you, "¿Qué día de la semana es el 5 de Octubre? you respond, "el martes"
Semana = week.
Real life Application: When someone is asking what is today or the days of the week.
