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What Time Is It?
First you need to know your numbers.
1:00- es la una (en punto) 7:00- son las siete (en punto)
2:00- son las dos (en punto) 8:00- son las ocho (en punto)
3:00- son las tres (en punto) 9:00- son las nueve (en punto)
4:00- son las cuatro (en punto) 10:00- son las diez (en punto)
5:00- son las cinco (en punto) 11:00- son las once (en punto)
6:00- son las seis (en punto) 12:00- son las doce (en punto)
12:00 AM- es la medianoche (it's midnight)
12:00 PM- es la mediodia (it's noon)
:05- y cinco :45- menos cuarto
:15- y cuarto :55- menos cinco
EX: 5:05- son las cinco y cinco
5:15- son las cinco y cuarto
5:45- son las seis menos cuarto
6 minus 15
5:55- son las seis menos cinco
6 minus 5
4:10- son las cuatro y diez
8:20- son las ocho y veinte
10:40- son las diez y cuarenta
...de la mañana (in the morning) ...y cuarto (quarter after) ...en punto (on the dot)
...de la tarde (in the afternoon) ...menos cuarto (quarter of)
...de la noche (in the evening) ...y media (half past)
Awesome Alfebeto
"A B C, it's easy as one two three!"
Here is the Alphabet and how to prnounce the letters:
For Example:
v and b make the same sound: beh.
v= beh corta (small)
b= beh larga (big)
h is silent
hola (hello)= oh la
ll- two l's= j
ay= eye
i= eeee
j=h
n does not equal ñ
ñ= ny
ge= he
¿Qué dia es hoy? (What day is today?)
http://www.scienceleadership.org/blog/Days_of_the_Week:7
What Time Is It Muchaco?
http://www.scienceleadership.org/blog/What_Time_Is_It
Greetings and Goodbyes in Español
Some
basic greetings are hola, buenos días, buenas tardes, buenas nóche, cómo te
llamas, qué tal, and adios.
Hola
in English is hello
Buenos
días in English good morning
Buenas
tardes in English is good afternoon
Buenas
nóche in English is good night
Cómo
te llmas in English is what’s your name
Qué
tal in engles is how are you
Adios
in engles is goodbye
Imagine there is a new kid in your school who manly speaks Spanish. To be polite you might want to greet yourself in Spanish.
Courtesy Phrases
When you want to thank someone.
Gracias= thanks
Muchas gracias=thanks a lot
Mil gracias= thanks a million
When you want to say you’re welcome.
De nada= you’re welcome
Por nada= you’re very welcome
No hay de qué= you’re super welcome
When you want to say please.
Por favor= please
Imagine you are walking down the hallway and you see someone drop their books. You bend down to hand it to them. What will they say in return? Lets find out.
How to have a basic conversation?
Before we can even start speaking Spanish to other, you need to know the basic conversation in order to talk to other people. Also, you need to know how to address other such as formal or informal. Here are example below that shows you and when to use it.
¿ Cómo está (Ud.)?
You only use (Ud.) when you are speaking to someone older than you and to adult. The reasons why you have to address them like this is because its formal and it show the adult that you know the proper greeting and also show them good manners.
¿Como estás (tú)?
You only use (tú) when you are talking to your friend or buddy. Otherwise you use (Ud
You are sitting at class, and the girl next to you only speak spanish. You haven't seen Señorita Manuel, and you want to ask the girl next to you. Here is a video:
Learning the ABC!
You are having a spanish test on spelling and you don't want to fail that test. Well, you have to know the spanish alphabet in order to pass the test.
¡Hola, amigo!
In order to greet someone, you need to know basic greetings, like goodbye, hello, good morning, etc... The chart below teaches you everything you need to know about greeting someone.
¡Buenos días! ¿Como está?
________,gracias. ¿Y tú?
muy bien,______
____________
Igualmente
!Adiós!
TIME TO GET REAL!!!
Real Life situation
You are walking to your class and and you see a girl sitting down. You want to greet her but she only speaks spanish. Here is how:
¿Qué hora es?
Before you learn how to tell what time it is, you have to know numbers 1-12. You also would need to know when to use the words es la and son las. Last but not least, you need to know the meaning of menos and y media and when to use it. The chart below it will show you all these things.
¿Que´ hora es?
Son las tres y ________
Es la una y ____
Son las ___ y media
Son las ____ menos cuatro
Real Life Situation
Your at class and you want to know when do class end, but the person next to you only speak spanish therefore you have to talk to him in spanish asking him what time it is.
Spanish I: Numbers 1-9 and how to get someone's phone number by Mingxue Zheng and Lala Doumbia
We all learn how to say numbers in our Preschool years in America. But, of course some of us will want to go travel around the world at some point in their life. It is very embarrassing if you don’t know how to say or write Spanish numbers. Man! You are now at the Preschool level in Spanish and guess what you just lost the most powerful communication around the globe, phone number! So, let me teach you about the basics!
Numbers from 0-9: These are the most important numbers
Numerals | Spanish | Pronunciation |
0 | Cero | Zero |
1 | Uno | (woo - no) |
2 | Dos | (doe - s) |
3 | Tres | (tria - s) |
4 | Cautro | (qua - joe) |
5 | Cinco | (sane - go) |
6 | Seis | (sis) |
7 | Siete | (see - at - de) |
8 | Ocho | (all - cho) |
9 | Nueve | (new-wave-ve) |
Congratulations on learning your numbers! Now is the time to apply them into REAL LIFE SITUATIONS! Asking for someone else’s number!
How to say what is your phone number in Spanish?
Ask: ¿Cuál es so numero de teléfono?
Pronunciation: cuál - sounds like “gal”
es - sounds like “as”
so - sounds like “ so”
numero - sounds like “numeral”
de - sounds like “de”
telépfono - sounds like “delephono”
How to break up phone # in Spanish?
How to reply: Mi numero de teléfono es (your number).
This part is very easy if you want to break up the phone number, just pause!
Ex: 267-999-1345
Way #1: dos seis siete (pause) nueve nueve nueve (pause) uno tres cautro cinco
Spanish I: Numbers 10-99 By Mingxue Zheng and Lala Doumbia
Spanish I: Numbers 100-900 by Mingxue Zheng and Lala Doumbia
Numbers 100 - 999: In these set of numbers, the hundreds and the tens place don’t need to be connected by “y.” But, you need to connect the tens and the ones place by “y”
Numerals | Spanish | Pronunication |
100 | Cien | (see-in) |
101 | Ciento | (see-in-doe) |
102 | Ciento dos | (see-in-doe) (doe-s) |
144 | Ciento caurenta y cautro | (see-in-doe) (qua-ring-da) (e) (qua-joe) |
200 | Doscientos | (doe-s-see-in-doe-s) |
202 | Doscientos dos | (doe-s-see-in-doe-s) (doe-s) |
300 | Trescientos | (tris-see-in-doe-s) |
389 | Trescientos ochenta y nueve | (tris-see-doe-s) (all-chen-da) (e) (new-wave-ve) |
400 | cuatrocientos | (qua-joe-see-in-doe-s) |
500 | Quientos | (key-in-doe-s) |
600 | Seiscientos | (sis-see-in-doe-s) |
700 | Sietecientos | (see-at-de-see-in-doe-s) |
800 | Ochocientos | (all-cho-see-in-doe-s) |
900 | Novecientos | (no-ve-see-in-doe-s) |
999 | Novecientos noventa y nueve | (no-ve-see-in-doe-s) (no-van-da) (e) (new-wave-ve) |
Trick: The single number + cientos (100, plural with a “s”) + the tens place (without “y”) + y (connect the tens and the ones place) + (single number)
EX: 685
Seiscientos ochenta y cinco
or,
EX: 105
Ciento (single, no “s”) cinco
Spanish I: Numbers 1000-9000 By Mingxue Zheng and Lala Doumbia
Numbers 1000 - a million
Numerals | Spanish | Pronunciation |
1000 | uno mil | (woo-no) (mill) |
1023 | uno mil veinte y tres | (woo-no) (mill) (van-de) (e) (tria-s) |
2000 | Dos mil | (doe-s) (mill) |
3000 | Tres mil | (tria-s) (mill) |
4000 | Cautro mil | (qua-joe) (mill) |
5000 | Cinco mil | (sane-go) (mill) |
6000 | sesis mil | (sis) (mill) |
9000 | nueve mil | (new-wave-ve) (mill) |
Trick: In numbers 1000 - 9999 |
Look at the Clock: Telling Time en Español By Mingxue Zheng and Lala Doumbia
¿Qué hara es?
pronunciation: (ke) (or-ra) (es)
Rules for timing time:
Son las vs. Es la
Only use “Es la” for only one hour because it is singular (1hr.). Instead of using uno for one hr., use una instead.
Ex: 1:16
Ex: 7: 28
Use “Son las” for two to twelve hours (2-12 hrs.).
Ex: 7: 28
Ex: 2: 05
1.Chose Es la or Son las based on the hour
2.State the hour
3.Connect the hours and minutes with “y”
4.State the minutes
Ex: 2: 10
Son las dos y diez
Memos is use for 31-59 mins. It means subtract.
1.Chose Es la or Son las based on the hour
2.State the hour ahead
3.Connect the hours and minutes with “memos”
4.State how many minutes it would take to be in the hour you state on step two
Ex: 4: 55
Son las cinco memos cincenta y cinco
Ex: 12: 48
Es la una memos doce
The reason it is Es la instead of Son las is because the hour ahead of twelve is one. Therefore, it is singular.
Two ways to say 30mins. and 15mins.
You can say “treinte” or media (mad-de-ya), which means ½.
You can say diez y cinco or cuatro (qua-do-ro), which means ¼.
AM/PM:
AM: de la manaña (de) (la) (mi-ya-la)
PM (afternoon): de la tardes (de) (la) (started-this)
PM (night): de la noche (de) (la) (no-che)
Midnight: La medianocho (la) (mad-de-ya) (no-cho)
Spanish I: The days of Lunes through Domingo! By Mingxue zheng and Lala Doumbia
We all know the English way of saying what day is today in Pre-School. So, learning the days of the week in Spanish will make your days in foreign countries rock! It is important to learn the days of the week and as well as the dates because of the busy society we experience, we really need to get our selves organized and schedule an appointment or a interview also needs these basic concepts.
So lets get started!
To ask what day is today in Spanish.
It look like this:
¿Qué día hace hoy?
(ke) (de-yah) (ar-say) (holl)
Reply: Hoy es (the day today).
¿Qué día mañana sera? What is tomorrow's day?
(ke) (de-yah) (man-ya-la) (sera)
Lunes (loon-this) Martes (Mar-this) Miércoles (me-at-go-les) Jueves (clay-ves) Viernes (ve-and-ne-mas) Sábado (sa-ba-doe) Domingo (doe-min-go) |
Okay! with the information you have now you will be go to go and move on to a new level in Spanish! Isn’t that exciting!
Spanish I: The Good Old Months and Dates By Mingxue Zheng and Lala Doumbia
Time and keeping in track of dates which is important for the human society. If you don’t know how to day the months and tell somebody what is today’s date. Boo!
January | Enero | (in-near-ro) |
Febuary | Febrero | (fa-be-lea-row) |
March | Marzo | (mar-zo) |
April | Abril | (a-breil-o) |
May | Mayo | (my-oh) |
June | Junio | (who-knee-oh) |
July | Julio | (who-knee-oh) |
Augest | Agosto | (a-goo-stole) |
September | Septiembre | (sep-den-b-le) |
October | Octubre | (all-tube-b-le) |
November | Noviembre | (no-van-in-b-le) |
December | Diciembre | (de-sea-in-b-le) |
Okay! Now you know how to say the months and had the knowledge of Spanish numbers in the previous lesson, lets learn how to put it in use!
Guess what does question mean? ¿Cuál es el fecha de hoy?
Hint: It is the most common question ask everyday and your teacher will always say that if you want to be organized you need to put the **** on the top right corner of your paper!
This is a question that ask someone what date is today.
¿Cuál es el fecha de hoy?
Pronunciation: (geow) (is) (eel) (fad-cha) (de) (holl-re)
If you want to reply to this question say:
Hoy es (number) de (month).
If you know how to say ¿Cuál es el fecha de hoy? and the months. Then, I will say you’re a genius for a beginner in these few minutes!
Spanish I: What is the Weather Today by Mingxue Zheng and Lala Doumbia
We always watch forecasts in the news or radios whether to schedule a perfect date, or a panic outside. So, it will be necessary to learn the Spanish way saying the weather and get yourself for a plan outside.
How to ask for the weather today?
(¿Qué tiempo hace hoy?) pronunciation: (ge) (demple) (a-say) (holi)
Hoy es...
Sunny
Rainy
Windy
Snowing
Cloudy
Spanish I: The Social Conversation By Mingxue Zheng and Lala Doumbia
If you are a very social, out going person in America, give yourself a smile and be proud of yourself because you were going to learn some basic conversion questions that will make you rock in Spanish. If you don’t try to imagine yourself who can’t fill out any applications and don’t bother finding any guides. So, open your eyes and fresh your brain with this lesson.
What is your name?
Ask:
Informal: ¿Cómo te llamas?
pronunciation: (comb-no) (te) (yah-mas))
or,
Formal: ¿Cómo se llama?(it is spelled as Como with an accent on the m)
pronunciation: (comb-mo) (te) (yah-ma))
Reply:
Me llamo (your name).
How old are you?
Ask:
¿Cuántos años tienes?
pronunciation: (quone-dos) (un-yos) (tea-and-ness))
Reply: Yo tengo (your age) anós.
When is your birthday?
Ask:¿ Cáundo es tu cumpleaños?
pronunciation: (qu-doe) (as) (to) (comb-beli-un- yos)
Reply: Mi cumpleaños es el (number) de (month).
Where you came from?
Ask: formal: ¿De donde es?
or,
informal: ¿De Donde eres?
pronunciation: (de) (don’t - de) (eres)
Reply: Soy de (country, city, etc.).
or,
Reply: Soy de (country, city, etc.) pero vivo en (you live in now)
Thanks.
(Gracias)
pronunciation: (grad-see-as)
Its a pleasure.
Un Placer
Pronunciation:(n) (pla-see-er)
Its nice to meet you.
Mucho Gusto
Pronunciation:(moo-cho) (good-stole)
Here is a video about a girl who can fill out a Spanish application for her high school and a an chance to go to her dream high schooL. In real life, we always filling out important applications. Some of them are college applications or for field trips. So, don't miss out any opportunities if you don't know Spanish. Learn it right now!
Spanish I: The Goodbyes and Hellos (1) By Mingxue Zheng and Lala Doumbia
¡Hola! The Way to Introduce Yourself
You definitely, definitely need to know this lesson in order to go through the whole social process because you will get very awkward if you represent the empire of America and lost your politeness in a conversation just because you don’t learn it in high school. So, stop being depressed and put your learning gears on! There is a second lesson that will enhance your skills in introducing yourself
The ways of saying Hi!:
Time frame | Meaning: | Spanish | Pronunication |
All the time | Hi! or Hello! | ¡Hola! | (all-la) |
In the Morning | Good Morning! | ¡Buenos Días! | (windows) (de-as) |
In the afternoon | Good Afternoon! | ¡Buenas Tardes! | (windows) (started -this) |
In the night | Good Night! | ¡Buenas Noches! | (windows) (nar-ches) |
The two ways to say how are you informally - these are the ways of saying hello to someone your age, a close friend, or a person with a first encounter. Basically, these are the way to say hi casually.
English | Spanish | Pronunication |
How are you? | ¿Cómo estas? | (comb-mo) (es-stas) |
How are you? | ¿Qué tál? | (ke) (tile) |
How to say How are you formally or in a pural state: to say How are you formally means that the person you are talking to can be an elder, a boss, or someone you respect.
Situation: | English | Spanish | Pronunciation |
Formal | How are you? | ¿Cómo esta ud.? | (comb-mo) (es-ta) (wo-stead) |
Pural | How are you? | ¿Cómo estan uds. | (comb-mo) (es-ta) (wo-stand-this |
Spanish I: Goodbyes and Hellos (2) by Mingxue Zheng and Lala Doumbia
Here are some basic conversations:
Play #1
Sally:¡Hola!
Sally:¿Qué tál?
Mike: ¡Buen! (means: fine)
Pronunciation: (be-in)
Play #2
Jordon: ¡Hola!
Jordon: ¿Como estas?
Sherry: Mas o memos. (means: so-so)
Pronunciation: (mas-so-men-nos)
And some other replies:
English meaning: | Spanish | Pronunication |
happy | feliz | (philies) |
sad | mal | (ma-ir) |
excellent | excelente | (excellen-de) |
horrible | horrible | (holy-lee-bree) |
marvellous | estupendo/a (ends with”o” means masculine, ends with “a” means feminine) | (es-do-beyon-do) or (es-do-benyon-da) |
See you later
Hasta luego (a-sta) (lue-wav-go)
See you tomorrow
Hasta mañana (a-sta) (man-ya-la)
Goodbyes: informal
Bye: Chao
(chao)
Goodbye: Adios
(ah-de-yos)
Remember! When you use informal terms, always use it when you were talking to a person your age, first encounter, a a close friend.
Goodbyes: Formal
Its a pleasure.
Un Placer
(n) (pla-see-er)
Its nice to meet you.
Mucho Gusto
(mo-sho) (good-stole)
Remember! When using formal terms, always use it during formal situations or talking to someone who are respected, an elder, or someone older than you.
Congratulation on learning how to say hellos and goodbyes, Last but not last give yourself a tap on the back!
Spanish I: ¿Qué te gusta? What do you like? By Mingxue Zheng and Lala Doumbia
What is your favorite sport? | ¿Qué deporte te gusta? | pronunciation: (ge) (de-port-de) (te) (goo-sta) |
What is your favorite music? | ¿Qué música te gusta? | Pronunciation: (ge) (moo-see-ca) (te) (goo-sta) |
What is your favorite food? | ¿Qué comida te gusta? | pronunciation: (ge) (comb-me-da) (te) (goo-sta) |
Oh my! How am I going to reply to these questions?
Me gusta la deporte (sport).
Sport | Spanish | Pronunciation |
Basketball | El baloncesto | (el) (buy-no-sis-doe) |
Swimming | La natación | (la) (not-ta-see-own) |
Volleyball | Voleibol | (vol-lay-boli) |
American football | El fútbol Americano | (el) (foot-boil) (ameri-ka-no) |
Tennis | El tenis | (el) (thin-knees) |
Soccer | El fútbol | (el) (foot-boli) |
¿Qué música te gusta?
Me gusta la musica (music).
Music | Spanish | Pronunciation |
jazz | La jazz | (la) (jazz) |
rock music | La música rock | (la) (moo-see-ka) (rock) |
La música pop | pop music | (la) (moo-see-ka) (bop) |
La música clásica | classic music | (la) (moo-see-ka) (class-sat-ka) |
¿Qué comida la gusta?
Me gusta la comida (food)
Food | Spanish | Pronunciation |
Pizza | La comida pizza | (la) (call-me-da) (pizza) |
Chinese food | La comida China | (la) (call-me-da) (che-la) |
Italian food | La comida Italiana | (la) (call-me-da) (in-tell-knee-a-la) |
Mexican food | La comida Mexicana | (la) (call-me-da) (max-in-ka-la) |
Salad | La ensalada | (la) (in-sir-la-da) |
Fruit | La fruta | (la) (fruit-da) |
chocolate | El chocolate | (el) (chal-co-lot-de) |
Stephen & Kenyatta's Dates and Months
1. You have to know which month it is at that time
2. You also have to know how to say all the different months
3. You also have to know the different numbers up to 31
4. Lastly you have to know the rules of how to say the different dates
Important Dates& Holidays
1.enero-uno de enero
2. febrero- catorce de febrero
3. marzo- diez y siete de marzo
4. abril- uno de abril
5. mayo- cinco de mayo
6. junio- veinte y uno de junio
7. julio- cuatro de julio
8. augusto- nothing
9. septiembre- siete de septiembre
10. octubre- treinta y uno
11. noviembre- veinte y cuatro
12.diciembre- veinte y cinco
Las Messes (Month)
enero
febrero
marzo
abril
mayo
junio
julio
agosto
septiembre
octobre
noviembre
diciembre