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La Fecha (The date)
How to tell the date in spanish
The chart below will help you learn what the months and numbers are
One side English
One side Spanish
The key to saying the date in Spanish is to know the numbers 1-31 and the months in Spanish.
Here are charts below to help you to know the numbers and months 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 |
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1 |
uno |
11 |
once |
21 |
veintiuno |
2 |
dos |
12 |
dose |
22 |
veintidos |
3 |
tres |
13 |
trece |
23 |
veintitres |
4 |
cuatro |
14 |
catorce |
24 |
veinticuatro |
5 |
cinco |
15 |
quince |
25 |
veinticinco |
6 |
seis |
16 |
dieciseis |
26 |
veintiseis |
7 |
siete |
17 |
diecisiete |
27 |
veintisiete |
8 |
ocho |
18 |
dieciocho |
28 |
veintiocho |
9 |
nueve |
19 |
diecinueve |
29 |
veintinueve |
10 |
diez |
20 |
veinte |
30 |
treina |
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31 |
treina y uno |
English Spanish
English Spanish
In order to express the date in Spanish you you flip the date and month in English and put it like this D=Day M=Month Y=Year
9/10/11
D M Y
Basic Conversations
hola is a common way to greet someone hola means hello or hi
buenos is only used with días so it would be buenos dias and this means good morning.
the other two (good evening and good night)
both start with buenas, so its buenAs not buenOs
good evening is buenas tardes
good night is buenas noches
here is a site to provide you with more info on greetings:
http://http://www.lingolex.com/swom/wom-greetings.htm
Telling Time
es la is only used on una and nothing else.
The rest begins with son las EX. son las dos, son las tres... (with es la) es la una (its 1 o clock) (with son las) son las dos or son las tres. This website has a lot of info on how to tell time in spanish clock here. But to understand the spanish time you must understand how to say the numbers 1-60. The flash cards about the numbers is made by someone else it was not made by me i choose this because its simple and compact.
Greetings
Hola- Hello
Buenos Dias- Good morning
Buenas tardes- Good afternoon
Ways
to ask “How are you?”
“Que Tal”
“Como va?”
“Como estas?”
“Como esta usted”
Ways to say hello.
Goodbyes
“Hasta lvego!”- See you later
“Hasta prento”- See you soon
“Hasta manana”- See you tomorrow
“Adios”- Bye
“Chao” (Informal)- Bye
“Mucho Gusto”- Nice to meet you
“Unplacer”- It’s a pleasure,
you would say that with nice to meet you
How to make Basic Conversation
-"Hola"
Asking someone how are they?
-Como estas(Informal)
Answers that you respond with
-Happy/ Feliz
-Ok/Bien
-Great/Excelentia
-So So/ Mas o Menos
- Terrible/Mal
Asking where they are from
-"De donde eres"- Where are you from?
You would answer with:
"Soy De"- I am from ____ Then you would say where you are from
Asking someone for their age
-"Cuantoes anoes tienes"- How old are you?
You would answer with:
-"Yo tengo _____ anos"- I am ___ years old
Asking for someones name:
-"Como te llamas?"- What is your name (Informal)
- Como se llama?" - What's your name (Formal)
You would say someone informal to somebody like your friend, Or just someone your own age
How old are you? Isabella & Zoraya
How to ask someone how old they are!
Step 1: ¿Cuántos anos tienes?
- Translates to: “How old are you?”
- Can be used with anyone
Step 2: Yo tengo _____ anos.
-Translates to “I am ____ years old.”
Happy Birthday! Isabella & Zoraya
Happy Birthday!
*How to ask ‘When is your birthday?’
Step 1: ¿ Cuando tu Cumpleanos?
- Translates to: “When is your birthday?”
- Can be used with anyone
Step 2: Mi cumpleanos es el ____ de _____.
-Translates to “My birthday is the ____ of_____.”
Such as:
Isabella: ¿ Cuando tu Cumpleanos?
Zoraya: Mi cumpleanos es el cinco de octubre.
Translated:
Isabella: When is your birthday?
Zoraya: My birthday is October 5th.
Where do you live? Isabella & Zoraya
Where do you live?
*How to ask where somebody lives
Step 1: ¿De donde eres?
- Translates into : “Where do you live?”
- Neither formal nor informal (Can be used with anyone)
Step 2: Soy de _______ pero vivo en ________.
- Translates into “ I am from _______, but I live in _______.”
- If you did not move or change locations, you would just say :
“ Soy de_____”
Example: Amy’s new boss doesn’t know anything about her, and would like to get to know her before giving her the big job.
***Tip ! Some cities, countries, and places have different Spanish spellings and pronunciations than the normal English ones, so be sure to look up the correct way to use it before you speak ! ***
Greetings - Isabella & Zoraya
( The right way)
*Greetings : Hello, how are you? ( Formal & Informal)*
Informal
Step 1. ¡ Hola!
- The classic way to greet someone, the Spanish version of the English word “hello”
Step 2. ¿Como estas? OR ¿ Que tal?
-The informal ways of saying “How are you doing”
- Use with people you are on a first name basis with ( Friends, people your age)
Such as:
Zoraya would say it to Isabella because she uses here first name when talking to her.
Example: ¡Hola! ¿Como estas?
English Translation : Hello ! How are you?
**In this video, Isabella and Zoraya see each other in school for the first time in what seems like forever.
Some additional dialogue used was:
-“Mucho gusto” - Nice to meet you (In this video, we used it because we have not see each other in a while)
-“Adios” - Goodbye
-“Chao” - Informal goodbye
______________________________________________________________________________
Formal & Plural
Step 1: ¿ Como esta usted?
- The formal way of saying “ How are you doing”
- Used with people you are on a last name basis with ( Adults, Employers, meeting someone new)
Step 2: ¿ Como estan ustedes?
- The formal, plural way of saying “ How are you doing”
- Used with large audiences, and last name basis
Such as:
When talking to your teacher, you should use formal language.
When speaking to a large crowd, you would use plural AND formal.
Example: ¡Hola! ¿ Como esta usted? OR ¡Hola! ¿ Como estan ustedes?
How to answer !
Some basic responses:
Feliz - Happy
Mas o menos - So so
Bien - Good
Mal - Bad
Excelente - Great
Step 1: Answer question ( Any form of ¿Como estas?) with a response below
Step 2: ¿Y tu?
- The informal way of saying “ and you”
- Same rules apply for any informal speaking
- Use after response to any informal “how are you” question
Step 3: ¿ Y usted?
- The formal way of saying “ and you”
- Same rules apply for any formal speaking
- Use after response to any formal “ how are you” question
Weather
Sunny - Hace Sol
Rainy - Está lloviendo
Snowing - Está Nevando
Cloudy - Está Nublado
Windy - Hace Viento
Greetings
Tiempo (Time)
Today you will be learning how to tell and ask for the time in spanish. You will be learning the differences between time in english and time in spanish. It may be hard at first but once you get it it'll be a piece of cake. Here are some steps to make it easier
Step 1: Before you write the time you must either write "Es la" or "Son las".
Es la is only used when it's 1:00. Son las is used for 2-12:00.
Step 2: Put the hour.
Ex. Son las dos = 2:00 or Es la una = 1:00
Step 3: Write either "y" or "menos"
Y: use this if the minutes are from 1-29
Menos: use this if the minutes are from 30-59
(State the hour ahead, write menos, and state how many minutes it would take to be the given hour in the hour ahead)
Step 4: Write the minutes.
Ex. Son las dos y cinco or Son las tres menos diez
Here is a few examples:
Dias de la Semana (Days of the Week)
lunes (clap 2x)
martes (clap 2x)
mirecoles (clap 2x)
jueves (clap 2x)
viernes (clap 2x)
sabado (clap 2x)
domingo (clap 2x)
Hint: The days of the wek always starts with Monday (lunes)
Numeros (Numbers)
Here is what you need to know to learn how to count for 1-20. We will sing a song to make the process of learning numeros easier.
Follow along as you here each number:
One - Uno Eleven - Once
Two - Dos Twelve - Doce
Three - Tres Thirteen - Trece
Four - Cuatro Fourteen - Catorce
Five - Cinco Fifteen - Quince
Six - Seis Sixteen - Diez y seis
Seven - Siete Seventeen - Diez y siete
Eight - Ocho Eighteen - Diez y ocho
Nine - Nueve Nineteen - Diez y nueve
Ten - Diez Twenty - Veinte
Spanish- How to say birthday
What is your birthday- ¿ Cuando es tu cumpleanos?
You would reply- Mi cupleanos es el ______ de ______
My birthday is day/# month
Ex- Mi cupleano es el veinte de mayo
Spanish Where are you from
To ask someone where they are from you….
To ask someone- ¿ De donde eres? - Where are you from?
Then the person would answer Soy de ________ - I’m from
Spanish benchmark the date
¿Cual es la fecha de hoy? – What is today’s date?
Hoy es el _____ de ______
today is # month
Ex- Hoy es el veinte de septiembre
Stephen and Kenyatta's Alphabet
1. How many letters are in the spanish alphabet
2. How to pronounce each letter
3. Each letter of the alphabet
1. Alphabet and pronunciations;
A- a
B- be
C- ce
CH- che
D- de
E-e
F- efe
G- ge
H- hache
I- i
J- jota
K- Ka
L-ele
LL- elle
M- eme
N- ene
O- o
P- pe
Q- cu
R- ere
RR- erre
S- ese
T- te
U- u
V- ve chica
W- doble ve
X- equis
Y- ye
Z- zeta
Spanish benchmark introducing yourself
When introducing yourself to someone you…
First you say Hola`
Then you say Me llamo _______- which means my name is
After that you would say ¿Y t’u? which means and you, which is asking their name and they would reply with their name.
Stephen and Kenyatta Greetings
What you need to learn:
1. how to ask how someone is
2. how to say good morning, goodbye, good afternoon, good night, hello, see you soon , see you later, see you to tomorrow.
Words in Spanish:
1. good morning- buenos dias
2.goodbye- adios(chao)
3.good afternoon- buena tardes
4.good night- buenas noches
5.hello- hola
6.see you soon- hasta pronto
7.see you later- hasta luego
8.see you tommorrow- hasta manana
When you use these words:
1. you use the word good morning in the morning before 11 a.m.
2. you use the word good afternoon from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
3. you use the word good night from 8 p.m. to midnight
4. you use the word the hello when you first see someone
5. you use the word goodbye when you're leaving someone
6. you use the words see you soon when you think you'll see someone in a short amount of time
7. you use the words see you later if you're going see someone later in that day
8. you use the words see you tomorrow when you're going to see the person the next day
Stephen and Kenyattas' tú vs.Ud
1. the difference between formal and informal language
1. formal and informal language:
tú- informal
usted- formal
1. When to use tú and when to us usted;
-When talking to a friend or another person you are the same age as or younger then- you use tú
-When talking to a superior or teacher or elder- use usted.