What Time Is It?

People may think that it's really difficult to learn how to ask and tell time in spanish,but in fact it's really simple.
First you need to know your numbers.

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Another thing you will need to know is how to tell time.

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)
Imagine you were stuck in Mexico and you needed to catch the next train out of there. Your train leaves at 1:00, but you don't know what time it is. You would have to ask someone what the current time is..

Awesome Alfebeto

Do you want to know your ABC's in Español?
"A B C, it's easy as one two three!"
Here is the Alphabet and how to prnounce the letters:



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There are some other things you need to know.
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
Imagine that your talking to a spanish speaking friend and they want to know how to spell a word in spanish. You would need to spel it out for them.

Greetings and Goodbyes in Español

Isn’t it an awkward moment when someone tries to be polite and greet him or herself but you can’t understand what they’re saying because they’re speaking Spanish? Well, now you won’t have that problem because I’m teaching you what they’re saying.

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 someone does you a favor, you would want to thank them for it right. Or if you’re trying to get someone’s attention or they do something to you you’d want to respond to them correct. Well here are some courtesy phrases to eliminate those problems.

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
¿De dónde eres (tú)? ¿De dónde es (Ud.)?


Real Life situation:

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!

In order to know how to spell or write in spanish, you need to know your alphabet! The chart below will teach you everything you need to know!


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here is also a song to it to help you out 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT8vfTWmWUw&feature=related
REAL LIFE SITUATION

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.
Here is Kenayah's blog post for basic conversation 
Here is Kenayah's blog post for weather 

¡Hola, amigo!

How to greet someone?

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.



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Here is a fill in the blank example that you can use for practice!!

¡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?

How to tell time and ask someone what time it is?

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.




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Here are examples you can practice on:
 ¿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

Peek into the Spanish Preschool: How to get someone’ s phone number

 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 100-900 by Mingxue Zheng and Lala Doumbia

Welcome to the lesson of the hundreds. You had probably noticed that every set of numbers had their own patterns, and so as the hundreds. 

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

In this section, you will perfectly learn the numbers that were important for the basic concepts of Spanish and apply them into real life situations.

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

Single number + mil (thousand) + hundred place (no “y”) + tens place + y + ones place (single number



Look at the Clock: Telling Time en Español By Mingxue Zheng and Lala Doumbia


What time is it?
¿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
             Es la una y diez y seis
          Ex: 7: 28
             Es la siete y veinte ocho  (You can't use Es la for this example because it is seven hours instead of one hour).
Use “Son las” for two to twelve hours (2-12 hrs.).
         Ex: 7: 28
                  Son las siete y veinte y ocho
          Ex: 2: 05
                  Son las dos y cinco
“y” vs. “menos”:
“y” is use for 0-30mins

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

Days of the Week


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 ayer fue? meaning: What is yesterday's day?
(ka)   (de-ya)  (f-wav)
¿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

The Good old Meses  

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)
FebuaryFebrero (fa-be-lea-row)
MarchMarzo(mar-zo)
April Abril(a-breil-o)
MayMayo(my-oh)
June Junio(who-knee-oh)
JulyJulio(who-knee-oh)
AugestAgosto (a-goo-stole)
SeptemberSeptiembre(sep-den-b-le)
OctoberOctubre(all-tube-b-le)
NovemberNoviembre (no-van-in-b-le)
DecemberDiciembre
(de-sea-in-b-le)
Some of the months spelled and sound similar to the English form of the months. So, if you know how to spell and pronounced the English months then this part will be easy for you to learn.

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

What is the weather today?

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
Hace Sol (a-say) (sol)

RainyEsta lloviendo (es-sta) (yo-be-knee-doe)

Windy
Hace viento (a-say) (ve-in-doe)

Snowing
Esta nevando (es-sta) (nud-ve-in-doe)

Cloudy
Hace nublado (a-say) (nud-bla-doe)

Spanish I: The Social Conversation By Mingxue Zheng and Lala Doumbia

Going deeper and deeper into a social conversation

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

You now know how to say Hello and How are you in Spanish. Its now the time to reply to these questions! Alright!

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

Everyone had something they like and some of the most common things ask is in the three categories, such as, sports, music, and food. So, lets learn how to say the things we like in Spanish before we regret it.

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?
¿Qué deporte te gusta?
Me gusta la deporte (sport).
Sport SpanishPronunciation
BasketballEl baloncesto (el) (buy-no-sis-doe)
SwimmingLa natación (la)  (not-ta-see-own)
VolleyballVoleibol(vol-lay-boli)
American footballEl fútbol Americano (el) (foot-boil) (ameri-ka-no)
TennisEl tenis(el) (thin-knees)
Soccer El fútbol(el) (foot-boli)


¿Qué música te gusta?

Me gusta la musica (music).

MusicSpanishPronunciation
jazzLa jazz(la) (jazz)
rock musicLa música rock(la) (moo-see-ka) (rock)
La música poppop music(la) (moo-see-ka) (bop)
La música clásicaclassic 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

What you need to know in order to say the months in spanish:

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)

Hola! Today we are going to teach you how to say the months in spainsh. Mind you that some of the months are not similar to the months in the english language but that's okay because that's what we are here to teach you today!

enero
febrero
marzo
abril
mayo
junio
julio
agosto
septiembre
octobre
noviembre
diciembre

Gaming and Growth

SEI Center for Advanced Studies in Management at the Wharton School of Business (University of Pennsylvania) hired Rough Cut to produce a film about the pervasive impact and potential of gaming and social media on the marketplace.  


Joe Parisi-Main Editor, Jobe Naff- Defacto Director, Briana Stroman- Lead Interviewer, Fangda Luo- Sound Editor, and Joshua Martin-Corrales- Co-Writer, were the centerpiece of a panel discussion at SEI's annual board meeting at UPENN on Thursday, Oct 27th. Everyone stuck around for some really interesting group discussions on the vitality of gaming elements and thematics and how they can inspire exponential growth in the Board's respective business projects. Simply put, they killed it!!!

When you see this crew congratulate them for an amazing job. Many other students collaborated on this and deserve high praise, namely- Matthew Scuderi (narration), Robert Broadwater (interviewing and editing), Nathan Kamal (Original Musical Score "The Sounds of Our Generation") Amaris Romero (audio mixing) and special guest interviewees- Kabbour Rizq, Rashaun Williams and Henry Yam. This project was a truly amazing team effort and I am so very proud of their collective efforts. Once again, our students have proven to the outside public that teenagers can in fact be professional if given the opportunity. 

Check out our Rough Cut Production VIMEO PAGE for a higher quality version of this project. Enjoy- Mr. H