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De nada, Por don, Por favor: Using Common Courtesy.
How to ask someone for time? Bach Tong and Shannon Powers
“¿Qué hora es?”
or “¿Qué hora son?”
or “¿Qué hora tiene?”
Responds could be:
“ Es la una”= Its one o’clock
or “Son las dos,tres,cuatro......”=Its two,three,cuatro
or”......^.......y cuarto”=:15
“......^.......y meda”=:30
“......^.......menos cuarto”=:45
“.......^.......menos (the number of minutes before the hour)
Basic knowledge and usage of Numeros en Espaol. Bach Tong and Shannon Powersn
Example: 16: dieciseise
28: vientiocho
45: Cuarentaycinco.
Please click link below for a full description table of numeros en Español:
2) 78 - 16 = 62 (setentayocho menos dieciseis son sesentaydos)
3) 81/27 = 3 (ochentayuno dividido por vientisiete son tres)
4) 24 x 3 = 72 (vientitres por tres son setentaydos)
You can also use numeros for any purpose that is involved with numbers such as say time, temperature, date...
Ask someone for weather information. Bach Tong and Shannon Powers
a) Hace (mucho) frió: it’s (very) cold
calor: it’s hot
viento: it’s windy
sol: it’s sunny
fresco: it’s cool
b) Está lloviendo / llueve: it’s raining / it rains
c) Está nevando / Neiva: it’s snowing / it snows
d) Está nublado / neblina: it’s cloudy / foggy
*Note: When describing the weather, we use “Hace” for adjective (frió, calor, viento, sol, fresco...). “Está” is used for verb (llueve, lloviendo, neiva, nevando, nublado,...).
To ask someone "What is the temperature in Philadelphia?", you ask: "¿Qué es la temperatura en Filadefia?"
To respond, you could say: "La Temperatura en Filadelfia es (number) grados." You can refer to the Numeros topic for more information about numbers and how to say it.
How to be polite in every day conversation? Bach Tong and Shannon Powers
a) Gracias: Thank you
b) Muchas gracias: thanks a lot.c) Mil gracias: Thanks a million.
d) De nada = Por nada = No hay de qué = you’re welcome.
e) ¿Cómo? = What was it? (when you didn’t catch what someone just said)
f) Por favor: Please
g) Con pemiso: excuse me (applied to ask someone out of your way politely)
Disculpe: excuse me (applied to get attention from someone)
Perdón: excuse me (applied if you accidentally bumped into someone)
h) Está bien: It’s ok.
B: Me llamo....... ¿Cómo esta Tú?
A: Muy bien, gracias. ¿Y Ud.?
B: Bien, gracias.
How to differentiate questions/answer to different people en Espaol? Bach Tong and Shannon Powers
¿Cómo te llamas (Ud)?: What’s your name? formal
¿Cómo estas (Ud.)?: How are you? formal
How to introduce yourself to someone en Espaol? Bach Tong and Shannon Powers
a) ¡Hola! : Hi (both formal and informal)
b) ¡Buenos Días!: Good morning
c) ¡Buenas Tardes!: Good afternoon
d) ¡Buenas Noches!: Good evening.
e) ¿Cómo esta(s)? (Usted): How are you? informal (formal)
Respond: (Muy) Bien, gracias: (Very) Well, thanks.
Mas o menos: alright
f) ¿Cómo te llama (Tú) ?: What’s your name? informal
¿Cómo te llamas (Ud)?: What’s your name? formal
Respond: Me llamo_______
Yo soy________ (my name is_____)
Mi nombres es_____g) Mucho gusto: nice to meet you
Respond: Igualmente: likewise
How to Get Somebody's Phone Number in Spanish
And how to say whats your number
¿Cuál es tu/su de telefono?
Here is a video of a boy asking a girl for her number at a party.
How to Spell in Spanish
Days of the Week in Spanish
Here is a video to help you remember the days of the week in spanish.
Election Project-Tyler Hankinson
In the interview I asked these questions
Why do we vote on Tuesday
Do you vote every election
What would you like see changed in the political system
Do you know who you are going to vote for before you walk to cast it
Below are The interviews that i conducted and the pictures that I took
barry's mockup
Oscar's Moodle Mockup
Robert Broadwater's Mockup
My Site
What's The Time?!?!?!
Henry, Jessica, Danielle
Also due to some technical difficulties we have posted the missing videos here. They will be order according to the missing videos.
how to ask the time in spanish
First things first the numbers.
In English its one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve.
In Spanish its, uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez, once, doce.
Now numbers above both read the same from 1 to 12.
For example if the was 5:05, we in english would say five o' five. But on the other hand in spanish you would say son las cinco y cinco. To say it properly you say "Son las" and the first number but with the second number you just add "y" and the number
15- cuatro
30- media
45- cuarenta y cinco
55- la hora menos cinco - cincuenta y cinco
Here are some examples...
5:20 - Son las cinco y veinte.
6:30 - Son las seis y media.
1:55 - Son las dos dos menos cinco.
In the next lesson you will learn how to greet people in spanish so stay tuned!
Ay, ay, ay! Est lloviendo
Weather
Knowing how to say the weather is an important skill to know in foreign places…
Hace (mucho) frio/calor/viento/sol/fresco | It’s (very) cold/warm/windy/sunny/cool |
Está lloviendo / Llueve | It’s raining / It rains |
Está nevando / Nieva | It’s snowing / It snows |
Está nublado (mayormente/parcialmente) | It’s cloudy (mainly/partially) |
Question and Answer
… so is knowing how to ask and answer weather questions.
¿Qué tiempo hace? | What’s the weather like? |
(Hace/está) __________ | (It does/it is) __________ |
Video
Hola!:How to greet someone
Lesson 1:In order to know how to greet someone you need to know: Here is a video of a two people asking for each others names.
There are many ways to greet someone in Spanish
We are going to start off with a basic coversation
Greeting someone
P1: ¡Hola! ¿Cómo está?- Hello how are you ?
P2: ¡Hola! Muy bien. – Hello in ok and you ?
P1: Bien. Gracias.- I'm good thank you
How to ask for some one name
P1: ¡Hola! ¿Cómo se llama?-Hello what is your name?
P2: Me llamo Mark . ¿Y usted- My name is Mark and you?
P1: Me llamo Tiani. Mucho Gusto- My name is Tiani. Nice to meet you
P2: Ilgulmente-Same to you.
And another way to greet someone
P1: ¡Hola! ¿Qué tal?-Hello how are you?
P2:Muy bien gracias ¿Y usted?- Very well thanks and you?
P1:Muy bien gracias!-i'm very good, thank you.
how to ask the time in spanish
Hello fellow readers, thank you for choosing my lesson to help your spanish needs. In this lesson you will learn how to tell and ask time in spanish. But before we get to the hard stuff you must know the question. The question is "What time is it?". Also you must know all the numbers from 1 to 12. (Say them properly).
First things first the numbers.
In English its one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve.
In Spanish its, uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez, once, doce.
Now numbers above both read the same from 1 to 12.
For example if the was 5:05, we in english would say five o' five. But on the other hand in spanish you would say son las cinco y cinco. To say it properly you say "Son las" and the first number but with the second number you just add "y" and the number
15- cuatro
30- media
45- cuarenta y cinco
55- la hora menos cinco - cincuenta y cinco
Here are some examples...
5:20 - Son las cinco y veinte.
6:30 - Son las seis y media.
1:55 - Son las dos dos menos cinco.
In the next lesson you will learn how to greet people in spanish so stay tuned!