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The Days of the week in spanish by Betty Louis and SophieDeoliveira

Posted by Betty Louis in Spanish 1 - Bey on
What you need to know:

1. what the spanish days of the week are (in spanish and english)

2. when will you ever use it

3. a way to memorize it easy

1)

Lunes- Monday

Martes- Tuesday

Míercoles- Wednesday

Jueves- Thursday

Vienes- Friday

Sábado- Saturday

Domingo- Sunday


2) You will need to use the days of the week in spanish is because if someone ever ask you "¿Qué día es hoy?" (What is today's date?) of course will will have to reply to them.
Ex. Hoy es vienes.(Today is friday)

3) Any easy way to memorize the days of the week in spanish is this:

Months of the Year Betty Louis and Sophia Deoliveira

Posted by Betty Louis in Spanish 1 - Bey on
​What you need to know:

1. the Months of the year ins spanish and in English

2. how to use them


3.how to remember them


                                                    1)Enereo- Janruary

Febrereo- Febuaray

Marzo- March

Abril- April

Mayo- May

Junio- June

Julio- July

Augosto- August

Septiembre- September

Octubre- October

Noviembre- November

                                                                     Diciembre- December

2) You would normally use these months when ever someone askes you what month is it? You will also need these Months in writing the date.
Ex. Hoy es el quince de Noviembre (Today is November 15th)

3) As you can already see that most of the months of year look and sound similar to the english version of the months of the year. That one of the ways you can remember the spanish version! Since they already look familiar it will be much easier to remember. Just use index cards and practice at home to get a goo vision of how they are exactly spelled and sound like.

The Spanish Alphabet by: Sophia Deoliveira and Betty Louis

Posted by Betty Louis in Spanish 1 - Bey on
​What you need to know:


1. The letters of alphabet

2. The pronunciation of the letters

3.How to remember the alphabet

4. how would you use them

1/2)

A: a 
B: be 
C: ce

Ch: che 
D: de 
E: e
F: efe 
G: ge (sound like h; “hey”)
H: hache (h is silent)
I: I (sounds like a long e) 
J: jota 
K: ka
L: ele 

LL: elle (sound lik “eeyye”)
M: eme 
N ene 
Ñ: eñe (sound lik ennyee)
O: o
P: pe 
Q: cu 
R: ere

RR: erre (roll your tongue and make a double rr)
S: ese 
T: te 
U: u
V: ve (sounds like b; “be”) 
W: doble ve 
X: equis 
Y: ye or i griega
Z: zeta

3) In order to remember the alphabet and how to pronounce them you can always sing along to the alphabet song over and over until you finally get it!

4) Learning the alphabet in spanish will also help you learn how to spell words a lot easier!
http://https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/Public/Spanish%20abcs.mov?w=2423bb8d

https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/Public/Spanish%20abcs.mov?w=2423bb8d

Days of the Week

Posted by Melanie Harrington in Spanish 1 - Manuel on
The days of the week in Sapanish are never capitalized like they are in English and it always starts with Monday. Here are the days of the week in Español with their meaning and pronunceation: 

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You also need to know how to tell someone what today is, or what tomorrow will be if they ask. Here is how:
 

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Imagine your dad wanted to know what day today was and what tomorrow will be. You would need to know how to tell her the day of the week.

What Time Is It?

Posted by Melanie Harrington in Spanish 1 - Manuel on
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

Posted by Melanie Harrington in Spanish 1 - Manuel on
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

Posted by True Black in Spanish 1 - Manuel on
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

Posted by True Black in Spanish 1 - Manuel on
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?

Posted by Kenayah Cerdan in Spanish 1 - Manuel on

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!

Posted by Amy Chen in Spanish 1 - Manuel on
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!

Posted by Amy Chen in Spanish 1 - Manuel on
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?

Posted by Amy Chen in Spanish 1 - Manuel on
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

Posted by Mingxue Zheng in Spanish 1 - Bey on
​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

Posted by Mingxue Zheng in Spanish 1 - Bey on
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

Posted by Mingxue Zheng in Spanish 1 - Bey on
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

Posted by Mingxue Zheng in Spanish 1 - Bey on

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

Posted by Mingxue Zheng in Spanish 1 - Bey on
​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

Posted by Mingxue Zheng in Spanish 1 - Bey on
​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

Posted by Mingxue Zheng in Spanish 1 - Bey on
​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

Posted by Mingxue Zheng in Spanish 1 - Bey on
​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

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¡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