Gracias! De Nada: Courtesy Phrases
Below is a video of Roberto dropping his wallet bumping into Brandon, they get into a fight, and Roberto forgot he dropped his wallet. Then Aidan getting Roberto's attention and giving him back his wallet:
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Spelling Your Name In Spanish
Say your at a party and someone is speaking Spanish to you spell your name. how would you respond?
In English and also Spanish, the alphabet is an important factor. The alphabet in Spanish consists of 27 letters and they are pronounced differently as shown in the chart below.
In The following video, is how to ask how to spell someone’s name in Spanish.
Days of the Week
Los Días de la Semana
Monday | lunes |
Tuesday | martes |
Wednesday | miércoles |
Thursday | jueves |
Friday | viernes |
Saturday | såbado |
Sunday | domingo |
When using the days of the week en español, they are not capitalized.
¿ Qué día es hoy? | What day is today? |
When using español, and the day of the week is then to someone you need to ask: ¿Que día es hoy?
The way to reply to someone if they ask you that question is :
Es….
For example:
¿ Que día es hoy?
Es miércoles.
"Hola Amigo!": How to Greet Someone
The following video is of two strangers greeting someone for the first time.
Hola!
¡Hola!
Be polite to your spanish speaking friends.
Hi
¡Hola! | Hello! |
¡Buenos dîas! | Good Morning! |
¡Buenas tardes! | Good Afternoon! |
¡Buenas noches! | Good Night! |
How Are You?
¿Qué tal? |
¿Cómo va? |
¿Cómo estás (tú)? Informal |
¿Cómo está (Ud)? Formal |
Responses
(Muy) Bien, gracias | (Very) Well, thanks |
Más o menos | Alright |
(Muy) Mal / Terrible | Awful |
¿Y tú? | And you |
¿Y Usted? | And you |
¡Ay, ay, ay! | Oh, no! |
¡Qué bien! | Oh, good |
Bye
¡Adios! = ¡Chao! | Bye! |
¡Hasta luego! | See ya later! |
¡Hasta pronto! | See ya soon! |
¡Hasta mañana! | See ya tomorrow! |
¡Qué le vaya bien! | Have a good one! |
Video Intro
You are invited to a party by your Spanish speaking friend and you see one of his friends and want to say hi.
Basic greetings
In order to greet someone in Spanish you have to know:
What to say to them.
What they say back
What to say back.
¡Hola!= Hi!
¿Como esta?= How are you?
¡Muy Bien!= Good
Maso menos.= Okay
Menos.= Not so good
¿Y tu?=and you?
Igualmente= Likewise
Adios=good bye
Hola!Cmo est Ud.?:How to ask questions to an adult or friend.
lesson 2:In order to know how to talk to an adult or friend the proper way in spanish you need to know:
- How to use tú v.s Usted
- The abbreviation Ud.
- The basic conversation question
using tú and usted
When you are asking someone a question in sainsh you use either the term tú or Usted, commonly shortened to Ud. If your talking to a friend about the same age as you say y tú?. But if it is someone older then
You say usted to show respect.
A example of a conversation. A kid is having with his old teacher form middle school.
Informal
adult:¿Como estás? (How are you?)
kid:Muy bien.(Very Good) ¿Y usted ?(And you)
adult: bien,(good) adiós(goodbye)
kid: adiós(goodbye
To friends
Formal
kid 1: ¿Como está? (How are you?)
kid 2: Muy bien.(Very Good) ¿Y tù.?(And you)
kid1: bien adiós
kid2: adiós
A video a about using tú and usted
Respeto
Warning! If you don't follow these steps you will get hurt by an adult!
Respect- Friends
Amigo | Friend |
Tú | Informal |
Respect- Adults
Adulto | Adult |
Usted | Formal |
Examples
¿Y tú? Is meant for your friends.
¿Y Usted? Is meant for adults.
Rules
· For words, other than the words listed above, the formal and informal words are options and are not mandatory for the sentence.
· Usted is abbreviated Ud
· Tú and tu are not the same
· In a formal sentence there is no (s) in estás it is just está
· If you make a mistake when talking to someone formal, it is considerd disrespect
Video
You meet an adult and say hi.
Disculpe! How to be polite and have good manners
In order to get someone's attention or be polite, you must know how to say these things :
Los Buenos Modales GoodManners | |
Gracias | Thanks |
Muchas Gracias | Thanks alot |
Mil Gracias | Thanks a million |
( Muy) Bein, gracias | ( very) well, thanks |
De nada | You’re welcome |
No hay de qué | You’re welcome |
Por nada | You’re welcome |
¿Como? | What did you say |
Por favor | Please |
Con Permiso ( if someone is in you way) | Excuse me |
Disculpe (To get someones attention) | Excuse me |
Perdón (acidentially hitting or bumping someone) | Excuse me |
Video: This video is about how I am at a all speaking spanish building and I almost lost a lot of money but a person was so polite to inform me.
How to tell the months in Spanish
The dates and months are difficult until you get used to them. I am here to make the process faster and simpler.
For starters you must know your numbers from 1 to 31.
The spelling may be the hardest part.
1. January - enero
2. February - febrero
3. March - marzo
4. April - abril
5. May - mayo
6. June - junio
7. July - julio
8. August - agosto
9. September - septiembre
10. October - octubre
11. Novembre - noviembre
12. December - diciembre
The first letter of the month is never capalizied, it would be counted as wrong. Also the day comes before the month
For example:
Christmas - 25/12/00
Chritmas - viente cinco de diciembre
Thanks for using this blog as you resource, don't get off yet weather is next!
Your new to the school, and you ask someone in your class what month is the science fair.
Click on the link below.
Months and Date
Months and Dates En Espanol
Here are the months in Spanish. Note that, like the days of the week, they are not capitalized.
enero | January |
febrero | February |
marzo | March |
abril | April |
mayo | May |
Juñio | June |
Julio | July |
agosto | August |
septiembre | September |
octubre | Octubre |
noviembre | November |
diciembre | December |
In order to ask what todays date is you must say….
¿CUAL ES LA FECHA DE HOY?
To answer this questions you must say
HOY ES EL # DE (MONTH en espanol)
Que da es hoy?:How to ask what day it is
Lesson 3:In order to know how to say the days of the week you need to know
This chart will show you the days of the week
Also here are some picture to help you remember them.
Los Días de la Semana (Days of the Week)
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When you spell the days of the week in in Español it is different then
english.The days in Spanish are always lowercase. for example Monday is
capitalized in english , but in spanish (lunes,Monday) is lowercase.
Spanish=English
¿Que día es hoy?= What day is it?
Hoy es __________.=Today is _________.
Here is a video about how to say the days of the week
Que da es hoy?:How to say what day it is.
Lesson 3:In order to know how to say the days of the week you need to know
- how to say the days of the week
- how to ask what day it is
- how to spell the days of the week
- how to say what day it is
This chart will show you the days of the week
Also here are some picture to help you remember them.
Los Días de la Semana (Days of the Week)
When you spell the days of the week in in Español it is different then english.The days in Spanish are always lowercase. for example Monday is capitalized in english , but in spanish (lunes,Monday) is lowercase.
Spanish=English
¿Que día es hoy?= What day is it?
Hoy es __________.=Today is _________.
Hola, Amigo! : How to Greet Someone
You can use the greetings below to talk to someone.
Greetings:
Below is a video of Roberto and Aaron greeting eachother on iChat:
Click here
Lets learn the El Alfabeto(Alphabet)
Explanation: To know the alphabets in spanish you need to know how to spell and pronounce the letters. Below is the El Alfabeto (Alphabet) in parenthesis is how you pronounce the letters in Spanish.
I missed a day of Spanish class , which means I missed an important lesson , which was how to learn the alphabet in Spanish , I ask my friend who knows how to speak fluent Spanish to help me with the alphabet.
Good Luck!
a (ah) b (beh) c (seh) d (deh) e (eh)
f (efeh) g(HEY! h(acheh) m(emeh) n(eneh)
ñ (enyeh) o p (peh) q (coooo) r (ereh) s (eseh)
t (teh) u(ooooo) v (beh) w (doble beh)
x (equis) y (giega) z (seta)
Happy Birthday!!!!!!! Felis Cumpleanos!!!!!!!
how to tell the weather in spanish
Last but not least the weather!
It is hard to explain but I am here to help. Don't be afraid to be mad at yourself for not understanding.
It is hot- Hace calor
It is cold- Hace frio
It is windy- Hace viento
It is raining- está lloviendo
It is snowing- está nevando
It is cloudy- está nublado
You must remember to always add the "hace or está" if not the phrase is incorrect.
For example someone ask you what is the weather outside you would say "está nublado" is it cloudy.
The image below is going to help you better understand the weather!
El Alfabeto
El Alfabeto
IN ORDER TO SPELL OUT A WORD YOU MAY NOT KNOW YOU SHOULD AT LEAST KNOW YOUR ALPHEBET EN ESPANOL BELOW I WILL BE SHOWING YOU THE CORRECT PRONUNCIATION OF EACH LETTER.
A= ahh
B= BEH
C= SEH
D= DE
E= EH
F= EFEH
G= QUE
H= ACHE
I= EEEEE
J= UNA
K= KAH
L= ELEH
M= EMEH
N= ENEY
O= OH
P= PE
Q= COO
R= EREH
S= ESEH
T= TE
U= U
V= BEH
W= DOBLE BEH
X= EQUIS
Y= EE GREIGA
Z= SETA
If you are stuck on any of these letters this link should be very helpful.
http://www.spanishspanish.com/alfabeto_ipower.html
Que hora es/son? How to tell and ask the time.
Lesson: In order to tell time you need to know:
- How to count in spanish
-How to ask what time it is
-How to say what time it is.
1 o’clock | Es la una |
2 o’clock | Son las dos |
3 o’clock | Son las tres |
4 o’clock | Son las cuatro |
5 o’clock | Son las cinco |
6 o’clock | Son las seis |
7 o’clock | Son las siete |
8 o’clock | Son las ocho |
9 o’clock | Son las nueve |
10 o’clock | Son las diez |
11 o’clock | Son las once |
12 o’clock | Son las doce |
:15 | cuarto |
:30 | media |
:45 | menos cuarto |
y | and |
menos | minus |
Spanish=English
¿Que hora es?= What time is it?
Son las doce y media= It is 12:30
Son las tres y cuarto= It is 3:15
Es la una y diez= It is 1:10
Son las dos menos cuarto= It is 1:45
There are other numbers you have to know to become experts at telling time.
If it is 1:55 you can say Son las dos menos cinco. or you can say Es la una y cincuenta y cinco.
These both mean the same thing, they are two different ways of saying 1:55.
The following numbers are numbers you need to know:
:20 | veinte |
:30 | trenta |
:40 | cuarenta |
:50 | cincuenta |
So if you wanted to say it was 6:40 you could say:
Son las seis y cuarenta.
Son las siete menos veinte.
They both mean the same thing.
If it is AM you should say de la mañana after the time.
If it is the afternoon you should say de la tarde after the time.
If it is PM you should say de la noche after the time.
Ex:
1:05pm= Es la una y cinco de la tarde.
11:27pm= Son las once y vientisiete de la noche.
8:30am= Son las ocho y media de la mañana.
Here is a video about a boy who is late for class and asks his Puerto Rican friend what time it is.
How to greet people in spanish.
Hola, greeting people is always important when talking with someone. In this lesson you will learn how to greet people in Spanish. For an example, "Hola" means hello in Spanish.
Now, you can add on something to "hola" to make more since when talking to a spanish speaker for an example. "¿Hola, cómo estás? is "hello, how are you" but you have to be careful because you can'y say that to just anyone. Like, if your talking with one of your friends you can say "hola, cómo estás" but, if your talking with a older person you must show respect. So just simply add "usted" at the end of the greeting and remove the "S" in estas. So all together it would be this. "Hola, cómo esta usted?"
Now to reply it's a bit more harder. After the other person replys to you and ask how you are, you can say im good, or bad or fine. Of coures in spanish. good in spanish is "bien" bad is "malo" and fine is "maso meno"
So, when they answer and say "y tu" meaning "and you?" you can say how are you with thoes three words.
Then your all set. This is just for begginers who want to have a small talk. So, thank you for reading i hope that you learn a few things and can use them in the near future.
Now, you can add on something to "hola" to make more since when talking to a spanish speaker for an example. "¿Hola, cómo estás? is "hello, how are you" but you have to be careful because you can'y say that to just anyone. Like, if your talking with one of your friends you can say "hola, cómo estás" but, if your talking with a older person you must show respect. So just simply add "usted" at the end of the greeting and remove the "S" in estas. So all together it would be this. "Hola, cómo esta usted?"
Now to reply it's a bit more harder. After the other person replys to you and ask how you are, you can say im good, or bad or fine. Of coures in spanish. good in spanish is "bien" bad is "malo" and fine is "maso meno"
So, when they answer and say "y tu" meaning "and you?" you can say how are you with thoes three words.
Then your all set. This is just for begginers who want to have a small talk. So, thank you for reading i hope that you learn a few things and can use them in the near future.
Qu da es hoy? What is today's date? con Jonathan Spencer
How to ask the date? What to say when asked that question? How to say it correctly. All that you will learn in this section of Aprendiendo español con Jonathan Spencer! You don't want to give anyone the wrong information and you don't want to not understand it when they say it to you. If you want to ask the date you'd say ¿Qué día es hoy? (kay-dee-a-es-hoy) You would respond by saying "Fecha de hoy es el 25 de octubre" That means that today is the 25th of October. To be specific you would say Fecha de hoy es el the number de the month.
In English | En Español | Pronunciation |
January | enero | en-air-o |
February | frebrero | fre-brer-o |
March | marzo | mars-zo |
April | abril | ab-bril |
May | mayo | my-o |
June | junio | hoon-nee-o |
July | julio | hool-lee-o |
August | agosto | aug-goost-sto |
September | septiembre | sept-te-em-brey |
October | octubre | oct-toob-bre |
November | noviembre | nov-ve-em-bre |
December | diciembre | dee-cee-em-bre |
Hers how it's done...
How to Greet Someone:
When you greet someone, you want to greet them politely. You first say hello, ask how there doing, and then say good-bye.
Here is a video of two friends greeting each other:
Hola, guapa!: How To Ask For Someones Phone Number
To ask someone for their phone number you need to know the numbers so you can understand the person, and so you can answer the question, too.
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Note: V en Español (in Spanish) sounds like B en ingles (in English)
Now, you have to learn how to ask the question:
To answer this question, there is a specific way you have to answer it.
You have to start out with Es el, then you have to split the numbers into groups.
Ex. (5/55) – 5/55 - 55/56
If my telephone number was (555) - 555 – 5556, I would say,” Es el cinco cincuenta y cinco, cinco cincuenta y cinco, cincuenta y cinco cincuenta y seis.
(5-55-5-55-55-56)
When asking this question, make sure to start with a greeting. (See Greetings)
This is a video of Roberto asking Jasmin for her phone number, and Jasmin responding.
Click here
How to Talk to Your Friends and Adults:
To talk to friends use tú and with adults use Ud.
Here is a video of a teenager asking her teacher and friend where they are from:
How To Have A Basic Conversation In Spanish
Say you were at your friends party in Mexico, and someone of Mexican dissent starts a conversation with you. You will need to know what to respond. I am going to show you the many basic conversation topics or starters.
De Donde Es?
De Donde Eres?
Me llamo?
Como Esta?
Como Estas?
These are the many basic conversation questions that will help you make many spanish speaking friends.
Here is a video showing a basic conversation.
