bbc spanish curriculum

8/3/2019 BBC Spanish Curriculum

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country and history

Spanish is an official language in the following countries:

Argentina Cuba Guatamala Paraguay

Bolivia Dominican Republic Honduras Peru

Chile Ecuador Mexico Puerto Rico

Colombia El Salvador Nicaragua Spain

Costa Rica Equatorial Guinea Panama Uruguay

Venezuela


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Linguistic structure

Spanish is one of the romance languages, which includes Portuguese, French, Italian, Romanian, and Catalan. The structure of Spanish, compared to

that of other languages, is similar to English.

I to eat Chinese food, because I prefer Mexican food.Subject Verb Infinitive Noun Conjunction Subject Verb Noun

Yo no quiero comer comida china, porque prefiero comida Mexicana.Subject Verb Infinitive Noun Conjunction Verb Subject Noun

*Verbs in Spanish are conjugated, meaning that the verb undergoes modification based on the subject and the tense.

nouns andadjectives areinverted

The subject isimplied by theoat the end of theverb form. Here,

to a specific subject,making it an infinitive.You can spotinfinitives by the -ar,-er, and -ir endings.


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alphabet

a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, , o, p, q, r, s, t, u, v, w, x, y, z

Vowelsletter Pronunciation Examples

a aha adis, Ana, ahora

e ehechology me, come, excelente, es

i eei S, cine

o oho Ocho, octubre

u oohu Uno, Universidad

Consonantsletter Pronunciation Examples letter Pronunciation Examples

d d dar rr rr arrz, arriba

- th nada s s Sobre, Sbado

g g gas t t televisin, tormenta

- h girasol v b veinte

- gu guitarra (silent u) - v vaya, nueve

h [silent] hasta, hora w - -

j h junio, hijo x ks extra

ll y tortilla, llena y ee y

ny ao, maana - y reyes

qu k qu, quin z s -

Pronunciation

There are some sounds in Spanish that might be

new to many English-speakers. These include:

- r- made by a light roll of the tongue rrmade by rolling the tongue ll-

Activity: Trabalenguas (Tongue Twisters)

Juan junta juncos jutno a la zanja. Erre con erre guitarra, erre con erre barril. El recorre el barril. Poquito a poquito Paquito empaca poquitas

copitas en pocos paquetes.

Accent Marks

Accents determine what syllable is stressed in

a word. Accents can also change the meaning

of a word. For instance:

o

An organization called the RealAcademia Espaola presides overthe standardization of the spanishlanguage? In 1994, it ruled that

considered separate letters.


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Greetings and introductions

English Spanish Pronunciation

Hello. Hola. OH-lah

Good morning/day. Buenos das. BUE-nohs DEE-ahs

Good afternoon. Buenas tardes. BUE-nahs TAR-des

Good evening/night. Buenas noches. BUE-nahs NOH-ches Cmo te llamas?/ Cul es tu nombre? CO-moh te YAH-mahs/ KWAL es two NOHM-bre

My name is... Me llamo... / Mi nombre es... me YAH-moh / mee NOHM-bre ehs

Nice to meet you. Mucho gusto. MOO-cho GOO-stoh

Likewise. Igualmente. ee-gwal-MEN-te

How are you? Cmo ests? KOH-moh es-TAHS

Fine, and you? Bien, y t? BEEYEN, ee TOO

Where are you from? De dnde eres? de DOHN-de EH-rres

Soy de... SOY de...

Where do you live? Dnde vives? DOHN-de VEE-vehs

I live in... Vivo en... VEE-voh EHN...Bye. Adis. ah-dee-OHS

Take care. Qu te vaya bien. kay te VAH-yah byen

Thank you! Gracias grah-see-ahs

Lesson 1: Nameswhich transl

Dilogo 1:

Dilogo 2:

Partner Activity: Greet your neighbors using phrases from above. Introduce yourself and find out where everyone is from.

A: Hello! Good morning Hola! Buenos das. OH-lah! BUE-nohs DEE-ahsB: How are you? Cmo ests? KOH-moh es-TAHS Bien, y t? BEEYEN, ee TOOThank you. Estoy bien, gracias. es-TOY BEEYEN, grah-see-ahs

A: Where are you from? de DOHN-de EH-rres? De dnde eres

Soy de ________. SOY de

A: Where do you live? Dnde vives? DOHN-de VEE-vehs

B: I live in ________. Yo vivo en ________. YOH VEE-voh ehn


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Pronouns and titles

Lesson 2:

spect

Lesson 3: Gendered Articles

Dilogo 1:

Dilogo 2:

Partner Activity:Practice greeting a friend, an elderly person, and your father-in-

El The (masculine) Example:

Hoy vamos a la playa.Dnde est el autobs?

La The (feminine)

Los The (masculine plural)

Las The (feminine plural)


I Yo yoh

You (formal) T too

You (informal) Usted oo-STED

He l el

She Ella E-yah

You (plural) Ustedes oo-STEHD-ehs

They Ellos, Ellas E-yohs, E-yahs

We Nosotros noh-SOH-trohs


Mr. Seor seh-NYOR

Mrs Seora seh-NYOR-ah

Miss Seorita seh-nyor-EE-tah

(unofficial title of respectused with the first name)

Don dohn

(unofficial title of respectused with the first name)

Doa DOH-nyah

Hola. Cmo te llamas? Oh-la. KO-moh te YAH-mahsB: My name is ________. Me llamo ________. me YAH-moh... Mucho gusto. MOO-cho GOO-stoh.B: Likewise. Igualmente. ee-gwal-MEN-te.

A: Excuse me. Are you Mr/Mrs. _____? Perdn. Es usted el Seor _____? per-DOHN. ehs oo-STEHD el seh-NYORB: Yes I am. S, yo soy. SEE, yo soy I am ______. Mucho gusto. Me llamo ______. MOO-choh GOO-stoh. me YAH-mohB: Likewise! Igualmente! ee-gwal-MEHN-teh

In some South American countries, the 2nd person singular pronoun is vos.


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ser and estar

Ser


I Yo soy yoh say

You (formal) T eres too eh-res

You (informal) Usted es oo-STED es

He l es el es

She Ella es E-yah es

You (plural) Ustedes son oo-STEHD-ehs sohn

They Ellos, Ellas son E-yohs, E-yahs sohn

We Nosotros somos noh-SOH-trohs so-mos

Lesson 4: Ser vs. Estar

ser is used when speaking of permanent, unchanging qualities and characteristics such as nationality, possession, physical appearance,profession, personality, color, time, or religion.

estar is used to express location or position. It is also used to describe a temporary mental or physical state or condition of someone orsomething.

Lorenzo es abogado. Lorenzo is a lawyer. Estoy feliz.

Soy de Los Estados Unidos. m the United States. Estamos en Uruguay. We are in Uruguay.

John es inteligente. John is intelligent. La tienda est cerrada. The store is closed.

Dilogo 1:

Dilogo 2:

Estar


I Yo estoy yoh estoy

You (formal) T ests too es tahs

You (informal) Usted est oo-STED es tah

He l est el es tah

She Ella est E-yah es tah

You (plural) Ustedes estn oo-STEHD-ehs es tahn

They Ellos, Ellas estn E-yohs, E-yahs es tahn

We Nosotros estamos noh-SOH-trohs es tah mos

A: What are you like (as a person)? Cmo eres? KO-mo EH-ressB: I'm _________. Soy _________. soyA: How are you today? Cmo ests hoy? KO-mo es-TAS hoyB: I'm _________. Estoy _________. ehs-TOY

A: Where is your house? Dnde est tu casa? DOHN-de es-TA too CA-sa

B: It's _________. Est _________. es-TA

A: What is your house like? Cmo es tu casa? KO-mo ess too CA-sa

B: It's _________. Es _________. ess


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soy

ambitious ambicioso/a interesting interesante accompanied acompaado/a happy alegrebad malo/a kind amable alive vivo/a in a bad mood de malas

beautiful hermoso/a laid-back tranquilo/a alone solo/a in a good mood de buenas

big, large Grande lazy perezoso/a angry enojado/a in love enamorado/a

blonde rubio/ rubia little, small pequeo/a at home en casa involved involucradobrave valiente loyal fiel bad mal jealous celoso

brunette moreno/a modest modesto/a bathed baado/a lazy flojo/a

carefree Despreocupado/a new nuevo/a bored aburrido/a lost perdido/a

cautious prudente nice simptico/a clean limpio/a naked desnudo/a

charming encantador old viejo /a combed (hair) peinado/a nervous nervioso/acheerful alegre perfect perfecto/a complicated complicado/a obsessed obsesionado/a

chubby Gordito/a polite corts confused confundido occupied ocupadofunny cmico/a poor pobre content contento pensive pensativo/a

conceited presumido/a pretty bonito/a crazy loco/a regretful arrepentido/a

conventional convencional professional profesionaldepressed deprimido/a sad tristecoward cobarde proud orgulloso dirty sucio/a satisfied satisfecho/a

crazy, nuts loco/a rapid, fast rpido disappointed desilusionado/a sick enfermocurious curioso/a reliable fiable, confiable dizzy mareado/a sure seguro/a

difficult difcil rich rico/a dressed vestido/a tired cansado/adisagreeable antiptico/a sad triste drunk borracho/a tranquil tranquilo/aeasy fcil self-confident seguro de s mismo dry seco/a unemployed desempleado/a

envious envidioso/a selfish egosta embarassed avergonzado/a unsure inseguro/a

friendly agradable sensitive sensible envious envidioso/a worried preocupado/afun divertido/a short bajo/a excited emocionado/a

generous generoso/a shy tmido/a excited animado/agood bueno/a slender, slim delgado/a exhausted agotado/a

handsome guapo/a strict estricto full lleno/a

hard-working trabajador strong fuerte good bienhonest honesto/a tall alto/a happy alegre


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courtesy and Politeness

Lesson 5: Basic Question Words

Using basic question words, ask simple questions inSpanish.

Example: Dnde est el banco?Cundo sale el tren?

Lesson 6: Asking for Assistance

When asking for assistance, keep phrases like, "Slowdown please," and, "I'm learning Spanish," handy.Don't just nod your head if you are not sure about theanwer!

Dilogo 1:

Dilogo 2:

Partner Activity: Ask your partner if he or she can help you


Yes/no S / no see / noh

Please. Por favor pohr fah-VOHR

Thank you. Gracias GRAH-see-ahs De nada deh NAH-dah (soft d)

May I (do something)? Puedo...? PUE-doh

You may/may not Puedes / No, no puedes PUE-dehs / Noh, noh PUE-dehs

May I ask? Puedo preguntar...? PUE-doh preh-goon-TAHR

Excuse me/Pardon me... Perdn / Perdneme pehr-DOHN / pehr-DOHN-eh-me

gy). Perdn... pehr-DOHN

Do you speak English? Habla Ingls? AH-blah een-GLEHS

Yo hablo un poco de... yoh HA-bloh un POH-coh deh

No entiendo. noh ehn-tee-EHN-doh

Do you understand? Entiende? ehn-tee-EHN-deh

Please speak slower. Por favor, hable ms despacio.pohr fah-VOHR, AH-bleh mahs

deh-SPAH-see-oh

Estoy aprendiendo. ehs-TOY ah-prehn-dee-EHN-doh

What? Qu? keh


Who? Quin? kee-EHNWhat? Qu? (Cul?) keh?(Kual)

When? Cundo? KWAN-doWhere? Dnde? DOHN-deWhy? Por qu? por-KEH

How? Cmo? KO-mo

A: Excuse me. Do you speak English? Perdn. Habla ingls? per-DOHN, HA-blah ing-LEHSB: Yes, I speak some English. S, hablo un poco de ingls. see, HA-blo oon PO-co de ing-LES

A: Excuse me. May I ask you a question? Perdn, puedo preguntar.... per-DOHN, PUEH-do pre-goon-TAR B: Yes, you may. S, puedes. see, PUEH-dehs.A: Please speak slower. Por favor, hable ms despacio. por fa-VOR, HA-bleh mas des-PAH-see-

oh


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numbers

Lesson 7: Numbers

Numbers in Spanish are spoken like simple

would need to say is the Spanish equivalent

Example:30 = treinta 5 = cinco 35 = treinta ycinco

Lesson 8: Giving a dollar amount

Giving the dollar amount works similarly to

twenty-four c

Spanish.

Try reading these amounts in Spanish:$4.50 $0.10 $20.99

Dilogo 1:

Dilogo 2:

Partner Activity: Count all the neighborhoods in Chicago that you can name!

0 cero SEH-roh 11 once OWN-seh 40 cuarenta kwah-REHN-tah

1 uno OO-noh 12 doce DOH-seh 50 cincuenta seen-KWEHN-tah

2 dos dohs 13 trece TREH-say 60 sesenta seh-SEHN-tah

3 tres trehs 14 catorce kah-TOR-seh 70 setenta seh-TEHN-tah4 cuatro KWAH-trow 15 quince KEEN-seh 80 ochenta oh-CHEHN-tah

5 cinco SIN-koh 16 diecisisDEEYES-ee-

SACE100 cien SEEYEN

6 seis sayce 17 diecisieteDEEYES-ee-

see-YET-ay200 doscientos doh-SEEYEN-tohs

7 siete SYEH-teh 18 dieciochoDEEYES-ee-OH-

cho500 quinientos keen-YEN-tos

8 ocho OH-cho 19 diecinueve DEEYES-ee-NUEH-veh 1000 mil

meel

9 nueve NUEH-veh 20 veinte BAIN-teh 2000 dos mil dohs meel

10 diez DEEYES 30 treinta TRAIN-tah


How many are here? Cuntos hay aqui? KWAHN-tohs ai ah-KEE

How much is this? Cunto cuesta? KWAHN-toh KWEH-stah

Things / items Cosas KOH-sahs

A: Excuse me, what is your telephonenumber?

Perdn. Cul es tu nmero detelfono?

per-DOHN. kwal ess too NOO-

meh-ro de teh-LEH-fo-noB: My phone number is ____________. Mi nmero de telfono es ________. mee NOO-meh-ro de teh-LEH-fo-

no-es

A: How many __________ are here? Cuntos _______ estn aqu? KWAN-tos _____ ess-TAHN a-KIB: There are __________here. # _______ estn aqui. # _____ ess-TAHN a-KI


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I like to...Lesson 9:

Infinitive verbs such asto dance, to sing, to bowl, to do yoga are very useful. Simply insertthem after "Me gusta ..." to create sentencesInfinitive verbs are often the root of many related words. For example, cocinarmeans to cook

el cocinero is the cook/the chef; and la cocina is the kitchen.Learn infinitive verbs and watch your Spanish vocabulary multiply.

Dilogo 1:

Dilogo 2:

Partner Activity: Using infinitive verbs, tell your language partner about your likes and dislikes.


I like Me gusta meh GOOSE-tah

You like Te gusta teh GOOSE-tah

He/She like Le gusta leh GOOSE-tah

They like Les gusta lehss GOOSE-tahWe like Nos gusta nohs GOOSE-tah

You guys like Les gusta lehss GOOSE-tah

to go shopping ir de compras EER day KOM-prahs

to watch [movies / television] ver [ pelculas / televisin ] Vehr [pay-LEE-q-las/ tey-la-vee-SEE-yon]

to drink [wine / beer / coffee / tea] tomar [ vino / cerveza / caf/ t ] toh-mar [VEE-know / sir-VAY-zah / ka-FAY / tay]

to eat [Mexican / Italian / French/ Japanese

food]

comer comida [ mexicana/ italiana/francesca/

japonesca ]

KOH-mer koh-MEE-da [mey-HEY-kahn-ah/

itah-LEE-ah-na/ fran-ches-ka/ ha-pohn-nehs-ka]

to listen to music escuchar a msica es-KU-char ah MUH-see-kah

to travel viajar vee-ah-HAR

to dance bailar BYE-lar

A: Do you like to eat Mexican Food? Te gusta comer la comida mexicana? teh GOOSE-tah co-MEHR la co-MEE-dah meh-hee-KA-na

B: Yes, I like to eat Mexican Food. S, me gusta comer la comida mexicana. see, meh GOOSE-tah ko-MEHR la ko-MEE-dameh-hee-KA-na

A: Fantastic! Do you like to eattamales?

Fantstico! Te gusta comer tamales? fahn-TAHS-tee-ko! teh GOOSE-tah ko-MEHR ta-MA-lehss

No, no me gusta comer tamales. no, no meh GOOSE-tah ko-MEHR ta- MA-lehss.

A: What do you like to do? Qu te gusta hacer? keh teh GOOSE-tah ah-SEHR

B: I like to ______ and ______ Me gusta ______ y ______. meh GOOSE-tah ___ ee ___

A: Qu no te gusta hacer? keh no teh GOOSE-tah ah-SEHR

ke to ______ or ______. No me gusta ______ ni ______. no meh GOOSE-tah ___ nee ___


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ir + a + infinitiveLesson 10: Future Tense

ir + a + infinitive = to be going to ________

Take those same infinitve verbs you learned for "me

gusta..." and plug them in to "yo voy a...." Thisconstruction can be used to express action at any timein the future, be it one minute from now, or onecentury from now.

Dilogo 1:

Dilogo 2:

Partner Activity: Find out what the other students are planning to do this weekend!

to go ir eer

yo voy I go yo voy

t vas You go too vahsl/ella/ud va He/she/you(polite) goes el/EH-ya/oo-STED vah

nosotros vamos We go no-SOH-trohs VA-mos

ellos/ellas/uds. van They(m.)/they(f.)/you all go EH-yos/EH-yas/oo-STE-dehs vahn

A: What are you going to do this

weekend?

Qu vas a hacer este fin de semana? keh vahs ah ah-SEHR EHS-te feen deh se-MAH-na

B: Voy a ir de compras. voy ah eer deh KOM-prahsB: And you, what are you going to do? Y t, que vas a hacer? ee too, keh vahs ah ah-SEHRA: g to eat Italian food. Voy a comer comida italiana. voy ah ko-MEHR la ko-MEE-dah ee-tah-lee-AH-na

A: What are you going to do this weekend Qu vas a hacer este fin de semana? keh vahs ah ah-SEHR EHS-te feen deh se-MAH-naB: Voy a ______________? voy aB: And you, what are you going to do? Y t, que vas a hacer? ee too, keh vahs ah ah-SEHRA: ________________. Voy a _______________. voy ah _________


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Ir, er, ar verbs

A: Use the charts above. Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation of the Spanish verb. *B. Use the charts above. Write two sentences Spanish verbs.

1. Ellos ___________ (live) en Chicago. 3. Ella ___________ (walk) a su trabajo. 6. Ellos ___________ (write) ensayos.2. T ___________ (eat) tacos. 4. l ___________ (study) la historia. 7. Ella ___________ (run) en las noches.3. Yo ___________ (cook) la cena. 5. Yo ___________ (work) en la ciudad.

Er verbs

I see yo veo yo VEE-vo

You see tu ves too vess

he/she/you sees

l/ella/ud ve el/EH-ya/oo-STED

veh

we see nosotrosvemos

no-SOH-tros

VE-mos

they see ellos/ellas udsven

prounciation

IR Verbs

I live yo vivo yo VEE-voh

You live tu vives too VEE-vess

he/she/ youlive

l/ella/ud vive prounciation

we live nosotros

vivomos

no-SOH-tros

vee-voh-mos

they live ellos/ellas uds

viven

EH-yohs/EH-

yas/oo-STE-

dess VEE-ven

AR Verbs

I cook yo cocino yo ko-SEE-no

You cook t cocinas too ko-SEE-

nas

he/she/youcooks

l/ella/udcocina

el/EH-yah/oo-STED

ko-SEE-na

we cook nosotros

cocinamos

prounciation

they cook ellos/ellas uds

cocinan

prounciation

ER verbs IR verbs AR verbs

to drink beber beh-BEHR to write escribir ehs-kree-BEER

to cook cocinar koh-see-NAHR

to run correr koh-REHR to live vivir vee-VEER to work trabajar trah-bah-HAR

to eat comer ko-MEHR to receive recibir reh-see-BEER to speak hablar ah-BLAHR

to learn aprender ah-pren-DEHR to exist existir ex-ees-TEER to walk caminar kah-mee-NAHR

to see ver vehr verb verb verb to study estudiar eh-stoo-dee-AR


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In the restaurant

Lesson 11: I would like...

A more polite for ofquiero (I want),

is quisiera (I would like).

Example: Quisiera el pescado;quisiera la ensalada; quisiera ms

agua, por favor.

El pollo/el bistec = the chicken/thebeefLos camarones = the shrimpLa ensalada = the saladLas papas = the potatoes

Dilogo 1:

Dilogo 2:

Partner

Activity: Using the menu from La Mexicana Restaurant, just across the street from Multilingual Chicago, order what you want from your partner.

Mexican food is among the world'smost diverse cuisines. Ingredients comefrom el mar(the sea)fish, andseafood; las montaas (themountains)snow, yes snow, flavoredand made into ice cream; and eldesierto (the desert)cactii, worms,locusts, ant eggs, and various otherinsects which traditionally formed theprotein of the pre-hispanic diet.


What would you like? Qu te gustara? keh teh goose-tah-REE-ah

/ not like Me gustara... / No megustara

meh goose-tah-REE-ah / no mehgoose-tah-REE-ah

To order pedir peh-DEER

To eat comer ko-MEHRTo drink beber beh-BEHR

/ thirsty Tengo hambre/ sed TEHNG-o AHM-breh / sehd

Tenemos... teh-NEH-mos

Very delicious! Muy delicioso! muy deh-lee-see-OH-soh

Please enjoy! Disfrute! dees-FROO-teh

And (I want to order this and that) y ee

How is everything? Cmo est todo? KO-mo ehs-TAH TO-do

Do you need anything else? Necesita algo ms? neh-seh-SEE-tah AL-go mas

No, thank you. No, gracias. no, GRA-see-ahsPlate plato PLAH-to

Cup taza TA-sah

Spoon cuchara koo-CHA-ra

Fork tenedor teh-neh-DOR

Knife cuchillo koo-CHEE-yo

Napkin servilleta sehr-vee-YEH-ta

A: Excuse me. What would you like? Perdn. Que te gustara? pehr-DOHN. keh teh goose-tah-REE-ah

B: I would like (name of dish) Me gustara (nombre de comida) meh goose-tah-REE-ahA: Anything to drink? Y para beber? ee PAH-rah beh-BEHRB. Yes, a Coca-Cola. S, una Coca-Cola. see, OO-na KOH-ka KOH-la

A: How is everything? Cmo hay todo? KO-mo ai TO-do Est muy delicioso! Ehs tah muy deh-lee-see-OH-soA: Do you need anything else? Necesita algo ms? neh-seh-SEE-tah AL-go masB: Yes, I would like ___________. S, me gustara________. see, meh goose-tah-REE-ah _______


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TimeLesson 12: Telling time

Time is told using the to be verb ser, and

Example:

Es la una .

Son las dos .

Lesson 13: Schedules

When talking about when a meeting begins, or when a plane arrives, it is important that the verbs "begin" and "arrive" are conjugated appropriately.

Remember that the meeting and the plane are third person singular subjects, and the verb must agree.

Example: La junta empieza; El avin llega...

Dilogo 1:

Dilogo 2:

Partner Activity: Tell time with your partner! Make a date to meet somewhere for dinner.


What time is it? Qu hora es? keh OH-ra ess

Es la... / Son las... ess la / sohn las

Hour hora OH-ra

minute minuto mee-NOO-to y media (cuatro y media) ee MEH-dee-a

morning la maana la man-YAH-na

afternoon la tarde la TAR-deh

Evening/night la noche la NO-cheh

Noon el mediodia el MEH-dee-o-DEE-a

Midnight la medianoche la MEH-dee-o-NO-cheh

When Cundo es...? KWAN-do ess

When are we meeting? Cundo nos reunimos? KWAN-do nos re-oo-NI-mos

Cuando llega _____? KWAN-do YEH-ga

At a Cuban restaurant in Cary, North Carolinathere is a working clock on the wall that says LaHora Cubana (Cuban Time). Beside eachnumber of the clock's face, it says y pico (or so).Una y pico, dos y pico, tres y pico... This prettywell sums up the Spanish speaking world's

polychronic attitude toward time. "The meetingwill start at noon, or so."

A: When is the plane arriving? Cundo llega el avin? KWAN-do YEH-ga el ah-vee-OHN

B: The plane is arriving at 5:27

p.m.

El avin llega a las cinco y veinticinco de la

tarde

el ah-vee-OHN YEH-gah ah las SEEN- ko ee

VEHN-ti SEEN-ko deh la TAR-deh

A: What time are we meeting? Cundo nos reunimos? KWAN-do nos reh-oo-NEE-mos

B: We are meeting ________. Nos reunimos _________. nos re-oo-NEE-mos _______


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shopping


shopping de compras deh KOHM-prahs

Voy de compras. voy deh KOHM-prahs

How much does it cost? KWAHN-toh KWEHS-

How much is the total? Cunto es (todo)? KWAHN-toh ehs TOH-doh?/ inexpensive/on sale est cara / barato / de oferta eh-STAH KAH-rah/bah-RAH-toh/ deh oh-FEHR-tah

money el dinero el dee-NEH-roh

Peso (Mexico and others) $ peso PEH-so

Euro EH-oo-roh

Dollar (U.S.) $ dlar DOH-lar

bill(s) / dollar(s) billete(s) / dlar(es) bee-YEH-teh(s)/DOH-lahr(es)

the currency la moneda la moh-NEH-dah

to cash / to exchange cambiar kahm-bee-AR

the change el cambio el KAHM-bee-o

in cash en efectivo ehn eh-fec-TEE-vohto pay pagar pah-GAR

Pay with cash Pagar en efectivo pa-GAR en eh-fek-TEE-vo

Pay with check Pagar con cheque pa-GAR kohn CHEH-keh

Pay with credit card Pagar con tarjeta de crdito pa-GAR kohn tar-HEH-ta deh KRE-dee-to

Receipt El recibo el reh-SEE-boh

tip propina pro-PEE-nah

Dilogo 1:

Dilogo 2:

Partner Actis the sales person, and the other

person is the customer. Let the sales begin!

exchange rates as

of summer 2011 are:1 Euro = $1.45 USD1 Mexican Peso = $0.09 USD1 Argentine Peso = $0.24 USD

A: How much does the shirt cost? Cunto cuesta la camiseta? KWAN-to KWEHS-ta la ka-mee-SEH-tahB: It costs 200 pesos. Cuesta 200 pesos. KWEHS-ta dos-see-EHN-tohs PEH-sos

A: Can I pay by credit card? Puedo pagar con tarjeta de crdito? PWEH-do pa-GAR kohn tar-HEH-ta de KRE-de-toh

B: No, we only accept cash. No, slo aceptamos efectivo. no, SO-lo ah-sehp-TA-mos eh-fek-TEE-vo

A: I would like to buy (item). Me gustara comprar (cosa) meh goose-tah-REE-ah kohm-PRARB: It costs ______. Cuesta _____. KWES-taA: I would like to pay with ______. Me gustara pagar con _______. goose-tah-REE-ah kohm-PRAR kohn


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getting around/directions

Lesson 14: Asking for directions

The verb for "to get somewhere" is llegar, or arrive. To ask for directions, you

Illegaris paired with a.

Perdn, donde est...? pehr-DOHN, DON-de ehs-TAH

How do I get to Cmo puedo llegar a ... ? KO-mo PWEH-do yeh-GAR a Estoy perdido/a. Puede decirme cmo... ? ehs-TOY per-DEE-do / PWEH-de de-SEER-me KO-moWhere do you want to go? A dnde quieres ir? A DON-de kee-EHR-ess ee

I want t Quiero ir a... kee-EH-ro eer ah

Dilogo 1:

Dilogo 2:

Partner Activity: Using the map before you, give directions to your language partner.

Address la direccin la dee-rehk-see-OHNStreet number el nmero de la calle el NOO-meh-roh de la KA-yehAlley el callejn el ka-yeh-HOHNRoad la calle la KA-yeh

Street la calle la KA-yeh

Highway la carretera la ca-rreh-TEH-raBoulevard el bulevar el boo-leh-VAR

Area/neighborhood el rea / el barrio el AH-reh-a / el BAH-rree-oCity la ciudad la see-oo-DADCorner la esquina la es-KEE-naCrossroads El Crucero la kroo-seh-roh


North norte NOR-teh

South sur soor

East este EHS-te

West oeste oh-EHS-te

Right derecha de-REH-chaLeft izquierda ees-kee-EHR-dah

Go vaya VA-ya

Go Straight siga derecho SEE-gah deh-REH-cho

Go toward vaya hacia VA-ya AH-see-a

Keep going siga adelante SEE-gah a-deh-LAHN-te

cerca de... SEHR-ka deh

pase PA-seh

Turn doble DOH-bleh

Through por / a travs de por / a tra-VEHS dehClose/Far cerca / lejos SEHR-ka / LEH-hohs

en frente de n FREN-te deh

A: Where would you like to go? A dnde quieres ir? ah DON-deh kee-EH-ress eerB: I want to go to the hotel. Quiero ir al hotel. kee-EH-roh eer al oh-TEL

A: Excuse me, where is ________? Perdn, donde est ________? pehr-DON, DON-deh ehs-TA ____B: Go straight ahead and then turn right.The ____ is near the ___.

Sigua derecho y doble a la derecha______ est cerca de ______.

SEE-ga deh-REH-cho ee DOH-beh ah la de-REH-

cha_____ ehs-TA SEHR-ka de _____

A: Thank you! Gracias! GRA-see-ahs


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Days, monthEnglish Spanish Pronunciation

Monday lunes LOO-ness

Tuesday martes MAR-tess

Wednesday mircoles mee-EHR-ko-less

Thursday jueves hoo-EH-vess

Friday viernes vee-EHR-nessSaturday sbado SAH-bah-doh

Sunday domingo do-MEEN-goh

Week la semana la seh-MAH-nah

Day el da el DEE-ah

Month el mes el mes

Weekend el fin de semana el feen de seh-MAH-nah

Lesson 15: Days of the WeekTo say "Monday," say el lunes. To say "on Monday," say el lunes. To say "Mondays" or "on Mondays," say los lunes. Note that the days of the week, as

well as the months of the year are not capitalized as they are in English.

When is your birthday? Cundo es tu cumpleaos? KWAN-doh ess too coom-pleh-AHN-yohs Mi cumpleaos es el (dia) de (mes). mee coom-pleh-AHN-yohs ess el ____ de ____What day is it? Qu da es hoy? keh DEE-ah ess hoy Es ... ess

Dialogue 1:

Dialogue2:

Partner Activity: Ask your classmate for his or her birthdate! Make a date to go out together.

January Enero eh-NEH-ro

February febrero fe-BREH-rohMarch marzo MAR-zo

April abril ah-BREELMay mayo MA-yo

June junio HOO-nee-ohJuly julio HOO-lee-ohAugust agosto ah-GOHS-tohSeptember septiembre sep-tee-EHM-brehOctober octubre ohk-TOO-breh

November noviembre no-vee-EHM-brehDecember diciembre dee-see-EHM-breh

A: When are we going out to eat? Cundo vamos a comer? KWAHN-do VAH-mos ah koh-MEHRB: We are going to eat next Wednesday. Vamos a comer el prximo mircoles.

VAH-mos ah ko-MEHR el PROX-ee-mo mee-EHR-

ko-less

A: When is your birthday? Cundo es tu cumpleaos? KWAHN-do ess too koom-pleh-AHN-yosB: My birthdate is on ______. Mi cumpleaos es _________. mee koom-pleh-AHN-yos es ______

Many holidays are unique to a given country? Mexico's independance day is el 16 de septiembre, while Peru's is el 28de julio. On El Da de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, which takes place in Mexico on November 1 and 2, altars offood and figurines of skelton carrying flowers are used to commemorate lost loved ones.


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Index

Places Family


America/ United States Estados Unidoseh-STAH-dos oo-NEE-dos

Illinois Illinois ee-ee-NOY

Chicago Chicago chee-KAH-goh

Mexico Mxico MEH-hee-ko

Argentina Argentina ar-hen-TEE-nah

Peru Per peh-ROO

Columbia Colombia ko-LOME-bee-ahBrazil Brasil bra-SEEL

Europe Europa eh-oo-ROH-pa

England Argentina ar-hen-TEE-nah

France Francia FRAN-see-a

Italy Italia ee-TAH-lee-a

Spain Espaa ehs-PAHN-yah

China China CHEE-nah

Japan Japn ha-PON


Teacher maestro mah-EH-estroh

Coworkercompaero de

trabajo

kom-pan-YEH-ro deh tra-BAH-ho

Boss/owner jefe/dueo HEH-feh/DWEHN-yo

Friend amigo ah-MEE-goh

Wife esposa es-POH-sa

Husband esposo es-POH-so

Girlfriend novia NO-vee-ah

Boyfriend novio NO-vee-oh

Sister hermana ehr-MAH-na

Brother hermano ehr-MAH-no

Mother mam ma-MAH

Father pap pa-PAH

Male cousin / female cousin primo/prima PREE-moh/PREE-mah

Grandmother abuela ah-BWEH-la

Grandfather abuelo ah-BWEH-lo


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Food Shopping


Dress vehs-TEE-doh

Pants pahn-toh-LONEBlouse/shirt BLOO-sah / ka-MEE-sah

Belt seen-too-RONE

Necklace ko-YAHR

Ring ah-NEE-yo

Bracelet pool-SEH-rah

Watch reh-LOH

Earrings ah-REH-tess

Airplane ticket bo-LEH-toh de ah-vee-OHN

Bus ticket bo-LEH-toh de au-toh-BOS

Souvenir reh-KWEHR-doh

Chocolate choh-ko-LAH-teh

Perfume pehr-FOO-meh


Food la ko-MEE-dh

Breakfast

el dehs-ah-YOO-noh

Lunch el al-MWEHR-so

Dinner la SEH-nah

Restaurant

el res-tau-RAHN-teh

Bar la kan-TEE-nah

Drinks/Beverages la beh-beedahs

Juice HOO-go

Water AH-gwah

Soda reh-FREHS-kose

Alcohol/Beer/Wine

al-ko-HOLE / cehr-VEH-sah / BEE-no

Eggs WEH-vose

Fish pehs-KAH-doh

Chicken POH-yo

Beef rehs

Pork PWER-koh

Meat KAR-nehVegetables veh-heh-TAH-less

Tomatoes hee-toh-MAH-tess

Salad en-sah-LAH-dah

Tortilla tor-TEE-yah

Cheese KEH-soh

Soup SOH-pa


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Places


Bathroom el bao el BAHN-yo

Room cuarto KWAR-toh

Hotel hotel oh-TEHL

Stores tiendas tee-EHN-dahs

Jewelry store joyera ho-yeh-REE-ah

Clothing store tienda de ropa tee-EHN-dah deh ROH-pa

Bakery panadera pa-na-deh-REE-ah

Market place mercado mehr-KA-doh

Church iglesia ee-GLEH-see-ah

Embassy embajada ehm-bah-HA-dah

Pharmacy farmaca far-mah-SEE-a

Super market super mecado SOO-pehr mehr-KAH-doh

Fruit stand frutera froo-teh-REE-ahSale/discount venta/descuento VEHN-tah / dehs-KWEHN-toh

Bookstore librera lee-breh-REE-ah

Airport aeropuerto eh-ro-PWEHR-toh

School escuela ehs-KWEH-lah

Work trabajo tra-BAH-ho

Office oficina oh-fee-SEE-nah

Post office oficina postal oh-fee-SEE-nah pos-TAL

Bus station estacin de autobs ehs-ta-see-OHN de au-to-BOOSMuseum museo moo-SEH-oh

Internet Caf caf de internet ka-FEH deh een-tehr-NET

Hospital hospital ohs-pee-TAL

Taxi taxi TAHK-see

Cafe caf ka-FEH

Restaurant restaurante res-taur-AHN-te

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