Spanish 1 Beginning

Buenos dias

Good morning

Buenos tadres

Good afternoon

Buenas noches

Good evening

¿Qué tal?

How's it going?

¿Cómo estás?

How are you? (informal)

¿Cómo está usted?

How are you? (formal)

Estoy bien

I'm fine

¿Y tú?

And you?

¿Y usted?

And you? (formal)

¿Cómo te llamas?

What is your name? (informal)

¿Cómo te llamas usted?

What is your name? (formal)

Me llamo

My name is

Mucho gusto

It's nice to meet you

El gusto es mío.

The pleasure is mine.

¿De dónde eres?

Where are you from?

¿De dónde eres usted?

Where are you from? (informal)

Soy de

I am from

¡Adiós!

Goodbye!

¡Chao!

Bye!

Nos vemos.

We’ll see each other.

Hasta luego.

See you later.

Hasta pronto.

See you soon.

Hasta mañana.

See you tomorrow.

¿Cuá es tu nombra?

What is your name?

Mi nombre es Lauren.

My name is Lauren.

Yo

I

Tú

You

Usted

You (formal)

él

Hint: Look at the accent mark.

él means he but only with the accent.

ella

She

Nostros

Our (masculine)

Nostras

Our (feminine)

Vostros

You all or you guys (masculine)

Vostras

You all or you guys (feminine)

Ustedes

You (plural) or you all

Ellos

They (masculine)

Ellas

They (feminine)

Los

The but plural (masculine)

Las

The but plural (feminine)

Somos

We are

Sois

You are

Son

They are

The Spanish verb tener means “to have”. What form of tener goes with yo?

Tengo (I have)

What form of tener goes with tú?

tienes (you have) or (have)

What form of tener goes with él?

tiene (has)

What form of tener goes with ella?

tiene (has)

What form of tener goes with usted?

tiene (has)

What form of tener goes with nosotros?

Tenemos (we have) or (have)

What form of tener goes with vosotros?

tenéis (you have) when speaking about a group.

What form of tener goes with ellos?

tienen (they have)

What form of tener goes with ellas?

tienen (they have)

What form of tener goes with ustedes?

tienen (they have)

Tengo means?

I have

Tenemos means?

We have

Tienes means?

You have

Tiene means?

It has

Tienen means?

They have

The Spanish verb ser means “to be”.

What form of ser goes with yo?

Soy

What form of ser goes with tú?

eres

What form of ser goes with él?

es

What form of ser goes with ella?

es

What form of ser goes with usted?

es

What form of ser goes with nosotros?

Somos

What form of ser goes with vosotros?

Sois

What form of ser goes with ellos?

son

What form of ser goes with ellas?

Son

What form of ser goes with ustedes?

Son

What are the definite articles?

El and La (Single)

Los and Las (Plural)

All mean “The”.

What are the indefinite articles?

Un and Una (Single)

Unos and Unas (Plural)

All mean “a, an and some”.

What does Cuántos/Cuántas mean?

How many

What does Hay mean?

There

¿Cuántos minutos hay en una hora? What is it asking?

How many minutes are in an hour? The answer would be “Hay setenta minutos.”

Is Estación (season) masculine or feminine? Does it begin with el or la?

la estación (feminine)

Is Estudiante (student) masculine or feminine? Does it begin with el or la?

Both

Is Lápiz (pencil) masculine or feminine? Does it begin with el or la?

la lápiz (feminine)

Is Borrador (eraser) masculine or feminine? Does it begin with el or la?

el borrador (masculine)

Is diccionario (Dictionary) masculine or feminine? Does it begin with el or la?

el diccionario (masculine)

Is mano (hand) masculine or feminine? Does it begin with el or la? This one is tricky.

la mano (feminine)

Is mujer (women) masculine or feminine? Does it begin with el or la?

la mujer (feminine)

The rules of gendered words (Masculine). Rule number one what nouns ending in what letter are masculine?

Most nouns ending in the letter O are masculine.

Nouns related to male beings like hombre (man) what?

Are Masculine.

Nouns ending in “O”, “L”, “N”, “R”, and “S” are what gender?

Masculine

Examples 1: Fin (end), Papel (paper), Profesor (professor) and Mes (month)

Example 2: L-O-N-E-R-S = LONERS.

Many nouns ending in “ta”, “ma”, and “pa” are what gender?

Masculine.

Example: Problema (problem), Mapa (map), and Poeta (poeta)

The rules of gendered words (Feminine). Rule number one what nouns ending in what letter are feminine?

Nouns ending in the letter A are usually feminine.

Nouns related to female beings like mujer (woman) are usually what?

Feminine

Nouns ending in “ion”, “ción”, “zon”, “tad”, “dad”, and “z” are usually what gender?

Feminine.

Example: Nación (nation), Televisíon (television) and Razón (reason).

Facultad (facility), Universidad (University) and Luz (light).

Nouns ending an E could be what gender?

They could be either feminine or masculine. Both.

Words like Dia (day) and aula (classroom) are feminine or masculine?

Masculine. These words are the except.

To make words ending in “Z” plural, what do you do?

To make words ending in Z plural you drop the Z and replace it with an “CES”

What is a mochila?

A backpack

What is a bolígrafo?

A pen

What is a reloj?

A clock

What is Pizarra?

A board

What is lápiz?

A pencil

What is a Computadora

A computer

What is a Ventana?

A window

What is a escritorio?

A desk

What is a Silla

A chair

What is a hoja?

A sheet

How do you pronounce letters A, B, C, D, E, and F?

Aah, Be, Cay , Deh , Eh, EFE.