Spanish Basics: Interrogatives, Calendar, Numbers, Holidays, and Alphabet

Vocabulary flashcards covering core introductory Spanish concepts including interrogative words, days of the week, months, numbers, holidays, and alphabet letter names.

¿Quién?

A Spanish question word meaning "who" or "who is it?"

¿Por qué?

A Spanish interrogative phrase meaning "why," written as two separate words with an accent mark on the "e."

porque

A Spanish explanatory conjunction meaning "because," written as one word without an accent mark.

¿Adónde?

A Spanish interrogative meaning "where," used specifically when inquiring about a destination.

¿Dónde?

A Spanish interrogative meaning "where," used to ask about a specific location.

¿Cuándo?

A Spanish interrogative meaning "when."

¿Cuál?

A Spanish interrogative meaning "which."

¿Qué?

A Spanish interrogative meaning "what."

¿Cómo?

A Spanish interrogative meaning "how."

¿Cuántos?

A Spanish interrogative meaning "how many."

Antes

A Spanish adverb meaning "before."

Después

A Spanish adverb meaning "after."

Comida

A Spanish noun meaning "food."

Divertido

A Spanish adjective meaning "fun."

Lunes

The day of the week meaning "Monday," which marks the beginning of the calendar week in Spanish.

Miércoles

The day of the week meaning "Wednesday," identified in the notes as the third day of the week (el tercer día de la semana).

Domingo

The day of the week meaning "Sunday," identified in the notes as the seventh day of the week (el séptimo día de la semana).

El fin de semana

A Spanish phrase meaning "the weekend."

Febrero

The month meaning "February," identified as the second month of the year (el segundo mes del año).

Mayo

The month meaning "May," identified as the fifth month of the year (el quinto mes del año).

La Noche de las Brujas

The holiday Halloween, observed on October $31$ ($31/10$).

El Día de Acción de Gracias

The holiday Thanksgiving, observed in November ($26/11$).

La Nochebuena

The holiday Christmas Eve, observed in December on December $24$ ($24/12$).

La Navidad

The holiday Christmas Day, observed on December $25$ ($25/12$).

El Año Viejo

The holiday New Year's Eve, observed on December $31$ ($31/12$).

El Año Nuevo

The holiday New Year's Day, observed on January $1$ ($01/01$).

El Día de los Reyes Magos

The holiday Epiphany (Three Kings' Day), celebrated in January on January $6$ ($06/01$).

El Día de San Valentín

The holiday Valentine's Day, celebrated on February $14$ ($14/02$).

Pascuas de Resurrección

The Christian holiday Easter Sunday.

El Día de la Independencia

Independence Day, noted as the Fourth of July (El cuatro de julio).

Veinte

The Spanish number for $20$, which serves as the base for numbers $21$ through $29$ (veintiuno through veintinueve).

Treinta y uno

The Spanish number corresponding to $31$, the maximum date number in a calendar month.

El abecedario

The Spanish alphabet, which includes letter names such as be, ce, de, efe, ge, and hache.

Hache

The name of the Spanish letter H, exemplified in the notes by the word hospital.