Lesson 4 Culture/Notes

soccer

a very important part of spain’s culture that goes beyond sports

real Madrid

Madrid’s soccer team that represented “the regime” during francos rule

Futbol Club Barcelona

Barcelona’s soccer team that represented “the resistance” during francos rule

madrid and barcelona

the most important cities in spain

Santiago Bernabeu (e accent)

stadium in Madrid

Camp Nou

stadium in barcelona

catalan culture

repressed during fransisco francos rule

many

the amount of rivalries in soccer in Spanish world

River Plate vs. Boca Juniors

argentina rivalry

Comunicaciones vs. Municipal

guatemala rivalry

Miguel Cabrera

one of best hitters in baseball, from Venezuela

Paola Milagros Espinosa Sánchez

diver from mexico, competed in four olympics

Lionel Andrés Messi

one of top soccer players, from argentina

Lorena Ochoa

a top ranked golf player from mexico

voy

I go

vas

you go

va

s/he goes

vamos

we go

van

they go

¿Adónde vas?

where are you going?

va a leer

s/he is going to read

vamos a leer

lets read

digo

I say

hacer

i do/make

pongo

I put

¿Qué haces?

What’re you doing?

pongo la tele

I turn on the TV

salgo

I leave

sale para

s/he leaves for

sale de

s/he leaves from

sale con

s/he leaves with/ goes out with

supongo

i suppose

traigo

I bring

oigo

I hear

oye

s/he hears

oyes

you hear

oímos

we hear

oyen

they hear

comenzar a leer

to begin to read

empezar a leer

to start to read

pensar leer

to plan/intend to read

pensar en

to think about

pido

I request/ask for

sigo

I follow/continue

sigue

s/he follows/continues

seguimos

we follow/continue

consigo

I get/obtain

consigue

s/he gets/obtains

conseguimos

we get/obtain

almuerzo

I have lunch

almorzamos

we have lunch

cierro

I close

cerramos

we close

comienzo

I begin (fancy)

comenzamos

we begin (fancy)

cuento

I count/tell

contamos

we count/tell

decimos

we say

duermo

I sleep

dormimos

we sleep

empiezo

I begin (normal)

empezamos

we begin (normal)

encuentro

I find

encontramos

we find

entiendo

I understand

entendemos

we understand

juego

I play

jugamos

we play

muestro

I show

mostramos

we show

pido

I ask for/request

podemos

we ask for/request

pierdo

I lose/miss

perdemos

we lose/miss

puedo

I can

podemos

we can

prefiero

I prefer

preferimos

we prefer

quiero

I want/love

queremos

we want/love

recuerdo

I remember

recordamos

we remember

repito

I repeat

repetimos

we repeat

vuelvo

I return

volvemos

we return