Spanish Unit 1 & 2: Alfabeto, Saludos y Tiempo Libre

Vocabulary and grammar concepts from Unit 1 (Names, Greetings, Personal Info) and Unit 2 (Likes, Hobbies, Going Places) based on the lecture transcript.

mayúscula

capital (letter)

minúscula

Lowercase (letter)

¿Cómo se escribe___?

How do you spell(write) ____?

Mucho gusto / Tanto gusto

Nice to meet you

Encantad@

Delighted (Enchanted)

¿Quién es él/ella?

Who is he/she?

Buenos días

Good morning

Buenas tardes

Good afternoon

Buenas noches

Good evening/Goodnight

Hasta pronto

See you soon

Nos vemos

We’ll see you

Tú

Informal 'you' used for people your own age, younger individuals, friends, or family

Usted (Ud.)

Formal 'you' used for strangers, elders, teachers, or authority figures to show respect

Tutear

To use the 'tú' form when addressing someone

Sr. / Sra. / Srta.

Abbreviations for señor (Mr.), señora (Mrs.), and señorita (Miss)

¿Cuántos años tienes?

How old are you?

Las Mañanitas

Traditional serenade song often sung for birthdays or saint's days

¿De dónde eres?

Where are you from?

el apellido

last name

el apellido materno / paterno

maternal last name / paternal last name

arroba

The @ symbol in an email address

punto com / punto org

dot com ( .com ) / dot org ( .org )

estadounidense

United States nationality (American)

Me encanta(n)

I love (it/them)

Me da(n) igual

It’s all the same to me / I don't care

Me choca(n)

I hate (it/them) / It shocks or bothers me

los frijoles

beans

el helado

ice cream

el pavo

turkey

el atletismo

track and field / athletics

el básquetbol / el baloncesto

basketball

el fútbol vs el fútbol americano

soccer vs American football

tocar

to play (an instrument)

pescar vs cazar

to fish vs to hunt

ir

to go; conjugated as voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van

al centro comercial

to the shopping mall

a pie

on foot

en metro

by subway

¿Qué haces en tu tiempo libre?

What do you do in your free time?

Siempre / A veces / Nunca

Always / Sometimes / Never

tampoco

neither / not either