Spanish 1A Complete Study Notes
Spanish 1A Overview and Spanish-Speaking Countries
Course identifier: Spanish 1A chapter presentation
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པ་པོའི་ར་,=ME>Spanish-speaking countries and territories:
Bolivia
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Ecuador
El Salvador
España
Guatemala
Guines Ecuatorial
Honduras
México
Nicaragua
Panamá
Paraguay
Perú
Puerto Rico
República Dominicana
Uruguay
Venezuela
Greetings, Goodbyes, and In Betweens
Greetings:
buenos dias: good morningbuenas noches: good eveninghola: hellocómo te llamas: whats your name?me llamo: my name is…encantada (o): delightedigualmente: likewisemucho gusto: pleased to meet yousenor sr.: sir mr.senora sra.: madam, mrs.senorita srta: miss, miss
In Betweens:
Como esta ud?: How are you? (*formal)como estas: how are you (*informal)que pasa?: que pasaque tal: how are youy tu\ud: and youmuy bien: very wellregular: okay- so,so
Goodbyes:
adioshasta luegohasta manananos vemos
Numbers (Los Numeros)
Numbers 0–10:
: cero
: uno
: dos
: tres
: cuatro
: cinco
: sies
: siete
: ocho
: nueve
: diez
Numbers 11–19:
: once
: doce
: trece
: catorce
: quince
: diez y seis
: diez y siete
: diez y ocho
: diez y nueve
Tens from 20 to 100:
: veinte…
: treinta…
: cuarenta…
: cincuenta…
: sesenta…
: setenta…
: ochenta…
: noventa…
: cien…
Telling Time
Time Questions:
que hora es?: what hour is it?
Singular Hour Designation:
es la una: it is 1:00 o clock
Plural Hour Designation:
son las: it is (but for plurals)
Examples of
que hora es?Answers:son las dos y media: it is 2:30son las seis cuarto de la tarde: It's six o'clock in the afternoones la una y media cuarto de mañana: It's a quarter past one in the morningson las siete cincuenta y nueve: it is 7:59son las doce y diez y seis de mañana: it is 12:16 in the morning.
Spanish Alphabet (La Alfabeto)
Letters and Spelled Pronunciations:
A: a
B: be
C: ce
CH: che
D: de
E: e
F: efe
G: ge
H: hache
I: i
J: jota
K: ka
L: ele
M: eme
N: ene
Ñ: ene
O: o
P: pe
Q: cu
R: ere
RR: erre
S: ese
T: te
U: u
V: uve\ve
W: double ve
X: equis
Y: ye
Z: zeta
Calendar and Dates (Calendario)
Days of the Week:
Monday: lune
Tuesday: martes
Wednesday: miercoles
Thursday: jueves
Friday: viernes
Saturday: sabado
Sunday: domingo
Months of the Year:
enero
febrero
marzo
abril
mayo
junio
julio
agosto
septiembre
octubre
noviembre
diciembre
Calendar Sequence Indicators:
Repeating header series:
Immjvsd Immjvsd Immjvsd
Monthly Date Sequences:
enero: 1 2 3 4 5 / 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 / 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 / 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 / 27 28 29 30 31
abril: 1 2 / 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 / 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 / 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 / 24 25 26 27 28
mayo: 1 2 / 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 / 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 / 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 / 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 / 31
junio: 1 2 3 4 5 6 / 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 / 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 / 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 / 28 29 30
julio: 1 2 3 4 / 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 / 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 / 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 / 26 27 28 29 30 31
agosto: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 / 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 / 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 / 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 / 30
septiembre: 1 2 3 4 5 6 / 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 / 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 / 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 / 28 29 30 31
octubre: 1 2 3 / 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 / 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 / 18 19 20 21 21 23 24 / 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
noviembre: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 / 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 / 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 / 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 / 29 30
diciembre: 1 2 3 4 5 / 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 / 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 / 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 / 27 28 29 30 31
Weather (El Tiempo)
Seasons:
La priemevera: SpringEl verano: summerEl autono: The autumnEl invierno: winter
Weather Conditions:
Hace sol: Its sunnyHace calor: Its hotHace frio: Its coldHace Viento: Its windyLlueve: Its rainingNieva: It snows
Inquiring About Weather:
qué tiempo hace en: What's the weather like in…
Noun Gender and Articles (Masculine and Feminine)
General Gender Rules:
Masculine: if it is masculine it will usually end with an
oFeminine: if it is feminine it will usually end with an
a
Definite Articles (The):
el: masculine singularla: feminine singularlos: masculine plurallas: feminine plural
Classroom Vocabulary Words
Noun Vocabulary and English Translations:
el pupitre: student deskel boligrafo: ballpoint penla carpeta: folderel lapiz: pencilel cuaderno: notebookla hoja de papel: a sheet of paperel libro: bookel professor: male teacherla profesora: female teacherel estudiante: male studentla estudiante: female student
Hispanic World Culture and History Facts
Maya Writing System:
Los mayas were among the earliest of civiliztations with the western hemisphere to develop a form of writing with symbols, known as hyroglyphics.
Each symbol, or glyph, represents a word or an idea.
Unification of Spain:
Unification Year:
The Reconquista officially ended when King Ferdinand of Aragon and Queen Isabella of Castile married, uniting their kingdoms and capturing the last Moorish stronghold in Granada.
Roman Empire in the Iberian Peninsula:
Duration of Rule: nearly
Start Date: beginning around
Territory Definition: Iberian Peninsula (the land that is now Spain and Portugal)
Regional Name Given by Romans: Hispania
Roman Influence Brought: Latin language, Roman law, and Christianity to the area.