Spanish 1

El verbo llamarse

  • Llamarse: This verb means "to be called". It is essential for introducing oneself in Spanish.
    • Conjugation:
    • Me llamo: My name is / I'm called
    • Te llamas: Your (singular) name is / you're called
    • Se llama: His/Her/Its name is / he/she/it is called

Vocabulary Matching Exercise

  • Match the following Spanish words to their English meanings:
    1. Hola: Hello
    2. ¿Qué pasa?: What's up?
    3. Me llamo: I am called
    4. Estoy bien: I am fine
    5. Y: And
    6. Muy: Very
    7. ¿Y tú?: And you?
    8. Tú: You
    9. Hasta luego: See you later
    10. ¿Qué tal?: How are you?

Spanish to English Phrases

  • Match the Spanish questions to their English meanings:
    1. ¿Cómo te llamas?: What is your name?
    2. ¿qué tal?: How are you?
    3. adiós: Goodbye
    4. buenas tardes: Good afternoon
    5. hasta luego: See you later
    6. buenas noches: Good evening/night
    7. hasta pronto: See you soon
    8. ¿cómo estás?: How are you?
    9. buenos días: Good morning

The Spanish Alphabet (El Alfabeto Español)

  • Letters and their pronunciations:

    • A: ah
    • B: beh
    • C: theh
    • D: deh
    • E: eh
    • F: efeh
    • G: heh
    • H: acheh
    • I: ee
    • J: hota
    • K: kah
    • L: eleh
    • M: emeh
    • N: eneh
    • Ñ: enyeh
    • O: oh
    • P: peh
    • Q: koo
    • R: ereh
    • S: eseh
    • T: teh
    • U: oo
    • V: ooveh
    • W: doble ooveh
    • X: ekis
    • Y: ee
    • Z: theta

  • Common Question:

    • ¿Cómo se escribe tu nombre?: How do you spell your name?
    • Response Structure: Mi nombre se escribe… / Se escribe…

Articles in Spanish (How to say a or an & some)

  • Noun genders: All nouns in Spanish are either masculine or feminine.
    • Masculine:
    • A/An: un
    • Some: unos
    • Feminine:
    • A/An: una
    • Some: unas