Lesson 1.01
What is migration? What is immigration?
What is migration?
Moving from state to state. (Moving from Alaska to Texas)
What is immigration?
Moving to a new country. (Moving from Tennessee to Perú)
Answer in Spanish: Hola, ¿Cómo estás?
Estoy bien gracias, ¿y tú?
Estoy mal.
Estoy más o menos.
Estoy regular.
Estoy muy bien.
No estoy bien.
Name the three ways you can respond to the question ¿Cómo te llamas?
Mi nombre es
Me llamo
Yo soy
¿De dónde eres tú?/¿De dónde eres?
Yo soy de...
How many letters does the Spanish alphabet has?
El alfabeto (the alphabet) has 27 letras (letters) instead of 26.
How many countries use Spanish as the official language?
There are 21 Spanish Speaking countries if you include Puerto Rico
How do you ask someone in Spanish How are you?
¿Cómo estás?
¿Cómo estás tú?
¿Cómo está usted?
¿Qué tal?
When do you use encantado and encantada? When do you use igualmente?
You learned about using encantado to say delighted. Remember encantado is used by males and is only used after meeting someone. But if you are a female and just met someone, you may say encantada instead. In that greeting, the word igualmente may follow. Igualmente is used by males and females.
Answer in Spanish: ¿dónde vives? or ¿dónde vives tú?
Yo vivo en...
What is the letter in the Spanish alphabet that is not in the English alphabet?
ñ
What is a polyglot?
It’s a person who speaks several languages. (bilingual or multilingual).
What are the differences between female and male greetings in formal and informal situations?
Male: Formal
In business settings, men will shake hands. However, be prepared for casual touching on shoulders or arms.
Male: Informal
Male family members will hug or give a casual handshake.
Female: Formal
Woman will shake hands and kiss on the cheek.
Female: Informal
Women will kiss on the cheek and hug.
Answer in Spanish-¿Cómo te llamas?/¿Cuál es tu nombre?
Me llamo ...
Mi nombre es ...
¿Cuál es tu dirección? ¿Cuál es tu correo electrónico?
Mi dirección es…
Mi correo electrónico es…
What words can be used as words and what do they mean?
A is used to say at
Y is used to say and
O is used to say or
What are Romance languages?
Romance languages are rooted in the language of the Roman Empire—Latin—hence the name Romance. These languages are so similar that sometimes they are mistaken for one another.
What is the difference between formal and informal greetings?
Informal (people you know, your peers) In a friendly or family (informal) setting, you’re more likely to get a big hug, abrazo, and kiss, beso, on the cheek!
Hug/abrazo
Kiss/beso
greet them verbally/Hola, ¿Qué tal?
In Latin cultures, newcomers are often welcomed into the family, familia, quickly as if they were family members. If you are not sure, stick to this rule: in formal settings, expect a handshake. In informal settings, you may experience more friendliness.
Formal (people you just met, older, business) In a business (formal) setting, you’ll shake hands and also when meeting someone for the first time.
handshake
greet them verbally/Hola, ¿Cómo está?
Explain the last name traditions in Spanish-speaking countries:
People traditionally have two apellidos. The first is the apellido paterno the second is the apellido materno.
Say the numbers 0-10 in Spanish.
0-cero
1-uno
2-dos
3-tres
4-cuatro
5-cinco
6-seis
7-siete
8-ocho
9-nueve
10-diez
What are the tilde and accent, and what is their use?
The little squiggly line on top is called a tilde. It makes the “n” sound a bit nasally, like the “gn” in lasagna. In Spanish words, emphasis is normally placed on the second to last syllable, like cucaracha or playa. El acento lets you place emphasis in other places, like canción or pájaro. La tilde and el acento also helps us distinguish between certain words with similar spellings.
Mention the five romance languages:
Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, and Romanian
What are some different ways that people greet each other in different countries?
India― Young people touch the feet of the elders to pay respect.
Japan― In Japanese culture, people may bow to each other.
Latin America― People stick out their tongues to say hello.
Tibet― People stick out their tongues to say hello.
France― Friends and family greet one another with a kiss on each cheek.
Eskimo tribes―In some Inuit tribes, friends rub noses to say hello—which can seem a little too close for comfort.
What are the meanings of the abbreviations used in Spanish and with whom would you use them? Sr., Sra., Srta.
Sr.- señor is abbreviated as Sr., and it is used if you want to say Mr. Ramírez or Sr. Ramírez. It gives formality when talking to or about Sr. Ramírez.
Sra.- he same is used for other titles like señora; the proper abbreviation is Sra. Sra. is used when the woman is married.
Srta.- a woman is unmarried, then you will use señorita, which is abbreviated as Srta.
¿Cuál es tu número de teléfono?
Mi número de teléfono es…
What are these questions in Spanish- ¿Quién? ¿Qué? ¿Dónde? ¿De dónde? ¿Cómo? ¿Cuál? ¿Cuántos? ¿Cuándo?
Spanish
English
¿Quién?
Who?
¿Qué?
What?
¿Dónde?
Where?
¿De dónde?
From where?
¿Cómo?
How?
¿Cuál?
What?/Which?
¿Cuántos?
How many?
¿Cuándo?
When?