Vocabulario
El jardín
Garden, yard
Hablar (Present Progressive | He/She/You formal)
Está hablando
¿Como se llamaba el dictador de España después de la Guerra Civil Española?
Francisco Franco
Tomorrow she will go the park
Mañana irá/va a ir al parque
What do all of the words that end in "-ción", "-dad" and "-tad" have in common? Can you give me an example of one word in Spanish?
They are all feminine (situación, ciudad, libertad, etc.)
El equipo
Team
Ser (Future | You informal)
Serás
¿Cómo se llama la vicepresidenta de Costa Rica?
Epsy Campbell Barr
I would not buy that book
Yo no compraría ese libro
What are 3 endings that end in the letter "-a" but are sometimes masculine? Can you give an example of one of these words?
"-ma/-pa/-ta" (El planeta, el cometa, el problema, el sistema, el mapa, etc.)
El daño
Damage
Salir (Conditional | They/You all)
Saldrían
¿Quién es el ex-presidente de Uruguay que se denominó "el presidente más pobre del mundo?
José Mujica
Have you done the homework? I did it yesterday.
Has hecho la tarea? Yo la hice ayer.
The Spanish word "usted" is a shortened versión of what antiquated frase in Spanish? What does that phrase mean?
"Vuestra Merced" (Your Grace/Honor)
Asistir
To attend
Ver (Present Perfect | I )
He visto
¿Cómo se llamaba el famoso escritor argentino cuyos poemas leímos en clase?
Jorge Luis Borges
If we were Argentinians, we would not celebrate the 4th of July.
Si fuéramos argentinos, no celebraríamos el cuatro de julio.
What language (aside from Latin) contributed the most vocabulary to modern day Spanish? Can you give an example of one word that comes from this language?
Arabic (alcalde, almohada, berenjena, azúcar, ojalá, etc.)
Realizar
To achieve, accomplish
Decir (Imperfect Subjunctive | We)
Dijéramos
¿Cómo se llamaba el fraile español que escribió en oposición a la esclavitud en el siglo XVI?
The professor told them not to lie or he would give them an F.
1. Many words that in modern day Spanish begin with "ll-" used to begin with what 2 letters in Latin (there are 3 options)?
2. Many words in modern day Spanish that begin with "h-" used to begin with what letter in Latin?
3. Can you give an example of one of these words?
1. "Cl-" | "Pl-" | "Fl"
2. "F-"
3. "llamar llorar, llama, llano, lluvia, llave, hongo, heces, hijo, hacer"