Pronunciation/Accent Marks
How do you pronounce the letter 'u' in Spanish?
ew/ooh
rojo; azul; verde
red; blue; green
Hey! Hi! Hello!
¡Hola!
Yo=
I
From which European country does the Spanish language derive/originate (i.e. where it comes from)?
Spain
How do we pronounce the letter 'z' in Spanish?
Like the letter 's' (suh).
0; 7; 4
cero; siete; cuatro
Hey! (to get someone's attention)
¡Oye!
Él=
He
What are the three key aspects of communication?
a sender, a message, and a receiver
How do you pronounce 'll?'
like the English letter 'y' (yuh).
diez - ocho =
dos
Respond to ¿Cómo te llamas? in two ways:
1) Me llamo...; 2) Mi nombre es...
You and your best friend=
Ustedes
What percent of communication (total communicative output) is nonverbal?
90%
Accent marks have two purposes in Spanish:
1) They can show which syllable is pronounced the strongest; 2) They show the difference in meaning between two words that are spelled the same.
orange; yellow
anaranjado; amarillo
What's up?
¿Qué pasa?
Ellas+Yo(feminine)=
Nosotras; They+I=We (Nosotras)
The creation of Latin America began in _______ with the arrival of Christopher Columbus to the Caribbean.
1492
What is sí vs. si
tres x cuatro - seis =
seis
Name the four ways we have learned to respond to ¿Cómo estás?
bien (good/well); mal (bad); asi-asi (so-so); más o menos (more or less)
Word used in parts of Central America that replaces 'tú.' Means "you."
vos
The creation of Latin America involves racial mixing, beginning with the Europeans arrival to the indigenous (native) population. What are the other two phases of Latin America's development?
2) African Slave Trade (1500's-1860's)
3) Asian Migration (1800's-1900's)