Vocabulary I should know
Your teacher is called this name, which is short for "profesora"
What is "profe"?
Coming in first at 110 million people this country has the most Spanish speaking people
What is Mexico?
Day of the Dead is celebrated during this month
What is November?
The fourth smallest nation in South America, this country's name comes from the Spanish word for equator
What is Ecuador?
Released in 2011, the song "Bailamos" by Enrique Iglesias is about this
What is dancing?
Important polite phrases, ways to say "please" & "thank you"
What is "por favor" & "gracias"?
The most visited site in South America, Machu Picchu generates 40 million dollars a year for this country
What is Peru?
In much of Latin America, the Epiphany, also known as Three Kings Day, is celebrated during this month
What is January?
With sales surpassing whole wheat bread, bagels and rolls, this type of "bread" is the second most popular bread in America
What are tortillas?
The biggest song of 2017, Despacito by Luis Fonsi featured Daddy Yankee and this Candaian singer
Who is Justin Bieber?
Good friends of yours; your "bestie" is your "mejor" of this
What are "amigos"?
This country produces more than half of the world's olive oil
What is Spain?
40 days before Easter many Spanish speaking cities hold a festival with feasting, dancing, & parades through the streets (similar to Mardi Gras)
What is Carnival?
The only place in the world where you can see the sun rise on the Pacific and set on the Atlantic is in this country
What is Panama?
José Feliciano wants to wish you a Merry Christmas with this hit song
What is Feliz Navidad?
A Spanish phrase that means "Yes, we can" became part of the Obama presidential campaign slogan
What is "Sí, se puede"?
This country is the leading source of the world's emeralds.
What is Colombia?
The Spanish tradition of eating 12 grapes at midnight on New Year's Eve is supposed to bring this
What is good luck?
La Tomatina, a food fight festival in Spain, takes place the last Wednesday in August and uses 150,000 of these
What are tomatoes?
Insead of "Feliz Cumpleaños", this is the traditional Mexican song sung to a loved on their birthday.
What is Las Mañanitas?
An appropriate response to this phrase: Mucho gusto
What is el gusto es mío, encantado/a, igualmente?
The world's tallest waterfall, Angel Falls, is located in this country
What is Venezuela?
Cinco de Mayo marks the Mexican army's victory over this country
What is France?
This Spanish spice is laborious to harvest making it more expensive than gold
What is saffron?
Lin Manuel Miranda wrote the song "Dos Orugitas" for this hit Disney Movie. It means "Two Caterpillars".
What is the Disney film Encanto?