Ordinal Numbers & the Calendar
¿Que día de la semana es primero?
el lunes
Cierto o Falso y ¿Por qué? I go to school en domingo.
Falso. I do not go to school on Sunday (domingo).
¿Qué días hay (are there) en el fin de semana?
el sábado y el domingo
Explain the capitalization rules about months of the year in English and Spanish languages.
Months are not capitalized in Spanish. They are only capitalized in English.
May 13th (Restate in Spanish, written form)
el 13 de mayo
¿Que día de la semana es tercero?
El tercero día es miercoles.
Cierto o Falso y ¿Por qué? el domingo es el primer día de la semana. (primer = primero)
Falso. *El lunes es el primer día de la semana.
"Hoy" means...
Today
Which Spanish months of the year are cognates to English months of the year?
All months are cognates except for January.
What date is this in English? 08/09/21
Put in written format (Example January 2, 2021)
September 8th, 2021
¿Que día de la semana es quinto?
El quinto día es viernes.
Cierto o Falso y ¿Por qué? Si (if) hoy es miércoles, mañana es jueves.
True. If today is Wednesday, tomorrow is Thursday.
How do I say "year" in Spanish?
El año
Explain the capitalization rules about days of the week for both Spanish and English.
Days of the week are always capitalized in English but never capitalized in Spanish.
What date is this in English? 01/04/21
Put in written format (Example January 2, 2021)
April 1st, 2021
¿Que día de la semana es sexto?
el sexto día es sabado.
Cierto o Falso y ¿Por qué? Si (if) hoy es domingo, ayer fue lunes.
False. If today is Sunday, yesterday was not Monday. It was Saturday (sábado)
How do I say the season when it snows?
El invierno (winter)
Why doesn't a calendar bought in a Spanish speaking country (such as Spain) look the same as one bought in the United States?
The 1st day of the week on a Spanish calendar is Monday (el lunes) and the 1st day of the week on a calendar bought in the US is Sunday (el domingo).
What date is this in English? 03/11/2021
Put in written format (Example January 2, 2021)
November 3rd, 2021
¿Que día de la semana es segundo?
El segundo día de la semana es martes.
Cierto o Falso y ¿Por qué? Si (if) hoy es martes, mañana es viernes.
False. If today is martes (Tuesday) tomorrow is not viernes (Friday). It is miercoles (Wednesday).
How do I say the season for when the leaves fall?
El otoño (autumn, fall)
List, in Spanish, 3 months of the year that are cognates.
*Answers vary (all except enero are acceptable)
What date is this in English? 06/02/21
Put in written format (Example January 2, 2021)
February 6th, 2021