Letter Sounds and Cognates
How is the Spanish letter "H" pronounced AND give 1 Spanish word it can be found in.
H is silent and it is found in "hola"
Translate into Spanish: It is 10 o’clock, on the dot, at night.
Son las diez en punto de la noche. (10:00 PM)
True or False: Necesito (I need) una calculadora para la clase de educación física
False. I do not need a calculator for physical education (PE) class.
Hola Paco. ¿Cómo estás? Write a possible answer to the question (in Spanish) in a complete sentence.
Estoy ___.
(fantastico, (muy) bien, normal, asi asi, mas o menos, (muy) mal, horrible)
What is important about writing the days of the week and months of the year in Spanish?
They are never capitalized (unlike English).
Which of the following terms is NOT a cognate and explain why: música, carpeta, temperatura, arte, calculadora
carpeta: it is a false cognate. Carpeta means folder (not carpet like you would assume).
Which of the following terms is NOT an ordinal number and explain why: primera, segunda, quince, sexta
quince is not an ordinal number because it means 15 (others show order/place)
If I like to do experiments and learn about physics, animals and the weather, which subject (in Spanish) is likely my favorite class.
What expression do you use to greet someone in the afternoon?
Buenas tardes
Fill in the blank (in Spanish):
Si (if) hoy es lunes. Mañana será (tomorrow will be) ___.
If today is Monday, tomorrow will be Tuesday (el martes)
Write (or verbally spell) the phonetic pronunciation of the Spanish word for student desk: pupitre
pupitre = poo - pee - tray
u = oo sound, i = ee sound, e = ay sound
State a number (in Spanish) that is greater than diez but less than veinte.
Any number 11-19: once, doce, trece, catorce, quince, diez y seis, diez y siete, diez y ocho, diez y nueve
Which of the following school supplies can I not easily hold in my hand? El lápiz, El bolígrafo, La hoja de papel, La pizarra blanca, El cuaderno
La pizarra blanca (whiteboard)
Write the TWO ways to say "You" in Spanish and note which is formal (speaking to adults) and which is informal (speaking to others the same age as you).
Tú (informal) and Usted (formal)
Translate this sentence: Hay (there is/are) siete días en una semana.
There are 7 days in a week.
Which of these Spanish terms is not a cognate: hora, diccionario, adiós, tecnología, papel
adiós is not a cognate. It is also not a false cognate. It is neither because this Spanish word doesn't look like an English word.
Translate into Spanish: 60, 70, 80
sesenta (60), setenta (70), ochenta (80)
Translate into English: Señora Williams es mi profesora para la clase de español.
Mrs. Williams is my teacher for Spanish class.
If someone says mucho gusto what can I infer about the person I am talking to?
You are meeting this person for the first time (this means, "Nice to meet you").
Translate: el invierno. Then list 1 month in Spanish that is in this season.
El invierno means "winter." A month that is in winter could be: diciembre, enero, febrero
Write (or verbally spell out) the phonetic pronunciation of the Spanish word for student desk: Mañana
Mañana = mahn-yahn-uh
a sounds like "ah" and ñ sounds like "n+yuh"
Translate: How do you say "It is 6:50 in the morning" in Spanish.
Son las siete menos diez de la mañana.
It is 7:00 minus 10 minutes in the morning (6:50 AM)
Which school supply does not belong with the others? la silla, el teclado, el escritorio, el pupitre. Then, explain why.
el teclado (keyboard) doesn't belong with furniture (silla = chair, escritorio = teacher's desk, pupitre = student desk)
Write three different ways to say goodbye in Spanish and their English translations!
Adios (goodbye), Hasta pronto (see you soon), Hasta luego (see you later), Hasta mañana (see you tomorrow), Tengo que irme (I have to go), Nos vemos (see you)
State today's day of the week and the date in Spanish format (Example: Tuesday, January 09)
"Hoy es (dia), el # de mes"
Ex: Hoy es martes, el 09 de enero