Los países y
los capitales
los capitales
¿ Cuál es la capital de Guatemala ?
Guatemala es la capital de Guatemala./La ciudad de Guatemala es la capital de Guatemala.
In general, which title is used the least in Spanish?
a. Señor
b. Señora
c. Señorita
c. Señorita
A cognate in one language will always look the same in another language.
a. True
b. False
A cognate in one language will always look the same in another language, therefore b. False is correct. A strong example of this is when languages are written using different writing systems.
Miguel Ángel Morales Suárez marries Julia Luisa Álvarez Moreno. If they follow traditional Hispanic naming conventions, their children's last names will be:
a. Moreno Álvarez
b. Suárez
c. Morales Álvarez
d. Morales Suárez
c. Morales Álvarez because Miguel Ángel *Morales* Suárez marries Julia Luisa *Álvarez* Moreno, and their children take each parent's first last name, with the father's first last name coming first.
This distinct ethnic group lives in parts of Spain and France and speaks a language isolate.
a. The Indo-Europeans
b. The Proto-Indo-Europeans
c. The Romans
d. The Basques
d. The Basques are a distinct ethnic group that lives in parts of Spain and France and speaks a language isolate.
¿ Cuál es la capital de España ?
Madrid es la capital de España.
Señora Soto Solís dice, "¡Buenos días! ¿Cómo estás?"
a. María dice, "¡Muy bien! ¿Cómo estás?"
b. María dice, "¡Bien! ¿Cómo está Usted?"
c. María dice, "¡Bien! Soy de los Estados Unidos."
d. María dice, "Me llamo María."
b. María dice, "¡Bien! ¿Cómo está Usted?"
Fantástico in Spanish is a cognate with fantastic in English.
a. True
b. False
a. True, fantástico in Spanish is a cognate with fantastic in English.
Miguel Ángel Morales Suárez marries Julia Luisa Álvarez Moreno. Which of the the following is a last name Julia *could* take when they marry:
a. Álvarez Moreno de Suárez
b. Álvarez Moreno de Morales
c. Moreno de Morales
d. Suárez Moreno
b. Álvarez Moreno de Morales because Julia Luisa *Álvarez Moreno* could keep her full maiden name and make clear she married into the house *of* Morales by marrying Miguel Ángel *Morales* Suárez.
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3
There are c. 2 forms of, "to be," in Spanish. They are, "ser," and, "estar."
¿ Está Chile en Europa ?
No. Chile no está en Europa. Está in Súdamerica.
Señor Ruiz Ortiz dice, "¿De dónde eres, señorita?"
a. Pilar dice, "¡Mal! ¿Cómo estás?"
b. Pilar dice, "¡Bien! ¿Cómo está Usted?"
c. Pilar dice, "Soy de los Estados Unidos, Señor."
d. Pilar dice, "¡Bien! Me llamo Pilar."
c. Pilar dice, "Soy de los Estados Unidos, Señor."
A false cognate is a word that sounds similar to a word in another language but means something different, either because its origin is different or because over time, words that once meant something similar have taken on different aspects of meaning through centuries of usage.
a. True
b. False
a. True, a false cognate is a word that sounds similar to a word in another language but means something different, either because its origin is different or because over time, words that once meant something similar have taken on different aspects of meaning through centuries of usage.
You meet a woman named Ana Soledad Chávez Rivera de Salazar. You identify her father's family name as:
a. Soledad
b. Chávez
c. Rivera
d. Salazar
Ana Soledad Chávez Rivera de Salazar's father's last name is c. Chávez as it is the first last name Ana carries throughout her life. Ana Soledad are her two given names; they are not surnames.
¿ Qué número es?
XVII
XVII = 10 + 5 +1 + 1 = 17
¿ Ecuador está en África ?
No. Ecuador no está en África. Ecuador está en Súdamerica.
Su Majestad la Reina Letizia de España dice, "Adiós, Señor Gómez."
a. Señor Gómez dice, "Con su permiso, Majestad."
b. Señor Gómez dice, "¡Hola, Letizia!"
c. Señor Gómez dice, "Me llamo Juan Aurelio Gómez Martín ."
d. Señora Gómez dice, "De nada, Letizia."
a. Señor Gómez dice, "Con su permiso, Majestad."
Accent marks help with both pronunciation and meaning in Spanish which can assist with determining cognates and morphemes. Therefore, it is important to always include them when writing in Spanish.
a. True
b. False
a. True, accent marks help with both pronunciation and meaning in Spanish. Therefore, it is important to always include them when writing in Spanish. If you leave them off, you may something you are not intending.
Names are almost always based on morphemes that carry meaning from one or more languages.
a. True
b. False
a. True
Names are almost always based on morphemes that carry meaning from one or more languages.
How would you say this letter if you were spelling something out for someone?
ó
o acentuado
¿ Cuál es la capital de los Estados Unidos ?
Washington, D. C. es la capital de los Estados Unidos.
Juana is six years old. She has been invited to a dinner that the royal family is hosting, therefore the invitation her family receives is very formal. Juana's name is likely listed as:
a. Juana Xiomara Romero Gutiérrez
b. La Señorita Juana Romero
c. La Señorita Juana Xiomara Romero Gutiérrez
d. Juana Romero
c. La Señorita Juana Xiomara Romero Gutiérrez
What is the smallest unit of sound that carries meaning?
a. language family
b. morpheme
c. cognate
d. accent mark
A b. morpheme is the smallest unit of sound that carries meaning.
Learning how first and last names work around the world can help people create, search, and maintain records for people.
a. True
b. False
Learning how first and last names work around the world can help people create, search, and maintain records for people, therefore a. True is the correct answer.
How is a double-L (ll) pronounced in standard academic Spanish, as in the words, "llamo," and, "apellido?"
A double-L (ll) is pronounced like a, "y," in standard academic Spanish. Together, an LL is called an, "eyeh."