Culture
The month that celebrates Latino or Hispanic influence in the United States.
What is Hispanic Heritage Month?
Spanish is an official language on four continents and in how many countries?
What is 21 countries?
What is buenos días, buenas tardes, or buenas noches?
A cognate is a word that...
What is looks the same, sounds the same, and means the same thing?
The school supply you write with in class everyday.
What is a lápiz?
Hispanic Heritage Month begins and ends on which dates?
What is September 15 to October 15?
There are more than ______ million Spanish speakers in the United States.
What is 50 million?
You see your friend in the hall and want to ask "How are you?"
What is "cómo estás" or "qué tal"?
Perfect cognates are cognates that...
What is spelled exactly the same?
You need this object to complete your Duolingo in school.
What is a computadora?
November 1 and 2 celebrates this holiday in Spanish-speaking countries.
What is Day of the Dead?
This debilitating progressive disease can be delayed by four years in bilingual people.
What is alzheimers?
DAILY DOUBLE - You have a new teacher and want to ask what their name is in Spanish.
What is "Cómo se llama usted?"
Give an example of a cognate in Spanish and English.
Many options- Teacher determines accuracy
You store your papers and assignments inside this school supply.
What is a carpeta?
This important symbol of Day of the Dead is said to attract the spirits home because of it's strong aroma.
What is el cempasúchil or marigold flower?
Being bilingual improves your cognitive functions. Give at least one example of this.
What is improved problem-solving skills, increased attention span, or improved memory?
What is "De dónde eres?"
Identify the cognates in this sentence.
Mi animal favorito es un elefante.
What is animal, favorito, and elefante?
DAILY DOUBLE - The teacher needs everyone to return to their seats. She says "Siéntense" - what does that mean?
What is Sit down?
Ofrendas often have symbols that represent earth, wind, fire, and water to guide their loved ones to the Land of the Living. Earth and fire are represented by these two items.
What are food and candles?
What is 20%?
There are a couple different ways to introduce yourself in Spanish. What are they?
What is "me llamo", "mi nombre es", or "yo soy"?
False cognates are words in Spanish and English that...
What is look the same and spelled the same but have different meanings?
It's time for a pop quiz. You need to get your supplies ready at your desk. The teacher says "Saca una hoja de papel". What does that mean?
What is take out a piece of paper?