Spanish facts
Spanish originated in this country
Spain
When we tell our age in Spanish, we use this verb
tener (to have)
True or False : In Spanish we have three genders for words
False, we only have two genders (male or female)
Who was Frida Kahlo
Mexican artist, painter
The Incas lived in these 3 countries
Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia
The one letter the Spanish alphabet has that the English one does not
ñ
The two verbs to be in Spanish
ser and estar
In Mexico, on November 1st people celebrate
Dia de los muertos
Name of the last Inca emperor
Atahuallpa
The Incas settled in this mountain range
The Andes
This island is not a country, they speak Spanish and belongs to the U.S
Puerto Rico
The simple past tense refers to ..
actions that happened in the past, period.
The name of the reading about a condor in love from Ecuador
El condor enamorado
Name of the Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas
Francisco Pizarro
The Incas spoke
Quechua
There are ____ Spanish speaking countries
20
The imperfect past tense refers to..
actions that were happening in the past, but were interrupted by something or someone
What is a cognate?
A word that looks alike and sounds alike in two or more languages
Who was Cesar Chavez
Mexican American activist of farmer rights in California during the 50's and 60's
The Incas capital city
Cuzco
This language spoken by the Moors of north Africa influenced Spanish
Arabic
Spanish verbs have 3 different endings, what are they?
AR, ER, IR
What is a dialect?
The way a language is used depending on its location
Name of the king and queen of Spain who sent Christopher Colombus to explore, and conquer the Americas
Ferninand and Isabella
The Inca celebration to their sun god
Inti Raymi