Acentos
True or False:
The word "Cuanto" has an accent mark when used in an exclamative phrase (!)
True
Explain the difference between "tú" and "tu".
Tú = You
Tu = Your
What are the different 4 syllabic classifications of Spanish words? Say them in order from last to 4th to last.
Agudas
Llanas o graves
Esdrújulas
Sobreesdrújulas
Translate: I used to speak Spanish.
Yo hablaba español.
In the movie COCO, what is the name of a famous Mariachi singer?
Ernesto de la Cruz
Find the word missing an accent mark in this paragraph.
Cuando yo era una muchacha, siempre buscaba la forma de discutir con todo el mundo: mi hermana, mi mama y hasta con mis amigos.
Mamá
Solo vs Sólo
Sólo = Only
Solo = Alone
Which word(s) is/are "aguda(s)"? Explain why.
Corazon, trampa, siquiera, cafe, luna, ingles, lapiz
Corazón
Café
Inglés
Translate: You and I used be intelligent.
Tú y yo (Nosotros) éramos inteligentes.
What is function of accent marks?
They let the reader know that a pronunciation rule has been broken.
Put the accent(s) where it/they belong in the following sentence:
Cuanto cobra el cuando llega el cheque?
Cuánto cobra él cuando llega el cheque?
Más vs Mas
Más = More
Mas = But
Which word(s) is/are "llanas o graves"? Explain why.
Cama, cuaderno, computadora, facil, manzana, ojo
All of them
Explain 3 different scenarios/rules to use the imperfect tense.
You are not required to give examples.
To set the background of an event
To express things that you used to do/ used to happen
To express ongoing actions in the past
How do you say the word "Falcon" in Spanish?
Halcón
Mention 1 esdrújula word that does not have an accent mark in Spanish.
All esdrújula words have an accent mark in Spanish because they break Rule #1 and Rule #2.
Qué vs Que
Qué = What
Que = That
Which word(s) is/are classified as "esdrújulas"? Explain why.
favorito, miscelaneo, computadora, inteligente, rapido.
Rápido
Translate: It was a cold and dark night.
Remember that adjectives go after the nouns in Spanish.
Remember that adjectives and nouns must agree in number and gender.
Era una noche fría y oscura.
How do you call a four-legged animal in Spanish?
Cuadrúpedo
Choose the word that DOES NOT have an accent mark. Then, EXPLAIN your rationale.
Marron, alegria, halcon, fe, rincon, agil, fragil, republica
Fe
Sí vs Si
Sí = Yes
Si = If
Which word is SOBREESDRUJULA? Explain why.
pizza, pizarra, tragedia, llevatelo, sobreesdrujula
Llé - va - te - lo
What are the three irregular verbs in the imperfect tense?
Ser, Ir & Ver
In class, we watched the movie "Instructions not included".
What is the OFFICIAL title of this movie in Latin America (Spanish)?
No se aceptan devoluciones