Me Llamo...
You are in a Spanish speaking country and you enter a restaurant for lunch (midday). What would be an appropriate greeting to say to the hostess?
Que es.. "Hola, buenas tardes!"
What are the sounds, the vowels in Spanish make?
Que es..
A = ah E = eh I = ee O = oh U = oo
Can you give an example of dos (2) animales domesticos?
Que es... perro y gato
also acceptable: hámster
You are sharing with your Spanish class some qualities about yourself and one of them is patient. Using what you know about words that end with -ent, how would you say this -ent word is Spanish?
Words ending in -al in English are often _____ in Spanish.
give an example:
ejemplo: central
What expression can you use to let someone know it was a pleasure meeting them?
Que es... "mucho gusto!"
In Spanish the letter H is _______. which means you would pronounce the word "Hola" how?
Que es ... silent
and you would pronounce it: Hola (OH-lah)
Your favorite color is green and your friend from Cuba is asking you what your favorite color is so she can get something for your birthday. Your answer would be? "Mi color favorito es _______"
Que es...verde
"Mi color favorito es verde"
You are working on a speech in Spanish to describe someone you admire who is intelligent and elegant. How would you say that?
Many Spanish nouns ending in -OR refer to a _____ and are often _____ to English words
Que es... person and similar
Many Spanish nouns ending in -OR refer to a person and are often similar to English words.
Ejemplo: el actor
You are leaving your friends house for the night and you are saying goodnight to his Spanish speaking mother. what would be an appropriate expression to say.
Que es... "buenas noches!"
or
"Adios, buenas noches!"
What are the two sounds the R makes in Spanish? and give an example word for each
Que es..
a rolled R when its a double r (rr) ex: burro
and a soft or tapped R when it's single (r) ex: cara
You are going on a field trip to a farm. Which animal of the three are you more likely to see:
- un oso
- una vaca
- un león
Que es... una vaca
a common rule with English words that end with -ic is to add which letter to turn them into Spanish words?
Example: electric would be ______
Que es... o
Electric would be electrico
the words terrible and notable are spelled ______ in Spanish.
Que es.... exactly the same
Terrible, notable
You are coming over your friends house for dinner and they have some family members visiting form Guatemala that you are meeting for the first time. You meet one of the cousins and want to learn their name. How would you ask?
Que es... " Cómo te llamas?"
or "hola, me llamo ____, ¿y tu?
The letter C sounds like ___ in Spanish when it appears before the vowels ___ or ____.
Que es ... S and I or E
The letter C sounds like S in Spanish when it appears before the vowels E or I.
Animales del mar are your favorite category of animals and you want to be a marine biologist one day. Which animal are you more likely to work with one day:
- mariposa
- gallina
delfín
What is delfín
delfínes for plural
During the World Cup you were sharing with your friends from Spain that you are quite the fanatic of soccer or fútbol. You would say:
Yo soy un ______ de fútbol.
Que es... Fanatico
"Yo soy un fanatico de fútbol"
You want to tell your friend from Mexico that she is kind and so you remember that while its English counterpart (kind) does not end with -ble, the Spanish word does. You think long and hard and remember that the word is....
While in Columbia for a student exchange program, you are taking a class to learn more Spanish. Your teacher has everyone introduce themselves in Spanish saying their name and where they are from and where they live. When your turn comes around, you stand up and say...
Que es...
Hola, me llamo______, soy de _____ y vivo en _____
What sound does a double LL in Spanish commonly have?
Que es.. the English Y sound.
Example: Lluvia (rain)
**However, pronunciation can vary by region
A student from Peru wants to know what the colors of the American flag are in Spanish. How would you answer?
What is... blanco, rojo y azul
You are learning adjectives in spanish and working on writing them out. How would you write the following:
elastic, different, abundant?
Que es... elastico, diferente, abundante
You are trying to remember all the words that end in -ble, or and al that you have learned in Spanish so far. What are the first 3 that come to mind?
- actor, criminal flexible