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The Alphabet!

Posted by Nikki Adeli in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 9:06 am

¿Como se escribe?: The Alphabet

When learning spanish, you MUST know this...the alphabet. If you don’t know the alphabet...you don’t know spanish.

One key component to the alphabet is the B and the V. They both sound the same so don’t be fooled

Another key component is the N and the ˜ . They are NOT the same letter. The N is pronounced more like the english the N and the ˜ has a Y twist to it. En-yeh is how it is pronounced

Below is a chart of the letters and their pronunciations:

DONT WEAR THE RAIN!

Posted by Alexis Mc Cormick in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 8:53 am

Topic #3-

Weather-

Title- Don’t wear the rain

We all need to know how to say the weather in order to prepare for your day ahead. You want to know if it’s going to snow so you can wear a warm outfit. Or if you’re going out to party at a club and outside is hot and inside is much hotter you’re not going to wear something thick or bolcky. So I am going to help you know the weather like the back of your hand.

Weather & Seasons

ENGLISH	SPANISH	PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
How’s the weather?	¿Qué tiempo hace?	kay teeAIM- poh AH-say?
It’s cold.	Hace frío.	AH-say FREE- oh
It’s hot.	Hace calor.	AH-say cah- LURE
It’s windy.	Hace viento.	AH-say beeAIN-t oh
It’s raining.	Está lloviendo.	es-ta- youWay-dao
It’s snowing.	Está nevando.	Es-ta- neeA- bah
It’s cloudy.	Está nublado.	Es-ta now-bela -do
It’s sunny.	Hace sol.	AH-say sole
Winter	Cel Invierno	een-beeAIR- noh
Spring	La Primavera	pree-mah-BAY- rah
Summer	El Verano	bay-RAH-noh
Fall	El otoño	oh-TONE-yoh

GO TO THIS TO LEARN IN A FUN WAY -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU9I59_QcKs

Emalyn is clueless about the weather today, so she is going to ask her friend Alexis what it is like outside.

Here is Emalyn's lección on phone numbers.
Here is her lección on courtesy.
Here is her lección on the days of the week.

DONT BE LATE!

Posted by Alexis Mc Cormick in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Monday, October 24, 2011 at 3:08 pm

Topic #2-

Asking and telling time-

Title- Don’t be late

Your going to need to know how to tell time and how to say it so here is a way im going to help you. It might take a while because you’re new to it but remember your going to be a pro very soon. Practice makes perfect!

(*Es la una – 1:00

*Son las (__hour__) – hour:00

*Es la una y cinco – Five minutes past.

*Menos cinco - :45

*Y media-Half past)

*Here are so way to say times in words:

Al mediodía – at noon

A la medianoche – at midnight

Alrededor de – around

De día - day

Durante el día – during the day

A tiempo – on time

En punto – on the dot

Trade – late

temprano – early

This is Emalyn asking Alexis the time so she isen't late for her meeting, but it sees that she is running a little behind... ¡AY, Díos Mío!

Here is Emalyn's lección on phone numbers.
Here is her lección on courtesy.
Here is her lección on the days of the week.

Be polite! ¡Cortesía en español!

Posted by Emalyn Bartholomew in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Monday, October 24, 2011 at 2:59 pm

Manners are important in any language, and Español is no exception. Here are a few words you should know in order to show respect and gratitude.

Now that you know the words, let’s go over in which situations you use them. Con Permiso is used when you are asking someone to move out of your way. Disculpe is used to try to get someone’s attention. Lastly, Perdón is used to apologize if you accidentally knock into someone.

This is an example of a real life situation, when Alexis bumped into her class-mate Emalyn, knocking down her book.

Here is Alexis' lección on the weather.
Here is her lección on greetings.
Here is her lección on telling the time.

Basic Conversation

Posted by Nomi Martin-Brouillette in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Monday, October 24, 2011 at 12:32 pm

If you are going to learn basic conversation questions in spanish, then there are a few things you should know

-how to introduce yourself
-how to ask for someone's name
-ask how someone is
-ask where someone is from

Now that you know how to say basic conversations in spanish, go use it!

Days of the Week

Posted by Nomi Martin-Brouillette in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 9:01 pm

When learning the days of the week in Spanish, there are several things that you should know, including-

-the days of the week (monday through sunday)
-the correct pronunciation
-how to use them correctly

Here is a chart to help you learn the days-

When you are speaking Spanish, you should also have the correct pronunciations. Here are the pronunciations for the days of the week-

lunes (Monday)- LOOH-nayss
martes (Tuesday)- MAHR-tayss
miercoles (Wednesday)- mee-AIR-coh-layss
jueves (Thurday)- WHAY-vayss
viernes (Friday)- vee-AIR-nayss
sabado (Saturday)- SAH-bah-doh
domingo (Sunday)- doh-MEEN-goh

If you would like to here these words said out loud, go here- http://www.123teachme.com/learn_spanish/spanish_verbs_022. If you would like to here a song to help you remember the days of the week and their pronunciations, go here- http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=207488&title=D__as_de_la_semana. Feel free to watch this video as many times as you like.

Some things to remember when you are learning the spanish days of the week are-

-in Spanish-speaking countries, the week begins on Monday (lunes)
-the days of the week are not capitalized.
-they are masculine, so when referring to them, you would use the word "el"

Now that you know these things, you are ready to go use the Spanish days of the week in real life!

Learning The Days of the Week (Los Días de la Semana)

Posted by Emmanuel Kouadio in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Friday, October 21, 2011 at 10:36 am

Never capitalize days of the week because it'll have another meaning. You can ask what todays date is by saying ¿Qué dia es hoy?. To learn the days of the week you must practice the days of the week by memorizing them in order and listing to the days of the week song. This link will take you to a video about how to learn the days of the week.

In this video, Leah asks Emmanuel what his favorite day of the week is.

Tu vs. Ud

Posted by Haneef Nelson in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Friday, October 21, 2011 at 3:42 am

The words Tú and Ud mean the same thing; "and you". The difference between them is one is for a formal situation and the other for an informal situation.
Tú= informal (eee-to)
Ud= formal (oo-sted)
These terms are used for the fowling phrases and more;
¿Cómo estás tú?
¿Cómo está ud?
¿Cómo te llamas tú?
¿Cómo se llama ud?
¿De dónde eres tú?
¿De dónde es ud?

How to Ask and Tell the Weather.

Posted by Haneef Nelson in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Friday, October 21, 2011 at 3:26 am

In order to ask and tell the weather you have to know the basics.
The way you ask the wether is: ¿Qué tiempo hace hoy?
(kay- tee-im-po-acce-hoy)

These could be the fowling responses
Before you say any of the responses you say hace

(Mucho) Frio 0°

(Mucho) Calor 100°

Fresco 50°

(Muy) Buen tiempo :)

(Muy) Mal tiempo :(

(Mucho) Sol ☼

(Mucho) Viento ☄

Está Nublado ☁

Está Lloviendo ☂

Está Nevando ❄

This is an online resource to help you:
http://quizlet.com/3260667/e1-u1-el-tiempo-y-la-hora-flash-cards/

Quater to SPANISH

Posted by Naihema Powell in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 10:44 pm

Half-Past Learning In Spanish!

Telling time is an important part of life, if you go to Peru, or any other Spanish speaking country and say “What time is it” they will look at you like you have 3 heads. You need to say;

· ¿Qué hora es? à ((Ke - Orra – ssss)) this means What time is it.

· The appropriate response would be Son Las à It is followed my the time.

Son las dos

Son las tres

Son las cuatro

Son las cinco

Son las sies

Son las siete

Son las ocho

Son las nueve

Son las diez

Son las once

It is 2 o’clock

It it 3 o’clock

It is 4 o’clock

It is 5 o’clock

It is 6 o’clock

It is 7 o’clock

It is 8 o’clock

It is 9 o’clock

It is 10 o’clock

It is 11 o’clock

When it is 12 o’clock we don’t say Son las doce, even thought that IS an option. A lot of Spanish speaking people just use medianoché or medîodia. Medianoché for 12AM and medîodia for 12AM.

Media

Cuarto

menos

Half an hour

A quarter

minus

When you see any of the previous ^^^ in a time telling sentence like the following:
Son las media ocho. It means à It is 8 thirty

Son las nueve menos cuarto à It is minus 15 of nine. Meaning is 8:45.

If you see cuarto in a time telling sentence WITHOUT menos in front of it that just means its 15 minutes after ___Blank___

Ex: Son las cuatro y cuarto à It is 4:15

NOTE: how 4 is CUATRO and a quarter is CUARTO ..do not confuse to two!

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