CHAPTER I

ABECEDARIO• A: a

B: be C: ce D: de E: eF: efe G: ge H: hache I: i J: jota K: kaL: ele M: eme N ene Ñ: eñe O: oP: pe Q: cu

R: ere S: ese T: te U: uV: uve W: uve doble o doble uX: equis Y: igriegaZ: zeta

Sonidos: • ch: che • rr: erre (rolling sound) • ll: elle (y sound)

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Greetings & Farewells

• Hola. (oh-lah) (Hello.)Buenos días. (bwehn-ohs dee-ahs) (Good morning.)Buenas tardes. (bwehn-ahs tahr-days) (Good afternoon.)Buenas noches. (bwehn-ahs no-chase) (Good evening/night.)¿Cómo está usted? (koh-moh ehs-tah oos-tehd) (How are you? -- formal)¿Cómo estás? (koh-moh ehs-tahs) (How are you? -- informal)Me llamo … (may yah-moh) (My name is …)¿Cómo se llama? (koh-moh say yah-mah) (What’s your name? -- formal)¿Cómo te llamas? (koh-moh tay yah-mahs) (What’s your name? -- informal)Se llama … (say yah-mah) (His/her name is …)Mucho gusto. (moo-choh goo-stoh) (It’s a pleasure (to meet you).)Adiós. (ah-dee-yohs) (Good-bye.)Hasta luego. (ahs-tah loo-way-go) (See you later.)Chau. (chow) (Bye.)Hasta mañana. (ahs-tah mah-nyah-nah) (See you tomorrow.)

Nos Vemos (See you) Hasta pronto (See you soon) Tengo que irme ( I have to go)

Where someone is from

Subject Pronouns

Pronoun Song

Yo means I and tú means youÉl and Ella, he and she

Usted means you more formallyNosotros, nosotras both mean we

Ellos and Ellas both mean theyAnd that’s all the pronouns I can say

Numeros • 0 cero (seh-roh)

1 uno (oo-noh)2 dos (dohs)3 tres (trehs)4 cuatro (kwah-troh)5 cinco (sink-oh)6 seis (says)7 siete (see-yeh-tay)8 ocho (oh-choh)9 nueve (noo-weh-bvay)10 diez (dee-yehs)11 once (ohn-say)12 doce (doh-say)13 trece (treh-say)14 catorce (kah-tohr-say)15 quince (keen-say)16 dieciséis (dee-yehs ee says)17 diecisiete (dee-yehs ee see-yeh-tay)18 dieciocho (dee-yehs ee oh-choh)19 diecinueve (dee-yehs ee noo-weh-bvay)

Additional Numbers20 veinte (bvehn-tay)30 treinta (tray-ehn-tah)40 cuarenta (kwah-ren-tah)50 cincuenta (sink-wehn-tah)60 sesenta (seh-sehn-tah)70 setenta (seh-tehn-tah)80 ochenta (oh-chehn-tah)90 noventa (noh-bvehn-tah)

100 cien (see-ehn)200 doscientos (dohs see-ehn-tohs)500 quinientos (kee-nee-ehn-tohs)700 setecientos (set-eh-see-ehn-tohs)900 novecientos (noh-bvay-see-ehn-tohs)1.000 mil (meel)1.000.000 un millón (oon mee-yohn)

Asking for a phone number

How to ask someone the date and the day of the week

SER- TO BE (The most important verb in any language)

Ser Practice

Punctuation

Rewrite with accents and punctuation mark:

Spanish- Speaking Countries • 1. Argentina

2. El Salvador3. Uruguay4. Cuba 5. Honduras 6. Ecuador7. México8. Bolivia9. Paraguay10. Costa Rica11. España (Spain)12. Guatemala13. Puerto Rico14. Perú15. República Dominicana16. Colombia17. Panamá18. Honduras19. Chile20. Venezuela

Notes:*Spanish is the official language of Equatorial Guinea (located on the western coast of central Africa).

*In the Philippines many speak Spanish, since it once was an official language.

*As mentioned, the United States has within its borders millions of native Spanish-speakers. In the year 2000, Hispanics became the largest minority group in the United States. Although not uniform, certain regions of the United States have a concentration of residents from a particular Hispanic country, as noted below.

Miami -- CubansNew York City -- Puerto RicansChicago -- Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, GuatemalansWashington, D.C. -- SalvadoreansSouthwest -- Salvadoreans, MexicansLos Angeles -- Mexicans, Guatemalans