Repaso de Capítulo 1
Spanish I Chapter 1 Review
Spanish Pronouns
Pronouns- A word that takes the place of a noun
English
Spanish
English
Singular
Plural
Spanish PRonouns
I
You (informal)
Yo
Spanish
We (all male or mixed
gender)
Nosotros
We (all female)
Nosotras
You (informal- all male
or mixed gender)
Vosotros
You (informal- all
female)
Vosotras
Ustedes
Tú
You (formal)
Usted
You (formal)
He
Él
They (all male or mixed
Ellos
gender)
She
Ella
They (all female)
Ellas
Using Pronouns
 Talking to someone
 Referring to them as YOU
 Friend
 Tú
 Adult
 Usted
 Group of students in Spain
 Vosotros
 All female students in
 Vosotras
Spain
 Group of adults
 Ustedes
REMEMBER: There are 5 forms of the word YOU!
Using Pronouns
 Talking ABOUT someone
 Replacing name
 Self
 Yo (I)
 Juan
 Él (He)
 Maria
 Ella (She)
 John y yo
 Nosotros (We)
 Maria y yo(all girls)
 Nosotras (We)
 Juan y Maria
 Ellos (They)
 Maria y Beatriz
 Ellas (They)
Greetings & Introductions
Saludos e Introducciones
Saludos
 Hello
 Hola
 Good Morning
 Buenos Días
 Good Afternoon
 Buenos Tardes
 Good Evening
 Buenas Noches
 How are you (formal)?
 ¿Cómo está usted?
 How are you (informal)?
 ¿Cómo estás (tú)?
 How’s it going?
 ¿Qué tal?
Responses to “Saludos”
 I’m fine.
 Estoy bien.
 I’m ok.
 Estoy regular.
 I’m not so good.
 Estoy mal.
 So-so
 Más o menos.
 Thanks
 Gracias
 And you (formal)?
 ¿Y usted?
 And you (informal)?
 ¿Y tú?
Saying Goodbye
 I have to go.
 Tengo que irme.
 Goodbye
 Adiós.
 Good night/Good evening
 Buenas noches.
 See you later.
 Hasta luego
 See you tomorrow.
 Hasta mañana.
 See you soon.
 Hasta pronto.
 See you (not sure when).
 Nos vemos.
Introducciones
 What is your name
(formal)?
 What is your name
(informal)?
 My name is…
 I am…
 ¿Cómo se llama usted?
 ¿Cómo te llamas?
 Me llamo…
 Soy…
Introducciones
(continued)
 What is his name?
 ¿Cómo se llama él?
 His name is…
 Él se llama…
 This is (boy) …
 Éste es…
 What is her name?
 ¿Cómo se llama ella?
 Her name is…
 Ella se llama…
 This is (girl)…
 Ésta es…
Introducciones
(continued)
 Remember:
 When asking someone’s name you are asking: What are you
called? Or What is he called?
 Me llamo… means “I am called…”
 Él se llama… means “He is called…”
 NEVER say “Me llamo es…”
Responses to “Introducciones”
 Nice to meet you.
 Mucho Gusto
 Pleased (to meet you).
 Encantado
 Pleased (female speaking).
 Encantada
 Likewise.
 Igualmente
The verb ser
INFINITIVE- the base form of a verb (To + action)
CONJUGATION- changing the verb from the infinitive form to
match the subject
INFINITIVE
(continued)
to be
I am
We are
You
(informal)
are
You
(informal)
are
You
(formal)
are
You
(formal)
are
He is
They are
She is
CONJUGATION
The verb ser
INFINITIVE
(continued)
to be
I am
(Yo) soy
We are
(Nosotros/Nosotras)
somos
You
(informal)
are
(Tú) eres
You
(informal)
are
(Vosotros/Vosotras) sois
You
(formal)
are
Usted es
You
(formal)
are
Ustedes son
He is
Él es
They are
Ellos/Ellas son
She is
Ella es
CONJUGATION
The verb ser
Más Información
 Where are you (informal)
 ¿De dónde eres?
from ?
 Where are you (formal)
from?
 Where is he from?
 Where is she from?
 ¿De dónde es usted?
 ¿De dónde es él?
 ¿De dónde es ella?
Más Información
 Where are you
(continued)
 ¿De dónde sois?
(informal/plural) from?
 Where are you
(formal/plural) from?
 Where are they from?
 ¿De dónde son ustedes?
 ¿De dónde son ellos?
The word De means of or from
The word dónde means where
De dónde is asking from where
Más Información
(continued)
 I am from…
 (Yo) soy de…
 He is from…
 Él es de…
 She is from…
 Ella es de…
 We are from…
 Nosotros somos de…
 They are from…
 Ellos son de…
Más Información
 What is your phone
(continued)
 ¿Cuál es tu teléfono?
number?’
 My phone number is…
 Mi teléfono es…
 What is Juan’s phone
 ¿Cuál es el teléfono de
number?
 Juan’s phone number is…
Juan?
 El teléfono de Juan es…
Más Información
 What is your email
address?
 My email address is…
 What is Juan’s email
address?
 Juan’s email address is…
(continued)
 ¿Cuál es tu correo



 @

 .

electrónico?
Mi correo electrónico es…
¿Cuál es el correo
electrónico de Juan?
El correo electrónico de
Juan es…
Arroba
Punto
Más Información (continued)
 How is it spelled?
 ¿Cómo se escribe?
 How is elefante spelled?
 ¿Cómo se escribe elefante?
 Se escribe…
 It is spelled…
 You will need to know your Spanish alphabet!
El alfabeto
Punctuation
Punctuation
 In Spanish, an ¿ is always used at the beginning of a question.
 ¿Cuál es tu correo electrónico?
 An ¡ is always used at the beginning of an exclamation.
 ¡Hasta pronto!
 Accent marks are part of the spelling of a word and are ALWAYS
placed over a vowel (never a consonant). When learning words, it
is important to memorize the accents because an accent mark can
change the meaning of a word.
 Él- he
 El- The
 The wavy line over the letter ñ is called a tilde. The letter ñ is
pronounced like the ny in canyon. Without a tilde, n is pronounced
the same.
¿Qué hora es?
What time is it?
Telling Time:
Es la (or Son las) + hour + y (or menos) + minutes
 When telling time, it is important to remember the
following formula:
Es la (or Son las) + hour + y (or menos) + minutes
 The phrase for “It is” varies depending on the hour.
 For1:00- Es la
 Any other hour, use Son las
 EXAMPLES:
 1:00- Es la una en punto.
 2:00- Son las dos en punto.
 The phrase en punto means on the dot.
Telling Time:
Es la (or Son las) + hour + y (or menos) + minutes
 The next step includes adding the hour and minutes
 When it is between 0:00 and 0:29 minutes, the minutes are
added to the current hour using the phrase y + minutes
 Example: 2:10 Son las dos y diez.
 At 30 minutes after the hour, the phrase y media (meaning
and a half) is used.
 Example: 2:30 Son las dos y media.
 After 30 minutes (0:31-0:59), the minutes are subtracted
from the next hour using the phrase menos + minutes
 Example: 2:40 Son las tres menos veinte
Telling Time:
Es la (or Son las) + hour + y (or menos) + minutes
Next hour menos (number of
minutes until
the next
hour)
Current
hour Y - (number
of minutes)
Time of Day phrases
 12:00am (midnight)
 Es medianoche
 A.M.
 De la mañana (morning)
 12:00pm (noon)
 Es mediodía
 P.M. (between 12:01pm-
 De la tarde (afternoon)
5:59pm)
 P.M. (between 6:00pm11:59pm)
 De la noche (evening)
ALSO- remember the word cuarto (quarter) can be used instead
of quince (15) to tell that it is a quarter after or a quarter till.
¡Vamos a practicar!
 2:20pm
 Son las dos y veinte de la tarde.
 9:30pm
 Son las nueve y media de la noche.
 1:50am
 Son las dos menos diez de la mañana.
 12:00pm
 Es mediodía.
 8:00am
 Son las ocho en punto de la mañana.
 7:45pm
 Son las ocho menos cuarto de la noche.
 6:10am
 Son las seis y diez de la mañana.
 12:55am
 Es la una menos cinco de la mañana.
 12:00am
 Es medianoche.
¿Qué día es hoy?
¿Qué fecha es hoy?
What day is today?
What is today’s date?
¿Qué día es hoy?
¿Qué fecha es hoy?
 Notice the words hoy is used in both questions.
 Hoy - today
 To give the day, you say
 Hoy es day.
 To give the date, you use the following formula:
 Es el number of the date de month
 EXAMPLE:
 Es el doce de septiembre.- It is September 12th
 DO NOT SAY: Septiembre doce!
 When it is the 1st, use primero instead of uno.
Vocabulary
 Numbers 0-31 (page18 in the textbook)
 Days of the week, Months of the year, and Season (page 21 in
the textbook or the Calendar vocabulary list)
 Also- review page 35 for all other words not used in this
PowerPoint such as Mr., Mrs., Miss, etc…
Cultura
Culture
GeoCultura- España (pgs 0-3)
 Capital- Madrid
 Official Languages:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Castellano
Gallego
Vasco
Catalán
All Forms
of Spanish
 Currency: Euro
 Located on the Iberian Peninsula (La Península Ibérica)
 The tip of Africa can be seen from the southern most point of
Spain
GeoCultura- España (pgs 0-3)
 Bullfighting has been a Spanish tradition for over 600 years.
 Spain is a mountainous region with several mountain ranges:
 Picos de Europa in the North
 Los Pirineos seperating Spain and France
 Sierra de Guadarrama & Sierra de Gredos in the center of the
country
 Sierra Nevada in the South
 The region of Andalucía is known for it’s exporting of olive oil.
 Andalucía is also known for having flexible time.
 Sevilla holds a yearly festival with traditional costumes, songs,
and dances called Feria en Abril.
GeoCultura- España (pgs 0-3)
(Continued)
 The region of Castilla-La Mancha is known for its
windmills
 Galicia is known for the use of Celtic-inspired music
festivals.
Foods
 Paella is the most well-known dish in Spain
 Gazpacho is a cold-soup of pureed tomatoes and other
vegetables
 La tortilla is a dish made with eggs, onions, and potatoes
that is similar to an omelet.
GeoCultura- España (pgs 0-3)
(Continued)
Architecture
 The Guggenheim (in Bilboa) is a contemporary-style museum
 Avila is city surrounded by medieval walls.
 Much of the Architecture in Spain reflects the Arab influence in
the country.
Arte
 Diego Velazquez, Juan Miró, Salvador Dalí, and Pablo
Picasso are just a few famous Spanish artists
 Juan Miró was known for his use of bright colors
 Las cuevas de Altamira in Santillana are an example of prehistoric
art.
Notas Culturales(pgs 7-12)
 Family members and friends often add –ito or –ita to the end of
someone’s name to create a nickname (or apado)
 Juan- Juanito
 Rosa- Rosita
 Nicknames can also be created by shortening someone’s name
 Pilar- Pili
 Santiago- Santi
 There are several ways to address a teacher in Spain:
 Women:
 Señorita or Señora and their last name
 Doña and their first name (Doña is used for older individuals)
 Men:
 Señor and last name
 Doñ and first name (only for older individuals)
Culture Comparison (pgs 16-17)
Informal Greetings
 In Spain, family and friends great each other with 2 kisses, one on
each cheek
 In Latin America, family and friends greet each other with a kiss
on only 1 cheek.
 Men or Boys greet each other with a hug, a pat on the back, or a
handshake
 Some men who may have not seen each other in a while will greet
each other with a handshake, followed by a hug, followed by a second
handshake.
Formal Greetings
 In professional or school settings, people usually greet each other
with a handshake.