Capitulo 1: Familiares y amigos Nouns are either masculine or feminine? –o is for boys ; –a is...

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Capitulo 1: Familiares y amigos Nouns are either masculine or feminine? –o is for boys ; –a is for girls and –e for both Nouns are either singular or plural. Nouns must agree in number and gender. If the noun ends in a vowel, add –S to make it plural. If the noun ends in a consonant, add –ES to make it plural. Adjetivo/Adjectives: What is an adjective? An adjective describes a noun. Y tu, como eres? What are you like?

Transcript of Capitulo 1: Familiares y amigos Nouns are either masculine or feminine? –o is for boys ; –a is...

Capitulo 1: Familiares y amigos

Nouns are either masculine or feminine?

–o is for boys ; –a is for girls and –e for both

Nouns are either singular or plural.

Nouns must agree in number and gender.

If the noun ends in a vowel, add –S to make it plural.

If the noun ends in a consonant, add –ES to make it plural.

Adjetivo/Adjectives:

What is an adjective?

An adjective describes a noun.

Y tu, como eres? What are you like?

The verb ser: to be

Use the verb to ”SER”:

1. To say who someone is Ella es mi amiga.

2. where you or others are from Yo soy de Mexico.

3. to describe something or someone Tu eres fea/o.

4. to give your telephone number Mi telefono es 123-4567

5. to say the date Hoy es el catorce de febrero.

6. to say the day Manana es Viernes.

7. to say the time Son las ocho de las manana.

Conjugation of the verb ser: to be

Yo soy I am

Tú eres You are

Él/ella/usted es He/she is

Nosotros/as somos We are

Ellos /ellas/uds. Son They are

** USTEDES SON YOU ARE** (all of you)

Describing people, routines, & activities

Artistico/a artistic

Atrevido/a daring

Bueno/a good

Deportista sports-minded

Desordenado/a messy

Perezoso/a lazy

Gracioso/a funny

Talentoso/a talented

Inteligente intelligent

Ordenado/a neat

Trabajador/a hardworking

Activo/a active

Alto/a tall

Atletico/a athletic

Bajo/a short

Bonito/a pretty

Como eres tu? What are you like?

Como son? What are they like?

Estoy en una silla de ruedas. I use a wheel chair.

Extrovertido outgoing

Los fines de semana on weekends

Jugar al tenis (al ajedrez) to play tennis (chess)

Me levanto I get up.

Me baño I take a shower.

Mi (amigo) se llama… My (friend’s) name is…

Montar en bicicleta to ride a bike

Moreno/a dark-haired/dark-skinned

¿Qué hacen tus amigo los fines de semana?

What do your friends do on weekends?

¿Qué haces todas las mananas? What do you do every morning?

Rubio/a blond

Serio/a serious

Simpático/a friendly

Soy… (adjectivo) I’m… (adjective)

Tengo pelo castaño y ojos color café.

I have brown hair and brown eyes.

Todos los días every day

Ven televisión, (traen películas) They watch television, (bring

movies)…

Expresing likes and dislikes:

A mi me gusta… I like…

A mi me gustan…(more than one) I like…

A mi no me gusta… I don’t like

A mi no me gustan…(more than one) I don’t like

Le encanta…He/she loves…

Le encantan…(more than one) He/she loves..

Le gusta mucho…He/she likes…very much.

Le gustan mucho…(more than one) He/she likes…very much.

Le gusta mucho…He/she likes…very much.

Le gusta ver la televisión. He/she likes to watch television.

A usted le gusta ver la televisión. You like to watch television.

A ellos les gusta … They like…

A ellos les gustan…(more than one) They like…

Prefiere pasar el rato solo/a. He/she prefers to spend time alone.

Usted prefiere pasar el rato solo/a. You prefer to spend time alone.

Prefiero… I prefer…

¿Qué te gusta hacer? What do you like to do?

Te gustan más…o… Do you like…or…more?

Y a tus amigos, ¿qué les gusta hacer? And your friends, what do

they like to do?

Offering help and talking about chores:

¿Algo más? Anything else

Cortar el césped to mow the lawn

Debes lavar los platos. You should wash the dishes.

Está preparando la cena. He/she is making dinner.

Limpiar el baño to clean the bathroom

No te olvides de cortar el césped Don’t forget to cut the grass.

Pasa la aspiradora en la sala. Vacuum the living room.

Poner to put

¿Puedo ayudarte? Can I help you?

¿Qué hay que hacer en la cocina? What needs to be done in the

kitchen?

¿Qué más tengo que hacer? What else do I have to do?

Sacar la basura to take out the trash

Tenemos que ayudarla We all have to help her.

Vamos a limpiar… We are going to clean…

Talking about plans and places:

¿Adónde piensas ir esta noche? Where do you plan to go tonight?

Conocer el centro to get to know downtown

Vamos a celebrar… We’re going to celebrate…

Está decorando… He/she is decorating

Ir al zoológico to go to the zoo

Ir de compras al mercado to go shopping at the market

No sé. Tengo ganas de… I don’t know. I feel like…

Pasear en bote to go boating

¿Prefieres… o… Do you prefer … or…

Prefiero I prefer

¿Qué quieres hacer esta tarde? What do you want to do this

afternoon?

Quiero ir a… I want to go to…

¿Tienes planes para… Do you have plans for…?

Vamos a ir a…We’re going to…

Visitar un museo to visit a museum

Present-tense of regular verbs

1. Remember that in Spanish there are three groups of regular verbs.

2. Verbs that end in –ar, -er, and –ir are in the infinitive form. 3. To form the present tense of a regular verb, you drop the –ar, -

er, or –ir and add the appropriate present-tense ending. 4. Use the present tense to talk about what someone is doing or

what someone does.

Conjugation of –ar, -er, and –ir verbs

Pronouns hablar comervivir

Yo hablo comovivo

Tú hablas comesvives

Él/ella/usted habla comevive

Nosotros/as hablamos comemosvivimos

Ellos/ellas/uds. hablan comenviven

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