stove - la estufa
aunt - la tia
rare - poco cocido
elbow - el codo
deck - el asoleadera
alarm clock - el despertador
lime - el limon verde
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
Words of the Day
stockings - las medias
daughter - la hija
duck - el pato
pepper shaker - el pimentero
house exterior - el exterior de la casa
silver - plateado
cabbage - la col
flower - la flor
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Subject Pronouns: Quiz
A. Choose the correct translation.
1. I - yo
2. you (familiar) - yo
3. he - él
4. we - usted
5. you (formal) - vosotros
6. you-all (formal) - ustedes
7. they - ellos
8. they feminine - ellas
B. Choose the correct translation.
9. I speak - yo hablo
10. you (formal) speak - usted habla
11. he speaks - él habla
12. she speaks - ella habla
13. we (a group of females) speak - nosotras hablamos
14. we (a group of 99 females and one male) speak - nosotros hablamos
15. you-all (a group of children, in Spain) speak - ustedes hablan
16. you-all (a group of children, in Latin America) speak - vosotros habláis
C. Choose the correct subject pronoun.
17. To talk to your male teacher, use Ud.
18. To talk about your male teacher, use el
19. To talk to a young boy, use tu
20. To talk about a young boy, use el
D. Suggested writing exercise: Write five sentences. Include a different pronoun in each one.
yo hablo tagalog
tu hablas ingles
nosotros visitamos el filipinas
ellos hablan ingles en la estados unidos
ella vive en las islas filipinas
Hint:
15. HINT: "ustedes hablan" = "you-all (formal) speak"
16. HINT: Remember, "ustedes" is used in both formal and informal situations, in Latin America.
Subject Pronouns
Here's the complete list of Spanish subject pronouns:
Singular
yo - I
tú - you (familiar)
él - he
ella - she
usted - you (formal)
Plural
- nosotros
- we (masculine or mixed gender)
- nosotras
- we (feminine)
- vosotros
- you-all (familiar, Spain, masculine or mixed gender)
- vosotras
- you-all (familiar, Spain, feminine)
- ellos
- they (masculine or mixed gender)
- ellas
- they (feminine)
- ustedes
- you-all (formal in Spain, formal and familiar in Latin America)
The Verb Form "Hay" Quiz
A. Choose the best translation.
1. Hay tres libros encima de la mesa.
There are three books on the table.
2. Hay un hotel en el centro.
There is a hotel downtown.
3. Hay cinco chicas en mi clase.
There are five girls in my class.
4. Hay una pluma encima de la mesa.
There is a pen on the table.
5. Hay tres hombres y cinco mujeres aquí.
There are three men and five women here.
B. Choose the best translation.
6. Is there a bathroom in this building?
¿Hay un baño en este edificio?
7. There is a bathroom in this building.
Hay un baño en este edificio.
8. There are five people here.
Hay cinco personas aquí.
9. Are there five people here?
¿Hay cinco personas aquí?
10. There is food in the kitchen.
Hay comida en la cocina.
11. Is there food in the kitchen?
¿Hay comida en la cocina?
12. Is there one chair or two?
¿Hay una silla o dos?
13. Is there one pen or two?
¿Hay una pluma o dos?
14. How many books are there?
¿Cuántos cuadernos hay?
15. How many men are there?
¿Cuántos hombres hay?
C. Choose the best answer to the following questions.
16. ¿Hay dos presidentes de los Estados Unidos?
No. No hay dos. Hay uno.
17. ¿Hay más personas en México que en los Estados Unidos?
No. No hay.
18. ¿Hay un mapa en esta página?
No. No hay.
19. ¿Hay libros en la biblioteca?
Sí. Hay muchos.
20. ¿Hay peces en el mar?
Sí. Sí hay.
D. Suggested writing exercise: Write five sentences using the verb hay.
1. Hay un sherliez en el mundo
2. Hay ocho zapatos en mi casa
3. ¿Hay un doktor en la universidad?
4. ¿Hay un chocolate baretta en la mesa?
5. Si. Si hay.
Correction:
Question Hint
14. HINT:"books" = "libros"
The Verb Form "hay"
The verb form "hay" has two meanings:
there is
there are
When used in questions, "hay" has two different meanings:
Is there?
Are there?
Words of the Day
to read - leer
to start - comenzar
to travel - viajar
to love - amar
to get - adquirir
to enter - entrar
to decide - decidir
to eat - comer
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