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Hola! Lesson 10 on Basic Spanish!

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Revision Bridging the language gap

English I dont understand How do you write ___? Can you speak slowly? Can you read ___? Do you understand me?

Spanish No entiendo Cmo se escribe ___? Puedes hablar despacio? Puedes leer ___? Me entiendes?

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Revision Forms of verbs

Personal pronoun Yo (I) Nosotros (We) T (You) Vosotros (You, plural) Usted (You, formal) Ustedes (You, formal, pl) l/Ella (He/ She) Ellos/Ellas (They) Form ending in ar -o -amos -as -is -a -an -a -an Form ending in er -o -emos -es -is -e -en -e -en Form ending in ir -o -imos -es -s -e -en -e -en

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Revision Forms of verbs

Personal pronoun Yo Nosotros T Vosotros Usted Ustedes l/Ella Ellos/Ellas ar ending camino caminamos caminas caminis camina caminan camina caminan er ending como comemos comes comis come comen come comen ir ending vivo vivimos vives vivs vive viven vive viven To walk = Caminar To eat = Comer To live = Vivir

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Lesson objectives

Asking for introductions

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Whats in store today?

Today we will learn how to ask for introductions and how to respond to questions related to introducing oneself!

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Some basics before we start

For us to be able to complete these conversations, lets refresh the forms of ser and also learn some new interrogations

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Do you remember : To-be verb

'To-be can be translated as ser and estar in Spanish In English, the 'to-be' verb takes up various forms: I am you are he/she is we are you-all are they are

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Do you remember : Forms of Ser

I am You are (formal) You are (informal) He / She is

(Yo) soy Usted es (T) eres l / Ella es

We are You are (plural, formal) You are (plural, informal) They are

(Nosotros) somos Ustedes son (Vosotros) sois Ellos / Ellas son

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Moving on

Alright, now lets look at the interrogations used in our conversation today

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Interrogations for today

English What? Which? How? Who? Where? To where?

Spanish Qu? Cul? Cmo? Quin? singular; Quines? - plural Dnde? A dnde?

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Asking and giving introductions

Today we would learn how to ask and answer the following questions: Who are you? What is your name? What do you do? Where do you work? Where do you live? What does your father do?

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Who are you?

Who are you?

Quin eres?

You are = T eres (2nd person, singular, informal) To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Spanish

Responding to : Who are you?

English I am Mike I am a boy I am a student I'm from Chicago

Spanish (Yo) soy Mike Soy chico Soy un estudiante Soy de Chicago

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What if you were Lisa?

If the same introduction was to be given for a female, there would be some minor changes

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Responding to : Who are you?

English I am Lisa I am a girl I am a student I'm from Chicago

Spanish (Yo) soy Lisa Soy chica Soy una estudiante Soy de Chicago

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Did you notice?

As we had learnt before, the word estudiante doesnt have a gender attached to it, hence we use un estudiante for a male student and una estudiante for a female student However, we dont need to add una before words like chica as they already communicate the gender

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Try yourself

Who are they? Assume : mixed group

1
Quines son ellos?

2
Quin son?

3
Quin eres ellos?

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Solution

Who are they? Assume : mixed group

1
Quines son ellos?

2
Quin son?

3
Quin eres ellos?

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Grammar tip

As just Quines son? can refer to 'Usted/ Ellos/ Ellas' it is appropriate to translate Who are they (mixed/ male group) as Quines son ellos? For an only girls group, we would say Quines son ellas?

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Try yourself

Who is she?

1
Quin es ella?

2
Quin es?

3
Quines ella?

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Solution

Who is she?

1
Quin es ella?

2
Quin es?

3
Quines ella?

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Grammar tip

'Quin es?' was the wrong option as it would have been incomplete - 'Quin es?' could refer to Ella/l/usted Quin es ella? makes it complete as ella indicates Who is she?

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What is your name?

What is your name?

Cul es tu nombre?

Literally 'which is your name'

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Do you remember?

'What is your name?' is also commonly translated as 'Cmo te llamas?' Literally meaning 'How do you call yourself?'

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Responding to : What is your name?

My name is Lisa

Mi nombre es Lisa

My = Mi

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Grammar tip

You would also hear people replying as 'Me llamo Lisa' Literally meaning 'I call myself Lisa'

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What do you do?

What do you do?

Qu haces?

To do = Hacer You (informal) do = haces To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Spanish

Exception!

To do is not a regular verb, it is an irregular verb Irregular verbs have some forms which follow a different pattern as compared to regular verbs

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Forms of To do = Hacer

English I do We do You (informal) do You (informal, pl) do He/ She/ You (formal) do They / You (formal, pl) do

Spanish Yo hago Not haco Nosotros hacemos T haces Vosotros hacis l/Ella/ Usted hace Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes hacen

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Did you notice?

To have = Hacer has the same forms in present tense as other regular verbs ending in er except with first person, singular : I or Yo With yo it takes up the form of hago

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Responding to : What do you do?

Lets answer this by saying: I study at the college in Spain

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Responding to : What do you do?

I Yo

study estudiar

at en

the la

college universidad

in en

Spain Espaa

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Responding to : What do you do?

I Yo

study estudio

at en

the la

college universidad

in en

Spain Espaa

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Grammar tip
The college = La universidad We did not say un universidad as we are referring to a particular college (the college and not a college or any college) The is a definite article

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So remember!
Un/ Una are used for indefinite articles like a/an Whereas, El /La are used for definite article or the La is used with feminine subjects and El is used with masculine subjects College/ University takes up feminine gender in Spanish hence we use La
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So now we know

I study at the college in Spain

Yo estudio en la universidad en Espaa

The college = La universidad

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Let's revise!

English Who are you? What do you do?

Spain Quin eres? Qu haces?

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Let's revise!

English I am Lisa I am a girl I am a student I'm from Chicago

Spain (Yo) soy Lisa Soy chica Soy una estudiante Soy de Chicago

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Where do you work?

Where Dnde

do

you t

work? trabajar?

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Where do you work?

Where Dnde

do

you t

work? trabajas?

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Where do you work?

Where do you work?

Dnde trabajas?

To work = Trabajar You (informal) work = (T) trabajas To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Spanish

Responding to : Where do you work?

I Yo

work trabajar

at en

the campus el campus

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Responding to : Where do you work?

I Yo

work trabajo

at en

the campus el campus

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So now you know

I work at the campus

Yo trabajo en el campus

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Grammar tip

Remember! El (without accent) = The (masculine) l (with accent) = He

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Try yourself

I work at the hospital Hint : Hospital takes up masculine gender

1
Yo trabajo en la hospital

2
Yo trabajo en el hospital

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Solution

I work at the hospital Hint : Hospital takes up masculine gender

1
Yo trabajo en la hospital

2
Yo trabajo en el hospital

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Let's revise!

English Who are you? What do you do? Where do you work?

Spanish Quin eres? Qu haces? Dnde trabajas?

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Where do you live?

Where do you live?

Dnde vives?

To live = Vivir You (informal) live = (T) vives To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Spanish

Responding to : Where do you live?

I live in Chicago

Vivo en Chicago

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What does your father do?

What Qu

does

your tu

father padre

do hacer

Tu = Your

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What Qu

does

your tu

father padre

do hace

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So, now you know!

What does your father do?

Qu hace tu padre?

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Grammar tip

Remember! T (with accent) = you Tu (without accent) = your Tu is the possessive form = your We will learn all possessive adjectives in future lessons

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Responding to : What does your father do?

My father is a doctor

Mi padre es mdico

un mdico is not used as mdico communicates male doctor To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Spanish

Let's revise!

English Who are you? What do you do? Where do you work? Where do you live? What does your father do?

Spanish Quin eres? Qu haces? Dnde trabajas? Dnde vives? Qu hace tu padre?

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Try yourself

My father

1
Tu padre

2
Mi padre

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Solution

My father

1
Tu padre

2
Mi padre

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Try yourself

Your father

1
T padre

2
Tu padre

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Solution

Your father

1
T padre

2
Tu padre

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Try yourself

What does she do?

1
Qu haces ella?

2
Qu hace ella?

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Solution

What does she do?

1
Qu haces ella?

2
Qu hace ella?

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Try yourself

She works at Google

1
Ella trabaja en Google

2
Trabaja en Google

3
Ella trabaja Google

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Solution

She works at Google

1
Ella trabaja en Google

2
Trabaja en Google

3
Ella trabaja Google

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Revision

English Who are you? What do you do? Where do you work? Where do you live? What does your father do?

Spanish Quin eres? Qu haces? Dnde trabajas? Dnde vives? Qu hace tu padre?

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Culture Leaf

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Culture leaf : The tooth mouse!

When a child loses a tooth, it is a myth in a lot of countries that if he/she places it under the pillow, a tooth fairy would exchange it for a gift...

There are no tooth fairies in Spain... Instead, there is a tooth mouse named Ratoncito Prez!

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Culture leaf : The tooth mouse!

As is traditional in some English-speaking countries, when a child loses a tooth, it is customary to place it under the pillow, so that Ratoncito Prez will exchange it for a gift! Some regions of Mexico, Peru and Chile, call him 'el Ratn de los Dientes' (The Tooth Mouse), and in Argentina, Venezuela, Uruguay and Colombia, he is known simply as 'El Ratn Prez' To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Spanish

Whats next?

In the next lesson, we will learn some conversations around talking about ones family!

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Credits

Content Team CultureAlley, Okairy Zuiga, Tomasa Merino http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratoncito_P%C3%A9rez Images http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ratoncito_placa.jpg; User: Jlordovas

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