spanish 2 midterm
% of birds that live in Costa Rica
10
Day of celebration in Costa Rica due to independance
15 de septiembre
National holiday in Nicaragua
15 de septiembre (Dia de la Independencia)
What events happened in Dolores, Guanajuato on September 16, 1810?
1st rebellion 1st "grito" happened
% of Costa Rica land protected as National Parks & reserves
25
Day of independence for Dominican Republic
27 de febrero
What does el "Grito de Dolores" mean?
"Shout of Sorrows"
Population of Puerto Rico
3.7 million
What is the population of Costa Rica?
4.576 million
Population of Nicaragua
5.6 million
How many plants and orchids are in Costa Rica?
9,000 species of plants and 1,200 species of orchids
Population of the Dominican Republic
9.65 million
What are the important cities in Costa Rica?
Alajuela, Cartago, Puerto Limón
How is Mexican Independence Day celebrated?
By people gathering in the Zocalo (town square), president waving the flag and ringing the bell, also crowd chants and parades/parties
Christopher Colombus visited this land in 1502 and thought it had gold and silver
Costa Rica
What country is famous for its ecological tourism?
Costa Rica
country in middle of american continent
Costa Rica
what country is home to a lot of the world's birds?
Costa Rica
Ser's acromyn
Date / time Origin (ser +de ) Characteristics Traits Ownership (ser + de) Relationship
What country is the city of Puerto Plata in?
Dominican Republic
Cómo está hoy?
Estoy muy bien.
T/F Costa Rica does not invest in education
False
T/F Puerto Rico had no army for 50 years
False; its Costa Rica
T/F: Managua is located on the shores of Lake Nicaragua
False; on the shores of Lake Managua
Famous People: Violeta Barrios de Chamorro and Rubén Darío. What are they and what country are they from?
Famous People: Violeta Barrios de Chamorro (ex-prez), Rubén Darío (writer) are from Nicaragua
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Famous People: Óscar Arias Sánchez (ex- prez), Ana Brown- Hernández (writer)
Cuántos alumnos hay en tu clase de espanol?
Hay veinticinco alumnos en mi clase de espanol.
Juan Luis Guerra, Sammy Sosa, and Oscar de la Renta. What are they and what country are they from?
Juan Luis Guerra (Merengue Singer), Sammy Sosa (baseball player), Oscar de la Renta (fashion designer).
Como es la clase de espanol?
La clase de espanol es muy divertida!
Only freshwater lake to have swordfishes and sharks
Lake Nicaragua
Who was Miguel Hidalgo?
Man who started first grito and independence struggle
Cuando es tu cumpleanos?
Mi cumpleanos es el trece de abril
Que clase te gusta mas y por que?
Mi me gusta la clase de espanol porque es muy divertida.
Costa Rica's neighbor to the north
Nicaragua
Granada and Léon are important cities in this country
Nicaragua
Largest country of Central America
Nicaragua
Important cities in Puerto Rico
Ponce, Mayaguez, and Bayamon
Estar's acronym
Prepositions Locations Actions that are happening now Conditions Emotions
El Castillo de San Felipe de Morro is in this country
Puerto Rico
The rainforest (el yunque) is in this country
Puerto Rico
Raul Julia, Miguel Pau, Roberto Clemente, and Ricky Martin. What are they and what country are they from?
Raul Julia (Actor) Miguel Pau (painter), Roberto Clemente (baseball), Ricky Martin (singer) Puerto Rico
3 things that happen during anniversary of "el Grito de Independencia "?
Ringing of the bell Waving of the flag Grito (shout) and parades/parties
1st capital of the America's:
Santo Domingo
Pasan los anos rápidamente?
Si, los años pasan rápidamente.
Te molesta estudiar mucho?
Si, me molesta estudiar mucho.
Vienen tus parientes para celebrar los días de fiesta?
Si, mis parientes vienen para celebrarlos.
Tienes hermanos? Como se llaman?
Si, tengo siete hermanos. Se llaman Mark, John, David, Mikey, Janie, Brittany, y Alex.
Tener # anos
To be # years
Tener frio
To be cold
Tener la culpa
To be guilty
Tener calor
To be hot
Tener suerte
To be lucky
Tener la razon
To be right
Tener miedo de
To be scared of
Tener exito
To be sucessful
What does Venir mean? What are the 5 forms of it?
To come; vengo, veines, viene, vienemos, vienen
Tener ganas de
To have the
What does tener mean? What are the 5 forms of it?
To have; tengo, tienes, tiene, tenemos, tienen
T/F: The Mayan's lived in Honduras
True. They also lived in Guatemala, El Salvador, Belize, and Mexico
Como vas a celebrar tu cumpleanos?
Voy a tener una fiesta con familia y amigos. Vamos a bailar y cantar.
When is "que" used with tener?
When there is a neccisity. I.e. She HAS to go to the library= ella tiene QUE ir a la biblioteca.
Que haces en la clase de espanol?
Yo escucho de musica en la clase de espanol
Donde estas ahora?
Yo estoy en la clase de espanol.
Como eres?
Yo soy simpatica, athletica y perezosa.
Cuánto vas a estudiar para el examen?
Yo voy a estudiar mucho.
A dónde vas después de la clase de espanol?
Yo voy a ir la casa
Pan de Muerto
bread of the dead
Cunado
brother in law
Maje
buddy / pal (among friends)
Copal
burning incense left at altars
Alfeniques
colorful iced sugar skulls
primo
cousin
Currency in Costa Rica
el colón
Currency of Nicaragua
el córdoba
Currency of Dominican Republic
el peso dominicano
Cascarones
festive egg shells that are filled with confetti and trimmed in glitter
Nieta
granddaughter
Bisabuela
great-grandma
Suegros
in-laws
Sobrino
nephew
Sobrina
niece
Ofrenda
offerings to honor to the dead
Buena Nota!
okay!
Hija/o unica
only child
Calaveras
poems and songs written about the festival
macho(a)
refers to anyone with blonde hair
Parientes
relatives
Hermanastro
step-brother
Hijastra
step-daughter
Madrastra
step-mother
El chunche
thing
Tener hambre
to be hungry
Tener sed
to be thirsty
Tener sueno
to be tired
Gemelos
twins
Calaca
whimsical skeleton figure that represents death
Cempazuchitl
yellow marigolds that symbols of death