Spanish Chapter 2 (Paso 2 and 3)

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Un día típico entre semana

A typical weekday

Alicia toca el piano, ¿verdad?

Alicia plays the piano, doesn't she? (Confirmation question requesting corroboration and can be answered by yes/no)

Por la noche, estudio por dos horas.

At night, I study for two hours.

¿A qué hora...?

But, to ask at what time something takes place, start the question with ____________________

tomo, tomas, toma, toma, tomamos, tomáis, toman, toman

Conjugate tomar (yo, tú, usted, él/ella, nosotros/nosotras, vosotros/vosotras, ustedes, ellos/ellas)

¿Practican el fútbol Rubén y Silvia? (Answered by sí or no)

Do Rubén and Silvia play soccer? (example of a question that can be answered by yes or no)

¿Tocas la guitarra?

Do you play the guitar? (Yes/no question requesting information)

¿Estudias mucho?

Do you study a lot?

¿Estudias álgebra?

Do you study algebra?

¿Estudias química?

Do you study chemistry?

¿No toca Miguel el piano?

Doesn't Miguel play the piano?

Actividades cotidianas

Everyday activities

Hola, soy Nuria. Normalmente, llego a la universidad (comunitaria) a las nueve.

Hi, I'm Nuria. I usually arrive at the university (community college) at nine o'clock.

También miro la tele.

I also watch TV.

También trabajo de tres a seis.

I also work from three to six.

Asisto a partidos de baloncesto.

I attend basketball games.

No tengo clases por la tarde.

I don't have classes in the afternoon.

No tengo clases por la noche.

I don't have classes in the evening.

No tengo clases por la mañana.

I don't have classes in the morning.

Nunca limpio mi cuarto.

I never clean my room.

Corro en el parque

I run in the park.

Paso la mañana en clases. ¡ Tomo muchos apuntes!

I spend the morning in class. I take a lot of notes!

Trabajo los lunes y los martes.

I work on Mondays and Tuesdays. (an action that occurs regularly or routinely)

Tomo cuatro clases este semestre.

I'm taking four classes this semester. (an ongoing action or condition)

Hablo con el profesor mañana.

I'm talking with the professor tomorrow. (an action that will take place in the near future)

Por la tarde, practico deportes.

In the afternoon I play sports.

Son las tres y veinte.

It's 3:20. (It's twenty past three. / It's three-twenty.)

Son las tres y cuarenta.

It's 3:40. (It's three-forty.)

Son las cuatro menos veinte.

It's 3:40. (It's twenty to four.)

Son las tres y cincuenta de la madrugada.

It's 3:50 a.m.

Son las seis y cuarto.

It's 6:15 ; it's a quarter past 6.

Son las siete y media.

It's 7:30. (It's half past 7)

Son las ocho y cincuenta. (Son las nueve menos diez.)

It's 8:50.

Es medianoche.

It's midnight.

Es mediodía.

It's noon.

Es la una.

It's one o'clock.

Son las cuatro menos diez de la madrugada.

It's ten 'til four in the morning.

Son las tres.

It's three o'clock.

Son las dos y media.

It's two-thirty.

Jorge estudia por la mañana.

Jorge studies in the morning.

Actividades de ocio

Leisure activities

Magaly y yo estudiamos por la noche.

Magaly and I study at night.

Muchos estudiantes trabajan por la noche.

Many students work in the evenings.

Mi primera clase es a (las nueve).

My first class is at (9:00).

Mi última clase es a (las tres).

My last class is at (3:00).

No, no estudio química.

No, I don't study chemistry.

No, estudio geometría.

No, I study geometry.

Normalmente llego a las ocho.

Normally I arrive at eight o'clock.

¡Ay, no! ¡Tengo clase en cinco minutos!

Oh, no! I have class in five minutes!

Los viernes casi siempre como en un restaurante chino con mis amigos.

On Fridays I almost always eat at a Chinese restaurant with my friends.

Los sábados normalmente asisto a los partidos de baloncesto.

On Saturdays I usually attend a basketball game.

¿Verdad? / ¿no?

Right?

A veces lavo la ropa.

Sometimes I do laundry (wash clothes).

Para hablar de los horarios

Talking about schedules

Para decir la hora

Telling time

things that are currently happening, or happen regularly (and actions that will take place in the near future)

The present indicitave tense is used to talk about...

... de la tarde

p.m. (noon to sundown)

... de la noche

p.m. (sundown to midnight)

... de la mañana

a.m. (6 a.m. to noon)

... de la madrugada

a.m. (late night, early morning hours)

tuitear

to tweet

trabajar

to work

escribir un blog

to write a blog

¿CONJUGATED VERB + SUBJECT + OTHER ELEMENTS? ; ¿CONJUGATED VERB + OTHER ELEMENTS + SUBJECT? ; ¿SUBJECT + CONJUGATED VERB + OTHER ELEMENTS?

There are three ways to phrase yes/no questions. ¿Toca + Miguel + el piano? / Does Miguel play the piano? ; ¿Toca + la guitarra + Miguel? / Does Miguel play the guitar? ; ¿Miguel + toca + el violín? / Miguel plays the violin? List the general form for each.

es, son

To tell time in Spanish, you must use the numbers from 1 to 59 and these two forms of the verb ser: ______vand ______.

¿Qué hora es?

What time is it?

¿A qué hora es tu primera clase?

What time is your first class?

¿A qué hora es tu última clase?

What time is your last class?

¿Dónde está la biblioteca?

Where's the library? (Information questions contain question words such as cómo [how] and dónde [where] and need to be answered with more detailed information than yes/no)

Sí, normalmente estudio por tres horas.

Yes, I usually study for three hours.

contestar

to answer, to reply

llegar

to arrive

bailar en un club

to dance at a club

terminar la tarea

to finish up homework

terminar

to finish, to end

regresar a casa

to go back home

asistir a los partidos de béisbol

to go to (attend) baseball games

asistir a los partidos de baloncesto

to go to (attend) basketball games

asistir a los partidos de fútbol americano

to go to (attend) football games

asistir a los partidos de fútbol

to go to (attend) soccer games

escuchar

to listen (to)

escuchar música

to listen to music

mirar

to look (at), to watch

participar en un grupo estudiantil

to participate in a student organization

participar

to participate, to take part

practicar

to play (a sport), to practice

tocar

to play (an instrument)

tocar (la guitarra, el piano)

to play (the guitar, the piano)

leer una novela

to read a novel

descansar

to relax / to rest

regresar

to return, to come back

correr en el parque

to run in the park

pasar

to spend (time), to pass

pasar horas en Internet

to spend hours online

pasar el rato con amigos

to spend time / to hang out with friends

estudiar

to study

estudiar para una clase en línea

to study for an online class

tomar

to take

hablar por teléfono

to talk on the phone

hablar

to talk, to speak


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