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Spanish for Beginners: Unit One Guide

The document introduces verb conjugations and usage of "to be" in English for describing people. It provides examples of positive, negative, and interrogative forms of "to be" with subjects like I, you, we, they, he, she, and it. Additionally, it discusses using "a" versus "an", basic wh- questions words, countries and nationalities, pronunciation, and connectors.

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Spanish for Beginners: Unit One Guide

The document introduces verb conjugations and usage of "to be" in English for describing people. It provides examples of positive, negative, and interrogative forms of "to be" with subjects like I, you, we, they, he, she, and it. Additionally, it discusses using "a" versus "an", basic wh- questions words, countries and nationalities, pronunciation, and connectors.

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UNIT ONE Introductions (18/2/15)

A) Verb to be
We often use te verb to be to describing people
(Nosotros muchas veces ocupamos el verbo to be para la descripcin de las personas)

Positive:

I AM I'M SPANISH
YOU ARE YOU'RE AMERICAN
WE ARE WE'RE RUSSIAN
THEY ARE THEY'RE JAPANESE
HE IS HE'S AWESOME
SHE IS SHE'S PRETTY
IT IS IT'S OLD

Negative

I AM NOT I'M NOT SPANISH


YOU
YOU ARE NOT AREN'T AMERICAN
WE ARE NOT WE AREN'T RUSSIAN
They
THEY ARE NOT AREN'T JAPANESE
HE IS NOT HE ISN'T AWESOME
SHE IS NOT SHE ISN'T PRETTY
IT IS NOT IT ISN'T OLD

B) Connector A/AN AND WH-Questions

We use a before words benginning with a consonant sound (B,C,D, ETC)

A recepcionist, A Pet, A Door, A sales manager, A pilot, A Lawyer, A doctor

We use an before words benginning with vowel sound (A,E,I,O,U)

An astronaut, An accountant, An optician, An indian


C) Basic Questions
What? Qu?
What's your job? I'm a Teacher
Where? Dnde?
What's your wife's job? She's an Engineer
When? Cundo?
Who's your boss? Patricio Perz
Who? Quin?
Where are you from? I'm Brazilian
how? Cmo?

U so fo rmal U so in fo rmal POSI TI VO

I a m a student I'm a student Soy estudiante

Y ou a re Spanish Y ou're Spanish Eres espaol

He is sa d He's sa d l est triste

S he is ta ll S he's ta ll Ella es alta

It is cold It's cold Hace fro

We a re from M la ga We're from M la ga Somos de Mlaga

Y ou a re nice Y ou're nice Eres agradables

T hey a re policemen T hey're policemen Son policas


U so fo rmal U so in fo rmal NEGATI VO

I a m not ta ll I'm not ta ll No soy alto

Y ou a re not Irish Y ou a ren't I rish No eres irlands

He is not rich He's not rich No es rico

S he is not clever S he isn't clever No es lista

It is not big It's not big No es grande

We a re not ugly We a ren't ugly No somos feos

Y ou a re not funny Y ou're not funny No eres divertido

T hey a re not English T hey a ren't English No son ingleses


INTERROGATIVO

A m I nice? Soy agradable?

Who a re you? Quin eres?

Is he not polite? No es educado?

Where is she? Dnde est?

Is it not difficult? No es difcil?

A re we lost? Estamos perdidos?

Why are you busy? Por qu estis ocupados?

A ren't they lawyers? No son abogados?


Review

Whats your name?

Singular: Su nombre His name(hombre) her name(mujer)


Plural: Sus nombres son Their name are Pedro, Francisca y Daniela

Dichos o preguntas: ejemplos al azar

How do you say. ? Cmo se dice ?


I dont understand, can you repeat please? No entiendo, podra repetirlo por favor?
I can go to the toilet teacher? Puedo ir al bao profesor?
How do you spell your name? Como lo deletrea tu nombre?
Hello, Whats up? (Good,nice, not much, thats to bad)
How are you ? (fine, bad, so so, tired(cansado))
How old are you? Im ____ years old

Das de la semana:

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday,

Pronunciacin ingls

A): ei E): i I): ai @) : AT PUNTO): dat

Connect:

That (que), with (con) , to (para), of (de), the (el/la/las/lo/los), first(primero), then(Entonces,
luego, despus)), after that, before that, for example, finally.

Countries & Natioalities

1. U.S.A / American
2. Mexico / Mexican
3. Brazil / Brazilian
4. Argentina / Argentinian
5. Germany / German
6. Polony / Polish
7. France / French
8. Spain / Spanish
9. Italy / Italian
10. Turkey / Turkish
11. Russia / Russian
12. China / Chinese
13. Japan / Japanese
14. Australia / Australian

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