Posted by Tim on October 19, 2010
SABER- CONOCER (p. 83 SP2)
Saber & Conocer both mean – to KNOW
Saber is used for knowing
1. INFORMATION (yo sé español- I know Spanish)
2.FACTS (yo sé cuántas personas vive en Savannah- I know how many people live in Savannnah)
3. How to do something (ie. Yo sé bailar means I know how to dance)
Conocer is used for
1. AWARNESS
2. OF PEOPLE (yo conozco a mi mamá- I know my mamma)
3. PLACES (yo conozco KFC- I know KFC)
4. THINGS (yo conozco iPod- I know what an iPod is)
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Posted by Tim on February 3, 2010
1. Choose a Spanish speaking country
2. Buy a 2×2 acoustic ceiling tile ($2.06 at Home Depot)
3. Decorate the ceiling tile with the following information
a. The Spanish name for the country. Make sure to spell it correctly including any accent marks. Make sure the name is written large and bold.
b. Paint or cut and paste a map of the country on the tile
c. Paint the name of the capital city on the tile and indicate where it is on the map.
d. Paint the names of the 3 largest cities in the country and indicate where they are on the map
e. Find out what the major export of the country is and paint or paste something on the tile that represents this export.
f. Find what at least 2 cultural items (dance, song, costume, etc…) that represent the country are. Paint or paste something representing these things on the tile.
6. Make sure your name is on the back of the ceiling tile.
7. Tiles are due on Tuesday, Feb. 16.
THIS ASSIGNMENT COUNTS AS A TEST GRADE!!!
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Posted by Tim on December 2, 2009
In Spanish there are 2 ways to talk about something in the past.
1. If we are talking about something that happenED at a certain time, we use the PRETERITE tense
2. If we are talking about something that was happening in the past without specifying the time, we use the IMPERFECT TENSE
PRETERITE TENSE
. AR ER/IR
yo HablÉ ComÍ
Tú HablASTE ComISTE
él HablÓ ComIÓ
ella HablÓ ComIÓ
Usted HablÓ ComIÓ
Nosotros Hablamos ComIMOS
Ellos HablARON ComIERON
Ustedes HablARON ComIERON
IMPERFECT TENSE
. AR ER/IR
Yo HablABA ComÍA
Tú HablABAS ComÍAS
Él HablABA ComÍA
Ella HablABA ComÍA
Usted HablABA ComÍA
Nosotros HablABAMOS ComÍAMOS
Ellos HablABAN ComÍAN
Ustedes HablABAN ComÍAN
To say ´I was eating at Taco Bell when I ate a taco´ I would say…
Yo comÍA en Taco Bell cuando comÍ un taco
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Posted by Tim on December 1, 2009
To say I am going to do something I need 3 things
1. The verb IR
2. A
3. another verb
IR + A + verb
IR changes depending on who is doing the action
Yo VOY A comer= I am going to eat
Tú VAS A comer- You are going to eat
ÉL VA A comer- He is going to eat
ELLA VA A comer- She is going to eat
USTED VA A comer- You are going to eat
NOSOTROS VAMOS A comer- We are going to eat
ELLOS VAN A comer- They are going to eat
USTEDES VAN A comer- Y´all are going to eat
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Posted by Tim on October 27, 2009
Los Meses- The months
Enero
Febrero
Marzo
Abril
Mayo
Junio
Julio
Agosto
Septiembre
Octubre
Noviembre
Deciembre
When writing the date, you use the following format,
El _(number)_ de _(month)_
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Posted by Tim on October 20, 2009
Here is the conjugation of the verb TENER- to have
Yo TENGO
Tú TIENES
Él-Ella TIENE
Usted TIENE
Nosotros TENEMOS
Ellos(as) TIENEN
Ustedes TIENEN
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Posted by Tim on October 15, 2009
Spanish 2 has a test on Friday, October 16
The test will cover…
1. Past tense verbs
2. GAR, CAR, ZAR verbs
3. Irregular past tense verbs (Ir, Ser, Dar, Ver, & hacer)
4. Travel vocabulary
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Posted by Tim on October 15, 2009
Spanish 1 has a test on Thursday, October 15.
The test will cover…
1. Adjective/noun agrement
2. The 4 “THE”s
3. The 4 “A”s
4. Vocabulary from page 69.
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Posted by Tim on October 12, 2009
There are 2 rules for using adjectives in Spanish…
1. The adjective comes AFTER the thing it describes
The black dog
El perro negro
2. The adjective must agree with the thing in gender & number
Gender
El perrO negrO
La faldA negrA
Number
Los perrOS negrOS
Las fladAS negrAS
But what about adjectives that don´t end in O or A????
They only have to be changed for number
El perro marrón
La falda marrón
Los perrOS marronES
Las faldAS marronES
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Posted by Tim on October 12, 2009
Some verbs just don’t sound right in the past tense. When we add the é to the end of them to indicate the yo form, it changes the sound. So we have to change the spelling to keep the sound. The change only happens in the YO form. All other forms are normal. These verbs end with -GAR, -CAR, & -ZAR and they look like this…
JUGAR- to play
Yo jugUÉ
Tú jugASTE
SACAR- to take
Yo SaQUÉ
Tú sacASTE
EMPEZAR
Yo empeCÉ
Tú empezASTE
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