Spanish Numbers Home / Grammar / Topic Notes: The written lesson is below.Links to quizzes, tests, etc. are to the left. Here are the numbers 1-10: 1. uno 2. dos 3. tres 4. cuatro 5. cinco 6. seis 7. siete 8. ocho 9. nueve 10. diez The number "one" changes from "uno" to "un" before a masculine noun. un libro one book un perro one dog (male) un hombre one man The number "one" changes from "uno" to "una" before a feminine noun. una pluma one pen una gata one cat (female) una chica one girl When counting generically (one, two, three ...) use "uno" but when counting specifically (one cat, one dog), use "un" or "una." uno, dos, tres one, two, three
How to Teach Commands to First Year Spanish Language Students written by: Heather Marie Kosur • edited by: Rebecca Scudder • updated: 3/2/2012 The following article describes a first year Spanish lesson plan for teaching basic commands in Spanish and includes examples to illustrate the Spanish imperative verb form. An optional refresher on the imperative mood in English is provided. Imperative Mood Lesson PlanThe following lesson plan can be used by Spanish teachers to introduce the imperative mood to English-speaking Spanish students.
Learn Spanish Online Free - Learning Spanish Formal & Plural commands in Spanish The formal and commands are polite requests that you make of adults who are not close friends. This includes patients if you are a doctor (unless your patients are young children), clients for businessmen, even waiters since in most Hispanic countries you will not find a teenager bouncing over to your table with a "Hey! I'm Jim!" name-tag on. When in doubt, use the Ud. The Plural form represents commands or requests of more than one person. Let's make a Formal Command. We always start with the first person singular "Yo" form of the verb: hablo Now drop the "o" : habl- Now we attach the "opposite" vowel ending to our verb stem to form our command: ¡ Hable ! The Usted and Ustedes command forms are the Ud. and Uds. form of the Present Subjunctive. If the Yo form is irregular in the Present Tense, it will be irregular in the Formal & Plural command form. With verbs that end in "Y" in the Yo form as well as Saber are very irregular:
Formal & Plural commands in Spanish The formal and commands are polite requests that you make of adults who are not close friends. This includes patients if you are a doctor (unless your patients are young children), clients for businessmen, even waiters since in most Hispanic countries you will not find a teenager bouncing over to your table with a "Hey! I'm Jim!" name-tag on. When in doubt, use the Ud. The Plural form represents commands or requests of more than one person. Let's make a Formal Command. We always start with the first person singular "Yo" form of the verb: hablo Now drop the "o" : habl- Now we attach the "opposite" vowel ending to our verb stem to form our command: ¡ Hable ! The Usted and Ustedes command forms are the Ud. and Uds. form of the Present Subjunctive. If the Yo form is irregular in the Present Tense, it will be irregular in the Formal & Plural command form. With verbs that end in "Y" in the Yo form as well as Saber are very irregular:
Lista de Expresiones Españolas | Expresiones españolas para Erasmus en apuros 797 Votes A buen entendedor, pocas palabras bastan A buenas horas mangas verdes A bulto A caballo regalado, no le mires el dentado A Dios rogando y con el mazo dando A falta de pan buenas son tortas A fin de cuentas A hangover A la buena de Dios A la fuerza ahorcan A la vuelta de la esquina A lo hecho, pecho A mal tiempo, buena cara A menos bulto, más claridad A ojo de buen cubero A otra cosa, mariposa A otro perro con ese hueso A palabras necias, oídos sordos A perro flaco, todo son pulgas A propósito A quid A quien a buen árbol se arrima, buena sombra le cobija A quien madruga Dios le ayuda A rey muerto, rey puesto A todo cerdo le llega su San Martín A vivir que son dos días A wet blanket Adonde fueres haz lo que vieres Agua que no has de beber déjala correr Ahogarse en un vaso de agua Ahuecar el ala Al pan, pan y al vino, vino Al tun tun Alguien que es más fácil saltarlo que darle la vuelta Anda ya! Anímate! Arrimar el hombro Arrojar perlas a los cerdos Aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda Bajar la guardia Enjuto
Spanish Pronouns A Pronoun in Spanish as well as in English is like a shortcut to refer to a noun, a word that stands for or represents a noun or noun phrase, a pronoun is identified only in the context of the sentence in which they are used. So you must have a prior idea about who "he or she" "él or ella" is. In English we find "me, her, what, that, his", In Spanish they're used pretty much the same way, the main difference is that in Spanish most pronouns have a gender, masculine or feminine and rarely neuter to unknown objects or ideas. Types of pronouns include personal pronouns (refer to the persons speaking, the persons spoken to, or the persons or things spoken about), indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns (connect parts of sentences) and reciprocal or reflexive pronouns (in which the object of a verb is being acted on by verb's subject). This table below shows examples of all pronouns categories in Spanish: Subject pronouns: Spanish Possessive Pronouns: Mine= el mío / la mía /los míos / las mías.
Spain: Spanish Language Welcome to our guide to Spain! This is useful for anyone researching Spanish culture, customs, manners, etiquette, values and wanting to understand the people better. You may be going to Spain on business, for a visit or even hosting Spanish colleagues or clients in your own country. Remember this is only a very basic level introduction and is not meant to stereotype all Spanish people you may meet! Facts and Statistics Location: Southwestern Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountains, southwest of France Capital: Madrid Climate: temperate; clear, hot summers in interior, more moderate and cloudy along coast; cloudy, cold winters in interior, partly cloudy and cool along coast Population: 40,280,780 (July 2004 est.) Ethnic Make-up: composite of Mediterranean and Nordic types Religions: Roman Catholic 94%, other 6% Government: parliamentary monarchy The Spanish Language Why not learn some useful Spanish phrases? Spanish Society & Culture
Teacher Resources: Adult ELL Instruction | Recommended ELL Web Resources (Organized By Topic) What's Different About Teaching Reading to Students Learning English? What's Different About Teaching Reading to Students Learning English? by Dorothy Kaufmann provides teacher trainers with a research-based curriculum to guide the professional development of classroom and ESL teachers who teach reading in classes where some or all of the students are English language learners. The curriculum is available for purchase from the Center for Applied Linguistics store. AdLit.org: Strategy Library This resource offers comprehensive list of strategies for each phase of the comprehension lesson — before, during, and after reading. BBC: Learning English The BBC "Learning English" webpage offers English language-learning multimedia tools such as short courses and quizzes to test grammar and vocabulary. Dave's ESL Café Dave's ESL Café is an Internet meeting place for ESL and EFL students and teachers from around the world. Educator's Reference Desk: ESL Lesson Plans EFL/ESL Lesson Plans ESL Flow U.S.A.
Amusing Spanish Idioms See also Spanish Slang, Spanish Words & Phrases An idiom is a phrase that is understood to have a meaning different from its literal meaning. For example, in English when we say “it’s raining cats and dogs” we mean it’s raining heavily, it’s a downpour. Like the cats and dogs example, idioms are fun, colorful expressions and the direct translation of an idiom from one language to another is often hilarious. Below are some of my favorite Spanish idioms. No tiene dos dedos de frente. Tiene más lana que un borrego. A otro perro con ese hueso. La carne de burro no es transparente. Cada quien tiene su manera de matar pulgas. Da un beso a la botella. El hijo de la gato, ratones mata. Antes que te cases mira lo que haces. Más vale pájaro en mano que cien volando. Mientras que en mi casa estoy, rey soy. Yo tengo una tía que toca la guitarra.