Lección 1.1 Hola y Adiós
Hola y Adiós
In this chapter, you will learn to have a simple conversation in Spanish. You will be able to greet people, talk about yourself, and say your farewells. You will also be able to tell people what time things will be taking place. Finally, you will be able to count from 1 to 30. When introducing yourself in Spanis,h it is important to learn vocabulary and how to conjugate the verb ‘Ser’ and the verb ‘Estar’. ‘Ser’ and ‘Estar’ both mean ‘to be’ in Spanish, and you will be able to use both these verbs correctly when talking about yourself. You will also be learning the alphabet, which is helpful to learn how to pronounce words in Spanish. You will also identify the definite and indefinite articles in Spanish, which will help you understand the concepts of ‘feminine’ and ‘masculine’ and ‘singular’ and ‘plural’.
Vocabulario
Exercises
Activity 1- Memory game with the vocabulary and the meaning. Please match the cards with the correct translation.
Activity 2- Drag the words- Please drag the words into their correct spaces
Activity 3
Please write a short dialogue using the vocabulary you have just learned. Please keep this dialogue because it will be used in different activities during the semester.
Alfabeto
An image of the Spanish Alphabet and how the letters sound phonetically.
When learning the alphabet it is important to pay attention to the pronunciation of the letters.
Note: There are letters that sound differently depending on the vowel that follows them.
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C + A, O, U |
When the letter ‘C’ is followed by an ‘A’, ‘O’ or ‘U’, it has a hard sound like a ‘K’. Ej. ¿Cómo? |
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C + E, I |
When the letter ‘C’ is followed by an ‘E’ or an ‘I’ it has a softer sound like an ‘S’. Ej. Despacio |
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C+ H |
When the letter ‘C’ is followed by an ‘h’ it has the same sound as it does in English. Ej. Muchas |
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G + A, O, U |
When the letter ‘G’ is followed by an ‘A’, ‘O’ or ‘U’, it has a hard ‘G’ sound. Ej. gusto |
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G + E, I |
When the letter ‘G’ is followed by an ‘E’ or an ‘I’, it has a “soft g’ sound. Ej. Gente (people) |
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H |
The letter ‘H’ is silent in Spanish. Ej. Hola |
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L + L |
When the letter ‘L’ is followed by another ‘L’ it sounds like the letter ‘y’ in English. Ej. Llamo |
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‘Ñ’ |
The letter ‘Ñ’ has no equivalent in English. You can think of it as a more nasal ‘N’. Ej. Mañana. |
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‘Q’ |
The letter ‘Q’ is almost always followed by a ‘U’ that is almost always silent. It sounds like a ‘K’ in English. Ej. Que |
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‘R’ |
The letter ‘R’ has different sounds depending on its position in the word. If it the initial letter, like in ‘Rosa’, it will have a trill. When there are two ‘r’s’ in a word like ‘perro’ the ‘rr’ will have a trill. If there is one ‘r’ in the word, like ‘pero’, the ‘r’ will not trill and sounds similar to the ‘r’ in English. |
Activity 1: Dictation
Activity 2: Image Sequencing
Please put the images in the sequence of the Alphabet.