Etapa Preliminar
“¡Hola, Bienvenidos!”
¡Hola! - Common Greetings
 Greetings change depending on the time of the day.
 Hola: anytime
12
 Buenos Dias: 6am-12pm
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Good Morning
6
 Buenas Tardes: 12pm-6pm
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12
Good Afternoon
6
 Buenas Noches: 6pm-6am
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12
Good Evening
6
Adiós
Despedidas - Fairwells
 Adiós – Good-bye
 Hasta Mañana – Until Tomorrow
 Hasta Luego – Until Later
 Nos vemos – We’ll see each other soon.
 Use “hasta luego” and “nos vemos” if you expect to see
the person later that day or in the near future.
Practice Greetings
Actividad 1 – Buenos Días
How would you greet a friend at these times?
1. 8:00 pm
•Buenas Noches.
2. 10:45 am
•Buenos Días.
3. 2:00 pm
•Buenas Tardes.
4. 8:30 am
•Buenos Días.
•Hola.
5. Anytime
•Buenas Noches.
6. 9:00 pm
Exchanging Names
 To ask someone’s name:
¿Cómo te llamas?
(What’s your name?)(what do you call yourself?)
 To tell someone YOUR name:
Me llamo _____ .
(My name is…) (I call myself…)
 To ask someone else’s name:
¿Cómo se llama (el chico/la chica)? (What’s his/her name?)
 To tell someone another person’s name:
Se llama _____ .
(His/her name is…)
Proper Responses
 It is proper to say it’s nice to meet someone after
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exchanging names. Here are some proper responses.
Encantado(a)*. – (I’m) Delighted.
Mucho gusto. – Nice to meet you.
El gusto es mío. – The pleasure is mine.
Es un placer. - It’s a pleasure.
Igualmente. – Same here. (Equally)
* Note: In Spanish, all nouns have either a masculine or feminine gender.
Masculine nouns usually end in -0 and feminine nouns usually end in –
a. Since you are talking about yourself, make sure the word “encantado”
agrees with your gender. (Boys say encantado. Girls say encantada.)
Actividad 7 - ¿Cómo se llama?
 To a classmate:
 Greet them.
 Introduce yourself & find out their name.
 Give a polite response.
 Point to two others and find out their name.
 Say good-bye.
Saying Where You Are From
 To ask where someone is from:
¿De dónde eres?
(Where are you from?)
 To say where you are from:
Soy de …
(I’m from …)
 To ask where another person is from:
¿De dónde es (name)? (Where is he/she from?)
 To say where another person is from:
Es de …
(He or she is from…)
Actividad 8 - ¿De dónde es?
 Tell where your new friends are from.
 Modelo – Tomas: España
 ¿De dónde es Tomas?
 Tomas es de Espana.
El Abecedario (El Alfabeto)
A=a
B = be
C = ce
D = de
E=e
F = efe
G = ge
H = hache
I=i
J = jota
K = ka
L = ele
M = eme
N = ene
Ñ = eñe
O=o
P = pe
Q = cu
R = ere
RR = erre
S = ese
T = te
U=u
V = ve
W = doble ve
X = equis
Y = i griega
Z = zeta
In 1994, two letters (LL & CH) were actually
removed from the Spanish Alphabet in order to
comply with the universal Latin alphabetical
order for dictionaries.
El Abecedario (El Alfabeto)
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
Ñ
O
P
Q
R
RR
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
In 1994, two letters (LL & CH) were actually
removed from the Spanish Alphabet in order to
comply with the universal Latin alphabetical
order for dictionaries.
Spelling Someone’s Name:
 Vocabulary note:
 First Name Nombre
 Last Name  Apellido
 To ask how to spell someone’s name:
¿Cómo se escribe tu nombre?
 To tell someone how to spell your name:
Se escribe con…
Example:
¿Como se escribe tu nombre, Juan?
Se escribe con J-U-A-N.
Los Numeros de Cero a Diez
0 = cero
1 = uno
2 = dos
3 = tres
4 = cuatro
5 = cinco
6 = sies
7 = siete
8 = ocho
 To ask someone’s phone number:
¿Cuál es tu teléfono?
 To tell someone your phone number:
Mi teléfono es…
9 = nueve
10 = diez
Días de la Semana
 Vocabulary:
 Monday = lunes
 Friday = viernes
 Day = el día
 Tuesday = martes
 Saturday = sabado
 Week = la semana
 Wednesday =
 Sunday = domingo
 Month = el mes
miercoles
 Thursday = jueves
 Today = hoy
 Tomorrow = mañana
•In Spanish, the days of the week are NOT capitalized.
•The calendar week starts on Monday.
•Finding out the day:
• ¿Qué día es hoy/mañana? (What day is today/tomorrow?)
•Telling the day:
•Hoy es… (Today is…)
•Mañana es… (Tomorrow is…)
Canta!
 Think of the tune to the Adam’s Family.
 We’re going to break the rules and start with “Sunday” as the first day
of the week. (Even though the Spanish week starts on Monday)
 Lyrics:
Day’s of the Week (snap snap) - 2x
Day’s of the Week - 3x
There’s domingo and there’s lunes
martes and miercoles
jueves and viernes
And then there’s sabado!
Day’s of the Week (snap snap) - 2x
Day’s of the Week - 3x
Frases Útiles
 In the Classroom
 Abran los libros.
 Cierren los libros.
 Escriban…
 Escuchen…
 Lean…
 Levanten la mano.
 Miren el pizarrón.
 Pásenme la tarea.
 Repitan.
 Saquen un lápiz.
 Siéntense.
(Open your books.)
(Close your books.)
(Write)
(Listen [to]…)
(Read…)
(Raise your hand.)
(Look at the chalkboard.)
(Pass in the homework.)
(Repeat.)
(Take out a pencil.)
(Sit down.)
Frases Útiles
 Helpful Spanish Phrases
¿Cómo se dice..?
¿Qué quiere decir…?
¿Qué significa…?
Mas despacio, por favor.
No se.
Repita, por favor.
Tengo una pregunta.
¿Puedo ir a tomar agua?
¿Puedo ir al baño?
¿Puedo ir a la biblioteca?
(How do you say…?)
(What does this say..?) –
(What does … mean?) –
(More slowly, please.)
(I don’t know.)
(Repeat, please.)
(I have a question.)
(May I go get a drink of water?)
(May I go to the bathroom?)
(May I go to the library?)
Frases Útiles
 In the text
 Cambien de papel.
(Change roles.)
 Completa la conversación. (Complete the conversation.)
 Contesta las preguntas.
(Answer the questions.)
 Di quien habla.
(Say who is speaking.)
 ¿Es cierto o falso?
(True or False?)
 Escoge la respuesta correcta.
(Choose the correct response.)
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“” la palabra
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“”
“”
word.)
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“” la frase
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“”
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phrase.)
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“” la oración
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“”
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sentence.)
 Escucha…
(Listen to…)
 Explica…
(Explain…)
 Lee…
(Read…)
 Pregúntale a otro(a) estudiante.
(Ask another student…)
 Trabaja con otro(a) estudiante.
(Work with another student…)
 Trabaja en un grupo de…
(Work in a group of…)