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En español se
dice…
In English you
say…
el desierto
desert
la ropa
clothing
el lago
lake
el abrigo
coat, overcoat
el mar
sea
la bufanda
scarf
la montaña
mountain
los guantes
gloves
la playa
beach
el gorro
cap
el río
river
el impermeable
raincoat
el árbol
tree
los shorts
shorts
la flor
flower
los pantalones
pants
la planta
plant
el traje de baño
bathing suit
El bosque
forest
unicolor
solid color
con rayas
striped
de cuadros
plaid, checked
cuello tortuga
turtle neck
manga larga
long sleeve
manga corta
short sleeve
el bronceador
suntan lotion
las gafas de sol
sunglasses
el paraguas
umbrella
las estaciones
seasons
el invierno
winter
el otoño
fall, autumn
la primavera
spring
el verano
summer
¿qué tiempo hace?
what is the
¿cómo está el
weather like?
tiempo/clima?
creer
to think, to believe
creo que sí/no
i think so/i don't
think so
sacar fotos
to take pictures
tomar el sol
to sunbathe
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¿qué tiempo hace?
¿cómo está el
tiempo/clima?
what is the weather
like?
Describing the Weather
A. To talk about the weather in Spanish, we often use the verb hacer:
Hace (mucho) calor
It's (very) hot
Hace (mucho) fresco
It's (very) cool
Hace (mucho) frío
It's (very) cold
Hace (mucho) sol
It's (very) sunny
Hace (mucho) viento
It's (very) windy
Hace (muy) buen tiempo
It's (very) nice weather
Hace (muy) mal tiempo
It's (very) bad weather
B. When you talk about the sun or the wind, you can also use hay:
Hay sol y hay viento = It's sunny and it's windy
C. To talk about raining and snowing, use the verbs llover (o-->ue) - to rain and nevar
(e --> ie) - to snow: Llueve mucho en el oeste del estado de Washington. Nieva
mucho en la montaña Rainier.
D. To say that it's cloudy, use the expression está nublado. (TRIVIA QUESTION: Why is
it está nublado and not es nublado? See the answer at the bottom of the page.)
***** NEED MORE PRACTICE? COMPLETE:
ACTIVITIES #1 AND #2 ON P.87 FROM THE BLUE WORKBOOK
ACTIVITIES #1 AND #3 ON P. 88 FROM THE BLUE WORKBOOK
ACTIVITIES #1 AND #2 ON P.89 FROM THE BLUE WORKBOOK
P. 93 FROM THE BLUE WORKBOOK
P.73, 76 and 77 from the purple workbook
ACTIVITIES #5 and #6 ON P.75 from the purple workbook
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Special Expressions Using tener
You have already learned that someone is hungry or thirsty and to tell a person's age
using the verb tener. It is also used in many other "idiomatic expressions."
TENER:
I'm hungry = Tengo hambre
I'm afraid = Tengo miedo
I'm thirsty = Tengo sed
I'm in a hurry = Tengo prisa
I'm 16 years old = Tengo 16 años
I'm right = Tengo razón
I'm hot = Tengo calor
I'm sleepy = Tengo sueño
I'm careful = Tengo cuidado
I'm lucky = Tengo suerte
I'm cold = Tengo frío
TENER GANAS DE…
I feel like dancing = Tengo ganas de bailar
***** NEED MORE PRACTICE? COMPLETE:
ACTIVITY #3 ON P.87 FROM THE BLUE WORKBOOK
ACTIVITY #2 ON P. 88 FROM THE BLUE WORKBOOK
ACTIVITY #3 ON P.89 FROM THE BLUE WORKBOOK
ACTIVITY #2 ON P.90 FROM THE BLUE WORKBOOK
ACTIVITY #2 ON P.91 FROM THE BLUE WORKBOOK
P.76 from the purple workbook
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Direct Object Pronouns
A "direct object" is a word that receives the action of a verb directly. (In the
sentence "Paco buys shoes" the action of buying goes directly from Paco to the
shoes.) An "indirect object" is a word that indirectly receives the action of a
verb. (In the sentence "Paco buys shoes for us" the action of buying goes directly
from Paco to the shoes and then indirectly to us, because we end up wearing
them!) Right now we are concerned only with direct objects.
A direct object answers the questions "Whom?" or "What?" as in "Whom do you
see?" or "What did you buy?" Nouns used as direct objects can be replaced by
direct object pronouns:
SINGULAR
PLURAL
The direct object noun is placed after the conjugated verb, but a direct object
pronoun is placed before the conjugated verb OR after the infinitive if there is
one:
Yo compro la blusa.
Yo
la compro.
Yo
la voy a comprar/Yo voy a
comprarla.
***** NEED MORE PRACTICE? COMPLETE:
ACTIVITY #1 ON P.90 FROM THE BLUE WORKBOOK
ACTIVITY #1 ON P.91 FROM THE BLUE WORKBOOK
ACTIVITY #1 ON P.92 FROM THE BLUE WORKBOOK
P.78 from the purple workbook
OJO:
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Saying What is Happening 'Right Now':
Present Progressive
The Present Progressive is the equivalent of using -ing in English when you want
to talk about what is happening "right now." ("We can't play baseball right now.
It's raining!") The Present Progressive is a two-part construction, using the
present indicative tense of estar + the present participle of a verb. To form the
present participle, drop the infinitive ending of the verb and add -ando for -AR
verbs and -iendo for -ER/-IR verbs.
-AR Verbs like MIRAR
-ER Verbs like COMER
-IR Verbs like ESCRIBIR
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OJO: When the stem of an -ER/IR verb ends in a vowel, the spelling of -iendo
changes to -yendo. (leer - leyendo, oir - oyendo, creer - creyendo)
Practice:
A. I am reading
B. I am listening
C. I am believing
***** NEED MORE PRACTICE? COMPLETE:
ACTIVITY #3 ON P.90 FROM THE BLUE WORKBOOK
ACTIVITY #3 ON P.91 FROM THE BLUE WORKBOOK
ACTIVITY #2 ON P.92 FROM THE BLUE WORKBOOK
P. 95 FROM THE BLUE WORKBOOK
P.80 from the purple workbook
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