Lesson 2.01 & 2.02

Tienes pelo rubio: _________

Yo soy alto: ___________

Ella tiene ojos verdes: _________

Tenemos 15 años: _________

Ellos tiene pelos rojos: ____________

Tienes pelo rubio: You have blonde hair.

Yo soy alto: I am tall

Ella tiene ojos verdes: She has green eyes.

Tenemos 15 años: We are 15 years old.

Ellos tiene pelos rojos: They have red hair.

ir: to go

Yo voy: I go

Tú vas: You go

Él, Ella, Usted va: He, she goes

Nos vamos: We go

Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes van: They go

When you are talking about going to class, there is a specific formula that you have to use

Ir + a + direction (or class)

Ejemplo (Example): Yo voy a la clase de inglés

So what types of classes are there?

Remember that the name of the class goes after the word "clase" (ejemplo: clase de inglés)

English: inglés

Social Studies: Estudios Sociales

Mathematics: Matematicas

Science: Ciencias

Algebra: Álgebra

Calculus: Cálculo

Geometry: Geometria

Physical Education: Educación Física

Ruler: Regla

Book: Libro

Notebook: Cuaderno

Pencil: Lapiz

Pen: Boligrafo/Pluma

Backpack: Mochila

Calculator: Calculadora

Crayon: Crayón

Folder: Carpeta

Definite articles are used when talking about something specific (aka "the" in English; the car, the door, etc)

Masculino: el (sing.) los (plural)

Feminina: la (sing.) las (plural)

Regla: Ruler

Book: Libro

El Libro (sing) Los Libros (plural)

La regla (sing.) Las reglas (plural)

Indefinite articles are used when you ARE NOT talking about something specific (aka "a" "an"; an apple, a kid)

Masculino: Un (sing.) Unos (Plural)

Feminina: Una (sing.) Unas (Plural)

When you are working with words that end in a vowel or a consonant, there are two ways to make them plural.

Ends in a vowel: add "s"

Ends in a consonant: add "es"

Ends in a "z": replace with "ces"

Lápiz: Pencil

Mochila: Backpack

Director: Principal

Lápiz ends in a "z" = Lápices

Mochila ends with a vowel: Mochilas

Director ends in a consonant: Directores

Monday: Lunes

Tuesday: Martes

Wednesday: Miércoles

Thursday: Jueves

Friday: Viernes

Saturday: Sábado

Sunday: Domingo

When you write the date in Spanish, there is a specific formula: day + de + month + de + year

If I want to say May 18, 2007, I would say:

18 de Mayo de 2007

If I want to add a specific day of the week, I would add it at the beginning: day of the week + el + day + de + month + de + year

If I want to say Wednesday, May 18, 2007, I would say:

Miércoles, el 18 de Mayo de 2007

We are going to build on the information that we learned from 2.01 (remember is "clase" + the name of the class)

Biology: Biología

Italian: Italiano

Mandarin: Mandarín

Art: Arte

Music: Música

Computer: Clase de computadora

Japanese: Japonés

Physics: Física

Chemistry: Química

Technology: Tecnología

The screen: la pantalla

Keyboard: teclado

Mouse: Ratón

Scissors: Tijeras

Glue: La pega

Monitor: monitor

Some schools have 5 class periods, while some have 7 class periods. We are going to learn how to say all 7.

Period: Periodo (Periodo primero , periodo segundo, etc.)

1st: Primero

2: Segundo

3: Tercero

4: Cuarto

5: Quinto

6: Sexto

7: Séptimo