Tuesday, March 8th

Spanish I:

Chapter test has been moved to F day next week.

Monday, March 7th

Spanish I:  Chapter test has been moved to this F day. Study guides will be passed out on B day.

2.1 Examen Study Guide

ü      ALL vocab is fair game!  Make sure that you know everything in your 2.1 vocab, even if we rarely used it!

ü      Know your AR verb conjugation !

o       Find the stem, then add:

o       –o                    -amos

o       –as                   -áis

o       –a                    -an

Ex:

Hablar: The stem is "habl"

hablo                    hablamos

hablas                  habláis

hablan                  hablan

ü      Know how to use tener que + infinitive and hay que + infinitive

1) Using "Hay que":

Hay que stays the same and is an impersonal expression meaning "One must".

The second verb stays in the infinitive and is not conjugated.

Ex.

Hay que estudiar. = One must study.

2) Using "Tener que":

You must conjugate "tener' depending on who the subject of the sentence is.

The second verb stays in the infinitive and is not conjugated.

Tengo que estudiar. = I must study.

Tenemos que estudiar. = We must study.

ü      Know your adverbs of frequency!

You must know if the adverbs go before or after the verb, or if they go at the beginning or end of the sentence.

Before the verb:

nunca:  Yo nunca hablo español.

siempre: Yo siempre hablo español.

rara vez: Yo rara vez hablo español.

After the verb:

mucho: Yo hablo mucho.

poco: Yo hablo poco.

At the beginning or end of the sentence:

A veces: A veces yo hablo español. Yo hablo español a veces.

De vez en cuando: De vez en cuando yo hablo español. Yo hablo español de vez en cuando.

Todos los días: Todos los días yo hablo español. Yo hablo español todos los días.

Spanish 7:

• reviewed the verb tener and how to conjugate it

yo tengo                        nosotros tenemos
tú tienes                         vosotros tenéis
él/ella/usted tiene           ellos/ellas ustedes tienen

• learned how to use possessives sentences in Spanish.

Important: There is no apostrophe in Spanish. You need to turn the sentence around:

Example:
Ana's dog = El perro de Ana (The dog of Ana)
Juan's sister = La hermana de Juan (The sister of Juan)

• subject pronouns                   possessive adjectives

           yo = I                                                          mi = my
           tú = you                                                       tu = your
           él = he                                                         su = his
           ella = she                                                     su = her
           usted = you                                                  su = your 
           nosotros = we                                              nuestro = our
           vosotros = you (y'all)                                    vuestro = your
           ellos = they                                                  su = their
           ellas = they                                                  su = their
           ustedes = you  (y'all)                                    su = your

Yo tengo un perro. Es mi perro. = I have a dog. It is my dog.

Important: there is no word for "it" in Spanish. You just leave it out. Es = It is

Wednesday, March 2nd

Spanish 7:

• reviewed the verb tener and how to conjugate it

yo tengo                        nosotros tenemos
tú tienes                         vosotros tenéis
él/ella/usted tiene           ellos/ellas ustedes tienen

• learned how to use possessives sentences in Spanish.

Important: There is no apostrophe in Spanish. You need to turn the sentence around:

Example:
Ana's dog = El perro de Ana (The dog of Ana)
Juan's sister = La hermana de Juan (The sister of Juan)

• subject pronouns                   possessive adjectives

           yo = I                                                          mi = my
           tú = you                                                       tu = your
           él = he                                                         su = his
           ella = she                                                     su = her
           usted = you                                                  su = your 
           nosotros = we                                              nuestro = our
           vosotros = you (y'all)                                    vuestro = your
           ellos = they                                                  su = their
           ellas = they                                                  su = their
           ustedes = you  (y'all)                                    su = your

Yo tengo un perro. Es mi perro. = I have a dog. It is my dog.

Important: there is no word for "it" in Spanish. You just leave it out. Es = It is

Spanish I:

• went over the following grammar lessons:

I. Ar verbs:

The endings for regular -ar verbs are:

-o               -amos
-as              -áis
-a               -an

example: hablar=to talk

hablo            hablamos
hablas           habláis
habla            hablan

II. Adverbs of frequency - are used with verbs to indicate how often you do something.

These come before the verb:
siempre = always
rara vez = rarely
nunca = never

Yo siempre hablo español. = I always speak Spanish.

These come after the verb
mucho = often
poco = a little

Yo estudio mucho. = I study often.

These can go at the beginning or the end of teh sentence:
todos los días = every day
a veces = sometimes
de vez en cuando = once in a while

Yo hablo español todos los días. = I speak Spanish every day.

III. Expressing obligation with hay que and tener que

To talk about things you must do, you can use two phrases that express obligation.

a) The impersonal phrase "hay que" + an infinitive verb

Hay que estudiar para el examen. = One must (You have to) study for the exam.

b) Using tener + que

Tengo que estudiar para el examen. = I have to study for the exam. (I must study for the exam)
b) Use the verb "tener: followed by "que". You must conjugate "tener"

Tuesday, March 1st

Spanish 8:

• went over the last chapter test. Retakes can be taken at any lunchtime of your choice.
• practiced the new vocabulary words for a quiz this Friday.

Spanish I:

• practiced the new vocabulary wiords in Unidad 2, etapa 1 for a quiz this Friday

Monday, February 28th

Spanish 7 students will continue with the new chapter this week. There are no tests for a while.

Spanish 8/Spanish I students will go over the last test in class. Retakes will be at any lunchtime of their choice. They will have a vocabulary quiz on the coming E day.

Monday, February 14th

Spanish 8/Spanish I:

• Took a chapter test today.  Tests will be returned on F day, and can be retaken at any lunchtime.
• Started making flashcards for new words (Etapa 2, unidad 1) for a vocab quiz on Tuesday, March 1st

Thursday, February 10th

Spanish 7: sections 2 and 5

• went over the vocabulary quiz and got it back. They can retake it at any lunchtime of their choice. Grammar Lesson today: Family relationships, pronouns, and the verb "tener":

• family relationships

There is no apostrophe in Spanish, so you have to change the order of the words.
Ana es la madre de Francisco. = Ana is Francisco's mother. (Ana is the mother of Francisco)

Spanish I:

• reviewed pronoun/verb agreement

1) When there is a name of one person, you replace it with "he" or "she"; él or ella
You use the third person singular verb: tiene

Juan has a dog. He has a dog. = Juan tiene un perro. Él tiene un perro.

2) When there are two or more people, you replace their names with "they": ellos o ellas
You use the third person plural verb: tienen

Juan y Ana have a dog. They have a dog. = Juan y Ana tienen un perro. Ellos tienen un perro.

3) When you are talking about yourself and another person, you replace it with "we": nosotros o nosotras
You use the "nosotros" form of the verb

Juan y yo tenemos un perro. = Juan and I have a dog.

4) When you are talking about a group of people, and there is a "you" in the sentence and other people in it, you can replace it with either "vosotros" or "ustedes":
You use the vosotros or ustedes form of the verb.

Juan y tú tenéis un perro.  = Juan and you have a dog.
Juan y ustedes tienen un perro. = Juan and you have a dog.