basic spanish | lesson 10 | asking for and giving introductions

7/27/2019 Basic Spanish | Lesson 10 | Asking for and giving introductions

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Hola!Lesson 10 on Basic Spanish!


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Revision Bridging the language gap

English Spanish

I dont understand No entiendo

How do you write ___? Cmo se escribe ___?

Can you speak slowly? Puedes hablar despacio?

Can you read ___? Puedes leer ___?

Do you understand me? Me entiendes?


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Revision Forms of verbs

Personal pronounForm ending

in ar

Form ending

in er

Form ending

in ir

Yo(I) -o -o -o

Nosotros(We) -amos -emos -imos

T(You) -as -es -esVosotros(You, plural) -is -is -s

Usted(You, formal) -a -e -e

Ustedes(You, formal, pl) -an -en -en

l/Ella(He/ She) -a -e -e

Ellos/Ellas(They) -an -en -en


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Revision Forms of verbs

Personal pronounar ending

To walk = Caminar

er ending

To eat= Comer

ir ending

To live = Vivir

Yo camino como vivo

Nosotros caminamos comemos vivimos

T caminas comes vives

Vosotros caminis comis vivs

Usted camina come vive

Ustedes caminan comen viven

l/Ella camina come viveEllos/Ellas caminan comen viven


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Lesson objectives

1 Asking for introductions


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Whats in store today?

Today we will learn how to ask for introductionsand how to respond to questions relatedto introducing oneself!


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Some basics before we start

For us to be able to complete these conversations,lets refresh the forms ofserand also learn somenew interrogations


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Do you remember : To-be verb

'To-be can be translated as ser andestar inSpanish

In English, the 'to-be' verb takes up various forms:

Iamyou arehe/she iswe are

you-allare

they are


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Do you remember : Forms of Ser

Pronouns shown in (brackets) can beomitted in sentences

I am (Yo) soy We are (Nosotros) somos

You are

(formal)Usted es

You are

(plural, formal)Ustedes son

You are

(informal)(T) eres

You are

(plural, informal)(Vosotros) sois

He / She is l / Ella es They are Ellos / Ellas son


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Moving on

Alright, now lets look at the interrogations used inour conversation today


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Interrogations for today

English Spanish

What? Qu?

Which? Cul?

How? Cmo?

Who?Quin? singular;

Quines? - plural

Where? To where? Dnde? A dnde?


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Asking and giving introductions

Today we would learn how to ask and answer thefollowing questions:

Who are you?What is your name?

What do you do?Where do you work?Where do you live?

What does your father do?


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Who are you?

You are = T eres(2nd person, singular, informal)

Who are you?

Quin eres?


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Responding to : Who are you?

English Spanish

I am Mike (Yo) soy Mike

I am a boy Soy chico

I am a student Soy un estudiante

I'm from Chicago Soy de Chicago


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What if you were Lisa?

If the same introduction was to be given fora female, there would be some

minor changes


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Responding to : Who are you?

English Spanish

I am Lisa (Yo) soy Lisa

I am a girl Soy chica

I am a student Soy una estudiante



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Did you notice?

As we had learnt before, the wordestudiantedoesnt have a gender attached to it, hence we use

un estudiantefor a male student andunaestudiantefor a female student

However, we dont need to addunabefore wordslike chicaas they already communicate the

gender


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Try yourself

Who are they?Assume : mixed group

1Quines

sonellos?

2Quin

son?

3Quin

eresellos?


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Solution

Who are they?Assume : mixed group

1Quines

sonellos?

2Quin

son?

3Quin

eresellos?


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Grammar tip

As justQuines son?can refer to 'Usted/Ellos/ Ellas'it is appropriate to translate

Who are they (mixed/ male group) as

Quines son ellos?

For an only girls group, we would sayQuines son ellas?


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Try yourself

Who is she?

1Quin es

ella?

2Quin

es?

3Quines

ella?


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Solution

Who is she?

1Quin es

ella?

2Quin

es?

3Quines

ella?


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Grammar tip

'Quin es?'was the wrong option as itwould have been incomplete - 'Quin es?'

could refer toElla/l/usted

Quin es ella?makes it complete as ellaindicates Who is she?


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What is your name?

Literally 'which is your name'

What is your name?

Cul es tu nombre?


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Do you remember?

'What is your name?' is also commonlytranslated as 'Cmo te llamas?'

Literally meaning 'How do youcall yourself?'


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Responding to : What is your name?

My = Mi

My name is Lisa Mi nombre es Lisa


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Grammar tip

You would also hear people replying as'Me llamo Lisa'

Literally meaning 'I call myself Lisa'


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What do you do?

To do = HacerYou (informal) do = haces

What do you do?

Qu haces?


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Exception!

To do is not a regular verb, it is anirregular verb

Irregular verbs have some forms whichfollow a different pattern as compared to

regular verbs


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Forms of To do = Hacer

English Spanish

I do Yo hago Not haco

We do Nosotros hacemos

You (informal) do T hacesYou (informal, pl) do Vosotros hacis

He/ She/ You (formal) do l/Ella/ Usted hace

They / You (formal, pl) do Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes hacen


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Did you notice?

To have = Hacerhas the same forms inpresent tense as other regular verbs ending

in erexcept with first person,

singular : I or Yo

With yoit takes up the form ofhago


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Responding to : What do you do?

Lets answer this by saying:

I study at the college in Spain


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At= EnIn = En


Yo estudiar en la universidad en Espaa


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Yo estudio en la universidad en Espaa


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Grammar tip

The college =La universidad

We did not say un universidadas we arereferring to a particular college

(the college and nota college or any college)

The is a definite article


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So remember!

Un/ Unaare used for indefinite articles

like a/anWhereas, El /Laare used for definite

article or the

Lais used with feminine subjects andElis usedwithmasculine subjects

College/ University takes up feminine gender in

Spanishhence we use La


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So now we know

The college = La universidad


Yo estudio en la universidad en Espaa


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Let's revise!

English Spain

Who are you? Quin eres?

What do you do? Qu haces?


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Let's revise!

English Spain

I am Lisa (Yo) soy Lisa

I am a girl Soy chica

I am a student Soy una estudiante



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Where do you work?

Where do you work?

Dnde t trabajar?


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Where do you work?

Where do you work?

Dnde t trabajas?


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Where do you work?

To work = TrabajarYou (informal) work = (T) trabajas

Where do you work?

Dnde trabajas?


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Responding to : Where do you work?

I work at the campus

Yo trabajar en el campus


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Responding to : Where do you work?


Yo trabajo en el campus


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So now you know

Campus takes up masculinegender hence we usedel


Yo trabajo en el campus


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Grammar tip

Remember!El(without accent) = The (masculine)

l(with accent) = He


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Try yourself

I work at the hospitalHint : Hospital takes up masculine gender

1Yo trabajo en

la hospital

2Yo trabajo en

el hospital


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Solution

I work at the hospitalHint : Hospital takes up masculine gender

1Yo trabajo en

la hospital

2Yo trabajo en

el hospital


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Let's revise!

English Spanish


What do you do? Qu haces?Where do you work? Dnde trabajas?


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Where do you live?

To live = VivirYou (informal) live = (T) vives

Where do you live?

Dnde vives?


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Responding to : Where do you live?

To live = Vivir

I live = (Yo) vivo

I live in Chicago

Vivo en Chicago

h d f h d


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Tu = Your

What does your father do

Qu tu padre hacer


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With 3rd person, sing.

to do = hace

What does your father do

Qu tu padre hace

S k !


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So, now you know!


Qu hace tu padre?

G ti


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Grammar tip

Remember!T (with accent) = you

Tu (without accent) = your

Tu is the possessive form = yourWe will learn all possessive adjectives infuture lessons

Responding to What does o r father do?


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Responding to : What does your father do?

un mdico is not used as mdico

communicates male doctor

My father is a doctor

Mi padre es mdico

Let's revise!


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Let s revise!

English Spanish



Where do you work? Dnde trabajas?

Where do you live? Dnde vives?What does your

father do?Qu hace tu padre?

Try yourself


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Try yourself

My father

1Tu padre

2Mi padre

Solution


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Solution

My father

1Tu padre

2Mi padre

Try yourself


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Try yourself

Your father

1T padre

2Tu padre

Solution


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Solution

Your father

1T padre

2Tu padre

Try yourself


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Try yourself

What does she do?

1Qu haces ella?

2Qu hace ella?

Solution


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Solution

What does she do?

1Qu haces ella?

2Qu hace ella?

Try yourself


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y y f

She works at Google

1Ella trabaja

en Google

2Trabaja

en Google

3Ella trabaja

Google

Solution


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She works at Google

1Ella trabaja

en Google

2Trabaja

en Google

3Ella trabaja

Google

Revision


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English SpanishWho are you? Quin eres?


Where do you work? Dnde trabajas?

Where do you live? Dnde vives?

What does your

father do?Qu hace tu padre?


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Culture Leaf

Culture leaf : The tooth mouse!


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When a child loses a tooth, it

is a myth in a lot of countries

that if he/she places it under

the pillow, a tooth fairy would

exchange it for a gift...

There are no tooth fairies

in Spain...

Instead, there is a

tooth mouse named

Ratoncito Prez!

Culture leaf : The tooth mouse!


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As is traditional in some English-speakingcountries,

when a child loses a tooth, it is customary to placeit

under the pillow, so thatRatoncito Prezwillexchange it for a gift!

Some regions of Mexico, Peru and Chile, call him'elRatn de los Dientes'(The Tooth Mouse), and in

Argentina, Venezuela, Uruguay and Colombia, heis

known simply as 'El Ratn Prez'

Whats next?


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In the next lesson, we will learn someconversations around talking about

ones family!

Credits


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ContentTeam CultureAlley, Okairy Zuiga, Tomasa Merino

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratoncito_P%C3%A9rez

Images

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ratoncito_placa.jpg;User: Jlordovas


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