Vocab test
- Hola – Hello
- Adiós – Goodbye
- Mucho gusto – Nice to meet you
- Buenos días – Good morning
- Buenas tardes – Good afternoon
- Buenas noches – Good night
- Por favor – Please
- Gracias – Thank you
- De nada – You’re welcome
- Lo siento – I am sorry
Verb of the day
Conjugate the verb in the present tense. Help is available here.
| Hablar = To speak | |
| Yo | Nosotros |
| Tú | Vosotros |
| Él/ Ella/ Usted | Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes |
Questions to answer
Translation tool and text to voice tool
- ¿Tú hablas inglés?
- ¿Tu profesor/a habla español?
- ¿Tú hablas español?
- ¿Cuándo dices “Buenos días”?
- ¿Cuándo dices “Buenas tardes”?
- ¿Cuándo dices “Buenas noches”?
- ¿Tú eres Juan?
- ¿Tú bebes leche?
A simple dialogue
Use the Spanish phrases to translate the English dialogue. Write it out and perform it.
- Hello. Are you Juan?
- Yes! Are you Peter?
- Yes! Nice to meet you!
- Excuse me, are you María?
- No, I am sorry.
- Pardon me.
- The woman is Maria.
- Oh, thank you. Bye.
- You are welcome. Bye.
- Maria, I am Peter.
- Good morning Peter.
- Nice to meet you. Good morning.
- ¡Sí! Mucho gusto.
- ¡Sí! ¿Tú eres Peter?
- Buenos días Peter.
- De nada. Adiós.
- Disculpe, ¿tú eres María?
- Hola. ¿Tú eres Juan?
- La mujer es María.
- María, yo soy Peter.
- Mucho gusto. Buenos días.
- No, lo siento.
- Oh, gracias. Adiós. Perdón.
Grammar notes
BUENOS AND BUENAS
Buenos and buenas are the plural forms of the adjective bueno, meaning good.
- Buenos is masculine plural.
- Buenas is feminine plural.
Días is masculine and plural. Most nouns that end with the letter -a are feminine, but día, day, is a masculine word. Buenos días literally means good days, but it’s used as good morning. Tardes and noches are both feminine and plural, so they take the feminine plural form of the adjective.
- Buenos días = Good morning
- Buenas tardes = Good afternoon
- Buenas noches = Good night
SORRY, EXCUSE ME, PARDON ME
- Disculpe = Excuse me
- Perdón = Pardon me
- Lo siento = I am sorry
Disculpe is formal. It is a polite way to get attention or to apologise for something minor.
- Disculpe, ¿puede ayudarme? = Excuse me, can I help you?
- Disculpe, ¿puedo pasar? = Excuse me, can I pass?
Perdón is informal. It is used to apologise for something minor, or for interruptions.
- Perdón, no te vi. = Sorry, I didn’t see you.
- Perdón, fue un accidente. = I am sorry, it was an accident.
Lo siento is for serious apologies. It can be used in formal and informal situations.
- Lo siento por llegar tarde. = I am sorry for arriving late.
Can you make a Venn diagram representing uses of these 3 words and phrases?
Journal prompts
| Write short, simple sentences. Use a translation tool to put them into Spanish. Write them out, then check them with your teacher. Perform them with a friend. | |
| Write a dialogue that includes someone saying sorry to you. It could be a friend, a relative, a teacher … you choose. | Escribe un diálogo en el que alguien te pida perdón. Puede ser un amigo, un familiar, un profesor… Tú eliges. |
| Write another dialogue in which you apologise to someone. | Escribe otro diálogo en el que tú le pidas disculpas a alguien. |
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