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Vocab test

1. ¿Cómo estás? – How are you? (Informal)
2. ¿Cómo está usted? – How are you? (Formal)
3. Estoy cansado/a – I’m tired (male/ female)
4. Está mal – He/ she is unwell
5. Él está feliz – He is happy
6. Muy triste – Very sad
7. Él está emocionado – He is excited
8. Ella está aburrida – She is bored
9. Estoy preocupado – I am worried (male)
10. Hasta luego – See you later

Verb of the day

Conjugate the verb ESTAR (to be) in the present tense.

Yo	Nosotros
Tú	Vosotros
Él/ Ella/ Usted	Ellos/ Ellas/ Ustedes

Questions to answer

Translation tool

1. ¿Cómo estás?

2. ¿Te sientes feliz hoy?

3. ¿Cómo se llama tu padre?

4. ¿Tu amigo está preocupado?

5. ¿El profesor está aburrido?

6. ¿Tu madre está cansada?

7. ¿Cómo se llama tu perro?

8. ¿Cómo se llama tu ciudad favorita?

A simple dialogue

Use the Spanish phrases to translate the English dialogue.  Write it out and perform it.

• Hello, good morning.
• Good morning.  What are you called?
• I am called Juan Gonzalez.
• Pleased to meet you.
• And what is your name?
• I am called Rachel White.
• How are you, Mrs White?
• I am fine thank you.  And you?
• I am a little bit worried.
• Oh!  What is the problem?
• I need a drink of water!
• Excuse me!  Two glasses of water, please!

Use these phrases to translate the dialogue.

¡Disculpe!  ¡Dos vasos de agua, por favor!

¡Necesito un vaso de agua!

¡Oh! ¿Cuál es el problema?

¿Cómo está, Señora White?

¿Y cómo se llama usted?

Buenos días. ¿Cómo se llama usted?

Estoy bien, gracias. ¿Y usted?

Estoy un poco preocupado.

Hola, buenos días.

Me llamo Juan González.

Me llamo Rachel White. Mucho gusto.

Choose from a range of voices to read your dialogue here.

Grammar notes

* Read this information, then use it to quiz a friend.

TÚ OR USTED?

Tú and usted both mean you, and both are used to talk to just one person. 

• Tú is used for informal situations, with people you know well and children. 
• Usted is used in formal situations, with people you don’t know well or with people you need to show respect to, such as older people and people in professional settings.

There are different verb conjugations for tú and usted.  Usted shares the same verb form as él and ella.  As usual, the pronouns can be included or omitted.

• ¿Cómo estás?  ¿Cómo estás tú? = How are you?  (Informal)
• ¿Cómo está?  ¿Cómo está usted? = How are you?  (Formal)
• ¿Cómo te llamas?  ¿Cómo te llamas tú?  = What are you called?  (Informal)
• ¿Cómo se llama?  ¿Cómo se llama usted? = What are you called?  (Formal)

As a general rule of thumb, use tú for a familiar tone, in contexts when you would use a first name in English.  Use usted for a more respectful tone, in contexts when you might say Mr or Mrs and a surname in English.

SER OR ESTAR?

Ser = To be.  More permanent descriptions and where people are from			Estar = To be.  Locations and temporary states, such as how people are feeling
Yo soy = I am	Nosotros somos = We are		Yo estoy = I am	Nosotros estamos = We are
Tú eres = You are	Vosotros sois = You are		Tú estás = You are	Vosotros estáis = You are
Él es = He is Ella es = She is Usted es = You are	Ellos son = They are Ellas son = They are Ustedes son = You are		Él está = He is Ella está = She is Usted está = You are	Ellos están = They are Ellas están = They are Ustedes están = They are

¿Cómo está Juan?  This question is asking about how Juan is feeling today.

¿Cómo es Juan?  This question is asking what Juan is like … his appearance and personality for example.

Suggested grammar lesson.

Journal prompts

Write short sentences.  Keep them as simple as you can. Use a translation tool to put them into Spanish. Write them out, then check them with your teacher.  Present them to a friend, teaching your friend any new Spanish, and making sure they learn it!
When do you feel: Bored? Excited? Worried? Happy?	¿Cuándo te sientes: Aburrido/a? Emocionado/a? Preocupado/a? Feliz?

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