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Foreign Language Section
(Block – A)
SPANISH
Well, this section is for those who are interested to learn Foreign Languages.
We hope, from this section one could able to gain atleast few knowledge about “Spanish” Language.
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Brief History of Spanish Language
Spanish, el español, also known as el castellano, is an International Language and more than 300 Million people speak it as their Mother – Tongue. Outside Spain, Spanish is an official language in 19 Countries in Latin America. It is also spoken in the parts of Africa, by many people in the Philippines and by over 30 millions people in the United States.
Alongside Spanish, other languages are spoken by a large number of Spaniards in their own country: el catalán, in Cataluña, Valencia and the Balearic Islands; el gallego, in Galicia; and el vasco or el euskera in the Basque Country, each of them having an official status in the regions in which they are spoken. In Latin America, Spanish is used by millions of indigenous people alongside their own native languages.
Are you ready interested learners to enter in the world of Foreign Language??? Here we go……………………………………
Names of colours from English to Spanish
Black – negro
White – blanco
Red – rojo
Yellow – amarillo
Grey – gris
Blue – azul
Green – verde
Orange – naranja
Pink – rosa
Violet – violeta.
Names of Days
Monday – lunes
Tuesday – martes
Wednesday – miércoles
Thursday – jueves
Friday – viernes
Saturday -sábado
Sunday – domingo
Numbers
0 – cero
1- uno
2 – dos
3 – tres
4 – cuatro
5 – cinco
6 – seis
7 – siete
8 – ocho
9 – nueve
10 – diez
11 – once
12 – doce
13 – trece
14 – catorce
15 – quince
16 – diecisé
17 – diecisiete
18 – dieciocho
19 – diecinueve
20 – veinte
Attention Point: (Telephone numbers in Spanish can be read out in single or double figures. For example, the telephone number –: 98546 71080 can be read out as – (In single figures)
nueve–ocho-cinco-cuatro-seis-siete-uno-cero-ocho-cero.
9 - 8 - 5 - 4 - 6 - 7 - 1 - 0 - 8 - 0
(In double figures)
nueveocho–cincocuatro-seissiete-unocero-ochocero
98 - 54 - 67 - 10 - 80
Names of Months
Attention Point: (Months, like the days of the week, are not written with capital letters in Spanish)
January – enero
February – febrero
March - marzo
April - abril
May - mayo
June – junio
July – Julio
August – agosto
September – se(p)tiembre
October- octubre
November – noviembre
December – diciembre.
GRAMMAR SECTION
a)
mi(s) – my
tu(s) – your (informal)
su(s) – your (formal) / his / her/ its / their
nuestro/a – Our
(When the object possessed is more than one, mi, tu, su, nuestro/a., add an – s. as shown above and below)
Example: mis cosas – My things.
Sus pasaportes – Your passports, their passports.
b)
Los, las (the, plural)
Attention Point: (The plural of el and la (the, sing.) are los and las respectively :
el hotel – the hotel. Los hotels – the hotels
la llave – the key las llaves – the keys.
c)
More than one:
Most words form the plural by adding an – s. Nouns ending in a consonant add – es (Example as shown below):
una persona – one person cuatro personas – four people
una habitación – a room dos habitaciónes – two rooms.
d)
¿ cua´ntos/as? (How many?)
¿cua´ntos? (How many?) becomes ¿cu a´ntas? Before a feminine word as shown in the below example :
a) ¿ cua´ntos euros? (Masculine) – How many euros?
b) ¿cu a´ntas Libras? (Feminine) – How many pounds?
e)
MASCULINE or FEMININE
El, la (the)
Nouns are words which denotes a person (example – secretaria, secretary), a thing (example – teléfono, telephone) or an abstraction
(Example: gusto, pleasure).
In Spanish, all nouns are either masculine or feminine, and the word for “the” is ‘el” for masculine nouns and “la” for feminine nouns. Nouns ending in – o are usually masculine, while nouns ending in – a are normally feminine (Example as shown below):
Masculine – el seňor the gentleman , Mr.
Feminine – el seňora the lady, Mrs.
Spanish Names (Collection of 20 words in each groups)
Group A
Lunch – almuerzo (m)
High – alto/a
Kind – amable
Advertisement – anuncio (m)
Rice – arroz (m)
Even – aun
Water – agua (f)
Year – año
Article – articulo (m)
Happy – alegre (f)
Food – alimento (m)
Still / yet – aún
There – alli
The day before yesterday – antes – de – ayer
Old fashioned – anticuado/a
Yesterday – ayer
Before – antes
Aeroplane – avión (m)
Bus – autobús
Bank – banco
Group B
Pretty – bonito/a
Well/fine – bien
British – británico/a
Ticket – boleto (m)
Brief – breve
Area/District – barrio (m)
Low – bajo/a
Bottle – botella (f)
Toilet – baño
Bedroom – dormitorio (m)
Age – edad (f)
Building – edificio (m)
Charm – encanto (m)
To meet/find – encontrar
Courage – coraje (m)
Birthday – cumpleaños
Glass – copa (f)
Any – cualquier/a
What/Which? – cuál/ cuáles
How many? – Cuántos/as
Group C
Spoon – cuchara (f)
Knife – cuchillo (m)
Whose – cuyo/a
Information – dato (m)
Home work – deberes (m, Pl)
Infront – delante
Delicious – delicioso/a
Right – derecha (f)
To have breakfast – desayunar
Breakfast – desayuno (m)
From/since – desde
Office – despacho (m)
Slowly – despacio
Sharp/awake –despierto/a
Destination destino (m)
Day – día
Difficult – difícil
Distance – distancia (f)
Double – doble
Funny/amusing – divertido/a
How do you say it in Spanish????
(Asking someone’s name and saying your name)
¿ Cómo te llamas? (Informal) - What’s your name?
¿ cómo se llama ? (Formal) – What’s your name?
Me llamo boney – My name is Boney.
(Asking someone’s nationality and replying)
¿ Eres español/a? (inf, m/f) – Are you Spanish?
¿ Es usted Mexicano/a? (Formal, m/f) – Are you Mexican?
(Asking people whether they speaking a certain language and replying)
¿ Hablas/ Habla Vd. Espanol? – Do you speak Spanish? (Informal/Formal)
Hablo español – I speak some Spanish.
No hablo español, hablo inglés – I don’s speak Spanish, I speak English.
Greeting People (How do you say it?)
Hello! / Hi! – Hola!
Good Morning (Literally, Good Days) - Buenos días
Good afternoon/evening – Buenas tardes
Good night – Buenas noches.
Thank you – gracias.
Thank you very much – Muchas gracias.
You’re welcome – de nada
Sorry – lo siento
See you -Hasta – la -vista
Good bye – adios.
(Points to Remember)
a) Usted (you) is very often kept, in speaking as well as in writing, for politeness and to avoid ambiguity.
b) Note that all questions in Spanish must carry two question marks, one at the beginning and one at the end of the sentence.
c) Hola! (Hello, Hi!) Used on its own, is familiar, but it may also be used in formal address when followed by other greetings, for example hola, buenas días.
Buenas tardes is normally used after lunch and until early evening. After that use buenas noches.
CONCEPTIONIST
abhishek singha (boney)
Chitra Sen Kakoty Path
CALL: + 91 98546 71080
E-mail -: wetheworld@ymail.com
Golaghat, ZIP – 785 621
ASSAM, INDIA
PROVIDER
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(A COMPUTER EDUCATION CENTRE)
Chitra Sen Kakoty Path, Near Court Road
Golaghat, Assam,India.
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