Courtesy phrases in Spanish

Explanation:

It is easy to use courtesy phrases because their simply saying thank you, excuse me or please.

Please:

Por Favor

Excuse me:

Con permiso (when someone’s standing in your way)

Disculpe (to get someone’s attention)

Perdon (if you bump into someone)

Thank you:

Gracias

Your welcome:

De nada

Other ways to say your welcome:

Por nada

No hay de que

Real Life Situation:

Using courtesy phrases can be used in real life situations. For example, when you bump into someone, you would use the video to go by.

This is a video of two kids bumping into each other in the hallway and use their manners to help the student whose books fell.

Months in Spanish

Explanation:
The months of the year are fairly easy to remember if you apply yourself to them wisely. You could get to know someone better or just use them for reference.
Cuando es su cumpleaños = When is your birthday
Esta en enero...febrero = It is in January... February
January = enero
February = febrero
March = marzo
April = abril
May = mayo
June = junio
July = Julio
August = augosto
September = septiembre
October = octubre
November = noviembre
December = dieciembre
Real Life Situation:
Learning the months and dates could be used in real life situations for example when you meet someone at a party, you would use the chart to go by or watch the video to go by.


This is a video of a teacher helping a student

Days of the week

Days of the week: the days of the week are never capitalized

Today: Hoy

Step 1: to ask what day it is: ¿Qué día es hoy? : What is today?

To ask what the date is: ¿Cuál es la fecha de hoy?

Step 2: to reply: Hoy es ___________.

Tomorrow: Mañana

Step 1: to ask what tomorrow is: ¿Qué día es mañana?

Step 2: to reply: Mañana es_____________.

Yesterday: Ayer

Step 1: to ask what yesterday was: ¿Qué día es ayer?

Step 2: to reply: Ayer es _____________.

This is a video of two friends asking what today is, what tomorrow will be, and what yesterday was.

Telling time

To ask some one the time

Step 1: To ask the time: ¿Qué hora es? Or ¿Qué hora son?

*Qué is pronounced like “kay”

Step 2: You or the person asking response: Son las.. (time )

· When it is one o’clock you don’t say Son las..

Instead you would say Es la una.

Tip 1: Between the numbers 12 and 6 you would say “Son las dos y cinco” (2:05)

Between the numbers 6 and 12 you would say

“Son last tres menos cinco”(2:55)

If the time is past the 6 then you use “menos” because your saying its 10 o’clock minus ten minutes which would be 9:50. In English we say “10 minutes to 5”

You aren’t saying it 9:50 but using other numbers to show that the time is 9:50.

The same kind of idea applies to Spanish.

Media = Half (:30)

Quarto = Quarter (:15)

Tip 2: There are two ways you can say :30 and :15.

Ex. 1:30= Es la una y media. Or you could say “Es la una y treinta”

Ex. 1:15= Es la una y cuarto. Or you could say “Es la una y quince”

·cuarto is NOT the same as cuatro

·cuatro means 4 not 15

This is an example of someone asking what time school starts.

Rough Draft of topics

How to: greet some one, ask how they are doing, and say good-bye

Step 1: To say hello to another person: ¡Hola!

*Do not pronounce the “h”

*It should sound like “ola”

Step 2: To ask some one your name: ¿Como te llamas?

*Two l’s make a y sound

Step 3:To ask someone how they’re doing: ¿Como te llamas? Or ¿Que tal?

*The word “que” is pronounced “kay”

Step 4: In response to ¿Como te llamas? Or ¿Que tal? Or ¿Como te llamas? you would reply ¿Y tu? Which means and you?

*The “y” is pronounced like the letter “e”

for example in the word see

Step 4: In reply: Mucho gusto or if someone replies to you by saying mucho gusto then you would reply Igualmente.

*Igualmente= (e-gwal-e-ment-ay)

Step 5: To say good-bye: ¡Adios!

This is how ti introduce yourself to someone and how to ask them how they are doing.