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LANG 311

FOREIGN
LANGUAGE
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Step Five

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Pronombres de sujeto y
Week 9 adjetivos
posesivos
Week 7

Correct Use of Del and De la,

De los and De las, A la, al
and a las

Week 10

The verb SER

Week 8

Demonstrative adjective
( adjectivos demostrativos)

Week 11

The irregular verb tener

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 Week 7
The contractions ‘al’ and ‘del’ in KEY POINTS:
Spanish.

Spanish contraction ‘al’ Before masculine singular nouns

This comes from combining ‘a’ (the
English preposition ‘to’ or ‘at’) with ‘el’
→ use el.

(the masculine singular definite article Before feminine singular nouns

‘the’). → use la.
a + el = al (translates as ‘to the’ or ‘at Before feminine singular nouns
the’) starting with stressed a or ha
→ use el.
Incorrect example
Before masculine plural nouns
--> Vamos a el bar. (We go to the bar.)
Correct example
→ use los.
--> Vamos al bar. (We go to the bar.) Before feminine plural nouns
→ use las.
Spanish contraction ‘del’ a + el → al
de + el → del
This comes from combining ‘de’ (the
English preposition ‘of’ or ‘from’) with ‘el’
(the masculine singular definite article
‘the’).
de + el = del (translates as ‘of the’ or
‘from the’)

Incorrect example
--> ¿La tarea es de el maestro? (Is the
homework from the teacher?)
Correct example
--> ¿La tarea es del maestro? (Is the
homework from the teacher?)

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 Week 7
PARTS OF THE BODY:
Head to Toe
(the) head — (la) cabeza
(the) hair — (el) pelo
(the) neck — (el) cuello
(the) chest — (el) pecho
(the) arm — (el) brazo
(the) finger — (el) dedo
(the) foot — (el) pie
(the) face — (la) cara
(the) eye — (el) ojo
(the) hand — (la) mano
(the) nose — (la) nariz
(the) mouth — (la) boca
(the) leg — (la) pierna
(the) knee — (la) rodilla
(the) brain — (el) cerebro
(the) face — (la) cara
(the) hair — (el pelo)
(the) forehead — (la) frente
(the) cheek — (la) mejilla
(the) ear — (la) oreja (the inside ear
is ‘el oído’)
(the) eye — (el) ojo
(the) eyelid — (el) párpado
(the) eyelashes — (las) pestañas
(the) eyebrows — (las) cejas
(the) nose — (la) nariz
(the) mouth — (la boca)
(the) lips — (los) labios
(the) tongue — (la) lengua
(the) tooth — (el) diente (plural: los
dientes)
(the) throat — (la) garganta
(the) jaw — (la) la mandíbula
(the) chin — (la) barbilla
(the) skull — (el) cráneo
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(the) neck — (el) cuello
(the) organs — (los) órganos
(the) heart — (la) corazón
(the) stomach — (el) estómago
(or ‘el vientre’ if you are referring
to the abdomen)
(the) lungs — (los) pulmones
(the) liver — (el) hígado
(the) kidneys — (los) riñones
(the) intestines — (los) intestinos
(the) skin — (la) piel
(the) muscle — (el) músculo
(the) bone — (el) hueso
(the) spine — (la) espina
(the) backbone — (la) columna
vertebral
(the) back — (la) espalda
(the) shoulder — (el) hombro
(the) arm — (el) brazo
(the) forearm — (el) antebrazo
(the) elbow — (el) codo
(the) wrist — (la) muñeca
(the) hand — (el) mano
(the) palm — (la) palma
(the) finger — (el) dedo
(the) thumb — (el) pulgar
(the) fingernails — (las) uñas
(the) chest — (el) pecho
(the) breast — (la) pechunga or
(el) seno
(the) ribs — (las) costillas
(the) waist — (la) cintura
(the) navel — (el) ombligo
(the) hip — (la) cadera
(the) torso — (el) torso
 Week 7

Worksheet

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 Week 8
Demonstrative adjectives

Demonstrative adjectives in English are

simply the words: EXAMPLE:

THIS THESE
esta ese aquellos
THAT THOSE
camisa vendedor zapatos
In Spanish, as in English, demonstrative
adjectives are words that “demonstrate”
or “point out” nouns. those
Demonstrative adjectives precede the that shoes
this shirt
nouns they modify and, like other salesman (over
Spanish adjectives you have studied, there)
agree with them in gender and number.

Worksheet

la falda / este esta falda

los estudiantes / este esta estudiantes

los países / aquel aquel paises

el chico / aquel aquel chico

la ventana / ese esa ventana

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 Week 9
Possessive Adjectives

To show possession of something (my,
yours, his, hers, ours, etc.), we use
possessive adjectives.
We do the same thing in English – my
house, his sister, etc.
However, in Spanish, possessive
adjectives must agree in number with
the nouns they describe.
Here are the possessive adjectives in Spanish
My = mi (s)
Your = tu (s)
His/her/its/your (formal) =Su (s)
Our = nuestro(s)/nuestra (s)
Your (Spain)= vuestro(s)/vuestra(s)
Their/your (Uds.) = su (s)

***NOTICE THAT NUESTRO AND VUESTRO ALSO MUST AGREE IN GENDER WITH
THE NOUNS THEY DESCRIBE.

Worksheet

My sisters are tall. Mis hermanas son altas.

Our parents are very Nuestros padres son muy

intelligent. inteligentes.

Your daughter is pretty. Tu hija es bonita.

Nuestros perros están

Our dogs are angry.
enojados.

Their children are ten

Sus hijas tienen diez años.
years old.

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 Week 10
The verb SER CONJUGATION OF SER, TO BE

SER => To be SUBJECT PRONOUNS SER

SPANISH ENGLISH yo .......................................................................... soy

PRONOUNS PRONOUNS tú ........................................................................... eres
él , ella, usted ............................................... es
nosotros ........................................................... somos
yo I vosotros ............................................................ sois
ellos, ellas,ustedes ..................................... son

tú you (familiar)

PRACTICE WITH ser

he, she, you
él , ella, usted
(formal)
I am. Yo soy.

nosotros we
You are. (familiar) Tú eres.

vosotros you all You are. (formal) Usted es.

ellos, He is. Él es.

they,you all
ellas,ustedes
She is . Ella es.
SUBJECT PRONOUNS
It is. Es.
Subject pronouns tell who or what is
doing the ACTION in a sentence.
Subject pronouns also help us find the We are. Nosotros somos.
correct form of the verb.

Ustedes son.
(Yo) soy romántico You all are.

Vosotros sois.
The subject pronoun "Yo" tells us that
"I am romantic"
They are. Ellos son.
"Yo" is the subject of this sentence
In spanish, you don't have to say "yo".
Soy romántico

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 Week 10
The verb SER CONJUGATION OF SER, TO BE

SER => To be SUBJECT PRONOUNS SER

SPANISH ENGLISH yo .......................................................................... soy

PRONOUNS PRONOUNS tú ........................................................................... eres
él , ella, usted ............................................... es
nosotros ........................................................... somos
yo I vosotros ............................................................ sois
ellos, ellas,ustedes ..................................... son

tú you (familiar)

Worksheet
he, she, you
él , ella, usted
(formal)

nosotros we

vosotros you all

ellos,
they,you all
ellas,ustedes PRACTICE WITH ser

SUBJECT PRONOUNS I am. Yo soy.

Subject pronouns tell who or what is

doing the ACTION in a sentence. You are. (familiar) Tú eres.
Subject pronouns also help us find the
correct form of the verb.
You are. (formal) Usted es.

(Yo) soy romántico

He is. Él es.
The subject pronoun "Yo" tells us that
"I am romantic"
"Yo" is the subject of this sentence She is . Ella es.
In spanish, you don't have to say "yo".
Soy romántico
It is. Es.

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 Week 10
Ser is an irregular verb
It is. Es. Ser means "to be"
Memorize the conjugations of ser.
We are. Nosotros somos. Use ser to describe what type of
person you are.
Ustedes son.
You all are.
Vosotros sois.

They are. Ellos son.

Worksheet

Nosotros somos idealista. ( We are)

Nosotros somos rebeldes. (We are)

'Nosotros somos timidos. (We are)

Vosotros sois serios. (You all are) - spain

Uds. son emocionales. (You all are)

Uds. son arrogantes. (You all are)

Ellos son importantes. (They are)

Las señoritas son generosas. (They are)

Los muchachos son flexibles. (They are)

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 Week 11
The Verb TENER

The verb TENER, which means “to have”

follows the pattern of other -er verbs.
However, some forms of the verb are
irregular.
As you know, TENER is sometimes used
where in English we use a form of the
verb “to be”:

The irregular verb tener has three main

uses in Spanish:

with the meaning to have (referring

to ownership, possession)
Expressions Using the Verb Tener
EXAMPLES
--> Yo tengo tres manzanas.
--> I have three apples. Phrase in Spanish Meaning in English

in set expressions, with equivalents in tener hambre to be hungry

English typically using to be

EXAMPLES tener sed to be thirsty

--> Francisco tiene muchísima sed.
--> Francisco is very thirsty.
tener frío to be cold

with the conjunction que -to mean to

have to tener miedo to be afraid
EXAMPLES
--> Nosotros tenemos que comprar
nuevos zapatos. tener sueño to be sleepy
--> We have to buy new shoes.
tener cuidado to be careful

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