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Hola! Lesson 15 on Basic Spanish!

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Revision : Forms of Estar

English I am We are You (informal) are You (informal, pl) are He is / She is /You (formal) are They are/ You are

Spanish Yo estoy Nosotros estamos T ests Vosotros estis l / Ella / Usted est Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes estn

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Let's revise : The definite article 'the'

Gender Masculine/ Mixed Feminine

Singular el la

Plural los las

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Let's revise : Indefinite articles

Gender Masculine/ Mixed Feminine

Singular (a/an) un una

Plural(some) unos unas

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Lesson objectives

Expressions of time

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Whats in store today?

Today we will learn some common expressions of time in Spanish!

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Expressions of time
Today Hoy

Tomorrow

Maana

Yesterday

Ayer

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Grammar tip

Maana means both tomorrow as well as morning

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Expressions of time

Day after tomorrow

Pasado maana

Pasado literally means past

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Grammar tip
Pasado literally means past The expression 'pasado maana' is simply an idiom Pasado (el da de) maana = Past (the day of) tomorrow The whole expression is shortened for convenience

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Expressions of time

Day before yesterday

Anteayer

Before = Ante Yesterday = Ayer To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Spanish

Try yourself

Day after tomorrow

1
Anteayer

2
Pasado maana

3
Pasada maana

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Solution

Day after tomorrow

1
Anteayer

2
Pasado maana

3
Pasada maana

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Try yourself

Today

1
Hoy

2
Maana

3
Ayer

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Solution

Today

1
Hoy

2
Maana

3
Ayer

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Lets revise!
Today Hoy

Tomorrow

Maana

Yesterday

Ayer

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Moving on

Lets now learn how to say See you tomorrow In Spanish, the common phrase for See you tomorrow actually means Well see (you) tomorrow; with the you being obvious

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Expressions of time

(Well) See (you) tomorrow!

Nos vemos maana!

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Grammar tip

Another common expression for See you tomorrow is Hasta maana! Hasta literally means until, thus this phrase means Until tomorrow!

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So remember!

See you tomorrow!

Nos vemos maana!/ Hasta maana!

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Expressions of time

(It) Is early

Es temprano

(It) Is late

Es tarde

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Grammar tip

Do you remember that it is usually not translated in Spanish Hence, It is late = Is late

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Expressions of time

In the morning / By the morning

Por la maana

Por = By

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Expressions of time

In the afternoon / By the afternoon

Por la tarde

Por = By

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Expressions of time

In the night / By the night

Por la noche

Por = By

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Grammar tip

Maana, tarde and noche are all feminine hence we use la for the

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Try yourself

By the morning

1
Por la tarde

2
Por el maana

3
Por la maana

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Solution

By the morning

1
Por la tarde

2
Por el maana

3
Por la maana

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Try yourself

Is late

1
Es tarde

2
Es noches

3
Es temprano

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Solution

Is late

1
Es tarde

2
Es noches

3
Es temprano

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Lets revise!

(It) Is early

Es temprano

(It) Is late

Es tarde

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Lets revise!
By the morning Por la maana

By the afternoon

Por la tarde

By the night

Por la noche

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Moving on

Alright, now lets look at some expressions like At midnight We learnt earlier that at = en However for expressions of time, at = a

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Grammar tip
We learnt earlier that the preposition a in Spanish means to in English Eg: To where = A dond However, a may take up other forms to mean 'on,' 'at,' 'from,' 'by' or 'in In various expressions of time, a takes up the form of at
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Grammar tip
For expressions of time, a = at And we know that el = the (masculine) When a and el come together (at the) they are often contracted to al At the = A + el = Al

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Expressions of time

At (the) mid-day

Al medioda

At the (masculine) = A el = Al Mid = Medio (masculine form) To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Spanish

Do you remember?

Day = Da Takes up masculine form, hence we use the masculine form of the adjective mid = medio Due to the same reason we use the = el and not la (feminine form of the)

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Expressions of time

At (the) mid-night

A la medianoche

At the (feminine) = A la Mid = Media (feminine form) To view this with Audio and practice games, visit www.CultureAlley.com/Spanish

Do you remember?

Night = Noche Takes up feminine form, hence we use the feminine form of the adjective mid = media Due to the same reason we use the = la and not el

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Grammar tip

At the (feminine) = A la A la doesnt need to be contracted and is used as-is

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Try yourself

At mid-day

1
Al medioda

2
Al mediada

3
A la medioda

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Solution

At mid-day

1
Al medioda

2
Al mediada

3
A la medioda

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At (the) mid-day

Al medioda

At (the) mid-night

A la medianoche

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Revision

English Today Tomorrow Yesterday Day after tomorrow Day before yesterday See you tomorrow!

Spanish Hoy Maana Ayer Pasado Maana Anteayer Hasta maana! Nos vemos maana!

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Revision

English (It) is late (It) is early By the morning By the afternoon By the night At mid-day At mid-night

Spanish Es tarde Es temprano Por la maana Por la tarde Por la noche Al medioda A la medianoche

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Culture Leaf

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Culture leaf : Tapas!

Tapas are a variety of appetizers, or snacks, in Spanish cuisine They may be cold (such as mixed olives & cheese) or warm (such as fried baby squid) In bars in Spain, tapas have evolved into an entire cuisine

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Culture leaf : Tapas!

In Spain, patrons of tapas can order many different tapas and combine them to make a full meal The serving of tapas is designed to encourage conversation because people are not so focused upon eating an entire meal that is set before them Also, in some countries diners stand and move about while eating tapas

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Whats next?

In the next lesson, we will learn how to ask and tell time and dates!

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Content Team CultureAlley, Okairy Zuiga, Tomasa Merino http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapas Images http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TapasenBarcelona.JPG User: Jos Porras (Elemaki)

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