Putting It Together: ¿Eres estudiante?

Below is a review summary to help you complete the assignments and prepare for the quiz to demonstrate your mastery of the objectives.

Días y meses

Play AudioDías de la semana (Days of the week):

  1. Play Audiolunes
  2. Play Audiomartes
  3. Play Audiomiércoles
  4. Play Audiojueves
  5. Play Audioviernes
  6. Play Audiosábado
  7. Play Audiodomingo

Play AudioMeses del año (Months of the year)

  1. Play Audioenero
  2. Play Audiofebrero
  3. Play Audiomarzo
  4. Play Audioabril
  5. Play Audiomayo
  6. Play Audiojunio
  7. Play Audiojulio
  8. Play Audioagosto
  9. Play Audioseptiembre
  10.  Play Audiooctubre
  11.  Play Audionoviembre
  12.  Play Audiodiciembre

Palabras útiles

hoy (today)

Play Audio¿Qué día es hoy? (What day is today?)
Play AudioHoy es … (Today is…)

Play Audioayer (yesterday)
Play Audioanteayer (the day before yesterday)
Play Audiomañana (tomorrow)
Play Audiopasado mañana (the day after tomorrow)
Play Audioen tres días (in three days)
Play Audioque viene (next, coming)

Play Audioel lunes que viene (next Monday)

Play Audiosiempre (always)

Play AudioLos sábados siempre nadamos. (On Saturdays we always swim.)

La fecha

  • The verb ser is used to give dates:
    • Hoy es el 20 de mayo.
  • To expand dates to include years, use the preposition de (of):
    • Es el 4 de julio de 1776.
  • On the first day of the month use the ordinal number “el primero” (first) and not “el uno”.
    • Es el primero de enero de 2020.
  • Remember that masculine forms of the numbers are always used with dates, and months are not capitalized unless they begin a sentence:
    • Enero es mi mes favorito.
  • Also remember, to say “in a certain month” use the preposition en (in):
    • Voy a Guatemala en abril.
  • However, to say “on a certain day” / “on certain days” use the definite article el / los:
    • Me voy el lunes.

Singular subject pronouns:

Play Audioyo I
Play Audiotú you (informal)
Play Audiousted you (formal)
Play Audioél he
Play Audioella she

Plural subject pronouns:

Play Audionosotros / Play Audionosotras * we
Play Audiovosotros  / Play Audiovosotras ** you (informal in Spain)
Play Audioellos  / Play Audioellas they
Play Audioustedes you (formal in Spain; formal and informal elsewhere)

*Nosotros (we) has a feminine nosotras that is used when the entire group is composed of females. Likewise, vosotros and ellos have feminine forms vosotras and ellas.

** In Latin America, vosotros is almost unheard of, and ustedes is exclusively used for the plural “you” in both formal and informal speaking.

Forms of ser:

ser (to be)
singular plural
Play Audioyo soy Play Audionosotros somos
Play Audiotú eres Play Audiovosotros sois*
Play Audioél es / Play Audioella es / Play Audiousted es Play Audioellos son / Play Audioellas son / Play Audioustedes son

Los colores

  • rojo (red)
  • amarillo (yellow)
  • azul (blue)
  • verde (green)
  • morado (purple)
  • anaranjado (orange)
  • rosado (pink)
  • blanco (white)
  • negro (black)
  • marrón (brown)
  • gris (gray)
  • azul oscuro (dark blue)
  • azul claro (light blue)
  • claro (clear or light)
  • oscuro (dark)
  • colorido (colorful)
  • descolorido (colorless)
  • opaco (dull, opaque)

Algunos adjetivos:

  • interesante (interesting)
  • inteligente (intelligent)
  • importante (important)
  • grande (big)
  • amable (nice)
  • feliz (happy)
  • alegre (joyful)
  • fácil (easy)
  • difícil (difficult)
  • paciente/ impaciente (patient/impatient)
  • idealista/realista (idealistic/realistic)
  • optimista/pesimista (optimistic/pessimistic)
  • sociable (sociable)
  • egoísta (selfish)