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Tip: In the Spanish language, nouns have gender: either masculine (el) or feminine (la). The Spanish nouns listed here are preceded by their associated definite articles.

Tip: In Spanish, groups consisting of males and females are referred to using the masculine form of the noun. For example, a group of brothers and sisters is called los hermanos, while a group of sisters only would be las hermanas.

 

el abuelo
grandfather

la abuela
grandmother

el esposo
husband

la esposa
wife

la familia
family

el hermano
brother

la hermana
sister

el hijo
son

la hija
daughter

la madre
mother

el nieto
grandson

la nieta
granddaughter

el padre
father

los padres
parents

el pariente
relative

el primo
male cousin

la prima
female cousin

el sobrino
nephew

la sobrina
niece

el tío
uncle

la tía
aunt

el amigo
male friend  

la amiga
female friend

el chico
boy

la chica
girl

el hombre
man

la mujer
woman

el muchacho
boy

la muchacha
girl

el niño
male child

la niña
female child

el novio
boyfriend

la novia
girlfriend

el abogado
male attorney

la abogaga
female attorney

el médico
male doctor

la médica
female doctor

el hombre de negocios
businessman

la mujer de negocios
businesswoman

la casa
house

el coche
car

el carro
car

el auto
car

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el invierno
la primavera
el verano
el otoño

winter
spring
summer
fall, autumn

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The Spanish language is the second most spoken languages in the world!
Here is a list of countries where Spanish is the most spoken language:

España  (Spain)
México
Guatemala
El Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Panamá
Cuba
La República Dominica  (Dominican Republic)
Puerto Rico
Columbia
Venezuela
El Ecuador
El Perú
Chile
Bolivia
El Paraguay
La Argentina
El Uruguay

 

]]> http://www.span-ish.com/learn-basic-spanish-words-countries-where-spanish-is-spoken/feed/ Learn Basic Spanish Words: Telling Time in Spanish http://www.span-ish.com/learn-basic-spanish-words-telling-time-in-spanish/ http://www.span-ish.com/learn-basic-spanish-words-telling-time-in-spanish/#comments Sun, 16 Sep 2007 16:53:57 +0000 admin http://www.span-ish.com/?p=32 Learn Basic Spanish Words: Telling Time in SpanishIn the Spanish language, the clock is divided in half. During the first 30 minutes after the hour, give the hour just past, then y (and), followed by the number of minutes.If the time is between 1:00 and 1:30, precede the time with es la. If it is after 1:30, precede the time with son las. A few Spanish words and phrases that relate to the time

 la hora   the hour, the time
 
¿Qué hora es?   What time is it?
 
cuarto   a quarter (after or before)
 
media   half past the hour
 
de la mañana   AM (morning)
 
de la tarde   PM (afternoon)
 
de la noche   PM (evening)
 
Es el mediodía.   It is 12:00 noon.
 
Es la medianoche.   It is midnight.
 

It’s 2:15 in the afternoon.
Son las dos y cuarto de la tarde. It’s 1:00 in the morning.
Es la una de la mañana. It’s noon.
Es el mediodía. 

It’s 5:30.
Son las cinco y media. It’s 10 minutes till 8 in the evening.
Son las ocho menos diez

del la noche.

It’s 20 minutes till 12.
Son las doce menos veinte.

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To indicate on (ie. on Wednesday), the Spanish definite article el or los is used.

Examples:

     el jueves   (on Thursday)
     los martes   (on Tuesdays) 

lunes
martes
miércoles
jueves
viernes
sábado
domingo		 Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

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enero
febrero
marzo
abril
mayo
junio
julio
agosto
septiembre
octubre
noviembre
diciembre		 January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

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In the Spanish language The alphabet has 30 letters, these include the  26 that are in English and 4 additional Leters.   Although these additional letters appear to be a combination of two letters, in the Spanish Language they are actually treated as a single letter.Here is a list of the Spanish language letters and their names: 

a  (a) j  (jota) r  (erre)
b  (be) k  (ka) rr  (erre) *
c  (ce) l  (ele) s  (ese)
ch  (che) * ll  (elle) * t  (te)
d  (de) m  (eme) u  (u)
e  (e) n  (ene) v  (ve) (uve)
f  (efe) ñ  (eñe) * w  (ve doble)
g  (ge) o  (o) x  (equis)
h  (hache) p  (pe) y  (i griega)
i  (i) q  (cu) z  (zeta)

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¿Qué tiempo hace?
What’s the weather like?Hace mal tiempo.
The weather is bad.

Hace mucho frío.
It is very cold.¡Hace mucho calor!
It’s very hot!Hace buen tiempo.
The weather is nice.Hace fresco.
It is cool.

Hace viento.
It’s windy.Llueve.
It’s raining. Nieva.
It is snowing.Hace sol.
It’s sunny.la lluvia
rainla nieve
snow

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Example:

veinte y nueve  
twenty-nine (29) 

 

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29

30
40
50
60
70
80
90

100
101
102

200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900

1000
2000

100,000
200,000

1,000,000
2,000,000

cero
uno
dos
tres
cuatro
cinco
seis
siete
ocho
nueve
diez
once
doce
trece
catorce
quince
diez y seis        (dieciséis)
diez y siete       (diecisiete)
diez y ocho       (dieciocho)
diez y nueve     (diecinueve)
veinte
veinte y uno      (veintiuno)
veinte y dos      (veintidós)
veinte y tres     (veintitrés)
veinte y cuatro  (veinticuatro)
veinte y cinco    (veinticinco)
veinte y seis      (vientiséis)
veinte y siete     (veintisiete)
veinte y ocho     (veintiocho)
veinte y nueve   (veintinueve)

treinta
cuarenta
cincuenta
sesenta
setenta
ochenta
noventa

cien  (ciento)
ciento uno
ciento dos

doscientos
trescientos
cuatrocientos
quinientos
seiscientos
setecientos
ochocientos
novecientos

mil
dos mil

cien mil
doscientos mil

un millón
dos millones

 

 

 

 

 

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Spanish Colors 

negro   black
blanco   white 
rojo   red 
verde   green 
azul   blue 

amarillo   yellow 
anaranjado   orange 
púrpuro   purple 
morado   purple 

rosa   pink
gris   grey 
violeta   violet  marrón   brown 
castaño   brown 

moreno   brown 
café   brown 
pardo   brown 

 

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