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Vocabulary (14)

 Despedirse (to say goodbye) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Yo me despido de mis abuelos antes de viajar.

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I say goodbye to my grandparents before traveling. Show

Despedirse

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To say goodbye Show

 Ser (to be) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Yo soy profesor.

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I am a teacher. Show

Ser

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To be Show

 Hola: Hello (Spanish)

Hola, ¿cómo estás?

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Hello, how are you? Show

Hola

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Hello Show

 Buenos días: Good morning (Spanish)

Hola, buenos días, ¿cómo estás?

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Hello, good morning, how are you? Show

Buenos días

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Good morning Show

 Buenas tardes: Good afternoon (Spanish)

Buenas tardes, ¿cómo estás?

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Good afternoon, how are you? Show

Buenas tardes

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Good afternoon Show

 Buenas noches: Good night (Spanish)

Buenas noches, ¿cómo estás?

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Good evening, how are you? Show

Buenas noches

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Good night Show

 ¿Cómo estás?: How are you? (Spanish)

Hola, ¿cómo estás?

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Hello, how are you? Show

¿Cómo estás?

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How are you? Show

 ¿Qué tal?: How are you? (Spanish)

Hola, ¿qué tal?

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Hello, how are you? Show

¿Qué tal?

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How are you? Show

 Encantado: Nice to meet you (Spanish)

Hola, soy Juan, encantado de conocerte.

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Hello, I am Juan, nice to meet you. Show

Encantado

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Nice to meet you Show

 Adiós: Goodbye (Spanish)

Adiós, nos vemos mañana.

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Goodbye, see you tomorrow. Show

Adiós

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Goodbye Show

 Hasta luego: See you later (Spanish)

Hasta luego, María.

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See you later, María. Show

Hasta luego

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See you later Show

 Nos vemos: See you (Spanish)

Nos vemos mañana, ¡hasta luego!

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See you tomorrow, goodbye! Show

Nos vemos

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See you Show

 Estar (to be) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Ellos están de vacaciones.

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They are on holiday. Show

Estar

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To be Show

 Gracias: Thank you (Spanish)

Gracias, nos vemos mañana.

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Thank you, see you tomorrow. Show

Gracias

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Thank you Show

Exercises

These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. Usa el saludo correcto en cada situación y comienza una pequeña charla. (Use the correct greeting in each situation and start a small talk.)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

¡Buenos días!

Good morning!

¡Buenas tardes!

Good afternoon!

¡Buenas noches!

Good evening!

¿Cómo estás?

How are you?

Bien. ¿Y tú?

Fine. And you?

¡Hasta luego!

See you later!

Perdona, ¿puedes repetir, por favor?

Sorry, can you repeat, please?

No entiendo.

I don’t understand.

¿Podrías deletrearlo?

Could you spell that?

Encantado de conocerte.

Nice to meet you.

...

Exercise 2: Reorder sentences

Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.

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1.
mañana. | nos | vemos | Gracias,
Gracias, nos vemos mañana.
(Thank you, see you tomorrow.)
2.
soy | Juan, | conocerte. | Hola, | encantado | de
Hola, soy Juan, encantado de conocerte.
(Hello, I am Juan, nice to meet you.)
3.
estás? | ¿cómo | días, | buenos | Hola,
Hola, buenos días, ¿cómo estás?
(Hello, good morning, how are you?)
4.
nos | mañana. | Adiós, | vemos
Adiós, nos vemos mañana.
(Goodbye, see you tomorrow.)
5.
tal? | Hola, | ¿qué
Hola, ¿qué tal?
(Hello, how are you?)
6.
despido de | viajar. | mis abuelos | antes de | Yo me
Yo me despido de mis abuelos antes de viajar.
(I say goodbye to my grandparents before traveling.)
7.
noches, | estás? | ¿cómo | Buenas
Buenas noches, ¿cómo estás?
(Good evening, how are you?)

Exercise 3: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.

1

Hasta luego


See you later

2

Buenos días


Good morning

3

Despedirse


To say goodbye

4

Encantado


Nice to meet you

5

Buenas tardes


Good afternoon

Exercise 4: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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somos, habláis, son, sois, eres, habla, est�, hablamos

1.
Él ...? en la oficina.
(He is in the office.)
2.
Vosotras ... siempre, hasta luego.
(You lot always talk, see you later.)
3.
Nosotros ... felices.
(We are happy.)
4.
Él ... con ella, adiós.
(He talks to her, goodbye.)
5.
Ellos ... doctores.
(They are doctors.)
6.
Tú ... inteligente.
(You are intelligent.)
7.
Nosotros ... luego, encantado.
(We talk later, delighted.)
8.
Vosotros ... estudiantes.
(You all are students.)

Exercise 5: Los pronombres personales

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: Personal pronouns

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Nosotras, Ella, Yo, Vosotros, Él, Tú, Ellos, Nosotros

1.
... es mi amiga.
(She is my friend.)
2.
... eres mi amigo.
(You are my friend.)
3.
... es simpático.
(He is nice.)
4.
... son hermanos.
(They are siblings.)
5.
... hablo español.
(I speak Spanish.)
6.
... hablamos español.
(We speak Spanish.)
7.
... somos amigas.
(We are friends.)
8.
... sois estudiantes.
(You all are students.)

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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Ser to be

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Spanish English
yo soy I am
tú eres you are
él/ella es He is
nosotros/nosotras somos we are
vosotros/vosotras sois you all are
ellos/ellas son they are

Exercises and examples phrases

Estar to be

Presente

Spanish English
yo estoy I am
tú estás You are
él/ella está he is
nosotros/nosotras estamos we are
vosotros/vosotras estáis you are
ellos/ellas están They are

Exercises and examples phrases

Hablar to speak

Presente

Spanish English
yo hablo I speak
tú hablas you speak
él/ella habla he speaks
nosotros/nosotras hablamos we speak
vosotros/vosotras habláis you speak
ellos/ellas hablan They speak

Exercises and examples phrases

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