Spanish with Señorita Sarah: November 2015

Spanish with Señorita Sarah: November 2015
Hola parents,
We had such a great October discussing hair colors, physical descriptions and
characteristics, internal organs/body parts, and Halloween fun! We used inflatable “internal
organs” to give us a hands-on and visual representation of some trickier vocabulary. And many
of the descriptions led to a discussion of the feminine/masculine endings in Spanish, which was a
review for many and new to some. Songs and stories are always a big part of classes, too.
November’s focus will be Possessive Adjectives, utilizing all of our fall vocabulary to
talk about “my hands,” “your elbows,” “his/her knees,” etc. It will be nice change after a nouncentric September and October, but we may still emphasize nouns with the toddlers if the
grammar is too abstract for them. And ALL of the non-toddler classes will be in intense winter
program Spanish song mode! It’s a fun, festive song that everyone should recognize.
Below is a list of many of our October words if you would like to practice them with
your child(ren). Have a wonderful noviembre!
Gracias,
Señorita Sarah
Physical Descriptions/Body – Las descripciones físicas/el cuerpo
(Adjectives that end in O are masculine, and ones that end in A are feminine. There are two verbs for “to be” in
Spanish (ser/estar), but we will focus on ser with physical descriptions. Some words like bald/calvo can be used
with estar, but for a more permanent description or general statement, ser is better.)
Blond(e) – Rubio/a (roo-beeoh/ah)
Brunette – Castaño/a (cahs-TAH-nyoh/nyah)
Dark-haired – Moreno/a (moh-RAY-noh/nah)
Red-haired–Pelirrojo/a (pay-lee-ROH-hoh/hah)
Gray/white-haired – Canoso/a (cah-NO-soh/sah)
Bald – Calvo/a (CAL-boh/bah)
Tall – Alto/a (AHL-toh/tah)
Short – Bajo/a (BAH-ho/ha)
Ugly – Feo/a (FAY-oh/a)
Pretty – Bonito/a (bo-NEE-toh/tah)
[also hermoso/a, lindo/a, etc.]
Handsome/good-looking – Guapo/a (GWAH-poh/pah)
Old – Mayor (my-YORE) [viejo/a also means old, but
mayor is more polite to use with people]
Young – Joven (HO-ben)
Intelligent– Inteligente (een-tay-lee-HEN-tay)
Hardworking – Trabajador/a
(trah-bah-hah-DOOR/DOH-rah)
Friendly, Kind – Amable (ah-MAH-blay)
Generous – Generoso/a (hay-nay-ROH-soh/sah)
Active – Activo/a (ahk-TEE-boh/bah)
Nice – Simpático/a (seem-PAH-tee-koh/kah)
Mean – Antipático/a (ahn-tee-PAH-tee-koh/kah)
To be– Ser (sare): Used for descriptions, identification,
time, possession, what something is, etc.
I am – (Yo) soy (soy) /// You are – (Tú) eres (AIR-ace)
We are – (Nosotros) somos (SOH-mohs)
He/she is, you (formal) are – (Él/ella, usted) es (es)
They, you (plural) – (Ellos/ellas, ustedes) son (sohn)
You (plural) [used in Spain] – (Vosotros) sois (soyce)
To have – Tener (tay-NAIR)
What is (he/she) like? – ¿Cómo es? (COH-moh es)
Organ– El órgano (el OR-gah-no)
Skin – La piel (la pee-EL)
Muscle – El músculo (MOOSE-coo-loh)
Blood– La sangre (la SAHN-gray)
Bone – El hueso (el WAY-soh)
Brain – El cerebro (el say-RAY-bro)
Heart – El corazón (el coh-rah-SONE)
Lung – El pulmón (el pull-MOHN)
Kidney – El riñón (el ree-NYOHN)
Stomach –El estómago (el es-TOH-mah-go)
Liver – El hígado (el EE-gah-doh)