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2.2 Lesson Flashcards

Telling time, days, months, and ordinal numbers

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It is time to eat breakfast; are you going to cook for us?

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Es hora de desayunar; ¿vas a cocinar para nosotros?

time - la hora. La hora literally means “the hour”

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What time is it?

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¿Qué hora es?

What time is it? - ¿Qué hora es?. In some countries, you may also hear people use the plural ¿Qué horas son?

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It is eight o’clock in the morning

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Son las ocho de la mañana

It is __ o’clock - Son las ___. Note that the conjugation of the verb ser must agree with the number it if referring to. “It is one o’clock” would be Es la una

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It is nine twenty-five (9:25) in the morning

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Son las nueve y veinticinco de la mañana

It is __:___ - Son las __ y __. Note that, when spoken, the hours and minutes of time are separated by the conjunction y

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The class begins at two in the afternoon

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La clase empieza a las dos de la tarde

afternoon - la tarde. Remember to use the article la. Tarde by itself means “late”

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Why are you awake at four in the morning?

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¿Por qué estás despierto a las cuatro de la madrugada?

before dawn - la madrugada

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Maricarmen is asleep because it is one fifteen (1:15) in the morning

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Maricarmen está dormida porque es la una y cuarto de la mañana

it is __ 15 - son las / es la __ y cuarto. Note that cuarto also means “a quarter” and that Spanish speakers generally say cuarto instead of quince when speaking of time

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It is three thirty (3:30) and I am very hungry; do you want to eat lunch?

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Son las tres y media y tengo mucha hambre; ¿quieres almorzar?

It is __ thirty - son las / es la __ y media

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I want less food

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Quiero menos comida

minus, less - menos

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It is two forty-five (2:45); where is your sister?

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Son las tres menos cuarto; ¿dónde está tu hermana?

it is __45 - son las/es la __menos cuarto. Note that you literally say “It is three minus a quarter”. You usually tell the time for minutes 31-59 by counting backwards from the next full hour

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There are only sixteen students in the classroom, so two are missing

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Sólo hay dieciséis estudiantes en la clase, entonces faltan dos

to be missing, to lack - faltar. Note that faltar is conjugated like any regular -ar ending verb. Faltar is used when aiming toward a goal. When conveying how much is left when taken from an original whole, use quedar

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There are 10 minutes left before six (5:50), do you want to go to the restaurant?

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Faltan diez para las séis, ¿quieres ir al restaurante?

__minutes left - faltar + __ + para. Note that this is an alternative construction to subtracting minutes from the hour

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He has a lack of respect

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Tiene una falta de respeto

a lack - una falta

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I am going to travel from New York to Washington in four hours

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Voy a viajar desde Nueva York hasta Washington en cuatro horas

from (place) to (place) - desde (lugar) hasta (lugar)

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She is asleep since yesterday

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Ella está dormida desde ayer

from (time), since - desde. Note that desde means “since” when talking about time, and it means “from” when talking about space or distance

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It has been raining for three hours

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Hace tres horas que está lloviendo

to have been __ for (time) - hace (tiempo) que. This is usually the preferred way of expressing duration in Spanish. The direct translation is more like: “It makes 3 hours that it is raining.”

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It is nine at night

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Son las nueve de la noche

night - la noche

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Is it noon in México?

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¿Es mediodía en México?

noon - el mediodía

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It is midnight and the baby is awake. Tomorrow is not going to be a good day

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Es medianoche y el bebé está despierto. Mañana no va a ser un buen día

midnight - la medianoche

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I always go out with my friends at night

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Siempre salgo con mis amigos de noche

at night - de noche. Be careful not to confuse de noche (“at night”) with anoche (“last night”)

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Jaime is going to pass by my house

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Jaime va a pasar por mi casa

to pass - pasar

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Time passes by very quickly

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El tiempo pasa muy rápido

time - el tiempo. Note that tiempo is used when you want to talk about “time” as an entity, as in “Time goes by slowly”. Hora is used when you mean a more specific period of time, as in “It is time to eat”, Es hora de comer.

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You never arrive on time

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Nunca llegas a tiempo

on time - a tiempo

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He is going to cook eight times this week

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Va a cocinar ocho veces esta semana

time - la vez. Note that vez expresses repetition, which tiempo and hora cannot

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I sometimes go out at night

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A veces salgo de noche

sometimes - a veces

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Jaime isn’t going to go to the party, but I’m going anyway

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Jaime no va a ir a la fiesta, pero yo voy a ir de todos modos

anyway - de todos modos

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You are going to go out with Sofia’s boyfriend? Really?!

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¿Vas a salir con el novio de Sofia? ¿En serio?

really? (to express shock or surprise) - ¿de veras?, ¿en serio?

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I like traveling from time to time

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Me gusta viajar de vez en cuando

from time to time - de vez en cuando

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Do you know when they will arrive?

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¿Sabes cuando van a llegar?

to arrive - llegar. Note that llegar is conjugated like any regular -ar ending verb

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Xavier and Alejandro will arrive in one hour

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Xavier y Alejandro van a llegar en una hora

hour - una hora. Remember that hora means both “time” and “hour”

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He arrives in five minutes

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Llega en cinco minutos

minute - el minuto

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It is the first day of school

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Es el primer día de clases

first - primer, primero. Note that primero becomes primer when preceding a singular, masculine noun

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Jorge is going to be the first one to arrive at the museum

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Jorge va a ser el primero en llegar al museo

museum - el museo. Note that the ordinal number must be followed by en (i.e. Voy a ser el primero en comer, el primero en conducir, etc.)

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These are the first weeks of school

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Éstas son las primeras semanas de clases

week - la semana

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Sunday is the first day of the week

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El domingo es el primer día de la semana

Sunday - domingo. Note that days of the week, like nationalities, are not capitalized in Spanish. Also note that in some Spanish-speaking countries, Monday is considered the first day of the week

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Do you have a clock?

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¿Tienes un reloj?

clock - el reloj

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It is the second time that I cook this week

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Es la segunda vez que cocino esta semana

second - segundo

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Monday is the second day of the week

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El lunes es el segundo día de la semana

Monday - lunes

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Which car is it? It’s the third one

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¿Cuál carro es? Es el tercero

third - tercer, tercero. Note that tercero behaves just like primero in that it drops the o when it preceds a singular, masculine noun

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Tuesday is the third day of the week

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El martes es el tercer día de la semana

Tuesday - martes

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Rosa is happy because her boyfriend will arrive in fourth place

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Rosa está contenta porque su novio va a llegar en cuarto lugar

fourth - cuarto

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Wednesday is the fourth day of the week

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El miércoles es el cuarto día de la semana

Wednesday - miércoles

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I am the fifth daughter in my family

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Soy la quinta hija en mi familia

fifth - quinto

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Thursday is the fifth day of the week

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El jueves es el quinto día de la semana

Thursday - jueves

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This is the sixth book that I have to read for that class

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Este es el sexto libro que tengo que leer para esa clase

sixth - sexto

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I am very happy because it is Friday

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Estoy muy feliz porque es viernes

Friday - viernes

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Can you believe that my aunt is going to have her seventh son in only two weeks?

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¿Puedes creer que mi tía va a tener a su séptimo hijo en sólo dos semanas?

seventh - séptimo

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This Saturday we are all going to Spain

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Este sábado vamos todos para España

Saturday - sábado

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Pamela, what are you going to do this weekend?

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Pamela, ¿qué vas a hacer este fin de semana?

weekend - el fin de semana

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I am going to see my girlfriend on Tuesday

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Voy a ver a mi novia el martes

Note that we use the definite article to denote days of the week (e.g. “on Tuesday” translates to el martes, not *en martes*)

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We play soccer on Fridays

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Jugamos al fútbol los viernes

Note that we do not change the name of the week to make it plural (e.g. los viernes, not *los vierneses*)

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My father is the eighth son in his family

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Mi papá es el octavo hijo en su familia

eighth - octavo

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I never break anything, right mom?

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Yo nunca rompo nada, ¿verdad mamá?

to break - romper

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Isn’t this the ninth time that Irene breaks a glass?

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¿No es ésta la novena vez que Irene rompe un vaso?

ninth - noveno

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My brother is sad because he is in tenth place

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Mi hermano está triste porque está en décimo lugar

tenth - décimo

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What are the ordinal numbers 1-10 (first, second, third, etc.) in Spanish?

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primero, segundo, tercero, cuarto, quinto, sexto, séptimo, octavo, noveno, décimo

In Spanish, although ordinal numbers do exist past “tenth”, we usually just use the regular cardinal number for larger values. These ordinal numbers, primero through décimo, are the key ones to know

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When is your birthday? My birthday is this month

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¿Cuando es tu cumpleaños? Mi cumpleaños es este mes

month - el mes

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In January it is very cold in the United States

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En enero hace mucho frío en los Estados Unidos

January - enero. Note that months, like days of the week and nationalities, are not capitalized in Spanish

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Where Pedro lives, it always snows in February

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Donde vive Pedro, siempre nieva en febrero

February - febrero

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Of all the seasons, spring is my favorite one

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De todas las estaciones, la primavera es mi favorita

favorite - favorito. Note that unless replaced by other modifiers such as “each”, a definite article must precede days and seasons

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Ricardo is my parents’ preferred son

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Ricardo es el hijo preferido de mis padres

preferred - preferido

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My birthday is in March; that’s why it is my favorite month

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Mi cumpleaños es en marzo; por eso es mi mes favorito

March - marzo

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It is true, it always rains a lot in April

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Es verdad, siempre llueve mucho en abril

April - abril

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Mother’s Day is in May; are you going to buy a gift for your mom?

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El Día de las Madres es en mayo; ¿vas a comprar un regalo para tu mamá?

May - mayo

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I am happy because it is June. Summer is already going to begin

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Estoy contento porque es junio. El verano ya va a empezar

June - junio

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I always go to the beach with my friends and family in July

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Siempre voy a la playa con mis amigos y mi familia en julio

July - julio

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In my grandparents’ house in Mexico, it is always so hot in August

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En la casa de mis abuelos en México, siempre hace tanto calor en agosto

August - agosto

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Ana’s favorite month is September because her favorite season is the fall

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El mes favorito de Ana es septiembre porque su estación favorita es el otoño

September - septiembre

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Is it cold in October where you live?

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¿Hace frío en octubre donde vives tú?

October - octubre

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Do you always celebrate your birthday?

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¿Siempre celebras tu cumpleaños?

to celebrate - celebrar. Note that celebrar is conjugated like any regular - ar ending verb

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Oscar’s actions are always good

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Las acciones de Oscar siempre son buenas

action - la acción

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Are your families going to celebrate Thanksgiving in November?

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¿Van a celebrar sus familias el Día de Acción de Gracias en noviembre?

November - noviembre. Note that “Thanksgiving” is literally translated as “day of action of thanks”

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What are you going to buy for Christmas?

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¿Qué vas a comprar para Navidad?

Christmas - Navidad

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Is your family going to celebrate Christmas this December?

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¿Va a celebrar tu familia Navidad este diciembre?

December - diciembre

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Now I’m going to study with my friends for the exam

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Ahora voy a estudiar con mis amigos para el exámen

now - ahora

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Excuse me, but do you (ud) know what time is it?

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Perdón, pero ¿sabe usted qué hora es?

excuse me, sorry- perdón, lo siento. Lo siento is a bit more serious of an apology, and it literally means “I feel it”

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I’m sorry, but I’m going to be late

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Lo siento, pero voy a llegar tarde

to be late, to arrive late - llegar tarde

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Which game do you want to play?

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¿Cuál juego quieres jugar?

which - cuál

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What is today’s date?

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¿Cuál es la fecha de hoy?

today’s date - la fecha de hoy. Note that we usually use the word cuál (“which”) rather than qué (“what”) to ask about the date

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It’s the fifth of May

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Es el cinco de mayo

Note that for dates, we simply use the cardinal number (e.g., cinco) rather than the ordinal number (e.g. quinto)

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Next year I am going to be a good student

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El próximo año voy a ser un buen estudiante

next - próximo. Note that próximo is one of the few adjectives that precedes the noun that it describes

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Someday I will be a teacher like my aunt Pati

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Algún día voy a ser maestra como mi tía Pati

someday - algún día

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Somehow I am going to study for all of my tests and write all of my essays

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De alguna manera voy a estudiar para todos mis exámenes y voy a escribir todos mis ensayos

somehow - de alguna manera, de algún modo

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I can’t find my books anywhere

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No puedo encontrar mis libros en ninguna parte

nowhere, anywhere - en ninguna parte

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There are a million books in this library

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Hay un millón de libros en esta biblioteca

a million - un millón. Note that, in Spanish, “million” is a noun and must be followed by the preposition de whenever it is used with another noun

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