Unit 1 Lesson 1: Welcome! Flashcards
study the informative parts
Reasons why you should leanr spanish?
- Learning Spanish provides skills that will help you learn other languages you may want to study in the future.
- The United States has the world’s second largest Spanish-speaking population as well as many job opportunities in which it is useful to know Spanish.
- Learning Spanish will allow you to enjoy songs, poems, and even movies in Spanish.
How did spanish end up in the Americas
Spanish first came to the Americas by way of the explorers sent out by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain in the 1400s. The most famous explorer was Christopher Columbus who landed on the island of Hispaniola while exploring new routes to Asia.
The island of hispaniola is now..
Today most of that island is known as the Dominican Republic
Places where Spainish is spoken
: It’s the official language for countries in Europe, Africa, North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. There are three countries in the Caribbean where Spanish is spoken, these are Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Dominican Republic. Moving across the Caribbean Sea, you will find Spanish spoken in Mexico and the Central American countries of Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. In South America, Spanish is spoken in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. There is even a small country in Africa, Equatorial Guinea, where Spanish is spoken.
Spanish is the second most commonly spoken language
US
How amny people are of Hispanic descent in US
and there are over 33 million people of Hispanic descent living in the 50 states. That’s about 12 percent of the population.
How do people greet each other in Spain?
In Spain, people often greet one another with a kiss on each cheek, which isn’t a common practice in the United States
What do you use hola?
Hola can also be used as an informal greeting when saying hello to someone who is older than you, or someone whom you are greeting for the first time. ¡Hola! can be can be both formal and informal.
What is the differnce in the use of “¿Cómo estás?” and “¿Cómo está usted?”
In Spanish, when I greet my friends and family I say, “¿Cómo estás?” This question is the informal way to ask how someone is. However, when I meet people I do not know, or people who are older than I am, I greet them in a more formal way by using, “¿Cómo está usted?”
in spanish what letter is silent
the h
Why do some prefer to was hasta luego and not adiós?
In Spanish, adiós means goodbye. However, many people in Spain think that saying adiós makes it seem like they will not see the person again. That’s why I prefer to say, “Hasta luego,” which means see you later.
How did the Spanish come to be?
The Romans ruled Hispania for many years, and during that time, they had a lot of contact with the natives who lived there. The Romans spoke a language called Latin, and the people in Hispania spoke their own native languages. However, as the people of Hispania began to interact with Roman traders, settlers, politicians, and soldiers, they began to learn some Latin as well. When the people of Hispania mixed their native languages with the Latin language, the result was several different languages. One of them, Castilian, became the basis for what we know today as modern Spanish. That is why the Spanish language is also called castellano in addition to español.
What was Spain called in the past?
Spain. To be specific, the Spanish language comes from the area that is now Spain, but when it was established in the early first century, it was known as Hispania.
