200 most common words in spanish (in order):€¦ · web view-lily tomlin. please complete before...

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NAME:

DATE: ALL THE WORDS I KNOW IN SPANISH: (or previous exposure to Spanish)

Leave this sheet on the front of your packet when you have finished filling it out and turn to page 3. See how many of the words on the following page you can guess the meaning of.

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Write a 100 word story using any of the vocabulary you have learned. Relax. Breathe. Focus only on the number of words you can get to come out naturally.

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YOU ALREADY KNOW SPANISH!

COGNATES (WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE ENGLISH)Can you guess the meanings of these words?

1. acción, 2. acepta la invitación 3. actividad 4. actor5. admirador6. alergias7. alérgica 8. ángel9. animal10. animalito11. artista 12. atención13. atlético14. atractivo15. autor16. banco 17. bebé (como un bebé)18. búfalo19. café 20. capitalismo 21. chino22. chocolate23. círculo24. clasificados25. colección 26. color27. comparado con28. común 29. comunismo30. comunicaban 31. condición32. contento33. cuestión 34. cultura35. decide 36. decisión37. dentista 38. día39. diferente40. difícil de impresionar41. director 42. doctor 43. economista


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44. electrónico45. elefante 46. elegante 47. emperador48. enorme 49. ensalada 50. entra 51. era difícil concentrarse52. es un secreto53. especial 54. especialista55. espía56. esposa / esposo57. Euros58. exactamente59. experto60. falso 61. familia62. famoso 63. favor 64. figura65. flores66. fruta 67. función 68. generosa69. gorila70. hamburguesa71. hotel72. idea73. ilegal 74. importante / importantísimo75. Increíble76. inspiró77. inteligente 78. interesante 79. interior80. intérprete81. Japón82. león 83. lista84. médico85. millón de dólares86. millonario87. misión secreta88. mosquito necesidad


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89. no tenía ningún admirador 90. no usaba desodorante91. normal 92. novelista 93. occasion 94. oportunidad 95. optimismo96. parquet97. perfecta 98. pero 99. pizza100. plástico101. popular 102. posibilidad 103. posición, 104. prepara105. problema 106. profesor107. rapidísimo108. rápido 109. rata110. ratón111. reaccionó112. realidad113. realmente 114. relación115. responde116. restaurante (americano, italiano, francés, mexicano)117. reunión familiar118. románticamente / romántico / romance119. se le ocurrió120. serpiente situación sociedad socialismo121. sopa122. suficiente123. teléfono celular124. tigre125. trillón 126. turista 127. turismo128. vacación129. visita

TURN THE PAGE TO COVER OF YOUR PACKET WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED.


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FLUENCY FAST BEGINNING SPANISH (curriculum 4)by Blaine Ray & Karen Rowan

Objectives:1. Participants will be able to use the target vocabulary, as well as basic introductory vocabulary.2. Participants will be able to recognize and use vocabulary in the present tense3. Participants will be able to write 100 words in 10-15 minutes of uninterrupted writing time4. Students will be able to read and understand MORE in the target language than they were able to when they arrived.Methods:Each day participants will be presented with vocabulary and advanced grammatical structures from the thematic unit. Techniques used include TPR (Total Physical Response), TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling), songs, long-term memory techniques, acting, storytelling, reading, translation and conversation.Outcomes:Outcomes vary by student depending on previous exposure to the language or other languages. Our first goal is that each student leaves the class knowing more Spanish that when he or she arrived. Our second goal is that once the myth has been dispelled that learning a language is difficult, that the student go on to continue learning the language.


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What YOU must know about acquiring a language through TPRS in order to be successful:

1. There is no such thing as a person who isn’t good at learning languages.

2. Everything you learned in school about how to learn languages was wrong. You were forcing your brain to function in a way it was never designed to. That was not the fault of your brain. (This does not mean everything you were taught was wrong…. You did not learn what your teacher intended to teach.)

3. The trick to acquiring another language is ridiculously simple:You must hear a lot of the language and you must completely, entirely, totally, 100% understand what is being said. In fact…. if you’re doing it right… it feels effortless. It feels involuntary.

4. You must be relaxed and not feel pressured to speak or perform. There’s no need to try to repeat what you hear. Just concentrate on trying to understand. Stop me and ask for translation or to slow down.

5. Turn off the part of your brain that wants to turn this into work…. wants to memorize… wants to study… wants to analyze…. wants to cram information into the short term memory instead of the long-term memory….

6. To do that you must :A. Have fun.B. Listen. Be aware of when your attention wanders and think of ways that you can contribute details to the story.C. Stop and signal me whenever you don’t understand even one word.D. Laugh. It releases endorphins that contribute to long term retention. Plus… it’s supposed to be funny.G. Take breaks and move around. A little physical movement makes the brain dump feel-good chemicals into the body that also increase long-term memory.H. Read, read and re-read. As you read you’ll understand more and more. Use the vocab list, but don’t look everything up in a dictionary.


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REFERENCE MATERIALS100 most common words in spanish (in order): 1. el / la the2. de Of 3. que that / what 4. y and5. a To 6. en in 7. un A8. ser to be 9. se pron, reflexive

marker, himself / herself

10. no No

11. haber to have, hay, había

12. por for 13. con with14. su his, hers, theirs 15. para for 16.como like, as17.estar to be 18.tener to have 19.le 20. lo the (lo mejor es

estudiar mucho)21. lo it. (lo compré en

la tienda)22.todo all

23. pero but 24. más more 25. hacer to do, make

26. o or 27. poder to be able to 28.decir to say, tell29. este this 30. ir to go 31. otro other32. ese that 33. la it (fem.) 34. si if, whether35. me pron, me,

¿cuándo me va a llamar?

36. ya already, still

37. ver to see

38. porque because 39. dar to give 40. cuando when41. él he 42. muy very 43. sin without44. vez time 45. mucho a lot 46. saber to know47. qué what, that 48. sobre about 49. mi my50. alguno some 51. mismo same 52. yo I53. también also 54. hasta until 55. año year56. dos two 57. querer to want 58. entre between59. así like that 60. primero first 61. desde since62. grande large, great, big 63. eso that 64. ni not, neither

65. nos us 66. llegar arrive 67. pasar to pass68. tiempo time, weather 69. ella her / she 70. sí yes71. día the day 72. uno one 73. bien well74. poco a little 75. deber should 76. entonces then77. poner to put 78. cosa Thing 79. tanto so much80. hombre the man 81. parecer to appear 82. nuestro our83. tan so much 84. donde where 85. ahora now86. parte part 87. después After 88. vida life89. quedar to stay 90. siempre always 91. creer to believe92. hablar to talk 93. llevar to wear, carry 94. dejar to leave95. nada nothing 96. cada Each 97. seguir to follow98. menos minus, less 99. nuevo new 100. encontrar to find, meet


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200 most common words in Spanish (in order):101. algo something 102. sólo only, just 103. pues then, well then

104. llamar to call 105. venir to come 106. pensar to think107. aquel that (over there) 108.momento moment, time 109. sino but rather110. esto this 111. salir to leave 112. volver to return113. forma form, shape, way 114. antes Before 115. bueno good116. casa house 117. aunque even though 118. mundo world119. tres three 120. tal Such 121. mejor better122. tomar to take, drink 123. cierto True 124. conocer to meet, know

125. hacía toward, towards 126. cómo how? 127. mujer woman128. vivir to live 129. aquí Here 130. caso case /

ocasión131. sentir to feel 132. luego Later 133. país country134. tratar to try 135. lugar Place 136. te you (¿no te han

hablado?)

137. persona person 138. mayor larger, older, main

139. último last, final140. propio own 141. quién who,

whom142. mirar to look, watch

143. hora hour 144. ninguno none, nobody 145. trabajo work (noun)

146. casi almost 147. punto point, dot, period 148. durante during149. cualquier any, anyone 150. mano Hand 151. (150)

nuncanever

152. manera way, manner 153. cual which, who, whom

154. mientras meanwhile, while, whereas, as long as

155. contar To count, tell 156 fin End 157. tipo Type, kind158. gente People 159. además In addition to,

also, as well, besides

160. solo lonely, alone

161. empezar To begin 162. ejemplo Example (por ejemplo, for example)

163. esperar To wait

164. hoy Today 165. lado Side (al lado, beside)

166. hijo Son, pl, children

167. allí There 168. este This one 169. problema problem170. cuenta Bill, account 171. medio Means, middle 172. contra Against,

opposite

173. buscar To look for 174. dentro Within, inside 175. largo long176. palabra Word 177. existir To exist 178. niño child179. entrar To enter 180.

embargo Sin embargo, however, nevertheless

181.único Only, unique, sole

182. padre Father 183. trabajar To work 184. pequeño small185. alto Tall 186. cambio Change 187. escribir To write188. cuatro Four 189. ahí There 190. perder To lose191. nosotros We 192. historia History,

story193. idea idea

194. agua Water 195. producir

To produce 196. noche night

197. cuidad City 198. modo Way, manner 199. nombre name200. ocurrir To occurGood words ranked between 200-300: familia, realidad, pedir (to ask for) recibir (to receive) importante, leer (to read), calle (street), libro (book), amigo, oír (to hear), gracias, verdad (true / truth), señor, cuestión, difícil, normal


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HIGHEST FREQUENCY SPANISH WORDS AND WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE ENGLISH (COGNATES)

ANIMALESHIGH FREQ COGNATESCaballo Horse leónPerro Dog RataGato Cat InsectoPájaro Bird RatónAve Bird SerpienteVaca Cow TigreToro bull Elefante

mosquito

BODY PARTSMano hand estómagoojo eye nervioCabeza head músculocara face venapie foot esqueletolengua tongue intestinosangre blood retinaboca mouthcorazón heart

FOODSagua water cafécarne meat tévino wine pastaLeche milk chocolate, Pan bread sopa, Fruta fruit tomate, Huevo egg whisky, Azúcar sugar crema, (cerveza is 3134!) caramelo,

coco,

limón,

cereal,

ensalada,

tortilla,


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ingrediente

hamburguesa

CLOTHINGHIGH FREQ COGNATESTraje suit BotaZapato shoe BotónVestido dress chaqueta, Camisa short BlusaPantalón pantsSombrero hatAbrigo coatFalda skirtTRANSPORTATION WORDS

CalleStreet metro

Camino Road avenida, tráfico, tránsito, aeropuerto, tren, vehículo, automóvil, carro, Auto taxi, bote, bicicleta, autobús, helicóptero, moto

FAMILY WORDSHijo son /

childrenmamá,

padre, father papá,madre, motherhermano, brotherhija, daughteresposa, wifemarido, husbandhermana, sister


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abuelo grandfathertío uncle


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TIME WORDSHIGH FREQ COGNATES Cognate

monthsvez Time (one

time)momento febrero

tiempo Time pasado marzofecha date presente abrilmañana tomorrow /

morningfuturo mayo

tarde late / afternoon

segundo junio

noche night minuto julioenero january hora agosto

día septiembredécada octubregeneración noviembre

diciembreProfessionsjefe bossprofessions that sound like Englishautor, arquitecto medico, investigadorprofesor, técnicodirector, conductorartista historiadorpolicia, administradorsecretario, fotógrafopoeta piloto, ministro senador, militar novelista, actor inspector, oficial economista, agente psicólogo, guardia actriz, especialista editor, pintor intérprete, capitán diplomáticomúsico sargento, filósofo agricultorcientífico


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VERBS OF MOVEMENTHIGH FREQ COGNATESir to go pasar salir to leave entrar caer to fall mover correr to run avanzarSubir to go up, borradandar to walkbajar to cogerviajar to travelconducir to driveManejar to drivecaminar to walkSaltar to jumpCOLORS HIGH FREQ COGNATESBlanco whiteNegro blackrojo redverde greenazul blueNATIONALITIES THAT ARE COGNATESlatino latinoamericano hispanoamerican

oespañol

argentino chileno mexicano cubanoperuano colombiano boliviano venezolanoparaguayo uruguayo nicaragüense panameñodominicano puertorriqueño guatemalteco salvadoreñocostarricense hondureño Ingles francésitaliano europeo americano chinoromano japonés ruso árabebritánico turco portugués holandésbrasileño canadiense húngaro australiano


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EL PRESENTE

PRESENT TENSE

Person -AR -ER -IR

yo tú él / ella nosotrosellos

Hablohablashablahablamoshablan

I talkyou talk s/he talkswe talkthey talk

Comocomescomecomimoscomen

I eatyou eats/he eatswe eatthey eat

vivovivesvivevivimosviven

I liveyou lives/he liveswe livethey live

Present progressive

Estoy hablando I am talkingEstoy comiendo I am eatingEstoy viviendo I am living


EL PRESENTE IRREGULARCaigoconozco digodoyhagopongosalgosoytengotraigovengoveooigosévoyestoy

I fallI know/ meetI sayI giveI make/doI putI leaveI amI haveI bringI comeI seeI hearI knowI goI am

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EL PASADO

EL PRETÉRITO(una vez o tiempo definido)

persona -AR -ER / -IR Irregulares(casi todos)

yo tú él / ella nosotrosellos

habléhablastehablóhablamoshablaron

I talkedyou talked s/he talkedwe talkedthey talked

Comícomistecomiócomimoscomieron

I ateyou ates/he atewe atethey ate

didistediodimosdieron*

I gaveyou gaves/he gavewe gavethey gave

*Some irregular ellos forms end in

– jeron: trajeron, dijeron

The preterite is also used for actions that occurred over a defined period of time.

Por lo tanto comió dos empanadas más y regresó a su oficina y no hizo nada por quinientos veintitrés días.

Therefore, he ate two more turnovers and returned to his office and didn’t do anything else for 523 days.


The preterite is used for the “events in the story” that occurred in the past.

Cuando se cayó, se pegó la cabeza y se desmayó.

When he fell, he hit his head and fainted.

EL PRETÉRITO IRREGULARfuifui di vinetuvehicepuse estuvequisesupepudedijetrajeanduve

I wasI wentI gaveI cameI hadI madeI putI wasI wantedI found outI couldI saidI broughtI walked

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EL IMPERFECTO(acción continua por un tiempo indefinido)

persona -AR -ER / -IRyotúél / ellanosotrosellos

hablabahablabashablabahablábamoshablaban

I used to talkyou used to talkhe used to talkwe used to talkthey talked

Comíacomíascomíacomíamoscomían

I was eatingyou were eatings/he was eatingwe were eatingthey were eating

The imperfect is used to describe ongoing actions, non-events and what was happening in the story (not what happened).

There was a man who used to call himself Ray.Non-event: Había un hombre que se llamaba Raimundo.

Ray was losing a lot of money paying this cook.On-going action: Raimundo perdía mucho dinero pagándole...

LOS VERBOS (él / ella / Ud.)

The preterite is also used to interrupt an ongoing action in the imperfect. Raimundo empezó a esperar y mientras esperaba, tosió.Ray began to wait and while he was waiting, he coughed.


EL IMPERFECTO IRREGULARSer Ir Vereraeraseraéramoseran

ibaibasibaíbamosiban

veíaveíasveíaveíamosveían

El presente El pretérito El imperfectoDa Dio DabaEs Fue EraEstá Estuvo EstabaSe equivocal se equivocó Se equivocabaEstornuda Estornudó EstornudabaMete Metió MetíaNecesita Necesitó NecesitabaQuiere Quiso QueríaSe siente se sintió Se sentíaTiene Tuvo TeníaVa Fue Iba

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COUNTING IN SPANISH0 cero1 uno 60 sesenta2 dos 70 setenta3 tres 80 ochenta4 cuatro 90 noventa5 cinco 100 cien6 seis 100 cien (ciento)7 siete 105 ciento cinco8 ocho 113 ciento trece9 nueve 117 ciento diecisiete10 diez 122 ciento veintidós11 once 134 ciento treinta y cuatro12 doce 148 ciento cuarenta y ocho13 trece 160 ciento sesenta14 catorce 200 doscientos15 quince 250 doscientos cincuenta16 dieciséis 277 doscientos setenta y siete17 diecisiete 300 trescientos18 dieciocho 400 cuatrocientos19 diecinueve 500 quinientos20 veinte 600 seiscientos21 veinte y uno (veintiuno) 700 setecientos22 veinte y dos (veintidós) 800 ochocientos23 veinte y trés (veintitrés) 900 novecientos24 veinte y cuatro (veinticuatro) 1000 mil25 veinte y cinco (veinticinco) 1.004 mil cuatro26 veinte y séis (veintiséis) 1.015 mil quince27 veinte y siete (veintisiete) 1.031 mil treinta y uno28 veinte y ocho (veintiocho) 1.492 mil 29 veinte y nueve (veintinueve) 1.861 mil ochocientos sesenta y ocho30 treinta 2.000 dos mil31 treinta y uno 10.000 diez mil32 treinta y dos 40.139 cuarenta mil ciento treinta y nueve33 treinta y tres 100.000 cien mil34 treinta y cuatro 785.026 siete cientos ochenta y cinco mil veintiséis35 treinta y cinco 1.000.000 un millón36 treinta y seis 50.000.000 cincuenta millones40 cuarenta50 cincuenta

SPANISH ALPHABET AND PRONUNCIATION GUIDEAlphabet: a b c ch d e f g h i j k l m n ñ o p q r s t u v w x y zPronunciation:Vowels Consonants A – father Similar to English with the following exceptions:E- eight B, V – similar soundsI- ski Ch – same as in EnglishO – open D – between two vowels or at the end of a word is like a “th”U – lute G – followed by “a,” “o,” “u,” or a consonant is like the “g” in the Y – e English word “green”;

H – always silent in SpanishJ – heavily aspirated “h”K – found only in foreign words, pronounced as in EnglishLl – like the English “y” in yesÑ – like the ny sound as in canyon or the ni sound as in onionR – like the sound of the double “d” in ladder or the double “t” in butter; rolled at the beginning of a wordRr – rolled like the old “Ruffles have ridges” commercialZ – pronounced like the letter “s”


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BEGINNING SPANISH USEFUL PHRASES¿Cómo estás? (familiar) How are you?¿Cómo está? (formal) How are you?Estoy bien, gracias. ¿Y tú? (familiar) I am well, thank you. And you?Estoy bien, gracias. ¿Y usted? (formal) I am well, thank you. And you?¿Adónde vas? (familiar) Where are you going?¿Adónde va? (formal) Where are you going?(Yo) Me voy a….. I am going….¿Qué hora es? What time is it? (What hour is it?)Es la una (y…..) It is one…… (singular)Son las dos (Son las tres. Son las cuatro) It’s 2:00.... (plural)¿Cómo te llamas? (familiar) What is your name? (What do you call yourself?)¿Cómo se llama? (formal) What is your name? (What do you call yourself?)(Yo) Me llamo….. My name is…. (I call myself)¿Cómo se llama él? What is his name? (What does he call himself?)¿Cómo se llama ella? What is her name? (What does she call herself?)¿De qué color es….? What color is…?¿Cuántos años tienes? (familiar) How old are you? (How many years do you have?)¿Cuántos años tiene? (formal) How old are you?Tengo.... años. I am…years old. (I have….years.)

Independent Reading StrategyWhen I come to a word I don’t know…

I think about the storyI look at the context

I say the wordI see if there is anything I know in the

wordI put in a “blank” and attempt to guess

the meaning……...And if I still can’t figure it out…

I skip it!


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