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Voter interview

Posted by Anthony Carter in American Government - Laufenberg on
AJ Carter
11-2-10
History

1. What motivated you to com out an vote?
Answer: She came out to vote because she wants her "voice" to be heard and make a difference.

2. Do you know why we vote on Tuesday?
Answer: She guessed it was because the US senate are very busy so this day would be easiest.

3.Are you always sure of who you are voting for?
Answer: Yes.

4. What would you like to see changed in our political system?
Answer: More cooperation in between them and more help for the middle class.

5.Did you learn about voting in school?
Answer: Yes because I am not from the US so i had to learn before i came.

The Weather in Spanish

Posted by Michael Hall on
 Weather & Seasons
The weather and seasons are very important to learn in any language. You have to make sure of proper spelling and puctioation when writing the seasons. Here are the four seasons. Here are the

 El Tiempo
The next thing I went to teach you is how to ask what the weather is like in Spanish.
English) What’s the weather like?
Spanish)  ¿Qué tiempo hace?
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In this video Michael is about to leave and he ask his mother the temperature.

The Alphabet in Spanish

Posted by Michael Hall on
This is the Spanish alaphbet. This shows how to properly prononce the letters.
If someone asked me to spell my name (Robbie) it would be ereh  o beh beh eeeeee eh.

 In his video we show how to use the spanish alphabet.

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In this video Michael ask his little sister to pick between A or B.

Days of The Week In Spanish

Posted by Michael Hall on
To say what is today you say ¿Que dia es hoy?

To answer this question you say ES (DAY)
Ex: ES martes
Remember the days of the week in Spanish are not capitalized and also the Spanish week stats on Monday.

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In this video Robert says the days for more explanation. 

Learning the Calendar in Spanish

Posted by Michael Hall on
To ask what the date is in Spanish you say ¿Cual es la fecha de hoy? Which means what is today’s date.

To anserw the question you say “Hoy es el (numberos) de (month) Ex: Hoy es el ocho de mayo, which means may 8th .

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This is a video of Michael asking  Robert his birthday.

De nada, Por don, Por favor: Using Common Courtesy.

Posted by Tyanna Pleasant on
You are on a vacation in Argentina enjoying the animals at the Santo Domingo national zoo. Then all of a sudden, you realize that you are supposed to be meeting your family at the entrance so you are in a rush to get back. Then, you accidently bumps into someone and makes them drop all of their papers you have no idea on how to say sorry to the person in Spanish. Well maybe it was a AWESOME idea to visit this blog today so in case something like that happens you will be prepared.

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Check out this GREAT example of showing common courtesy!!!!!!

How to ask someone for time? Bach Tong and Shannon Powers

Posted by Bach Tong in Spanish 1 - Sanchez on
​To ask someone “What time is it?”, you say:

“¿Qué hora es?”

        or “¿Qué hora son?”

        or “¿Qué hora tiene?”

Responds could be:

               “ Es la una”= Its one o’clock

            or “Son las dos,tres,cuatro......”=Its two,three,cuatro

             or”......^.......y cuarto”=:15

                 “......^.......y meda”=:30

                 “......^.......menos cuarto”=:45

                 “.......^.......menos (the number of minutes before the hour)

This could be used to ask someone for time. It could also use to respond to people when you are asked for time. Time is important, therefore, it is always a plus for you to know how to keep track of it. 

Basic knowledge and usage of Numeros en Espaol. Bach Tong and Shannon Powersn

Posted by Bach Tong in Spanish 1 - Sanchez on
En español, Numeros have rules pretty much like en Inglés. You only have memorize 1 - 15 (uno - quince), and the tens numbers (diez, viente, trienta, cuarenta, cincuenta, sesenta, setenta, ochenta, noventa). For numbers after 15, you only need to say the tens numbers plus the 1-9 number.
Example: 16: dieciseise
    28: vientiocho
    45: Cuarentaycinco.

Mathematical terms: + Más            - menos x por /dividido por = son

Please click link below for a full description table of numeros en Español:
​You can use numbers to do basic math problem:
1) 1 + 9 = 10 (uno más nueve son diez)
2) 78 - 16  = 62 (setentayocho menos dieciseis son sesentaydos)
3) 81/27 = 3  (ochentayuno dividido por vientisiete son tres)
4) 24 x 3 = 72 (vientitres por tres son setentaydos)

You can also use numeros for any purpose that is involved with numbers such as say time, temperature, date...

Ask someone for weather information. Bach Tong and Shannon Powers

Posted by Bach Tong in Spanish 1 - Sanchez on
​To ask some one “What’s the weather like?”, you ask: “¿Qué tiempo hace?
Respond can be:
a) Hace (mucho) frió:   it’s  (very)  cold
        calor: it’s           hot
   viento:         it’s               windy
   sol: it’s               sunny
   fresco:      it’s               cool
b) Está lloviendo / llueve: it’s raining / it rains
c) Está nevando / Neiva: it’s snowing / it snows
d) Está nublado / neblina: it’s cloudy   /  foggy

*Note: When describing the weather, we use “Hace” for adjective (frió, calor, viento, sol, fresco...). “Está” is used for verb (llueve, lloviendo, neiva, nevando, nublado,...).

To ask someone "What is the temperature in Philadelphia?", you ask: "¿Qué es la temperatura en Filadefia?"

To respond, you could say: "La Temperatura en Filadelfia es (number) grados." You can refer to the Numeros topic for more information about numbers and how to say it. 
These phrases above could be used to ask someone for weather condition. Also, it could use to respond to someone when being asked about weather. It helps enrich the conversation and make it more intersting.

How to be polite in every day conversation? Bach Tong and Shannon Powers

Posted by Bach Tong in Spanish 1 - Sanchez on
​En español, it is important to use the right courtesy phrases to show good manners. Here are a few courtesy phrases to use in every day conversation:

a) Gracias: Thank you

b) Muchas gracias: thanks a lot.
c) Mil gracias: Thanks a million.
d) De nada = Por nada = No hay de qué = you’re welcome.
e) ¿Cómo? = What was it? (when you didn’t catch what someone just said)
f) Por favor: Please
g) Con pemiso: excuse me (applied to ask someone out of your way politely)
   Disculpe: excuse me (applied to get attention from someone)
   Perdón: excuse me (applied if you accidentally bumped into someone)
h) Está bien: It’s ok.
​This could be use along with your responding to someone to make your respond become more polite and courteous. These phrase could be used as similar as how you use courtesy phrase en Inglés.
Example: A: Disculpe. ¿Cómo te llamas Ud?
   B: Me llamo....... ¿Cómo esta Tú?
   A:  Muy bien, gracias. ¿Y Ud.?

   B:  Bien, gracias.

How to differentiate questions/answer to different people en Espaol? Bach Tong and Shannon Powers

Posted by Bach Tong in Spanish 1 - Sanchez on
​En Español, there are two separate way of asking/responding to people, accordingly to their ages. To ask/respond to someone who is younger than you, the informal way should be used: Tú. To ask/respond to someone who is older than you, the formal way should be used: Ud.
Example: ¿Cómo te llama (Tú) ?: What’s your name? informal
       ¿Cómo te llamas (Ud)?: What’s your name? formal
                ¿Cómo esta (Tú)? : How are you? informal 
  ¿Cómo estas (Ud.)?: How are you? formal
This could be used to ask/respond to people in real life politely correspondingly to their age. It also shows respect and how educated you are to adults. This rule does not necessarily applied to every questions, but to most of it.

How to introduce yourself to someone en Espaol? Bach Tong and Shannon Powers

Posted by Bach Tong in Spanish 1 - Sanchez on
​Explanation 1:
There are a few ways to say “hi” to someone en español:
a) ¡Hola! : Hi (both formal and informal)
b) ¡Buenos Días!: Good morning
c) ¡Buenas Tardes!: Good afternoon
d) ¡Buenas  Noches!: Good evening.
e) ¿Cómo esta(s)? (Usted): How are you? informal (formal)
Respond: (Muy) Bien, gracias: (Very) Well, thanks.
    Mas o menos: alright
f) ¿Cómo te llama (Tú) ?: What’s your name? informal
   ¿Cómo te llamas (Ud)?: What’s your name? formal

Respond: Me llamo_______

   Yo soy________ (my name is_____)

   Mi nombres es_____
g)  Mucho gusto: nice to meet you
Respond: Igualmente: likewise
You can use this list of phrases/questions to introduce yourself to someone, and/or respond back to their greetings. You can also mix these phrases with one another as you do en Inglés. This is very helpful both to greet your friends, teachers or to meet someone you don’t know.

How to Spell in Spanish

Posted by Rosemary Flite in Spanish 1 - Manuel on

  First you need to know the numbers in Spanish

      

      

     

And how to say whats your number


¿Cuál es tu/su de telefono?



Here's a video of Rosie and Jamekea singing the ABCs to help you remember.


Days of the Week in Spanish

Posted by Rosemary Flite in Spanish 1 - Manuel on
To know what day of the week it is first you need to know so other things like...
-In Spanish the days are not capitalized like they are in English.
-In Spanish the week starts on Monday not Sunday like it does in English.


Now using the chart above try to answer some of the following questions.

For each question write the two days that come after each.
EX) lunes, martes, miércoles, jueves.

1) jueves, viernes, __________, ___________.
2)martes, miércoles, _____________, ______________.
3) sábado, domingo, _________, _________.



            Here is a video to help you remember the days of the week in spanish.

Election Project-Tyler Hankinson

Posted by Tyler Hankinson in American History - Laufenberg on
Hello my name is Tyler Hankinson today I went out to the voting polls to see what motivates people to cast a vote during my time there I interviewed a few people
In the interview I asked these questions


Why do we vote on Tuesday
Do you vote every election
What would you like see changed in the political system
Do you know who you are going to vote for before you walk to cast it


Below are The interviews that i conducted and the pictures that I took
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Henry, Jessica, Danielle

Posted by Henry Poeng on
Visit our wonderful blog site! http://hpoengsla.blogspot.com/ !

Also due to some technical difficulties we have posted the missing videos here. They will be order according to the missing videos.

how to ask the time in spanish

Posted by Aidan Rios on
ello fellow readers, thank you for choosing my lesson to help your spanish needs. In this lesson you will learn how to tell and ask time in spanish. But before we get to the hard stuff you must know the question. The question is "What time is it?". Also you must know all the numbers from 1 to 12. (Say them properly).




First things first the numbers.



In English its one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve.



In Spanish its, uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez, once, doce.




Now numbers above both read the same from 1 to 12.




For example if the was 5:05, we in english would say five o' five. But on the other hand in spanish you would say son las cinco y cinco. To say it properly you say "Son las" and the first number but with the second number you just add "y" and the number



15- cuatro


30- media


45- cuarenta y cinco


55- la hora menos cinco - cincuenta y cinco



Here are some examples...



5:20 - Son las cinco y veinte.


6:30 - Son las seis y media.


1:55 - Son las dos dos menos cinco.




In the next lesson you will learn how to greet people in spanish so stay tuned!

Ay, ay, ay! Est lloviendo

Posted by Nicholas Murray on

Weather

Knowing how to say the weather is an important skill to know in foreign places…

Hace (mucho)

frio/calor/viento/sol/fresco

It’s (very)

cold/warm/windy/sunny/cool

Está lloviendo       /       Llueve

It’s raining    /    It rains

Está nevando    /    Nieva

It’s snowing    /    It snows

Está nublado (mayormente/parcialmente)

It’s cloudy

(mainly/partially)


Question and Answer

… so is knowing how to ask and answer weather questions.

¿Qué tiempo hace?

What’s the weather like?

(Hace/está) __________

(It does/it is) __________

Video

Someone asks what the weather is like.

Hola!:How to greet someone

Posted by Morgan Taylor on

Lesson 1:In order to know how to greet someone you need to know:

  • how to say hello
  • how to say good bye
  • how to say how are you
  • how to say nice to meet you


There are many ways to greet someone in Spanish

We are going to start off with a basic coversation
  

                 Greeting someone
P1: ¡Hola! ¿Cómo está?- Hello how are you ?
P2: ¡Hola! Muy bien. – Hello in  ok  and you ?
P1: Bien. Gracias.- I'm good thank you


      How to ask for some one name
P1: ¡Hola! ¿Cómo se llama?-Hello what is your name?
P2: Me llamo Mark . ¿Y usted- My name is Mark and you?
P1: Me llamo Tiani. Mucho Gusto- My name is Tiani. Nice to meet you
P2: Ilgulmente-Same to  you.


                        And another way to greet someone
P1: ¡Hola! ¿Qué tal?-Hello how are you?
P2:Muy bien gracias ¿Y usted?- Very well thanks and you?
P1:Muy bien gracias!-i'm very good, thank you.


Here is a video of a two people asking for each others names.