¡Hola amigos!
Spanish newsletter 2 Edition
¡GRACIAS!-Thank you!
Email: abreuc@franklinacademy.org
Location: Franklin Academy, South Franklin Street, Wake Forest, NC, United States
Phone: (919)554-4911
Lo que hemos aprendido-What we learned
¡Hola!
Hope everyone is enjoyed the break. We had a wonderful 2nd quarter.
During the past quarter we learned about different Holidays and how we commemorate or celebrate them, while learning about this Holidays we reinforced basics like greetings, numbers, colors.
Some of the celebration and the related vocabulary are below.
*Día del Veterano-Vetrans Day
servicio-service
valiente-brave
gracias-thank you
*Descubrimiento de América-Columbus Day
Cristobal Colón-Christopher Columbus
Caravela-caravel
Indios-natives
brújula-compass
*Descubrimiento de Puerto Rico-Discovery of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
La bandera-flag
Mapa-Map
Bomba y Plena-traditional music and dance from PR
Cuatro-Traditional musical instrument similar to the Spanish guitar
*Acción de Gracias-Thanksgiving
dar gracias-being thankful
cena-dinner
pavo-turkey
*Navidad de Puerto Rico-Christmas in Puerto Rico
Feliz Navidad-Merry Christmas
Noche Buena-Christmas Eve
cena-Dinner
lechón a la bara-traditional way to roast a pork in PR
familia-family
arbolito de navidad-Christmas tree
adornos-ornaments
nacimiento-nativity
regalos-presents
*Año Nuevo-New Years
uvas-grapes
fuegos artificiales-fire works
Año viejo-tradition of burning all the failures of the previous year
reloj-clock
*Expreso Polar-Polar Express
tren-train
conductor-conductor
niño-boy
niña-girl
Chocolate caliente-Hot Chocolate
VOCABULARIO-VOCABULARY
Kindergarten
domingo-Sunday
lunes-Monday
martes-Tuesday
miércoles-Wednesday
jueves-Thursday
viernes-Friday
sábado-Saturday
¿Qué día es hoy?-What is todays date?
lápiz-pencil
papel-paper
borra-eraser
crayolas/creyón-crayons
tijeras-scissor
mesa-table
silla-chair
maestra-teacher
FIRST GRADE
Papá-Dad
Mamá-Mom
hermano-brother
hermana-sister
abuela-grandmother
abuelo-grandfather
tío-uncle
tía-aunt
prima-girl cousin
primo-boy cousin
pronombres-pronouns
yo-me/I
tú-you
el-he
ella-she
nosotros-us
ustedes-you all
SECOND GRADE
bien-good
mal-bad
feliz-happy
triste-sad
tranquilo-when a male is at ease
tranquila-when a female is at ease
molesto-when a male is mad
molesta-when a female is mad
tengo miedo-I'm afraid
cansado-tired
¿Cómo estas?-How are you?
¿Cómo están?-How are you? (Plural)
¿Qué tal?-casual way of how are you?
Estoy...-I am...
Estamos...-We are...