Read Madrigals Magic Key to Spanish Online
Authors: Margarita Madrigal
Tags: #Reference, #Language Arts & Disciplines
B
1 | 2 | 3 |
Mamá y yo | vimos | el accidente |
( Mother and I ) | ( saw ) | |
Carlos y yo | trabajamos | mucho |
Roberto y yo | comprendimos | la lección |
Marta y yo | escribimos | muchas cartas |
Luis y yo | leímos | el artículo |
María y yo | tomamos | un taxi |
Juan y yo | aplaudimos | en el teatro |
C
1 | 2 | 3 |
Carlos y María | vieron ( saw ) | al profesor |
Roberto y María | describieron | lacasa |
Los actores | leyeron | el artículo |
Mis clientes | escribieron | muchas cartas |
Los estudiantes | comprendieron | la lección |
Los mexicanos | aplaudieron | con entusiasmo |
Translate the following sentences into Spanish. Write out each sentence in Spanish, using the columns above as a guide. Check your sentences with the correct translations below this exercise.
Check your sentences with the correct translations below.
Use the following adjectives to fill in the blanks in the sentences below. Remember that adjectives agree with nouns in gender and number.
MASCULINE SINGULAR | MASCULINE PLURAL |
(For nouns that take “el”) | (For nouns that take “los”) |
curioso | curiosos |
famoso | famosos |
ambicioso | ambiciosos |
generoso | generosos |
guapo | guapos |
interesante | interesantes |
FEMININE SINGULAR | FEMININE PLURAL |
(For nouns that take “la”) | (For nouns that take “las”) |
curiosa | curiosas |
bonita | bonitas |
deliciosa | deliciosas |
famosa | famosas |
generosa | generosas |
interesante | interesantes |
1. El actor es ________________________________________
2. El hombre es ________________________________________
(
The man is
)
3. La señorita es ________________________________________
4. Mi madre es ________________________________________
(
My mother is)
5. La conversación es ________________________________________
6. Los actores son ________________________________________
(
The actors are
)
7. Los mexicanos son ________________________________________
(
Mexican men are
)
8. Las mexicanas son ________________________________________
Mexican women are
)
9. Las playas son ________________________________________
The beaches are
)
10. Las mentas son ________________________________________
The mints are
)
11. Las composiciones son ________________________________________
The compositions are
)
T
HE
M
ONTHS OF THE
Y
EAR
enero, January | mayo, May | septiembre, September |
febrero, February | junio, June | octubre, October |
marzo, March | julio, July | noviembre, November |
abril, April | agosto, August | diciembre, December |
uno, one | cinco, five | nueve, nine |
dos, two | seis, six | diez, ten |
tres, three | siete, seven | once, eleven |
cuatro, four | ocho, eight | doce, twelve |
el cinco de mayo,
the fifth of May
(
the five of May
)
el diez de abril,
the tenth of April
(
the ten of April
)
el cuatro de julio,
the fourth of July
(
the four of July
)
In Spanish the
first of January
is “el primero de enero.”
The second of January
is “el dos de enero” (
the two of January
). This applies to every month of the year. After the first you simply say the two, the three, the four, etc.
el primero de septiembre,
the first of September
el dos de septiembre,
the “two” of September
el tres de septiembre,
the “three” of September
And so on for all the days of the month.
¿Compraron | una casa | en el campo |
( Did you (pl.) buy? Did they buy? ) | un auto aspirinas | ayer ( yesterday ) en la farmacia |
Compramos ( We bought ) | una blusa | en la tienda |
¿Recibieron | el cable | esta tarde |
( Did you (pl.) receive Did they receive? ) | muchas cartas un telegrama | ayer esta mañana |
Recibimos | una tarjeta postal | de María |
( We received ) | ( a post card ) | |
Copy the above material onto a card. Carry the card with you and glance at it whenever you get a chance.
la luz de la luna
ou can convert many English words that end in “ct” into Spanish words by adding the letter “o” to them.
CT = CTO
the product
= el producto
el conflicto | el insecto | correcto |
el acto | perfecto | contacto |
el defecto | directo | extracto |
CANTAR,
to sing
Voy a cantar.
I’m going to sing.
¿Va a cantar?
Are you going to sing?