Survival Spanish for Teachers
Personal Information:
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English |
Spanish |
Pronunciation |
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What’s your name? |
¿Cómo te llamas? |
COH-moh tay YAH-mahs |
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My name is ______. |
Me llamo _______. |
may YAH-moh |
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How old are you? |
¿Cuántos años tienes? |
CWAHN-tohs AHN-yohs tee-EHN-ehs |
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Where are you from? |
¿De dónde eres? |
day DOHN-day AIR-ehs |
Personal Information, more than one child:
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What’s your name? |
¿Cómo se llaman? |
COH-moh say YAH-men |
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How old are you? |
¿Cuántos años tienen? |
CWAHN-tohs AHN-yohs tee-EHN-en |
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Where are you from? |
¿De dónde son? |
day DOHN-day sohn |
Greetings:
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Good morning. |
Buenos días. |
BWAY-nohs DEE-ahs |
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Good afternoon. |
Buenas tardes. |
BWAY-nohs TAR-days |
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Hello. |
Hola. |
OH-lah |
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Goodbye. |
Adiós. |
a-dee-OHS |
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How are you? |
¿Cómo estás? |
COH-moh eh-STAHS |
Greetings, more than one child:
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How are you? |
¿Cómo están? |
COH-moh eh-STAHN |
Needs:
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Do you feel bad? |
¿Te sientes mal? |
tay see-YEN-tays mahl |
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Do you need to go to the bathroom? |
¿Necesitas ir al baño? |
nehs-eh-SEE-tahs ear ahl BAHN-yoh? |
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Do you need a drink of water? |
¿Necesitas tomar agua? |
nehs-eh-SEE-tahs toe-MAR AH-gwah |
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Do you want to call home? |
¿Quieres llamar a casa? |
KEE-air-ehs yah-MAR a CAH-sah |
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Do you need a Band-Aid? |
¿Necesitas una curita? |
nehs-eh-SEE-tahs OO-nah coo-REE-tah |
Needs, more than one child:
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Do you feel bad? |
¿Se sienten mal? |
say see-YEN-ten mahl? |
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Do you need to go to the bathroom? |
¿Necesitan ir al baño? |
nehs-eh-SEE-tahn ear ahl BAHN-yoh? |
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Do you need a drink of water? |
¿Necesitan un poco de agua? |
nehs-eh-SEE-tahn toe-MAR AH-gwah |
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Do you want to call home? |
¿Quieren llamar a casa? |
KEE-air-ehn yah-MAR a CAH-sah |
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Do you need a Band-Aid? |
¿Necesitan una curita? |
nehs-eh-SEE-tahn OO-nah coo-REE-tah |
Responses:
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Please. |
Por favor. |
por fah-VOHR |
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Fine. |
Bien. |
Bee-YEN |
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Thank you. |
Gracias. |
GRAH-see-ahs |
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You’re welcome. |
De nada. |
day NAH-dah |
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Excuse me. |
Permiso. |
pair-MEE-soh |
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I’m sorry. |
Lo siento. |
loh see-YEN-toh |
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I don’t know. |
No sé. |
no SAY |
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I don’t understand. |
No entiendo. |
no ehn-tee-YEN-doh |
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Maybe. |
Tal vez. |
tahl VAYS |
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Don’t worry. |
No te preocupes. |
no tay pray-oh-COO-pays |
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Don’t cry. |
No llores. |
no YOH-res |
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It’s OK. |
Está bien. |
eh-STAH bee-YEN |
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Bless you! |
Salud |
sah-LOOD |
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Happy birthday! |
Feliz cumpleaños |
fay-LEES coom-play-AHN-yohs |
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Merry Christmas |
Feliz Navidad |
fay-LEES nah-VEE-dahd |
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Happy Holidays |
Felices Fiestas |
fay-LEE-sehs fee-EH-stahs |
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Happy Thanksgiving |
Feliz Día de Acción de Gracias |
fay-LEES DEE-ah day ahx-ee-OHN day GRAH-see-ahs |
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Happy New Year |
Próspero Año Nuevo |
PROH-spair-oh AHN-yoh noo-AY-voh |
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Happy Easter |
Felices Pascuas |
fay-LEE-sehs PAH-scoo-ahs |
Praises:
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Good job! |
¡Buen trabajo! |
bwehn trah-BAH-ho |
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Excellent! |
¡Excelente! |
ex-sell-IN-tay |
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Marvelous! |
¡Maravilloso! |
mar-ah-vee-YO-so |
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Fabulous! |
¡Fabuloso! |
fah-boo-LOW-so |
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Wow! |
¡Wao! |
WOW |
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Super! |
¡Súper! |
SOUP-air |
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Cool! |
¡Qué padre! |
kay PAH-dray |
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Very good! |
¡Muy bien! |
MOO-ee bee-YEN |
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Awesome! |
¡Asombroso! |
ah-sohm-BROE-so |
Classroom instructions:
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Go to the _______. |
Ve a ______. |
BAY ah _______ |
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Get a drink of water. |
Toma agua. |
TOH-mah AH-gwah |
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Listen. |
Escucha. |
eh-SCOO-chah |
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Quiet. |
Silencio. |
see-LEHN-see-oh |
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Sit down. |
Siéntate. |
see-YEN-tah-tay |
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Stand up. |
Levántate. |
lay-VAHN-tah-tay |
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Stop. |
Párate. |
PAH-rah-tay |
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Pay attention. |
Pon atención. |
POHN ah-tehn-see-OHN |
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Write your name. |
Escribe tu nombre. |
eh-SCREE-bay too NOHM-bray |
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Look at me. |
Mírame. |
MEE-rah-may |
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It is time for ____. |
Es la hora de ____. |
ehs lah OH-rah day _____ |
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Your bus number is ____. |
El número de tu bus es _______. |
ehl NOO-mare-oh day too boos ehs ___. |
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Put it away. |
Quítalo de ahí. |
KEE-tah-loh day ah-EE |
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Put your ________ in your desk. |
Pon tu ______ en tu pupitre. |
POHN too ____ ehn too pooh-PEE-tray |
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This is a _______. |
Esto es _____. |
EH-stoh ehs ____. |
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Sit on your bottom. |
Siéntate en el trasero. |
see-EHN-tah-tay en el trah-SEH-roh |
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Sit like an Indian. |
Siéntate como indio. |
See-EHN-tah-tay coh-moh EEN-dee-o |
Classroom instructions, more than one child:
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Go to the _______. |
Vayan a ______. |
BYE-ahn ah _______ |
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Get a drink of water. |
Tomen agua. |
TOH-mehn AH-gwah |
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Listen. |
Escuchen. |
Eh-SCOO-chehn |
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Sit down. |
Siéntense. |
See-YEN-tehn-say |
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Stand up. |
Levántense. |
Lay-VAHN-tehn-say |
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Stop. |
Párense. |
PAH-rehn-say |
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Pay attention. |
Pongan atención. |
POHN-gahn ah-tehn-see-OHN |
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Write your name. |
Escriban sus nombres. |
Eh-SCREE-bahn soos NOHM-brays |
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Look at me. |
Mírenme. |
MEE-rehn-may |
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Your bus number is ____. |
El número de su bus es _______. |
Ehl NOO-mare-oh day soo boos ehs ___. |
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Put it away. |
Quítenlo de ahí. |
KEE-tehn-loh day ah-EE |
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Put your ________ in your desk. |