This will be an ongoing list of the vocabulary we've covered during this
school year in fourth through sixth grades. For a guide to the
pronunciation of some of the words, please see the "Listen" section. If you
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¡Gracias!
Señora Claudia Olea
Week of December 14th
Navidad (nah-vee-DAHD): Christmas
invierno (een-vee-EHR-noh): winter
verano (veh-RAH-noh): summer
igual (ee-goo-AHL): same
diferente (dee-feh-REHN-teh): different
qué (keh): what
quién (kee-EHN): who
dónde (DOHN-deh): where
cuándo (koo-AHN-doh): when
¿Qué significa ________?: What does ___________ mean?
Sí, por favor: Yes, please.
No, gracias: No, thank you.
Week of November 23rd and November 30th
nosotros vamos (noh-SOH-trohs VAH-mohs): we go (masculino)
nosotras vamos (noh-SOH-trahs VAH-mohs): we go (femenino)
ustedes van (oos-TEH-dehs vahn): you all go
ellos van (EH-yohs vahn): they go (masculino)
ellas van (EH-yahs vahn): they go (femenino)
Weeks of November 2nd, 9th and 16th
ir (eer): to go
yo voy (yoh VOH-ee): I go
tú vas (too vahs): you go
usted va (oos-TEHD vah): you go (formal)
él va (el vah): he goes
ella va (EH-yah vah): she goes
Yo voy a...: I'm going to...
bailar (bah-ee-LAHR): to dance
dormir (dohr-MEER): to sleep
comer (koh-MEHR): to eat
escuchar (ehs-koo-CHAHR): to listen, to hear
hacer snowboard (ah-SEHR snowboard): to snowboard (to do snowboarding)
hacer yoga (ah-SER YOH-gah): to do yoga
esquiar (ehs-kee-AHR): to ski
nadar (nah-DAHR): to swim
jugar (hoo-GAHR): to play
Yo voy a comer...: I am going to eat...
desayuno (deh-sah-YOO-noh): breakfast
almuerzo (ahl-moo-EHR-soh): lunch
onces (OHN-sehs): Chilean tea time
cena (SEH-nah): dinner
Yo voy a jugar....: I am going to play...
tenis de mesa (TEH-nees de MEH-sah): table tennis
fútbol (FOOT-bohl): soccer
básquetbol (BAHS-keht-bohl): basketball
naipes (NAH-ee-pehs): cards
en la mañana (ehn la man-YAH-nah): in the morning
en la tarde (ehn lah TAHR-deh): in the afternoon
en la noche (ehn lah NOH-cheh): at night
Week of October 26th
¿Qué hora es? (keh OH-rah ehs): What time is it?
Es la una: It is one.
Son las dos: It is two.
Son las tres: It is three.
Son las cuatro: It is four.
Son las cinco: It is five.
Son las seis: It is six.
Son las siete: It is seven.
Son las ocho: It is eight.
Son las nueve: It is nine.
Son las diez: It is ten.
Son las once: It is eleven.
Son las doce: It is twelve.
de la mañana (deh la man-YAH-nah): in the morning
de la tarde (deh lah TAHR-deh): in the afternoon
de la noche (deh lah NOH-cheh): at night
Week of October 12th
el/la/los/las: the
un/una: a
grande (GRAHN-deh): big
pequeño (peh-KEHN-yoh): small
alto (AHL-toh): tall
bajo (BAH-hoh):short (stature)
largo (LAHR-goh): long
corto (KOHR-toh): short (length)
duro (DOO-roh): hard
blando (BLAHN-doh): soft
Week of October 5th
Review of verb "ser"
Weeks of September 14 to 28th
¿Quién eres? (kee-EH EH-rehs): Who are you?
Yo soy... (yoh SOH-ee): I am...
¿De dónde eres? (deh DOHN-deh EH-rehs): Where are you from?
Yo soy de... (yoh SOH-ee deh): I am from...
Verbo Ser (VEHR-boh sehr): Verb To Be
yo soy (yo SOH-ee): I am
tú eres (too EH-rehs): you are (informal)
usted es (oos-TEHD ehs): you are (formal)
él es (ehl ehs): he is
ella es (EH-yah ehs): she is
nosotros somos (noh-SOH-trohs SOH-mohs): we are
ustedes son (oos-TEH-dehs sohn): you are (plural)
ellos son (EH-yohs sohn): they are (masculine)
ellas son (EH-yahs sohn): they are (femenine)
Weeks of August 31st & September 7th
el moai (el moh-AH-ee): the Easter Island Statue
iorana korúa: Hello and goodbye in Rapa Nui
la cabeza (la kah-BEH-sah): the head
la nariz (la nah-REES): the nose
los ojos (los OH-hos): the noses
las orejas (las oh-REH-has): the ears
Weeks of August 17th and 24th
¿Cómo te llamas? (KOH-moh teh YAH-mahs) What is your name?
Me llamo... (meh YAH-moh) My name is…
Te llamas… (teh YAH-mahs) Your name is…
Vamos a... (VAH-mohs ah) Let’s go to...
Yo voy a (yoh VOH-ee ah) I go to…
Argentina
Bolivia
Brasil (portugués)
Colombia
Chile
Ecuador
Paraguay
Perú
Uruguay
Venezuela
Los números (los NOO-meh-rohs) The numbers
0 (SEH-roh) cero
1 (OO-noh) uno
2 (dohs) dos
3 (trehs) tres
4 (koo-AH-troh) cuatro
5 (SEEN-koh) cinco
6 (SEH-ees) seis
7 (see-EH-teh) siete
8 (OH-choh) ocho
9 (noo-EH-veh) nueve
10 (dee-EHS) diez
11 (OHN-seh) once
12 (DOH-seh) doce
13 (TREH-seh) trece
14 (kah-TOHR-seh) catorce
15 (KEEN-seh) quince
16 (dee-eh-see-SEH-ees) dieciséis
17 (dee-eh-see-see-EH-teh) diecisiete
18 (dee-eh-see-OH-choh) dieciocho
19 (dee-eh-see-noo-EH-veh) diecinueve
20 (VEH-een-teh) veinte
30 (TREH-een-tah) treinta
Los Meses (los MEHses) The Months
enero (eh-NEH-roh) January
febrero (feh-BREH-roh) February
marzo (MAHR-soh) March
abril (ah-BREEL) April
mayo (MAH-yoh) May
junio (HOO-nee-oh) June
julio (HOO-lee-oh) July
agosto (ah-GOHS-toh) August
septiembre (sehp-tee-EHM-breh) September
octubre (ohk-TOO-breh) October
noviembre (noh-vee-EHM-breh) November
diciembre (dee-see-EHM-breh) December
Los Días de la Semana The Days of the Week
lunes (LOO-nehs) Monday
martes (MAHR-tehs) Tuesday
miércoles (mee-EHR-koh-lehs) Wednesday
jueves (hoo-EH-vehs) Thursday
viernes (vee-EHR-nehs) Friday
sábado (SAH-bah-doh) Saturday
domingo (doh-MEEN-goh) Sunday