Starter quiz
- What greeting would you use to say 'good morning' in Spanish?
- Buenos días ✓
- Buenas tardes
- Adiós
- Hola
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- Match the Spanish and the English.
- Estás en Lima.⇔You are in Lima. ✓
- Está en Lima.⇔He is in Lima. ✓
- Está en Lima.⇔She is in Lima. ✓
- Estoy en Lima.⇔I am in Lima. ✓
- To say 'yes' in Spanish, we use ...
- 'sí' ✓
- Which is the correct translation of 'Yes, Quique is in Madrid'?
- No, Quique está en Madrid.
- Sí, Quique estoy en Madrid.
- Sí, Quique está en Madrid. ✓
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- ¿Quique está en Lugo? Answer this question by saying, 'No, Quique is in Madrid' in Spanish.
- 'No, Quique está en Madrid.' ✓
- Look at this question ¿Estás en Lima?' Which answer is translated as 'Yes, I am in Lima'?
- Sí, Rubén está en Lima.
- Sí, estoy en Lima. ✓
- No, estoy en Perú.
- Si, estás en Lima.
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Exit quiz
- Match the English and the Spanish.
- allí⇔there ✓
- aquí⇔here ✓
- ausente⇔absent ✓
- presente⇔present ✓
- serio⇔serious ✓
- contento⇔pleased ✓
- The verb 'estar' means to be, being when describing location and ______?
- 'mood' ✓
- Match the English and Spanish.
- cansado⇔tired ✓
- preparado⇔ready, prepared ✓
- contento⇔pleased ✓
- serio⇔serious ✓
- nervioso⇔nervous ✓
- tranquilo⇔calm ✓
- How do you say 'he is serious now'
- 'Está serio ahora.' ✓
- How do you say 'he is pleased now' in Spanish?
- 'Está contento ahora.' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondence [e] sounds like the 'e' in the Spanish word 'elefante'.
- The verb 'estar' means to be, being when describing mood or temporary state.
- Spanish uses two question marks; the one at the front of the question is upside down.
Common misconception
I can only use 'estar' to talk about location.
The verb estar can be used to talk about location as well as temporary states or moods.
Keywords
[e] - pronounced as in 'elefante'
Estoy - part of the verb estar - to be, being meaning I am
Está - part of the verb estar - to be, being, meaning she, he, it is
¿cómo? - question word for 'how'
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