vocabulario II

vocabulario

asi - so
algo debil - a little bit weak
estoy enfermo - i am sick
desde el sabado - since last saturday
cual? - what?
tu enfermedad - your illness
mal cataro - bad cold
bueno - well
eso - that
poca cosa - small thing
estos comprimidos - these tablets
este jarabe - this syrup
tambien - also
muy debil - very weak
desde cuando? - since when?
semana pasada - last week
mejor medicine - - best medicine
debilidad - weakness
descanso - rest
buen apetito - good appetite
como - like

expresiones ordinarios II

Come se llama usted? - what is your name?
Me llamo Juan dela Cruz - My name is Juan dela Cruz
Que edad tiene usted? - how old are you?
Tengo veine años - i am twenty years old
Cuando es Su Santo? - what is your feast day?
Feliz Cumleano! - Happy Birthday
Por muchos aos - many happy returns
FElicidades - congratulations , greetings
Felices Navidades - Merry christmas
Feliz Año Nuevo - Happy new year
Igualmente - the same to you

EXPRESIONES ORDINARIAS

Buenos Dias - Good Morning
Buenos tardes - Good Afternoon (till getting dark)
Buenos Noches - Good evening (till going to bed)
Adios - good-bye, so long
Hasta Mañana - See you tommorow
Hasta Luego - See you later
Muy bien, gracias! - very good, thanks!
Bien gracias, y usted? - fine thank you, and you?
Como esta la familia? - how is the family?
Esta bien, gracias - it's all right, thanks
No muy bien - not so good
Que tal? - How goes it?
Que hay de nuevo? - What are the news?
Que esta hacindo? - WHat are you doing?
Que hay? - What are the news?
Que pasa? - What is the matter?
Que sucede? - what happens?
Enhorabuena! - Congratulations!
Gracias - Thanks
Muchas gracias - thanks a lot
De nada - dont mention it
No hay de que' - Dont mention it
Tengo el gusto de presentarle a mi amigo - I have the pleasure of introducing my friend to you
Este es amigo - This is my friend
Mucho gusto - It's a great pleasure
El gusto es mio - the pleasure is mine
Encantado de conocorle - Very glad to meet you.

Alfabeto Español

A(a) B(be) C(ce) Ch(che)D(de) E(e) F(efe) G(ge) H(hache) I(i)
J(jota) K(ca) L(ele) Ll(elle) M(eme) N(ene) ñ(eñe) O(o) P(pe)
Q(cu) R(erre) Rr(doble erre) S(ese) T(te) U(u) V(uve)X(ekis)
Y(y griega) Z(zeda o zega)

Vowels:
A - sounds as in father, gather
E - sounds as in element, emblem, send
I - sounds as in pill, rich
O - sounds as in of, or, for
U - sounds as in full, pull

COnsonants
c - as in cap, color, cushion
ch - considered only as one letter sounds as in chalk, chest
f - sounds as in fool, food
g - sounds as in gang, gold, gusto
h- doesnt sound in spanish (silent)
j - sounds as in hard, hall home
ll - sounds as in million
ñ - sounds as in españa
R - strong sound when it is the initial letter, soft when intermediate
Rr - has a strong sound as in horror, terrible
y - sounds as in yello
z - sounds as in think, through


DIPTONGO
The simultaneous sound of two vowels is called dipthong (dipthongo)

ai - aire (air)
ay - hay (there is)
au - causa (cause)
ei - peine (comb)
eu - deuda (debt)
ia - viaje (trip)
ie - tiempo (time)
io - Dios (God)
iu - ciudad (city)
ua - agua (water)
ue - bueno (good)
ui - cuidado (care)
ou - couta (qouta, share)

Tripthongs occur when tow weak vowels (i, u) and one strong vowel (a, e, o) in between them are pronounce with only one sound. There are four thripthongs in Spanish namely:
iai - appreciais (you appreciate)
iei - as in principieis (may you begin)
uai - as in averiguais (you find out)


Points:
, - coma
; - punto y coma
: - dos puntos
. punto final
inverted ? - pricipio de interrogacion
? - final de interrogacion
! - final de admiracion
( - principio de parenthesis
) - cierre de parentisis
" - comillas
- - raya