1. Eighth Grade
Spanish One
¡Hola! Welcome to eighth grade Spanish one. In this
lesson you will learn how to recognize and annunciate
the following basic Spanish skills: basic phrases, basic
nouns, basic words, basic letters and basic numbers.
At the bottom of each slide is an audio icon you will
click for instructions. Listen carefully and have fun!
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2. English to Spanish Alphabet
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A: a M: eme
The alphabet you are used to reciting
B: be N: ene is quite different in Spanish. But, fear
not. With plenty of practice you will
C: ce Ñ: eñe
learn to recognize the sounds of each
CH: che O: o of these letters.
D: de P: pe
• We’ll begin this portion of the lesson with the
E: e Q: cu English letter followed by the Spanish letter.
F: efe R: ere • When the audio has ended practice these letters
G: ge S: ese out loud until you feel comfortable. Then
continue to the next slide
H: hache T: te
I: i U: u
J: jota V: ve
K: ka W: uve
L: ele doble Click here to play the
LL: elle X: equis alphabet audio
Y: i griega
Z: zeta

3. English to Spanish Numbers
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Do you know how to count to 10 in Spanish? Well, guess what? You’re going to learn how to count to 20!
• We’ll begin this portion of the lesson with the English number followed by the Spanish number.
• When the audio has ended practice these numbers out loud until you feel comfortable. Then continue to the next
slide
1: uno 11: once
2: dos 12: doce
3: tres 13: trece
4: cuatro 14: catorce
5: cinco 15: quince
6: seis 16: dieciséis
7: siete 17:diecisiete
8: ocho 18: dieciocho
9: nueve 19: diecinueve
10: diez 20: veinte
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4. English to Spanish Names
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For this class you will not be referred to by your English name. Instead you will be referred to by your Spanish speaking
name. After this lesson the instructor will assign a Spanish name to you.
• But for now, we’ll begin this portion of the lesson with a few English names followed by the Spanish name.
• When the audio has ended practice your own name and some other names for fun out loud until you feel comfortable.
Then continue to the next slide
Stephanie Estefania
John Juan
Joseph José
Peter Pedro
Michael Miguel
James Jaime
Alexander
Alejandro
Edward
Eduardo
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5. Gender of Nouns
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In Spanish, nouns will either be masculine or feminine. It is important that you use the correct gender when describing a
noun. Masculine nouns typically begin with el and end in “o”. Whereas, feminine nouns typically begin with la and
end with an “a”
• We’ll begin this portion of the lesson with some examples
• When the audio has ended practice on your own try some different examples not listed on this page. Use your book for
reference. Then continue to the next slide
Masculine Nouns Feminine Nouns
boy el chico girl la chica
cat el perro cat la perra
dog el gatto dog la gatta
book el libro book la libra
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6. Basic Greetings
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Ok, now it’s time to impress. And what better way is there to impress someone then with a basic greeting?
• We’ll begin this portion of the lesson with some examples of greetings. Pay close attention to how these word are
spelled and how the sentences are formed. We will be going over detailed sentence formation in later chapters.
• When the audio has ended practice on your own and try these examples. You may continue to the next slide, but you
can also practice on a friend before moving on.
Basic Greeting Words
Hello Hola
Goodbye Adiós
My name is Me llamo
What's your name? ¿Cómo te llamas?
How are you? ¿Cómo estás?
Very Well Muy bien
So so Asi asi
Good day Buenos días
Good Afternoon Buenas tardes
Good Evening Buenas noches
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7. Basic Greetings Cont.
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Do you feel comfortable with the material you have already learned? If not, I suggest starting from the begging and
working your way through the presentation again.
If you do feel comfortable, then lets try combining some sentences using the correct gender nouns, names, and
greetings.
Hello, my name is Stephanie. What is your name?
Hola, mi llama Estefania. ¿Cómo te llamas?
Or
Good Morning, how are you today?
Buenos días, ¿Cómo estás?
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greeting combinations audio

8. The End!
We have reached the end of our instruction for this chapter. If you followed along and took time to
practice then you should have achieved the following tasks:
• Understand and annunciate the Spanish alphabet correctly
• Understand and annunciate the Spanish numbers 1-10 correctly
• Translate and annunciate the English names for Spanish names
• Understand and annunciate the Spanish gender nouns. And know when to use them
• Know basic Spanish greeting words
• Understand and annunciate the basic Spanish greetings
• Formulate and annunciate a basic Spanish greeting that includes your name alphabet
correctly
Again, please start over from the beginning if you do not feel comfortable with the completion of
this exercise, or ask your instructor for further assistance. This entire presentation has been
printed out for you to use as guide. Additionally, the entire presentation has been placed on the
class website for you to obtain later as a study guide.
Remember, practice makes perfect.
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