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    LESSON NOTES

    Absolute Beginner S3 #21


    How Do You Say This in Spanish?

    CONTENTS
    2 Formal Spanish
    2 English
    2 Vocabulary
    3 Sample Sentences
    3 Vocabulary Phrase Usage
    4 Grammar
    6 Cultural Insight

    # 21
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    FORMAL SPANISH

    1. ASHLEY: Maestro, ¿cómo se dice "apple" en español?

    2. MR. GOMEZ: Se dice "manzana".

    3. ASHLEY: ¿Y cómo se dice "book"?

    4. MR. GOMEZ: Se dice "libro".

    5. ASHLEY: Gracias.

    ENGLISH

    1. ASHLEY: Teacher, how do you say "apple" in Spanish?

    2. MR. GOMEZ: You say "manzana."

    3. ASHLEY: And how do you say "book?"

    4. MR. GOMEZ: You say "libro."

    5. ASHLEY: Thank you.

    VOCABULARY

    S panish English C lass Ge nde r

    manzana apple noun feminine

    español Spanish adjective

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    cómo how adverb

    en in preposition

    maestro teacher noun masculine

    decir to say, to tell verb

    libro book noun masculine

    gracias thanks, thank you noun feminine

    SAMPLE SENTENCES

    Las manzanas están buenas. ¿Hablas español?

    "The apples are good." "Do you speak Spanish?"

    ¿Cómo se llama usted? Las fotos están escondidas en el


    escritorio.
    "What's your name?" (formal)
    "The pictures are hidden in the
    desk."

    El maestro encontró un error. El profesor dirá la respuesta.

    "The teacher found a mistake." "The professor will say the answer."

    Mi padre lee muchos libros. Gracias por venir.

    "My father reads many books." "Thank you for coming."

    VOCABULARY PHRASE USAGE

    maestro ("teacher")

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    Generally speaking, maestro means "teacher." However, the word maestro smacks somewhat
    of a lesser rank than profesor and is therefore not often used in higher education or college.
    As an exception, when referring to someone with a masters degree, you may say maestro
    and it has a completely different meaning, but it's not widely used in Mexico yet. Musicians
    are also called maestro and, incidentally, senior bricklayers and carpenters as well, all with
    different connotations. Derogatory form: maistro.

    se dice ("it is said")

    Se dice comes from the root verb decir ("to say"). As a reflexive verb, it is conjugated in third
    person: decirse ("to be said"). We commonly use this to tell someone how something is said
    in a certain language or to ask how something is said in a certain language. If someone
    makes a language mistake, we correct the person by saying: no se dice A, se dice B. We also
    use it to convey popular knowledge: Se dice que hay fantasmas ("They say there are
    ghosts.").

    GRAMMAR

    The Focus of This Lesson Is to Teach You the Question ¿Cómo Se Dice...? and the
    Answer Se Dice... (Plus an English Word).
    ¿Cómo se dice "apple" en español?
    "How do you say 'apple' in Spanish?"

    Often times we want to say something in Spanish, but we're missing a word. If the other
    person speaks at least a bit of English, we can say the word in English and ask for its
    translation. In this case, we would ask ¿Cómo se dice...?

    Look at the following examples:

    Question Unknown Word Language "English"

    "How do you say


    ¿Cómo se dice "tree" en español? tree in Spanish?"

    "How do you say


    ¿Cómo se dice "house" en español? house in Spanish?"

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    "How do you say
    ¿Cómo se dice
    "dog" en español? dog in Spanish?"

    Inversely, we may need to ask for the meaning of a word in Spanish. While this may require a
    higher level of English from our conversation partner, it will save us the hassle of looking it up
    in the dictionary.

    Question Unknown Word "English"

    "What does 'mollete'


    ¿Qué significa "mollete"? mean?"

    ¿Qué significa "sope"? "What does 'sope' mean?"

    ¿Qué significa "nopal"? "What does 'nopal' mean?"

    * Mollete is a Mexican home made food made of freshly cut bolillo ("bread"), frijoles ("black
    beans"), and melted Manchego cheese, toasted and topped with salsa pico de gallo.

    Finally, when we want to tell someone the way something is said in Spanish, we say se dice...
    ("it is said..."). First, say the word in English + se dice + the word in Spanish. For example:
    Apple se dice "manzana" ("'Apple' is said 'manzana.'")

    When Ashley asked professor Gómez ¿Cómo se dice "apple" en español? she was not
    asking for the meaning of apple-just for the translation. But if she had wanted to know the
    meaning of manzana, she could have asked professor Gómez: ¿Qué significa "manzana"?

    So make sure you know when to use cómo se dice and when qué significa. These cues are
    important for someone learning a new language. Use them as much as possible with your
    friends to increase your vocabulary!

    For Example:

    1. ¿Qué significa "pelota"?


    "What does 'pelota' mean?"

    2. ¿Cómo se dice "ball"?


    "How do you say 'ball'?"

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    Examples From This Dialogue

    1. ¿Cómo se dice "apple" en español?


    Se dice "manzana."
    "How do you say 'apple' in Spanish?"
    "It is said 'manzana.'"

    2. ¿Y cómo se dice "book"?


    Se dice "libro".
    "How do you say 'book' in Spanish?'"
    "It is said 'libro.'"

    Language Tip: ¿Qué dice aquí? ¿Qué dice ahí?

    Note that when we can't understand something written somewhere, we may want to ask:
    ¿Qué dice aquí? ("What does it say here?") or ¿Qué dice ahí? ("What does it say there?"),
    depending on how near the object is from us. For something further removed from us, we say
    ¿Qué dice allá?

    Question Unknown Word "English"

    ¿Qué dice aquí? "What does it say here?"

    ¿Qué dice ahí? "What does it say there?"

    "What does it say over


    ¿Qué dice allá? there?"

    CULTURAL INSIGHT

    Do You Need to Follow the Rules in Mexico?

    It is important to respect notices in museums and public places with legends such as no tocar

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    ("do not touch") or prohibido el paso ("no trespassing"). Although Mexico has a reputation for
    being quite relaxed in the application of rules in public places, the same does not hold true in
    private areas, such as museums, gardens, libraries, and the like, where rules are often
    obsessively enforced. So be careful! If you don't understand something, it's always better to
    ask.

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