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Hola and welcome to the Rocket Spanish Newsletter Series!
If you need to schedule a meeting with a friend you’ll need to know the days of the week and times of the day. My favorite time of the week is the “Sábado” that’s for sure! And even though “Lunes” is my least favorite day of the week, it’s still a handy word to know. A useful word to know is "juntar" meaning "to meet" when used to make plans to go out or meet people.
Audio 1 Click Play To Hear Audio
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Shall we meet up? (informal) | ¿Nos Juntamos? |
| What time shall we meet ? | ¿A qué hora nos vemos? ¿A qué hora nos juntamos? |
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| Where can we meet ? | ¿Dónde nos podemos juntar? | |
| Where will we meet ? | ¿Dónde nos juntamos? | |
| Where shall we go ? | ¿A dónde vamos? | |
| What about tomorrow ? | ¿Qué tal mañana? | |
| Next week ? | ¿La proxima semana? | |
| On the weekend ? | ¿En el fin de semana? | |
| During the week ? | ¿Durante la semana? |
Once you’ve agreed on a day you need to agree on a time… ¿Qué tal... ? What about.... ?
Audio 2 Click Play To Hear Audio
| In the morning | Por la mañana | |
| Before lunch | Antes del almuerzo | |
| At noon | Por mediodía | |
| In the afternoon | Por la tarde | |
| At night | Por la noche |
Here are some more words and phrases for you…
Audio 3 Click Play To Hear Audio
| Early | Temprano | |
| Earlier | Más temprano | |
| Late | Tarde | |
| Later or later on | Más tarde | |
| Soon | Pronto | |
| Now | Ahora | |
| Straight away | Ahora mismo | |
| Yesterday | Ayer | |
| Today | Hoy | |
| Tomorrow | Mañana | |
| The day after tomorrow | Pasado mañana | |
| At ten o’clock | A las diez | |
| In three days | En tres días |
While we are at it- here are the days of the week…
Audio 4 Click Play To Hear Audio
| Monday | Lunes | |
| Tuesday | Martes | |
| Wednesday | Miercoles | |
| Thursday | Jueves | |
| Friday | Viernes | |
| Saturday | Sábado | |
| Sunday | Domingo |
Luckily the names of the months look and sound quite similar in Spanish and English, which makes them easy to remember…
Audio 5 Click Play To Hear Audio
| January | Enero | |
| February | Febrero | |
| March | Marzo | |
| April | Abril | |
| May | Mayo | |
| June | Junio | |
| July | Julio | |
| August | Agosto | |
| September | Septiembre | |
| October | Octubre | |
| November | Noviembre | |
| December | Diciembre |
Finally, let’s have a look at the different seasons…
Audio 6 Click Play To Hear Audio
| Spring | Primavera | |
| Summer | Verano | |
| Autumn | Otoño | |
| Winter | Invierno |
There are no two Spanish-speaking countries with seasons that are exactly alike. Countries in the lower part of the southern hemisphere experience four seasons, but when it’s winter in America, its fall there! Some countries close to the equator don’t have four seasons, and on high mountainous countries, there is snow all year!
That’s it for today. I hope you enjoyed the lesson.
Mauricio Evlampieff
Rocket Spanish
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P.P.S Try out these exercises to test your memory!
Exercise 1. Match the Spanish word with its English translation.
| 1. Por la tarde | ( ____ ) | a. Later |
| 2. Más tarde | ( ____ ) | b. Saturday |
| 3. Invierno | ( ____ ) | c. At noon |
| 4. Sábado | ( ____ ) | d. Winter |
| 5. Por mediodía | ( ____ ) | e. In the afternoon |
Exercise 2. Now, match the questions with the correct English translation.
| 1. ¿A qué hora nos vemos? | ( ____ ) | a. What about tomorrow? |
| 2. ¿Quedamos? | ( ____ ) | b. Where can we meet? |
| 3. ¿A dónde vamos? | ( ____ ) | c. Shall we meet up? |
| 4. ¿Dónde podemos queda? | ( ____ ) | d. What time shall we meet? |
| 5. ¿Qué tal mañana? | ( ____ ) | e. Where will we meet? |
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