working SPANISH for TEACHERS AND EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS Gail Stein 01_095232 ffirs.qxp 3/7/07 2:29 PM Page iii 01_095232 ffirs.qxp 3/7/07 2:29 PM Page vi working SPANISH for TEACHERS AND EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS 01_095232 ffirs.qxp 3/7/07 2:29 PM Page i 01_095232 ffirs.qxp 3/7/07 2:29 PM Page ii working SPANISH for TEACHERS AND EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS Gail Stein 01_095232 ffirs.qxp 3/7/07 2:29 PM Page iii Copyright © 2007 by Wiley, Hoboken, NJ Published by Wiley, Hoboken, NJ Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or trans- mitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600, or on the web at www.copyright.com. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Legal Department, Wiley Publishing, Inc., 10475 Crosspoint Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46256, (317) 572-3447, fax (317) 572-4355, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions. The publisher and the author make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this work and specifically disclaim all warranties, including without limitation warranties of fitness for a particular purpose. No warranty may be created or extended by sales or promotional materials. The advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for every situation. This work is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional services. If professional assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought. Neither the publisher nor the author shall be liable for damages arising here from. The fact that an organiza- tion or Website is referred to in this work as a citation and/or a potential source of fur- ther information does not mean that the author or the publisher endorses the information the organization or Website may provide or recommendations it may make. Further, readers should be aware that Internet Websites listed in this work may have changed or disappeared between when this work was written and when it is read. Trademarks: Wiley, the Wiley Publishing logo, Webster’s New World, the Webster’s New World logo, and related trademarks, are trademarks or registered trademarks of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and/or its affiliates. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Wiley Publishing, Inc. is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book. For general information on our other products and services or to obtain technical sup- port please contact our Customer Care Department within the U.S. at (800) 762-2974, outside the U.S. at (317) 572-3993 or fax (317) 572-4002. Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. For more information about Wiley products, please visit our web site at www.wiley.com. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Stein, Gail. Working Spanish for teachers and education professionals / Gail Stein. p. cm. ISBN-13 978-0-470-09523-2 (pbk.) ISBN-10 0-470-09523-7 1. Spanish language—Conversation and phrase books (for school employees) I. Title. PC4120.S34S84 2007 468.3'42102437—dc22 2006103072 Printed in the United States of America 10987654321 Book design by Melissa Auciello-Brogan Book production by Wiley Publishing, Inc. Composition Services Wiley Bicentennial Logo: Richard J. Pacifico 01_095232 ffirs.qxp 3/7/07 2:29 PM Page iv This book is dedicated to the memory of my father, Jack Bernstein, who will always be with me. This book is also dedicated to my husband, Douglas, for his love and patience; to my wonderful children, Eric, Michael, and Katherine, for their encouragement and support; and to my mother, Sara Bernstein, for always being there for me. Acknowledgments Many thanks to Roxane Cerda, my acquisitions editor, who was so helpful in getting this book off the ground; to Elizabeth Kuball, my project and copy editor, whose excellent editing skills and sugges- tions made this book a reality; to Wigberto Rivera, whose technical expertise and input were invaluable; and to Christina Stambaugh, Kristie Rees, and all the other people at Wiley Publishing, Inc., for their patience and help. 01_095232 ffirs.qxp 3/7/07 2:29 PM Page v 01_095232 ffirs.qxp 3/7/07 2:29 PM Page vi Contents Chapter 1 Pronunciation Guide 1 Stress and Accents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vowels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Diphthongs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Consonants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Chapter 2 Numbers 5 Cardinal Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Ordinal Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Chapter 3 Time 13 Telling Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Chapter 4 Days, Months, Dates, Seasons, Holidays, and the Weather 21 Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Dates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 The Seasons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Holidays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 The Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Chapter 5 Classroom Commands and Rules 35 In the Classroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 On the Playground. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Chapter 6 Essential Phrases 51 Greetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Common Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Question Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Starters and Joiners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 In a Few Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 02_095232 ftoc.qxp 3/7/07 3:42 PM Page vii Good Wishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Words of Encouragement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Words of Praise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Chapter 7 Day Care and Pre-K 71 Hours and Costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Baby Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Food Habits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Sleep Habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Bathroom Habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Clothing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Developmental Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Toys and Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Moods and Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Illnesses and Accidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Chapter 8 Registration 89 Personal Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Physical Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Personality Traits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Type of School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Family Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Parental Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Chapter 9 In, Around, and After School 103 People. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Classroom Fixtures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Giving Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Extracurricular Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Chapter 10 Medical 121 Parts of the Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Accidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Illnesses and Medical Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Signs and Symptoms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Abuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Working Spanish for Teachers and Education Professionalsviii 02_095232 ftoc.qxp 3/7/07 3:42 PM Page viii [...]... 05_095232 ch03.qxp 3/7/07 3:42 PM Page 14 14 Working Spanish for Teachers and Education Professionals To answer, use a + la (singular) or a + las (plural) + a cardinal number: at one o’clock a la una ah lah oo-nah at eight o’clock a las ocho ah lahs oh-choh The following table gives the times in Spanish before and after the hour: Time 1:00 2:05 3:10 4:15 Spanish la una las dos y cinco las tres y diez... ehl mahr-tehs 06_095232 ch04.qxp 3/7/07 3:42 PM Page 24 24 Working Spanish for Teachers and Education Professionals We have an appointment for Thursday Tenemos una cita para el jueves teh-neh-mohs oo-nah see-tah pah-rah ehl hoo-eh-behs Your child must bring his gym uniform on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays Su hijo (hija) debe traer su uniforme de gimnasio los lunes, miércoles, y viernes soo ee-hoh... 5th 6th Spanish primero segundo tercero cuarto quinto sexto Pronunciation pree-meh-roh seh-goon-doh tehr-seh-roh koo-ahr-toh keen-toh sehks-toh 04_095232 ch02.qxp 3/7/07 3:42 PM Page 10 10 Working Spanish for Teachers and Education Professionals Ordinal 7th 8th 9th 10th Spanish séptimo octavo noveno décimo Pronunciation sehp-tee-moh ohk-tah-boh noh-beh-noh deh-see-moh When you want to use Spanish ordinal... 209 A Child’s Progress 210 02_095232 ftoc.qxp 3/7/07 3:42 PM Page x x Working Spanish for Teachers and Education Professionals Chapter 14 Planning for the Future 217 Promotion and Graduation Requirements 217 Applying for a Job 219 Applying to a College 222 03_095232 ch01.qxp 3/7/07 3:42... páginas mil personas one thousand people un millón de dólares a million dollars 04_095232 ch02.qxp 3/7/07 3:42 PM Page 8 8 Working Spanish for Teachers and Education Professionals • Use the following words to express common arithmetic functions: y menos por dividido por son plus (+) minus (–) times (×) divided by (÷) equals (=) When reading Spanish numbers, keep in mind that the Spanish- speaking world writes... ehs lah feh-chah deh oh-ee 21 06_095232 ch04.qxp 3/7/07 3:42 PM Page 22 22 Working Spanish for Teachers and Education Professionals Today is April 10th Hoy es el diez de abril oh-ee ehs ehl dee-ehs deh ah-breel The days of the week in Spanish are not capitalized English Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Spanish lunes martes miércoles jueves viernes sábado domingo Pronunciation... when using the familiar you [tú] form 2 When speaking to more than one adult, Ud (you, singular) becomes Uds (you, plural) and an n is added to the conjugated verb form 3 The formal you form is expressed in the same way as the third-person singular él (he) and ella (she) forms Cardinal Numbers Cardinal numbers are used for counting Number 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Spanish cero uno dos tres cuatro... English, and because Spanish letters and letter combinations are generally pronounced phonetically (unlike English letters and letter combinations, which may be pronounced in a variety of ways—“bar” versus “bat”; “cough” versus “though”) When speaking Spanish, if you stress the wrong syllable or mispronounce a word, don’t worry—you’ll still be understood and your efforts will be appreciated S Stress and. .. oo-noh dohs trehs koo-ah-troh seen-koh seh-ees see-eh-teh oh-choh noo-eh-beh dee-ehs ohn-seh doh-seh 5 04_095232 ch02.qxp 3/7/07 3:42 PM Page 6 6 Working Spanish for Teachers and Education Professionals Number 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Spanish trece catorce quince dieciséis (diez y seis) diecisiete (diez y siete) dieciocho (diez y ocho) diecinueve (diez y nueve) veinte veintiuno... Months, Dates, Seasons, Holidays, and the Weather Note: 1 Letters or words in brackets are used when using the familiar you [tú] form 2 When speaking to more than one adult, Ud (you, singular) becomes Uds (you, plural) and an n is added to the conjugated verb form 3 The formal you form is expressed in the same way as the third-person singular él (he) and ella (she) forms Days What day is it today? ¿Qué . working SPANISH for TEACHERS AND EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS Gail Stein 01_095232 ffirs.qxp 3/7/07 2:29 PM Page iii 01_095232 ffirs.qxp 3/7/07 2:29 PM Page vi working SPANISH for TEACHERS AND EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS 01_095232. Gail. Working Spanish for teachers and education professionals / Gail Stein. p. cm. ISBN-13 978-0-470-09523-2 (pbk.) ISBN-10 0-470-09523-7 1. Spanish language—Conversation and phrase books (for. vi working SPANISH for TEACHERS AND EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS 01_095232 ffirs.qxp 3/7/07 2:29 PM Page i 01_095232 ffirs.qxp 3/7/07 2:29 PM Page ii working SPANISH for TEACHERS AND EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS Gail Stein 01_095232