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| The
Months: |
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You
need to listen to them, ... repeat them, ... do
it over and over again, until you KNOW that each
Spanish name is the real name for that month, and
you never, ever, ever, wanna think about months
in English again - when you're too busy talkin'
es pa nyoool ... |
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| The
Date: |
| Once
you have the months LEARNED,
we can use that information to go on to forming the
DATE: |
The
date can be viewed as a mathematical formula or
as a simple pattern, ... but just realize that there's
only one way to do it, and if you know how to say
"Cinco de mayo" then you can tell the
date in Spanish already! Best practice is to open
up a calendar and randomly drop a marble (plenty
in your head to spare, I'm sure) onto a page, say
the date it lands on, flip to another page, and
SAY a different date, then a different date, then
another date, over & over again. You're a kid
playing ... remember? |
| la fecha
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This
particular word (concept) is not an equivalent
to the English idea of going out with somebody
or having an appointment. That's called "una
cita" en español. So don't come
talkin' to me about any "fecha caliente"
unless we're gonna go study EL TIEMPO of a
particular era/date/timeframe/period. |
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In
order to state the date in Spanish, the word order
must be:
el
+ (
número)
+ de +
( mes
)
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the
+ (number)
+ of +
(month) |
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| English
has the option to give the date in various ways. |
| One
way is: (Month)
+ (number)th. |
January
6th |
| April
18th |
| June
11th |
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| Another
way is: the + (number)
+ of + (month) |
the
4th of July |
| the
12th of October |
| the
9th of May |
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| Spanish
only has ONE way: |
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the
+ (number) + of + (month) |
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el
+ ( # ) +
de + ( ? )
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el
+ ( # ) +
de + ( ? )
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el
+ ( # ) +
de + ( ? )
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el
+ ( # ) +
de + ( ? )
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| So,
... when you're gonna do the following exercises,
first think of them in the reverse English order,
with the number
first. |
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May
5th |
el
cinco de mayo |
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January
3rd |
el
tres de enero |
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June
17th |
el
diez y siete de junio |
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September
22nd |
el
veinte y dos de setiembre |
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August
7th |
el
siete de agosto |
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December
25th |
el
veinte y cinco de diciembre |
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Note
that the "first day" of the month is called
"el
primero." |
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November
1st |
el
primero de noviembre |
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| Now
is probably a good time to throw in the DAYS OF THE
WEEK, since they might also be considered a part of
the date (... or calendar). |
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| The
Days of the Week: |
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Day
of the Week |
Día
de la Semana |
Tag
der Woche |
| Sunday |
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| Monday |
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| Tuesday |
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| Wednesday |
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| Thursday |
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| Friday |
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| Saturday |
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Notice
that the days of the week are not capitalized in
Spanish. |
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| Since
we're on a roll here, let's throw in the 4 SEASONS.
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| The
Seasons: |
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Hay
cuatro estaciones en el año.
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Do
you wanna go and deal with TEMPERATURE
now? |
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...
or with IDIOMS that deal with the
weather? |
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How
about stuff like "LAST WEEK" ---
or "NEXT SPRING" --- ....... or?
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Or
maybe you wanna hear a
German Folksong ... Ok, I'll
pull out the accordeon.
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el
Año |
| The
Year: |
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| In
order to tell the year in Spanish, you gotta
know the numbers at least up to 2000+.
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| But
then again, you're gonna have to know ALL the
numbers up to that point, too {= from 0 to 2000}.
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| Got
it? |
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So
... |
...
what are you waiting for ? |
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| Stating
the year is the same thing as saying the number itself. |
| None
of this eighteen hunderd, or sixteen hunderd,
or such. |
No,
I didn't misspell anything, ... it's just
how people say it around here. |
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| Nope,
... just straight numbers! |
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SEE
??? |
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