Names of places
La escuela
– school
La tienda
– the store
La casa – the house
El parque
– the park
El cine – the movie theatre
El salón
de clase – the classroom
Names of classes
La clase
de arte – Art class
La clase
de música – Music class
La clase
de computadoras – Computer class
La biblioteca
– the library
El gimnasio – P.E.
El Inglés
– English
Las ciencias
– Science
Las matemáticas
– Math
Los estudios
sociales – Social Studies
El español
– Spanish
La geografía
– Geography
La historia
- History
Verbs used in the
classroom
Pintar – to paint
Estudiar – to study
Cantar – to sing
Usar la computadora – to use the computer
Practicar deportes – to practice
sports
Hablar – to talk
Escuchar – to listen
Participar – to participate
Trabajar – to work
Other verbs
Nadar – to swim
Bailar – to dance
Caminar – to walk
Patinar – to skate
Comprar – to buy/shop
Limpiar – to clean
Dibujar – to draw
Jugar – to play
Verb usage
The endings of the verbs
change depending on who is doing the action.
Take off the –ar ending of the verb and change it to –o, -as, or –a.
*Yo
(I)- change the ending to –o , Ex. Yo
pinto, nado, camino
*Tu
(You) – change the ending to –as, Ex. Tu pintas, nadas, caminas
*El/Ella (He/She) – change
the ending to –a, Ex. El/Ella pinta, nada, camina
***exception—the verb jugar changes it’s spelling by adding an “e” after the “u”
–
juego, juegas,
juega
Using the verb “Ir” – to go
Yo voy – I go
Tu vas – You go
El/Ella va – He/She goes
When you are telling where you
are going, you use “a la”, “al”, “a las”, or “a los” (to the)
When you are going to a
location that is feminine, you use “a la”.
When you are going to a
location that is masculine, you use “al”.
When you are going to a
location that is feminine plural, you use “a las”.
When you are going to a
location that is masculine plural, you use “a los”.
For example: Voy/Vas/Va a la tienda. – I/You/He/She go(es) to the store. (store is
feminine,
see above)
Voy a la escuela.- I go to school.
Voy a la casa. – I go home.
Voy al parque – I go to the park. (park
is masculine, see above)
Voy al cine. - I go the movies.
Voy al salon de clase. – I go to the
classroom.
Voy a la clase de arte- I go to art class.
Voy al gimnasio. – I go to P.E.
Voy a las matemáticas.
Voy a los Estudios Sociales.