Capítulo 1

Personal I.D.

Cumpleaños y edad

Hagan ahora: ¿Recuerden?Escriben la palabra por cada número en español.

10 ____________________

20 ____________________

30 ____________________

40 ____________________

50 ____________________

60 ____________________

Hagan ahora(answers)

10

20

30

40

50

60

diez

veinte

treinta

cuarenta

cincuenta

sesenta

Extension: State and explain how to say/write the following numbers in Spanish

16-19

21-29

31-39

41-49

51-59

16-19

16 = dieciseis 17 = diecisiete 18 = dieciocho 19 = diecinueve

Numbers are spelled as one word. Numbers are spoken as one word. Numbers are a compound of 10 and 6, 7, 8,

9.

21-29

21 = veintiuno 22 = veintidos 23 = veintitres 24 = veinticuatro 25 = veinticinco 26 = veintiseis 27 = veintisiete 28 = veintiocho 29 = veintinueve

21-29 (cont.)

Numbers are spelled as one word. Numbers are spoken as one word. Numbers are a compound of 20 and

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.

31-39

31 = treinta y uno 32 = treinta y dos 33 = treinta y tres 34 = treinta y cuatro 35 = treinta y cinco 36 = treinta y seis 37 = treinta y siete 38 = treinta y ocho 39 = treinta y nueve

31-39 (cont.)

Numbers are spelled as three words. Numbers are spoken as one word. Numbers are a compound of 30 and

1, 2, 3...

41-49

41 = cuarenta y uno 42 = cuarenta y dos 43 = cuarenta y tres 44 = cuarenta y cuatro 45 = cuarenta y cinco 46 = cuarenta y seis 47 = cuarenta y siete 48 = cuarenta y ocho 49 = cuarenta y nueve

41-49 (cont.)

Numbers are spelled as three words. Numbers are spoken as one word. Numbers are a compound of 40 and

1, 2, 3...

51-59

51 = cincuenta y uno 52 = cincuenta y dos 53 = cincuenta y tres 54 = cincuenta y cuatro 55 = cincuenta y cinco 56 = cincuenta y seis 57 = cincuenta y siete 58 = cincuenta y ocho 59 = cincuenta y nueve

51-59 (cont.)

Numbers are spelled as three words. Numbers are spoken as one word. Numbers are a compound of 50 and

1, 2, 3…

Apuntes de gramática:Los cumpleaños To ask someone their birthday in Spanish,

we ask: ¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños?

Your birthday is a singular day. However, the word “cumpleaños” ends in an “s” because it is a compound word. cumple = completed años = years

Apuntes de gramática:Los cumpleaños To begin your response to tell someone

your birthday, you say:Mi cumpleaños es…

Then, add in your birthdate in the Spanish formatthe day, the month, the yearDon’t forget your definite article and

prepositions!

Apuntes de gramática:Los cumpleaños To ask when someone’s birthday is,

you say:¿Cuándo es el cumpleaños de

________? Remember: Spanish does not use an

apostrophe to show possession. Spanish uses the preposition “de” to

show possession.The birthday of ________.

Apuntes de gramática:Los cumpleaños

When saying a birth year in Spanish, we state the entire number.ex.) For 2014, we would say “two

thousand fourteen” in Spanish. Examples:

2014200020031990

dos mil catorce

dos mil

dos mil tres

mil noveciento noventa

Apuntes de gramática:La edad

To ask someone how old they are, you say:¿Cuántos años tienes?

To tell how old you are, you say:Yo tengo _____ años.

To tell how old someone is, you say:(name) tiene ____ años.

Apuntes de gramática:La edad

Remember: In Spanish, we express how many years we have.

This is a play off of the word cumpleaños meaning “completed years.”

Apuntes de gramática

TENER = To have

Yo

Tú

Él/Ella/Ud.

tengo

tienes

tiene

THIS IS AN IRREGULAR VERB. ITS FORMS MUST BE MEMORIZED.

Ticket Out the Door One person per partnership:

CAREFULLY fold a piece of loose-leaf horizontally and tear it in half. Give the other half to your partner. Write your name and today’s date on your half.

State your name, age, and birthday in Spanish using complete sentences.