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Reading Sentences
| Hoy
(today) |
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hay que ... |
...
mirar (to
look) ... |
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a ... (toward,
to) |
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In
English, you ask "What time are you working Monday?" |
Or:
"What time is the movie at?" |
Well,
... it ain't so in Spanish. |
In
Spanish, you begin the question with "a" ---
indicating that you want to know "at what time." |
¿A
qué hora? |
That's
asking: At what time ... ? |
| Following
the exercises from yesterday, you can now ask: |
| What
time do you have to work on Tuesday? |
¿A
qué hora hay que trabajar el martes? |
| What
time are we supposed to study on Saturday? |
¿A
qué hora hay que estudiar el sábado? |
| What
time do we have to rest on Sunday? |
¿A
qué hora hay que descansar el domingo? |
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response to these questions: |
| I
have to work at 6:30 on Tuesday. |
Hay
que trabajar a las seis el martes. |
| We're
supposed to study at 10:30 on Saturday. |
Hay
que estudiar a las diez y media el sábado. |
| We
have to rest at 2:15 on Sunday. |
Hay
que descansar a las dos y cuarto el domingo. |
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For
continued practice, use the following menus to make up
more sentences and to work your vocabulary. |
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Because
you're learning this for yourself, you have to be certain
that you're getting the idea down correctly. |
Each
combination of particles within the drop-down menus changes
the meaning of your sentences. |
Do
a mental as well as vocal translation of every combination
you can change them to. |
I
don't know if you can tell, but you're well on your way
to speaking with meaning now! |
¿Estás
confortable con el español? |
Yo
estoy confortable en mi casa. |
El
lunes a las 12:00 hay que trabajar con la computadora. |
Hay
que estudiar más y más. |
Estoy
feliz en la casa con la computadora de la clase de español. |
Starting Points
in Language Study:
You can start studying a very frequently
used preposition
a.
This word has many uses and functions, and can be confusing
for a time. Don't worry though! You'll get over it pretty
quickly!
You should have the days
of the week down by now - but have you seen the months
yet? Well, I know you're eager to jump in there, so go
for it! And notice also: you can learn the German
words for these "time words" as well. Come on!
Be multilingual !!!
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¡Hasta
mañana! |
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el
profe |
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