=====OVERVIEW===== Fluency Fox Introduction Chapter (English Translation) Ana quiere hablar español Ana wants to speak Spanish The girl is in the house. The girl’s name is Ana. There is a problem. Ana wants to speak Spanish. Ana does not want to go to school. =====GRAMMAR===== Vocabulary Structures The girl is in the house La muchacha está en la casa The girl is in the house Where is the girl? ¿Dónde está la muchacha? Where is the girl? The girl calls herself Ana La muchacha se llama Ana The girl calls herself Ana Ana wants to speak Spanish Ana quiere hablar español Ana wants to speak Spanish Ana does not want to go to school Ana no quiere ir a la escuela Ana does not want to go to school =====DIALOGUE===== Introduction Chapter (English Translation) Ana quiere hablar español Ana wants to speak Spanish The girl is in the house. The girl is in the house. Fortunately, Spanish and English are very similar languages. Both languages use the Roman alphabet, almost half of all the words in English have a related word in Spanish. And sentences for the most part have the same basic word order. When you realize there are many basic similarities between the two languages and begin to incorporate them with what you will hear and practice, you will be amazed at how fast you will understand and speak Spanish. Listen to the story and respond to the questions. Join the conversation! That’s all you have to do! The girl is in the house. Where is the girl? Where is the girl? In both Spanish and English, knowing the question words is tremendously important. Questions most often begin with a question word to indicate that what follows is a question. Listen to the example, Where is the girl? Where is the girl? ¿Dónde está la muchacha? Listen to the question again and when you hear the volley sound, try to answer before the student role play. She will correctly answer the question and you will know that you understand and are correctly engaged in the conversation. The girl is in the house. Q1 Who is in the house? The girl Yes, the girl is in the house. In Spanish, nouns function the same way they do in English. In both languages a noun can be either singular like taco or plural like tacos. What’s different is that every Spanish noun has been preassigned what’s called a gender, either masculine, like taco or feminine like casa. Either way a noun is a noun, but in Spanish any word that describes a noun takes into account the noun’s gender and whether or not the noun is singular or plural. For example, taco is a masculine singular noun and when you want to say, “the taco” in Spanish its, “el taco,” and when you say, “the tacos,” you say, “los tacos.” The word house in Spanish is casa and it’s a feminine singular noun so the house in Spanish is la casa and the houses are las casas. As you can hear, there are four different words in Spanish for the English word “the” “el, la, los and las.” The girl is in the house. The girl is in the house. Where is the girl? In the house Fantastic, the girl is in the house. Who is in the house? The girl Yes, the girl is in the house. The girl calls herself Ana. The girl calls herself Ana. The girl calls herself Ana. We most often think of The girl calls herself Ana, as The girl’s name is Ana, La muchacha se llama Ana. Or for example, My name is Marko, My name is Marko, Me llamo Marko, but technically, La muchacha se llama Ana translates to, the girl calls herself Ana, La muchacha se llama Ana, or, me llamo Marko is I call myself Marko, me llamo Marko. The meaning is essentially the same but knowing the literal translation will help you as we start to use more of these types of verbs, called reflexive verbs. For now, as long as you understand what’s being communicated, La muchacha se llama Ana, and you know the girl’s name is Ana, continue with the story and you will get familiar understanding how Spanish sounds and is used in context. The girl calls herself Ana. Q2 Who calls herself Ana? The girl Excellent, The girl calls herself Ana. Where is the girl? In the house Fantastic, the girl is in the house. Ana wants to speak Spanish. Ana wants to speak Spanish. Q3 There is a problem. There is a problem. There is a problem. Oh no Yes, there is a problem. In spanish the basic rule is as follows, if the noun ends with an “o” it is masculine and singular, el muchacho, el burrito, el taco, and if the noun ends with an “a” it is feminine and singular, la muchacha, la casa, la escuela. Some of the most common exceptions to that basic rule will be introduced early so keep your ear open for them like in this case: “The problem or a problem.” There is a problem. Ana wants to speak Spanish. Ana does not want to go to school. Ana does not want to go to school. Oh no Correct, Ana does not want to go to school. The word, No, in front of any verb in Spanish makes that verb negative. Ana does not want to go to school. Ana does not want to go to school. Ana no quiere ir a la escuela. Who does not want to go to school? Ana Correct, Ana does not want to go to school. Where is the girl? In the house Excellent, the girl is in the house. How does the girl call herself? Ana Yes, The girl calls herself Ana. Who wants to speak Spanish? Ana Fantastic, Ana wants to speak Spanish. Let’s review everything that went on in this chapter so far. If there are parts that you don’t understand, just go back to that section and review it. Very Good The girl is in the house. The girl’s name is Ana. There is a problem. Ana wants to speak Spanish. Ana does not want to go to school.