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Survival Spanish For Law Enforcement Officers

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SPANISH FUNDAMENTALS

Handout – Section 1

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HAVE A QUESTION?

  Call Rich Schumaker: (540) 797-3853   Email: rich@rlsei.com

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SPANISH ALPHABET

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b beh a ah

c seh

d deh

e eh

f EH-feh

g heh

h AH-chay

i ee

j HOH-tah

k kah

l EH-leh

m EH-meh

SPANISH ALPHABET

Pronunciation

•  G is like h before e or i

•  H is always silent

•  J is like h

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n EH-neh

ñ ENH-nyay o oh

p peh

q koo

r EH-rey

s EH-say

t teh

u oo

v oo-veh w oo-veh doh-BLEH

x EH-kees

y yeh

z SEH-tah

SPANISH ALPHABET

The letter (a) placed at the end of a word is the feminine ending.

INFORMACIÓN

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COUNTING AND NUMBERS

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0 cero SEH-roh

NUMBERS (0 - 10)

1 uno OO-noh

2 dos dohs

3 tres trehs

4 cuatro KWAH-troh

5 cinco SEEN-koh

6 seis SEH-ees

7 siete s’YEH-teh

8 ocho OH-choh

9 nueve NWEH-veh

10 diez d’YEHS

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11 once OHN-seh

NUMBERS (11 - 15)

12 doce DOH-seh

13 trece TREH-seh

14 catorce kah-TOHR-seh

15 quince KEEN-seh

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16 Dieciseis D’YEHS-ee- SEH-ees

NUMBERS (16 - 19)

17 Diecisiete D’YEHS-ee-s’YEH-teh

18 Dieciocho D’YEHS-ee- OH-choh

19 Diecinueve D’YEHS-ee- NEWH-veh

• The numbers 16-19 are formed using the structure dieci plus the numbers 6-9

•  For example dieciseis (or 16) is translated ten and six

•  Keep this in mind for future number slides

INFORMACIÓN

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NUMBERS (20 - 29)

20 veinte VAIN-teh

21 veintiuno vain-tee-OO-noh

22 veintidos vain-tee-DOHS

23 - 29 veinti + root numbers 3 - 9

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30 treinta TRAIN-tah

NUMBERS (30 +)

40 cuarenta kwah-REHN-tah

50 cinquenta seen-KWEHN-tah

60 sesenta seh-SEHN-tah

70 setenta seh-TEHN-tah

80 ochenta oh-CHEN-tah

90 noventa noh-VEHN-tah

• To form numbers 30 to 99, use the stem (listed to the left, for example, cuarenta) and add “y + (a number from 1 - 9)”.

•  For example 63 is formed by using the stem sesenta and adding y tres or sesenta y tres.

AVISO

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ORDINAL NUMBERS

(Ordinal numbers designate place)

first primero pree-MEH-roh

second segundo seh-GOON-doh

third tercero tehr-SEH-roh

forth cuarto KWAHR-toh

fifth quinto KEEN-toh

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DATE AND TIME

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January enero eh-NEH-roh

MONTHS

February febrero feh-BREH-roh

March marzo MAHR-soh

April abril ah-BREEL

May mayo MAH-yoh

June junio HOO-nee-oh

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July julio HOO-lee-oh

MONTHS

August agosto ah-GOHS-toh

September septiembre sehp-t’YEHM-breh

October octubre ohk-TOO-breh

November noviembre noh-v’YEHM-breh

December diciembre dee-s’YEHM-breh

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Monday lunes LOO-nehs

DAYS OF THE WEEK

Tuesday martes MAHR-tehs

Wednesday miércoles m’YEHR-koh-lehs

Thursday jueves HWEH-yehs

Friday viernes v’YEHR-nehs

Saturday sábado SAH-bah-doh

Sunday domingo doh-MEEN-goh

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INFORMACIÓN

In Spanish, unlike in English, neither months nor days of the week are capitalized.

INFORMACIÓN

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BASIC TIME PHRASES

today hoy ohy

yesterday ayer ah-YEHR

day before yesterday

anteayer ahn-teh-ah-YEHR

tomorrow mañana mahn-NYAH-nah

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BASIC TIME PHRASES

now ahora ah-OH-rah

last night anoche ah-NOH-cheh

early temprano tehm-PRAH-noh

late tarde TAHR-deh

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BASIC TIME PHRASES

this afternoon esta tarde EHS-tah TAHR-deh

this evening esta noche EHS-tah NOH-cheh

this morning esta mañana EHS-tah mahn-NYAH-nah

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TIME EXPRESSIONS

What time is it? ¿Qué hora es? ¿KAY OH-rah ehs?

At what time? ¿A qué hora? ¿a KAY OH-rah?

When? ¿Cuándo? ¿KWAN-doh?

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TELLING TIME

Formula for Telling Time

hour phrase + number of minutes

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TELLING TIME

son las… dos dos y cuarto

dos y media

tres menos cuarto tres menos diez

dos y veinte

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HOUR PHRASES

it is one… es la una y… ehs lah OO-nah ee

it is (hours 2-12)…

son las … y… sohn lahs … ee

son las … menos…

sohn lahs … MEH-nohs

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SPECIAL MINUTE PHRASES

quarter (…after / …till the hour)

cuarto KWAR-toh

half media MEH-dee-ah

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INTERACTIONS AND CONVERSATIONS

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NUEVO

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GREETINGS

Hello. Hola. OH-lah

Good morning/ Good day.

Buenos días. BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs

Good afternoon. Buenas tardes. BWEH-nahs TAHR-dehs

Good evening. Buenas noches. BWEH-nahs NOH-chehs

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SALUTATIONS

Sir Señor sehn-NYOR

Mrs. Señora sehn-NYOR-ah

Miss Señorita sehn-NYOR-ee-tah

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POLITE STATEMENTS

please por favor pohr fah-VOHR

thank you gracias

GRAH-seeahs

You’re welcome. De nada. deh NAH-dah

Yes. Sí. see

No. No. noh

Goodbye. Adiós. ah-dee-OHS

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INITIAL STATEMENTS

I am a police officer.

Soy policía. sohy poh-lee-SEEAH

Do you speak English?

¿Usted habla inglés?

¿oo-STEHD AH-blah een-GLEHS?

I speak a little Spanish.

Yo hablo un poco de español.

yoh AH-bloh oon poh-koh deh ehs-pahn-YOH

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CONVERSATIONAL PHRASES

I (don’t) understand.

(No) entiendo. (noh) ehn-t’YEHN-doh

Speak slower, please.

Hable más despacio, por favor.

AH-bleh mahs dehs-PAH-s’yoh, pohr fah-VOHR.

Do you understand?

¿Entiende usted? ¿ehn-t’YEHN-deh oo-STEHD?

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CONVERSATIONAL MANAGEMENT

Repeat, please. Favor de repetir. fah-VOHR deh reh-peh-teer

Again. Otra vez. OH-trah vehs.

How do you say? ¿Cómo se dice? ¿KOH-moh seh DEE-seh?

What does it mean?

¿Qué significa? ¿KAY sig-nee-FEE-kah?

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PERSONAL PRONOUNS (REFERENCE) I yo yoh

you usted

oo-STEHD

he él ehl

she ella EH-yah

we nosotros noh-SOH-trohs

they ellos/ellas EH-yohs/ EH-yahs

ellos = all males or mixed group

ellas = all females

INFORMACIÓN You all ustedes OO-sted-ehs

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PERSONAL PRONOUNS (POSSESSION) my mi / mis mee / mees

your / his / her su / sus

soo / soos

our nuestro (a/as/os) noo-EH-stroh

their su / sus soo / soos

These forms are the singular

and plurals of the pronouns.

The word that you are describing determines the number.

Example: Mi casa (my house) / mis zapatos (my shoes)

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DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS

this (near the speaker)

este / estos EH-steh / EH-stohs

esta / estas EH-stah / EH-stahs

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DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS

that (near the person addressed)

ese / esos EH-say / EH-sohs

esa / esas EH-sah / EH-sahs

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DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS

that (far from the speaker and the person addressed)

aquel / aquellos AH-kell / ah-KAY-yohs

aquella / aquellas

ah-KAY-yah / ah-KAY-yahs