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Language/Spanish/Vocabulary/Punctuation

2016-11-22T17:41:51Z

Fredyvsn: /* Punto / Period */

[[File:spanish_signs.jpg|thumb|none]]

The rules for writing in Spanish punctuation marks are:

==Coma / Comma==
There is no space between the word and comma, a space after the comma, except for the decimal comma (2,5).
* '''Example''': El perro''',''' el gato. = The dog, the cat.

==Punto / Period==
There is no space between the word and the period. There is a a space after, except for numerals (10.457).
* '''Example''': El perro ladra.
El gato maúlla. = The dog barks.
The cat meows.

== Punto y Coma / semicolon ==
There is no space between the word and the semicolon and a space after.
* '''Example''': El gato es blanco; el perro es negro. = The cat is white; the dog is black.

==Dos puntos/Two points==
There is no space between the word and the colon, a space after.
* '''Example''': La sopa contiene''':''' tomates y patatas = The soup contains: tomatoes and potatoes

==Signos de interrogación/exclamación - interrogation/ exclamation signs ==

In Spanish these signs are required at the beginning and the end of the sentence. They are placed right next to the first and last word of the sentence, with no space. The previous words and the words are separated by a space. If the question mark / exclamation is followed by another punctuation mark, there is no space between.

* '''Example''': :'''¡'''Juan'''!''', '''¿'''son ya las siete'''?'''; es muy tarde. = Juan! it's already seven? It's too late.
The last question/exclamation sign is equivalent to a period when it is at the end of the sentence.

* '''Example''': Vi la película. '''¡'''Qué susto'''!''' = I saw the movie. What a fright!
After the last question/exclamation mark, we can write any punctuation sign except the period. The following sentence must start with a lowercase letter.
* '''Example''': '''¿'''Cómo fue la fiesta'''?''', me hubiera gustado participar. = How was the party ?, I would have liked to participate

==How to Type Spanish Signs?==

{| class="wikitable"
!|Sign
!|Type

|-
|¡
|right Alt + 1

|-
|«
|right Alt + [

|-
|¿
|right Alt + /

|-
|»
|right Alt + ]
|}

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[[Category: Spanish/Beginner]]

Language/Spanish/Vocabulary/Animal

2016-11-22T17:37:41Z

Fredyvsn: /* Words */

{| class="vocab"
| colspan="4" |
=== Plants and Animals ===
Plants (Las plantas)
|-
|el árbol
|tree
|la hoja
|leaf
|-
|el arbusto
|bush
|la margarita
|daisy
|-
|el botón
|bud
|la orquídea
|orchid
|-
|el bulbo
|bulb
|el tallo
|stem
|-
|el cactus
|cactus
|el tulipán
|tulip
|-
|la enredadera
|vine
|la violeta
|violet
|-
|la flor
|flower
|la rosa
|rose
|-
| colspan="4" |Animals (Los animales)
|-
|la abeja
|bee
|la iguana
|iguana
|-
|el alacrán
|scorpion
|la jirafa
|giraffe
|-
|el alce
|moose
|la lagartija
|lizard
|-
|el águila
|eagle
|el león
|lion
|-
|la anguila
|eel
|la libélula
|dragonfly
|-
|la araña
|spider
|la llama
|llama
|-
|la ardilla
|squirrel
|el loro
|parrot
|-
|la ardillita
|chipmunk
|la mantis
|mantis
|-
|el armadillo
|armadillo
|la mariposa
|butterfly
|-
|el bisonte
|bison
|el mono
|monkey
|-
|el búho, la lechuza
|owl
|la mosca
|fly
|-
|el burro
|donkey
|el mosquito
|mosquito
|-
|el caballo
|horse
|el pájaro carpintero
|woodpecker
|-
|la cabra
|goat
|la paloma
|dove
|-
|el caimán
|alligator
|el perro
|dog
|-
|el camaleón
|chameleon
|el petirrojo
|robin
|-
|el cardenal
|cardinal
|el pez espada
|swordfish
|-
|la cebra
|zebra
|el oso
|bear
|-
|el cerdo
|hog
|la oveja
|sheep
|-
|el cocodrilo
|crocodile
|la rana
|frog
|-
|el colibrí
|hummingbird
|la rata
|rat
|-
|el colmillo
|tusk
|el ratón
|mouse
|-
|el conejo
|rabbit
|la raya
|stingray
|-
|el cisne
|swan
|el renacuajo
|tadpole
|-
|la cucaracha
|cockroach
|el rinoceronte
|rhinoceros
|-
|el cuerno
|antler
|el salmón
|salmon
|-
|el cuervo
|crow
|el saltamontes
|grasshopper
|-
|el elefante
|elephant
|el tiburón
|shark
|-
|el escarabajo
|beetle
|el tigre
|tiger
|-
|el gato
|cat
|la tortuga
|turtle
|-
|la gaviota
|seagull
|la trompa
|trunk
|-
|el gorrión
|sparrow
|la trucha
|trout
|-
|el grillo
|cricket
|la vaca
|cow
|-
|el gusano de seda
|caterpillar
|el venado
|deer
|-
|el halcón
|hawk
|la víbora
|snake
|-
|el hipopótamo
|hippopotamus
|el zorro
|fox
|-
|la hormiga
|ant
|el zancudo
|mosquito
|}

[[File:animales.jpg|300px]]

==Words==
Here is some vocabulary about animals ('''animales''') in Spanish:

*ant----------- '''hormiga'''
*bear --------- '''oso'''

*bee ---------- '''abeja'''
*bird ---------- '''pájaro'''
*cat ----------- '''gato'''
*chicken ----- '''pollo'''
*cow -------- '''vaca'''
*dog ---------- '''perro'''
*eagle -------- '''águila'''

*elephant ---- '''elefante'''
*fish---------- '''pez'''

*fly ------------ '''mosca'''
*horse ------- '''caballo'''

*pig ---------- '''cerdo'''
*owl----------- '''búho'''
*rabbit------- '''conejo'''
*rat----------- '''rata'''
*sheep ------ '''oveja'''
*snake------- '''serpiente'''

==Expressions==

Here are some expressions using animal names:

===águila (eagle) ===
*Ser un águila para los negocios: be good at business

===burro (donkey)===

*Trabajar como burro: working very hard
*No ver tres en un burro : be blind
*Ser un burro: be stupid
*Ser un burro de carga: Be true workhorse (a hard worker)
*Caerse por fin del burro: finally acknowledge its mistake

===caballo (horse)===
*Una fiebre de caballo: a raging fever
*Un tratamiento a caballo: a strong medicine

===Elefante (Elephant)===
*Ser como un elefante en una cacharrería = Be like a bull in a china shop!
*Tener una memoria de elefante = Have a very good memory

===gallina (hen)===
*Una gallina : a hen (a coward)
*Tener piel de gallina : to have goose pimples

<span style="color:red;">Please edit this part adding more expression!</span>

==Videos==
<youtube>jbVYNqTehho</youtube>

==Authors==
[http://polyglotclub.com/member/Adwolf Adwolf]

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[[Category: Spanish/Beginner]]
[[Category: Spanish/Vocabulary]]

Language/Spanish/Vocabulary/Car

2016-11-22T17:31:12Z

Fredyvsn:

[[File:the-car-in-spanish-language.jpg|thumb|none]]

Here is some Spanish vocabulary about the car (el coche) :
{| class="wikitable"
!|'''Spanish'''
! |'''English'''

|-
|el cofre.
|the hood

|-
|las luces delanteras.
|the head lights

|-
|las luces traseras.
|the tail lights

|-
|el acelerador.
|the gaspedal

|-
|los frenos.
|the brakes

|-
|el motor.
|the engine

|-
|el parabrisas.
|the windshield

|-
|la ventana.
|the window

|-
|la rueda.
|the wheel
|-
|la llanta.
|the tire

|-
|el eje.
|the axel
|-
|el claxon.
|the horn

|-
|el volante.
|the steering wheel
|-
|el chofer.
|the driver

|-
|la gasolina.
|the gas.

|-
|el tanque de gasolina.
|the gas tank

|-
|los limpiaparabrisas.
|the wipers

|-
|la transmisión automática.
|the automatic transmission

|-
|la transmisión manual.
|the manual transmission

|-
|primera velocidad.
|first gear

|-
|la palanca de velocidades.
|the gearshift

|-
|la señal de cambios.
|the turn signal

|-
|el parachoques.
|the bumper

|-
|la visera.
|the visor

|-
|el espejo retrovisor.
|the rearview mirror

|-
|el gato hidráulico.
|the hydraulic jack

|-
|la llanta de repuesto.
|the spare tire

|-
|la quemacoco.
|the sunroof

|-
|el cinturón.
|the seatbelt
|}

Language/Spanish/Vocabulary/Family

2016-11-22T17:26:02Z

Fredyvsn: /* Expressions with family */

[[File:la-familia-spanish.jpg|thumb|none]]

WELCOME TO THE SPANISH FAMILY (LA FAMILIA)

==Words==

* LOS PADRES: parents

* LA MADRE: mother

* LA MAMÁ: mom

* EL PADRE: father

* EL PAPÁ: dad

* LA HIJA: daughter

* EL HIJO: son

* EL HERMANO: brother

* LA HERMANA: sister

* LA MUJER / LA ESPOSA: wife

* EL MARIDO / EL ESPOSO: husband

* LA TÍA: aunt

* EL TÍO: uncle

* EL PRIMO: cousin

* LA PRIMA: cousin

* EL SOBRINO: nephew

* LA SOBRINA: niece

* EL NIETO: grandson

* LA NIETA: granddaughter

* LOS ABUELOS: grandparents

* LA ABUELA: grandmother

* EL ABUELO: grandfather

* LA MADRINA: Godmother

* EL PADRINO: Godfather

* EL NOVIO: boyfriend

* LA NOVIA: girlfriend

* EL CUÑADO: brother-in-law

* LA CUÑADA: sister-in-law

* LA SUEGRA: mother-in-law

* EL SUEGRO: father-in-law

* EL YERNO: son-in-law

* LA NUERA: daughter-in-law
==Expressions with family==

Él es es mi papá.

Ella es mi mamá.

Él es mi hermano.

Ella es mi hermana.

Somos una familia unida.

Mi papá es doctor.

Mi mamá es maestra.

==Authors==
[http://polyglotclub.com/member/Jomaalsa Jomaalsa]

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[[Category: Spanish/Beginner]]
[[Category: Spanish/Vocabulary]]