Hola –
One of the most important part of the language is the pronunciation; therefore, the first thing we are focusing is the vowels in Spanish (Las vocales en Espanol A E I O U). It’s important to say these vowels in Spanish before reading in Spanish in order to pronounce it correctly. This is one of the reasons Spanish is easy to learn because these sounds never change. That’s why in Spanish people don’t ask how to spell a word because it’s written just the way it sounds.
The first thing the kids are learning is the greeting commands such as:
Hola → hello
Como estas? → how are you?
Muy bien gracias → very good thank you
Y tu / Y Usted → and you
Buenos Dias → Good morning
Buenas tardes → good afternoon
Buenas noches → Good night
Adios → good bye
Como te llamas? → What’s your name
me llamo_____ → my name is____
Cuantos anos tienes? → How old are you?
Tengo cuatro anos → I’m four years old
We started learning the animals → los animales. Here’s a list of some of the animals:
El perro → dog el gato → cat el pato → duck
El pajaro → bird la rana → frog la arana → spider
La tortuga → turtle el pez → fish el mono → monkey
La mariposa → butterfly el conejo → rabbit La gallina → hen
El pollito → chick los insectos → insects la vaca → cow
El caballo → horse el oso → bear El elefante → elephant
One of the songs that we sing at the beginning of Spanish class is the Buenos Dias song:
Buenos Dias, Buenos Dias Como estas? Como estas? Muy bien gracias y tu / y Usted
Usted means you as well but it’s used as a sign of respect when talking to adults and people you don’t know.