Así se dice, Capítulo 5 pp 134-162 Nombre______

Students will be able to:

identify common polite expressions

understand some cultural differences in manners and behavior

use basic suffixes to make something diminutive

use basic suffixes to make something “very”

successfully complete the following exercises:

hardcover: p 138, ex 2, 3, 5, 6 workbook : p 5.3, a, b, d, e, f

p 144, ex 10, 11, 12 p 5.9 a

p 146-7, a, b p 5. 10-11

p 148-150

There will be no quizzes for this unit, there will only be a unit test. The entire unit should take a week and a half.

Vocabulario de la página 148-150

Además

Así

Aún

Cada

Casi

Cultura

Disfrutar de/ Gozar de

El respeto

El voseo

En realidad

En vez de, en lugar de

Entender

Igual

La gente

Propio/a/s

Relacionarse

Tomar en cuenta

Tutear

Una señal

Vocabulario en general

¡Cuidado!

¡Mucho ojo!

abrazar(se)

besar

castigar

comportarse

portarse

darse la mano

despedirse

enamorarse

enfadarse

enojarse

invitar

malentender

mantenerse cerca

ponerse de pie

saludar(se)

soler (o-ue)

tocar

cortés

formal

el amor

el comportamiento

el gesto

el malentendido

el/la chico(a)

el/la conocido(a)

la costumbre

la cortesía

el/la invitado(a)

el/la recién llegado(a)

unas palmadas

la mejilla

los modales

la manera

los saludos

las despedidas

un desconocido

los unos de los otros

un abrazo

un besito

la amistad

los demás

el apodo

mejorar

suceder

olvidar

hacerle caso

Sufijos

-ito -ísimo

-illo

Diminutives:

The general rule of diminutives is that you will simply replace the ending of a word with "ito/ita" or “illo/illa” to indicate either smallness or affection. So please keep in mind that diminutives are not only used to indicate affection but also to indicate small size. These suffixes, and their plurals, are attached to words ending in consonants other than n or r (see bullet,, below) or will replace an a, o, as, or os in any other noun or adjective. Diminutives can be made from nouns or adjectives. This means they will have to match in both gender and number.

Examples: Abuela – Abuelita. Año- añito Pequeño- pequeñito Señal- señalito

Los perros negros- los perritos negritos

Now let me give you the exceptions to the rule of just simply adding ""ito/ita" to the ending of a word.

Spelling issues:

·  "Ito/ita" changes to "cito/cita" if the noun ends in "n" or "r" or if the noun ends in "e" and has more than one syllable.

La joven - la jovencita A la jovencita le gusta bailar. The teenage girl likes to dance.

Madre - madrecita (dear mother) Padre- padrecito

·  "C" becomes "qu" before adding "ito/ita" to the ending of the word. Por ejemplo:

Chica – Chiquita Eres muy chiquita. You are very small (feminine).

·  "G" becomes "gu" before adding "ito/ita" to the ending of the word. Por ejemplo:

Gringo - gringuito Amigo – amiguito Mis amiguitos me llaman Gringuito. My friends call me Gringuito.

·  "Z" becomes "c" before adding "ito/ita" to the ending of the word. Por ejemplo:

Lorenzo – Lorencito Su apodo es Lorencito. His nickname is Lorencito.

·  When a noun has two syllables and the first syllable has "ie" or "ue" and the nouns ends in "o" or "a," you drop the "o" or "a" and add "ecito/ecita." This same rule applies to one-syllable nouns ending in a consonant:

La fiesta -- la fiestecita (little party) La flor -- la florecita (little flower)

·  There is one diminutive word that I have heard Spanish speakers use that does not follow any of the above rules. And that word is: mamacita

"Mamacita" literally mean "little mama" but a closer translation would be "sexy girl" or "sexy woman." Por ejemplo:

Ella es una mamacita! She is a sexy girl!

-Patrick Jackson, of "Learning Spanish Like Crazy"

Escribe la forma diminutiva. (Can alternate between –ito and –illo.) (used on both nouns and adjectives)

1.  El niño

2.  La niña

3.  El hijo

4.  La hija

5.  El chico

6.  La chica

7.  El árbol

8.  El animal

9.  El parque

10.  La calle

11.  El coche

12.  El jardín

13.  El balón

14.  El café

15.  El pobre

16.  Los pájaros

17.  Los hermanos

18.  La mesa

19.  La cosa

20.  El hombre

21.  Un poco

22.  Pequeño

23.  Ahora

24.  Igual

25.  Ruido

Superlatives:

In Spanish, there is a type of superlative adjective form that makes that adjective even more extreme. When the Spanish suffix -ísimo is added to an adjective, it has the same effect as placing the word “very” in front of an English adjective. Like any adjective ending in -o, these superlatives have four forms to match the gender and number of the nouns they modify. Notice in the examples below that an adjective that ends in -go will change to gu in front of the -ísimo ending. Also, a -co ending changes to qu and a final -z changes to c.

lindo (pretty) / lindísimo (very pretty)
alto (tall) / altísimo (very tall)
rico (rich) / riquísimo (very rich)
largo (long) / larguísimo (very long)
feliz (happy) / felicísimo (very happy)

CliffsNotes.com. Comparisons. 3 Apr 2013
<http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/topicArticleId-24013,articleId-23985.html>.

Traduce al español utilizando la forma superlativa. (Very or Really, only used on adjectives)

1.  Very big

2.  Really small

3.  Very important

4.  Really rich

5.  Very fast

6.  Really good

7.  Really bad

8.  Very beautiful

9.  Really happy

10.  Very tall

11.  Really ugly

12.  Very stupid

13.  Really smart

14.  Very much

15.  Really old