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In the previous lesson we covered. As you most likely noticed, they are written very much like in English, although there are still a few differences which we will discuss in this lesson. Besides, we will learn how to use the vocabulary for countries in Spanish in simple descriptions and conversations. Let’s start…
Introductory video: Countries and nationalities in Spanish
We will begin this lesson with a video about countries and nationalities – paises y nacionalidades. It begins by showing a list of 20 Spanish speaking countries – paises donde se habla español. It also shows 6 countries where people like to learn Spanish based on our stats and teaches the basic way to make questions and sentences about where people are from in the language. Finally, we show two examples of very simple conversations using the vocabulary in the video. Make sure to stick until the end of the video as it will certainly help you in the rest of the lesson.
Video Quiz: Countries and nationalities in Spanish Time limit: 0 Quiz-summary 0 of 5 questions completed Questions: 1 2 3 4 5 Information This short quiz will test if you recognize the basic vocabulary for countries and nationalities and know the basic structure to ask questions and make sentences about this topic as well. You have already completed the quiz before. Hence you can not start it again. Quiz is loading... You must sign in or sign up to start the quiz. You have to finish following quiz, to start this quiz: Results 0 of 5 questions answered correctly Your time: Time has elapsed You have reached 0 of 0 points, (0) Average score Your score Categories Not categorized 0% 1 2 3 4 5 Answered Review Question 1 of 5 1. Question Drag the correct nationality in Spanish for each country in the list. Sort elements Argentino (a) Chileno Costarricence Dominicano Salvadoreño Hondureño Estadounidense Británico Hindú Canadiense Argentina Chile Costa Rica República Dominicana ElSalvador Honduras Estados Unidos Reino Unido India Canadá Correct Incorrect Question 2 of 5 2. Question Which of these are ways to ask where someone is from? ¿De qué país eres? ¿De dónde eres? ¿Dónde vives? Correct Incorrect Question 3 of 5 3. Question Please complete each sentence with the correct name of the country. Yo soy de (Francia). (France) Tú eres de (Inglaterra). (England) ¿Alguna vez has ido a (Filipinas)? (Philippines) Guatemala está al sur de (México). (Mexico) (Brasil) está cerca de Paraguay. (Brazil) Correct Incorrect Question 4 of 5 4. Question Complete these sentences and questions with the right nationality. Me gusta la comida (Venezolana). (Venezuelan) El acento del (español) de España es diferente al de latinoamérica. (Spanish) Los canguros (australianos) son muy famosos. (Australian) Ella es (japonesa). (Japanese) La comida japonesa es más deliciosa que la comida (china). (Chinese) Correct Incorrect Question 5 of 5 5. Question Complete each sentence with the right
Talking about your country and nationality in Spanish Your browser does not support the audio tag. ¿De dónde eres? Yo nací en Nicaragua. Nicaragua está en Centroamérica. Crecí en Colombia. Ambos países son hermosos. En Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panamá, Venezuela, Ecuador, Perú y muchos otros países de América hablamos español. El español de España es bastante diferente al de los países de Latinoamérica pero podemos comunicarnos y entendernos muy bien. El idioma nos une y nos permite aprender de muchas culturas diferentes. Translation I was born in Nicaragua. Nicaragua is located in Central America. I grew up in Colombia. Both countries are beautiful. In Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and many other countries of America people speak Spanish. The Spanish of Spain is quite different from the Spanish in Latin American countries but we can communicate and understand very well. The language unites us and allows us to learn from many different cultures.
The second paragraph tells about someone from the US. The right translation for American is “Estadounidense”. The word “América” is used for the continent. You can use adjectives to describe a country with the help of the verb SER just like in “Belice es bonito.” The phrase “Me gusta…” is used to say what you like and “Me gustaría an activity” is like saying “I would like to…”
Talking about your country and nationality in Spanish Your browser does not support the audio tag. ¿De qué país eres? ¿Dónde vives? Yo soy estadounidense. Mis padres son mexicanos. Yo puedo hablar inglés y español. Me gusta mucho el español. Crecí en Estados Unidos. Vivo en Los Ángeles. Me gusta viajar. Me gusta mucho Europa. España, Francia, Inglaterra y Alemania son países muy bonitos. Me gustaría visitar Asia para ir a China y a Japón, aunque no puedo hablar japonés ni chino. Translation I am american. My parents are Mexican. I can speak English and Spanish. I really like the Spanish. I grew up in the United States. I live in Los Angeles. I like to travel. I love Europe. Spain, France, England and Germany are very beautiful countries. I would visit Asia to go to China and Japan, although I can not speak neither Japanese nor Chinese.
The last paragraph uses to indicate the location of a country and some more verbs in the past like “Crecí…” and “Me mudé” (I moved…). Again you will see the phrase “Puedo hablar…” (I can speak…). You can use the words “Idioma” and “Lenguaje” for language.
Talking about your country and nationality in Spanish Your browser does not support the audio tag. ¿De dónde eres? Soy de Chile. Chile está junto a Argentina. Vivo en Brasil. Me gusta viajar mucho. He estado en China, Japón, Canadá y algunos países de Europa. Ir de viajes es mi actividad favorita. Crecí en Chile, pero me mudé a Brasil con mi familia cuando tenía 10 años. Brasil es un país con playas hermosas. Puedo hablar varios idiomas incluyendo español, italiano, portugués, francés, inglés y alemán. Mi idioma favorito es el español. Translation I’m from chile. Chile is next to Argentina. I live in Brazil. I like traveling a lot. I’ve been to China, Japan, Canada and some European countries. Go Travel is my favorite activity. I grew up in Chile, but I moved to Brazil with my family when I was 10. Brazil is a country with beautiful beaches. I can speak several languages including Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French, English and German. My favorite language is Spanish.
Listening activity: Where are you from? - Where are you from?
Listen to a conversation between two friends who are talking about their countries and nationalities in Spanish. Take notes of the most important information so you can solve the quiz about it. Press PLAY to begin the conversation.
New expressions: 1. ¡Claro! means Of course 2. Eso he escuchado means So I’ve heard
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Where are you from? - ¿De dónde eres? Please wait while the activity loads. If this activity does not load, try refreshing your browser. Also, this page requires javascript. Please visit using a browser with javascript enabled. If loading fails, click here to try again This short listening quiz is related to what is being said in the conversation about countries and nationalities in Spanish you just heard. Choose the best answer for each question. Press START to begin. Start Congratulations - you have completed Where are you from? - ¿De dónde eres?.You scored %%SCORE%% out of %%TOTAL%%.We recommend you to %%RATING%% Your answers are highlighted below. Question 1 ¿De dónde es Ana? -> Where is Ana from? A Ella es panameña B Ella es nicaragüense C Ella es estadounidense. Question 1 Explanation: Ana says “Yo soy de Nicaragua” so “Ella es nicaragüense”. In this case we are talking about just one person, Ana, but if we were talking about several people, then their nationalities would have aplural form, for example: “Ana y Juan son nicaragüenses” (adding a “s” at the end of the nationality). Question 2 ¿Qué piensa Ana del canal de Panamá? ->What does Ana think about the Panama Canal? A Que es importante B Que es pequeño C Que es bonito. Question 2 Explanation: In the conversation she says “El canal de panamá es muy importante para el mundo” so the first choice is the correct answer. Be careful to use the right conjugation of the verbs, in this case “pensar” (to think). As you can see, we don’t ask “¿Qué pensar Ana...?” but “¿Qué piensa Ana...?” because “piensa” is the form we use for the pronouns “El” and “Ella”. Question 3 ¿Dónde vive la familia de Ana? -> Where does Ana's family live? A En España B En Estados Unidos C En Brasil. D En Rusia E En Australia Question 3 Explanation: In the conversation she says “Mi familia vive aquí en los Estados Unidos” so they live in the US. Again, it’s very important to use the right form of the verb “vivir” (to live) for the subjectwe are talking about. Here are some more examples: ¿Dónde vives tú? (Where do you live?), “¿Dónde vive ella? (Where does she live?)” and ¿Dónde viven ustedes? (Where do they live?) Question 4 ¿En qué país nació Alex? -> Where was Alex born? A Alex nació en Panamá B , Alex nació en Colombia C Alex nació en Estados Unidos. Question 4 Explanation: “El dice que” (He says that) “Él nacío en Panamá pero crecío en los Estados Unidos”. In this case, the verbs “crecer” and “nacer” will change a little and will be used in the past tense in Spanish. Here are some more examples: “Yo nací en Canadá” (I was born in Canada), “Yo crecí en Inglaterra” (I grew up in England), “Carmen y ella nacieron y crecieron en Estados Unidos” (She and Carmen were born and grew up in the US) Question 5 Which of these is true about Ana? A Ana no puede hablar inglés, solo español B Ana puede hablar inglés C Ana habla varios idiomas, pero no puede hablar inglés. Question 5 Explanation: She says she also grew up in the