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Tutorial: El calendario

Let's begin by learning to talk about practical things. You will want to know how to tell what day it is in Spanish. Study the calendar to see if you already know any of the words.

diciembre

lunes	martes	miércoles	jueves	viernes	sábado	domingo
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

Talking about the days of the week, did you notice anything different about the way the names of the days of the week are written in Spanish? Obviously, they are in a different language. But, in English, we capitalize the names of the days of the week and in Spanish, we do not!

There is another difference, though, about how the calendar is in English and in Spanish. Can you tell what it is? In general, the calendar in English begins with which day? (Sunday, right?) In Spanish, what is the first day of the week to appear on the calendar? (lunes - Monday)

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View this presentation to see and hear the days of the week and calendar vocabulary. Be sure to repeat after the speaker as you view.

Click on the tutorial to begin. View the presentation as often as you would like, and take notes as you follow along. Be sure to set your volume at a reasonable level before you begin.

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Check for Understanding

Practice by selecting the correct meaning of the audio. Play the audio on the question, select the meaning, and click submit to submit your selection.

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