The Spanish-Speaking World
Unit 1: Welcome to the Spanish-Speaking World
This unit emphasizes the alphabet, greetings, numbers 0-59, dates,
months, seasons, punctuation, and time.
Unit Focus
Communication
• Express likes and dislikes when asked simple questions
(e.g., about toys or other objects). (FL.A.1.1.1)
• Greet others and exchange essential personal information
(e.g., home address, telephone number, place of origin,
and general health). (FL.A.1.1.2)
• Use appropriate gestures and expressions (i.e., body
language) to complete or enhance verbal messages.

Connections
• Use simple vocabulary and phrases to identify familiar
objects and concepts from other disciplines. (FL.C.1.1.1)
• Participate in activities in the language class designed to
integrate content-area concepts (e.g., mathematical
calculations or cause-and-effect relationships) into target-
language instruction (e.g., about countries or cultures).
(FL.C.1.2.1)
• Use target-language vocabulary or concepts to reinforce
knowledge of a related topic studied in another class
(e.g., geographical place names, parts of the body, or
basic mathematical operations). (FL.C.1.2.2)
• Use the target language to gain access to information that
is only available through the target language or within
the target culture (listen to a story told in the target
language). (FL.C.2.1.1)
Comparisons
• Use simple vocabulary and short phrases in the target
language. (FL.D.1.1.2)
• Recognize the similarities and differences between his or
her native language and the target language in terms of
the pronunciation, alphabet, and forms of written
expression. (FL.D.1.2.2)
• Distinguish the similarities and differences between the
patterns of behavior of the target culture related to
recreation, holidays, celebrations and the patterns of
behavior of the local culture. (FL.D.2.2.1)
• Recognize forms of the target language evident in the
local culture (e.g., signs, symbols, advertisements,
packages, displays, murals, songs, and rhymes).

Vocabulario (Vocabulary)
Use the vocabulary list below as a reference for this unit.
Los números (Numbers)
cero............................... 0
uno ............................... 1
dos ................................ 2
tres ............................... 3
cuatro ........................... 4
cinco............................. 5
seis ............................... 6
siete .............................. 7
ocho ............................. 8
nueve ........................... 9
diez ............................ 10
once ............................ 11
doce ............................ 12
trece ........................... 13
catorce ....................... 14
quince ........................ 15
dieciséis .................... 16
diecisiete ................... 17
dieciocho................... 18
diecinueve ................ 19
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veinte ......................... 20
veintiuno .................. 21
veintidós ................... 22
veintitrés ................... 23
veinticuatro .............. 24

cincuenta y tres ........ 53
cincuenta y cuatro ... 54
cincuenta y cinco ..... 55
cincuenta y seis........ 56
cincuenta y siete ...... 57
cincuenta y ocho ...... 58
cincuenta y nueve ... 59
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El alfabeto or el abecedario (Alphabet)
The letters of the Spanish alphabet below are shown with the Spanish
pronunciation in parentheses ( ) and the English pronunciation in brackets [ ].
A .....................(a) ............... [ah]
B .................. (be) ............. [beh]
C ................... (ce) ..............[seh]
D .................. (de) ............. [deh]
E ......................(e) ............... [eh]
F .................. (efe) ........ [eh-feh]
G .................. (ge) ............. [heh]
H ............ (hache) ......[ah-cheh]
I....................... (i) ................[ee]
J.................. (jota) ........ [ho-tah]
K .................. (ka) ............. [kah]
L ...................(ele) ..........[el-leh]
M .............. (eme) ..... [em-meh]
N ................ (ene) ....... [en-neh]
Ñ ................ (eñe) ..... [ehn-yeh]
O .................... (o) ............... [oh]
P ................... (pe) ............. [peh]
Q .................. (cu) ............. [coo]

Bien, gracias. ¿Y tú? ..................................................... Fine, thanks. And you?
Estoy bien. ........................................................................... I’m fine or I’m well.
Excelente. ................................................................................ Excellent or Great.
¡Horrible! ................................................................................................ Horrible!
Así, así. ..............................................................................................So-so or Fair.
(Muy) mal. ...........................................................................................(Very) bad.
Regular. ................................................................................. Regular or Normal.
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Las despedidas (Goodbyes)
Adiós. ..................................................................................................... Goodbye.
Bueno, tengo clase. ................................................................ Well, I have class.
Chao..................................................................................................................Bye.
Hasta luego. .................................................................................... See you later.
Hasta mañana. ...................................................................... See you tomorrow.
Tengo que irme. ............................................................................... I have to go.