Today, Spanish, A DAY

1.  Today we took notes on articles, pronouns, and the verb SER (below).
2.  We also learned about the infinitive "Llamar" and how we use it to ask and tell names (explanation below powerpoint).
3.  Ms. P assigned an online quiz, which must be completed by Friday, September 3rd, regardless if you have the class on an A or B day.  Click here to access the directions for the quiz.
4.  Grades are updated.

Los artículos y Los pronombres  







Llamar is a verb that you will use very early as you learn Spanish, because the verb is commonly used when asking someone his or her name, or when telling others your own name. However, llamar also is used in other ways and can be found in a variety of contexts, such as to refer to the making of a telephone call.
Generally, the literal translation of llamar is "to call." Thus, when you are using llamar to ask someone's name, you are literally asking what the person calls himself or herself. Knowing this will help you use the verb in other contexts. See how llamar is used in the context of specifying people's names:

• ¿Cómo se llama? (What is your/his/her name? Literally: How do you call yourself? How does he/she call himself/herself?)
• ¿Cómo te llamas? (What is your name? Literally, how do you call yourself?)
• Me llamo ___. (My name is ___. Literally, I call myself ___.)

If you're a beginning Spanish student, you may not have learned yet about the use of reflexive verbs, those that use the "-self" pronouns in English. An explanation of reflexive verbs is beyond the scope of this lesson, but here it is most important to know that when you're using llamar to refer to what someone is named, you must use the reflexive pronoun (se, te or me in the sample sentences) with it.