SPA 1101: Study Guide for Quiz 1

Greetings & basic dialogue	What are the most important simple greetings and questions?  What is the difference between the tú and the Ud. Forms of greetings?  How does this affect your conversation?  If you had to write a simple dialogue, could you reach 3 or 4 different question exchanges?
Alphabet	Can you spell and pronounce all of the letters of the Spanish alphabet?
Pronunciation & Syllabication	What are the rules for dividing a word into syllables?  How do you find the naturally accented syllable of a word?  Which consonants in Spanish can cause pronunciation problems?
Verbs	Are you using and conjugating the verb “ser” correctly? Which were those six verbs we used with the “me gusta” expression?  And how do you use the “me gusta” expression in a question?  What should you know about the indirect object pronouns “le” and “les”?
Question words	Can you remember all of the question words and also use them to answer or generate questions?
Readings	What were the main ideas conveyed in “Spanish in the US and in the World”?
Cognates & Categories	What are cognates and how are they important to you?  Are you able to classify items according to these categories (nación, persona, lugar, casa, concepto, animal, comida, deporte, instrumento)?  Can you think of a couple of common cognates?
Numbers	How well can you solve math problems?  Is your spelling good when it comes to numbers?
Time	Can you tell time? When do you use “son las” as opposed to “a las”?  Do you remember how express A.M and P.M in Spanish?
Vocabulary	Have you been studying all of the vocabulary (descriptive cognates 8-9, cognate categories 13, question words, 24, general vocabulary list 30-31)