Test yourself: What would you say in the following situations?
What would you say in the following situations? Write your responses in Spanish, using complete sentences.
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You can do them all or take some of them...
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. You want to know if a student knows the principal.
You need to find out when the meeting is.
You ask someone what the weather is going to be like tomorrow.
You tell a friend that it is raining.
You tell your students that your scarf is black and red.
You want to find out to whom the coat belongs.
You tell a student that the dress is in style.
You ask a student what the color of a shirt is.
You tell a student to write it [masculine] on the chalkboard.
Tell a student not to put them [ feminine] in his/her backpack.
Tell your students to put away the books.
Tell your students to behave.
12 Answers
You want to know if a student knows the principal.¿Conoces al director?
•You need to find out when the meeting is. ¿A qué hora será la reunión?
•You ask someone what the weather is going to be like tomorrow. ¿Que hará el tiempo mañana?
•You tell a friend that it is raining. Está lloviendo.
•You tell your students that your scarf is black and red. Mi bufanda es negra y roja.
•You want to find out to whom the coat belongs. ¿De quién es este abrigo?
•You tell a student that the dress is in style. El vestido está de moda.
•You ask a student what the color of a shirt is. ¿De qué color es esta camisa?
•You tell a student to write it [masculine] on the chalkboard. Escríbalo en el pizzarón.
•Tell a student not to put them [ feminine] in his/her backpack. No las ponga en la mochila.
•Tell your students to put away the books. Guarden los libros, por favor.
•Tell your students to behave. ¡Pórtense bien!
I hope everybody is welcome here, 
You want to know if a student knows the principal.
Oye, pibe...¿conoces al dire de este antro?
You need to find out when the meeting is.
pufffff, pero dónde será esa reunión????
You ask someone what the weather is going to be like tomorrow.
Oye, tú, ¿me llevo el gorro mañana o qué?
You tell a friend that it is raining.
4.Que llueva, que llueva, la Virgen de la Cueva, los pajaritos cantan, las nubes se levantan, ¡Que si, que no, que caiga un chaparrón!
Tell your students to behave.
¡¡Todos con cara a la pared!! Everybody into the dunce corner
You want to know if a student knows the principal. ¿Conoces el director?
You need to find out when the meeting is. ¿A qué hora es la reunión?
You ask someone what the weather is going to be like tomorrow. ¿Cómo es el tiempo para mañana?
You tell a friend that it is raining. Está lloviendo
You tell your students that your scarf is black and red. Mi bufanda es negra y roja
You want to find out to whom the coat belongs. ¿De quién es este abrigo?
You tell a student that the dress is in style. Tu vestida está a la moda
You ask a student what the color of a shirt is. ¿Qué color tiene esta camisa?
You tell a student to write it [masculine] on the chalkboard. Escribelo en la pizarra
Tell a student not to put them [ feminine] in his/her backpack. No las pongas en tu mochila
Tell your students to put away the books. Cierren los libros (This is "close your books", couldn't come up with a better command)
Tell your students to behave. ¡Pórtaos bien!
OK, I made it a true test, other than clicking on scarf and chalkboard, I did it all from memory. I'm sure this will be embarrassing, but that's ok. Here goes-
You want to know if a student knows the principal.
You need to find out when the meeting is.
You ask someone what the weather is going to be like tomorrow.
You tell a friend that it is raining.
You tell your students that your scarf is black and red.
You want to find out to whom the coat belongs.
You tell a student that the dress is in style.
You ask a student what the color of a shirt is.
You tell a student to write it [masculine] on the chalkboard.
Tell a student not to put them [ feminine] in his/her backpack.
Tell your students to put away the books.
Tell your students to behave.
- ¿Te encontraste el principal?
- ¿A qué hora es la reunión?
- ¿Qué hacerá el tiempo mañana?
- Llueve.
- Mi bufanda es negra y roja. (Had to click on scarf for the word bufanda)
- ¿De quien es el abrigo?
- El vestido es de estilo. (Total guess)
- ¿De qué color es la camisa?
- Escribelo en la pizarra. (Had to click on chalkboard for the word pizarra.)
- No pones ellas en la mochila.
- Quita los libros.
- ¡No me freguen! (jejeje, that's the best I could do.)
You want to know if a student knows the principal. ¿Conoces el principal de la escuela?
You need to find out when the meeting is. ¿Sabes donde la cita está?
You ask someone what the weather is going to be like tomorrow. ¿Cómo es el tiempo para mañana?
You tell a friend that it is raining. Está lloviendo./ Hay lluvia.
You tell your students that your scarf is black and red. Mi bufanda es negra y roja.
You want to find out to whom the coat belongs. ¿A quién pertenece esto abrigo?
You tell a student that the dress is in style. El vestido está de moda
You ask a student what the color of a shirt is. ¿De qué color es tu camisa?
You tell a student to write it [masculine] on the chalkboard. Lo escribe en la pizarra.
Tell a student not to put them [ feminine] in his/her backpack. No la pone en tu mochilla.
Tell your students to put away the books. Recogen sus libros.
Tell your students to behave. Se portan bien
.... I know some of it's wrong, but I tried 
... please correct my incorrectness ... Thanks!
- Conoces el director del colegio.
- Cuándo es la reunión.
- Qué hará el tiempo mañana.
- Está lloviendo.
- Mi bufanda es negra y roja.
- De quén es este abrigo.
- Éste vestido es de moda.
- Qué color es esta camisa.
- Escribe lo en la pizarra.
- No ponga las en tu mochila.
- Cerrad los libros.
- !Comportad¡
I was able to get the first few kind of. My vocabulary is atrocious.
- ¿Sabes el gran profesor? (egads, I don't know the word for principle?)
- ¿Cuando es el tiempo que conocemos? (goodness, I'm horrible at this)
- ¡llueve!
- Este es rojo y negro.
- ¿De quien es este abrigo?
For the second to last one: "Ponen los libros."
You tell a friend that it is raining. Esta llovendo
You want to know if a student knows the principal. ¿Conoces el principal de esta escuela?
•You need to find out when the meeting is. ¿Me puedes decir cuando el reunión es?
•You ask someone what the weather is going to be like tomorrow. ¿Sabes cómo el tiempo de mañana debe ser?
•You tell a friend that it is raining. Está lloviendo afuera
•You tell your students that your scarf is black and red. **Mi bufanda es de los colores rojo y negro **
•You want to find out to whom the coat belongs ¿De quién es este abrigo?
•You tell a student that the dress is in style. if you mean in fashion Ese vestido está de moda
You want to know if a student knows the principal. ¿Conoces al director? You need to find out when the meeting is. ¿A qué hora es la reunión? You ask someone what the weather is going to be like tomorrow. Qué te parece, ¿qué tiempo hará por la mañana? You tell a friend that it is raining. Está lloviendo./Llueve. You tell your students that your scarf is black and red. Mi bufanda es roja y negra. You want to find out to whom the coat belongs. ¿De quién es este abrigo? You tell a student that the dress is in style. El vestido está de moda. You ask a student what the color of a shirt is. ¿De qué color es la camiseta? You tell a student to write it [masculine] on the chalkboard. Lo escribes en el pizarrón! Tell a student not to put them [ feminine] in his/her backpack. ** No las pongas en tu mochila. Tell your students to put away the books. Guarden sus libros! Tell your students to behave. ¡Pórtate bien!
Ken said:
- Conoces el director del colegio.
- Cuándo es la reunión.
- Qué hará el tiempo mañana.
- Está lloviendo.
- Mi bufanda es negra y roja.
- De quén es este abrigo.
- Éste vestido es de moda.
- Qué color es esta camisa.
- Escribe lo en la pizarra.
- No ponga las en tu mochila.
- Cerrad los libros.
- !Comportad¡
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Number 3 is very interesting Ken, because it's the way people say it most of the times (at least in Argentina), meaning... "This weather is so crazy I just wonder what the heck it's going to happen... You can also say "¿Sabes cómo estará el tiempo/el clima mañana?
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Number 7 Este vestido está de moda
Number 9 Escríbelo...
Number 10 No las pongas ...
Number 12 Comportáos! o Compórtense!
Remember the question marks Ken. Very good job!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You need to find out when the meeting is. (¿A qué hora es el reunión?)
You ask someone what the weather is going to be like tomorrow. (¿Sabes cómo el tiempo sea mañana?)
You tell a friend that it is raining. (Está lloviento ahora mismo.)
You tell your students that your scarf is black and red. (Mi bufanda es negra y roja.)
You want to find out to whom the coat belongs. (¿A quién es este abrigo?)
You tell a student that the dress is in style. (Su vestido es en moda.)
You ask a student what the color of a shirt is. (¿De qué color es la camisa?)
You tell a student to write it [masculine] on the chalkboard. (Escríbelo en la pizarra.)
Tell a student not to put them [ feminine] in his/her backpack. (No las guardan en su mochila.)
Tell your students to put away the books. (Ahora guardan los libros bajo de sus escritorio.)
Tell your students to behave. (Vamos y portarse sí mismos.)
