Spanish with Señorita Sarah: October 2016 Hola parents, We have a great start to our September and October topic in Spanish—Food! Plastic/play food and our food song (to the tune of Clementine) have been very helpful as everyone works on remembering the new vocabulary. And many remembered the word for “fork” by breaking it up into “ten (fingers)” “(letter) A” “(knock on the) door” for tenedor. We will continue with this unit into October, with an ending focus on cooking and putting everything in a real-world context (at a restaurant). We will finish up October with a Halloween session in Spanish, which is always fun! Everyone is into our bilingual stories and visits from the puppet Boca, and older students will be having quizzes and tests throughout the school year. Below is a partial list of the Food vocabulary and phrases we have been working on. Have a wonderful octubre! Gracias, Señorita Sarah Food I (La comida/El alimento) Plate – El plato (el PLAH-toh) Drinking glass/Cup – El vaso (el BAH-so) Napkin – La servilleta (la sehr-bee-YAY-tah) Fork – El tenedor (el ten-eh-DOOR) Knife – El cuchillo (el coo-CHEE-yo) Spoon – La cuchara (la coo-CHAH-rah) Tablecloth – El mantel (el mahn-TELL) To set the table – Poner la mesa (poh-NEHR la MAY-sah) To clear the table – Quitar la mesa (kee-TAR la MAY-sah) To wash the dishes – Lavar los platos (lah-BAR los PLAH-tohs) Time to eat! – ¡A comer! (ah koh-MARE) Waffle – El gofre (el GO-fray) (also el wafle) Pancake – El panqueque (el pahn-KAY-kay) (also la tortita, etc.) Sandwich – El sándwich (el SAHND-weech) Sub/long sandwich – El bocadillo (el boh-cah-DEE-yo) (esp. in Spain) Chicken – El pollo (el POY-yo) Hamburger – La hamburguesa (la ahm-boore-GAY-sah) El taco/el burrito/la pizza Cereal – Los cereales (los say-ray-AHL-ace) Milk – La leche (la LAY-chay) Juice – El jugo (el HOO-go) (also el zumo) Coffee – El café (el ka-FAY) Tea – El té (el tay) Toast – El pan tostado (el pahn tos-TAH-thoh) (also la tostada) Yogurt – El yogur (el yo-GOOR) Egg – El huevo (el WAY-bo) Duro (hard-boiled) Tibio (soft-boiled) Revuelto (scrambled) Frito (fried) Bacon – El tocino (el toe-SEE-no) (also la panceta, el beicon) French fries – Las papas fritas (PAH-pahs FREE-tahs) [also patatas fritas] Pop/soda – El refresco (el ray-FRES-koh ) Pass me the…[to a friend/tú form] – Pásame el/la… (PAH-sah-may el/la) I would like – Me gustaría (may goos-tah-REE-ah) Please/thank you/you’re welcome – Por favor/gracias/de nada