Festivals & Traditions (AQA GCSE Spanish): Flashcards
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Define el desfile.
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Define el desfile.
El desfile means procession / parade.
Define la Tomatina.
La Tomatina is the Spanish tomato festival.
Define Las Fallas.
Las Fallas is a Valencian celebration (burning models).
Define los Sanfermines.
Los Sanfermines is the festival in Pamplona (running of the bulls).
How do you say 'on Mondays' (habitually) in Spanish?
'On Mondays' (habitually) is los lunes, using the plural article los.
What happens to primero and tercero before a masculine singular noun?
They drop the final 'o' to become primer and tercer (e.g. el primer día, el tercer festival).
What is the yo form of the verb conocer?
The yo form of conocer is conozco (a spelling change: conoc- → conozc-).
What does la fecha mean?
La fecha means the date (in the calendar) / day.
Es el día del mes.
Es el primer día del mes. (primero drops the 'o' before a masculine singular noun.)
El desfile es de marzo.
El desfile es el diez de marzo. (The parade is on March 10th.)
True or False?
In Spanish, the days of the week are written with a capital letter.
False.
The days of the week are not capitalised in Spanish (lunes, martes, miércoles).
True or False?
Nochevieja means New Year's Eve.
True.
La Nochevieja means New Year's Eve.
Define an indefinite adjective.
An indefinite adjective expresses concepts like 'all', 'every', 'some' or 'none' and must agree in gender and number with its noun (e.g. todos, ninguna).
Define the indefinite adjective cada.
Cada means every / each. It is invariant — it does not change for gender or number (e.g. cada año).
Define the indefinite adjective todo / toda.
Todo / toda means all / the whole. It must agree with the noun's gender and number (e.g. toda la gente, todos los desfiles).
Where are most descriptive adjectives placed in Spanish?
Most descriptive adjectives are placed after the noun, e.g. una tradición antigua (an old tradition).
What is the form of bueno before a masculine singular noun?
Bueno shortens to buen before a masculine singular noun, e.g. un buen momento.
What is the form of grande when it goes before the noun?
Grande shortens to gran before the noun, meaning 'great / big', e.g. una gran fiesta.
Tuvimos una fiesta anoche.
Tuvimos una gran fiesta anoche. (We had a great party last night.)
What is the form of ninguno before a masculine singular noun?
Ninguno drops the 'o' to become ningún before a masculine singular noun, e.g. No hay ningún disfraz.
What is the form of alguno before a masculine singular noun?
Alguno drops the 'o' to become algún before a masculine singular noun, e.g. ¿Hay algún templo cerca?
año es diferente.
Cada año es diferente. (Every year is different.)
True or False?
In Spanish, most descriptive adjectives go before the noun.
False.
Most descriptive adjectives go after the noun (e.g. una tradición antigua); only some, such as buen, gran, primer, go before it.
True or False?
Cada changes its ending to agree in gender and number.
False.
Cada is invariant — it never changes for gender or number (cada año, cada fiesta).
Which sound do 'z' and soft 'c' (before e or i) represent, as in celebración?
They represent the [z] / soft [c] sound, as in celebración.
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