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                          LOS DÍAS
         Warm up (1minute)
       Say “he is” and “they are.”  Y LOS MESES
       (pp.14–15)         Days and months
       Say “he is not” and “they
       are not.” (pp.14–15)  In Spanish, days of the week (los días de la semana) and
                          months (los meses) do not have capital letters. Note that los meses) do not have capital letters. Note that los meses
       What is Spanish for “the
       children”? (pp.10–11)  you use en with months: en abril (in April), but el or los
                          with days: el/los lunes (on Monday/Mondays (on Monday/Mondays (on Monday/Mondays). on Monday/Mondays ).
         Words to remember: days of the week (5 minutes)

       Familiarize yourself with these words and
       test yourself using the cover flap.
                     lunes  Monday
                     loones
                    martes  Tuesday
                    martes
                  miércoles  Wednesday
                  m m
                  myairyairyairkoles
                    jueves  Thursday    Nos reunimos mañana.
                    hwebes              mos reh-ooneemos manyayamos manyamos man nah
                                        We meet tomorrow.
                   viernes  Friday
                    byeryeryernes
                    b b
                    sábado  Saturday
                   sabadoh
                  domingo  Sunday
                 domeengoh goh
                      hoy  today
                       oy
                   mañana  tomorrow
                  manyayanyan nah
                  ma                    Tengo una reserva para hoy.
                  ma
                      ayer  yesterday   tengoh goh oonah reserbah paparah oy
                    a a ah-yair yair h-yair h-  I have a reservation  for today.

         Useful phrases: days (2 minutes)

       Learn these phrases and then test yourself
       using the cover flap.
             La reunión no es   The meeting isn’t
                  el martes.  on Tuesday.
          lah reh-oonyonyonh reh-oonyonh reh-oon
          la la      noh es
                   el martes
         Trabajo los domingos.  I work on Sundays.
        traba-hoh los domeengosgos
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