Transcript Por la Mañana - Villa Walsh Academy

Marissa Watkins
Reflexivos en inglés
Myself
Himself/herself
Yourself
Themselves
Reflexivos en español
Me
Te
Se
Nos
Se
Do verb to oneself!
Problem for Americans
Spanish has MANY reflexive verbs.
Spanish has no “get”
as in:
get up-get washed-get dressed
• Spanish has no become
as in:
become angry, become tired or sick.”
• Spanish says, “Wash self, tire self.”
We say, “STAND UP. SIT DOWN.”
says, “Raise self. Seat self.”
Spanish
How to spot a
Reflexive verb?
Its infinitive has SE hooked onto it
Example: VestirSE
In the Morning
Por la Mañana
I GET up
ME levanto
Por La Mañana
I GET washed
ME lavo
In the Morning
Por La Mañana
I GET dressed
ME visto
In the Morning
Por la Mañana
I Comb my hair
ME peino
Por la Mañana
I Brush my Teeth
ME cepillo los dientes
Por la Mañana
I Eat breakfast
(I breakfast myself)
ME desayuno
Compare English-Spanish
What’s your name?
¿CÓmo te llamas?
(How you call SELF?) ?)
My name is George.
Me llamo Jorge.
(myself I call Jorge)
¡OJO!
Inserting or omitting reflexive
pronoun
changes Meaning:
SE viste: She gets dressed.
Viste al niño: She dresses the child.
¡OJO!
Mami SE despierta:
Mom’s waking up
Mami despierta a Papi:
Mom’s waking Daddy.
¡OJO!
Duermo 8 horas =
I sleep 8 hours
ME duermo en seguida =
I FALL asleep right away.
¡OJO!
Lavamos el carro = We wash the car
NOS lavamos = We get washed
(Ourselves we wash)
More Reflexive Verbs
Enamorarse=to fall in love with
Casarse con = to get married to
Preocuparse= to worry
Asustarse= to get scared
¡OJO, CUIDADO!
• Reflexive uses article, not possessive.
I brush MY teeth. (posesivo)
Me cepillo LOS dientes. (articulo)
Inglés:
Español:
(Who else’s teeth could you brush?”
My head hurts me.
Español: Me duele LA cabeza.
Inglés:
(Who else’s head could hurt ME?)
FIN
Por
Marissa “Marisol” Watkins
Clase de Dos mil uno.