Basic Spanish in 30 Days: About me

1. Question 1 of 10

   Complete: 'Yo ___ de Canadá.'

   • Ason
   • Bes
   • Ceres
   • Dsoy
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   Answer: D. soy

   With yo (I), ser becomes soy: Soy de Canadá.

2. Question 2 of 10

   What does '¿De dónde eres?' mean?

   • AWhere are you from?
   • BHow are you?
   • CWhat is your name?
   • DWhere do you live?
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   Answer: A. Where are you from?

   Dónde means where and eres is 'you are': ¿De dónde eres? = Where are you from?

3. Question 3 of 10

   Complete: 'Nosotros ___ estudiantes.'

   • Asoy
   • Bson
   • Csomos
   • Dsois
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   Answer: C. somos

   With nosotros (we), ser becomes somos.

4. Question 4 of 10

   Ana is from Mexico. She is…

   • Amexicano
   • Bmexicanas
   • Cmexicana
   • DMéxico
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   Answer: C. mexicana

   Ana is a woman, so the nationality ends in -a: mexicana. México is the country.

5. Question 5 of 10

   John is from Canada. Which sentence is correct?

   • AJohn es Canadá.
   • BJohn soy canadiense.
   • CJohn es canadiense.
   • DJohn es canadiensa.
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   Answer: C. John es canadiense.

   Canadiense ends in -e, so it is the same for a man and a woman. With one other person, ser is es.

6. Question 6 of 10

   How do you write nationalities and languages in Spanish?

   • ACapital for languages only
   • BCapital for nationalities only
   • CWith a small first letter
   • DWith a capital first letter
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   Answer: C. With a small first letter

   Spanish writes nationalities and languages with a small letter: inglés, española. Only country names have a capital.

7. Question 7 of 10

   Listen. Where is Marco from?

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   Hola, me llamo Marco. Soy italiano, pero vivo en Valencia.

   • AMexico
   • BFrance
   • CSpain
   • DItaly
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   Answer: D. Italy

   Marco says soy italiano (I am Italian). He lives in Valencia, but he is from Italy.

   Transcript

   Hola, me llamo Marco. Soy italiano, pero vivo en Valencia.

8. Question 8 of 10

   Listen. Which languages does Emma speak?

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   Emma: Hablo inglés y alemán, y un poco de español.

   • AEnglish, German and some Spanish
   • BEnglish, French and a little Italian
   • CGerman and Italian
   • DOnly English
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   Answer: A. English, German and some Spanish

   Emma says hablo inglés y alemán, y un poco de español: English, German and a little Spanish.

   Transcript

   Emma: Hablo inglés y alemán, y un poco de español.

9. Question 9 of 10

   Read the text. Which sentence is true?

   Me llamo Sophie. Soy francesa, de Lyon, pero vivo en Barcelona. Hablo francés, inglés y español. Soy estudiante.

   • ASophie speaks German.
   • BSophie is from Barcelona, in Spain.
   • CSophie lives in Barcelona.
   • DSophie is Spanish.
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   Answer: C. Sophie lives in Barcelona.

   Vivo en Barcelona means 'I live in Barcelona'. She is French (francesa), from Lyon.

10. Question 10 of 10

    In Spain, someone asks you and your friend: '¿Sois españoles?' Choose the correct answer.

    • ANo, son ingleses.
    • BNo, soy ingleses.
    • CNo, sois ingleses.
    • DNo, somos ingleses.
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    Answer: D. No, somos ingleses.

    Sois is the vosotros form (you all). To answer for you and your friend, use nosotros: somos.

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