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1. On vacation you can pretend to be a vaquero - a cowboy! Vaquero and vacation start with the same two letters.
2. Blanco reminds us of something blank that doesn't have any color. When you see a white piece of paper there are no other colors. That should help you remember that blanco is white.
3. The Rio Grande is a big river, don't you think? Grande actually means big!!
4. On July 4th many bands in parades have pictures of flags on their instruments and clothes. The BANDS are wearing banderas. Banderas = flags.
5. Romeo and Juliette loved each other. Red is the color of love. Think of their names to remember red. R + J = red. The two consonants in rojo are R + J.
6. Nature is naturaleza in Spanish. The word begins with natural. Something natural comes from nature. Not so hard you see.
7. To say Native American in Spanish, you have to do three things. 1) Switch the words around. 2) Make the words lower case. 3) Make the words end in 'o'. Now you have americano nativo.
Time for a Quiz over Spanish USA Words (Last Chance to Go Back and Study!)
Complete the blanks with Spanish words
1. Computers, telephones, and televisions are all forms of _____________.
2. To receive a good _____________ you should go to school every day and study hard!
3. The colors of the United States are __________, ___________, and __________.
4. New York City is also known as the _______________.
5. Our national bird is the ________________.
Answers:
1. tecnología
2. educación
3. rojo, blanco, azul
4. gran manzana
5. águila