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All songs by Todd Hawkins
©1998, 1999, All Rights Reserved

 
 
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Days of the Week
The Question Song
The Weather Song
The Date Song
The Stress Song
The Cow Song
Es La Una

The Cow Song

Helping verbs don't help
They only get in the way
Before you use soy, eres, es, somos, son
Think of what you're trying to say

Use ser for being
Not for doing

Use it for the cow is fat,
Not the cow is mooing!

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LONERS
I am yo
Direct Objects
-ar verbs
La Familia Tradicional
Siete Días
Taco Song

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Days of the Week
lunes is Monday
martes is Tuesday
miércoles Wednesday
jueves Thursday
viernes is Friday
sábado Saturday
domingo is Sunday

lunes, martes
miércoles, jueves
viernes, sábado, domingo

lunes is Monday...
(whole thing two more times, end with...)
hoy es...(current day)

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The Question Song

To make a statement say the subject then the verb
To make a question, just say them in reverse
Flip a question mark for where the question begins
A right side up one always goes where it ends

¿Por qué? asks why
¿Cuándo? asks when
¿Dónde? asks where
To find out Who, ask ¿Quién?

¿Qué? is what
Which is ¿Cuál?
How is ¿Cómo?
Put an accent on 'em all!

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The Date Song

¿Cuál es la fecha de hoy?
Es el...de...
¿Cuál es la fecha de hoy?
Es el...de...
Es el...de...

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The Stress Song

(Chorus)
Where's the stress if a word ends in vowel, n, or s?
Second to last, Second to last, Second to last!
Where's the stress if it ends in another consonant?
On the last, on the last, on the last!

But if you see an accent
Thatís what you put the stress on
They put a little mark there
So you won't say it wrong!

Where's the stress if a word ends in vowel, n, or s?
Second to last, Second to last, Second to last!
Whereís the stess if it ends in another consonant?
On the last, on the last, on the last!

But I and U are weak vowels
Youíve gotta make a diphthong
You smash 'em with the next vowel
Cause they can't stand alone!

(Repeat Chorus 2 times)

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Weather Song

En invierno hace frío
diciembre, enero, febrero

En primavera hace viento
marzo, abril, y mayo

En verano hace calor
junio, julio, agosto

En otoño hace fresco
septiembre, octubre, noviembre

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-AR Verb Song

o, as, a, amos ais, an
o, as, a, amos ais, an
o, as, a, amos ais, an
present tense -ar endings are...
o, as, a, amos ais, an

The -ar ending's infinitive
To ask, to speak, to buy, to swim
Take off the -ar, you get a stem
Put these endings on the end...
I ask, you speak, we buy, they swim
 

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I am yo

I am yo, and you are
If we're not on a first-name basis
Saying is rude
He is él, and she, ella
If I'm speaking formally
I say Usted to you
We are nosotros
And they are ellos
In a group without a guy
Ellas means they too
"You all" are Ustedes
Everywhere but Spain
When they speak less formally
Vosotros is "you all"
Now get these into your brain!

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Direct Objects

You gotta know…what's a direct object?
Three things to know about the direct object...

1. You usually find 'em after the verb
Answering who or what after the verb

I eat what?...cheese!
You hear what?...bees!
We see who?...Flea!   (bass player for Red Hot Chili Peppers)
She loves who? Me!

2. You can replace 'em with me, te, lo, la
Or with nos, os, los, or las
In the pre-verb spot

Yo lo como
Tú me quieres
Él nos oye
Quien te ve

3. When there's a person in the direct object spot
An untranslated personal "a" is often forgot

Yo veo a Juan
Él oye a Shawn
Tú quieres a Tom
Extraño a Mom

You gotta know…what's a direct object?
Three things to know about the direct object...

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Es la Una

Es la una
Son las dos
Son las tres
Son las cuatro
Estoy perezoso
Este verano
Me gusta comer y ver la televisión

Me despierto
A las nueve
Me levanto
A las diez
Yo me visto
A las once
Al mediodía veo el Jerry Springer show!

(Repeat chorus)

A las cinco
O cinco y cuarto
Yo cocino
El arroz
A las cinco y media
Cocino pollo
A las seis menos cuarto
Yo como los dos

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Taco Song

If you know taco, and burrito
And Pepe
You know the vowels

There's no exceptions
Like with English vowels

This is always how they sound!

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La Familia Tradicional

Mi madre está casada con mi padre
Mi padre está casado con mi madre
Mis abuelos son los padres de mis padres
Y mis tíos son sus hermanos

La familia tradicional hispana
Es mas que padres, hermanos, y hermanas
Hay primos, que son hijos de mis tíos,
Y el hijo de mi hermana es mi sobrino

Nuestra familia es una familia unida
Nuestra familia, familia querida
Es lo mas importante de la vida

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LONERS

Most words that end in L, O, N, E, R, S
For one reason or other
Are known as masculine
In many other languages, there are two words for "the"
"el" is "the" with masculine words
feminine is "la".

All words that end in "D", "CIÓN", or "SIÓN"
And many words that end in "A" (or "Z"!)
Are known as feminine
And as there are two words for "the"
There are two words for "a"
Un is "a" with masculine words
With feminine, "una".

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Siete Días

Hay siete días en una semana
Hay cuatro semanas en un mes
Hay doce meses en un año
Cincuenta y dos semanas en un año
Y yo trabajo de lunes a viernes
Viva el fin de semana
¡Libertad! Duermo tarde mañana
Viva el fin de semana
¡Libertad! Duermo tarde mañana

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