Wednesday, June 25, 2008

El semáforo

Sometimes when I stop at a traffic light, my four year-old tells me to go! I try to show her that the colors tell me what to do. This is also a great set of vocab for playing Red light, Green light.

The (traffic) light is… El semáforo está en… (ehl seh-MAH-foh-roh eh-STAH ehn…)
…red. rojo (ROH-hoh)
…yellow. amarillo (ah-mah-REE-yoh)
…green. verde (BEHR-deh)

*In Spanish, the “V” sounds like a “B”

Saturday, June 14, 2008

Fasten your seatbelt!

Fasten your seatbelt!

After you finally get your child(ren) in the car, make sure they buckle up.

To one child, say, “Abróchate el cinturón (de seguridad).” (ah-BROH-chah-teh ehl seen-too-ROHN deh seh-goo-ree-DAHD)
To more than one child, say, “Abróchense los cinturones.” (ah-BROH-chen-seh lohs seen-too-ROHN-ehs)