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Classroom Expressions

Useful classroom expressions for all classes

EXPRESIONES UTILES PARA LA CLASE

Esta es una lista para ayudarle a comunicar mejor en la clase.

(s=singular) (pl=plural) (inf=informal) (for=formal)

Abra el libro a la página...Open (sing/inf) your book to page...

Abran ...Open (pl/inf)

¡Aja¡ Aha!

¡Caramba! ¡Caray! -Wow!

Chequeen...Check (pl/inf)

Cierre los libros-Close (s/for) your books.

Cierren... Close (pl/for)

¿Cómo se dice...How do you say... (say word in English)

Conversen sobre... Talk about... (Uds. pl)

¿Cuál es la fecha de ..? What is the date of ...

¿Del principio? -From the beginning?

Demasiado...-Too much...

Dígame..- Tell me...(for/s)

Discutan ... Discuss (Uds. pl)

Escribe...Escriben- Write (s/inf) Write (pl/inf)

Escuchen- Listen (formal/pl)

Espero que sí- I hope so.

Estudie/n- Study (s/inf)
Estudien- Study (pl/inf)
Examencito- Quiz
Hable más despacio,por favor-Speak more slowly, please.
Hable más fuerte,por favor- Speak louder, please.
Hágame el favor de repartir papeles-Please give out the papers.
Hay un examencito hoy- There is a quiz today.
Inventen...- Invent (Uds. pl.)
La tarea es...- The homework is...
Lea/n- Read (s/pl/inf)
Lea todo el párrafo- Read (s/inf) all the paragraph.
Levántate- Get up (s/inf).
Levántense- Get up (pl/inf)
¿Listos?- Ready?
Necesito ayuda, por favor- I need help, please.
Necesitamos más tiempo- We need more time.
No comprendo - I don't understand.
No entiendo la/s palabra/s- I don't understand the word/s.
No entiendo la/s pregunta/s- I don't understand the question/s.
No oí bien la pregunta- I did not hear the question well.
No oigo bien- I cannot hear well.
¿Puedo preguntarle en inglés?- May I ask you in English?
¿Qué página, por favor?- What page, please?
¿Qué quiere decir...? - What does (Spanish word) mean?
¡Qué va!- Of course not!
Quiere decir...- It means...
Quítese la gorra, por favor- Take off your cap, please.
Repita, por favor, profesora- Repeat, please, professor.
Repite, por favor (student)- Repeat, please. (s/inf)
Sáquelo de la boca, por favor- Take it out of your mouth, please.
Siga- Go on, Continue (s/for).
Sigue- Go on, continue (s/inf)
Tengo una pregunta- I have a question.
Trabajen en grupos- Work in groups (pl/for).
¿Ud. Tiene chicle? - Do you have gum?
Vale- OK
Vamos a repasar- We are going to review.
Van a tener un dictado- You (pl) are going to have a dictado.
Vaya a la pizarra, por favor- Go (s/for) to the blackboard, please.
Vayan...- Go...(pl/for)
¡Ya!- That's enough! No more!
¿Ya?- Finished?
Lea= Read [usted command, singular]
Lean [usted command,plural]
Mire= Look [usted command, singular]
Miren [usted command, plural]
Abra= Open [usted command, singular]
Abran [usted command, plural]
Escriba= Write [usted command, singular] Escriban [usted command, plural]
Conteste=Answer [usted command, singular]
Contesten [usted command, plural]
Describa=Describe [usted command, singular]
Describan [usted command, plural]
Indique= Indicate [usted command, singular]
Indiquen [usted command, plural]
Complete= Complete [usted command, singular]
Completen [usted command, plural]
Elija= Select [usted command, singular]
Elijan [usted command, plural]
Use= Use [usted command, singular] Usen [usted command, plural]
Vaya=Go to [usted command, singular]
Vayan [usted command, plural]
Busque=Look for [usted command, singular]
Busquen [usted command, plural]
Tome= Take [usted command, singular]
Tomen [usted command, plural]
Cite= Cite [usted command, singular]
Citen [usted command, plural]
Trabaje= Work [usted command, singular]
Trabajen [usted command, plural]
Olvide= Forget [usted command, plural]
Olviden [usted command, plural]
No sé= I don’t know
Bastardillos=Italics
Letras gruesas=bold letters

Hopefully these expressions help you in class. Let me know if you think others need to be added.

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