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What ancient culture invented the alphabet English and Spanish both use?

The Romans

How do you say 'Spanish' in Spanish?

español

What is the modern country that is the birthplace of the Spanish language?

Spain

¿Adónde van los amigos en su viaje?

Ellos van a la playa

Which language is more closely related to modern English -- Latin, German, or Japanese?

German

How are verbs in Spanish more complicated that verbs in English?

There are six different forms of the same verb. You have to know which one to use.

In the sentence, "We watch a lot of youtube videos." is "watch" an noun or verb

VERB

¿Qué hace Felipe para despertar a Miguel?

Él pone crema en su cara.

How do you say "Spain" in Spanish?

España

Which one is does not apply to nouns? -- names a person, an action, a place, or idea

Nouns do not name actions

What do you need to noun about Nouns in Spanish, what is different about them in Spanish?

They get divided into one of two noun classes

¿Cómo se llama el hotel en donde los amigos van a pasar su vacción?

Se llama el hotel la Casona

What language did the Roman Empire spread throughout the ancient world?

Latin

What do we call two words from different languages that look the same and mean the same thing?

Cognates

What modern Kingdom is the birthplace of the English language?

England (A part of the United Kingdom)

What is the different about the letter "H" in Spanish?

It is always silent

In the sentence, "My watch is broken" -- is *watch* a noun or a verb?

NOUN -- a thing

What are the two "dead letters" in the Spanish alphabet?

W, K

¿Cómo van a llegar los amigos a la playa?

Ellos van a tomar el autobús

What major group of words name actions?

VERBS

In addition to same alphabet, and cognates, what is the other way Spanish is similar to English?

They both generally have the same order of words.

¿Quién en el grupo nunca está list@?

Miguel nunca está listo

Why are Spanish and French such similar languages?

They are both modern versions of classical Latin (both Romance languages).

What are the two classes of nouns in Spanish?

EL & LA

Los amigos están _____ por perder el autobús a la playa.

preocupados

Give two examples of modern language in the "Romance" family of languages?

Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, and others

Who were the arch rivals of the Romans in Europe?

The Germanic tribes (the Barbarians)