Spanish Resources
Here you have some phrases you can use every day with your child. They are easy to remember.
You can listen and practice them in the example videos.
In the morning / Por la mañana
Buenos días – Good morning
Despierta – Wake up
Levántate – Get up
Abre las cortinas – Open the curtains
Ponte la ropa – Put your clothes on
Ponte los zapatos – Put your shoes on
¿Dónde está la mochila? – Where is your bag?
¡Aquí está! – Here it is!
¡A desayunar! – Let’s have breakfast!
Abre la botella – Open the bottle
¡Qué bueno! – Yummy!
Play time / Hora de jugar
¡A jugar! – Let’s play
¡Ala, que bonito! – Wow! how nice!
¡A ordenar! – Tidy up!
¡A ordenar! – Tidy up!
In the bathroom / En el baño
¡Cambio de pañal! – Nappy change!
¿Tienes pipi? – Have you weed?
¿Tienes caca? – Have you pooed?
¡A lavar los dientes! – Brush your teeth!
¡A lavar las manos! – Wash your hands
Jabón – Soap
Limpia – Clean
Lavate la cara – Clean your face
Sécate – Dry off
Good night! / ¡Buenas noches!
Ponte el pijama – Put your pyjamas on
Hora de la bañera/ducha – Bath time
Péinate – Brush your hair
Que guapa/guapo – How pretty/handsome!
Lávate los dientes – Brush your teeth
¿Quieres leer un cuento? – Do you want to read a book?
Buenas noches – Good night
Vocabulary
Here you have a document to learn and help your child learn lots of vocabulary that they will be using at nursery. No prior knowledge is needed – click the buttons to hear each word.
You can download it by clicking the PPT icon on the left.
Did you know, for any staff member who is mentioned in a Google Review there is a financial reward given to them from nursery? Please highlight your child’s key worker or anyone who has stood out for you!
How can I embed Spanish at home with my children?
Your child’s language skills depend on exposure to the language therefore your child needs to be exposed as much at home as at nursery and there are plenty of opportunities to do this:
- ALL screen time should be in Spanish – you can change the language on your child’s profile on Netflix and Disney+ to Spanish and this will allow them to watch their favourite programmes in Spanish. On YouTube search their favourite programme and “español” after it and it will bring you the Spanish version. Great YouTube resources included “Pica Pica”, “Juguetes felices”, “Pocoyo”, “Blippi en espanñol”, “Bebefinn en español”, “Super Simple Español”
- ALL in-car music to be in Spanish – play our Spotify playlist! 🙂
- As many books as you can in Spanish for bed time – click here for a list of our recommendations – a great list to share with family and friends for birthday and Christmas
- Spanish toys and resources around the home – any Clementoni toys are with Spanish audio
- Spanish labels around the home for pre-schoolers
If you would like any further support, please ask us – it is very important you are part of your child’s bilingual journey for them to access fluency!