Activities for Arre Borriquito
Practice some of the vocabulary from this song and its irregular verbs using these flashcards, games and exercises.
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Activities
Vocabulary Excercises
We have chosen 15 words and phrases out of this song to form our vocabulary list, which can be found below. You can use the following activities to learn and practice this vocabulary.
Vocabulary Flashcards – Learn the vocabulary from this song with our sets of Spanish to English and English to Spanish flashcards, then test yourself with our interactive flashcards.
Vocabulary Games – Practice the vocabulary for this song using our memory and matching games and our word search puzzle.
Vocabulary Exercises – Fill in the missing vocabulary with drag and drop and fill in the blanks exercises.
Grammar Exercises
This song didn’t provide much of anything to practice, so we’ll use the handful of irregular present tense verbs. Full conjugations of these verbs can be found below.
You can use the following activities to learn and practice these verbs:
Irregular Verb Flashcards – Practice the irregular verbs in this song with our sets of Spanish to English and English to Spanish flashcards, then test yourself with our interactive flashcards.
Irregular Verb Games – Practice the irregular verbs in this song using our memory and matching games.
Irregular Exercises – Practice the irregular verbs in this song using our drag and drop, fill in, and highlighting exercises.
Resources
Vocabulary List
Term | Meaning | P os S | Context |
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alegre | happy, cheerful; bright | adj | alegres |
burro | donkey | masc noun | burro |
camino | road; way, path; journey, trip | masc noun | camino |
de prisa | in a hurry | de prisa | |
estrella | star | fem noun | estrella |
fiesta | party | fem noun | fiesta |
humildad | humility, humbleness, modesty; poverty, meekness | fem noun | humildad |
nacimiento | birth; origin, start, beginning; nativity | masc noun | nacimiento |
Niño Dios | baby Jesus | masc noun | Niño Dios |
palacio | palace; mansion | masc noun | palacio |
pastor | shepherd; pastor | masc noun | pastores |
portal | vestibule, hallway, entrance hall; nativity scene, stable at Bethlehem | masc noun | portal |
Reyes Magos | Three Wise Men, Three Kings, Magi | masc noun | Reyes Magos |
rincón | corner | masc noun | rincón |
soldado | soldier | masc noun | soldados |
Conjugations
Following are the full present tense conjugations of the irregular verbs that appear in this song.
tener: to have – yo
Singular | Plural | |
1st Person | (yo) tengo | (nosotros) tenemos |
2nd Person | (tú) tienes | (vosotros) tenéis |
3rd Person | él/ella/usted tiene | ellos/ellas/ustedes tienen |
estar: to be – ellos, ellas, Uds
Singular | Plural | |
1st Person | (yo) estoy | (nosotros) estamos |
2nd Person | (tú) estás | (vosotros) estáis |
3rd Person | él/ella/usted está | ellos/ellas/ustedes están |
ir: to go – nosotros
Singular | Plural | |
1st Person | (yo) voy | (nosotros) vamos |
2nd Person | (tú) vas | (vosotros) vais |
3rd Person | él/ella/usted va | ellos/ellas/ustedes van |
ser: to be – él, ella, Ud
Singular | Plural | |
1st Person | (yo) soy | (nosotros) somos |
2nd Person | (tú) eres | (vosotros) sois |
3rd Person | él/ella/usted es | ellos/ellas/ustedes son |
haber: to have
Singular | Plural | |
1st Person | (yo) he | (nosotros) hemos |
2nd Person | (tú) has | (vosotros) habéis |
3rd Person | él/ella/usted ha (impersonal hay) | ellos/ellas/ustedes han |
salir: leave; come from – él, ella, Ud
Singular | Plural | |
1st Person | (yo) salgo | (nosotros) salimos |
2nd Person | (tú) sales | (vosotros) salís |
3rd Person | él/ella/usted sale | ellos/ellas/ustedes salen |
irse: to leave – ellos, ellas, Uds
Singular | Plural | |
1st Person | (yo) me voy | (nosotros) nos vamos |
2nd Person | (tú) te vas | (vosotros) vos vais |
3rd Person | él/ella/usted se va | ellos/ellas/ustedes se van |