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Brothers and Sisters,
In the increasingly diverse communities we serve as Firefighters and Emergency Responders much of the population have limited English language skills. Over 30 million Americans, roughly 12% of the population, speak Spanish as a first or second language making Spanish easily the country's second most spoken language; the United States thus has the fifth largest Spanish speaking population in the world; after Mexico, Spain, Colombia and Argentina.
The National Association of Hispanic Firefighters has reviewed and endorsed Tactical Spanish for Firefighters/ EMS Personnel. We believe that your completion of this course will significantly enhance your ability to serve your community more safely and effectively.
You'll be able to communicate adequately in Spanish in real life Firefighter/ EMS scenarios including performing medical examinations, firefighting, prevention and fire safety etc. Thank you for your efforts to better serve your community.
Alberto Olmos
President
National Association of Hispanic Firefighters
February 16th, 2007
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Unit 5: Conducting a Routine Traffic Stop
Traffic Stop Commands and Questions
In this section you will learn some basic commands and questions for a Routine Traffic Stop and asking questions to adults and children with the verbs: to speak, to understand, to have and to know.
Let’s start with the commands.
Notice the different ending between Formal and Informal Commands.
Listen and Repeat the Spanish Words.
| Wait | Espere Espera |
| Sign Here | Firme Aquí Firma Aquí |
| Drive carefully | Maneje con cuidado Maneja con cuidado |
| Drop the gun | Tire la pistola Tira la pistola |
| Sit down | Siéntese Siéntate |
| Stand up | Párese Párate |
If you need to request a phone number, take a short cut and simply use the word “teléfono”.
| Your phone number | Su teléfono |
| Sir, your phone number please | Señor, su teléfono por favor |
Add this verb to the previous question
| Do you know …? | Sabe …? |
| Do you know your phone number ? | Sabe su telefono? |
| Sir, do you know your phone number? | Señor sabe su teléfono? |
And the informal way when you speak with children, teenagers or friends :
| Your phone number | Tu teléfono |
| Juan, your phone number | Juan tu teléfono |
And the informal Spanish for
| Do you know…? | Sabes…? |
| Juan, do you know your phone number…? | Juan, Sabes tu teléfono …? |
The answer to this question can be:
| I don’t know | No sé |
| I don’t know my phone number | No sé mi teléfono? |
Mini Grammar: Basic Conjugation
So far you have learned 4 verbs: “speak”, “understand”, “have” and “know”.
To make a statement or to ask a question in Formal or Informal Spanish, you can use the same words, but to ask a question, all you do is raise the tone of your voice at the end of the phrase.
Here are the basic forms that you need to communicate effectively. The first is the formal -for adults.The second is the informal- for teenagers. The third one is the one you use when you talk about yourself. When you talk about yourself usually the verb ends in “o”. You can recognize the Informal Spanish because of the letter “s” at the end of the verb.
| You speak | Habla | Hablas |
| I speak | Hablo | |
| You understand | Entiende | Entiendes |
| I understand | Entiendo | |
| You have | Tiene | Tienes |
| I have | Tengo | |
| You know | Sabe | Sabes |
| I don’t know | No sé |
By raising the tone of your voice at the end, the verbs become a question, either for an adult or for a young person. Listen and Repeat!
| Do you speak? | Habla? | Hablas? |
| Do you understand? | Entiende? | Entiendes? |
| Do you have? | Tiene? | Tienes? |
| Do you know? | Sabe? | Sabes? |
Cultural Info: The Police
In many countries in LatinAmerica armed forces and police are not regarded with respect but with fear and suspicion, because of their corrupt and criminal behaviour. Low salaries, inadequate training and a long tradition of bribes (mordidas – literally bites) converts the average traffic cop into an habitual lawbreaker.
There are dozens of police units in Mexico including: Riot Police, Customs Police, Highway Police, Federal Judicial Police, State Judicial Police, etc. The last two groups are also called : federales and judiciales, which are the most feared kind of police. As Mexicans say: If you see a cop coming on your left and a thief coming on your right, it’s better to go with the latter”.
Check Point
You are going to conduct a basic traffic stop.The person is a male adult. It’s 10:00 in the evening. Please tell him:
| Good Evening Sir | Buenas noches Señor |
| May I have your driver’s licence registration and car insurance? | Me permite su licencia, registro y seguro? |
| Wait in the car please | Espere en el carro por favor |
| Sign here | Firme aqui |
| Drive carefully | Maneje con cuidado |
Listen to the phrases at normal speed.
| Buenas noches Señor |
| Me permite su licencia, registro y seguro? |
| Espere en el carro por favor |
| Firme aqui |
| Maneje con cuidado |
Muy bien Oficial ! Excelente ! Su Español es muy bueno !
This is the end of Unit 5.
Please complete exercises 10, 11, 12 and 54.
Exercise 11: Conducting a Routine Traffic Stop
Dialogue Completion
Complete the missing parts of this dialogue using Formal Spanish
| Oficial: | (Good Afternoon, Sir) |
| Conductor: | (Good Afternoon, Officer) |
| Oficial: | (May I have your Driver’s license please?) |
| Conductor: Mi licencia está en mi casa. | (My driver’s license is at home) |
| Oficial: Sabe su número de licencia? | (Do you know your driver’s license number?) |
| Conductor: Si, es A5961967 | (Yes, it is A5961967) |
| Oficial: | (Do you have any identification?) |
| Conductor: Si, aquí está mi identificación. | (Yes, here is my identification) |
| Oficial: | (Wait here in the car please) |
| Oficial: | (Here is your identification) |
| Oficial: | (Please sign here) |
| Oficial: | (Drive carefully) |
Complete the missing parts of this dialogue using Informal Spanish
| Oficial: | (Good Afternoon) |
| Conductor: | (Good Afternoon, Officer) |
| Oficial: | (May I have your Driver’s license please?) |
| Conductor: Mi licencia está en mi casa. | |
| Oficial: | (Do you know your driver’s license number?) |
| Conductor: Si, es A5961967 | |
| Oficial: | (Do you have any identification?) |
| Conductor: Si, aquí está mi identificación. | |
| Oficial: | (Wait here in the car please) |
| Oficial: | (Here is your identification) |
| Oficial: | (Please sign here) |
| Oficial: | (Drive carefully) |
Exercise 54: Basic Traffic Stop – Part 2
Vocabulary Expansion
| You were | Usted estaba (formal) |
| Tu estabas (informal) | |
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| You didn’t stop | No paró ( formal ) |
| No paraste (informal) | |
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| You ran a red light | Se pasó la luz roja (formal) |
| Te pasaste la luz roja (informal) |
| You made an illegal turn | Usted dió una vuelta ilegal (formal) |
| Tu diste una vuelta ilegal (informal) |
| Your driver’s license is suspended | Su/ Tu licencia está suspendida |
| Your registration is not currrent | Su/ Tu registro no está al corriente |
| You can’t drive | No puede manejar (formal) |
| No puedes manejar (informal) |
Let’s Practice
Translate into Spanish
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| You can’t drive; your driver’s license is suspended | |
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Unit 8 – Abdominal Disorder
Listen and repeat the Spanish Words
Vocabulary: Words related to abdominal disorder
| Nauseated | El estómago revuelto |
| Vomiting | Vomitando |
| Painful | Le duele |
| Or you can also use the word: | Doloroso |
| Urinate | Orinar |
| Does it hurt? | Le duele? |
| And the Informal Spanish: | Te duele? |
Let’s use the previous words in the following questions:
| Do you feel nausea? | Siente náusea? |
| And the Informal Spanish when you talk to a young person: | sientes náusea? |
| Are you nauseated? | Siente el estómago revuelto? |
| And the Informal Spanish: | Sientes el estómago revuelto? |
| Does it hurt here? | Duele aquí? |
| Does it hurt when I press here? | Duele cuando aprieto aquí? |
| Have you been vomiting? | Ha estado vomitando? |
| And the Informal Spanish: | Has estado vomitando? |
| Are you moving your bowels normally? | Es regular su excremento? |
| And the Informal Spanish: | Es regular tu excremento? |
| Did you receive a blow to the abdomen? | Ha recibido un golpe en el abdomen? |
| And the informal Spanish: | Has recibido un golpe en el abdomen? |
| Is it painful to urinate? | Duele al orinar? |
| Any cramps? | Hay calambres? |
| Remember that you can also use the previous word that you learned in Unit 7: | Hay cólicos? |
Mini Grammar: Something hurts
The most common way that a Spanish speaking person will use to describe pain is with the phrase: Me duele… followed by a body part: for example: Me duele el pecho (my chest hurts); Me duelen los pies (my feet hurt).
Other ways to express pain are the following:
| I hurt my hand | Me lastimé la mano |
| The man hurt my hand | El hombre me lastimó la mano |
| To find out if someone is hurt or injured, and there is a wound involved, say: | Está herido? |
| Or if you are talking to a female: | Está herida? |
| If there’s no wound, you can ask: | Está lastimado? |
| And if you are talking to a female: | Está lastimada? |
Cultural Info: Colloquial expressions related to stomach
Others words that people use instead of “estómago” are the following: Panza and Barriga; both mean belly. If you are talking to a child, you can use the diminutive: “pancita” or “barriguita”. “Panzón” or “Barrigón” is applied to a male that has a big belly. “Panzona” literally means that a female has a big belly but can it can also be used as a vulgar way to say ‘pregnant’, for example: “Maria está panzona” (María is pregnant) or “María salió panzona” (María got pregnant).
This is the end of Unit 8
Please complete exercise 34.
Exercise 11: Conducting a Routine Traffic Stop
Vocabulary Expansion
| Nauseated | El estómago revuelto |
| Vomiting | Vomitando |
| Painful | Doloroso |
| Urinate | orinar |
| Have you been | Ha estado … (Formal) |
| Has estado…(Informal) | |
| Have you received | Ha recibido… (Formal) |
| Has recibido..(Informal) | |
| A blow | Un golpe |
| Cramps | Calambres/ cólicos |
| Does it hurt? | Le duele ..(Formal) |
| Te duele ..(Informal) | |
| When I press | Cuando aprieto |
| Here | Aquí |
Let’s Practice
Change the phrases or questions into Informal Spanish
1.Siente usted el estómago revuelto? (Are you nauseated?)
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2. Siente nausea? (Do you feel nausea?)
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3. Le duele cuando aprieto aquí? (Does it hurt when I press here?)
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4. Ha estado vomitando? (Have you been vomiting?)
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5. Ha recibido un golpe en el abdomen? (Have you received a blow in the abdomen?)
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6. Le duele al orinar? (Is it painful to urinate?)
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7. Tiene calambres? (Do you have cramps?)
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Unit 19 – Rules for Inmates and Visitors
In this unit, you will learn some basic rules for Inmates and Visitors.
Listen and repeat:
| You can use the public phone. | Puede usar el teléfono público. |
| You can use the bathroom. | Puede usar el baño. |
| You have to take your medication. | Tiene que tomar su medicina |
| 3 times a day. | Tres veces por día. |
| Uncover the vents. | Destape las ventilas. |
| No food in your cell. | No se permite comida en su celda. |
| Don’t touch the TV. | No toque la television. |
| It’s shower time. | Es hora de bañarse. |
| No smoking here. | Se prohibe fumar aquí. |
| Supervise young children visiting you. | Vigile a sus niños que lo visitan Vigile a sus niños que la visitan |
| No disruptive language is allowed. | No se permite lenguaje ofensivo |
| Sexual touching is not allowed | No se permite tocar sexualmente. |
| Loud talking is not allowed. | Se prohibe hablar en voz alta. |
| Shouting is not allowed. | Se prohibe gritar. |
| No spitting is allowed. | Se prohibe escupir. |
| No singing is allowed. | Se prohibe cantar. |
| This area is off limits. | No pase a esta area. |
| Clean your cell. | Limpie su celda. |
| Sleep with your head uncovered. | Duerma con su cabeza destapada. |
| Go to your cell. | Vaya a su celda! |
Muy bien! Excelente!
I am impressed with your Spanish! Estoy impresionada con su Español!
This is the end of Unit 19.
Please complete the exercises for this unit.
Exercise 19: Rules for Inmates and Visitors
There are two versions of each of the following rules for inmates. One is unlikely to be used in any correctional facility. Circle the unlikely rule and write the correct rule.
1. Puede usar mi teléfono celular / Puede usar el teléfono público
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2. Puede usar el baño / Puede usar mi baño
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3. No tiene que tomar su medicina / Tiene que tomar su medicina
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4. 10 veces al dia/ 3 veces al día
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5. Destape las ventanillas / Destape las ventanas
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6. No se permite cocina en su celda/ No se permite comida en su celda
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7. No toque la televisión / No toque la calefacción
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8. Es hora de fumar / Es hora de baňarse
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9. Se prohíbe baňarse / Se prohíbe fumar
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10. Vigile a sus amigos / Vigile a sus niňos que lo visitan
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11. Se permite lenguaje ofensivo/ No se permite lenguaje ofensivo
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12. No se permite tocar sensualmente / No se permite tocar sexualmente
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13. Puede hablar en voz alta/ Se prohíbe hablar en voz alta
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14. Se prohíbe hablar en Inglés/ Se prohíbe gritar
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15. No se prohíbe escupir/ Se prohíbe escupir
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16. Se prohíbe contar / Se prohíbe cantar
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17. Paso a esta area/ No pase a esta area
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18. No limpie su celda/ Limpie su celda
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19. Duerma con su calabaza/ Duerma con su cabeza destapada
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20. Vaya a su celda/ No vaya con Dios a su celda
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Introduction |
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Unit 1A Greetings |
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Unit 1B Responses |
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Unit 2 Expressions |
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Unit 3 Profanities |
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Unit 4 People |
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Unit 5 Sex |
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Unit 6 Drugs/ Alcohol |
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Unit 7 Gangs |
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Unit 8 Family |
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Unit 9 Origin and Nationality |
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Unit 10 Body Parts |
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Unit 11 Weapons |
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Unit 12 Crime |
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Unit 13 Other Expressions and Words |
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Exercises | |
Unit 1A & B Greetings & Responses | 20 |
Unit 2 Expressions | 21 |
Unit 3 Profanities | 22 |
Unit 4 People | 23 |
Unit 5 Sex | 24 |
Unit 6 Drugs/ Alcohol | 25 |
Unit 7 Gangs | 26 |
Unit 8 Family | 27 |
Unit 9 Origin and Nationality | 28 |
Unit 10 Body Parts | 29 |
Unit 11 Weapons | 30 |
Unit 12 Crime | 31 |
Answers | |
Unit 1A & B Greetings & Responses | 32 |
Unit 2 Expressions | 32 |
Unit 3 Profanities | 32 |
Unit 4 People | 32 |
Unit 5 Sex | 32 |
Unit 6 Drugs/Alcohol | 32 |
Unit 7 Gangs | 34 |
Unit 8 Family | 34 |
Unit 9 Origin and Nationality | 34 |
Unit 10 Body Parts | 34 |
Unit 11 Weapons | 34 |
Unit 12 Crime | 34 |
Unit 5: Sex
| 1. Agarrar | Fondle, grab |
| Ex: Me quiso agarrar | Tried to fondle me |
| 2. Coger | Fuck, to have sexual intercourse |
| Ex: Quiere cogerse a tu amiga | Wants to fuck your friend |
| 3. Chupar | Suck |
| Ex: Chúpame | Suck me off |
| The following words are related to body parts; some are acceptable and others are definitely obscene. Remember that they also change meaning in different countries and can make your speech acceptable or crude. | |
| 4. Pajarito (literally ”little bird”) | Used for penis – it’s OK to use it with children |
| The following words are extremely crude and vulgar: | |
| 5. Pito (literally “whistle”) | Cock |
| 6. Verga (literally ship’s yard arm) | Cock, dick |
| Ex: Chúpame la verga | Suck my dick |
| The next word is totally acceptable and it’s ok to use it with children, when you are talking about a vagina: | |
| 7. Colita | (literally “little tail”) |
| Ex: Te tocó tu colita? | Did he touch your vagina? |
| The following words are extremely crude and vulgar and they all mean : pussy | |
| 8. Panocha | (literally “brown sugar, used mostly in Mexico) |
| 9. Concha | (literally “shell”, used mostly in South America) |
| 10. Coño | (used mostly in Spain) |
| The following word is totally acceptable and it’s ok to use it with children | |
| 11. Pechitos | Breasts/ boobies |
| Ex: Te tocó los pechitos? | Did he touch your boobies? |
| All the following words refer to “tits” | |
| 12. Chicharrones | (literally “pork rinds”) |
| 13. Pechuga/ pechugas | (literally “chicken breast”) |
| Ex: Tiene buenas pechugas | Has good breasts |
| And finally the vulgar and crude words, that are used for breasts: | |
| 14. Tetas | |
| Ex: Me agarró las tetas | He grabbed my breasts |
| 15. Chichis | Another vulgar word for “breasts” |
| Ex: Me agarró las chichis | He grabbed my breasts |
| The following words describe: the rear end or the behind, and all of them are acceptable to be used with adults or children: | |
| 16. Pompis | |
| 17. Pompas | |
| 18. Nachas | Please don’t confuse this word with the Mexican appetizer “Nachos” – tortilla chips with melted cheese and jalapeños |
| 19. Asentaderas | |
| 20. Trasero | |
| And finally two words considered crude and vulgar: | |
| 21. Nalgas | Butt/ Buttocks |
| 22. Culo | Ass |
| The word “nalgas” is considered crude but in fact it is the correct word that you will see in medical books. | |
| Now let’s learn a colloquial word that is used to describe someone who is naked. | |
| 23. Encuerado/ encuerada | Naked |
| Ex: Anda encuerado | He is naked |
| Ex: Le gustan las mujeres encueradas | He likes naked women |
| The following words are used for “testicles”: | |
| 24. Pelotas/ bolas | (literally “balls”, and both commonly used in Central and South America) |
| 25. Huevos | (literally “eggs”) and it’s used mostly in Mexico |
| 26. Cojones | (used in Spain and Caribbean countries) |
| The following examples, include the previous words but the meaning of the phrase is totally different: | |
| Ex: Anda en pelotas | He is naked |
| Ex: No tiene huevos | Doesn’t have the guts |
This is the end of Unit 5.
Unit 5: Sex
Complete the words.
| 1. A ____rrar | fondle, grab |
| 2. _____ ger | have sexual intercourse |
| 3. Chu___________ | suck |
| 4. Pi___________ | (whistle) |
| Pá__________ | (bird) |
| Pa __________ | (birdie) penis |
| 5. Ver___________ | cock, dick |
| 6. Pa___________ | (brown sugar) pussy |
| 7. Chi___________ | tits |
| 8. Nal___________ | buttocks |
| Pom__________ | buttocks |
| Tra___________ | buttocks |
| Asenta________ | buttocks |
| 9. Cu___________ | anus |
| 10. Encue________ | naked (adjective) |
| 11. Hue__________ | (eggs) testicles |
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