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Pepita Talks Twice
by Ofelia Dumas Lachtman
Pepita Talks Twice is about a young girl who speaks two
languages, English and Spanish.
• Let’s discuss: What Spanish words do you know?
• Many of our words in English come from Spanish.
• Let’s check it out!
Spanish/English Wordsiguana
armadillo
taco
salsa
guitar
tornado
Now, let’s learn more!
la hermana el hermano
padre el ninoel perro
la maestra
el gato
la nina madre
Vocabulary
language
I know how to speak one language.
Language means a spoken or written human speech.
Spanish
My friend grew up in Mexico and speaks Spanish.
Spanish is a language.
tortilla
I took the last tortilla at the dinner table.
A tortilla is a round, flat, Mexican bread.
enchilada
My mom makes the best enchiladas.
An enchilada is a tortilla rolled around a filling, then covered with spicy sauce.
salsa
I love to dip chips in spicy salsa.
Salsa is a spicy sauce usually made of tomatoes, onions, and peppers.
tamales
On my trip to Mexico, we stopped at a restaurant and ate tamales.
Tamales are fried chopped meat and crushed peppers rolled in cornmeal dough and steamed.
taco
I add meat, cheese, lettuce, and tomato to my taco.
A taco is a tortilla folded around a filling such as ground meat or cheese.
Put on your thinking caps!It’s time to practice!!
Match the word to the definition.1. Language
2. Spanish
3. Enchilada
4. Salsa
5. Tortilla
6. Tamales
7. Taco
a) Tortilla rolled around a filling, then covered with spicy sauce.
b) Tortillas folded around a filling such as ground meat or cheese.
c) A language.
d) A spicy sauce usually made of tomatoes, onions, and peppers.
e) Spoken or written human speech.
f) A round, flat, Mexican bread.
g) Fried chopped meat and crushed peppers rolled in cornmeal dough and steamed.
