Tactical Spanish for Firefighters and EMS

Table of Contents

Introduction

 1

Unit 1   Pronunciation

 2
Vocabulary: Cognates
 3
Mini Grammar: Masculine and Feminine Words
3
Cultural Info: Los Bomberos/ Los socorristas
4

Unit 2   Talking to adults and children

 5
Vocabulary:  Addressing people
5
Cultural Info: Formal and Informal Spanish
5
Spanglish
7

Unit 3   Basic Phrases & Courtesy

 8
Vocabulary: Greetings
8
Mini Grammar: Basic Conjugation
11

Unit 4   Small talk/ Dispatch/ Understanding the caller

 12
Questions for Dispatch
12
Understanding the caller
13
Contact Information
13
Cultural Info: The Name Game
13

Unit 5   Numbers, Asking phone number, age, weight & height

 14
Vocabulary: Numbers
14
Asking for a phone number
14
Asking age
15
Asking weight
16
Asking height
16
Cultural Info: Quinceañera
17

Unit 6   Months, Days, Asking the Time, Date of Birth

 18
Vocabulary: The time
18
Asking the time
18
Vocabulary: Months of the year
19
Asking date of birth
19
Vocabulary: Days of the week
20
Mini Grammar: Verb: To be born
20
Cultural Info: Happy Birthday
20

Unit 7   Medical Examination

 21
Vocabulary: Medical terms
21
Vocabulary: Medical conditions
21
Vocabulary: Diseases
22
Vocabulary: Body Parts
22
Basic Medical Examination
23
Describing Medical problems
24
Mini Grammar: Verb To Be: Ser o Estar
24

Unit 8   Abdominal Disorder

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Vocabulary: Words related to abdominal disorder
25
Mini Grammar: Something hurts
25
Cultural Info: Colloquial expressions related to stomach
26

Unit 9   Allergies

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Vocabulary:  Words related to Allergies
27
Vocabulary: Animals
27
Vocabulary: Food
28
Cultural Info: Different names for food
28

Unit 10   Breathing problems

 30
Vocabulary: Words related to breathing problems
30
Mini Grammar: Commands
30
Cultural Information:
31

Unit 11   Burns

 32
Vocabulary: Words related to burns
32
Mini Grammar: Verb to burn
32
Cultural Info: Treatment of burns
33

Unit 12   Chest pain

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Vocabulary: Words related to chest pain
34
Mini Grammar: Verb : Has this happened….
35
Cultural Info: Words related to Chest
35

Unit 13   Diabetes

 36
Vocabulary: Words related to Diabetes
36
Mini Grammar:  Verb to Inject
36
Cultural Info: Expressions associated with diabetes
36

Unit 14   Neurological Disorder

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Vocabulary:  Words related to Neurological Disorder
37
Mini Grammar: Verb : To hurt/ to ache
38

Unit 15   OB & Other Emergencies

 39
Vocabulary: Words related to OB
39
Mini Grammar: Commands for OB emergencies
40
Cultural Info: Words related to pregnancy
40

Unit 16   Overdose/ Poisoning

 41
Vocabulary: Words for overdose and poisoning
41
Mini Grammar: Present Perfect Tense
41
Cultural Info:    Slang for Drugs
 41

Unit 17   Trauma

 42
Vocabulary: Words related to Trauma
42
Mini Grammar: Describing a condition or a location
43
Cultural Info:  The Red Cross and the Green Cross
43

Unit 18   Injection/ IV/ Oxygen

 44
Vocabulary: Words related to Injection/ IV/ and Oxygen
44
Mini Grammar: The verb : To inject
45
Cultural Info:  Words related to “Inyectar”
45

Unit 19   Traffic accidents

 46
Vocabulary: Words related to traffic accidents
46
Vocabulary: Words related to transportation
46
Vocabulary: Questions for traffic accidents
46
Cultural Info:   Slang for transportation
 47
Cultural Information:  Colloquial expressions for transportation in other countries
47

Unit 20   Fire prevention & Safety

 48
Vocabulary: Prepositions
48
Vocabulary: Objects
48
Vocabulary: Places
50

Unit 21   Other cultural information

 51
Cultural Info: Colloquial expressions
51
Cultural Info: Skin color
51
Cultural Info: Getting personal
51
Mini Grammar: The verb to see
52
Mini Grammar: The future tense
52

EXERCISES

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Exercise 1  Spelling Words
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Exercise 2  Masculine And Feminine Words (Definite Article)
 55
Exercise 3  Masculine And Feminine (Indefinite Article)
 57
Exercise 4  Masculine And Feminine (Plural)
 59
Exercise 5  Formal and Informal Spanish
 61
Exercise 6  Basic Questions – Basic Answers
 62
Exercise 7  Courtesy
 63
Exercise 8  Basic Verbs
 66
Exercise 9  Introducing yourself
 68
Exercise 10  The Name Game
 69
Exercise 11  Small Talk
 70
Exercise 12  Dispatch/ Understanding the caller
 71
Exercise 13  Review of Basic Verbs
 73
Exercise 14  Numbers
 74
Exercise 15  Months and Days
 77
Exercise 16  Asking someone’s date of birth
 79
Exercise 17  Asking Height, Weight & Age
 81
Exercise 18  Time
 82
Exercise 19  Describing people
 84
Exercise 20  Colors And Objects
 86
Exercise 21  Clothing
 88
Exercise 22  Describing people
 90
Exercise 23  Describing people by sizes and features
 92
Exercise 24  Nationality & Race
 95
Exercise 25  Family
 98
Exercise 26  To Be  (Past Tense)
 101
Exercise 27  To Be (Temporary)
 102
Exercise 28  Medical Terms
 104
Exercise 29  Medical Conditions
 105
Exercise 30  Diseases
 106
Exercise 31  Body parts
 107
Exercise 32  Medical Examination
 109
Exercise 33  Describing Medical Problems
 113
Exercise 34  Abdominal Disorder
 114
Exercise 35  Allergies
 115
Exercise 36  Breathing Problems
 117
Exercise 37  Chest Pain
 119
Exercise 38  Diabetes
 121
Exercise 39  Trauma
 122
Exercise 40  Burns
 123
Exercise 41  Objects, Prepositions & Places
 124
Exercise 42  Fire Safety
 126
Exercise 43  OB
 127
Exercise 44  Overdose
 129
Exercise 45  Basic Verbs and Summary of Prior Exercises
 131

ANSWERS

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VOCABULARY

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Alphabet   (Alfabeto)
151
Pronunciation   (Pronunciación)
151
Numbers   (Números)
151
Months   (Meses)
152
Days   (Días)
152
Time   (La Hora)
152
Colors   (Colores)
153
Objects   (Objetos)
153
Clothing   (Ropa)
154
Sizes   (Tamaños )
154
Transportation   (Transporte)
154
Food    (Comida)
154
Family members
155
People   (Gente)
155
Race   (Raza)
155
Hair   (Pelo)
156
Jewelry   (Alhajas)
156
Prepositions   (Preposiciones)
158
Directions   (Direcciones)
158
Weapons   (Armas)
158
Nature   ( Naturaleza)
158
Animals   ( Animales)
159
General commands   (Imperativos Generales)
159
Everyday Questions
160
Parts of the body   (Partes del cuerpo)
161
Organs   (Órganos)
161
Drugs   (Drogas)
161
Materials and Substances   (Materiales y Sustancias)
162
Firefighters Vocabulary   (Vocabulario para bomberos)
162
Tools and Appliances   (Herramientas y Aparatos Eléctricos)
163
Medical Vocabulary   (Vocabulario Médico)
164
Diseases   (Enfermedades)
165
Additional Vocabulary  for Pregnancy
166
First aid questions   (Preguntas de primeros auxilios)
167
Crime  (Crimen)
167
Domestic violence   (Violencia doméstica)
168
Mental Health   (Salud mental)
169
Weather Conditions   (Condición del tiempo)
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Fire Safety   (Seguridad contra el Fuego)
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Comforting a person (Calmando a una persona)
171
Public Education at school ( Educación al público en la escuela)
172
Cognates – Nouns
173
Cognates – Verbs
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