Attention and movement
- listen (to one student)
- pay attention (to one student)
- look at the board (to one student)
- raise your hand (to one student)
- sit down (to one student)
- stand up (to one student)
- come to the front (to one student)
- come in (to one student)
- close the door (to one student)
- wait (to one student)
Reading and writing
- open the book (to one student)
- close the book (to one student)
- turn the page (to one student)
- read aloud (to one student)
- write your name (to one student)
- copy the sentence (to one student)
- underline the word (to one student)
- circle the answer (to one student)
- complete the exercise (to one student)
- check your answers (to one student)
Participation and classwork
- repeat (to one student)
- answer the question (to one student)
- speak more slowly (to one student)
- ask a question (to one student)
- work with a partner (to one student)
- hand in the homework (to one student)
- put away your things (to one student)
- don’t speak (to one student)
- don’t copy (to one student)
- don’t run (to one student)
Answer key: Classroom Commands in Spanish
- listen (to one student) escucha
- pay attention (to one student) presta atención
- look at the board (to one student) mira la pizarra (also mira el pizarrón)
- raise your hand (to one student) levanta la mano
- sit down (to one student) siéntate
- stand up (to one student) ponte de pie (also levántate)
- come to the front (to one student) pasa al frente
- come in (to one student) entra
- close the door (to one student) cierra la puerta
- wait (to one student) espera
- open the book (to one student) abre el libro
- close the book (to one student) cierra el libro
- turn the page (to one student) pasa la página
- read aloud (to one student) lee en voz alta
- write your name (to one student) escribe tu nombre
- copy the sentence (to one student) copia la oración (also copia la frase)
- underline the word (to one student) subraya la palabra
- circle the answer (to one student) rodea la respuesta (also encierra la respuesta en un círculo)
- complete the exercise (to one student) completa el ejercicio
- check your answers (to one student) revisa tus respuestas
- repeat (to one student) repite
- answer the question (to one student) responde a la pregunta (also contesta la pregunta)
- speak more slowly (to one student) habla más despacio
- ask a question (to one student) haz una pregunta
- work with a partner (to one student) trabaja con un compañero (also trabaja con una compañera)
- hand in the homework (to one student) entrega la tarea
- put away your things (to one student) guarda tus cosas
- don’t speak (to one student) no hables
- don’t copy (to one student) no copies
- don’t run (to one student) no corras