Unit 5

1. Etiquette
(Etiqueta – protocolo): conventions of correct or polite social behavior.
• You should have etiquette to eat in some restaurants.
2. Polite :
(Cortés, educado): showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.
• It is polite when a gentleman opens the door for a lady.
3. Rude
(Rudo, descortes, mal educado): lacking or showing a lack of social manners. It is discourteous or impolite.
• It is very rude spitting in front of others.
4. Manners
(modales): polite or socially accepted behavior. It’s a way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence.
• That child has good manners.
5. Raised
(Criado): to move or lift to high position or level.
• The child was raised with good manners by his parents.
6. Courteous:
(atento, cortés, correcto): having or showing good manners; polite.
• My grandfather taught me to be courteous with people.
7. Treat:
(Tratar): to act or behave toward (a person) in some specified way: to treat someone with respect.
• We must treat people equally.
8. Respect
(Respeto): To take notice of, to regard with special attention, to regard as worthy of special consideration, hence, to care for, to heed.
• We have to treat with respect all the people.
9. Complaining
(Quejarse, lamentarse): to express dissatisfaction or displeasure.
The people were complaining when others threw garbage.
10. Could
(Podría): past tense of can.
• Could you give me my pencil?
11. Confusing
(Desconcertante, desorientado): unable to think clearly or act intelligently.
• I am confused; I do not know where I have to go.
12. Lack of manners
(Falta de estilo): When the people lacksmore values.
• If we talk on the cell phone in the middle of the meeting it is a lack of manners.
• If you eat with your mouth open it is a lack of manners.
13. Face to face
(cara a cara): when you have to deal with things personally.
• I always said the true face to face.