Did my Spanish teacher make up this song?
September 2, 2024 6:53 AM
(And if she did, can we remake it?)
My Spanish teacher in middle school, when teaching us the subjunctive, had a song, sung to the tune of "Campton Races" that explained, in Spanish, when to use the subjunctive. Did she invent this? If not, can anyone help me find a copy? If she did, can people help me reconstruct it?
The only parts I remember are using the "doo-da, doo-da" from Campton Races as "duda, duda" to refer to the doubt part of the subjunctive mood. The only other line I remember is the ending, "y a veces temporal, subjuntivo es."
Googling has returned nothing, there was something that looked like a potential hit, but somehow, the "duda duda" was missing off the site.
The current mnemonic for the subjunctive is "WEIRDO" for "Wish, Emotion, Impersonal Action, Recommendation, Doubt/Denial, Ojala." The last time I studied Spanish was over the summer in college, so I can't even remember how to conjugate in this mood, let alone when to use it in Spanish terms. So, does anyone have any suggestions for what might fit into that song?
It's a seven syllable line, doo-da, doo-da, seven syllable line, five syllable line. The five syllables are "subjuntivo es." The rest, please help me fill in. I'll probably thread sit this a little, I'd like to be collaborative with this, unless told not to by the admins.
The only parts I remember are using the "doo-da, doo-da" from Campton Races as "duda, duda" to refer to the doubt part of the subjunctive mood. The only other line I remember is the ending, "y a veces temporal, subjuntivo es."
Googling has returned nothing, there was something that looked like a potential hit, but somehow, the "duda duda" was missing off the site.
The current mnemonic for the subjunctive is "WEIRDO" for "Wish, Emotion, Impersonal Action, Recommendation, Doubt/Denial, Ojala." The last time I studied Spanish was over the summer in college, so I can't even remember how to conjugate in this mood, let alone when to use it in Spanish terms. So, does anyone have any suggestions for what might fit into that song?
It's a seven syllable line, doo-da, doo-da, seven syllable line, five syllable line. The five syllables are "subjuntivo es." The rest, please help me fill in. I'll probably thread sit this a little, I'd like to be collaborative with this, unless told not to by the admins.
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posted by toodleydoodley at 12:08 PM on September 2