1. MT Vocab

Question 1

Can you tell me what time it is?

Answer 1

Puedes decirme que hora es?

Question 2

I am
You are (inf.)
You/he/she is

Answer 2

Estoy
Estas
Esta

Question 3

more or less (so-so)

Answer 3

mas o menos

Question 4

I’m going to
You’re going to (inf.)
You’re/he’s/she’s going to

Answer 4

Voy a
Vas a
Va a (usted/el/ella)

Question 5

I’m ready. (m/f)

Answer 5

Estoy listo/lista.

Question 6

I’m going to call you later.

Answer 6

Voy a llamarle mas tarde.

Question 7

He’s going to be there soon.

say both w/ and w/o clarification

Answer 7

Va a estar aqui pronto.

El va a estar aqui pronto.

Question 8

I’m going to be.
You’re going to be. (inf.)
You’re/he’s/she’s going to be.

Answer 8

Voy a estar.
Vas a estar.
(Usted/el/ella) Va a estar.

Question 9

I have to (I must).

Answer 9

Tengo que.

Question 10

I’m going to do it.

Answer 10

Voy a hacerlo.

Question 11

Can you call me later?

Answer 11

Puedes llamarme mas tarde?

Question 12

if

Answer 12

si

Question 13

to look

Answer 13

mirar
miro
miras

Question 14

Pablo is drunk

Pablo is a drunk

Answer 14

Pablo está borracho.

Pablo es borracho.

Question 15

Nina is sick.

Nina is a sick person.

Answer 15

Nina está enferma.

Nina es enferma.

Question 16

to be ready

to be clever

Answer 16

estar listo

ser listo

Question 17

Pablo is well-dressed today.

Pablo is a well-dressed man.

Answer 17

Pablo está bien vestido hoy.

Pablo es bien vestido.

Question 18

Difference between estar and ser?

Answer 18

estar is for conditions, such as how you are and where you are

ser is permanent characteristics, such as being short, nice etc.

Question 19

explain how imperatives in spanish work

examples: comprar, comer

Answer 19

switch the normal endings from a->e and v.v.

eg. compre ese livro
comalo

Question 20

explain the difference between positive and negative imperatives

Answer 20

pos: lo is attached at end (comprelo! comalo!)
neg: lo precedes (eg. no lo compre! no lo coma!)

Question 21

‘this’ in masc, fem and w/o noun

Answer 21

este livro (m)
esta casa (f)
esto (no noun)

Question 22

‘that’ in masc, fem and w/o noun

Answer 22

ese livro (m)
esa casa (f)
eso (no noun)

Question 23

make sense?

Answer 23

hace sentido?

Question 24

to believe

Answer 24

creer
creo
crees

Question 25

to put

Answer 25

poner
pongo
pones

Question 26

to bring

Answer 26

traer
traigo
traes

Question 27

what happens to gogo verbs with the imperative?

Answer 27

they become gaga

vengo -> venga
salgo -> salga

Question 28

to return, come back

Answer 28

volver
vuelvo
vuelves