1. MT Vocab Flashcards
Can you tell me what time it is?
Puedes decirme que hora es?
I am
You are (inf.)
You/he/she is
Estoy
Estas
Esta
more or less (so-so)
mas o menos
I’m going to
You’re going to (inf.)
You’re/he’s/she’s going to
Voy a
Vas a
Va a (usted/el/ella)
I’m ready. (m/f)
Estoy listo/lista.
I’m going to call you later.
Voy a llamarle mas tarde.
He’s going to be there soon.
say both w/ and w/o clarification
Va a estar aqui pronto.
El va a estar aqui pronto.
I’m going to be.
You’re going to be. (inf.)
You’re/he’s/she’s going to be.
Voy a estar.
Vas a estar.
(Usted/el/ella) Va a estar.
I have to (I must).
Tengo que.
I’m going to do it.
Voy a hacerlo.
Can you call me later?
Puedes llamarme mas tarde?
if
si
to look
mirar
miro
miras
Pablo is drunk
Pablo is a drunk
Pablo está borracho.
Pablo es borracho.
Nina is sick.
Nina is a sick person.
Nina está enferma.
Nina es enferma.
to be ready
to be clever
estar listo
ser listo
Pablo is well-dressed today.
Pablo is a well-dressed man.
Pablo está bien vestido hoy.
Pablo es bien vestido.
Difference between estar and ser?
estar is for conditions, such as how you are and where you are
ser is permanent characteristics, such as being short, nice etc.
explain how imperatives in spanish work
examples: comprar, comer
switch the normal endings from a->e and v.v.
eg. compre ese livro
comalo
explain the difference between positive and negative imperatives
pos: lo is attached at end (comprelo! comalo!)
neg: lo precedes (eg. no lo compre! no lo coma!)
‘this’ in masc, fem and w/o noun
este livro (m) esta casa (f) esto (no noun)
‘that’ in masc, fem and w/o noun
ese livro (m) esa casa (f) eso (no noun)
make sense?
hace sentido?
to believe
creer
creo
crees
to put
poner
pongo
pones
to bring
traer
traigo
traes
what happens to gogo verbs with the imperative?
they become gaga
vengo -> venga
salgo -> salga
to return, come back
volver
vuelvo
vuelves
