10. 3-6-25 general Flashcards
general errors from e-mail etc.
Excuse me, I don´t speak Spanish very well.
Disculpe, no hablo español muy bien o Disculpe, no hablo muy bien español. NO EL español.
I bought a large box in the Latin Market.
Compré una caja grande en el Mercado Latino
to use en is location and is he most common way to say en el mercado
But other people I have spoken to said that I should put the information on only one side.
Pero otras personas con las que he hablado me dijeron que debo poner la información en un solo lado.
I (VS) am not sure who you spoke to yesterday.
No estoy segura de con quién habló ayer.
you need de because estoy seguro always followed by de (estar suguro de algo) when introducing an independent clause or an idea (the latter does not have its own verb)
Who are you talking to?
¿Con quíen habla?
direct question
¿Con quíen está hablando? direct question
I don´t know the person you spoke to yesterday.
No conozco a la persona con la que usted habló ayer.
She wasn´t sure about that.
No estaba segura de eso.
con las que is used with what?
con quíen is used with what?
affirmations
questions-doubts
I am not sure when the meeting starts.
No estoy segura de cuándo empieza la reunión.” (Otra pregunta indirecta). estoy seguro de ALGO , you need the de
I must put all the information including the name of the recipient and the invoice number.
Debo poner toda la información incluyendo el nombre del recipiente y el número de la factura.
ando/iendo are “ing” endings and are past participles yendo is for spelling
caminando, comiendo
walking, eating
I’m (VS) not sure when the meeting starts.”
pregunta indirecta
No estoy segura de cuándo empieza la reunión.
I
As far as I know, the store closes at eight.
- Hasta donde yo sé, la tienda cierra a las ocho. Langua says this is the best translation.
Qué sé yo? is who knows?!
What is a hiato? answer in English
Definition: A hiato occurs when two vowels are pronounced in separate syllables. This usually happens when two strong vowels are together or when a weak vowel carries an accent.
Examples:
“poeta” (po-e-ta) - the “oe” forms a hiato (2 strong vowels)
“frío” (frí-o) - the “ío” creates a hiato because the weak vowel has an accent
- weak accented vowel with a strong vowel
What is a dipthong? Answer in English.
Definition: A diptongo occurs when two vowels are pronounced together in the same syllable. This typically involves one weak vowel (i, u) and one strong vowel (a, e, o) or two weak vowels.
Examples:
“cielo” (cie-lo) - the “ie” forms a diptongo, one weak and one strong
“ciudad” (ciu-dad) - the “ui” forms a diptongo one sound,
fui, vuida, 2 weak vowels
My vacation ends tomorrow.
Mis vacaciones terminan el domingo. always plural, a fem uncountable noun
We travel at night.
It won´t change overnight.
Viajamos de noche.
No cambiará de la noche a la mañana.
The thesis of the class is…
The theme of the class is
La tesis de la clase
El tema de la clase
la tesis - words ending in sis - is, ‘ usually feminine, tesis is from Greek origen and thus would often be masculine but la tesis IS an exception
- el tema is of Greek origin and is masculine
Think the thesis of the word la tesis is wrong.
