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1.9 Lesson Flashcards

Weather, comparatives, and more usage of the verb HACER ("to do/make")

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Q

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It is nice out

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Hace buen tiempo

It is nice out - Hace buen tiempo. Note that hacer buen tiempo literally translates as “to make good weather”

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How is the climate in Mexico?

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¿Cómo es el clima en México?

climate, atmosphere - el clima. Note that we use ser when describing climate, but estar when describing weather

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I do not want to go to Alaska because it is very cold

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No quiero ir a Alaska porque hace mucho frío

It is cold - hace frío

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It is very hot at the beach

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Hace mucho calor en la playa

beach - la playa

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It is very hot, so they want to swim

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Hace mucho calor, entonces ellos quieren nadar

to swim - nadar. Note that nadar is conjugated like a regular -ar verb

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It is very sunny; let’s go to the beach

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Hace mucho sol; vamos a la playa

It is sunny - Hace sol

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Do you want to swim in the sea?

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¿Quieres nadar en el mar?

sea - el mar

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We do not want to go to the beach because it is very windy

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No queremos ir a la playa porque hace mucho viento

It is windy - Hace viento. Note that viento is the word for “wind”

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Why do you want to go out? It is raining!

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¿Por qué quieres salir? ¡Está lloviendo!

to rain - llover. Note that llover is an irregular verb in the present tense and is conjugated like mover

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It rains a lot in Seattle

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Llueve mucho en Seattle

it rains - llueve. Note that llover is an -o > -ue stem-changing verb in the present tense

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It is snowing. It is so cold!

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Está nevando, ¡que frío hace!

to snow - nevar

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It snows a lot in the United States

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Nieva mucho en los Estados Unidos

it snows - nieva

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Lucía never goes out in the rain

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Lucía nunca sale a la lluvia

rain - la lluvia

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I prefer snow to rain

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Prefiero la nieve a la lluvia

snow - la nieve

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It is hot, but it is very cloudy

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Hace calor, pero está muy nublado

cloudy - nublado

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Today is very sunny, so we want to go to the beach

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Hoy está muy soleado, entonces queremos ir a la playa

sunny - soleado

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When it is cold, you should drink tea

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Cuando hace frío, hay que tomar té

one should, must - hay que. This construction is used very frequently in Spanish

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At the beach, one must be careful

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En la playa, hay que tener cuidado

to be careful - tener cuidado. This literally means “to have care.” The sentence “Be careful” is sometimes shortened to simply ¡Cuidado!

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There is no school because of the snow

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No hay colegio a causa de la nieve

because of - a causa de. It is often acceptable to simply use por (e.g. No hay colegio por la nieve)

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In spite of the cold, we are still going to the beach

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A pesar del frío, todavía vamos a la playa

in spite of - a pesar de

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He cannot drive because there is a lot of fog

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No puede conducir porque hay mucha neblina

fog - la neblina

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to see

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ver

to see - ver. Note that ver is an irregular verb in the present tense

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I do not see anything because it is so cloudy

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No veo nada porque está tan nublado

I see - veo

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Don’t you see the man that is over there?

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¿No ves al hombre que está allá?

you see - ves

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# Translate to Spanish. _Juan does not see_ my cousins that are right there
_Juan no ve_ a mis primos que están allí ## Footnote he/she sees - *ve*
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# Translate to Spanish. _We_ do not _see_ anything. There is a lot of fog
No _vemos_ nada. Hay mucha neblina ## Footnote we see - *vemos*
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# Translate to Spanish. Don't _you_ (vosotros) _see_ how big the sun is today?
¿No _veis_ qué grande está el sol hoy? ## Footnote you (vosotros) see - *veis*
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# Translate to Spanish. Do _you all see_ the baby?
¿_Ven_ ustedes al bebé? ## Footnote you (uds) see - *ven*
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# Translate to Spanish. _Marco and Paula_ never _see_ my cousins because they live far from here
_Marco y Paula_ nunca _ven_ a mis primos porque viven lejos de aquí ## Footnote they see - *ven*
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# Translate to Spanish. TO SEE * I see * You see * He/She sees * We see * You see * They see
VER * Yo **ve**o * Tú ves * Él/Ella/Ud ve * Nosotros vemos * Vosotros v**eis** * Ellos/Ellas/Uds ven
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# Translate to Spanish. _Seasons_ in the United States are very nice
Las _estaciónes_ en los Estados Unidos son muy bonitas ## Footnote season - *la estación, la temporada*. Note that most Spanish words ending in *-ción* are feminine
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# Translate to Spanish. Where I live, it snows a lot in _winter_
Donde vivo, nieva mucho en _invierno_ ## Footnote winter - *el invierno*
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# Translate to Spanish. There are a lot of _flowers_ at my grandmother's house
Hay muchas _flores_ en la casa de mi abuela ## Footnote flower - *la flor*
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# Translate to Spanish. Flowers come out in _spring_
Las flores salen en _primavera_ ## Footnote spring - *la primavera*
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# Translate to Spanish. In _summer_, we go to our beach house in Mexico
En _verano_, vamos a nuestra casa de la playa en México ## Footnote summer - *el verano*
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# Translate to Spanish. Can we write on that _page_?
¿Podemos escribir en esa _hoja_? ## Footnote page - *la hoja*
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# Translate to Spanish. How beautiful are these _leaves_!
¡Qué bonitas son estas _hojas_! ## Footnote leaf - *la hoja*. Note that "page" and "leaf" both translate as *hoja* in Spanish.
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# Translate to Spanish. There are no leaves on that _tree_
No hay hojas en ese _árbol_ ## Footnote tree - *el árbol*
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# Translate to Spanish. There are a lot of leaves on the street in _fall_
Hay muchas hojas en la calle en _otoño_ ## Footnote fall - *el otoño*
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# Translate to Spanish. Don't you all see the _boat_ that is in the sea?
¿Uds no ven el _barco_ que está en el mar? ## Footnote boat - *el barco*
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# Translate to Spanish. My younger brother _eats more than_ I do
Mi hermano menor _come más que_ yo ## Footnote (verb) more than - *(verb) más que*
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# Translate to Spanish. This boat is _bigger_ than that boat
Este barco es _más grande_ que ese barco ## Footnote more - *más* . Note the structure of a "more than" comparative : *más +* (adjective) *+ que* (e.g. "Juan is stronger than me" *Juan es más fuerte que yo*)
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# Translate to Spanish. These boats are the _biggest_ ones in all of Mexico
Estos barcos son _los más grandes_ en todo México ## Footnote the most - *el más, los más, etc*.
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# Translate to Spanish. Cecilia is _one of the_ biggest students in this class
Cecilia es _una de las_ estudiantes más grandes en esta clase ## Footnote one of the... - *uno de los...*
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# Translate to Spanish. Mateo is _less strong than_ Antonio
Mateo es _menos fuerte que_ Antonio ## Footnote less - *menos* . Note the structure of a "less than" comparative: *menos +* (adjective) *+ que*
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# Translate to Spanish. Irene is _the least beautiful_ of the class
Irene es _la menos guapa_ de la clase ## Footnote the least - *el menos*. Note that in order to say "the least", you must use a definite article (*el* or *la*) followed by *menos +* (adjective)
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# Translate to Spanish. My grandma is _about_ seventy years old
Mi abuela tiene _más o menos_ setenta años ## Footnote about (approximately) - *más o menos*. This literally means "more or less", a phrase which is sometimes used in English as well
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# Translate to Spanish. Maite has _more books than_ Victoria
Maite tiene _más libros que_ Victoria ## Footnote more (noun) than - *más (noun) que*. However, before a number, use *más de* (e.g. "more than 100 books" - *más de cien libros*)
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# Translate to Spanish. There are _more than fifty_ students in this class
Hay _más de cincuenta_ estudiantes en esta clase ## Footnote more than (for numbers) - *más de*
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# Translate to Spanish. I think beer is _better_ than wine
Creo que la cerveza es _mejor_ que el vino ## Footnote better - *mejor*. Be careful not to say *más bueno*, which is just as incorrect as saying "more good" in English
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# Translate to Spanish. Marta is _the best_ student in our class
Marta es _la mejor_ estudiante en nuestra clase ## Footnote the best - *el/la mejor*
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# Translate to Spanish. Who says that I am a _worse_ son than my brother?
¿Quién dice que soy un _peor_ hijo que mi hermano? ## Footnote worse - *peor*. Note that *peor* precedes the noun that it is describing
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# Translate to Spanish. I do not want to be _the worst_ student, so I study a lot
No quiero ser _la peor_ estudiante, entonces estudio mucho ## Footnote the worst - *el/la peor*
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# Translate to Spanish. That building is _so_ tall!
¡Ese edificio es _tan_ alto! ## Footnote so (very) - *tan*
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# Translate to Spanish. He has _so many_ girlfriends!
¡Tiene _tantas_ novias! ## Footnote so much, so many - *tanto*. Be careful not to say *\*tan mucho\**, which is incorrect
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# Translate to Spanish. Paulina is _as pretty as_ her oldest sister
Paulina es _tan bonita como_ su hermana mayor ## Footnote as (adjective) as - *tan (adjective) como*
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# Translate to Spanish. _How big_ is your car?
¿_Qué tan grande_ es tu carro? OR ¿Cuán grande es tu carro? ## Footnote how (abstract adjective) - *qué tan (abstract adjective)*
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# Translate to Spanish. (There are many women.) Marcos always talks to _the pretty one_
Marcos siempre habla con _la bonita_ ## Footnote the (adjective) one - *el (adjective)*. Note that in Spanish, we do not use the word "one." The adjective itself can act as a noun in this case
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# Translate to Spanish. What is the _weather_ like?
¿Cómo está el tiempo? ## Footnote weather - *el tiempo*

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