4th Edition Spanish Ch. 1 Flashcards

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1
Q

¿Cómo se llama usted?

A

What’s your name?

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2
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Yo soy Diego, el portero. Mucho gusto.

A

I’m Diego, the doorman. Nice to meet you.

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3
Q

¿Cómo te llamas?

A

What’s your name?

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4
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Me llamo Marissa.

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My name is Marissa.

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5
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¿Quién es…? / ¿Quiénes son…?

A

Who is…? / Who are…?

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6
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Es mi esposo

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He’s my husband.

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7
Q

Tú eres…, ¿verdad? / ¿cierto? / ¿no?

A

Youare…,right?

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8
Q

¿Qué hay en esta cosa?

A

What’s in this thing?

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9
Q

Bueno, a ver, aquí hay tres cuadernos…

A

Well, let’s see, here are three notebooks…

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10
Q

Oye/Oiga, ¿cómo se dice suitcase en español?

A

Hey, how do you say suitcase in Spanish?

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11
Q

Se dice maleta.

A

You say maleta.

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12
Q

¿Qué hora es?

A

What time is it?

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13
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Es la una. / Son las dos.

A

It’s one o’clock. / It’s two o’clock.

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14
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Son las cuatro y veinticinco.

A

It’s four twenty-five.

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15
Q

Con permiso.

A

Pardon me. Excuse me. (To request permission)

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16
Q

Perdón

A

Pardon me. Excuse me. (To get someone’s attention or excuse yourself)

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17
Q

¡Bienvenido/a!

A

Welcome!

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18
Q

Nouns and articles.

A

Nouns and articles.

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19
Q

Nouns identify people, animals, places, things. All Spanish nouns have gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural). Most nouns that refer to males are masculine. Most nouns that refer to females are feminine.

A

True

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20
Q

El hombre

A

The man

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21
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El chico

A

The boy

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22
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El pasajero

A

The passenger

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23
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El conductor

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The driver

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24
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El profesor

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The professor

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25
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La mujer

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The woman

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26
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La chica

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The girl

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27
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La pasajera

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The passenger

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28
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La conductora

A

The driver

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29
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La profesora

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The professor

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30
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Most nouns ending in -o, -ma, and -s are masculine. Most nouns ending in -a, -ción, and -dad are feminine.

A

True

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31
Q

El cuaderno

A

The notebook

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32
Q

El diario

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The diary

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33
Q

El diccionario

A

The dictionary

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34
Q

El número

A

The number

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35
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El video

A

The video

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36
Q

El problema

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The problem

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37
Q

El programa

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The program

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38
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El autobús

A

The bus

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39
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El pais

A

The country

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40
Q

La cosa

A

The thing

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41
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La escuela

A

The school

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42
Q

La maleta

A

The suitcase

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43
Q

La mochila

A

The backpack

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44
Q

La palabra

A

The word

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45
Q

La lección

A

The lesson

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46
Q

La conversación

A

The conversation

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47
Q

La nacionalidad

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The nationality

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48
Q

La comunidad

A

The community

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49
Q

¡Ojo!

A

Careful!

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50
Q

El lápiz

A

The pencil

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51
Q

El mapa

A

The map

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52
Q

El día

A

The day

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53
Q

La mano

A

The hand

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54
Q

Some nouns have identical masculine and feminine forms. The article indicates the gender of these words.

A

True

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55
Q

El turista

A

The tourist

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56
Q

El joven

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The young man

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57
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El estudiante

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The student

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58
Q

La turista

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The tourist

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59
Q

La joven

A

The young woman

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60
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La estudiante

A

The student

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61
Q

Nouns that end in a vowel form the plural by adding -s. Nouns that end in a consonant add -es. Nouns that end in -z change the -z to -c, then add -es.

A

True

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62
Q

El chico

A

Los chicos

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63
Q

La palabra

A

Las palabras

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64
Q

El país

A

Los países

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65
Q

El lápiz

A

Los lápicos

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66
Q

In general, when a singular noun has an accent mark on the last syllable, the accent is dropped from the plural form:

A

True

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67
Q

La lección

A

Las lecciones

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68
Q

El autobús

A

Los autobuses

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69
Q

The masculine plural form may refer to a mixed-gender group.

A

True

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70
Q

Pasajero + pasajera = pasajeros

A

True

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71
Q

Spanish has four forms that are equivalent to the English definite article the Spanish also has four forms that are equivalent to the English indefinite article, which, according to context, may mean a, an, or some.

A

True

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72
Q

El diccionario

A

The dictionary

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73
Q

Los diccionarios

A

The dictionaries

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74
Q

La computadora

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The computer

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75
Q

Las computadoras

A

The computers.

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76
Q

Un pasajero

A

A (one) passenger

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77
Q

Unos pasajeros

A

Some passengers.

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78
Q

Una fotografía

A

A (one) photograph

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79
Q

Unas fotografías

A

Some photographs.

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80
Q

Cero

A

0

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81
Q

Uno

A

1

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82
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Dos

A

2

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83
Q

Tres

A

3

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84
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Cuatro

A

4

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85
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Cinco

A

5

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86
Q

Seis

A

6

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87
Q

Siete

A

7

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88
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Ocho

A

8

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89
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Nueve

A

9

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90
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Diez

A

10

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91
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Once

A

11

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92
Q

Doce

A

12

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93
Q

Trece

A

13

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94
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Catorce

A

14

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95
Q

Quince

A

15

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96
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Dieciséis

A

16

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97
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Diecisiete

A

17

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98
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Dieciocho

A

18

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99
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Diecinueve

A

19

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100
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Veinte

A

20

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101
Q

Veintiuno

A

21

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102
Q

Veintidós

A

22

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103
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Veintitrés

A

23

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104
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Veinticuatro

A

24

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105
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Veinticinco

A

25

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106
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Veintiséis

A

26

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107
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Veintisiete

A

27

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108
Q

Veintiocho

A

28

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109
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Veintinueve

A

29

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110
Q

Treinta

A

30

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111
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Before a masculine noun, uno shortens to un. Before a feminine noun, uno changes to una.

A

True

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112
Q

Un hombre-veintún hombres

A

True

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113
Q

Una mujer-veintiuna mujeres

A

True

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114
Q

Uno and veintiuno are used when counting (uno, dos, tres…veinte, veintiuno, veintidós…). They are also used after a noun, even if it is feminine. (La lección uno).

A

True

115
Q

To ask how many, use ¿Cuántos? with a masculine noun and ¿Cuántas? with a feminine noun. Hay means both there is and there are. Use ¿Hay…? to ask Is/Are there…? Use no hay to express there is/are not.

A

True

116
Q

¿Hay chicos en la fotografía?

A

Are there are boys in the picture?

117
Q

¿Cuántas chicas hay?

A

How many girls there?

118
Q

No, no hay chicos.

A

No, there aren’t any boys.

119
Q

Hay tres.

A

There are three.

120
Q

Ochenta

A

80

121
Q

Trabaja

A

Works

122
Q

Mejor

A

Better

123
Q

Apoye

A

Support

124
Q

Present tense of ser

A

Present tense of ser.

125
Q

In order to use verbs, you will need to learn about subject pronouns. A subject pronoun replaces the name or title of a person or thing and acts as the subject of a verb.

A

True

126
Q

Yo

A

I

127
Q

A

You (familiar)

128
Q

Usted (Ud.)

A

You (formal)

129
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Él

A

He

130
Q

Ella

A

She

131
Q

Nosotros

A

We (masculine)

132
Q

Nosotras

A

We (feminine)

133
Q

Vosotros

A

You (masc., fam.)

134
Q

Vosotras

A

You (fem., fam)

135
Q

Ustedes (Uds.)

A

You (form)

136
Q

Ellos

A

They (masc)

137
Q

Ellas

A

They (fem.)

138
Q

Spanish has four subject pronouns that mean you. Use tú when talking to a friend, a family member, or a child. Use usted when talking to someone with whom you have a more formal relationship, such as an employer or a professor, or to someone who is older than you. In Latin America, ustedes is used as the plural of both tú and usted. In Spain, vosotros/as is used as the plural of tú.

A

True

139
Q

Usted and ustedes are abbreviated Ud. and Uds.

A

True

140
Q

Nosotros, vosotros, and ellos refer to a group of males or to a group of males and females. Nosotras, vosotras, and ellas refer only to groups of females.

A

True

141
Q

There is no Spanish equivalent of the English subject pronoun it.

A

True

142
Q

¿Qué es?

A

What is it?

143
Q

Es una computadora.

A

It’s a computer.

144
Q

Yo soy

A

I am

145
Q

Tú eres

A

You are

146
Q

Ud./él/ella es

A

You are, he/she is

147
Q

Nosotros/as somos

A

We are

148
Q

Vosotros/as sois

A

You are

149
Q

Uds./ellos/ellas son

A

You/they are

150
Q

Use ser to identify with people and things.

A

True

151
Q

¿Quién es ella?

A

Who is she.

152
Q

Es Marissa.

A

She’s Marissa.

153
Q

¿Qué es?

A

What is it?

154
Q

Es una maleta.

A

It’s a suitcase.

155
Q

Use ser to talk about someone’s occupation.

A

True

156
Q

Jimena es estudiante.

A

Jimena is a student.

157
Q

Isabel es profesora.

A

Isabel is a professor.

158
Q

Use ser to express origin, along with de.

A

True

159
Q

¿De dónde es Marissa?

A

Where is Marissa from?

160
Q

Es de los Estados Unidos.

A

She’s from the U.S.

161
Q

Use ser to express possession, with the preposition de. De combines with el to form the contraction del. Note that Spanish doesn’t use [apostrophe] + s to indicate possession.

A

True

162
Q

¿De quién es la mochila?

A

Whose backpack is this?

163
Q

Es la mochila de Marissa.

A

It’s Marissa’s backpack.

164
Q

¿De quiénes son los lápices?

A

Whose pencils are these?

165
Q

Son los lápices del chico.

A

They are the boy’s pencils.

166
Q

Actor

A

Actor

167
Q

Actriz

A

Actress

168
Q

Deportista

A

Athlete

169
Q

Escritor(a)

A

Writer

170
Q

Cantante

A

Singer

171
Q

Músico/a

A

Musician

172
Q

Telling time

A

Telling time

173
Q

Use numbers with the verb ser to tell time. To ask what time it is, use ¿Qué hora es? To say what time it is, use es la, with una and son las with other hours.

A

True

174
Q

Es la una.

A

It is one o’clock.

175
Q

Son las cuatro.

A

It is four o’clock.

176
Q

Son lasdos y diez.

A

It is 2:10

177
Q

Son las ocho y veinte.

A

It is 8:20.

178
Q

Use ycuarto or y quince to say that it’s fifteen minutes past the hour.

A

True

179
Q

Use y media or y treinta to say that it’s thirty minutes past the hour.

A

True

180
Q

Son las cuatro y cuarto. Son las cuatro y quince.

A

It is 4:15.

181
Q

Son las nueve y media. Son las nueve y treinta.

A

It is 9:30.

182
Q

To express time from the half-hour to the hour in Spanish, use menos to subtract minutes or a portion of an hour from the next hour.

A

True

183
Q

Son las doce menos cuarto.

A

It is 1:45.

184
Q

Son las nueve menos diez.

A

It is 8:50.

185
Q

Es la una menos cuarto.

A

It is 12:45.

186
Q

Son las ocho menos cinco.

A

It is 7:55.

187
Q

¿Qué hora es?

A

What time is it?

188
Q

Son las nueve de la mañana.

A

It’s 9 o’clock in the morning.

189
Q

Son las cuatro de la tarde.

A

It’s 4 o’clock in the afternoon.

190
Q

Son las diez de la noche.

A

It’s 10 o’clock at night.

191
Q

Es el mediodía.

A

It’s noon

192
Q

Es la medianoche.

A

It’s midnight.

193
Q

To ask or state at what time a particular event takes place, use the constructions ¿A qué hora (…)? and a la(s) + time.

A

True

194
Q

¿A qué hora es la clase?

A

(At) what time is the class?

195
Q

La clase es a la una.

A

The class is at one o’clock.

196
Q

La clase es a las dos.

A

The class is at two o’clock.

197
Q

La clase es a las ocho en punto.

A

The class is at 8 o’clock on the dot.

198
Q

Hola

A

Hello

199
Q

Buenos días

A

Good morning

200
Q

Buenas tardes

A

Good afternoon

201
Q

Buenas noches

A

Good evening, good night

202
Q

Adiós

A

Goodbye

203
Q

Nos vemos

A

See you

204
Q

Hasta luego

A

See you later

205
Q

Hasta la vista

A

See you later

206
Q

Hasta pronto

A

See you soon

207
Q

Hasta mañana

A

See you tomorrow

208
Q

Saludos a

A

Say hello to

209
Q

Chau

A

Bye

210
Q

¿Cómo está usted?

A

How are you? (Form)

211
Q

¿Cómo estás?

A

How are you? (Fam.)

212
Q

¿Qué hay de nuevo?

A

What’s new

213
Q

¿Qué pasa?

A

What’s going on?

214
Q

¿Qué tal?

A

How is it going?

215
Q

(Muy) bien, gracious

A

(Very) well, thanks

216
Q

Nada

A

Nothing

217
Q

No muy bien

A

Not very well

218
Q

Regular

A

So-so

219
Q

De nada

A

You’re welcome

220
Q

Lo siento

A

I’m sorry

221
Q

(Muchas) gracias

A

Thank you (very much)

222
Q

No hay de qué

A

You’re welcome

223
Q

Por favor

A

Please

224
Q

Señor (Sr.)

A

Mr.; sir

225
Q

Señora (Sra.)

A

Mrs.; ma’am

226
Q

Señorita (Srta.)

A

Miss

227
Q

¿Cómo se llama usted?

A

What’s your name? (form.)

228
Q

¿Cómo te llamas (tú)?

A

What’s your name? (fam.)

229
Q

Me llamo…

A

My name is…

230
Q

¿Y tú?

A

And you? (fam.)

231
Q

¿Y usted?

A

And you? (form.)

232
Q

Mucho gusto

A

Pleased to meet you.

233
Q

El gusto es mío.

A

The pkeasure is mine.

234
Q

Encantado/a

A

Pleased to meet you.

235
Q

Igualmente

A

Likewise

236
Q

Éste/ésta es…

A

This is…

237
Q

Le presento a…

A

I would like to introduce you to… (form.)

238
Q

Te presento a…

A

I would like to introduce you to…(fam.)

239
Q

Ser

A

To be

240
Q

¿De dónde es usted?

A

Where are you from? (form.)

241
Q

¿De dónde eres?

A

Where are you from? (fam.)

242
Q

Soy de…

A

I’m from…

243
Q

¿Cuántos/as?

A

How many?

244
Q

¿De quién…?

A

Whose…? (sing.)

245
Q

¿De quiénes…?

A

Whose…? (Plural)

246
Q

Hay

A

There is; there are

247
Q

No hay

A

There is not. There are not.

248
Q

¿Qué es?

A

What is it?

249
Q

¿Quién es?

A

Who is it?

250
Q

El autobús

A

The bus

251
Q

La chica

A

The girl

252
Q

El chico

A

The boy

253
Q

La computadora

A

The computer

254
Q

La comunidad

A

The community

255
Q

El/la conductor(a)

A

The driver; chauffer

256
Q

La conversación

A

The conversation

257
Q

La cosa

A

The thing

258
Q

El cuaderno

A

The notebook

259
Q

El día

A

The day

260
Q

El diario

A

The diary

261
Q

El diccionario

A

The dictionary

262
Q

La escuela

A

The school

263
Q

El/la estudiante

A

The student

264
Q

La foto(grafía)

A

Photograph

265
Q

El hombre

A

The man

266
Q

El/la joven

A

Youth; young person

267
Q

El lápiz

A

The pencil

268
Q

La lección

A

The lesson

269
Q

La maleta

A

The suitcase

270
Q

La mano

A

The hand

271
Q

El mapa

A

The map

272
Q

La mochila

A

The backpack

273
Q

La mujer

A

The woman

274
Q

La nacionalidad

A

The nationality

275
Q

El número

A

The number

276
Q

El país

A

The country

277
Q

La palabra

A

The word

278
Q

El/la pasajero/a

A

The passenger

279
Q

El problema

A

The problem

280
Q

El/la profesor(a)

A

The professor

281
Q

El programa

A

The program

282
Q

El/la turista

A

The tourist

283
Q

El video

A

The video