Advanced Concepts Bola de Nieve Flashcards
I’ll speak to you / I speak to you (literally)
le hablo
I’ll speak to you buy phone .
le hablo por teléfono.
I’ll speak to you soon.
le hablo pronto.
I’ll speak to you tomorrow.
le hablo mañana.
by telephone.
por teléfono.
By accident.
por accidente.
by internet.
por internet.
By email.
por email.
por correo electrónico .
less used
I’ll write to you / I write to you (literally)
le escribo.
I’ll write to you by email.
le escribo por email.
I might have
tenga
When I might have
cuando tenga
Information
información
The information
la información
All the information
toda la información
When I might have all the information
cuando tenga toda la información
To give
Irregular
dar
I give to you
le doy
I give back to you
le regreso
I pay to you
le pago
I order for you
le pido
I sing for you
le canto
I cook for you
le cocino
To ask for , to request
Irregular
pedir
I ask for
pido
a favour
un favour
I ask of you a favour
le pido un favor
The hand
la mano
I ask for a lot
pido mucho
I know that
sé que
I ask a lot of you
le pido mucho
I know that I ask a lot of you
sé que le pido mucho
But I need to ask of you
pero necesito pedirle
But I need to ask of you a favour
pero necesito pedirle un favor
But I need to ask of you one favor more
pero necesito pedirle un favor más
I ask for the bill
pido la cuenta
me, too
yo, también
That’s all
nada más
Will I give you more time?
le doy más tiempo ?
Yes, two minutes, that’s all.
sí, dos minutos, nada más.
to owe
deber
I owe
debo
I owe to you
le debo
How much do I owe you?
cuánto le debo ?
Do I owe you anything ?
le debo algo?
Do I owe you more?
le debo más ?
How much more do I owe you ?
Cuánto más le debo ?
Right ?
verdad ?
I cook something for you ?
le cocino algo ?
I’m not hungry
no tengo hambre
sure ?
seguro ?
Are you sure ?
estás seguro ?
Yes, I am sure
Sí, estoy seguro.
Anyway
de todos modos
To hear
oír
I hear
oigo
I hear you
le oigo
I don’t hear you
no le oigo
I don’t hear you very well
no le oigo muy bien
loud
fuerte
louder
más fuerte
I understand
comprendo
I don’t understand
no comprendo
I don’t understand you
no le comprendo
Slower
más despacio
Can you speak slower?
puedes hablar más despacio ?
For your time
por tu tiempo
I’ll pay you for your time
le pago por su tiempo
the rest
el resto
merchandise or goods
la mercancía
all the merchandise
toda la mercancía
I’ll come back soon
regreso pronto
I’ll come back in 5 minutes
regreso en cinco minutos
One hour
una hora
I won’t come back
no regreso
too much
demasiado
too much work
demasiado trabajo
I have too much work
tengo demasiado trabajo
I’ll see you
nos vemos
I’ll see you tomorrow
nos vemos mañana
to seem
Irregular
parecer
It seems
parece
It seems to you
le parece
It seems to you fine / it seems to you well
le parece bien
Does it seem good to you ?
le parece bien ?
It seems to me
me parece
It sounds good to me
me parece bien
Does it seem okay to you, if we see each other?
le parece bien, si nos vemos ?
What time ?
a qué hora ?
How does it seem to you ?
qué le parece ?
perfect
perfecto
I started
empecé
I started writing
empecé a escribir
ago
hace
four years ago
hace cuatro años
I started learning
empecé a aprender
I started learning Spanish 4 years ago
empecé a aprender español hace cuatro años
the last year
el año pasado
I started studying
empecé a estudiar
I came
vine
I came to speak
vine a hablar
I find
encuentro
I find her
la encuentro
I can’t find her
no la encuentro
to know
saber
do you know where she is?
sabes dónde está?
No, I don’t know where she is
no, no sé dónde está
I came to speak with him
vine a hablar con él
I came to speak with them
vine a hablar con ellos
I came to practice Spanish
vine a practicar español
What a shame!
qué lástima!
What a shame that I am not able
qué lástima que no puedo
To listen to you
escucharte
I came to pay
vine a pagar
I came to visit my friends
vine a visitar a mis amigos
Like I do every year
como hago todos los años
I come here every year
vengo aquí todos los años
In the 70’s
en los años setentas
In fact
de hecho
Maybe one day
tal vez un día
When two verbs follow each other in rapid succession, what comes between the two ?
a
to learn to speak
aprender a hablar
I want to learn to speak very well
quiero aprender a hablar muy bien
The high school / the secondary school
la escuela secundaria
In general conversation , when referring to high school, people say ..
la secundaria
I learned
aprendí
I didn’t learn
no aprendí
The grammar
la gramática
I learned to cook
aprendí a cocinar
There is / there are
hay
for me
para mí
There’s too much traffic for me
hay demasiado tráfico para mí
I learned to drive many years ago
aprendí a manejar hace muchos años
How many years ago ?
hace cuantos años ?
I forgot
olvidé
As well
también
You have
Formal
tiene
Do you have your telephone ?
tiene su teléfono ?
To have a party
hacer una fiesta
I just
acabo de
I just spoke
acabo de hablar
I just spoke with him
acabo de hablar con él
He can not come
no puede venir
I just ate
acabo de comer
One hour ago
hace una hora
I just ate one hour ago
acabo de comer hace una hora
Would you like to eat something ?
le gustaría comer algo ?
I just saw
acabo de ver
Not even one / not a single one
ni uno
I don’t have not even one
no tengo ni uno
but you know that
pero sabes que
I just taught
acabo de enseñar
I forgot to return
olvidé regresar
You are going to have to
vas a tener que
I forgot to speak
olvidé hablar
The last week
la semana pasada
To speak to you
hablarle
To tell or to say
decir
To say to you
decirle
I’m sorry, I forgot to tell you
lo siento, olvidé decirle
The medicine
la medicina
I used to like
me gustaba
An apartment
un apartamento
Space or room
espacio
I don’t have room
no tengo espacio
To bother
molestar
The neighbors
los vecinos
I know very well
Talking about knowing a person
conozco muy bien
The bed
la cama
To read in bed
leer en la cama
Still
todavía
I still like it
todavía me gusta
Heavy
(Adjective)
(Masculine/feminine)
pesado
pesada
Soft or smooth
suave
I came to meet
vine a conocer
Parents
los padres
I’m on vacation
estoy de vacaciones
I started to learn
empecé a aprender
I started to study Spanish
empecé a estudiar español
I used to love it
me encantaba
And you know what ?
Y sabes qué?
I still love it
todavía me encanta
Although
aunque
I’m not very good
no soy muy bueno
It doesn’t matter to me
no me importa
When are you going back to ?
cuando vas a regresar a ?
sure
Masculine/Feminine
seguro
segura
I’m sure
estoy seguro
I’m not sure
no estoy seguro
I decided
decidí
I decided to stay
decidí quedarme
Longer / more time
más tiempo
That’s why
por eso
at least
al menos
No longer / not anymore
ya no
I no longer want
ya no quiero
to get going
irse
I have to get going
tengo que irme
I’m going to get going
voy a irme
I’m leaving / I’m going away
voy a irme
to give to him / to give to her / to give to you (formal)
darle
I forgot to give to him
olvidé darle
The directions
How to get somewhere
las indicaciones
to decide
decidir
job / work
trabajo
Another
Masculine/Feminine
otro
otra
Another
(Plural)
(Masculine/Feminine)
otros
otras
another job
otro trabajo
Besides / furthermore
además
To believe
Irregular
creer
I believe that
creo que
That which
lo que
And besides
Y además
I need something different
necesito algo diferente
No longer / not anymore
ya no
No longer am I going to work on Sunday’s
ya no voy a trabajar los domingos
At work
en el trabajo
From Monday to Friday
de lunes a viernes
I just got back
acabo de regresar
I went
fui
I also went
también fui
Besides learning
además de aprender
The culture
la cultura
Many parts
muchas partes
As far as / up to
hasta
I went as far as
fui hasta
The south
el sur
The border / frontier
la frontera
But I didn’t go up to Los Ángeles
pero no fui hasta Los Ángeles
I tried to
traté de
I tried to study
traté de estudiar
Last night
anoche
The library
la biblioteca
an exam
un examen
I am no longer sleepy
ya no tengo sueño
Ready
Masculine/Feminine
listo
lista
The verbs ending in “ aba “ convey a sense of ..
used to
I used to need
necesitaba
Sleep
sueño
Function
funcionar
Was needing / needed
Necesitaba
I was needing to rest
Necesitaba descansar
I tried to cook
traté de cocinar
But there isn’t / but there aren’t
pero no hay
Flight
Masculine
vuelo
Flights
vuelos
There aren’t any flights
no hay vuelos
On time
a tiempo
Videoconference
Feminine
una videoconferencia
A problem
un problema
The camera
la cámara
To have
Past tense
haber
I have
Past tense
he
In the haber structure, verbs ending in “ar” change to
ado
I have finished
he terminado
I have bought
he comprado
I have spent
$
he gastado
I have studied
he estudiado
already
ya
I’ve already spoken
ya he hablado
I’ve already spoken with him
ya he hablado con él
I have never spoken with him
nunca he hablado con él
Still / yet
aún
todavía
To improve
mejorar
I have improved
he mejorado
I know that I have improved, but I still want to learn more
sé que he mejorado , pero todavía quiero aprender más
We can help each other
nos podemos ayudar
podemos ayudarnos
I help you
le ayudo
I’ll help you with the English
le ayudo con el inglés
You help me
me ayudas
Idea
Feminine
idea
An idea
una idea
I have an idea
tengo una idea
I have done / I have made
he hecho
Made in Mexico
hecho en México
Sad
triste
I’m sad
estoy triste
I bought myself
me he comprado
We can speak to each other
nos podemos hablar
podemos hablarnos
Without paying anything
sin pagar nada
To remember
Irregular
recordar
I remember
Often used with the pronoun “yo” to give extra emphasis
recuerdo
yo recuerdo
I arrived
llegué
I used to spend
$
gastaba
I used to spend a lot of money
gastaba mucho dinero
Almost nothing
casi nunca
I used to pay
pagaba
Computer
(Spain)
(Masculine)
ordenador
Computer
(Latin America)
(Feminine)
computadora
I just bought it
When talking about something masculine
lo acabo de comprar
acabo de comprarlo
I just bought it
When talking about something feminine
la acabo de comprar
acabo de comprarla
We can see each other
nos podemos ver
podemos vernos
I used to speak
hablaba
I didn’t used to speak
no hablaba
I didn’t used to speak any Spanish
No hablaba nada de español
I’m going to use it
When talking about something masculine
lo voy a usar
voy a usarlo
I really want to learn
tengo muchas ganas de aprender
To form the past participle in Spanish, drop the ar, er, and ir endings and add
ar - ado
er / ir - ido
I have decided
he decidido
I have decided to get going
he decidido irme
I have learned
he aprendido
I have forgotten
he olvidado
What it is
lo qué es
I have forgotten something, but I don’t know what it is
he olvidado algo, pero no lo que es
To receive
recibir
I have received
he recibido
A raise
un aumento
I have spent
Time
he pasado
I have met
he conocido
I have rested
he descansado
I have eaten
he comido
Full
lleno
I’m full
estoy lleno
Lately
últimamente
to fill
(To make full)
(Even like a bath tub)
llenar
You started
empezaste
You started to learn
empezaste a aprender
As always, with the verb empezar , when it’s followed by another verb , the preposition “ a “ , is used between the two verbs .
empezaste a hablar - you started to speak
When did you start to learn Spanish ?
cuando empezaste a aprender español ?
Some of the things
algunas de las cosas
To play
(Music/Instrument)
(Irregular)
tocar
When I used to be 40 years old
cuando tenía cuarenta años .
Instrument
Masculine
instrumento
I used to play
An instrument
tocaba
You came
viniste
iste is the usual informal past ending of verbs that end in ..
” ir “
When the verb venir, in any form, is followed by a brick verb …
You use the preposition , “ a “ , between the two verbs
You came to visit
viniste a visitar
Woman , ma’am , Mrs.
Feminine
señora
I wanted / I was wanting
quería
So late
tan tarde
Forgive me
Formal
discúlpeme
I have wanted
he querido
That’s right
así es
Alone
Feminine
sola
Did you come here alone ?
Talking to a girl
viniste aquí sola ?
Who did you come with ?
con quién viniste ?
I came alone
vine solo
You forgot
olvidaste
You forgot something
olvidaste algo
I didn’t forget anything
no olvidé nada
I think that you forgot something
creo que olvidaste algo
You forgot to say
olvidaste decir
Forgive me
Informal
discúlpame
Forgive
Formal
disculpe
Forgive
Informal
disculpa
You are right
Informal
tienes razón
The last month
el mes pasado
The last year
el año pasado
The last week
la semana pasada
You speak
Informal
hablas
You learned
aprendiste
I used to live
vivía
As a child / from childhood
desde niño
You cook
Informal
cocinas
I forgot to buy it
Talking about something masculine
olvidé comprarlo
How is it possible ?
cómo es posible ?
By mistake
sin querer
It was by mistake
fue sin querer
You have
Informal
tienes
Commitment
Masculine
compromiso
She has a work commitment
With pronoun
ella tiene un compromiso de trabajo
You return
Informal
regresas
Did you speak with your father?
hablaste con tu papá ?
To greet / to say hello to
saludar
To say hello
Less often used
decir hola
I’m going to call to say hello to him
voy a llamar saludarlo
The medication
el medicamento
Will we go back to the house ?
regresamos a la casa?
Nor
ni
I didn’t come in order to work, nor on vacation
no vine para trabar, ni de vacaciones
To see you
verte
I came to see you
vine a verte
Your
Plural
tus
Did you come to visit your friends ?
viniste a visitar tus amigos ?
I’m going to move here as soon as possible
voy a mudarme aquí cuanto antes
From / since
(Indicating origin)
Ex:
1) FROM when I was 8, I started playing basketball.
2) We hadn’t seen each other SINCE middle school.
desde
Was / went
He/she/it
fue
You went
fuiste
Why didn’t you go ?
por qué no fuiste ?
I met
conocí
You would like
Informal
te gustaría
To where did you go last night ?
a donde fuiste anoche ?
Who did you go with ?
con quien fuiste ?
You just
Informally
acabas de
You just got back ?
acabas de regresar ?
I finished
terminé
I finished the homework
terminé la tarea
Several
varios
I went to several countries
fui a varios países
In fact, I have friends from several countries in Latin America
de hecho, tengo amigos de varios países en América latina
You decided
decidiste
Decision
Feminine
decisión
We need a decision soon
necesitamos una decisión pronto
You decided to stay
Informally
decidiste quedarte
What did you decide ?
qué decidiste ?
A little bit
un poquito
You get going
irte
You decided to get going ?
decidiste irte ?
You used to like
Informally
te gustaba
You used to like living here
te gustaba vivir aquí