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
To where are you going to go ?
a dónde vas a ir ?
Place
Masculine
lugar
We need a place to live
necesitamos un lugar vivir
Those which
Talking about something feminine
las que
There are more things that I like, than those which I don’t like
hay más cosas que me gustan, que las que no me gustan
The thing is that, I miss the city
es que, extraño la ciudad
Bored
aburrido
I am bored of living here
estoy aburrido de vivir aquí
It’s time to get going
es hora de irme
That’s how I am
así soy
I bring
traigo
I’ll bring you / I will bring you
te traigo
Should I bring you something ?
te traigo algo ?
To bring me
traerme
Can you bring me some food ?
puedes traerme alguna comida ?
anything special ?
algo en especial ?
When you are in a different place from your friend, rather than use the verb, “ to bring “ (traer) . You have to use the verb …
llevar - to take
I take
llevo
I’ll take to you / I will take to you
te llevo
Should I bring you something ?
Not in the same vicinity
te llevo algo ?
Which one do you want ?
cuál quieres ?
They cannot be found
Don’t use for people yet
no se pueden encontrar
Around there
por allá
You have
Past tense
has
You have spoken
has hablado
Have you spoken with your mom?
has hablado con tu mama ?
I have spoken to her
le he hablado
I have had
he tenido
I haven’t had time
no he tenido tiempo
You have finished
has terminado
I have almost finished
casi he terminado
You have bought
has comprado
What have you bought ?
qué has comprado ?
Everything
todo
Everything is expensive here
todo es caro aquí
It’s not worth it
no vale la pena
I have bought for her a book
le he comprado un libro
How beautiful !
que bonito !
she’s going to like it
le va a gustar
She’s going to love it
le va a encantar
According to
según
I don’t believe it
no lo creo
at all
para nada
I don’t believe it at all
no lo creo para nada
This way
Direction
por aquí
It is this way
está por aquí
Girlfriend
Feminine
novia
Boyfriend
Masculine
novio
Can I see what you have bought for your girlfriend ?
puedo ver lo que has comprado para tu novia?
How does it seem to you ?
Informal
qué te parece ?
You have spent
$
has gastado
You’ve spent a lot
has gastado mucho
I love her
la amo
la quiero
My turn
mi turno
It’s my turn
es mi turno
You have studied
has estudiado
You have studied a lot today
has estudiado mucho hoy
It’s going to have to wait
va a tener que esperar
To get up
levantarse
To get up
Me
levantarme
I’m going to get up early
voy a levantarme temprano
me voy a temprano
To raise / to lift
(To move upward (like raising your glasses) )
(To lift up (like your pants) )
levantar
Young girl
Feminine
chica
We met
conocimos
We met each other
nos conocimos
I haven’t spoken to them
no les he hablado
To send
mandar
I’m going to send them an email
voy a mandarles un email
The trip
el viaje
They are going to like them
les van a gustar
I’m not going to send them all
no voy a mandar todos
The best
(Plural)
(Feminine)
las mejores
Same
Masculine/Feminine
mismo
misma
That he does
que él
I work in the same company that he does
trabajo en la misma compañía que él
To speak it
hablarlo
You speak it
lo hablas
To congratulate
felicitar
I congratulate
felicito
I congratulate you
te felicito
I congratulate you, you speak it very well.
It = Spanish
te felicito, lo hablas muy bien
Worth the trouble
vale la pena
To study it
estudiarlo
It is worth the trouble studying it
It as in Spanish
vale la pena estudiarlo
Definitely
definitivamente
It’s definitely worth the trouble
definitivamente vale la pena
Improving
mejorando
To continue improving
seguir mejorando
Yo have improved
has mejorado
You have already moved a lot
ya has mejorado mucho
Instead of
en lugar de
To dominate
dominar
To master
dominar
Instead of being able to get by in Spanish, I want to master it
en lugar de poder defenderme en español, quiero dominarlo
I help
ayudo
I’ll help you
te ayudo
You help me
me ayudas
Have you eaten ?
has comido ?
I haven’t eaten
no he comido
Let’s go eat
vamos a comer
We start
empezamos
We started
empezamos
We started to learn Spanish last year
empezamos a aprender español el año pasado
Very often, Spanish speakers use “ ya “ much like saying …
now
Now, you all speak very well
ya, hablan muy bien
We forgot
olvidamos
We forgot to invite Roberto
olvidamos invitar a Roberto
Nobody else
nadie más
Nobody else can come
nadie más puede venir
(He/she) invite us
nos invita
He always invites us
siempre nos invita
That’s how he is
es así
When talking about room, in the house or at the table, you can often use…
lugar
There is no longer space at the table
ya no hay lugar en la mesa
It used to be
era
It used to be different
era diferente
When we started coming here, it used to be very different
cuando empezamos venir aquí, era muy diferente
There were / there used to be
había
There weren’t / there didn’t used to be
no había
There didn’t used to be so many houses
no había tantas casas
Initially
inicialmente
We studied
estudiamos
Initially, we didn’t study
inicialmente, no estudiamos
We found
encontramos
We found a course that we like
encontramos un curso que nos gusta
Gift or present
regalo
We forgot to buy a gift
olvidamos comprar un regalo
You forgot it
lo olvidaste
I do
As in does anyone know the answer to this question? I do!
yo sí
For what ?
para qué ?
We live
vivimos
we lived
vivimos
We lived in Spain for a year
vivimos en España un año
We no longer lived in Spain
ya no vivimos en España
We come
venimos
We came
vinimos
For the first time
por primera vez
We came here for the first time
vinimos aquí por primera vez
Right here
aquí mismo
Our sons girlfriends parents
los padres de la novia de nuestro hijo
They are going to get married
van a casarse
Spring
Feminine
primavera
We were wanting
queríamos
We were wanting to meet the parents
queríamos conocer a los padres
We went
fuimos
We went to a restaurant
fuimos a un restaurante
We comprehend each other
nos comprendemos
we understand each other
nos entendemos
Watch the football
ver el fútbol
We came to watch the football
vinimos a ver el fútbol
game
(Masculine)
(Competition)
juego
at what time does it start ?
a qué hora empieza ?
It starts at 2
empieza a las dos
Places
lugares
We went to many places
fuimos a muchos lugares
We spent
pasamos
It interests us
nos interesa
It interests us, their culture
nos interesa, su cultura
History
Feminine
historia
It interests us, the history of Mexico
nos interesa, la historia de México
Famous
famoso
We decided
decidimos
We went back
regresamos
We just
acabamos de
We just started
acabamos de empezar
To fix
To restore
arreglar
I have to fix my computer in order to finish the project
tengo que arreglar mi computadora para terminar el proyecto
Finally / at least
por fin
It’s about time
ya es hora
We should learn
aprendamos
It’s about time that we should learn Spanish
ya es hora, aprendamos español
“E-R” verbs change their form in the first person, plural, preterit
(Nosotros)
We learned
aprendimos
We learned a lot of Spanish
aprendimos mucho español
We went everywhere
fuimos a todas partes
The north
el norte
To pay to you
pagarle
We came to pay to you
vivimos a pagarle
We owe
debemos
We owe you
le debemos
We came to pay you what we owe you
vivimos a pagarle qué le debemos
You all owe me
me deben
We stay
nos quedamos
Always, we stay with them, and we’re always content
siempre, nos quedamos con ellos, y estamos contentos
I have received
he recibido
I have come
he venido
We have
Past tense
hemos
We have decided
hemos decido
We have received
hemos recibido
I have come
he venido
We have come
hemos venido
Since
desde
We have wanted
hemos querido
At the moment
actualmente
Calm / quiet / peaceful
tranquilo
At the moment , we live in a peaceful place
actualmente, vivimos en un lugar tranquilo
When I was young / when he or she was young
cuando era joven
safe
seguro
we want to live in a safe place
queremos vivir en lugar seguro
Few
poco
There are few people
hay poca gente
We were young / we used to be young
éramos jóvenes
We have spoken
hemos hablado
You have been
has estado
How have you been ?
cómo has estado ?
We haven’t spoken for a long time
no hemos hablado por mucho tiempo
You all started
empezaron
When did you all start to learn Spanish ?
cuando empezaron a aprender español ?
When I was 10 years old
cuando tenía diez
I started to play basketball when I was 10
empecé a jugar cuando tenía diez
(He/she) was younger than me
era más joven que yo
We have rented
hemos alquilado
It was
When talking about a specific time in the past
fue
It was 20 years ago
fue hace veinte años
It gives me pleasure
me da gusto
It gives us pleasure
nos da gusto
Once again
de nuevo
It’s nice to see them
me da gusto verlos
It’s nice to see them once again
me da gusto verlos de nuevo
Not even
ni siquiera
You don’t even know what you’re saying
ni siquiera sabes lo que estás diciendo
Electricity
Feminine
electricidad
Light
Feminine
luz
There wasn’t even electricity
ni siquiera había electricidad
Paved
(As in paved street)
(Adjective)
(Masculine/Feminine)
pavimentado
pavimentada
Paved streets
calles pavimentadas
Now it’s better
ya es mejor
To cost
(Value)
(Irregular)
costar
Everything costs a lot more
todo cuesta mucho más
No wonder!
Light bulb goes off in your head
con razón!
You all have finished
han terminado
You all haven’t even started, have you ?
ni siquiera han empezado, verdad ?
A few
unos
We need a few days
necesitamos unos días
You all aren’t ready, are you ?
no están listos , verdad ?
You all decided
decidieron
You all learned
aprendieron
Where did you all learn to speak Spanish ?
donde aprendieron hablar español ?
We used to live
vivíamos
We still haven’t decided
todavía no hemos decido
make up one’s mind
decidirse
You all have to make up your minds soon
tienen que decidirse pronto
calmly
con calma
Without hurry
sin prisa
stress
Masculine
estrés
The exams give me stress
los exámenes me dan estrés
Nor stress
ni estrés
It’s better that way, isn’t it ?
así es mejor, verdad ?
Yes, I think it’s better that way
sí, creo que es mejor así
We might be able to
podamos
How is the food ?
At a dinner table
cómo está la comida ?
The food is tasty
la comida está rica
Mine isn’t
Mine as in my food doesn’t taste well
la mía no está
Mine isn’t tasty at all
The food
la mía no está rica para nada
Ugly
(Adjective)
(Masculine/Feminine)
feo
fea
Displeasing
(Adjective)
(Masculine/Feminine)
feo
fea
My food is displeasing
mi comida está fea
To taste
saber
It tastes
sabe
It tastes very displeasing
sabe muy fea
The food is always tasty
Talking about how a restaurant is
la comida siempre es rica
The food there is tasty
la comida allá es rica
The food is different, but it is very tasty
Talking about how a restaurant normally is
la comida es diferente, pero es muy picante
The food is always very spicy
Talking about like how a restaurant normally is
La comida siempre es muy picante
Is it spicy , the food ?
At the table
está picante, la comida ?
No, it’s not spicy
no, no está picante
Watch out!
cuidado !
If the food there has habanero, watch out!
si la comida allá tiene habanero, cuidado!
The food is too spicy for me
Talking about how a restaurant normally is
la comida es demasiado picante para mí
We used to go
íbamos
We used to go to the restaurant a lot
íbamos al restaurante mucho
Owner
(Noun)
(Masculine/Feminine)
dueño
dueña
But no longer, there are new owners
pero ya no, hay dueños nuevos
The same as
igual que
The same as before
igual que antes
No longer does it taste the same as before
ya no sabe igual que antes
The first time
la primera vez
The last time
la última vez
The last time that we went
la última vez que fuimos
Being displeasing
(In the past)
(Talking about food)
estaba fea
The food was displeasing
la comida estaba fea
Andre is ugly
Andre es feo
Handsome
guapo
He is handsome
Without the pronoun él
es guapo
Delicious
(Adjective)
(Male/Feminine)
delicioso
deliciosa
You all went
fueron
To where did you all go today ?
a donde fueron hoy ?
Touristy
(Adjective)
(Male/Feminine)
turístico
turística
A touristy place
un lugar turístico
Comfortable
Convenient
cómodo
We prefer comfortable places to visit
preferimos lugares cómodos visitar
From
From one place to another
desde
We drove from Victorville to San Diego
manejamos desde Victorville a San Diego
Town
(Noun)
(Masculine)
pueblo
We used to live in a small town
vivíamos en un pueblo pequeño
To which restaurant did you all go to ?
a cuál restaurante fueron ?
We went to chilis
fuimos a chilis
When did you all finish working ?
cuando terminaron de trabajar ?
I finished working one hour ago
terminé de trabajar hace una hora
We just finished
acabamos de terminar
us too!
In agreement
nosotros también
I used to eat
comía
We used to eat
comíamos
We used to eat there every week
comíamos allá todas las semanas
In English, we might say, I have.
In Spanish, people often say .
Yo, sí
I haven’t
Yo, no
You all just
acaban de
You all just got back from Mexico
acaban de regresar de México
We have missed
Missing out on opportunities
hemos perdido
We have missed many things in our life
hemos perdido muchas cosas en nuestra vida
We spent too much time working
pasamos demasiado tiempo trabajando
You all have
Past tense
han
You all have gone
han ido
We liked it
nos gustó
I have heard
he escuchado
quite a lot of
bastante
You all speak quite a lot of Spanish
hablan bastante español
Gente is a singular word so you use it in the singular
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Spanish is heard / one hears Spanish
se escucha español
In Victorville, one hears Spanish everywhere
en Victorville , se escucha español en todas partes
We used to have
teníamos
They used to speak
hablaban
You all might go
vayan
tenses
Spanish tenses
tiempos
Verb
(Grammar)
(Noun)
(Masculine)
verbo
He/She/ You (Formally)
Learned
aprendió
You learned Spanish
Formally
aprendió español
Where did you learn Spanish ?
With pronoun
donde aprendió usted español ?
donde usted aprendió español?
a little bit
Context
algo
We learned a little bit
aprendimos algo
Like when / as when
como cuando
We were living
vivíamos
as much as
tanto como
We didn’t learn as much as when we were living in Victorville
no aprendimos tanto como cuando vivíamos en Victorville
I used to cook
cocinaba
I always used to cook with her when I was a girl
siempre cocinaba con ella cuando era niña
It’s great that
que bueno que
You liked it
Formal
le gustó
It was pleasing
gustó
That’s great that you liked it
que bueno que te gustó
Many of them
muchos de ellos
They used to be
eran
Many of them were from Mexico
muchos de ellos eran de México
I used to take
tomaba
I used to take clases
tomaba clases
You decided
Formally
decidió
Did you decide what you’re going to do ?
Formally/With pronoun
decidió usted qué va a hacer ?
To make a decision
tomar una decisión
To make up ones mind
decidirse
You’ll have to make up your mind soon
tienen que decidirse pronto
I’m going to make up my mind
voy a decidirme
me voy a decidir
You came
Formally
vino
It’s great that you came
que bueno que vino
I liked it
me gustó
Frankly
francamente
Frankly, the last time that I came, I didn’t like the food
francamente, la última vez que vine, no me gustó la comida
quality
(Nature)
(Noun)
(Feminine)
calidad
I congratulate you all for the quality of the food
los felicito por la calidad de la comida
Success
(Noun)
(Masculine)
éxito
To have success
tener éxito
You’re all going to have success
van a tener éxito
How we met each other
cómo nos conocimos
I don’t remember how we met each other
no recuerdo cómo nos conocimos
Because of that
por eso
The nicest place
el lugar más bonito
yes, you did, didn’t you ?
sí, verdad ?
I got to know
conocí
I got to know a lot of nice places
conocí muchos lugares bonitos
Own
(Belonging to)
(Adjective)
(Masculine/Feminine)
propio
propia
I need my own car
necesito mi propio coche
List
( Like “buy what’s on the LIST” / Roll (of names) )
(Noun)
(Feminine)
lista
The attendance list
la lista de asistencia
I don’t have your name on the attendance list
no tengo tu nombre en la lista de asistencia
We were speaking
hablábamos
We were speaking about the situation in my country
hablábamos de la situación en mi país
to close
Irregular
cerrar
It closes
cierra
It closes in fifteen minutes
cierra en quince minutos
Say hello for me
Formal
salúdeme
Say hello for me
Informal
salúdame
You finished
Formally
terminó
He/She finished
terminó
She finished last night
ella terminó anoche
When did you finish ?
Formally / with usted
cuando terminó usted ?
When did you finish eating ?
Formally
cuando terminó de comer ?
Generally
por lo general
appointment
(Engagement)
(Feminine noun)
cita
I have an appointment
tengo cita
The Doctor
Female doctor
la doctora
I’m in a hurry because I have an appointment
tengo prisa porque tengo cita
I don’t want to watch anymore
no quiero ver más
Did you finish paying ?
terminaste de pagar ?
The verb “ to pay “ in Spanish works as “ to pay for “
To pay for the food - pagar la comida
Often Spanish speakers will favor the use of, “ ya “ when it indicates that something has changed .
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Now it’s our house
ya es nuestra casa
Yours
(Formally)
(Masculine/Feminine)
suyo
suya
The house is yours
la casa es suya
(He/She) has
You have (formal)
ha
Have you finished studying ?
Formal
ha terminado de estudiar ?
to clean
limpiar
I still have to clean, then we can go
todavía tengo que limpiar, luego podemos ir
to deliver
Irregular
entregar
I need to deliver the book to my brother tonight
necesito entregar el libro a mi hermano está noche
(He/She) forgot
You forgot (formal)
olvidó
It slipped my mind
se me olvidó
It slipped my mind to tell you
se me olvidó decirte
I mean
digo
I mean, that’s great that …
digo, que bueno que ..
To lend
prestar
Can you lend me your cellphone ?
puedes prestarme tu celular ?
To stop
Action of stopping
parar
To make a stop
hacer una parada
Can we make a stop ? I need to use the bathroom .
podemos hacer una parada? necesito usar el baño .
(He/She/It) started
You started (formally)
empezó
When did you start working here ?
cuando empezaste a trabajar aquí ?
To construct
To build
(Irregular)
construir
In order to build a house, you need a lot of people
para construir una casa, necesitas mucha gente
In Spanish when you talk about things that need doing, rather than say, “ in order to do so “ , it’s more common to say
que hacer
I have a lot to do
tengo mucho que hacer
I don’t have much to do
no tengo mucho que hacer
I have several things to do
tengo varias cosas que hacer
Perfectionist
perfeccionista
I’m a perfectionist
Soy perfeccionista
to answer
To respond to
contestar
Why don’t you answer my calls ?
por qué no contestas mis llamadas?
Asleep
(Adjective)
(Masculine/Feminine)
dormido
dormida
They are still asleep
todavía están dormidos
I’m going to wake them up
voy a despertarlos
Have you seen ?
has visto ?
by chance
por casualidad
By chance , have you seen victor ?
por casualidad , has visto victor ?
No, I haven’t seen him
no, no lo he visto
How old was he / she ?
cuántos años tenía ?
He/She was 10
tenía diez
At that age
a esa edad
At that age, they learn very fast
a esa edad, aprenden muy rápido
It’s a piece of cake
es pan comido
To look like / to be like / to seem like
parecerse
Similar (things)
Alike (people)
parecido
They are alike
son parecidos
to function / to work
To be operative
funcionar
The way
Route
el camino
Way
(Noun)
(Feminine)
(Method)
manera
You might master
domines
You might master the Spanish before the end of the year
domines el español antes del fin de año
Yes, I agree
sí, estoy de acuerdo
Bilingual
bilingüe
She went to a bilingual school
ella fue una escuela bilingüe
Accent
(Noun)
(Masculine)
acento
She has very little accent
ella tiene muy poco acento
About that
de eso
We haven’t spoken about that
no hemos hablado de eso
Now I remember!
ya recuerdo!
Perfectly
perfectamente
She speaks English perfectly
ella habla inglés perfectamente
Pronunciation
(Noun)
(Feminine)
pronunciación
Her pronunciation is almost perfect
su pronunciación es casi perfecta
She loved it
le encantó
To leave
To put
dejar
I left the keys on the table
dejé las llaves sobre la mesa
to let
to allow
dejar
Let me finish this homework and we will go
déjame terminar esta tarea y nos vamos
(He/She) decided
You decided (formal)
decidió
Do you know what he decided ?
sabes qué decidió ?
He/She went away
Left
se fue
He went away to San Diego
se fue a San Diego
I could / (he/she) could
I might be able / (he/she) might be able
podría
Anyone
When talking about people
alguien
Did anyone come ?
alguien vino ?
Nobody came
no vino nadie
Sales person
(Noun)
(Masculine/Feminine)
el vendedor
la vendedora
He/She might stay
se quede
He might stay at home today
se quede en casa hoy
Completely
completamente
They might get sick
se enfermen
He/She might get better
se recupere
He/She finished
terminó
He finished reading
terminó de leer
I don’t think so
no creo que no
Do you know to where he went ?
sabes a donde fue ?
Error
(Mistake)
(Noun)
(Masculine)
error
Page
(In a book)
(Noun)
(Feminine)
página
There is an error on the page
hay un error en la página
To explain
(To make clear)
(Irregular)
explicar
A change
un cambio
Hurriedly
con prisa
She left hurriedly
se fue con prisa
Here you are
When giving or handing someone something
aquí tiene
(He/She) has
Past tense
ha
Has he finished ?
ha terminado ?
Has she eaten ?
ha comido ?
I might give / I should give
dé
I might give to him
le dé
Something to eat
algo de comer
Do you want that I might give him something to eat ?
quieres que le dé algo de comer ?
We get going
nos vamos
We’re off now
ya nos vamos
You’re all leaving ?
se van ?
Only just / only
(Short time)
(Adverb)
apenas
You all arrived
llegaron
You all only just arrived, and already you’re all leaving
apenas llegaron, y ya se van
Unfortunately
desafortunadamente
I’ve tried to speak to her
he tratado de hablarle
He hasn’t answered me
no me ha contestado
To communicate
(To spread information)
(Irregular)
comunicar
To communicate
Reflexive form
comunicarse
I might be able to get in touch with him
pueda comunicarme con él
Right away / Immediately
Adverb
en seguida
One moment
un momento
Allow me one moment
permítame un momento
Many verbs that are used to talk about motion, are followed by the preposition , “ a “ , when they’re followed by another verb .
salir a bailar
venir a trabajar
To return to live
regresar a vivir
John is going to come back to live here
John va a regresar a vivir aquí
John has come back
John ha regresado
Where he was living , there were problems with the security
donde vivía , había problemas con la seguridad
Away
(Out of town)
(Adverb)
fuera
Ex: He needs to get AWAY from all of the problems
Shame / Pity
(Noun)
(Feminine)
lástima
It’s a shame
es una lástima
To get better
A situation
mejorarse
It gets better
se mejora
It may get better
se mejore
It may get better, the situation
se mejore, la situación
It slipped your mind
se te olvidó
Ow! (Used to express pain)
Oh dear! (Used to express dismay)
ay!
Oh sorry!
ay perdón!
I’ll give it to you / I give it to you (literally)
(Formal)
(Talking about money)
se lo doy
I’ll give them to you / I give them to you
(Formal)
(Money)
se los doy
It’s not going to happen again
no va a pasar otra vez
All of a sudden
de repente
They used to speak
hablaban
Did they used to speak English or Spanish ?
hablaban inglés o español ?
They used to go
Iban
They learned
aprendieron
I used to speak to them
les hablaba
I used to speak to them in English
les hablaba en inglés
All the female friends
todas las amigas
Furthermore
además
Program
(General)
(Noun)
(Masculine)
programa
There didn’t used to be programs in Spanish
no había programas en español
They used to be in English
eran en inglés
They used to listen to
escuchaban
I used to listen to programs in Spanish every day
escuchaba programas en español todos los días
Did you go to the new restaurant ?
fuiste al nuevo restaurante ?
To recommend
Irregular
recomendar
I recommend
recomiendo
I don’t recommend it
no lo recomiendo
I recommend to you
te recomiendo
I recommend to you all
les recomiendo
I don’t recommend to you all
no les recomiendo
I don’t recommend to you all that you should go
no les recomiendo que vayan
I’ll give it to you
Informal
te lo doy
I’ll bring it to you
Formal
se lo traigo
I’ll bring it to you
Informal
te lo traigo
I recommend it to you
Formal
se lo recomiendo
I recommend it to you
Informal
te lo recomiendo
I don’t recommend it to you
Informal
no te lo recomiendo
Did you all like ?
les gustó ?
Did you all like the food ?
les gustó la comida ?
Yes, we liked it
sí, nos gustó
Everything else / all the rest
todo lo demás
Everything else, it’s very good
todo lo demás, está muy bien
I said
dije
I said to you
Formal
se dije
I said to you
Informal
te dije
Like I said to you
como te dije
Like I said to (him/her)
como le dije
The only thing
lo único
To be missing
faltar
It is missing
falta
The only thing that is missing
lo único que falta
To think it over
pensarlo bien
They have to think it over
tienen que pensarlo bien
They used to like it
les gustaba
When you use these two words together ( ) .. it can also be used to mean
” Since “
ya que
Since they are retired, they can live wherever they might want
ya que están jubilados , pueden vivir donde quieran
Anywhere
dondequiera
They can live anywhere
pueden vivir dondequiera
They decided
decidieron
Do you know what they decide ?
sabes qué decidieron ?
Inside
General
dentro
Inside of / within
dentro de
They are going to move within two weeks
van a mudarse dentro de dos semanas
Honeymoon
luna de miel
I told you
te dije
I already told you
ya te dije
I told them / I said to them
les dije
I’m going to go get them
voy a ir por ellos
You should go get them
vayas por ellos
They might stay
se queden
They’ve forgotten the time, that’s all
han olvidado la hora, nada más
Before long
dentro de un rato
They are going to return in a little while (before long)
van a regresar dentro de un rato
They haven’t eaten since 12
no han comido desde las doce
Why don’t we go out to eat ?
porqué no salimos a comer ?
To get changed
cambiarse
They are going to need to get changed
van a necesitar cambiarse
I was going to say
iba a decir
We should go to eat
vayamos a comer
Very long
General
larguísimo
Might be / may be / should be
este
Be here
In the subjunctive test
este aquí
They be / they might be
esten
He wants that all the family might be here
Él quiere que toda la familia estén aquí
