Adverbs

Question 1

Tal (3 interpretations of the same translated word)

Answer 1

Such
• Tal como (idiom) = Such as
• ¿Qué tal? (idiom) = What’s up?

1. (similar) “I’ve never seen ‘such’ poverty”
2. (so much) “He sang with such passion”
3. (aforementioned thing) “She is the boss, and it’s important that you treat her as such”

No existe tal puesto en el gobierno.
-There is no such post in the government.

*Joel is at the market and he sees a steak that is very tall (the steak stands very tall) but has a very low price.
• He wonders how such [tal] a tall steak can have such [tal] a low price.

Question 2

Sólo (2; mnemonic)

Answer 2

• O.J.*
  1. Only (exclusively)
  2. Just (simply)

Encima de engañarme me insultó, no sólo me engañó sino también me insultó.
-On top of cheating me, he insulted me, he not only cheated me but also insulted me.

Mi perro no es agresivo, sólo está asustado.
-My dog is not aggressive; he’s just frightened.

Me pongo traje sólo para las entrevistas de trabajo.
-I only wear suits for work interviews.

Sólo me voy a llevar medio kilo de limones
-I’m only going to take half kilo of limes.

Sólo dormí una hora, pero cuando desperté me sentí descansada.
-I only slept one hour, but when I woke up I felt rested.

Nosotros sólo hablamos el idioma del amor.
-We only speak the language of love.

*Joel then sees a steak that looks like it has been sewn together and he says, “I don’t want that, it’s just/only [sólo] a fake steak.”

Question 3

Menos (2)

Answer 3

Less, fewer

Tengo menos tiempo libre hoy que ayer.
-I have less free time today than yesterday.

El profesor tiene menos alumnos en sus clases este semestre.
-The professor has fewer students in his classes this semester.

*Joel sees another steak that is also tall, but less [menos] tall than the first one.
It also looks fake because it has a mane of hair.

Question 4

Aún (3; mnemonic)

Answer 4

• YES*
  1. Even (in comparatives)

Me encanta leer, pero salir me gusta más aún.
-I love reading, but I love going out even more.

2. Still (interrogative; affirmatives, with regards to time)
   • How do you still own your car if you never make payments?

Esta maquina aún puede hablar.
-This machine can still talk.

Aún no he ido a ver esa película.
-I still haven’t gone to see that movie.

Aún estás aquí?
-Are you still here?

3. Yet

Aún no hemos recibido el pedido.
-We haven’t received the order yet.

*Joel tries to convince the greens vendor to sell him something and wonders how the vendor can make any money if he doesn’t want to sell anything.
• Joel looks at the vendors clock and says, “I don’t know how you can own such an expensive clock if you never get any business, how do you even own [aún] it?”

Question 5

Después (4; mnemonic)

Answer 5

Behind, later, after, past (beyond) → BLAP

Iré de compras después pero ahora tengo que estudiar.
-I’ll go shopping later but now I have to study.

Llamé a mis papás justo después de comprometerme.
-I called my parents just after getting engaged.

está 2 kilómetros después del puebloit’s
-2 kilometers past the village

Un «antes» y «después».
-A ‘before’ and an ‘after’ .

*In line, where the aunties are standing, the uncles are asked to stand ‘in this place’ behind/after [después] the aunties.

Question 6

Luego (2)

Answer 6

Then, later (but not a specific time)

Luego desinfectaremos la herida.
-Then we’ll disinfect the wound.

Nosotros iremos a la playa, luego iremos al hotel.
-We will go to the beach, later on we will go to the hotel.

Bien, nos vemos la semana entrante. Hasta luego.
-Okay. I’ll see you next week. See you soon.

*The greens vendor can’t sell Joel lettuce until he weighs the lettuce on a scale sometime in the indefinite future.
• Joel asks when, and the vendor answers “I’ll sell you lettuce later, after I weigh [luego] it on a scale.”
•Later [lu-], after I weigh [-eugo] it

Question 7

Hoy

Answer 7

Today

¿Qué tal se encuentra hoy?
-How do you feel today?

¿Cómo está hoy?
-How are you today?

Buenos días, Miguel.
¿Cómo estás hoy?
-Good morning, Miguel. How are you today?

Bueno, ¿y que ha comido hoy?
-Okay, what have you eaten today?

Los muchachos no han ido a la playa hoy.
-The boys haven’t gone to the beach today.

Hoy Luisa está repitiendo su lección.
-Today Luisa is repeating her lesson.

Hoy día, vivimos en una crisis económica mundial.
-Nowadays, we live in an worldwide economic crisis.

¿A qué hora vinieron los muchachos a la clase hoy?  
-What time did the boys come to the class today?

*Joel then says, “Oy! You need to sell me lettuce today [hoy]!”

Question 8

Allí

Answer 8

There
• Not “right there,” but “there” (in a more general sense).
• Like saying “I’m going there”, but not pointing at anything.

allí abajo/arriba
-down/up there

allí mismo
-right there

está por allí
-it’s around there somewhere

Pon los libros allí en la mesa, por favor.
-Put the books there on the table, please.

*Joel then sees another spider, but it is further away.

Question 9

Contigo

Answer 9

With you

Question 10

Conmigo

Answer 10

With me

Question 11

Seguro (3)

Answer 11

Surely, sure, safe (secure)

¿Estás seguro que quieres nadar con tiburones?
-Are you sure you want to swim with sharks?

El lugar más seguro de la casa durante un tornado es el sótano.
-The safest place in a house during a tornado is the basement.

*Joel wants to buy carrots at the veg stand. He likes them to be gooey on the inside (half-rotten).
• The vendor says, “They’ve been here for 10 days, surely they are gooey on the inside.”

Question 12

Claro (3)

Answer 12

Clearly, clear, light (re color) –CCL

1. (obvious)
   “Claro que no”
   -Clearly not
2. (with precision)
   “Hablemos claro; mentiste y ahora no quieres admitir tu error.”
   -Let’s speak clearly (with precision); you lied and now you don’t want to admit your mistake.
3. light (re color)
   Mi hija prefiere pintar con crayones de azul claro.
   -My daughter prefers to color with light blue crayons.

*The vendor uses a claw to open the carrot and says, “Clearly the carrots are gooey on the inside.”