Capítulo 6

Question 1

Hablar por teléfono

Answer 1

To speak by (on the) phone

Question 2

Llegar a tiempo

Answer 2

To arrive on time

Question 3

Pensar en

Answer 3

To think about

Question 4

Ser imposible

Answer 4

To be impossible

Question 5

Ser seguro

Answer 5

To be safe

Question 6

Subir al tren

Answer 6

To get on the train

Question 7

Tomar asiento

Answer 7

To take a seat

Question 8

La hora pico

Answer 8

The rush hour

Question 9

La muchedumbre

Answer 9

The crowd

Question 10

La salida

Answer 10

The exit

Question 11

El sótano

Answer 11

The basement

Question 12

Cerca de mí

Answer 12

Near me

Question 13

A mi lado

Answer 13

At my side

Question 14

A veces

Answer 14

At times

Question 15

Afortunadamente

Answer 15

Fortunately

Question 16

Completamente

Answer 16

Completely

Question 17

De nuevo

Answer 17

Again

Question 18

Después de + (inf.)

Answer 18

After (doing something)

Question 19

Gratis

Answer 19

Free (cost)

Question 20

Hacia

Answer 20

Toward

Question 21

Menos mal

Answer 21

Luckily

Question 22

Mejor

Answer 22

Better

Question 23

Empezar

La maestra empieza la clase a las seis en punto.

Answer 23

To begin

The (f) teacher begins class at exactly six.

Question 24

Pensar

¿Qué piensa Ud. de la situación del mundo?

Answer 24

To think

What do you (form) think about the world’s situation?

Question 25

Almorzar

Al mediodía, nosotros almorzamos en un restaurante económico con las colegas del trabajo.

Answer 25

To lunch

At noon, we lunch in an inexpensive restaurant with colleagues from work.

Question 26

Encontrar

No puedo encontrar un hotel barato en la ciudad.

Answer 26

To find

I can’t find a cheap hotel in the city.

Question 27

Recordar

Ella entiende la pregunta pero no recuerda la respuesta correcta.

Answer 27

To remember

She understands the question, but she doesn’t remember the correct answer.

Question 28

Jugar

Los muchachos y las muchachas juegan al béisbol todas las tardes a las cinco.

Answer 28

To play, to play (a sport)

The boys and girls play baseball every afternoon at 5:00.

Question 29

Entender

Los estudiantes entienden la pregunta.

Answer 29

To understand

The students understand the question.

Question 30

Perder

No sabes dónde estás porque siempre pierdes las direcciones.

Answer 30

To lose

You don’t know where you are because you always lose the directions.

Question 31

Querer

Carlos no quiere hacer una cita con el dentista.

Answer 31

To want

Carlos doesn’t want to make a date with the dentist.

Question 32

Tener

Yo tengo una pluma y tú tienes un libro difícil.

Answer 32

To have

I have a pen and you have a difficult book.

Question 33

Devolver

Federico devuelve los libros a la biblioteca.

Answer 33

To return (something), to give back

Federico returns the books to the library.

Question 34

Poder

Yo puedo viajar porque tengo mucho dinero.

Answer 34

To be able, can, may

I can travel because I have a lot of money.

Question 35

Volver

El gerente vuelve a la casa a las ocho y media los lunes.

Answer 35

To return

The manager returns to the house at 8:30 on Mondays.

Question 36

Hacer

Ellos prefieren hacer la tarea a las diez de la noche; yo hago la tarea a las siete de la mañana.

Answer 36

To do, to make

They prefer to do their homework at 10:00pm; I do my homework at 7:00am.

Question 37

Poner

Yo pongo los platos en la mesa.

Answer 37

To put

I put the plates on the table.

Question 38

Saber

No sé./
El muchacho sabe nadar y las amigas de él saben bailar.

Answer 38

To know (a fact), to know how

I don’t know./
The boy knows how to swim and his (f) friends know how to dance.

Question 39

Ver

Yo veo un gato gris, tú ves un pájaro azul, y ella ve un perro marrón.

Answer 39

To see

I see a gray cat, you see a blue bird, and she sees a brown dog.

Question 40

Mentir

La niña miente mucho y sus padres están enojados con ella.

Answer 40

To lie

The girl lies a lot, and her parents are angry with her.

Question 41

Preferir

¿Qué prefieres hacer, jugar al tenis o nadar?

Answer 41

To prefer

What do you prefer to do, play tennis or swim?

Question 42

Venir

Ellos vienen a Nueva York a ver los museos.

Answer 42

To come

They come to New York to see the museums.

Question 43

Pedir

Lo único que pido es que no llueva mañana.

Answer 43

To ask for, to request

All I ask is that it doesn’t rain tomorrow.

Question 44

Repetir

¿Por qué repite Ud. la pregunta?

Answer 44

To repeat

Why do you (form) repeat the question?

Question 45

Seguir

Yo sigo las direcciones y no sigues las direcciones.

Answer 45

To follow, to continue

I follow the directions, and you don’t follow the directions.

Question 46

Servir

A las nueve de la mañana, la cafetería abre y los camareros sirven el desayuno.

Answer 46

To serve

At 9:00 AM, the cafeteria opens and the waiters serve breakfast.

Question 47

Sonreír

¿Quienes sonríen más, los hombres, las mujeres, o los niños?

Answer 47

To smile

Who smiles most, men, women, or children?

Question 48

Dormir

Yo duermo a las once de la noche./
Nosotros dormimos nueve horas cada noche.

Answer 48

To sleep

I sleep at 11:00 pm./
We sleep nine hours every night.

Question 49

Oír

Me abuelo no oye bien, pero yo oigo muy bien.

Answer 49

To hear

My grandpa doesn’t hear well, but I hear very well.

Question 50

Salir

Salgo de la casa a las ocho de la mañana.

Answer 50

To leave, to exit, to go out

I leave the house at 8:00 AM.

Question 51

Estar seguro

Answer 51

To be sure