Capítulo 7: Consultorio lingüístico Flashcards
Spatial References
POINT OF DEPARTURE AND DESTINATION:
de…a…: DE Santo Domingo A Punta Cana vamos en moto.
desde…hasta: DESDE Santo Domingo HASTA Punta Cana vamos en moto
We travel by motorcycle FROM Santo Domingo TO Punta Cana
from…to…
DIRECTION:
hacia, para…
toward…
Va HACIA / PARA Santo Domingo.
He/She/It is going TOWARD Santo Domingo
LIMIT:
hasta…
to…
Voy HASTA Santo Domingo en carro.
I’m going TO Santo Domingo by car
INTERMEDIATE LOCATION:
estar entre…y…
to be between…and…
La Romana ESTÁ ENTRE Santo Domingo Y Punta Cana.
La Romana IS BETWEEN Santo Domingo AND Punta Cana.
DISTANCE:
estar a…de…
to be…from…
Punta Cana ESTÁ A 450 km DE Santo Domingo.
Punta Cana IS 450 km FROM Santo Domingo.
estar cerca / lejos de…
to be near / far from…
ESTÁ LEJOS DE Punta Cana?
IS IT FAR FROM Punta Cana?
Mi pueblo ESTÁ CERCA DE Santo Domingo.
My town IS NEAR Santo Domingo.
ROUTE:
pasar por…
to go by…
PASAS POR La Romana para ir a Santo Domingo?
Do you GO BY La Romana on you way to Santo Domingo?
Time References
Indicating periods of time in the future:
pasado mañana = the day AFTER tomorrow
el próximo lunes = el lunes queue vienve (NEXT Monday)
el próximo 16 de julio = NEXT July 16
la semana que viene / la próxima semana = NEXT week
el mes que viene / el próximo mes = NEXT month
el verano que viene / el próximo verano = NEXT summer
el año que viene / el próximo año = NEXT year
Cuándo van de vacaciones ustedes? = Where are you going on vacation?
El próximo mes = Next month
Asking or talking about dates of events:
Qué día es tu cumpleaños? = When is your birthday?
Mi cumpleaños es el doce de marzo = My birthday is ON March 12
ON = el ; El lunes tenemos que viajar a Santo Domingo = ON monday we have to travel to Santo Domingo.
Stating the date:
Mañana ES lunes 4 DE septiembre = Tomorrow is Monday, September 4
Indicating parts of the day:
por/en la mañana = in the morning
de día = during the day
al mediodía = at noon
de noche = at night
por/en la tarde = in the afternoon
esta mañana = this morning
por/en la noche = in the evening, at night
esta tarde = this afternoon
esta noche = tonight
Talking about the future
We use a time expression indicating a future time period + the present form of the verb to express future actions. This presents a future action as certain and under control. We are talking about something we know and that will happen:
Mañana = voy a San Pedro (I’m going to San Pedro)
El mes que viene = regreso a la República Dominicana (I am going back to DR.
El 15 de julio = vamos al teatro (we are going to the theater)
La próxima semana = nos reunimos con Marco (we are meeting Marco
Express future actions:
use ir a + infinitive
(yo) voy a + infinitive
El próximo año VAMOS A HACER un viaje por el norte de la isla = Next year WE’RE GOING TO MAKE a trip in the north of the island.
Expressing Conditions
The most common way to express a condition for something to happen is using si (= if) + a verb. the verb after si is in the present, and the verb in the other clause is in the present or in the future:
SI SALIMOS a las seis de la mañana, VAMOS A LLEGAR sin problemas al aeropuerto = IF WE LEAVE at six in the morning, we WILL ARRIVE at the airport with no problems.
Podemos llegar el viernes por la tarde SI VIAJAMOS en coche = We CAN ARRIVE on Friday IF WE GO by car.
The Weather
These are the most common expressions to talk about the weather:
Tiene un clima…
muy bueno / suave / agradable/ tropical / templado / húmedo / seco
Llueve (it rains) = Está lloviendo (it’s raining)
Nieva (it snows) = Está nevando (it’s snowing)
Está nublado (it’s cloudy)
Hace:
calor (its hot)
frío (its cold)
sol (its sunny)
fresco (its cool)
viento (its windy)
buen / mal tiempo (the weather is good/bad)
Hay:
sol (its sunny)
niebla (its foggy)
tormentas (there are storm)
huracanes (there are hurricanes)
