Center Spanish Class Flashcards
to be honest with you
para serte sincero/a
to tolerate
soportar
to provide a living for someone, to support
mantener
to provide moral or physical support
apoyar
to give physical support, to maintain a position on something
sostener
in addition, plus, furthermore, besides
por otra parte
to provide a contrasting argument, on the other hand
pero
a kiss
un beso
How are you? (Informal)`
¿Qué tal?
a cup of coffee
un cafecito
Tell me
cuéntame
what’s new?
3 expressions
¿Qué hay de nuevo?
¿Qué noticias tienes?
¿Qué hay de tu vida?
Really?
Really?
Is that so?
Are you sure?
No way!
I can’t believe it!
Unbelievable!
¿En serio?
¿De veras?
¿De verdad?
¿Sí?
¡No!
¡No me lo puedo creer!
¡Increíble!
is dedicated
se dedica
although
aunque
That’s great!
¡Qué bueno!
to introduce information that will surprise the listener–translated as actually
fijate que
imagínate que
exciting
emocionante
I just finished + infinitive
Acabo de + infinitive
I am moving
me mudo
even to
incluso
Bye (informal)
Chao
a small house/ cabin/ cottage
una casita
a small dog/ puppy
un/una perrito/a
the beautiful eyes
los ojitos
tiny
pequeñito/a
very short
bajito/a
when is cito added to the word
when the noun or adjective ends in e, n, or r
a little valley (valle)
un vallecito
an intimate corner (rincón)
rinconcito
a small woman
mujercita
what ending to create the diminutive is used with one-syllable words and words with 2 vowels in the stem
ecito
a small net (red)
una redecita
a little fish (pez)
un pececito
a small town (pueblo)
un pueblecito
a little child (chico, chica)
un/una chiquito/a
a little later (luego)
lueguito
a little water (agua)
agüita
a little plaza (plaza)
una placita
Verb that indicates the purpose of something, what one does for a live–but to answer the question, use “ser”
dedicarse
of course
claro
to move your body
moverse
to move a part of your body
mover los dedos
to move something from one place to another
poner
if you don’t mind
si no te importa
probably
a lo mejor
at least
al menos
to top it all
para colmo
to mind, to care (in the sense of to be a bother to someone)–when used with an indirect object, in question form, or as a negative answer
importar
to not care, to not be important to someone
no me importa, no le importa
It’s none of your business
Eso no te importa.
more and more, gradually getting to be more of a certain quality
cada vez más
once in a while
de vez en cuando
aometimes
a veces
once
una vez
twice
dos veces
at the same time
a la vez
again (2 ways to say)
una vez más
otra vez
at other times
otras veces
the first time
la primera vez
the last time
la última vez
the next time
la próxima vez
any
cualquier
comes after noun and means “just any old”
cualquiera
nothing
nada
nobody
nadie
never
nunca
not a single one
ninguno/a
(changes to ningún if before a masculine noun)
not even–2 expressions
ni
ni siquiera
neither…nor
ni…ni
not either
tampoco
and neither
ni…tampoco
is due to, is caused by
se debe
have to or should in a general, impersonal sense
hay que
3 verbs that are indirect ways of giving advice, used with and indirect object and followed by que and a verb in the subjunctive
sugerir
aconsejar
recomendar
to express doubt
dudar/ no creer/ no estar seguro(a), followed by que and a subjunctive clause telling what one is not sure of or thinks is impossible
to realize
darse cuenta de que
to carry out, to effect, to make happen
realizar
probably, most likely (followed by the indicative)
a lo mejor
at least
al menos
at least when speaking of numbers
por lo menos
in the least, not at all
en lo más mínimo
to be fed up with something or someone
estar harto(a) de also, de alguien
the straw that broke the camels’back
para colmo
to count
contar
to tell a story
cuéntame
to count on or depend on (when used with con)
contar con
