Ch. 1: Basics of Conversational Spanish Flashcards
Does your hand hurt?
Le duele la mano?
“mi mano” is redundant.
The daily medications
Los medicamentos diarios
To be, temporary. Current state.
Estar (estado, the state)
To be, permanent.
Ser (el ser, the self)
La paciente (is) muy enferma.
The patient ESTA very sick.
El senor Gomez (is) listo.
Mr. Gomez ESTA ready.
La clinica (is) en el sexto piso.
The clinic ESTA on the sixth floor.
Teresa (is) buena estudiante.
Teresa ES a good student.
Las enfermeras (are) muy amables.
The nurses SON very kind.
Dina (is) una trabajadora social.
Dina ES a social worker.
El senor Carlos (is) de Guatemala.
Mr. Carlos ES from Guatemala.
ESTAR conjugations
Estoy, estas, esta, estamos, estais, estan
SER conjugations
Soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son
POR is used…
To mean “in place of”
To indicate the duration of something
When you can substitute “thanks to” or “because of”
PARA is used…
To mean “for the benefit of” or “directed to”
To substitute “in order to” or “for the purpose of”
El tratamiento es (for) diez dias.
The treatment is POR 10 days.
Jugue (for) Marco porque esta enfermo.
I played POR Marco because he is sick.
Me sane (thanks to) tu ayuda.
I was healed POR your help.
El fue al hospital (because of) dolor de pie.
He went to the hospital POR foot pain.
Me ha dolido la cabeza (for) tres horas.
My head has hurt POR three hours.
Esta medicina es (for the benefit of) dona Alicia.
This medicine is PARA Mrs. Alicia.
Tomo una pastilla (for the benefit of) la presion.
I take a pill PARA my blood pressure.
Este instrumento es (for) escuchar el corazon.
This instrument is PARA listening to your heart.
El fue al hospital (in order to) aliviar su dolor.
He went to the hospital PARA relieve his pain.
Usted ha tenido dolor de pecho?
Have you had chest pain?
Si; senti dolor de pecho despues de una caida que tuve ayer.
Yes, I felt chest pain after a fall that I had yesterday.
Todavia tiene dolor?
Do you still have pain?
Que edad tenia cuando tuvo su primer ataque al corazon?
How old were you when you had your first heart attack?