Chapter 1 & 2 vocabulary Flashcards
Es
is; it; it’s
del
from; of; the; and is used to show possession
el; la;
the (but used in masculine feminine form
cuántos/cuántas
how many (to ask how many of something)
con
with
para
for; by; considering; in order to
cuál
which
un
a
Qué hora es?
what time is it
cuarto or quince
quarter/one fourth/15 passed the hour
media or treinta
half/ 30 min after the hour
y
and
medianoche
midnight
A qué hora es
At what time is
Ex: what time is class?
mediodía
noon
de la noche
at night
de la tarde
in the afternoon
de la mañana
in the morning
cansada
tired
fácil
easy
dificil
difficult
la tarea
homework (masculine or feminine)
necesito : ayuda
need : help
los lugares
places (masculine or feminine)
la librería
bookstore (masculine or feminine)
la residencia estudiantil
dormitory (college) ( masculine or feminine)
el laboratorio
laboratory(masculine or feminine)
el estadio
stadium (masculine or feminine)
la biblioteca
library (masculine or feminine)
la química
chemistry (masculine or feminine)
los cursos
courses (masculine or feminine)
la administración de empresas
business administration (masculine or feminine)
is arte feminine or masculine
art is masculine
la biología
biology (masculine or feminine)
la clase
class (masculine or feminine)
la contabilidad
accounting (masculine or feminine)
español
spanish (masculine or feminine)
la física
physics (masculine or feminine)
historia
(masculine or feminine)
inglés
(masculine or feminine)
las lenguas extranjeras
foreign languages (masculine or feminine)
las matemáticas
mathematics (masculine or feminine)
el periodismo
journalism (masculine or feminine)
la psicología
psychology (masculine or feminine)
la sociología
sociology (masculine or feminine)
la geografía
geography (masculine or feminine)
la computación
computer science (masculine or feminine)
la universidad
(masculine or feminine)
laboratory
(masculine or feminine)
el reloj
clock; watch (masculine or feminine)
en la clase
in the class
la clase (class)
(masculine or feminine)
el borrador
eraser (masculine or feminine)
el examen
test; exam (masculine or feminine)
el horario
schedule (masculine or feminine)
la mesa
table (masculine or feminine)
el papel
paper (masculine or feminine)
la pizarra
blackboard (masculine or feminine)
la pluma
pen (masculine or feminine)
la prueba
quiz; test (masculine or feminine)
la puerta
door (masculine or feminine)
el semestre
semester (masculine or feminine)
la silla
chair (masculine or feminine)
la tiza
chalk (masculine or feminine)
el trimester
trimester/quarter (masculine or feminine)
la ventana
window (masculine or feminine)
el libro
book (masculine or feminine)
las personas
people (masculine or feminine)
el/la compañero/a de clase
Example: el compañero del clase
male/female classmate
el/la compañero/a de cuarto
male female roommate
el escritorio
desk (masculine or feminine)
los días de la semana
days of the week
la semana
week (masculine or feminine)
lunes
monday
martes
tuesday
miércoles
wednesday
jueves
thursday
viernes
friday
sábado
saturday
domingo
sunday
hoy es
today is……..
all “ar” verbs begin with……..
trabajAR; explicAR, cantAR; caminAR
the word to: the “ar” in verbs is equal to the english word (to)
Ex: to work; to explain; to sing; to walk
Te gusta?
Do you like……..?
Si, me gusta……
Yes, I like………
no
don’t; doesn’t
gustan
(like: plural) more than one thing
Ex: I like dogs, I like cats, ect.
gusta
(like-singular)
Ex: I like THE hat; I like THE house, ect.
bailar
to dance
buscar
to look for
caminar
to walk
cantar
to sing
comprar
to buy
contestar
to answer
conversar
to talk; to chat
descansar
to rest
desear
to want; to desire; to wish
dibujar
to draw
enseñar
to teach
escuchar
to listen
esperar
to wait for; to expect; to hope
estar
to be
estudiar
to study
explicar
to explain
gustar
to like; to be pleasing to
hablar
to talk; to speak
llegar
to arrive
llevar
to carry
mirar
to look at; to watch
necesitar
to need
practicar
to practice
preguntar
to ask (a question)
preparar
to prepare
regresar
to return
terminar
to end; to finish
tomar
to take; to drink
trabajar
to work
viajar
to travel
mas
plus; in addition too
menos
minus
Qué
what
Quién
who; who is
Quienes
whose
tengo
I have
para
present to; present to the class
todos
whole; everyone; total
repaso
review
porque
because
verdad
no; eh (used at the end of a question to someone)
cuarenta
forty
Octubra
October
a
to; at a certain time….. a la or a las
when two verbs are used together with no subject change the second verb stays as the infinitive (to). 1st verb changes not the 2nd.
Ex: Deseo (1st) hablar (2nd) con Maite.
I want to speak with Maite.
Quién desea(1) trabajar(2) hoy?
Who wants to work today?
cuáles?
which ones?
When changing the subject/subject pronoun with common verbs (“ar” verbs) drop the “ar” in the verb and add specific ending of each pronoun used.
Ex: Estudiar (estudiAR): Pronouns drop the “ar”and replaces it with……….
yo (subject pronoun) estudiO
tú (subject pronoun) estudiAS
Ud, el, ella, it (subject pronoun) estudiA
nosotros/as (subject pronoun) estudiAMOS
Uds/ya’ll; ellos;ella(subject pronoun) estudiAN
Cuándo
when
¿Adónde?
Where to?
Cuál?
which?
¿Cuáles?
which ones?
