Class 04/03/19

Question 1

How do you say…?

31 of March

Answer 1

The thirty-FIRST of March

(Always use ordinal numbers when speaking about dates)

Question 2

What’s the name of this food…?

Answer 2

Steak (be careful not to pronounce like “stick”)

Question 3

Correct the sentence:

For the first plate we had soup, and for the second plate we had meat

Answer 3

For the first COURSE** we had soup, and for the second **COURSE we had meat

Question 4

How do you say…?

Compromiso (in relationship terms)

Answer 4

Commitment

Example: He doesn’t want to commit / any commitment

Question 5

How do you say…?

Equilibrado

Answer 5

Balanced

Question 6

How do you say…?

Es muy egoísta

Answer 6

He’s very selfish

Question 7

How do you say…?

Es una persona educada

Answer 7

S/He’s a polite person

Question 8

How do you say…?

Pasar de alguien

Answer 8

To ignore someone / To not care, or not pay attention to someone

Question 9

How do you say…?

Un cobarde

Answer 9

A coward

Question 10

How do you say…?

Libertad

Answer 10

Freedom

Question 11

Correct the sentence:

She bought a house with his boyfriend

Answer 11

She bought a house with HER boyfriend

Question 12

Correct the sentence:

Last week she tell him…

Answer 12

Last week she TOLD him…

Question 13

How do you say…?

Prioridad

Answer 13

Priority

Question 14

How do you say…?

Mi amiga se ha independizado / se ha ido de casa

Answer 14

My friend has left home / moved out (of her parents’ house)

Question 15

Correct the sentence:

I took a decision

Answer 15

I MADE a decision

Question 16

How do you say…

Tener huevos :)

Answer 16

To have the balls to…

Question 17

Correct the sentence:

He don’t pass a lot of time with…

Answer 17

He doesn’t spend a lot of time

(In English you “spend” time when you’re doing an activity.

There is an expression “to pass the time”, but it means to do something to make the time pass quicker. (I read the magazines to pass the time while waiting for my friend to arrive).

Question 18

Correct the sentence:

I feel very embarrassing

Answer 18

I feel very embarrassed

The situation is embarrassing, you feel embarrassed

Question 19

How do you say…?

Orgulloso

Answer 19

Proud

Question 20

How do you say…?

Engordar

Answer 20

To PUT ON weight

Question 21

Correct the sentence:

I have the reason, he doesn’t have the reason

Answer 21

I AM RIGHT, he ISN’T RIGHT / He’s wrong

Question 22

How do you say…?

Echar cosas en cara

Answer 22

To throw (something) in (someone’s) face

Question 23

How do you say…?

Borrar

Answer 23

Erase

Question 24

How do you say…?

Nieto / Nieta / Nietos

Answer 24

Grandson / Granddaughter / Grandchildren

Question 25

How do you say...? Hacerse cargo de (la situación)

Answer 25

To **take** **charge** _of_ (the situation)

Question 26

How do you say...? Ponerle los cuernos a alguien

Answer 26

To **CHEAT ON** someone

Question 27

How do you say...? Un porro

Answer 27

A **joint**

Question 28

How do you pronounce this food:

Answer 28

**Jam**

Question 29

What’s the name of this food...?

Answer 29

Pepper

Question 30

How do you pronounce this food:

Answer 30