Day 2B 4n22nov//24//jul24// Flashcards
I have always liked to read.
Siempre me ha gustado leer.
gustar always needs an iopn,
me, te, le, se, nos
reading las always been pleasing to me
They have already gone to work.
Ya se han ido a trabajar.
irse - so need a pn so this is customary language but you can just say ya han ido a trabajar.
to break down-stop working like a device
to tear-break something soft, like paper
to break something hard, like wood or a bone
descomponer, descomponerse -
Is used in Latin America.
romper - roto is past participle
quebrar
but romper is also used for hard stuff like glass, se me rompió el vaso
Yea
rotar = to rotate
My computer broke down-isn´t working.
The material of the dress is torn.
Yesterday I broke my arm. (accidentally)
I broke the cup.
Mi computadora se descompuso. Descomponer-to break down
La tela del vestido está rota.
Ayer me quebré el brazo.
Se me quebró/rompío la taza.
the device
el dispositivo
el aparato
The printer printed the letter.
La impresora imprimió la carta.
The printer printed the letter.
They have printed the letter.
La impresora imprimió la carta.
Han IMPRESO la carta. In Guate usamos past participle IMPRESO no IMPRIMIDO even tho imprimido can be used but DON´T
Verbs that imply interaction, like llamar, ignorar, hablar, preguntar, ayudar etc. use IO. ??? what is this about
My parents have never ignored me.
Mis padres nunca me han ignorado.
(me can never be a DO, only an IO)
in Eng we use a DO but not in Spanish, use an IOPN just DO IT
use personal a with animals only if they have a name
I see my cat, Miss Mittens.
I saw lions in Africa.
Se usa la a personal con los animales sólo si tienen un nombre
Veo a mi gata, la señorita Mittens.
Vi leones en África.
To watch tv, movies, sports use VER. You can use mirar, but ver is more common
ver = to see (also to watch)
Para ver la televisión, las películas, el teatro y los deportes, use VER. Se puede usar “mirar” pero “ver” es más común.
to deliberately observe and pay attention
watch-look
mirar
to listen intentionally
to hear something you have no control over
escuchar
oír
