Foundation Course 4 Flashcards
1
Q
where is it?
A
¿dónde está?
2
Q
how much is it?
A
¿cuánto es?
3
Q
to find
A
encontrar
4
Q
I can’t find it
A
no puedo encontrarlo
5
Q
I don’t know where it is
A
no sé donde está
6
Q
will you tell me where it is because I can’t find it
A
puede decirme dónde está porque no puedo encontrarlo
7
Q
to speak
A
hablar
8
Q
I speak
A
hablo
(for the present tense, push down on the penultimate syllable)
9
Q
I buy / I’m buying
A
compro
10
Q
I buy it / I’m buying it
A
lo compro
11
Q
I’m not buying it
A
no lo compro
12
Q
to sell
A
vender
13
Q
I’m selling it
A
lo vendo
14
Q
I’m not selling it
A
no lo vendo
15
Q
to understand
A
comprender
16
Q
I understand
A
comprendo
17
Q
I understand it very well
A
lo comprendo muy bien
18
Q
I don’t understand it very well
A
no lo comprendo muy bien
19
Q
I don’t understand you
A
no le comprendo
20
Q
you understand
A
comprende
21
Q
you understand it
A
lo comprende
22
Q
do you understand it?
A
¿lo comprende?
23
Q
why don’t you understand it?
A
¿por qué no lo comprende?
24
Q
do you understand me?
A
¿me comprende?
25
why don't you understand me?
¿por qué no me comprende?
26
I'm not selling it
no lo vendo
27
you sell it / you're selling it
lo vende
28
why aren't you selling it?
¿por qué no lo vende?
29
to write
escribir
30
I write / I'm writing
escribo
31
every day
| (all the days)
todos los días
32
I write every day
escribo todos los días
33
it pleases
gusta
34
I like
| (it pleases me)
me gusta
35
I like seeing it
me gusta verlo
36
but I don't like doing it
pero no me gusta hacerlo
37
I like going to see it
me gusta ir a verlo
38
pleasure / treat
| (noun)
gusto
39
nice to meet you
| (much pleasure)
mucho gusto
40
you like
| (it pleases you)
le gusta
41
you like to write
le gusta escribir
42
do you like it?
| (you like?)
¿le gusta?
43
yes, I like (it)
sí, me gusta
44
I don't like (it)
no me gusta
45
I like writing
me gusta escribir
46
(you / he / she) writes
escribe
47
why don't you write to me?
¿por qué no me escribe?
48
to know
saber
49
you know
sabe
50
do you know where it is?
¿sabe dónde está?
51
why don't you know it?
¿por qué no lo sabe?
52
to do / to make
hacer
53
why don't you do it?
¿por qué no lo hace?
54
to leave
salir
55
at what time are you leaving?
¿á qué hora sale?
56
I am leav**ing**
| (present participle)
estoy sal**iendo**
57
what are you doing today?
¿qué hace hoy?
58
what are you doing tonight?
¿qué hace esta noche?
59
what are you doing now?
¿qué hace ahora?
60
what are you doing?
| (present participle)
¿qué está haciendo?
61
what are you writing?
¿qué escribe?
62
what are you writing?
| (present participle)
¿qué está escribiendo?
63
to say / to tell
decir
64
what are you saying?
¿qué dice?
65
what
| (in the middle of a sentence)
lo que
66
I don't understand **what** you're saying
no comprendo **lo que** dice
67
I don't know what you want
no sé lo que quiere
68
that's not what I want
no es lo que quiero
69
what do you want?
¿qué quiere?
70
what do you mean?
| (what do you want to say)
¿qué quiere decir?
71
I don't really (very well) understand what you mean
no comprendo muy bien lo que quiere decir
72
you don't understand what I mean
no comprende lo que quiero decir
73
because that's not what I mean
porque no es lo que quiero decir
74
I'm preparing it
lo preparo
75
but I don't accept it
pero no lo acepto
76
verbs either fall into the '**ar**' track:
to speak, to buy, to prepare
habl**ar**, compr**ar**, prepar**ar**
77
or verbs fall into the '**er** / **ir**' track:
to understand, to write, to sell, to do, to leave
comprend**er**, escrib**ir**, vend**er**, hac**er**, sal**ir**
78
regardless of which track, the present form for '**I**' always surfaces on '**o**':
**I** accept it
lo acept**o**
79
for the **er/ir** track, the present tense for **you/he/she/it** surfaces on '**e**':
**he** understands, **he** leaves
comprend**er** ⇒ comprend**e**
sal**ir** ⇒ sal**e**
80
you say / you're saying
dice
81
for the **ar** track, the present tense for **you/he/she/it** surfaces on '**a**':
**she** speaks
habl**a**
82
do you speak English?
¿habla inglés?
83
who / whom
quién
84
who speaks English here?
¿quien habla inglés aquí?
85
nobody
nadie
86
nobody speaks English here
nadie habla inglés aquí
87
the world
el mundo
88
everybody / everyone
| (all the world)
todo el mundo
89
everyone speaks Spanish
todo el mundo habla español
90
why don't you speak Spanish with me?
¿por qué no habla español conmigo?
91
I'm buying it
lo compro
92
I'm not buying it
no lo compro
93
why don't you buy it?
¿por qué no lo compra?
94
I don't know why I'm not buying it
no sé por qué no lo compro
95
why aren't you selling it? / why don't you sell it?
¿por qué no lo vende?
96
I'm not selling it because I don't want to sell it
no lo vendo porque no quiero venderlo
97
I speak
hablo
98
they speak / you all speak
| (same ending)
habl**an**
99
they understand / you all understand
comprend**en**
100
they're doing it / you're all doing it
lo hacen
101
they're buying it / you're all buying it
lo compran
102
they're selling it / you're all selling it
lo venden
103
why don't you sell it?
¿por qué no lo vende?
104
why don't you all sell it?
¿por qué no lo venden?
105
why don't you do it?
¿por qué no lo hace?
106
why don't you all do it?
¿por qué no lo hacen?
107
why don't they do it?
¿por qué no lo hacen?
