Functions(For Situation) Flashcards
How to advise someone of something? (Verb)
aconsejar
eg) te aconsejo - I advise you
How to say you agree with someone’s point?
estar de acuerdo or cómo no
When you make a mistake what do you say?
Lo siento/Lo lamento or Perdóneme(nf)/Perdóname
You pick up something at the grocery but do not see a price on it, How do you ask the clerk what is the price of the item?
Cuánto es?(How much is it)/ Cuánto cuesta………?(How much does………..cost? singular), Cuantos cuestan………..? (How much does ………..cost? plural
You traveling to a new home in a new city but you do not know where Costa Rica is located, how do you ask where it is to a local?
Dónde está……..?/ Cóme voy a…………? (How do I go to…………….?)
You need to ask your classmate for help on the homework, what do you say?
ayundar - to help
Puedes ayudarme? (Can you help me? nf), Puede ayudarme? (Can you help me? f)
You want to buy something extra with your mother’s money, what do you text her to ask for permission?
Poder (o -> ue) to be able to/can
Permítame - Allow me (nf)
Permíteme - Allow me (f)
You wish your friend a good trip, what do you say?
Buen viaje - Have a good trip
Que te vaya bien - Hope it goes well for you (f)
Hasta luego - See you later
Hasta la vista - See you soon
Adios/Chao - goodbye
I need to borrow something from your friend, How do you ask him/her?
pedir prestado - to borrow
Be careful
Ten cuidado - Be careful (inf)
Tenga cuidado - Be careful
Ojo! - Look out!/Look!
Your best friend got a 100% on her exam, what do you say to tell her she did a good job?
Buen trabajo - good job
Bien hecho - well done
Muy bien - Very good
Your granddaughter passed her entrance exam for secondary school, what do you say to her in a letter?
Felicidades - Congratulations
Felicitaciones - Congratulations
Someone is worry about their upcoming exam, what do you say to them to reassure them?
No te preocupes - Don’t worry (inf)
No se preocupe - Don’t worry (f)
Todo estariá bien - Everything will be okay.
You found out your friend’s mother died last week so you write a letter, what do you say in the letter?
Mi más profundo pésame/ sentimento - My deepest condolences
Te accompaño en tus sentimientos - I accompany you in your feelings
How do you express your opinion to someone?
En mi opinión, A mí parecer
A mi modo de ver
Your friends surprise you with a birthday party, what do you say first.
Que sorpresa - What a surprise!
Estoy sorprendido/a- I am surprised
Que alegria - How delightful
You are afraid and was left alone by your friends in the dark as a prank but they don’t know you are afraid of the dark, what do you say to them?
temer - to fear/be afraid
Tengo meido - I am afraid
You see a sign forbidding something in a place, what do the sign say?
Se prohíbe + infinitive
_____________ is prohibited
OR
No se puede - one cannot
Your teacher asked you a question but you don’t remember the answer, what do you say?
No me acuerdo - I do not remember
Olvidarse - to forget
You need to invite your teacher to your wedding, what do you send to her in a letter?
Le invito (f)
Te invito (nf)
Les invito - I invite you all
You promise someone something, what do you say?
Prometo - I promise
Doy la palabra - I give you my word
You are trying to tell someone he/she have to come to your Birthday party, what do you say?
Insisto en que + subjunctive - I insist that
Debes + infinitive - You must……………(nf)
Debe + infinitive - You must………………(f)
Deben + infinitive - You all must………………….
Tener que + infinitive - (to have to do something)
