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Lesson 18 Flashcards

The imperative verb tense, transportation, and directions

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I already told you a thousand times, walk!

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Ya te dije mil veces, ¡camina!

walk (command) - camina

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Walk (vosotros) to your grandmother’s house

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Caminad a la casa de vuestra abuela

walk (vosotros, command) - caminad

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Señor Rodríguez, walk please

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Señor Rodríguez, camine por favor

walk (ud, command) - camine

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Walk more quickly, all of you

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Caminen más rápido, todos Uds.

walk (uds, command) - caminen

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Let’s walk to the restaurant

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Caminemos al restaurante

walk (let’s) - caminemos

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Conjugate caminar in the positive imperative (i.e. command)

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CAMINAR (Imperativo)

  • Camina (tú)
  • Camine (ud)
  • Caminemos (nosotros)
  • Caminad (vosotros)
  • Caminen (uds)

Note that there is no first (yo) or third person (él, ellos) in the imperative. All -ar verbs are conjugated like this in the imperative

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Don’t walk around there

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No camines por allí

don’t walk - no camines. Note that when negated, the imperative is conjugated differently in the second person

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Don’t walk (vosotros) in the rain!

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¡No caminéis en la lluvia!

don’t walk (vosotros) - no caminéis

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Conjugate caminar in the negative imperative (“don’t walk”)

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CAMINAR (Imperativo Negativo)

  • No camines (tú)
  • No camine (ud)
  • No caminemos (nosotros)
  • No caminéis (vosotros)
  • No caminen (uds)

Note that verbs in the imperative have a different conjugation depending on whether the command is positive (“do this”) versus negative (“don’t do this”)

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Please eat all of that

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Por favor come todo eso

eat (command) - come

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Eat (vosotros) all of your vegetables before going out!

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¡Comed todas vuestras verduras antes de salir!

eat (vosotros, command) - comed

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Grandma, please eat all of the food

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Abuelita, por favor coma toda la comida

eat (ud, command) - coma

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Eat (uds) everything on this plate!

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¡Coman todo lo que está en este plato!

eat (uds, command) - coman

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Let’s eat at your parents’ house

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Comamos en casa de tus padres

eat (let’s) - comamos

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Conjugate comer in the positive imperative for regular -er verbs

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COMER (Imperativo)

  • Come (tú)
  • Coma (ud)
  • Comamos (nosotros)
  • Comed (vosotros)
  • Coman (uds)

All regular -er verbs are conjugated this way in the imperative

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Don’t eat this cake

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No te comas este pastel

don’t eat - no comas. Note that when negated, the imperative is conjugated differently in the second person

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Don’t eat (vosotros) with your hands

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No comáis con las manos

don’t eat (vosotros) - no comáis

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Conjugate comer in the negative imperative (“don’t eat”)

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COMER (Imperativo Negativo)

  • No comas (tú)
  • No coma (ud)
  • No comamos (nosotros)
  • No comáis (vosotros)
  • No coman (uds)
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Always write what the teacher says!

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¡Siempre escribe lo que dice el maestro!

write (command) - escribe

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Write (vosotros) your phone numbers on this paper

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Escribid vuestros números de teléfono en este papel

write (vosotros, command) - escribid

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Write (ud) a little every day!

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¡Escriba un poco todos los días!

write (ud, command) - escriba

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Write (uds) in this notebook

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Escriban en este cuaderno

write (uds, command) - escriban

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Let’s write a book

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Escribamos un libro

write (let’s) - escribamos

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Conjugate escribir in the positive imperative for regular -ir verbs

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ESCRIBIR (Imperativo)

  • Escribe (tú)
  • Escriba (ud)
  • Escribamos (nosotros)
  • Escribid (vosotros)
  • Escriban (uds)

All regular -ir verbs are conjugated this way in the imperative

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_Don’t write _on this book! It’s mine!

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¡No escribas en este libro! ¡Es mío!

don’t write - no escribas. Note that when negated, the imperative is conjugated differently in the second person

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Don’t write (vosotros) on your new table

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No escribáis en vuestra mesa nueva

don’t write (vosotros) - no escribáis

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Conjugate escribir in the negative imperative (“don’t write”)

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ESCRIBIR (Imperativo Negativo)

  • No escribas (tú)
  • No escriba (ud)
  • No escribamos (nosotros)
  • No escribáis (vosotros)
  • No escriban (uds)
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Say what time you will arrive

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Dí a qué hora vas a llegar

say - dí. Note that decir is irregular in the informal positive imperative. The most common usage of this command is the phrase “tell me” - dime

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Conjugate decir in the imperative (positive and negative)

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DECIR (Imperativo, Positivo y Negativo)

  • Tú dí o no digas
  • Ud diga o no diga
  • Nosotros digamos o no digamos
  • Vosotros decid o no digáis
  • Uds digan o no digan
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Do what I ask

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Haz lo que pido

do (command) - haz. Note that hacer is irregular in the informal positive imperative

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Conjugate hacer in the imperative (positive and negative)

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HACER (Imperativo, Positivo y Negativo)

  • Tú haz o no hagas
  • Ud haga o no haga
  • Nosotros hagamos o no hagamos
  • Vosotros haced o no hagáis
  • Uds hagan o no hagan
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Go to the supermarket

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Ve al supermercado

go (command) - ve. Note that ir is irregular in the informal positive imperative

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Conjugate ir in the imperative (positive and negative)

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IR (Imperativo, Positivo y Negativo)

  • Tú ve o no vayas
  • Ud vaya o no vaya
  • Nosotros vayamos o no vayamos
  • Vosotros id o no vayáis
  • Uds vayan o no vayan
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Let’s go

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Vamos (o) Vámonos

let’s go - vamos/vámonos

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Put the cups on the table!

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¡Pon los vasos en la mesa!

put - pon. Note that poner is irregular in the informal positive imperative

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Conjugate poner in the imperative (positive and negative)

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PONER (Imperativo, Positivo y Negativo)

  • Tú pon o no pongas
  • Ud ponga o no ponga
  • Nosotros pongamos o no pongamos
  • Vosotros poned o no pongáis
  • Uds pongan o no pongan
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Leave my house! I never want to see you again!

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¡Sal de mi casa! ¡Nunca quiero volver a verte!

leave - sal. Note that salir is irregular in the second person

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Conjugate salir in the imperative (positive and negative)

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SALIR (Imperativo, Positivo y Negativo)

  • Tú sal o no salgas
  • Ud salga o no salga
  • Nosotros salgamos o no salgamos
  • Vosotros salid o no salgáis
  • Uds salgan o no salgan
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Be a better student and study more

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Sé mejor estudiante y estudia más

be - sé. Note that ser is irregular in the informal positive imperative

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Conjugate ser in the imperative (positive and negative)

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SER (Imperativo, Positivo y Negativo)

  • Tú sé o no seas
  • Ud sea o no sea
  • Nosotros seamos o no seamos
  • Vosotros sed o no seáis
  • Uds sean o no sean
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Have patience!

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¡Ten paciencia!

have - ten. Note that tener is irregular in the informal positive imperative

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Conjugate tener in the imperative (positive and negative)

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TENER (Imperativo, Positivo y Negativo)

  • Tú ten o no tengas
  • Ud tenga o no tenga
  • Nosotros tengamos o no tengamos
  • Vosotros tened o no tengáis
  • Uds tengan o no tengan
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Come home right now!

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¡Ven a casa ahora!

come - ven. Note that venir is irregular in the second person

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Conjugate venir in the imperative (positive and negative)

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VENIR (Imperativo, Positivo y Negativo)

  • Tú ven o no vengas
  • Ud venga o no venga
  • Nosotros vengamos o no vengamos
  • Vosotros venid o no vengáis
  • Uds vengan o no vengan
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Grandpa, give (ud) me a present!

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Abuelito, ¡déme un regalo!

give (ud) - dé. Note that dar is only irregular in the Ud. form

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Turn (ud) right on the next road

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Dé vuelta a la derecha en la próxima calle

to turn - dar vuelta. There are other alternative ways to say “to turn”, including virar, doblar,and girar, although dar vuelta is most common

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Turn around (ud) right now

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Dé la vuelta ahora mismo

to turn around - dar la vuelta. Note that by inserting the word la, we distinguish between dar vuelta “to turn” and dar la vuelta “to turn around”

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Go (ud) straight and then turn left

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Vaya derecho y después dé vuelta a la izquierda

straight - derecho. Do not confuse this with derecha, which means “right”

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Please speed up, we need to go faster

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Por favor acelera, tenemos que ir más rápido

to speed up - acelerar

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My street will be up there ahead

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Mi calle va a estar allá adelante

ahead - adelante

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Slow down the car; my house is right here!

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¡Frena el carro; mi casa está aquí!

to brake, to slow down - frenar

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Stop here and then follow the truck on that road

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Para aquí y después sigue el camión en esa calle

to stop (e.g. a car) - parar

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Stop driving so fast!

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¡Deja de manejar tan rápido!

to stop (doing something) - cesar de, dejar de

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Call the taxi cab, I want to leave now

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Llama al taxi, ya me quiero ir

taxi, cab - el taxi

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To get to the train station, go (ud) straight, then turn right on the first street

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Para llegar a la estación de tren, vaya derecho, y después dé vuelta a la derecha en la primera calle

train - el tren

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From now on I’m only going to take the train to work

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De ahora en adelante sólo voy a tomar el tren al trabajo

from now on - de ahora en adelante

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The bus driver will stop every three streets

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El conductor del autobús va a parar cada tres calles

driver - el conductor, el chofer

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Get into the truck because we are waiting for you

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Súbete al camión porque te estamos esperando

to get into (a vehicle) - subirse a

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This airplane doesn’t stop in Mexico; it goes to Spain

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Este avión no para en México; va a España

airplane - el avión

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The airport is one hour by train or one and half hours by bus

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El aeropuerto está a una hora en tren o a una hora y media en autobús

airport - el aeropuerto. Also note that you can use a + amount of time to show how far something is

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These planes only fly from New York to Madrid

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Estos aviones sólo vuelan de Nueva York a Madrid

to fly - volar. Follows the same -o- to -ue- base change pattern as mover

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Did you leave your tickets at home?

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¿Dejaste tus boletos en casa?

to leave (something) - dejar

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Don’t let him eat that!

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¡No le dejes comer eso!

to let (someone) - dejar. Note that dejar can mean both “to let” and “to leave (something)”

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Stop at the stop sign or I will not let you drive!

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¡Para en el alto o no te voy a dejar conducir!

stop sign - el alto

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The light is green, drive!

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El semáforo está en verde, ¡conduce!

traffic light - el semáforo

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I don’t like driving when you tell me how to drive the whole time

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No me gusta manejar cuando me dices como manejar todo el tiempo

to drive - manejar. Note that manejar and conducir mean the same thing. Manejar literally means “to manage”

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It seems to me that this car is too dangerous to drive

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Me parece que este carro es demasiado peligroso para manejar

dangerous - peligroso

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This city seems too big to me

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Esta ciudad me parece demasiado grande

city - la ciudad

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Are you going to study business or art?

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¿Vas a estudiar negocios o arte?

business - el negocio. Note that when refering to “business” as a subject or as an adjective (i.e. “a business man”), you will need to use the plural negocios. When speaking of “business” as an establishment (i.e. “his car business”), you will say negocio

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The business man has his own company

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El hombre de negocios tiene su propia empresa

company, business - la empresa

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Do you have the capital (money) to begin your business?

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¿Tienes el capital para empezar tu negocio?

capital (money) - el capital. Do not confuse this with la capital, which means a capital city. Many other nouns can change meaning by changing gender

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What is the capital of Chile?

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¿Cuál es la capital de Chile?

capital (city) - la capital. Do not confuse this with el capital, which refers to money

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Barack Obama is the current American president

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Barack Obama es el presidente americano actual

current (present) - actual. Be careful not to confuse the Spanish word actual with the English word “actual”. They are false cognates

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My best friend used to live on this corner

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Mi mejor amigo vivía en esta esquina

corner - la esquina

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You can put your clothes in this corner (nook)

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Puedes poner tu ropa en este rincón

corner, nook - rincón. Note that although esquina and rincón both translate to “corner”, esquina refers to an intersection such as one between two roads or two walls, whereas rincón refers to a small space like a nook or cranny

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Actually, turn (ud) on this corner

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De hecho, dé vuelta en esta esquina

actually, in fact - de hecho. Be careful not to use the Spanish word actualmente to mean “actually”. This is a false cognate. Actualmente means “currently”

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The train’s exit is at the back of the station

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La salida del tren está al fondo de la estación

exit - la salida. Be careful not to confuse this with the word éxito, which means “success”

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It is certain that my business will be very successful

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Es seguro que mi negocio va a tener mucho éxito

to be successful - tener éxito. Be careful not to confuse the word éxito “success” with the Spanish for “exit”, which is la salida

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It is a new highway that goes from Mexico City up to Acapulco

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Es una autopista nueva que va desde la ciudad de México hasta Acapulco

highway - la autopista, la carretera. Note that autopista tends to describe a large multi-lane highway, while carretera usually describes a smaller parkway

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He opened his business and then spent all of his money

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Abrió su negocio y luego gastó todo su dinero

then, after - luego. It is also acceptable to say entonces, but using the word luego emphasizes that the second action occurred some time after the first

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Go (ud) toward the highway and then turn right

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Vaya hacia la carretera y luego dé vuelta a la derecha

toward - hacia

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There isn’t a lot of light; I prefer not to drive

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No hay mucha luz; prefiero no manejar

light - la luz

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He always drives fast, which worries me

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Él siempre maneja rápido, lo cual me preocupa

which (neuter) - lo cual. Because the idea of him driving fast is abstract, we use the neuter pronoun lo here

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This is the road by which we go to school every day

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Esta es la calle por la cual vamos a la escuela todos los días

by which - por el cual. Note that “which” can be translated in Spanish by several different phrases (e.g. con el cual, por el cual, para el cual, del cual, etc.)

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Mexico is a country that has some beautiful beaches

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México es un país que tiene unas playas hermosas

country - el país

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There is the policeman; ask him for help

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Allí está el policía; pídele ayuda

policeman - el policía

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He is a very corrupt police officer; don’t talk to him

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Es un policía muy corrupto; no le hables

corrupt - corrupto

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In certain countries, the police force is a very corrupt institution

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En ciertos países, la policía es una institución muy corrupta

police force - la policía

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According to the police officer, the station is on the right

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Según el policía, la estación está a la derecha

according to - según

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According to the map, you have to make a left at the stop sign

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Según el mapa, tienes que dar vuelta a la izquierda en el alto

map - el mapa. Remember that many nouns ending in -ma, -pa, and -ta are masculine, as they are of Greek origin

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Such is life

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Así es la vida

life - la vida. Remember that abstract nouns, like “life” must have the definite article in front of them

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How many animals are there in this country?

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¿Cuántos animales hay en este país?

animal - el animal

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Mankind is the most inteligent animal

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El hombre es el animal más inteligente

mankind - el hombre. Note that the use of the definite article el makes the word hombre abstract

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