Level 1: Lesson 10 Flashcards
I can
(yo) puedo
You can
(tu) puedes
I can do it.
Puedo hacerlo: In phrases with ‘can’ e.g. ‘I can do it.’, the second verb ‘do’ should be thought of as ‘to do’. The infinitive form (to do) is used even though ‘to’ is not used in English. I can (to) do it.
You can see it.
Puedes verlo: In phrases with ‘can’ e.g. ‘I can see it.’, the second verb ‘see’ should be thought of as ‘to see’. The infinitive form (to see) is used even though ‘to’ is not used in English. You can (to) see it. - Puedes verlo. (‘it’ is lo which is attached to the end of ‘ver’ (to see).
Can you see it?
Puedes verlo?
Can you do it?
Puedes hacerlo?
Can you see my car?
Puedes ver mi carro? (Note: the second verb ‘see’ should be thought of as ‘to see’. The infinitive form (to see) is used even though ‘to’ is not used in English. Can you (to) see my car?’
I can’t
no puedo
No. I can’t see it.
No. No puedo verlo.
What can you see?
Que puedes ver? (Note: Why is this not Que puedes ves?) Because the second verb ‘see’ should be thought of as ‘to see’. The infinitive form (to see) is used even though ‘to’ is not used in English. What can you (to) see? Que puedes ver?
I can’t do it.
No puedo hacerlo.
difficult
dificil (accent on second i)
easy
facil (accent on a)
It’s not very difficult
No es muy dificil.
It’s easy for you but it’s difficult for me.
Es facil para ti pero es dificil para mi.
I can’t do it because it’s very difficult.
No puedo hacerlo porque es muy dificil.
It’s very difficult to know.
Es muy dificil saber.
It’s not very easy to do it like that.
No es muy facil hacerlo asi.
It’s difficult but it’s not impossible.
Es dificil pero no es imposible.
big
grande
small / little
pequeno
My computer is very big.
Mi computadora es muy grande.
Your computer is very small.
Tu computadora es muy pequeno.
Adjectives (difference between English and Spanish)
Adjectives (describing words) in English go before the word they describe. ie. A large coffee. In Spanish they usually go after the noun. ie. Un cafe grande.
A large coffee.
Un cafe grande.
A small coffee.
Un cafe paqueno.
or
o
Do you want a big coffee or a small coffee?
Quieres un cafe grande o un cafe pequeno?
I want a large beer and a small coffee please.
Quiero una serveza grande y un cafe pequeno, por favor.
It’s not easy, it’s very difficult.
No es facil, es muy dificil.
It’s not difficult, its very easy.
No es dificil, es muy facil.
To do
Hacer
To see
ver
To be
ser
To know
saber
I want to be it.
Quiero serlo
I want you to know it.
Quieres saberlo
