Level 2: Lesson 1 Flashcards
To understand
comprender
I want to understand it.
Quiero comprenderlo.
I want to understand you.
Quiero comprenderte.
Can you understand me?
Puedes comprenderme?
Why can’t you understand me?
Por que no puedes comprenderme?
I can’t understand you.
No puedo comprenderte.
I can’t tell you now.
No puedo decirte ahora.
Why don’t you want to tell me?
Por que no quieres decirme?
He is Pedro.
Es Pedro
Is he Pedro or Miguel?
Es Pedro o Miguel?
Is Pedro American or Spanish?
Pedro es Americano o Espanol?
Es Pedro Americano o Espanol?
I am Paula and I am Spanish.
Soy Paula y soy Espanola.
If
si (without the accent of yes ‘si’)
I don’t know if you can see me.
No se si puedes verme.
I don’t know if he is Spanish or British.
No se si es Espanol o Britanico.
I understand.
comprendo
To understand.
I understand.
You understand.
he/she understands.
comprender
(yo) comprendo
(tu) comprendes
(el/ella) comprende
She wants to know if you understand.
(Ella) Quieres saber si comprendes
She wants to know if he understands.
(Ella) Quiere saber si comprende.
To tell / To tell
decir
She doesn’t want to tell me if she’s leaving tonight.
No quiere decirme si sale esta noche.
If I don’t see you today, you can tell me tomorrow.
Si no te veo hoy, puedes decirme manana.
Don’t you see where I am?
No ves donde estoy?
I can see you.
Puedo verte.
I see you.
Te veo.
You can see me
Puedes verme.
You see me.
Me ves.
I can understand you.
Puedo comprenderte.
I understand you.
Te comprendo.
Words are stressed on the second to last syllable when the word ends in a vowel or ‘n’ or ‘s’, so no accent marks are needed. The accent is automatically applied because of this rule.
Coca-Cola
cerveza
pone
imposible
perdone
buenas
tardes
grande
sabes
ponen
manana
Words ending in a consonant other than n or s are stressed on the last syllable, so no accent mark is necessary. The accent is automatically applied.
comprender
saber
hacer
estoy
hotel
a
Words which to not end in a vowel, or ‘n’, or ‘s’, or that end in a consonant other than ‘n’ or ‘s’, require an accent to be written into the words to indicate the stressed vowel.
dificil (accent over the second ‘i’)
facil (accent over the first vowel)
estas (accent over the second vowel)
aqui (accent over the second vowel)
telefono (accent over the second vowel)
cafe (accent over the second vowel)
At times accents are also used to help differentiate between identically spelled words.
mi (my) (no accent)
mi (me) (Accent over the ‘e’)
el (the)
el (him) (accent over the ‘e’)
tu (your)
tu (you) (accent over the ‘u’)
She wants to know if you understand?
Ella quiere saber si comprendes?
You can’t tell me tomorrow?
No puedes decirme manana?
I don’t know where I am.
No veo donde estoy.
You don’t know where I am.
No sabes donde estoy.
She doesn’t want to tell me if she’s leaving tonight.
No quiere decirme si sale esta noche.
If I don’t see you today, you can tell me tomorrow.
Si no te veo hoy, puedes decirme manana.
I can’t tell you now because I’m leaving.
No puedo decirte ahora porque salgo.
