Michel Thomas #5 Flashcards
Buy the book (imperative)
Compre el libre
Book
El libro
THIS book
Este libro
If it is an El/La noun (context: THIS)….
La = Esta, El = Este
This vs That
Esta/este vs ese/esa
That book
Ese libro
If you want to say this without a noun then you will say _____
Esto
Im going to see this
Quiero ver eso
He is not buying it
No lo compra
Dont buy it
No lo compre
To sell
Vender
Youre not selling it / He is not selling it
No lo vende
Dont sell it
No lo venda
If you want to say THIS and it is an EL noun use…
Este
If you want to say THIS and it is a LA noun say…
Esta
The T in _____ and _____ points to a thing and it means THIS
Esta, este
Without the T in esta and este ……
esa and ese means THAT
If you want to say THIS without a noun you will say
ESTO
Im going to buy this
Voy a comprar esto
I want to see that
Quiero ver eso
Why dont you buy this book
Por que no compra este libro
Dont buy it
No lo compre
When you have a positive command the IT is hooked on: Buy it (singular)
Comprelo
Buy it (plural)
Comprenlo
Buy them
Comprenlos
Dont buy them
No los compren
To take
Tomar
Why dont you take it
porque no lo toma
Dont take it
No lo tome
Take it !
Tomelo
Eat it, its very good
Comalo, es muy bueno
We speak
Hablamos
We eat
Comemos
We are leaving
Salimos
We are coming
Venimos
We are selling
Vendemos
We are writing
Escribimos
We have
tenemos
We make
Hacemos
With you
Contigo
We dont do it that way
No lo hacemos asi
We are telling you
Le decimos
I am going / I am going to
Voy a
He is going to
Va a
You roberto are going to
Vas a
We are going to
Vamos a
We are going to leave soon
Vamos a salir pronto
Soon
Pronto
To arrive
LLegar
At what time are you going to arrive in madrid
A que hora vamos a llegar a madrid
We are doing it
Lo hacemos
Why dont you do it roberta
Porque no lo haces roberta
I have
Tengo
I come
Vengo
Im leaving
Salgo
I put
Pongo
I suppose
Supongo
I do
Hago
I tell
Digo
Im bringing
Trayego
to put
Poner
To do
Hacer
To say
Decir
To bring
Traer (traction, to pull in)
Im putting it here
Lo pongo aqui
Im telling yo
Le digo
Where are you putting it
Donde lo pone
We are putting it here
Lo ponemos aqui
Come with me !
venga conmigo
Dont leave !
No salga
Dont leave (several people) !
No salgan
Dont leave (roberto)
No salgas
Dont put it here !
No lo ponga aqui
Put it here!
Pongalo aqui
You can always avoid the imperative by using _____ or _____
Can you or will you
Can you put it here
Puede ponerlo aqui
Bring it
Trayegalo
Bring me something
Trayegame algo
Dont put it here
No lo ponga aqui
There
Allí
Here
Aqui
Put it there
Pongalo alli
Dont put it here, put it there
No pongalo aqui, pongalo alli
Im doing it
Lo hago
Do it
Hagalo
Dont do it
No lo haga
Say it
Digalo
Tell me
Digame
Dont tell me now
No me diga ahora
To call
To call
Call me later please (switch tracks)
LlamEme mas tarde porfavor
To come
Venir
We are coming
Venimos
He is coming
Viene
They are coming
Vienen
You roberto are coming
Vienes
I am coming
vengo
To begin
Comenzar
I am starting
Comienzo
You are starting (he is, she is, it is)
Comienza
At what time are you starting
A que hora comienza
to start
Empezar
Im starting
Empiezo
At what time is it starting
A que gora empieza
The fil
La peliquila
To think
Penzar
I think
Pienso
What do you think
Que piensa
What do you think of the situation
Que piensa de la situacion
We think
Pensamos
Penzar is also used in ________
Thinking forward or planning
I plan on leaving soon
Pienso salir pronto
When do you plan on leaving
Cuando piensa salir?
I understand
Entender
I understand
Entiendo
I dont understand you
No le entiendo
I dont understand you roberto
No te entiendo
Do you understand me (roberto / roberta)
Me entiendes
We dont understand
No entendemos
To want
Querer
We want
Queremos
Verbs with O in them get squished down and become ….
UE (Poder) puedo, puede, peden etc
The power
El poder
To find / to encounter
Encotrar
I find
Encuentro
I dont find it
No lo encuentro
To remember
Recordar
I remember
Recuerdo
To come back
Volver
I come back
Vuelvo
At what time are you coming back sir?
A que gora vuelve senor
We are coming back soon
Volvemos pronto
To regress
Regresar
To lift up / to raise up
Levantar
Im lifting it up
Lo levanto
Why dont you lift it up
Porque no lo levanta
Im lifting myself up
Me levanto
Im getting up
Me levanto
We are getting up
Nos levantamos
You are getting up roberto
Te levantas
When talking to, himself, herself, yourself, senor, senorita, oneself we use _____
Se
He is getting up
Se levanta
At what time are you getting up senorita
A que hora se levanta
At what time are you all getting up
A que hora se levantan
Im going to get up soon
Voy a levantarme pronto
I have to get up
Tengo que levantarme
We are going to get up
Vamos a levantarnos
We have to get up
Tenemos que levantarnos
At what time do we have to get up
A que hora tenemos que levantarnos
To remain
Quedar
To give
Dar
To stay (in spaing you say to remain oneself)
Quedarce (to stay)
Im staying
Me quedo (translates to I remain myself but it means I stay)
Im not staying
no me quedo
How much
Cuanto
How much time
Cuanto tiempo
I dont know how much im staying
No se cuanto tiempo me quedo
I dont know how much im going to stay
No se cuanto tiempo voy a quedarme
I dont know how long I can stay
No se cuanto tiempo puedo quedarme
We are staying
Nos quedamos
A few is more than one if one is uno and dio is days what is few days
Unos dias
We are going to stay here a few days
Vamos a quedarmos aqui unos dias
Usually words ending in A are ___ words , one exception is ____
La, dia
Words ending with O are usually ____ , an exception is
El, La mano - hand
Words ending in Ma are usually ____
El problema, EL
