Michel Thomas CD 1 Flashcards
Asi
Like that/ that way
Al contrario
On the contrary
Cenar
To dine
Hay
Is there? Are there?
por aquí?
Around here?
el sexo
The sex
La esquina
The corner
La firma
The signature
Tipo
Kind/type
De
Of
Translation
Traduccíon
Puede
Can you/ will you (difference in the inflection)
Explanation
Explicación
To give
Dar
Formation
To form
Formación
Formar
To conform
Conformar
To confirm
Confirmar
To come
Venir
To leave
Salir
Like that/ that way
Así
Aquí
Here
To see To see it To see you To see them To see them feminine To see me
Ver Verlo Verle Verlos Verlas Verme
Saber
Saberlo
To know
To know it
To understand To understand it To understand you To understand them To understand me
Comprender Comprenderlo Comprenderle Comprenderlos Comprenderme
To say/to tell
To tell me
To tell you
Decir
Decirme
Decirle
Comprar
Comprarlo
To buy
To buy it
Caro
Expensive
I have to/ I must
Tengo que
Pronto
Soon
Tiene que
You have to/ you must
Cuando
When
Cuánto
How much
If
Si
I am
Estoy
I am busy
I am busy (fem)
Estoy occupado
Estoy occupada
Tired
Consado/consada
Está
You are
To be
Estar
Esta (without an accent)
This
Cómo
How
Voy (pronounced boy)
I am going
A
To
I am going to
Voy a
I am not going to buy it
Voy a comprarlo
Es muy caro
It is very expensive
I am going to tell you
Voy a decirle
Very late
Muy tarde
Later (more late)
Más tarde
Llamar
To call
I am going to call you later
Voy a llamarle más tarde
Can you call me later
Puede llamarme màs tarde
A qué hora puede llamarme
At what time can you call me?
You are going to
Va a (baa like a sheep)
He is going to be here soon
(Él) va a estar aquí pronto
Listo
Ready
Estoy lista
I am ready (fem)
Està listo
Are you ready (masc)
All/everything
Todo
Nada
Nothing
Everything is going to be ready
Todo està listo
Estar
Ser
To be- expresses how one is or where one is - not a permanent characteristic
To be - expresses permanent characteristics, who one is or what one is
Cómo está ella
Where is she
I don’t know
No sé
I know
I don’t know
I don’t know where it is
I know it
Sé
No sé
No sé dónde está
Lo sé
He is sick today
Él está enfermo hoy
Domingo
Sunday
Llegar
To arrive
Pablo está barracho
Pablo is drunk
Bien vestido
El está bien vestido hoy
Well dressed
He is well dressed today
She is clever
She is ready
Ella es lista (permanent characteristic)
Ella está lista
Tomar
To take
Will you/ can you prepare the dinner for me
Puede preparar la cena para mi
Will you accept the condition
Puede aceptar la condición
Encantado (masc)
Encantada (fem)
Pleased to meet you
Trabajo en
I work in
El salón
The living room
El vàter
The toilet
El lavabo
The sink
La cama
The bed
La silla
The chair
La cortina
The curtain
La almohaha (al-mwah-da)
The pillow
El ropero (row-pair-o)
The wardrobe
Una pera
A pear
Un plátano (plat - ano)
A banana
Verbs ending in R - follow same pattern
Trabajar
Trabajo
Trabajas
Trabaja
To work
I work you work
He/she works
Irregular verb - SER
Soy (yo soy)
Eres (tú eres)
Es (ella/ él es)
You don’t need to use these with yo/tú/él etc).
I am
You are
She is
He is
Vivir
To live
Donde vives
Where do you live?
Estás de vacaciones?
Are you on holiday?
En el sur de Inglaterra
In the south of England
The parents
Los padres
El padre
The father
La madre
The mother
Venir
To come
Conocer
To know
Mucho/mucha
Muchos/muchas
Much/ a lot of
Many/ lots of
El este
El oeste
The east
The west
Un pueblo
A village
El castillo
The castle
Las patatas
The potatoes
Donde vives (tú) Dónde vive (usted)
WHEN FORMAL USTED YOU MISS THE S OFF THE VERB
Cómo estas
Cómo está (usted)
Where do you live (non-formal)
Éste y ésta mean ‘this’
You use them when showing something to somebody or introducing someone
Éste es tu dormitorio
Éste with masculine nous, ésta with feminine nouns.
Ésta es mi madre
For plurals you use éstos y éstas
E.g éstos son mis padres
Dónde estar usted
Dónde estar ella
Where are you
Where is she etc
With me
With him
With here
Conmigo
Con ella
Etc
Venir
To come
Encontrar
No puedo encontralo
To find
I cannot find it
Vender
Lo vendo
To sell
I am selling it
To understand
I understand it very well
Comprender
Lo comprendo muy bien
I don’t understand you
No le comprendo
You understand
Comprende
Do you understand me?
Me comprende?
Vender
Lo vendo
Lo vende
To sell
I am selling it
You are selling it
I am writing everyday
Escribo todos los dias
I like (it pleases me)
Me gusta
I like to go see it
Me gusta ir a verlo
I like very much
Me gusta mucho
Le gusta/?
You like/ do you like?
Do you know where it is
Sabe dónde está?
Papel higiénico
Toilet paper (paper hygienic)
El mercado
The market
Me pones peras
Can I have some pears (put me some pears)
Nada mas
Nothing else
The bakery
La panaderia
La compra
The shopping
Me pone….
Me pones…..
Can I have ….? Put me some
Formal, informal
Un cajero
A cash point
A piece of….
Un trozo de…
Las pilas
The batteries
El champú
The shampoo
At the end of
Al final de….
Al lado de….
Next to
Tengo, tienes, tiene, tienen
I have, you have, he/she/it has, they have
Verduras
Vegetables
Postres
Desert
No queda
There is no
De primero
De segundo
As a starter
As a main course
Vivir
Vivo
Vives/vive
Vive
To live
I live
You live - informal/ formal
He/she/it lives
Decir
Que dice
To say/ to tell
What are you saying
For you saying e in decir becomes i in dice
I am sorry but I don’t understand what you are saying
Lo siento, pero no comprendo lo que dice
Lo que for when you use what in the middle of a sentence
What do you want to say
What do you mean
Que quiere decir
The combination of what and say in Spanish means ‘to mean’
I don’t accept it
No lo acepto
You are leaving
You are doing
You are writing
You are saying
Sale
Hace
Escribe
Dice
Who speaks English here
Quien habla inglés aquí?
Nobody
Nadie (na-de-a)
Everybody
Todo el mundo (everybody in the world)
I am buying it
Lo compro
They speak
They understand
They are doing it
They are selling it
Hablan
Comprenden
Lo hacen
Lo venden
Te gusta él vino?
Do you like wine ?
Rico
Delicious
Agradable
Nice
Un vino espumoso
Un vino muy afrutado
Un vino aromatico
A sparkling wine
A very fruity wine
A aromatic wine
Strong
Weak
Fuerte
Débil
The hair
El pelo
Rubio
Blonde
Dark haired
Moreno, morena
Tranquilo, tranquila
Calm, quiet
Peligroso, peligrosa
Dangerous
Agradable
Nice (person)
A semi-sweet wine
A dry wine
Un vino semidulce
Un vino seco
I like I like (plural)
Me gusta
Me gustan
Te gusta
Le gusta
Do you like
Do you like (formal)
El trece de abril
13 of April
Enero , febrero, marzo
January, February, March
Abril, mayo, junio, julio
April, May, June, July
Agosto, septiembre
August, September
October, November
Octubre, noviembre
December
Deciembre
A boat
Un barco
El horario
The timetable
What time does it leave
A que hora sale?
Cuando sale
When does it leave?
Pronto
Soon
Only
Sólo
To ask
Preguntar
The month
El mes
A hangover
Una resaca
……¿no?
¿Verdad?
Isn’t it
Doesn’t it
Used at the end of a sentence
Quién
Who
Cold or hot
Fria o caliente
Mas despacio por favor
Slow done please
El ascensor
The elevator
La planta baja
La primera planta
The ground floor
The first floor
También
Also
Ese + noun
That….
Este + noun
This…
