Modern Spanish Syntax: Chapter 9 Flashcards
1
Q
They are coming tomorrow
A
Vienen mañana
2
Q
They are coming next week (the coming week)
A
Vienen la semana entrante
3
Q
They are coming next year
A
Vienen el próximo año
4
Q
They are coming shortly
A
Vienen dentro de poco
5
Q
For how long will he stay here?
A
¿Hasta cuándo se quedará aquí?
6
Q
He’ll stay here till late
A
Se quedará aquí hasta tarde.
7
Q
They have been here since yesterday
A
Estaban aquí desde ayer
8
Q
Since when have they been here?
A
¿Desde cuándo estaban aquí?
9
Q
They will arrive by four o’clock
A
Llegarán para las cuatro
10
Q
By when will they arrive?
A
¿Para cuándo llegarán?
11
Q
I think that it will be ready by tomorrow more or less
A
Creo que estará listo para mañana mas o menos
12
Q
By when do you suppose it will be ready more or less?
A
¿Para cuándo crees que estará listo, mas o menos?
13
Q
I expect to send it by next week approximately
A
Espero enviarlo para la semana entrante aproximadamente
14
Q
I suppose that they will arrive by 8 ‘oclock
A
Supongo que llegarán para las 8
15
Q
By when do you suppose they will arrive?
A
¿Para cuándo supones que llegarán?
16
Q
It requires two thirds.
A
Requiere dos tercios
17
Q
How much does it require?
A
¿Cuánto requiere?
18
Q
A lot is needed
A
Hace falta mucho
19
Q
How much is needed?
A
¿Cuánto hace falta?
20
Q
It is four miles long.
A
Es cuatro millas de largo
21
Q
How long is it?
A
¿Cuánto es de largo?
22
Q
Today is May 5th
A
Hoy estamos a cinco de Mayo
23
Q
What day is it today?
A
¿A cuánto estamos hoy?
24
Q
A yard of wire sells for one dollar
A
La yarda de alambre se vende a un dólar.
25
How much does a yard of wire sell for?
¿A cuánto se vende la yarda de alambre?
26
They bought that Picasso for a million dollars
Compraron ese Picasso a un millón de dólares
27
For how much did they buy that Picasso?
¿A cuánto compraron ese Picasso?
28
He paid them at 65 cents the dozen
Los pago a 65 centavos la docena.
29
How much did he pay them for?
¿A cuánto los pagó?
30
The President is sick
El Presidente esta enfermo
31
How is the President?
Como esta el Presidente
32
The President is young.
El Presidente es joven
33
The maid left angry
La criada salio enojada
34
How did the maid leave?
Como salio la criada?
35
The students travelled by airplane
Los estudiantes viajaron por avion
36
How did the students travel
Como viajaron los estudiantes
37
He did it with care
Lo hizo con mucho cuidado
38
How did he do it?
Como lo hizo?
39
He invited her by mail
La invito por carta
40
How did he invite her?
Como la invito?
41
I need you to bring me the other documents
Necesito que me traiga los otros documentos
42
You are only entitled to two weeks pay
Usted no tiene derecho a mas de dos semanas de pago
43
How wide is it?
Como es de ancho?
44
How heavy is it?
Como es de pesado?
45
How fast did they sell the house?
Con que rapidez vendieron la casa?
46
How early did he leave?
Cuan temprano salio?
47
How late is it?
Cuan tarde es?
48
How is the coffee?
Que tal (esta) el cafe?
49
What does your cousin look like?
| -She is blonde with green eyes
```
Que tal (es) tu prima
-Es rubia y de ojos verdes
```
50
How did she do?
| -Very well. She got an A.
Que tal lo hizo?
| -Muy bien. Obtuvo una A.
51
How do you like your coffee?
| -I like it black without sugar
Como te gusta el café?
| -Me gusta negro, sin azúcar
52
How did they travel?
| -They traveled by plane
Como viajaron?
| -Viajaron por avion
53
How did they sew it?
| -They sewed it by hand
Como lo cosieron?
| -Lo cosieron a mano
54
How did they travel?
| -They traveled without problems
Que tal viajaron?
| -Viajaron sin problemas
55
How does he write?
| -He writes fast and without making mistakes
Que tal escribe?
| -Escribe rapido y sin cometer errores
56
What kind of (a) person is she?
| -excellent
Que tal persona es? = que clase de persona es?
| -Excelente
57
What kind of reception did he give you?
| -Very cordial
Que tal recibimiento te dio?
| -Muy cordial
58
What kind of stay did you guys have?
| -Maravillosa
Que tal estadia tuvieron?
| -A wonderful stay
59
What kind of instruments are those?
| -They are navigating instruments
Que clase de instrumentos son esos?
| -Son unos instrumentos de navegacion
60
He lives nearby
Vive muy cerca de aqui
61
He lives at his parent's house
Vive en casa de sus padres
62
He lives on the other side of the river
Vive al otro lado del rio.
63
This plane comes from Lima
Este avion viene de Lima
64
Where does this plane come from
De donde viene este avion
65
He called you from Paris
Te llamo desde Paris
66
Where did he call you from?
De donde te llamo?
67
He is going to the library
Va a (para) la biblioteca
68
Where is he going to?
Donde va
A donde va
Adonde va
Para donde va?
69
One gets there through the park
Se llega alli por el parque
70
How (through where) does one get there?
Por donde se llega alli?
71
He likes to walk along Fifth Avenue
Le gusta pasearse por la Quinta Avenida
72
Whereabouts does he like to walk?
Por donde le gusta pasearse?
73
We are now heading towards the cathedral
Ahora nos dirijimos hacia la catedral
74
Where are we heading for now?
Hacia donde nos dirijimos ahora?
75
They managed to go as far as Mexico
Lograron llegar hasta Mexico
76
How far did they manage to go?
Hasta donde lograron llegar?
77
Where did you buy it?
Donde lo compraste?
78
In what place did you buy it?
En donde lo compraste?
79
I bought it in the new store
Lo compre en el nuevo almacen
80
She wants the blue dress
Quiere el traje azul
81
Which dress does she want?
Cual traje quiere
82
She wants the red ones
Quiere los rojos
83
Which ones does she want?
Cuales quiere?
84
What/which instrument do you play?
Que/cual instrumento tocas?
85
What/which purses do you prefer?
Que/cuales carteras prefieres?
86
What are you going to paint?
Que vas a pintar?
87
Which one are you going to paint?
Cual vas a pintar?
88
What did you take
Que llevaste tu?
89
Which ones did you take?
Cuales llevaste tu?
90
What is linguistics?
| -It is the scientific study of language
Que es linguistica?
| -Es el estudio cientifico del lenguaje
91
What is a hurricane?
| -It is a tropical storm
Que es un huracan?
| -Es una tormenta tropical
92
What is a mathematical problem
| -It is a numerical calculation
Que es un problema matematico?
| -Es un calculo numerico
93
Which is the branch of linguistics that studies sounds?
| -Phonetics
Cual es la rama de linguistica que estudia los sonidos?
| -La fonetica
94
Which was the last hurricane to hit the coast?
| -It was hurricane Celia
Cual fue el ultimo huracan que azoto la costa
| -Fue el huracan Celia
95
Which are the mathematical problems that you don't understand?
-The ones on page 50?
Cuales son los problemas matematicos que no comprendes?
| -Los de la pagina 50
96
Here I have several tools. Which ones of these do you need?
Aqui tengo varias herramientas.Cuales de estas necesitas?
97
Here are all my history books. Which ones do you need?
Aqui estan todos mis libros de historia. Cuales necesitas?
98
Who is more capable, he or she?
Quien es mas capaz, el o ella?
99
Which ones (who) are the most responsible?
Quienes (cuales) son los mas responsables?
100
I am referring to the Dreyfus case.
Me refiero al caso Dreyfus
101
To what case are you referring?
A que (cual) caso te refieres?
102
They opened the door with a knife
Abrieron la puerta con un cuchillo
103
With what did they open the door?
Con que abrieron la puerta?
104
That woman believes in ghosts
Esa mujer cree en los espiritus
105
In what does that woman believe?
En que cree esa mujer?
106
Of her children she prefers the youngest.
De sus hijos prefiere al menor
107
Which one of her children does she prefer?
A cual de sus hijos prefiere?
108
She decided for the cheaper one
Se decidio por el mas barato
109
Which one did she decide on?
Por cual se decidio?
110
This pill is for headaches
Esta pastilla es para el dolor de cabeza
111
What is this pill for
Para que es esta pastilla?
112
He forgave her because she was not guilty
Le perdono porque no tenia la culpa
113
Why did he forgive her?
Por que le perdono?
114
Why did she leave?
| -In order to get something to eat
Para que salio?
| -Para buscar algo de comer
115
Why did she leave?
| -Because she was furious
Por que salio?
| -Porque estaba furiosa
116
Three policemen arrived
Llegaron tres policias
117
How many policemen arrived?
Cuantos policias llegaron
118
Several persons have confirmed it
Lo han confirmado varias personas
119
How many persons have confirmed it?
Cuantas personas lo han confirmado?
120
Some of them were missing
Algunos de ellos faltaban
121
How many of them were missing?
Cuantos de ellos faltaban?
122
He needs a lot of money
Necesita mucho dinero
123
How much money does he need?
Cuanto dinero necesita?
124
There is little water
Hay poca agua
125
How much is there? (water)
Cuanta hay? (agua)
126
He invited several persons
Invito a varias personas
127
How many persons did he invite?
A cuantas personas invito?
128
I got an answer from five people
Recibi respuesta de cinco
129
From how many persons did you get an answer?
De cuantos recibiste respuesta?
130
She did it in a short time
lo hizo en poco tiempo
131
How long did it take her to do it?
En cuanto tiempo lo hizo?
132
She prepared food for a hundred guests
Preparo comida para cien invitados
133
For how many guests did she prepare food?
Para cuantos invitados preparo comida?
134
He inconveniences himself for very few people
Se sacrifica por muy pocos
135
For how many does he inconvenience himself?
Por cuantos se sacrifica?
136
Roberto called his cousin
Roberto llamo a su primo
137
Whom did Roberto call?
A quien llamo Roberto?
138
This gift is for them
Este regalo es para ellos
139
For whom is this gift?
Para quienes es este regalo?
140
She used to spend a lot of time with her mother
Pasaba mucho tiempo con su madre
141
With whom did she spend a lot time?
Con quien pasaba mucho tiempo?
142
She believed in God
Creia en Dios
143
In whom did she believe?
En quien creia?
144
Whose pen is this?
De quien es esta pluma?
145
Whose papers are these?
De quien son estos papeles?
146
Whose books are these?
De quienes son estos libros?
147
Whose was the house in which you stayed?
De quien era la casa en que te quedaste?
148
With whose (with what) money did you buy it? with mine?
Con que dinero lo compraste, con el mio?
149
To whose office have they sent you, to hers?
A que oficina te han mandado, a la de ella?
150
In whose house did you stay, in theirs?
En que casa te quedaste, en la de ellos?
151
I asked her how much time she would need
Le pregunte cuanto tiempo necesitaria
152
he asked me if I went yesterday
Me preguntaba si fui ayer (habia ido ayer)
153
You haven't told me which one you want
No me has dicho cual quieres
154
Tell me where it comes from
Dime de donde viene
155
i don't know who he is nor what he wantsw
No se quien es ni que quiere
