MT Spanish Foundation CD1 Flashcards

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What is the difference between Castilian Spanish (spoken in parts of Spain) and the Spanish spoken everywhere else?

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c before e or i and z are pronounced like th in English but everywhere else they are pronounced like s

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English -ible and -able endings becomes what in Spanish?

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The same; pronounced differently but often have the same meaning

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possible

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posible

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probable

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probable

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it is

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es

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It is possible

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Es posible

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It is probable

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Es probable

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It is terrible

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Es terrible

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It is acceptable

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Es aceptable

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for me

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para mí

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for you

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para usted

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It is for me

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Es para mí

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It is not

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No es

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It is not for you

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No es para usted

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It is not for you

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No es para usted

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it is for me

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es para mí

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It is not possible for me

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No es posible para mí

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It is possible for you

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Es posible para usted

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It is acceptable for me

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Es aceptable para mí

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You can ask a question using

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inflection

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It is acceptable for you

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Es aceptable para usted

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Is it acceptable for you?

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¿Es aceptable para usted?

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Isn’t it acceptable for you?

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¿No es aceptable para usted?

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why

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¿por qué?

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Why isn't it acceptable for you?
¿Por qué no es aceptable para usted?
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Inflection is not necessary if
you use a question word like 'why' (¿por qué?)
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like that / that way
así
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It is like that
Es así
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It is not like that
No es así
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It is not possible that way
No es posible así
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It is not acceptable for me that way
No es aceptable para mí así
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Why isn't it acceptable for you that way?
¿Por qué no es aceptable para usted así?
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verb ending that expresses 'I'
-o
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I
yo
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If you do use 'yo' then
it makes it more emphatic
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I'm sorry (I feel it)
lo siento
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I'm sorry but
Lo siento pero
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I'm sorry but it is not acceptable for me that way
Lo siento pero no es aceptable para mí así
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I'm sorry but it is not possible that way
Lo siento pero no es posible así
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English -ent and -ant endings become what in Spanish?
-ente and -ante
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different
diferente
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important
importante
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It is important for me
Es importante para mí
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It is not different that way
No es diferente así
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It is very good
Es muy bueno
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It is not very good
No es muy bueno
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It is not very different that way
No es muy diferente así
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But it is very important for me
Pero es muy importante para mí
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How many stressed syllables can there be per word in Spanish?
Always and only one.
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Where will the stress usually be placed when a word ends in a vowel?
On the penultimate syllable
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restaurant
restaurante
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I have
tengo
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I don't have
no tengo
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I have it
Lo tengo
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I don't have it
No lo tengo
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I want
quiero
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I want it
Lo quiero
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I don't want it
No lo quiero
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I don't want it that way
No lo quiero así
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I need
necesito
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I need it
Lo necesito
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I don't need it
No lo necesito
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now
ahora
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I don't need it now
No lo necesito ahora
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I want it but I don't need it now
Lo quiero pero no lo necesito ahora
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How is 'h' pronounced in Spanish?
It is silent
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constant
constante
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evident
evidente
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How is 'g' before 'e' and 'i' pronounced?
Like 'ch' as in Scottish 'loch'
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urgent
urgente
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It is very urgent
Es muy urgente
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I need it now; it is very urgent
Lo necesito ahora; es muy urgente
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you have
Usted tiene
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What?
¿Qué?
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What do you have?
¿Qué tiene?
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What do you have for me now?
¿Qué tiene para mí ahora?
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You have it
Lo tiene
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Do you have it?
¿Lo tiene?
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You don't have it
No lo tiene
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Don't you have it?
¿No lo tiene?
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Don't you have it for me now?
¿No lo tiene para mí ahora?
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Why don't you have it for me now because I need it now?
¿Por qué no lo tiene para mí ahora porque lo necesito ahora?
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because
porque
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I want
quiero
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I don't want it
No lo quiero
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you want
quiere
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What do you want?
¿Qué quiere?
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You want it
Lo quiere
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Do you want it?
¿Lo quiere?
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Why don't you want it that way?
¿Por qué no lo quiere así?
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to know
saber
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I want to know
Quiero saber
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I don't want to know
No quiero saber
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I want to know why you don't have it for me now
Quiero saber por qué no lo tiene para mí ahora
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I can
puedo
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you can
puede
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to do / to make
hacer
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to do like that
hacer así
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What do you want to do now?
¿Qué quiere hacer ahora?
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Where will the stress usually be placed when a word ends in a vowel?
On the penultimate syllable
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Where will the stress be placed when a word ends in a consonant?
On the last syllable
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to eat
comer
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something
algo
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I want something
Quiero algo
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I have something for you
Tengo algo para usted
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I want to eat
Quiero comer
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I want to eat something now
Quiero comer algo ahora
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I am hungry
Tengo hambre
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I want to eat something now because I'm hungry
Quiero comer algo ahora porque tengo hambre
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What do you want to eat?
¿Qué quiere comer?
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You are hungry
Tiene hambre
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Are you hungry?
¿Tiene hambre?
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Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something now?
¿Tiene hambre? ¿Quiere comer algo ahora?
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Why don't you want to eat?
¿Por qué no quiere comer?
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The English -ary ending becomes what in Spanish?
-ario
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necessary
necesario
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It is not necessary for me now because I don't need it
No es necesario para mí ahora porque no lo necesito
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and
y
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I'm sorry but I don't have it and I don't want it because I don't need it now
Lo siento pero no lo tengo y no lo quiero porque no lo necesito ahora
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contrary
contrario
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on the contrary
al contrario
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vocabulary
vocabulario
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How is the Spanish 'v' pronounced?
The same as 'b'
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to see
ver
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to see it
verlo
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I want to see it
Quiero verlo
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I don't want to see it
No quiero verlo
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Do you want to see it?
¿Quiere verlo?
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Why don't you want to see it?
¿Por qué no quiere verlo?
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I can
puedo
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you can
puede
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I cannot see it
No puedo verlo
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If there are two or more consecutive verbs in a sentence then the second and subsequent verbs will be in what form?
The full infinitive form.
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You can see it
Puede verlo
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Can you see it?
¿Puede verlo?
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What can you see?
¿Qué puede ver?
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Why can't you see it?
¿Por qué no puede verlo?
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to do / to make
hacer
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to do it
hacerlo
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I don't want to do it that way because I cannot do it
No quiero hacerlo así porque no puedo hacerlo
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Why can't you do it?
¿Por qué no puede hacerlo?
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I want to know why you can't do it that way
Quiero saber por qué no puede hacerlo así
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English endings -ence and -ance become what in Spanish?
-encia and -ancia
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difference
diferencia
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importance
importancia
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influence
influencia
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preference
preferencia
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the difference
la diferencia
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a difference
una diferencia
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What difference?
¿Qué diferencia?
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the preference
la preferencia
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a preference
una preferencia
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What preference?
¿Qué preferencia?
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Do you have a preference?
¿Tiene una preferencia?
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What preference do you have?
¿Que preferencia tiene?
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For what restaurant do you have a preference?
¿Para qué restaurante tiene una preferencia?
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tonight
esta noche
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It is for tonight
Es para esta noche
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For what restaurant do you have a preference tonight?
¿Para que restaurante tiene una preferencia esta noche?
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Where?
¿Dónde?
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Where do you want to eat?
¿Dónde quiere comer?
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the dinner
la cena
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to dine
cenar
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Where do you want to havedinner (to dine) tonight?
¿Dónde quiere cenar esta noche?
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The English ending -tion becomes what in Spanish?
-ción
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condition
condición
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position
posición
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reservation
reservación
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the reservation
la reservación
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a reservation
una reservación
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Do you have a reservation for me for tonight?
¿Tiene una reservación para mí para esta noche?