MT Spanish Foundation CD2 Flashcards
the condition
la condición
a condition
una condición
What condition?
¿Qué condición?
The English ending -ation becomes what in Spanish?
-ación
What reservation?
¿Qué reservación?
of
de
the confirmation of the reservation
la confirmación de la reservación
Do you have the confirmation of the reservation for me for tonight?
¿Tiene la confirmación de la reservación para mí para esta noche?
kind / type
tipo
What type (kind) of reservation do you have for me for tonight?
¿Qué tipo de reservación tiene para mí para esta noche?
What kind of reservation do you want?
¿Qué tipo de reservación quiere?
Then English noun ending -ion becomes what in Spanish?
They are the same with a few exceptions
translation
traducción
explanation
explicación
I need a translation
Necesito una traducción
Can you make a translation for me?
¿Puede hacer una traducción para mí?
please
por favor
Will you please do it for me
¿Puede hacerlo para mí por favor?
Can you do it for me today?
¿Puede hacerlo para mí hoy?
today
hoy
to give
dar
Can you give an explanation?
¿Puede dar una explicación?
Verbs that are derived from nouns that are similar in English and Spanish will also be similar. What do you do to make the verb in Spanish?
You add -ar to the English version.
formation
formación
to form
formar
to conform
conformar
to confirm
confirmar
What are the three endings of Spanish verbs?
-ar -er -ir
to speak
hablar
to eat
comer
to come
venir
to leave
salir
All Spanish verbs in the infinitive have an -r at the end so where is the stress placed?
On the last syllable
Spanish words that end in a consonant are stressed on which syllable?
The last syllable
Spanish words that end in a vowel are stressed on which syllable?
The penultimate syllable
Which two consonants are exceptions to the rule that words ending in a consonant are stressed on the last syllable?
-n and -s
Where are words ending in -n and -s stressed?
On the penultimate syllable (the same as for vowels)
What is the ‘NOSE’ rule?
Words ending in -n -s or any vowel are stressed on the penultimate syllable; words ending in any other consonant are stressed on the last syllable
What happens when words are stressed in defiance of the ‘NOSE’ rule?
They have a written accent to show the stress
Pronounce the following: Mérida
The stress is on the accented syllable
Mexico
México
reservation
reservación
condition
condición
position
posición
situation
situación
impression
impresión
What impression do you have of the situation?
¿Que impresión tiene de la situación?
like that / that way
así
here
aquí
Can you make a reservation for me?
¿Puede hacer una reservación para mí?
Why can you not (can’t you) make a reservation for me?
¿Por qué no puede hacer una reservación para mí?
to see
ver
to know
saber
I want to know it
Quiero saberlo
I want to see it
Quiero verlo
to see it
verlo
to see you
verle
to see them (masculine or mixed)
verlos
to see them (feminine)
verlas
I want to see them (masculine or mixed)
Quiero verlos
I want to see them (feminine)
Quiero verlas
I want to see you
Quiero verle
to see me
verme
‘me’ as in ‘to see me’
‘me’ as in ‘verme’