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Question 1

gracias

Answer 1

thanks, thank you [preliminary]

Question 2

muchos gracias

Answer 2

Thank you very much [preliminary]

Question 3

de nada

Answer 3

you’re welcome [preliminary]

Question 4

no hay de qué

Answer 4

You’re welcome [preliminary]

Question 5

por favor

Answer 5

please (also used to get someone’s attention) [preliminary]

Question 6

perdón

Answer 6

pardon me, excuse me (to ask forgiveness or to get someone’s attention [preliminary]

Question 7

con permiso

Answer 7

pardon me, excuse me (to request permission to pass by or through a group of people) [preliminary]

Question 8

ser describes:

Answer 8

describes yourself and others

“to be” [preliminary]

Question 9

hay expresses:

Answer 9

there is and there are [preliminary]

Question 10

no hay means

Answer 10

there is not and there are not [preliminary]

Question 11

¿hay…? asks:

Answer 11

is there…? or are there…? [preliminary]

Question 12

verb

Answer 12

a word that describes an action or a state of being [preliminary]

Question 13

noun

Answer 13

a word that denotes a person, place, thing, or idea [preliminary]

Question 14

infinitive

Answer 14

a verb form that indicates action or state of being without reference to person, time, or number.

*DRINK 
not drinking/drink
-all infinitives end in -ar, -er, or -ir
-infinitives in English are indicated by to: to speak, to eat, to live.
 [preliminary]

Question 15

interrogative

Answer 15

a word, phrase, or sentence used to ask a question

*anything used to ask a question
[chapter 1]

Question 16

diphthong

Answer 16

-a combination of two vowel sounds in one syllable
-pronounced as a single syllable in Spanish,
-two weak vowels
-combination of a strong and weak vowel
[chapter 1]

Question 17

weak vowels

Answer 17

i or u [chapter 1]

Question 18

strong vowels

Answer 18

a, e, or o [chapter 1]

Question 19

article

Answer 19

a determiner that sets off a noun [chapter 1]

Question 20

definite article

Answer 20

-an article that indicates a specific noun
-means: the
-el/la
[chapter 1]

Question 21

indefinite article

Answer 21

-an article that indicates an unspecified noun
-means a/an or one
-un or una
[chapter 1]

Question 22

plural articles
el -->
la-->
un-->
una-->

Answer 22

el –>los
la–>las
un–>unos
una–>unas

*unos and unas means some, several, or a few
[chapter 1]

Question 23

subject

Answer 23

the person or thing that performs the action in a sentence

[chapter 1]

Question 24

pronoun

Answer 24

a word that takes the place of a noun or represents a person

[chapter 1]

Question 25

subject pronoun

Answer 25

the person that performs the action in a sentence is expressed by subject pronouns

he-->él
she -->ella
they (all male)-->ellos
thay (male and female)-->ellos
they (all female) -->ellas
[chapter 1]

Question 26

tense

Answer 26

the quality of a verb form that indicates time: present, past, or future
[chapter 1]

Question 27

CONJUGATING VERBS
-to conjugate a verb means to give the various forms of the verb with their corresponding subjects: I speak, you speak, she speaks, and so on
-all regular Spanish verbs are conjugated by adding personal endings (las terminaciones personales) that reflect the subject doing the action. These are added to the stem (la raíz or el radical), which is the infinitive minus the infinitive ending
-infinitive stem
hablar–> habl-
comer–> com-
vivir–> viv-

[chapter 1]

Answer 27

CONJUGATING VERBS
-to conjugate a verb means to give the various forms of the verb with their corresponding subjects: I speak, you speak, she speaks, and so on
-all regular Spanish verbs are conjugated by adding personal endings (las terminaciones personales) that reflect the subject doing the action. These are added to the stem (la raíz or el radical), which is the infinitive minus the infinitive ending
-infinitive stem
hablar–> habl-
comer–> com-
vivir–> viv-

[chapter 1]

Question 28

regular present tense -ar endings

Answer 28

-o
-as
-a
-amos
-áis
-an
[chapter 1]

Question 29

Conjugated verb + Infinitive
-as in English when two Spanish verbs are used in sequence and there is no change of subject, the second verb is usually in the infinitive form 
example: 
-necesito llamar a mi familia 
(I need to call my family.)

-Me gusta bailar
(I like to dance.)
[chapter 1]

Answer 29

Conjugated verb + Infinitive
-as in English when two Spanish verbs are used in sequence and there is no change of subject, the second verb is usually in the infinitive form 
example: 
-necesito llamar a mi familia 
(I need to call my family.)

-Me gusta bailar
(I like to dance.)
[chapter 1]

Question 30

por expresses:

Answer 30

in or during

[chapter 1]

Question 31

estar inquires

Answer 31

-about location or feelings/condition
-(to be)
[chapter 1]

Question 32

stress and written accent marks

Answer 32

words that end in a vowel or -N or -S are stressed on the next-to-last syllable
CO-sa e-XA-men i-ta-LIA-no
GRA-cias E-res LEN-guas

Words that end in any other consonant are stressed on the last syllable
us-TED es-pa-ÑOL doc-TOR
na-tu-RAL pro-fe-SOR es-TAR

[chapter 2]

Question 33

adjectives with ser

Answer 33

ser establishes what is considered basic reality
“snow is cold” “water is wet”

ex: 1.) Tú eres amable (you’re a nice person)
2. ) El diccionario es barato (the dictionary is inexpressive)

[chapter 2]

Question 34

adjectives bueno and malo

• before a masculine singular noun, they shorten to buen and mal
• ex: 1) un buen perro / un perro bueno
  2) un mal dia / un dia malo

[chapter 2]

Answer 34

adjectives bueno and malo

• before a masculine singular noun, they shorten to buen and mal
• ex: 1) un buen perro / un perro bueno
  2) un mal dia / un dia malo

[chapter 2]

Question 35

the adjective grande

Answer 35

• when precede noun -masculine or feminine = shortens to gran
• means great or impressive
• Nueva York es una gran ciudad / Nueva york es una ciudad grande

Question 36

forms of this/these

Answer 36

este / esta = this

estos / estas = these

Question 37

How/when is “del” used / formed

Answer 37

when “el” and “de” contract to –> “del”