Sixty-Four Verbs part 4 Flashcards
“To make a mistake”
equivocarse, estar equivocado
“to get something wrong”
equivocarse de
“Sorry, I got the wrong number”
Perdón, me equivoqué de número.
If Pedro shows up on the wrong day for a party, you would tell him:
Te equivocaste de día.
_____ generally suggests someone is mistaken; ____ means he or she has made a mistake.
estar equivocado; equivocarse
“to hope”
esperar
“to wait”
esperar
“I hope he (or she) comes.”
Espero que venga.
“I’m waiting on him to get back.”
Estoy esperando que regrese.
“I’ll wait for him (or her) to get back.”
Espero a que regrese.
“esperar por” and “esperar para” :
should never be used for “to wait for”
“wait a minute” or “hold on”
espérese, por favor. In familiar usage its espérate/ pérate.
“What’s today’s date?”
¿A qué estamos hoy? or ¿A cuántos estamos?
¿A qué estamos hoy?
estamos a + ‘the number, i.e. 25’
“He’s in a bad mood.”
El está de malas.
“to debut” “to use for the first time” “to display something for the first time”
estrenar
“Juan is trying out his new car.”
Juan está estrenando su nuevo carro.
“I’m going to wear (for the first time) the shirt you gave me.”
Voy a estrenar la camisa que me regalaste.
“premier” or “opening” i.e. of a film
un estreno.
debut
estreno
“to guard” or “to save”
guardar
“to hold on to”
guardar
“to put (something) away”
guardar
____ is used when you give someone something that you want them to put away until you need it again.
guardar
