SPANISH BASIC 1 Flashcards
madrugada
early morning
manana
morning
tarde
afternoon
noche
evening
buenas tardes
good afternoon
buenas dias
good morning
buenos noches
good evening
dias
day (BUT buenas dias = good morning)
What is the first person in singular and plural?
singular: yo, plural: nosotros
What is the first person in singular and plural?
singular: yo hablo, plural: nosotros hablamos
muy bien
very good
excelente
excellent
feliz
happy
triste
sad
mal
bad/wrong
no me quejo
I don’t complain
bien
good
What is the second person in singular and plural?
singular: tu hablas / usted habla, plural: ustedes hablais
What is the third person in singular and plural?
singular: el / ella / eso habla, plural: ellos / ellas / esos hablan
muy bien
very good
como estas
how are you?
como andas
how are you?
como estas tu?
how are you?
enjoy your day
disfruta tu dia
hola como estas
hello how are you?
por qué
why?
no entiendo
i don’t know
hablo ingles
I speak english
tengo
I have
tengo cabello amarillo
I have yellow hair
tengo cabello rubia
I have blonde hair
quiero
i want
casa
house
cumbia
Colombian music genre
how do you say “qu”
k
how do you say “h”
nothing (it is silent)
cabello
hair
What are the 5 vowels in Spanish?
A, E, I, O, U
verde
green
amarillo
yellow
azul
blue
blanco
white
negro
black
rojo
red
how do you say “j”
h
how do you say “ll”
j
When do you use “C” as “K” and when do you use it as “S”?
For living creatures, which end at “o” and which at “a”?
the word
la palabra
What are the main definite articles?
el, la
the dictionary
el diccionario
the american
el americano
the telephone
el teléfona
the door
la puerta
the taste
el gusto
the morning
la mánana
the table
la mesa
If a masculine noun end in a consonant, what is often the case?
That there is an equivalent feminine form ending in “a” such as:
el profesor vs. la profesora
el doctor = la doctora
el senor = la senora
What are examples of nouns with the same spelling?
Which endings indicate a feminine noun?
“sión”
“ción”
“dad”
“tad”
“tud”
“umbre”
the city
la ciudad
what are examples of masculine nouns ending in “a”?
Most often in “ma” when it is the case
- el problema
- el telegrama
- el programa
- el mapa
- el sistema
- el dia
- el tema
- el clima
- el idioma
- el sofa
- el planeta
- el poema
What are two examples of nouns ending in “ma” which are actually feminine?
la cama = the bed
la pluma = the pen
the problem
el problema
the telegram
el telegrama
the program
el programa
the map
el mapa
the system
el sistema
the day
el dia
the topic
el tema
the weather
el clima
the language
el idioma
the couch
el sofá
the planet
el planeta
the poem
el poema
What are the 4 masculine nouns ending with “a”?
el dia
el mapa
el planeta
el sofá
Which 2 nouns are feminine but end with “o”?
la mano
la radio
the hand
la mano
how do you count to 10?
- uno
- dos
- tres
- cuatro
- cinco
- seis
- siete
- ocho
- nueve
- diez
When a noun ends in a vowel, how do you make it plural?
Simply by adding “s”.
el libro = los libros
la pluma = las plumas
el chico = los chicos
When a noun ends in a consonant, how do you make it plural?
Simply by adding “es”
el borrador = los borradores
el profesor = los profesores
la universidad = las universidades
What are the definite articles in plural form?
Los, Las
When a noun ends in “ión”, how do you make it plural?
add “es” AND drop the written accent
el avión = los aviones
la conversación = las conversaciones
la secciön = las secciones
la televisiön = las televisiones
When a noun ends in “z”, how do you make it plural?
Add “es” AND change the “z” to “c”
el lápiz = los lápices
la voz = las voces
el tapiz = los tapices
la actriz = las actrices
What is 2 perros + 8 perras?
10 perros (masculine form when genders are in group)
What is 1 gato + 9 gatas?
10 gatos (masculine form when genders are in group)
Which gender form do compound nouns take?
Always masculine.
abre + latas = abrelatas
open + cans = can opener
so..
el abrelatas
los abrelatas
The umbrellas
los paraguases
The erasers
los borradores
The professors
los profesores
the universities
las universidades
the airplanes
los aviones (el avión)
the conversations
las conversaciones
the sections
las secciones (la sección)
the TVs
las televisiones (la televisión)
the pencils
los pápics (el lápiz)
the voice
la voz (las voces)
the wallpapers
los tapices (el tapiz)
the wall
el muro
the actresses
las actrices
it makes me happy
me alegra
verlos
watch / see them
que bueno
that’s good
gano
won
yo tengo
I have
orange
naranja (or Onaranjado)
azul claro
light blue
azul oscuro
dark
morado
purple
púrpura
purple
marrón
brown
is it x?
es x?
see on TV
verlos en televisión
oscuro
dark
how do you say “qu..”
k (no “u”)
the nose
la nariz
the eyes
los ojos
the mouth
la boca
the eyebrows
las cejas
the mustache
el bigote
light
claro
long
largo
big
grande
thin
fino
short
corto
thick
grueso
small
pequeno
journalist
periodista (no gender)
personality
personalidad
nationality
nacionalidad
I am danish
soy danes
what are the first and second person forms of to be?
yo soy, tü eres
towards / to
hacia
a baby
una bebé
walks
camina
near / close to
cerca
when
cuándo
boyfriend
novio
according to
según
breakfast
desayuno
against
contra
size
tamaño
tall
alta
short
baja
huge
enorme
pants
pantalones
but
pero
the skirt
la falda
What are the subject pronouns in Spanish?
What is the present Indicative of “yo habla”?
I speak
I do speak
I am speaking
How do you conjugate hablar? (to speak)
yo hablo
tú hablas, usted habla
él, ella, eso habla
nosotros hablamos
ustedes hablan
ellos, ellas, esos hablan
How do you conjugate comer? (to eat)
yo como
tú comes, usted come
él, ella, eso come
nosotros comemos
ustedes comen
ellos, ellas, esos comen
How do you conjugate vivir? (to live)
yo vivo
tú vives, usted vive
él, ella, eso vive
nosotros vivimos
ustedes viven
ellos, ellas, esos viven
How do you conjugate the three verbs: hablar, comer, vivir?
salt
sal
the shirts
las camisas (la camisa)
the boots
las botas (la bota)
a belt
un cinturón
the sock
el calcetín (los calcetines)
the pants
el pantalón
brown
café
sugar
azúcar
a coat
un abrigo (el abrigo, los abrigos)
gray
gris
the clothes
la ropa
pink
rosa
the tie
La corbata (las corbatas)
who are they?
Quiénes son ellos?
how
cómo
which
cuáles
what
qué
What is it?
Qué es?
How do you conjugate -ar verbs?
- o (hablo)
- as / o (tú hablas, usted hablo)
- a (habla)
- amos (hablamos)
- an (áis) (ustedes hablan + vosotros habláis)
- an (hablan)
How do you conjugate -er verbs?
- o (como)
- es (tü comes, usted come)
- e (come)
- emos (comemos)
- en (éis) (ustedes comen + vosotros coméis)
- en (comen)
How do you conjugate -ir verbs?
- o (vivo)
- es (tü vives, usted vive)
- e (vive)
- imos (vivimos)
- en (ustedes viven + vosotros vivís)
- en (viven)
How do you say “to rent”? + use the verb in multiple forms
alquilar – to rent
How do you say “to enter”? + use the verb in multiple forms
entrar (en) – to enter (into)
How do you say “to need”? + use the verb in multiple forms
necesitar – to need
How do you say “to love”? + use the verb in multiple forms
amar – to love
How do you say “to send”? + use the verb in multiple forms
enviar – to send
How do you say “to forget”? + use the verb in multiple forms
olvidar – to forget
How do you say “to walk”? + use the verb in multiple forms
andar – to walk
How do you say “to listen to”? + use the verb in multiple forms
escuchar – to listen to
How do you say “to pay for”? + use the verb in multiple forms
pagar – to pay for
How do you say “to help”? + use the verb in multiple forms
ayudar – to help
How do you say “to hope, to wait for”? + use the verb in multiple forms
esperar – to hope, to wait for
How do you say “to practice”? + use the verb in multiple forms
practicar – to practice
How do you say “to dance”? + use the verb in multiple forms
bailar – to dance
How do you say “to study”? + use the verb in multiple forms
estudiar – to study
How do you say “to ask”? + use the verb in multiple forms
preguntar – to ask
How do you say “to look for”? + use the verb in multiple forms
buscar – to look for
How do you say “to sign”? + use the verb in multiple forms
firmar – to sign
How do you say “to prepare”? + use the verb in multiple forms
preparar – to prepare
How do you say “to walk”? + use the verb in multiple forms
caminar – to walk
How do you say “to win, earn”? + use the verb in multiple forms
ganar – to win, earn
How do you say “to return”? + use the verb in multiple forms
regresar – to return
How do you say “to sing”? + use the verb in multiple forms
cantar – to sing
How do you say “to spend money”? + use the verb in multiple forms
gastar – to spend money
How do you say “to greet”? + use the verb in multiple forms
saludar – to greet
How do you say “to cook”? + use the verb in multiple forms
cocinar – to cook
In terms of adjectives, how do you conjugate adjectives ending in “O”, “E” and in consonants?
What are the five possessive adjectives in Spanish, which are gender specific and how do they all look in plural form?
What are the two forms of to be and their pronoun-conjugations?
How do you conjugate the two irregular verbs, tener and venir? And what do they mean?
What is the PAST tense of “estar”? and when is it used?
spanishdict.com call this “imperfecto”
What is the PAST tense of “ser”?
spanishdict.com call this “imperfecto”
