Spanish Basics

Question 1

Cuando = when

Answer 1

almost always uses ser - tiempo
Cuabdo es la clase? When is the class?

Question 2

Que v Cual

Answer 2

Que color prefieres, rojo o azul? What color do you prefer, red or blue? (singular answer)

Cual es tu color favorito? What is your favorite color (plural answer)

Question 3

Donde = where

Answer 3

use estar for location:
Donde esta la oficina? Where is the office?

use ser for events:
Donde el la comida? Where is the lunch?

Question 4

Cual = which, or what for a plural answer

Answer 4

ser - descriptiones/caracteristicas
Cual es la solucion? What is the solution

Question 5

Que = what
Use when asking for one option (singular answer)

Answer 5

ser - descriptiones
Que es este producto? What is this product

Question 6

Weather/Clima

Answer 6

frio = cold
calor = hot
esta lloviendo = its raining

Question 7

tu
tuyo/tuya

Answer 7

you/your
yours

Como esta tu hijo? Hows your son?
Bien gracias, y el tuyo? Good thank you, how is yours?

Question 8

mi
mio/mia

Answer 8

my
mine

Question 9

su
suya

Answer 9

his/her
his/hers

Question 10

ya

Answer 10

already

Ya vi la pelicula = I already saw the movie

Question 11

me
te
le
nos
les

Answer 11

to me
to you
to him/her/it
to us
to them

Question 12

Mejor

Answer 12

better
el mejor = the best

Question 13

Peor

Answer 13

worse
el peor = the worst

Question 14

muy

Answer 14

very

muy rapido = very fast

Question 15

mucho

Answer 15

much

Question 16

muchos

Answer 16

many

Question 17

too

Answer 17

demasiado

demasiado dificil = too difficult

Question 18

duro

Answer 18

hard, something physical

Mi trabajo es dificil (office job). Mi trabajo es duro (mining job)

Question 19

otra/otro

Answer 19

another

Question 20

otras/otros

Answer 20

other

la otra/el otro = the other

Question 21

mas/menos

Answer 21

more/less + adjetivo

mas grande, menos grande

Question 22

Tan + adjectivo + como

Answer 22

something is as ___ as something

Guadalajara es tan grande como Monterrey = Guadalajara is as big as Monterrey

Question 23

Igual de + adjetivo + que

Answer 23

something is just as ___ as ___

Guadalajara es igual de grande que Monterrey = Guadalajara is just as big as
Monterrey

Question 24

Dias de semana:
Lunes
Martes
Miercoles
Jueves
Viernes
Sabado
Domingo

Answer 24

Days of the week
Monday - Sunday

Question 25

Quiza’
Tal vez
Puede que

Answer 25

maybe, all 3 are equal and interchangeable

Question 26

a

Answer 26

to

Question 27

en

Answer 27

in/on/at

Question 28

de

Answer 28

from/of

Question 29

para o por

Answer 29

for

por + noun
Voy a la oficina por el paquete = Im going to the office for the package

para + verb
Voy a la oficina para recoger el paquete = I’m going to the office to pick up the
package

*for time = por = for, para = by
Estoy aqui por 3 dias = I am here for 3 days

por can also mean around
Esta por aqui = I am around here

por = a ____
dos veces por semana = twice a week

Question 30

con

Answer 30

with

conmigo = with me
contigo = with you

Question 31

sin

Answer 31

without

Question 32

pendientes

Answer 32

things that are pending

Question 33

mandados

Answer 33

errands

hacer mandados = to do errands

Question 34

La mayoria

Answer 34

most of it

La mayoria del tiempo = most of the time

Question 35

Tal vez

Answer 35

may/might

Tal vez no estoy en la clase del lunes = I may no be in class on Monday
Tal vez tenemos un problema = We may have a problem

Question 36

Enero
Febrero
Marzo
Abril
Mayo
Junio
Julio
Agosto
Septiembre
Octubre
Noviembre
Diciembre

Answer 36

months of the year, not capatalized