SPANISH DECK 1 Flashcards
“if I remember correctly” (idiom)
si no recuerdo mal (literally, “if I do not remember badly”)
-gar verbs in preterito >> yo irreg for all
llegar > yo llegué pager > yo pagué jugar > yo jugué
a few + noun
unos (unas)
above all (idiom)
sobre todo
account
la cuenta
account statement
el estado de cuenta
ahead, forward
adelante
AISLE
EL PASILLO
all that is necessary
todo lo necesario
ALL TOGETHER
TODOS JUNTOS
although
aunque
anyway
de todos modos
approval, support
el apoyo
arm chair
la butaca
atmosphere, milieu
el ambiente
ATM machine
el cajero automático
attempt (noun)
el intento
attention, attentiveness
la atención
away
fuerna, legos
badly
mal
because
porque (one word, no accent) pues
been
past participle of ser
sido
BESIDES
demás
bus stop
la parada
busy (adj)
ocupado
center (noun)
la mitad
certified (adj)
certificate (noun)
certificado
el certificado
CHILDHOOD, INFANCY
LA INFANCIA
clouds
las nubes
coherent
coherente
completely
completamente
connection
la conexión
cousin
el/la primo(a)
cozy (adj)
acogedor
cream
la nata
Dear (beginning of a letter, email)
Estimado,
desert
el desierto
device (noun)
el aparato
dialogue (noun)
el diálogo
different, distinct
distinto
DIRECT
DIRECTO
discount
el desquento
divertirse (irreg conjugation)
e > ie irregular
yo me divierto
tú te diviertes
usted se divierte
nos divertimos
Uds. se divierten
due to
debido a (past participle of deber)
earth
la tierra
either, any
cualquier(a)
guest
el huésped
electrical
eléctrico(a)
el correo electrónico
energy, stamina
la fuerza
energy, vigor
la energía
europe
europa
experience (noun)
la experiencia
expiration, due date
el vencimiento
face to face
cara a cara
far away (idiom)
a lo lejos
fare, voyage
el pasaje
FERRY
LA BALSADERA
fixed, stationary
fijo
flight (noun, e.g. plane flight)
el vuelo
following
siguiendo
FOR RIGHT NOW
NOT FOR RIGHT NOW
POR AHORA
NO POR AHORA
form
el formulario
former, preceding (adj, n)
anterior
el anterior
friendly, welcoming (adj)
acogedor (adj)
from
to (toward)
TWO WORDS
desde (from)
hacia (to, toward)
goal, aim (noun)
la meta
government
el gobierno
guidance
advice
counsel
el consejo
hacer preterito conjugation
stem: HIC-
yo hice
tú hiciste
usted hizo (notice the “z” instead of “c”)
nosotros hicimos
ustedes hicieron
HARDLY EVER
(HINT: ALMOST NEVER)
CASI NUNCA
harvest
la cosecha
healthy, wholesome
sano (a)
in front of
enfrente de
delante de
al frente de
in order to
para
in this manner, thus
así
in which
en la (lo) que
inside, within
dentro de
por dentro
instead of
en vez de en lugar de
invoice, bill
la factura
issuance (noun)
la emisión
it is cloudy
hay nubes
it is muddy
hay lodo
judge
el/la juez
jugar preterito (yo irreg)
yo jugué NOT jugé
law
la ley
leader (noun)
el líder
level (noun)
el nivel
life (noun)
la vida
LIMPIAR > TO CLEAN
CONJUGATE PRESENT TENSE (STEM CHANGE)
STEM CHANGE:
LIMPI- >> LIMPÍ-
YO limpío
Tú limpías
Ud. limpía
Nosotros limpiamos
Uds. limpían
little, minute, slight (idiom) - adjective
menudo(a)
made
constituido
moon
la luna
motor (noun)
el motor
now that, since, as, for (idiom)
ya que (no accent)
offer (n)
la oferta
one way ticket
sólo ida
opposed, opposite (adj)
opuesto
outside my window (idiom)
más allá de mi ventana
pagar preterito (yo irreg)
yo irreg form: yo pagué NOT pagé
Paris
París
pastry
el pastel
pedir (to ask, to ask for), irreg > conjugate
pedir:
stem change > ped- to PID-
PERIOD OF TIME + AGO
(E.G., THREE YEARS AGO)
HACE + PERIOD OF TIME (E.G., HACE TRES Años)
place, location
el sitio
pleasure, enjoyment (noun)
el placer
present (adj)
presente
problem (noun)
EL problema
productive
productivo (a)
QUERER
(CONJUGATE SUBJUNCTIVE IMPERFECT)
STEM: QUISIER-
YO QUISIERA
Tú QUISIERAS
Usd. QUISIERA
NOSOTROS QUISIÉRAMOS
USTEDES QUISIERAN
QUERER
CONJUGATE
PRETERIT
STEM: QUIS-
YO QUISE
Tú QUISISTE
Ud. QUISO
NOSOTROS QUISIMOS
Uds. QUISIERON
radiant (adj)
radiante
rate, tax
la tasa
reservation
la reserva
ROUND TRIP
IDA Y VUELTA
satisfied
complacido
schedule, time table
el horario
seated
sentado
security code
el código de seguridad
served
servido
servir stem change (to serve)
serv > sirv
yo sirvo
tú sirves
usted sirve
nosotros servimos
ustedes sirven
since then (idiom)
desde entonces
sky
el cielo
sold out
agotado
special (adj)
especial
spectator
el espectador
stewardess
la aeromoza
la azafata
storm
la tempestad
la tormenta
straight (directons)
recto
subject
el sujeto
sunset
el ocaso
la puesta del sol
SURPRISE (NOUN)
LA SORPRESA
talkative (adj)
hablador (a)
tariff, fee
la tarifa
tener preterito conjugation
new stem: TUV-
yo tuve
tú tuviste
usted, él, ella tuvo
nosotros tuvimos
ustedes, ellos, ellas tuvieron
the start, beginning (noun)
el principio
the weather is good/bad
hace buen/mal tiempo
theme, fixed idea, subject
el tema
there (3 forms explained)
allí (allí and allá interchangeable) allá
ahí (“there” but closer to you than “allá”)
though
a pesar de que
aunque
THRU, ACROSS
A TRAVÉS
to accompany
acompañar
to add
añadir
to agree to remember (same verb but reflexive)
acordar (to agree) acordarse (to remember)
to allow, permit
permitir
TO APPROACH, TO GET CLOSE
ACERCARSE
to ask for
preguntar por
to be accustomed
acostumbrarse
TO BE BORN
NACER
YO NAZCO (otherwise regular)
to be gratified, to please
placer
to be seen
to see eachother
to see oneself (reflexive verb)
verse
to begin
comenzar
to boast
jactarse
to can
poder
TO CARRY
CARGAR
to cause
causar
TO CHARGE (MONEY)
COBRAR
to chat
charlar
to chatter
hablar hasta con los codos (elbows)
to choose
escoger
to choose, elect, select
elegir
to complain
quejarse
to connect
conectar
to converse
conversar
TO CROSS BY FERRY
BALSEAR
to cross, to intersect
cruzar
to cut (with scissors)
recortar
to dedicate, offer, provide, pledge
brindar
TO DELAY
TARDAR
TO DELIVER
ENTREGAR
to demonstrate, exhibit
mostrar
TO FEEL
SENTIRSE
TO FIGHT, BATTLE
LUCHAR
to fill out (a form, etc)
llenar
to find
hallar
to gain, grow, grow up
CRECER
YO CREZCO
(otherwise regular)
to gather
to pick up
recoger
to greet
saludar
to hear (detect the sound)
oír
to hold, possess
poseer
to include
incluir
TO JOKE
BROMEAR
to kill
matar
to lead
liderar
to kiss
besar
TO LEAVE
IRSE
to lend
PRESTAR
to let
dejar
to listen to (to make sense of the sounds)
escuchar
to look again
mirar de nuevo
remirar
to look over, revise, check
revisar
to maintain, sustain
mantener
to make
constituir
TO CONSTRUCT, BUILD
verb and conjugate irregular present tense
CONSTRUIR
stem change:
CONSTRU- > CONSTRUY-
YO CONSTRUYO
Tú CONSTRUYES
Ud. CONSTRUYE
NOSOTROS CONSTRUIMOS
Uds. CONSTRUYEN
to melt
derretirse irregular > stem change > derret > derrit
to miss (a person or a place)
extrañar
to operate, use
operar
TO PAINT
PINTAR
to place
colocar
to pollute
contaminar
to pronounce
pronunciar irreg: stem change to: pronuncí
TO PROVIDE, PRESENT, OFFER
DEPARAR
to put
poner
to recommend
recomendar (e>ie irregular)
to relate
to tell a story
contar
to repent
arrepentirse e>ie irregular
to request
pedir
to request, ask for, solicit
solicitar
to review
repasar
to review, to check
repasar
to select
seleccionar
TO SELL
VENDER
to serve
servir
to shorten
acortar
to spend (time)
PASAR
to succeed, achieve, attain
lograr
TO SURRENDER, GIVE IN, SUBMIT
RENDIRSE
to take off (e.g., clothes)
quitarse
TO THANK
AGRADECER
to treat
tratar
to turn
girar
to use up
to delete
to exhaust
agotar
to venture, to dare
atreverse
to yell at
to scream at
gritar
unfortunately
desgraciadamente
ungrateful
ingrato(a)
vegetable (noun)
la hortaliza
VISITOR (NOUN), VISITING (ADJ.)
LA/EL VISITANTE (NOUN)
VISITANTE (ADJ.)
watermelon
la sandía
website
el sitio web
what’s the weather like?
Qué tiempo hace?
why
por qué (two words, with accent)
worn out, used up, spent (adj)
gastado(a)
would to god grant, i hope, i wish (idiom)
ojalá
bed & breakfast (Inn)
la posada
report
information
el informe
logically
lógicamente
fireman
el bombero
to turn off
to put out
apagar
fire (noun)
el incendio
to promise eachother
prometerse
instead of
in place of
en vez de
en lugar de
maybe
tal vez
city block
la cuadra
exchange rate
el cambio
here you go (idiom)
aquí tiene
to take out
sacar
to try
probar
tratar de
what is the exchange rate?
a cuánto está el cambio?
of pesos per dollar
pesos por dólar
ATM
el cajero automático
like that
así
fun (noun)
la diversión
pile
mound
el montón
eventhough
although
aunque
surely
seguro que (no accent)
barely
hardly
apenas
anyway
de todas formas
ago
hace + time
e.g., hace dos días (2 days ago)
preferable
preferente
whatever
qué
cualquier
to conjugate
conjugar
to suffer
sufrir
to discover
descubrir
to publish
publicar
public (adj)
público
to turn on
prender
to argue
to discuss
to fight
discutir
day before yesterday
anteayer
tomorrow morning
mañana en la mañana
no longer
ya no
to draw
dibujar
preterito irregular verb
*new stems
*special endings!!
*NO accents !
yo -e
tú -iste
usted/él/ella -o
nosotros -imos
Uds/ellos/ellas -ieron
andar (to move, walk)
ANDUV-
estar
ESTUV-
poder (to can, be able to)
PUD-
more irregular preterito:
querer
QUIS-
tener
TUV-
hacer
HIC- (note: Ud HIZO, not hico)
MORE irregular preterito:
poner (to put)
PUS-
saber
SUP-
venir
VIN-
MORE preterito irregulars:
caber (to be possible, to contain)
CUP-
decir
DIJ-
(special Uds/ellos ending: DIJERON
-eron, NOT -ieron)
MORE preterito irregulars:
producir (to produce)
PRODUJ-
(special Uds ending: omit the “i”:
PRODUJERON)
traer
TRAJ-
(ellos TRAJERON)
MORE preterito irregulars:
dar
DI- (ellos DIERON)
ir, ser: (are identical) >
note unique endings!
yo fui, tú fuiste, Ud fue, nos fuimos, Uds fueron
more preterito irregulars:
haber (there is, there were)
PRESENT TENSE:
HAY (3RD PERSON SINGULAR, used for plural also)
PRETERITO:
HUBO (3rd person sing., used for plural also)
to contradict
contradecir
to undo
deshacer
to compose
componer
to propose
proponer
to contain
contener
to detain
detener
to maintain
mantener
to drive
conducir
to translate
traducir
to attract
atraer
to distract
distraer
to prevent
prevenir
to laugh
reírse
to say goodbye
despedirse
to correct
corregir
to follow
seguir
to die
morir
to guess
adivinar
to intend, to try
intentar
key, code (noun)
la clave
event
incident (noun)
el acontecimiento
court (noun)
la corte
the issue (noun)
la cuestión
knowledge (noun)
la sabiduría
fair, just (adj)
justo
wise (adj)
sabio
scene (noun)
la escena
to drown
ahogarse
to carry, to load
cargar
to punish
castigar
to hang
colgar
to hand in
to deliver
entregar
to get up early
madrugar
to hit
to glue
pegar
to swallow
tragar
to wander
vagar
to approach
acercarse
to pull out
to root out
arrancar
to put
to place
colocar
to stick out
destacar
to justify
justificar
to chew
mascar
to fish
pescar
to beg
suplicar
to reach
to overtake
alcanzar
to threaten
amenazar
to throw
to shoot
lanzar
to fulfill
realizar
to pray
rezar
to bump into
tropezarse (con)
to flow
fluir
to destroy
destruir
to distribute
distribuir
to contribute
contribuir
to conclude
concluir
orthographic changes in PRETERITO
- AR VERBS . YO FORM ONLY >
- GAR >> -GUÉ (NOT -GÉ)
- CAR >> -QUÉ (NOT -CÉ)
- ZAR >> -CÉ (NOT -ZÉ)
EXAMPLES:
BUSCAR
YO BUSQUÉ
LLEGAR
YO LLEGUÉ
COMENZAR
YO COMENCÉ
TO HINT, SUGGEST
SUGERIR
empoderar
to empowe
