Spanish EVERYTHING Flashcards
Bailar
To dance
Leer
To read
Patinar
To skate
Dibujar
To draw
Montar (Mount)
To ride
Usar
To use
Tocar
To touch
Nadar
To swim
Trabajar
To work
Escuchar
To listen
Correr
To run
Hablar
To talk
Ver (V…antenas…)
To watch
Cantar
To sing
Praticar (a cognate)
To practice
Pasar tiempo, as in “Pasar tiempo con amigos”
To spend time with
Escribir
To write
Esquiar (“u” sounds silent: “squi”)
To ski
Ir a la escuela
To go to school.
Me gusta
I like
Me tambien
Me also/me as well
Beber
To drink
Comprehender
To undersand
Comer
To eat
Virir, as in, “Me gusta vivir”
To live
Compartir (com-part-te-ehr)
To share
Abrir (ah-breer)
To open
Estudiar
To study
Ensenar
To teach
Comprar (Cum-Prayer, lol)
To buy
Caminar
To walk
Jugar, as in, “jugar videojuegos”
To play
Tampoco, as in, “mi tampoco”
Neither, as in, “me neither”
Aprender
To learn
pero (not to be confused with perro)
but
reservado, -a
shy, reserved
ends in -ción, -dad, -ora, or -a
probably feminine
ends in -o, -or, -ma, or (singular) -s
probably masculine
ends in -ista or -e
not specific to a gender
Segúir
to follow
simpática
kind
nada
nothing
mucho
much/a lot
muy
very (not to be confused with Mucho)
perezoso/-a (peh-reh-soh-soh)
lazy
ordenada/ordenado (or-deh-nah-doh)
Organized
desordenado/-a
disorganized
serio/seria
serious
impaciente
impatient
estudiosa/-o
studious
inteligente
intelligent
graciosa
funny
atrevido/a
daring
trabajador/-ora
worker
¿Cómo es el chico/la chica?
What’s the boy like/girl like? (Asking for personality traits)
sociable (so-see-ah-bleh)
Sociable
ni….ni (as in “no me gusta ni___ni___”)
neither/nor (as in “I don’t like NEITHER___NOR ___.”)
artística
artistic
deportista (note there’s no “deportiso”, how did you get that wrong on your 1B test, you idiot)
Athlete
¿Cómo soy?
What am I like?
le gusta….
he/she likes…
pues…
well… (a filler word. In English, we might say, “Uhh/Umm”. Not used as “well” in sentences like, “I don’t feel well”)
buena gente (buena hen-teh)
good people/person (can be used to describe a singular person or a group of people)
¿Cómo eres?
What are you like?
Un, Unos
Masculine indefinite articles
Una, Unas
Feminine indefinite articles
El, Los
Masculine definite articles
La, Las
Feminine definite articles
Definite articles
Talking about something specifically; THE cat, THE dogs
Indefinite articles
Talking about something in general; A cat, SOME dogs
Talentoso-a
Talented
Según mi familia…
According to my family…
Es…
He/She is…
el espan͂ol
Spanish
el inglés
English
educación física
physical education
la carpeta de argollas
ring binder
el arte
art
el diccionario
dictionary
la tecnología
technology
las matemáticas
mathematics (math)
la calculadora
calculator
ciencias sociales
social science/social studies
el almuerzo
lunch
ciencias naturales
natural sciences
el horario
schedule, timetable
la geografía
geography
2 exceptions to the Spanish adjective placement rule
Emphasis: if a poet wants to emphasize how black is someone’s hair, s/he would say: el negro cabello
When the adjective is LIMITING, as in “dos gatos”, or “algunos gatos” (a few cats).
Hay
There are/is
Su
His/her
“According to her family => Según su familia”
Tarea
homework
Que (if asked as a question…)
that/ who/ which (…it’s “what”)
Aburrida
boring
Quien ensena la clase?
Who teaches the class?
a ver,
Lets see,
(Kind of a placeholder)
para mí
For me
Is the cake for me? => ¿El pastel es para mí?
Divertido/-a
fun
My teacher is fun => Mi profesor es divertido
Facil
easy
Dificil
difficult
Un libro
(A) Book.
veinte
20
treinta
30
cuarenta
40
cincuenta
50
sesenta
60
setenta
70
ochenta
80
noventa
90
Cien
100
Cero
0
primero
1st
segundo
2nd
tercero
3rd
cuarto (ordinal)
4th
quinto
5th
sexto
6th
séptimo
7th
octavo
8th
noveno
9th
décimo
10th
¿Y tú?
And you?
Nosotros/-as
We
usted
Formal “you”
elloS/-aS
They
(When speaking about a group of both girls and guys, use masculine form)
él/ella
he/she
ustedes
Formal/Informal “you all”
la clase de ______
______ class
“tú” and “tu”
Informal “you”, and “your”
Hacer
hago, haces, hace, hacemos, hacen
Hacer, an infinitive meaning “to do”/”to make”
Quién?
Who?
Present Tense of “-ar” verbs for Hablar (to talk)
Yo = hablo
Tú = hablas
Usted/él/ella = habla
Nosotros/nosotras = hablamos
Ustedes/ellos/ellas = hablan
A mi…
To me…
el sacapuntas (sac-ah-poon-tas)
pencil sharpener
la papelera (pah-peh-leh-rah)
wastebasket
la bandera
flag, banner
la puerta
door
el reloj
clock
el ratón (RATon)
mouse (both “keyboard and mouse,” and “mouse the animal”
el teclado
Keybord
el disquete (“q” sounds like “k”)
disk
el cartel
poster, sign
el escritorio
desk
la pantalla (pan-tah-yah)
monitor; screen
la mochila
backpack
las ventanas
The windows
la silla
chair/seat
la mesa
table
sobre/ encima de
on/ above/ over
debajo de
under/beneth
delante de/ en frente de
In front of/ Across from
detrás de
behind
lejos de
far (far from)
cerca de
close (to)
en
in
al lado de
junto a
next to
(Junto a refers to something that’s close to something else, and al lado means he’s close, but not facing it nor facing its back)
la derecha de
the right of
a la izquierda de (ess-key-air-dah)
to the left of
aquí
here
allí
there
allá
Over there
entre
between
hacia
CIA, OPEN UP!!
toward(s)
Con
with
Sin
without
a (sounds like, “ah”)
Spanish equivalent of “to”:
Vamos a la playa => Lets go to the beach
en medio de
in the middle of
(literally has “medi” in the middle)
alrededor de
around
en
in/on
dentro de
inside/within
Estar
meaning “to be,” altho in a sentence, it tends to replace the word, “am/are/is”
Yo estoy = I AM
Tú estás = You ARE
Él/ ella/ usted está = He/she/(formal)
you ARE
Nosotros estamos = We ARE
Ellos, ellas, ustedes están = They ARE
Él está enfermo => He IS sick
When to use estar: “P.L.A.C.E”
Position
Location
Action
Condition
Emotion
“He is bored” VS “He is boring”
“Él está aburrido” VS “Él es aburrido”
“he is bored” is a TEMPORARY THING that uses “esta”, but “he is boring” is describing a PERMANENT TRAIT, and therefore is not.
Same with, “Los estudiantes ________ muy inteligentes”. It’s not “estan” for the same reason.
If you want to make a word that ends in a vowl plural….
…you simply add “-s”
If you want to make a word that ends in a consonant plural
…add “-es”
Making a word that ends in “z” plural
…change the “z” to a “c” and and “es”
If a word ends in “ión”, to make it plural….
add “es”, and remove the accent
¿Qué es esto?
What is this?
(esto = this)
los refrescos
drinks (soda)
la leche
milk
el pan
bread
los plátanos
bananas
el queso
cheese
el jugo (who-go)
the jucie
el jamón (rember “j” sounds like “h”)
ham
el té helado
iced tea
la limonada
lemonade
las papas fritas (fretos….)
The french fries
las salchichas
the sausages
el tocino (toh-see-no; onic)
bacon
el té
tea
el agua (de fresca)
water (of sparkling)
la sopa de verduras
vegetable soup (soup of vegetables)
la ensalada de frutas
a fruit salad (a salad of fruit)
el yogur de fresa
strawberry yogurt (yogurt of strawberry)
el jugo de manzana
apple juice (juice of apple)
los huevos (evos)
eggs
el perrito caliente
hot dog
las galletas (‘tas the season…)
cookies
la mantequilla (mahn-teh-kee-yah)
butter
la cena
dinner
el bistec (easy cognate)
steak
el vino
wine
Me/ Te encanta(n)
(encantar means…)
I / You love {something plural}
(…“to love”)
Siempre (syehm-preh)
Always
Nunca (noong-kah)
Never
la comida
food
el desayuno
breakfast
verdad
true (as a question, it means, “Right?”)
quiero (“Yo” form of the “-er” infinitive, “querer”)
Yo quiero (pagar) la cuenta
Want
I want (to pay) the check
Cuando (if it’s not “which”, or “what”, then it’s…)
When
frío
cold
El pan tostado
toast
todos los días/cada día
every day
“Los niños DEBEN comer las verduras”
The children SHOULD eat vegetables
Notice how when there’s two verbs, only the first is conjugated, and the second, “comer,” does not turn into “comen”
Gustar meaning
Me gusta el café
to please
Coffee is pleasing to me
Gustar conjugation matches the SUBJECT, “el café”
Gustar, encantar, and interesar sentence structure
Object => Verb => Subject
Me (object) gusta (verb) el café (subject)
(if sentence is negative, add “no” before the object)
me
te
le
nos
les
-to me
-to you
-to he/she (or formal you)
-to us
-to them
Qué asco!
How awful!
Leer revistas
to read magazines
el pescado/ pes
the fish/the (living) fish
los espaguetis
spaghetti
los tomates
the tomatoes
Tengo sed
I’m thirsty
la grasa
fat, grease
los guisantes (no clue how to remember this one)
the peas
las papas
the potatoes
el arroz (not sugar or salt…)
the rice
bebidas
drinks
las uvas
the grapes
las zanahorias
the carrots
los pasteles
the cake/pastries
el helado (“h” is silencioso)
the ice cream
una cebolla
an onion (olla-onion)
la lechuga
the lettuce
las judías verdes
the green beans
el pollo
the chicken
Hago
I do/ I make
Deber
have to/ must/ should
levantar pesas
to lift weights
Tengo hambre
I am hungry
malo para la salud
bad for your health
Creo que…/Creo que no…
I think…/I don’t think…
por qué VS porque
why VS because
para (mi/tu) salud
for my/your health
How to remember ese vs este
‘This’ and ‘these’ have Ts (referring to este, esta, estos, estas); ‘that’ and ‘those’ don’t (referring to ese, esa, esos, esas
(No) Estoy de acuerdo
I am (not) of agreement
Yo hago/Tú haces
(“Hacer” infinitive meaning…)
I do…/You do…
(…“to do”)
“Ser” usage: D.O.C.T.O.R
Description, Occupation, Characteristics, Time, Origin, Relationships
Creer
(Creo que…)
To think
(I think that…)
la biblioteca
library
el campo
countryside, country
ir al cine
to go to the movies/cinema
el restaurante
restaurant
la iglesia (weird, like…)
Church
ver una película (peh-LEE-koo-lah)
to see a movie
el gimnasio (“g” makes “h” sound)
gym, gymnasium
la lección de piano
piano lesson
el parque
park
la piscina
pool, swimming pool
las montan͂as
mountains
el centro comercial
shopping center, mall
la playa
the beach
ir de compras
to go shopping
¿Adónde?
Where to?
De Donde?
Where from?
¡No me digas!
You don’t say!
All conjugations of “ir”, meaning, “to go”
Yo voy
Tú vas
Él/ella/usted va
Nosotros vamos
Ellos/ellas/ustedes van
Qué?
What?
Dónde?
Where?
Quién?
Who?
Cuándo
When? (“do when?” as in, “due when?”)
Cómo?
How? (Or “as” in comparisons of equality)
Cuál?
Which? (Specific answer)
Cuánto?
How much? (to much)
Cuántos?
How many? (toes many)
Después (de)
Afterwards (after…)
(Yo) puedo
I can
(Tú) pudes
You can
Gustaria (gusta-eer-ah)
(has “gusta” stem…)
Quisiera (has querer stem)
Would like
Even though both phrases are equally polite when asking for a service, assistance, or favor, ‘quisiera’ feels more like a request (i.e., directed at a waiter, customer service executive, etc.), whereas ‘me gustaría’ might be considered more of a statement about something you would like to do / to have.
Cansado
tired
contento
content, happy
Enfermo
sick
Triste (tear)
sad
(Yo) sé (SEntient)
Not to be confused with “pensar”
I know (how)
“Pensar” = to think
(Tú) Sebes
You know (how)
a las _____ (except “una”, in which it’s “la”)
at _____ o’clock
de la mańana/de la tarde/de la noche
(A las seis de la mañana)
in the morning/ in the afternoon/ in the evening (or night)
(At 6 in the morning)
Genial
Great
Qué pena
What a shame
Este fin de semana
This weekend (finish of the week)
Un poco de
A little (of)
el partido (not “party,”)
game, match
Near Future, “going to be done” formula
Form of “IR” + “a” + “infinitive/noun” (if it’s a masculine noun, make sure to change “a” to “al”)
Jugar
Stem-changing verb meaning, “To play”
“u” turns into “ue” for every form but Nosotros
entonces
then
Demasiado
Si corro demasiado, me duelen las rodillas
too
If I run too much, my knees hurt.
mañana vs la mañana
Hasta mañana!
tomorrow vs morning
See you tomorrow!
Hoy
Today
la pin͂ata
pinata
abrir
to open
la luz/las lunces
light(s); electricity
el padre/la madre/los padres
father (dad)/mother (mom)/parents
la cámara
camera
el pastel
cake
los abuelos
grandparents
las decoraciones
decorations
romper
to break, to tear
el papel picado
paper decorations/confetti
el tío/la tía
uncle/aunt
decorar
to decorate
los globos
balloons
(also means, “boobs” apparently)
los dulces
sweets; candy
la flor/las flores
flower/flowers
el gato
Cat
los primos/las primas (Primed to…)
Cousins
el regalo
gift, present
los hermanos/las hermanas
(mayor, menor)
brothers/sisters
(older, younger)
el perro/la perra
dog (male/female)
hacer un video
to make a video; to videotape
Sacar fotos
to take photos
Feliz cumpleaños!
Happy Birthday!
Cuántos años (tiene/tienes/tienen) ____?
How old is/are ____?
The infinitive, “Tener”
Tener + noun
(Tengo sed)
“To have” indicating possession or relationship.
Can also mean, “to be” (tho it actually does still mean, “to have”)
Tengo sed = I am thirsty (but actually, “I have thirst”)
Viener
Vienes o no?
To come
Used to say that someone is coming to a place or event
You coming or not?
el plato
plate
la cuenta
check/bill
la pimienta (answer starts with p, too)
pepper
azúcar
(apparently, can be femine and mascline)
sugar
la servilleta (what do you need to “service” yourself by staying clean?)
napkin
Tengo suen͂o/ Tengo calor/Tengo sed/Tengo frío
I have sleepiness/ I have heat/ I have thirst/I have coldness
el/la joven
young (young person)/ young girl/boy
alto/-a
tall
bajo/-a
short (stature)
el pelo largo(-a)
corto(-a)
long hair
(short)
el camarero/la camarera (“camera” sounds like “come -here-a”)
waiter/ waitriss
la taza
cup/mug
la sal
salt
el vaso
glass
el tenedor (tenedor, “tear”)
fork
dormir
to sleep
postre
dessert
el cuchillo (has that “ch-ch”, cutting sound, also double L’s, duel blade)
knife
la cuchara
spoon
viejo/-a
old
canoso (o-so sad and gloomy)
gray
castano
brown (chestnut)
negro
black
rubio (bio-logially stupid cliche)
blond
pelirrojo/-a
red-haired
Desear
to desire (but treated the same as
querer; used when someone wants something)
desear is used less often and is more formal, hence, commonly used at restaurants
faltar
Me falta un tenedor
to lack/to be missing (something)
commonly used to say “i want” as well
“To me, a fork is missing” => I need a fork
(notice how the conjugated form of “faltar” matches the subject, not “me”)
pedir (e=> i when conjugating bc stem changing)
to order
Yo pido I ask for
Tú pides you ask for
Ella / Él / Usted pide s/he asks for, you (formal) asks for
Nosotras / Nosotros pedimos we ask for
el plato principal
(…de plato principal)
main dish
(…as a main dish)
rico/-a
rico, rich. Can also mean “rich” as in, “tasty”
traer
Yo traigo
Le traigo
¿Me trae(s)….?
to bring
I bring
To you, I will bring…
To me, will you (or formal you) bring….?
ahora (hora, hury)
now
Algo más?
Something more?
Anything else?
otro/-a
Pásame otra servilleta
other, another (not an adj., comes BEFORE the noun)
Pass me another napkin
-isimo/-isima
grande => grandísimo/a
Muy + an adjective can be replaced by adding isimo/isima to the end of the adjective. Means, “extremely”
extremely big
(ending needs to match NOUN the adjective is modifying)
la pimienta
pepper
la alfombra
carpet, rug
la videocasetera
video/cassette player
el equipo de sonido
(“equipment of sound”)
sound (stereo) system
el televisor/la televisión
a television set, television
la mesita
“small table”
bedside table/coffee table
la lámpara
lamp
el cuadro
(dro, draw?)
painting/(picture?)
el armario
closet, wardrobe
el estante
shelf, bookshelf
nuevo
Not nine, “New”
el espejo (literally no way to remember this)
mirror
el disco compacto
CD, compact disk
el disco compacto
CD, compact disk
el video
video (video tape)
la pared
wall
la cama
bed
la cómoda
dresser
el despertador
(“the waker-upper”) alarm clock
las cortinas (sound this one out)
curtains
garaje
garage
entrada (sound this out)
entrence
porche
porch
pasillo (pass-e-though)
hallway
sala
cuarto de estar
Living room
family room
cocina
kitchen
dormitorio
bedroom
Comedor (looks similar to “comer”….)
dining room
Sofá
Sofa
A house is just casa, but a HOME is…
hogar
(remember h is silent)
Más o Menos
Los más/menos
More or Less
The most/least
Poco
Pequeño
Poco = little (as in, not a lot of)
Pequeño = little (as in, small)
Más/Menos inteligente QUE (no accent)…
More/Less intelligent THAN…
(“Que” is replaced with “de” when talking about numbers, as in, “there are MORE than 100 people”)
Hay más DE cien personas
Bueno, mejor, el mejor
(can change in number and gender)
good, better, the best
Mal/o, peor, el peor
(can change in number and gender)
bad, worst, the worst
Tan + adjective/adverb + como
As _______ as….
Feo, más feo, el más feo
ugly, more ugly, the (most) ugly
Poder vs Poner
To be able to vs To put
