Spanish: Fluencia L5 and Word 11 Flashcards
saber: to find out (preterite), to know (imperfect): She found out that she got the job on Friday.
Ella supo que consiguió el trabajo el viernes.
saber: to find out (preterite), to know (imperfect): She [already] knew that her husband was being unfaithful.
Ella sabía que su marido le estaba siendo infiel.
conocer: to meet (preterite), to know, to be acquainted with (imperfect): I met my wife on a website.
Yo conocí a mi esposa en una página de web.
conocer: to meet (preterite), to know, to be acquainted with (imperfect): Did you (informal) know [were you acquainted with] the deceased?
¿Tú conocías al difunto?
poder: to manage to (preterite), to be able to (imperfect): Did you (informal) manage to find a new job?
¿Pudiste encontrar un trabajo nuevo?
the rocket: The launch of the new rocket was successful.
el cohete: El lanzamiento del nuevo cohete fue exitoso.
poder: to manage to (preterite), to be able to (imperfect): Gabriel was able to work from home on his last job.
Gabriel podía trabajar desde casa en su último trabajo.
no querer: to refuse to, to not mean to (preterite); to not want to (imperfect): I refused to eat.
Yo no quise comer.
no querer: to refuse to, to not mean to (preterite); to not want to (imperfect): I did not want to eat.
Yo no quería comer.
no querer: to refuse to, to not mean to (preterite); to not want to (imperfect): Sorry (Pardon), I didn’t mean to bother you (informal).
Perdón, no quise molestarte.
no poder: to be able to but ultimately fail (preterite); couldn’t (imperfect): Alberto failed to finish the race.
Alberto no pudo acabar la carrera.
no poder: to be able to but ultimately fail (preterite); couldn’t (imperfect): They couldn’t believe what they were seeing.
Ellos no podían creer lo que estaban viendo.
She refused to go to the museum exhibition (exhibition of the museum).
Ella no quiso ir a la exhibición del museo.
My grandma met my grandpa in 1945.
Mi abuela conoció a mi abuelo en el 1945.
The artist (male) knew how to paint really well; his paintings were famous.
El artista sabía pintar muy bien, sus cuadros eran famosos.
The writer managed to finish his novel.
El escritor pudo terminar su novela.
The painter (male) refused to paint watercolors; he preferred to paint oils.
El pintor no quiso pintar acuarelas, prefería pintar al óleo.
We failed to arrive on time at the art auction.
Nosotros no pudimos llegar a tiempo a la subasta de arte.
The thieves knew well the security protocols (methods) of the museum.
Los ladrones conocían bien las medidas de seguridad del museo.
The artist (male) that I met was very talented.
El artista que yo conocí era muy talentoso.
My sister couldn’t go to the movies with me because she had an art class.
Mi hermana no podía ir al cine conmigo porque tenía una clase de arte.
Marcos found out (learned, discovered, knew) that he got the job (they gave him the job) last week.
Marcos supo que le dieron el trabajo la semana pasada.
the actor, the actress; the duke, the duchess; the king, the queen
el actor, la actriz; el duque, la duquesa; el rey, la reina
the artist (m/f); the dentist (m/f); the receptionist (m/f)
el/la artista; el/la dentista; el/la recepcionista
the journalist (m/f); the commentator (m/f); the soccer player (m/f)
el/la periodista; el/la comentarista; el/la futbolista
the bodybuilder (m/f); the sportsperson, athlete (m/f)
el/la fisicoculturista; el/la deportista
The soccer player (male) kicked the ball.
El futbolista le pegó a la pelota.
The soccer player (female) scored (annotated) a goal.
La futbolista anotó un gol.
the poet (m/f); the athlete (m/f); the therapist (m/f)
el/la poeta; el/la atleta; el/la terapeuta
the pilot (m/f); the soldier (m/f); the sailor (m/f); the model (m/f)
el/la piloto; el/la soldado; el/la marinero; el/la modelo
the student (m/f); the president (m/f); the small business (commerce) owner (m/f)
el/la estudiante; el/la presidente (también la presidenta); el/la comerciante
the police officer (m/f); the psychiatrist (m/f); the guide (m/f)
el/la policía; el/la psiquiatra; el/la guía
the guard (m/f); the judge (m/f); the captain (m/f); the chef (m/f)
el/la guardia; el/la juez (también la jueza); el/la capitán; el/la chef
The chef (male) prepared a dish.
El chef preparó un plato.
The chef (female) decorated the cake.
La chef decoró el pastel.
My girlfriend couldn’t come to the movies; she was very tired.
Mi novia no podía venir al cine, estaba muy cansada.
The thieves were unable to steal the sculptures.
Los ladrones no pudieron robar las esculturas.
I wanted to be a sculptor, but I couldn’t.
Yo quería ser escultor, pero no pude.
We found out about (learned of) the theft at (in) the museum on (by) TV.
Nosotros supimos del robo en el museo por la televisión.
I couldn’t go to the museum, I had a headache.
Yo no podía ir al museo, me dolía la cabeza.