Speed Spanish 3 Flashcards
to improve
mejorar
to alleviate
aliviar
to conquer
conquistar
to disco dance
travoltar
The shirt is too tight.
La camisa es demasiado estrecha.
You need to loosen up.
Necesitas soltarte de pelo.
to resolve
resolver
amazingly
asombrosamente
Well (interjection)
pués
cafeteria
cafetería
locomotive / steam train
ferrocarril
pills
pastillas
big / haunting fear
temor
I couldn’t sleep because of my cough.
La tos no me dejaba dormir.
vacuum
aspiradora
¡No me friegues!
Don’t jerk me around! / Don’t tease me / You’re kidding me.
visit (noun)
visita
We can talk with each other while I eat.
Podemos hablarnos mientras yo como.
rigid
rígido
Anyway…
De todos modos…
5 days ago
cinco días pasados
pasado vs atrás
don’t use atrás for more than 6 days ago.
symptoms
síntomas
I ate last night.
Comí anoche.
They slept yesterday evening.
Durmieron ayer por la noche.
the faucet
el grifo
I hate vacuuming.
Odio pasar la aspiradora.
onion
cebolla
I almost always ate.
Yo casi siempre comía.
I ate every morning.
Yo comía todas las mañanas.
I was here for two hours.
Estuve aquí por dos horas.
She was the boss for 5 years.
Ella fue la patrona por cinco años.
Were they here at 3:00?
Estuvieron aquí a las tres?
It was 5 o’clock when he ate.
Eran las cinco cuando él comía.
From time to time
De vez en cuando
He is dead.
Está muerto.
I want something different.
Quiero algo diferente.
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accent (acute, tilde)
accento
In fact,
De hecho,
light eyes
ojos claros
cave
cueva
bullfighter
torero
Do it like this.
Hazlo así.
dark eyes
ojos oscuros
a fond greeting
un afectuoso saludo
similarity (list both answers)
similaridad
semejanza
warning
advertencia
bullring
ruedo
Therefore,
Por lo tanto,
indeed
verdaderamente
In the beginning,
Al principio,
I eat nevertheless.
Como no obstante.
Nevertheless, he eats.
No obstante, él come.
I eat in spite of his warning,
Como a pesar de su advertencia.
Contrariwise,
Al contrario,
I am rich.
Soy rico.
The food is rich.
La comida está rica.
I am smart.
Soy listo.
I am ready.
Estoy listo.
He looks old.
Está viejo.
The waves are not safe.
Las olas no son seguras.
I am certain.
Estoy seguro.
He is conceited.
Él es orgulloso.
He is proud.
Él está orgulloso.
I am pale.
Soy pálido.
I look pale.
Estoy pálido.
Carlos is in his eighties.
Carlos tiene unos ochenta años.
He stays at home most of the time.
Él se queda en la casa la mayor parte del tiempo.
When are you on vacation?
¿Cuándo estás de vacaciones?
Do it with this.
Hazlo con éste.
We can shop online, that is to say, from our own home.
Podemos comprar en línea, o sea, desde nuestro propio hogar.
In short,
En breve,
We are leaving in two days, that is to say, on Friday.
Nos vamos dentro de dos días, es decir, el viernes.
Then, let’s go! (emphasize leaving)
Entonces, ¡vámonos!
Mrs. Flores can buy the gift; besides, she is very rich.
La señora Flores puede comprar el regalo; además, ella es muy rica.
paredes
the walls
She and I were working yesterday.
(emphasize that the work is finished).
Ella y yo estuvimos trabajando ayer.
Although…
Aunque…
esteemed
estimado
gratitude
agradecimiento
establishment
establecimiento
I thank you (extremely formal) for everything
Le agredezco (agredecer) todo.
matador
bullfighter
There was enough chicken left over to eat for dinner.
Quedó bastante pollo para cenar.
El restaurante queda a tres calles de aquí.
The restaurant is 3 streets from here.
You can’t keep what is yours.
No (te) puedes quedar con lo que no es tuyo.
to chatter
parlar
¡Por Diós hombre!
For God’s sake!
I don’t understand the similarities between the two.
No entiendo las semejanzas entre los dos.
Accent rules plural
Song, songs
French, French
young person, young people
Singular words which end in an accented vowel and either -n or -s drop the accent in the plural. Singular words of more than one syllable which end in -en and don’t already have an accent, add one in the plural.
canción, canciones
francés, franceses
joven, jóvenes
Por fin vs Al fin
Por fin is more exclamatory.
All I have to add is that I was there.
Sólo me queda añadir es que estaba allí.
Add water to the soup!
¡Añade agua a la sopa!
vaciar
to empty
to bullfight
torear
rooster
gallo
beak
pico
gallina vs pollo
gallina is female, pollo is male
impossible to determine, so use
gallina for live chicken
pollo for chicken in the frying pan
gallina
female chicken
or
coward
event
acontecimiento
announcement
anuncio
corrida (de torros)
bullfight
Muy agredecid@
Thank you (I’m very grateful)
I appreciate your kindness.
Le agradezco su amabilidad.
(Asking a female)
Are you bored?
¿Estás aburrida?
The novel was very boring.
La novela era muy aburrida.
wool
lana
lana vs dinero
lana is Mexican slang
new to the scene
nueva a la escena
accident
accidente
I went at the beginning of the meeting.
Fue al comienzo del reunión.
to measure
medir
opportunity
oportunidad
fabric
tela
proposal (not of marriage)
propuesta
distance
distancia
I received it.
Lo tuve.
I tried to go.
Quise ir.
We tried to measure it.
Quisimos medirlo.
I refused to go.
No quise ir.
increase (noun)
aumento
salary
sueldo
raise
aumento de sueldo
I liked it yesterday.
Me gustó ayer.
I liked it.
Me gustaba.
I liked them.
Me gustaron ayer.
I liked them.
Me gustaban.
I ate all of the beans.
Comí todas las judías.
We were bored last night; we didn’t like the movie.
Estuvimos aburridos anoche; no nos gustó la película.
She refused to go.
Ella no quiso ir.
quiso vs quería
He wanted.
Quiso is wrong!! It means tried. Always use quería to mean ‘want’.
to scrub
fregar
to sob
sollozar
to cross over, traverse
cruzar
I crossed the bridge.
Crucé el puente.
to mention
mencionar
to load
cargar
to impede
impedir
to share
compartir
syllable
sílaba
I used to wear.
Yo ponía.
Remember, only 3 irregular imperfect conjugations.
I used to go to the gym.
Iba al gimnasio.
We would go from time to time.
Íbamos de vez en cuando.
She used to go study in the library.
Iba a estudiar en la biblioteca.
They would swim every Tuesday.
Nadaban cada martes.
He doesn’t run but he used to.
Él no corre sino corría.
to kill
matar
to land / touch down
aterrizar
to smuggle
pasar de contrabando
to whistle
silbar
to exchange (money)
convertir (e to ie)
flight attendant
la asistente de vuelo
few hours
varias horas
the facts
los hechos
approximately
a eso de