Structural words Flashcards
Donde
conj. - Where
• I want to go where [donde] the light is.
• Different from dónde, which means “where?” in the form of a question.
Desde (2)
- Desde (the original point) – Hasta (the ending point)*
1. Since (indicating time)
- From
a. indicating origin (prep.)
• The picture was taken from [desde] my house.
b. indicating time
• From [desde] now on I will no longer smoke.
Usted puede ejecutar el programa desde el menú de inicio.
-You can execute the program from the start menu.
Él ha estado leyendo desde hace una hora.
-He has been reading for an hour.
El curso comienza desde cero. -The class begins from zero.
Se sentía atraído por aquel personaje desde hacía tiempo.
-For a long time he had been attracted to that character.
Antonio es médico y trabaja en un hospital desde hace muchos años.
-Antonio is a doctor and he works in a hospital since many years.
*It takes Joel several days to get to the waterslide. When he arrives, his friends ask how far have you come?
• Joel answers, “I’ve been flying for days, since Monday [desde].”
Mas
But; usually in protest.
• Synonym for pero.
• Más = more, mas = but
e.g. A man on the street asks you for money and you say, “But [mas] I only have a dollar to my name!”
Ellas/ellos
They (she/he or it, plural).
Los/las
Them (group of men/women or masculine/feminine nouns)
Estas, estes, estos
These (f, m, n)
Esas, eses, esos
Those (f, m, n)
Tus
Your (things)
2nd person plural possessive
Nuestra, nuestro
(no-WASTE-trah/oh) - Our
Don’t waste (no waste) our resources
Mía, mío
Mine
Quien (2)
Who, whom
• I want to know who [quien] is in the water.
• To whom [quien] it may concern.
*Different from “quién”, which is used to ask a question.
Ramón, quien es de Venezuela, ha aprendido el inglés rápidamente.
-Ramón, who is from Venezuela, has learned English very quickly.
Ahí está el marido de mi amiga, quien es profesor de historia en la universidad.
-There is my friend’s husband, who is a History professor at the university.
La señorita a quien usted esperaba acaba de llegar.
-The young lady whom you were waiting for just arrived.
Yo tuve un hermano a quien nunca conocí.
-I had a brother whom I never met.
La novia de Federico, quien es muy bonita, quiere hablar con nosotros.
-Federico’s girlfriend, who is very beautiful, wants to talk to us.
Quien tiene más suerte recibe el premio gordo.
-The one who is the luckiest will receive the big prize.
Fue mi novio quien me dio esta pulsera.
-It was my boyfriend who gave my this bracelet.
Ésa es la pacifista con quien te vi.
-That’s the pacifist whith whom I saw you.
Ése es el profesor a quien buscabas.
-That’s the professor for whom you were looking.
¿Es ésta la chica para quien compraste el anillo?
-Is this the girl whom you bought the ring for?
Les (gender?)
To/for them
• For people or objects, no gender
• 3rd person plural indirect object pronoun
A ellas les gusta aprender el español.
-They like to learn Spanish. (f)
¿Dónde se les perdió a Uds. la libreta de direcciones?
-Where did you all lose your address book?
¿A quiénes se les olvidó hacer la tarea?
-Who forgot to do the homework?
A mis abuelitos siempre se les enfriaba la sopa porque les gustaba mucho platicar.
-My grandparents liked to talk so much that they’d always let their soup get cold.
No, no me hablaron a menos que les hablara yo a ellos.
-No, they didn’t speak to me unless I spoke to them.
Se les olvidó a Mario y a Jorge.
-Mario and Jorge forgot.
Nadie les había ganado a los Diablos, pero nosotros les ganamos siete a cero.
-Nobody had beaten the Devils, but we beat them seven to nothing.
A los muchachos les gusta la música.
-The boys like the music.
No, no me hablarán a menos que les hable yo a ellos.
-No, they will not speak to me unless I speak to them.
