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1
Q

days of the week and months of the year

A

Always take lowercase letters, not capitals

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2
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Exceptions to the rule that nouns that end in -o are masculine and nouns that end in -a are feminine

A

La mano - the hand

El cura - the priest

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3
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Exception got the rule: words that have a masculine meaning are masculine in gender

A

Modelo - model (feminine or masculine)

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-ma -dad

A

Ends in -ma (masculine)

Ends in -dad (feminine)

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5
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-ista

A

Nouns that end in ista tend to be masculine
El Futbolista - the footballer
El Periodista - the journalist
El / la artista - the artist

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6
Q

ión

A

Are feminine
La estación
La educación

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7
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Plural - nouns that end in vowels

A

Add s

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8
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Plural nouns that end in a consonant

A
  • add es
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9
Q

Plural - accents added

A

Joven - jóvenes
Examen - exámenes
Estación - estaciones

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10
Q

Plural - ends in s

A

Remains same

Paraguas, sacapuntas

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11
Q

The pencil

A

El lápiz

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12
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The pencils

A

Los lápices

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13
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Some

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Unos, unas

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14
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The neuter article lo

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Used with masculine adjectives
Lo bueno
Lo interesante

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15
Q

Professions and nationalities

A

No article

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16
Q

Money is useful

A

El dinero es útil

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17
Q

Titles

A

Articles are used

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18
Q

Direct address

A

Articles are not used

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19
Q

Talking about languages

A

Articles are used

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20
Q

Languages with hablar

A

No articles

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21
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Adjectives placed before a noun

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Implies that the characteristic described is an inherent part of the thing

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22
Q

Shorten adjectives

A

Placed before a masculine singular noun by dropping final -o ( bueno, malo, alguno, primero, ninguno)

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23
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The great man

A

El gran hombre

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24
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The big man

A

El hombre grande

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25
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This, these

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Este, esta, estas, estos

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26
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That, those

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Ese, esa, esos, esas

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27
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That, those

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Aquel, aquella, aquellos, aquellas

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28
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My, your, his, her, their, our

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Mi / mis
Tu / tus
Su / sus
Nuestro

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29
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This one, these ones

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Éste, ésta, éstas, éstos

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30
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That one, those ones

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Ese, esa, esos, esas

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31
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That one, those ones

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Aquél, aquéllos, aquélla, aquéllas

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32
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Mine, yours, hers, ours

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El mío, la mía
El tuyo, la tuya
El suyo, la suya
El nuestro, la nuestra

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33
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I 
You (familiar, singular) 
He 
She 
You (polite, singular) 
We 
They 
You
A
Yo 
Tú 
Él / ella / usted 
Nosotros 
Ellos / ellas / ustedes
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34
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Myself
Yourself
Himself, herself, yourself, themselves
Ourselves

A

Me
Te
Se
Nos

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35
Q

Direct object pronouns

A

What?

Who?

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36
Q
Me 
You
Him/her/it 
Us
Them
A
Me 
Te 
Lo/ la 
Nos 
Los/las
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37
Q

Indirect object pronouns

A

To whom
For whom
To who
For who

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38
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Me 
You 
Him/her/ you 
Us 
Them
A
Me 
Te
Le 
Nos 
Les
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39
Q

Object pronouns

A

Before the verb

After the infinitive

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40
Q

Prepositional pronouns

A
Mí
Ti 
Él 
Ella 
Vd
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41
Q

With me, with you, with himself

A

Conmigo, contigo, consigo

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42
Q

Present tense ar verbs

A
o
as
a
amos
an
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43
Q

Present Tense - er and ir verbs

A
o 
es 
e 
imos 
en
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44
Q

Present tense - to be

A
Soy 
Eres
Es
Somos 
Son
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45
Q

Present tense - Estar

A
Estoy 
Estás 
Está 
Estamos 
Están
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46
Q

Present tense - to have

A
Tengo 
Tienes
Tiene
Tenemos 
Tienen
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47
Q

Present tense - to go

A
Voy 
Vas 
Va 
Vamos 
Van
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48
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Present tense - to fall

A

Caer
Caigo
Caes

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49
Q

Present tense - to drive

A

Conducir

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50
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Present tense - to give

A
Dar 
Doy 
Das
Da 
Damos
Dan
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51
Q

Present tense - to say or tell

A
Decir 
Digo 
Dices
Dice 
Decimos 
Dicen
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52
Q

Present tense - to have

A
Haber 
He 
Has 
Ha 
Hemos 
Han
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53
Q

There is

A

Hay

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54
Q

Present tense - to do or make

A
Hacer 
Hago 
Haces 
Hace
Hacemos 
Hacen
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55
Q

Present tense - to hear

A
Oír 
Oigo 
Oyes
Oye 
Oímos 
Oyen
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56
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Present tense - to smell

A
Oler 
Huelo 
Huele 
Hueles 
Olemos 
Huelen
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57
Q

Present tense - to be abler to

A
Poder 
Puedo 
Puedes
Puede 
Podemos 
Pueden
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58
Q

Present tense - to put

A
Poner 
Pongo 
Pones
Pone
Ponemos 
Ponen
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59
Q

Present tense - to want

A
Querer 
Quiero 
Quieres
Quiere
Queremos 
Quieren
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60
Q

Present tense - to break

A

Romper

Rompo

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61
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Present tense - to know

A
Saber
Sé
Sabes
Sabe 
Sabemos 
Saben
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62
Q

Present tense - to go out

A
Salir 
Salgo 
Sale
Sales
Salemos
Salen
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63
Q

Present tense - to bring

A
Traer 
Traigo 
Traes 
Trae 
Traemos
Traen
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64
Q

Present tense - to come

A
Venir 
Vengo 
Vienes
Viene
Venimos 
Vienen
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65
Q

Present tense - to see

A
Ver 
Veo 
Ves 
Ve 
Vemos 
Ven
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66
Q

Present tense - to start

A
Empezar 
Empiezo 
Empiezas
Empieza 
Empezamos 
Empiezan
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67
Q

Present tense - to think

A
Pensar 
Pienso 
Pienses
Piense 
Pensamos 
Piensan
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68
Q

Present tense - to lose

A
Perder 
Pierdo 
Pierdes 
Pierde
Perdimos 
Pierden
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69
Q

Present tense - to feel

A
Sentir 
Siento 
Sientes 
Siente 
Sentimos
Sienten
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70
Q

Present tense - to recommend

A
Recomendar 
Recomiendo 
Recomiendas 
Recomienda
Recomendamos 
Recomiendan
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71
Q

Present tense - to prefer

A
Preferir 
Prefiero 
Prefieres 
Prefiere 
Preferimos 
Prefieren
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72
Q

Present tense - to return

A
Volver 
Vuelvo
Vuelves 
Vuelve 
Volvemos 
Vuelven
73
Q

Present tense - to sleep

A
Dormir 
Duermo 
Duermes 
Duerme 
Dormimos 
Duermen
74
Q

Present tense - to cost

A

Costar
Cuesta
Cuestan

75
Q

Present tense - to hurt

A

Doler
Duele
Duelen

76
Q

Present tense - to ask

A
Pedir 
Pido 
Pides
Pide 
Pedimos 
Piden
77
Q

Present tense - to play

A
Jugar
Juego
Juegas 
Juega 
Jugamos 
Juegan
78
Q

Present tense - to know

A
Conocer 
Conozco 
Conoces 
Conoce
Conocemos 
Conocen
79
Q

Present continuous tense

A
Estoy 
Estás 
Está 
Estamos 
Están 

ando
iendo

80
Q

Present Perfect

A

Have done something
Something that has happened

He 
Has 
Ha 
Hemos 
Han 

ado
ido

81
Q

Opened

A

Abierto

82
Q

Said

A

Dicho

83
Q

Written

A

Escrito

84
Q

Done / made

A

Hecho

85
Q

Put

A

Puesto

86
Q

Broken

A

Roto

87
Q

Seen

A

Visto

88
Q

Returned

A

Vuelto

89
Q

Read

A

Leído

90
Q

Believed

A

Creído

91
Q

Preterite - ar

A
é 
aste 
ó
amos 
aron
92
Q

Preterite - ir and er

A
í
iste
ió
imos
ieron
93
Q

Preterite - ser / ir

A
Fui 
Fuiste 
Fue 
Fuimos 
Fueron
94
Q

Preterite - estar

A
estuve 
estuviste 
estuvo
estuvimos 
estuvieron
95
Q

Preterite - tener

A
tuve 
tuviste 
tuvo 
tuvimos 
tuvieron
96
Q

Preterite - to walk

A

andar

anduve

97
Q

Preterite - gave

A
Dar 
Di 
Diste 
Dio 
Dimos 
Dieron
98
Q

Preterite - said

A
Dije 
Dijiste 
Dijo 
Dijimos 
Dijieron
99
Q

Preterite - had

A
Hube
Hubiste 
Hubo 
Hubimos
Hubieron
100
Q

Preterite - there were / was

A

Hubo

101
Q

Preterite - made

A
Hice  
Hiciste 
Hizo 
Hicimos 
Hicieron
102
Q

Preterite - he died

A

Murió

103
Q

Preterite - heard

A
Oí
Oíste 
Oyó 
Oímos 
Oyeron
104
Q

Preterite - could

A
Poder 
Pude
Pudiste
Pudo 
Pudimos
Pudieron
105
Q

Preterite - to put

A
Puse 
Pusiste 
Puso 
Pusimos 
Pusieron
106
Q

Preterite - wanted

A
Quise 
Quisiste 
Quiso 
Quisimos 
Quisieron
107
Q

Preterite - knew

A
supe 
supiste 
supo
supimos 
supieron
108
Q

Preterite - brought

A
traje 
trajiste 
trajo 
trajimos 
trajeron
109
Q

Preterite - came

A
vine 
viniste 
vino 
vinimos 
vinieron
110
Q

Preterite - saw

A
vi 
viste 
vio
vimos 
vieron
111
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The imperfect - ar

A
aba 
abas 
aba 
ábamos 
aban
112
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The imperfect - ir/er

A
ía
ías
ía
íamos 
ían
113
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Imperfect - was

A
era 
eras 
era 
éramos 
eran
114
Q

Imperfect - went

A
iba 
ibas 
iba 
íbamos 
iban
115
Q

Imperfect -saw

A
veía 
veías 
veía 
veíamos 
veían
116
Q

Simple future

A
Add to infinitive 
é
ás 
á 
emos
án
117
Q

Informal future

A
Voy 
Vas 
Va 
Vamos 
Van 

+ a + inf

118
Q

Conditional tense

A
Add to infinitive 
ía
ías 
ía 
íamos 
ían
119
Q

Verbs that are irregular in the future tense

A

Are also irregular in the conditional tense

120
Q

I would tell

A

Diría

121
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I would do

A

Haría

122
Q

I would be able to

A

Podría

123
Q

I would want

A

Querría

124
Q

I would know

A

Sabría

125
Q

I would leave

A

Saldría

126
Q

I would have to eat at home

A

Tendría que comer en casa

127
Q

There would be

A

Habría

128
Q

Told me

A

Me contó

129
Q

In a recent flight

A

En un vuelo reciente

130
Q

I arrived at the airport early

A

Llegé al aeropuerto temprano

131
Q

The told me that the plane was full

A

Lemme dijeron que el avión estaba lleno.

132
Q

I was surprised

A

Me sorprendió

133
Q

I had a reservation

A

Tenía una reservación

134
Q

I argued

A

Discutí

135
Q

They could not do anything

A

No pudieron hacer nada

136
Q

I took the next flight but upon arrived to my destination, I waited and waited but my suitcase never arrived

A

Tomé el próximo vuelo, pero al llegar a mi destino, esperé y espere pero mi maleta nunca llegó. Otra vez tuve que discutir:

137
Q

The agents

A

Los agentes

138
Q

They carried it to my hotel

A

La llevarían a mi hotel

139
Q

After two long days waiting

A

Después de dos largos días esperando

140
Q

It was open with a broken lock and some of my things were stolen

A

La maleta estaba abierto con la cerradura rota y algunas de mis cosas fueron robadas

141
Q

Cologne

A

La colonia

142
Q

A pair of Italian leather shoes

A

Un par de zapatos italianos de cuero

143
Q

Some silk shirts

A

Unas camisas de seda

144
Q

What a disaster!

A

¡Qué desastre!

145
Q

Coupon

A

El cupón

146
Q

Discount

A

El descuento

147
Q

I used to go to the stadium

A

Iba al estadio

148
Q

To train

A

Para entrenarme

149
Q

The street was in very bad condition

A

La calle estaba en muy mala condición

150
Q

I had a flat tire

A

Tenía un pinchazo

151
Q

I couldn’t

A

No pude

152
Q

I had to

A

Tuve que

153
Q

I arrived late

A

Llegué tardeb

154
Q

The training session

A

La sesión de entrenamiento

155
Q

The coach was very angry with me

A

El entrenador estaba muy enfadado conmigo

156
Q

He told me that I have to be more punctual

A

Me digo que tengo que estar más puntual

157
Q

After walking half an hour

A

Después de caminar media hora

158
Q

I was tired and I did not play very good

A

Estaba cansada y no jugué muy bien

159
Q

I arrived home tired

A

Llegué a casa agotado

160
Q

I didn’t not have enough strength to

A

No tenía fuerza suficiente para

161
Q

Next time I will take something with me

A

La próxima vez llevaré algo conmigo

162
Q

To repare the flat tire

A

Para reparar el pinchazo

163
Q

We usually

A

Solemos

164
Q

I usually

A

Suelo

165
Q

A little house

A

Una casita

166
Q

A fishing village

A

Un pueblo pesquero

167
Q

We had a great time there

A

Lo pasamos de maravilla ahí

168
Q

Next year

A

El año pasado

169
Q

Normally we spend ..

A

Normalmente pasamos

170
Q

We only stayed a week

A

Sólo estuvimos una semana

171
Q

The other week we went on a trip

A

La otra semana fuimos de viaje

172
Q

Next year

A

El año que viene

173
Q

We are going to see

A

Iremos a ver

174
Q

We will stay

A

Nos quedaremos

175
Q

We will go shopping in the magnificent malls

A

Iremos de compras en los centros comerciales magníficos

176
Q

I would like to visit

A

En el futuro me gustaría visitar

177
Q

Some Hispanic countries

A

Algunos países hispanos

178
Q

Especially

A

En especial

179
Q

I should like to meet all the Hispanic people

A

Quisiera conocer a toda la gente hispana