Understanding Spanish Conversation Deck 1

Question 1

Necesito que lo hagas otra vez.

Necesito que lo hagas de nuevo.

Answer 1

I need you to do it again.

Question 2

Volver a hacerlo más tarde.

¿Vuelves a comer langosta hoy?

Answer 2

I’m doing it again later.

You’re eating lobster again today?

Question 3

Preguntar

Pedir

Answer 3

You ask (preguntar) who won the game last night—info or for an answer to a question.

You ask (pedir) when asking for something, making a request—asking the waitress for water.

Question 4

As soon as

Answer 4

En cuanto- best used at the beginning of the sentence.
Apenas-best used at the beginning of the sentence.

Tan pronto como- best used in the middle of the sentence.
Cuando- best used when “when” in English would be used, including “as soon as”.

Question 5

En cuanto yo tenga el tiempo, salimos para cenar.

Answer 5

As soon as I have time, we will go out for dinner.

Question 6

Apenas yo tenga el tiempo salimos para cenar.

Answer 6

As soon as I have time, we will go out for dinner.

Question 7

I will help you as soon as I am done eating.

Answer 7

Te ayudaré tan pronto como yo termine comer.

Question 8

Detrás

Answer 8

When one object is directly behind another or in pursuit of it.

Use when you need “de”.

Exception- Josh está atrás de mi.
He is at an undetermined location some distance behind you.

Question 9

Él perro está detrás del carro.

Answer 9

The dog is behind (directly behind) the car.

Question 10

José está detrás de la casa.

Answer 10

José is in back of the house.

Question 11

¿Están escondiendo detrás de esta pared los nińos?

Answer 11

Are the children hiding behind this wall?

Question 12

Atrás

Answer 12

When something is behind or in back of something in a general or vague sense.

Use when you don’t have to use a “de”.

Question 13

Él perro está atrás.

Answer 13

The dog is out back. ( in a general sense)

Question 14

Tu libro está atrás allá.

Answer 14

Your book is back there. ( in a general, vague way)

Question 15

No mires atrás.

Answer 15

Don’t look back.

Question 16

Al fondo

Answer 16

All the way back ( as the farthest back in the building).

Exp- al fondo a la izquierda= all the way back on the left.

Question 17

De regreso

Answer 17

Back, to return

Also de vuelta.

Question 18

Estoy de regreso de trabajo.

Answer 18

I’m back from work.

Question 19

De vuelta

Answer 19

Back, to return

Also de regreso.

Question 20

Ella está devuelta de la escuela.

Answer 20

She is back from school.

Question 21

Ponerse

Answer 21

To put oneself or to become (angry, sick, drunk)

Used for fleeting or more temporary changes.

Question 22

Me pongo enojado

Answer 22

I become angry.

Question 23

Se pone borracho.

Answer 23

He becomes drunk.

Question 24

Te pones enfermo.

Answer 24

You become sick.

Question 25

Hacerse

Answer 25

To make or do usually, also become. Used in referring to longer-term changes. Exp- to become rich, popular, beautiful. Or when change is intended. ( becoming rich)

Question 26

Estas casas se hacen bonitas cuando las arreglas.

Answer 26

These houses become beautiful when you fix them.

Question 27

Este restaurante se está haciendo popular.

Answer 27

This restaurant is becoming popular.

Question 28

Te haces rico.

Answer 28

You become rich.

Question 29

Llegar a ser

Answer 29

“To turn out to be” | Also used when someone becomes something in the sense of an accomplishment or that it took a lot of effort.

Question 30

Ayer por la tarde llegó a ser muy relajante.

Answer 30

Yesterday afternoon turned out to be very relaxing.

Question 31

Veo que llegaste a ser médico.

Answer 31

I see that you became a doctor.

Question 32

Volverse

Answer 32

To turn into | As in more permanent, but usually unexpected or planned.

Question 33

Él se volvió inteligente.

Answer 33

He turned into being intelligent or he became intelligent

Question 34

Se volvió rico.

Answer 34

He turned into rich (person). ( after he won the lottery) | More permanent but sudden, unplanned change

Question 35

Transformarse, convertirse

Answer 35

Physical or organic transformation. Exp butterfly

Question 36

Un nińo se transforma en un hombre.

Answer 36

A boy turns into a man.

Question 37

El agua se transforma en hielo cuando hace frío en el invierno en Chicago.

Answer 37

Water turns into ice when it is very cold in Chicago.

Question 38

Clark Kent se convierte en Supermán cada vez hay un crisis.

Answer 38

Clark Kent turns into Superman each time there is a crisis.

Question 39

To become

Answer 39

take an adjective or noun, make it reflexive and put an "a" or "en" in front of it.

Question 40

Cuando se acerca a la escuela, hay un parque

Answer 40

When one becomes gets close to the school, there is a park.

Question 41

Mi café se enfria cuando lo bebo demasiado lentamente.

Answer 41

My coffee becomes cold when I drink it too slowly.

Question 42

El sol quema mi piel

Answer 42

The sun burns my skin.

Question 43

Mi amiga siempre quema la comida

Answer 43

My friend always burns the food.

Question 44

El sol me quema.

Answer 44

The sun burns me.

Question 45

Mi hija se quemo el dedo.

Answer 45

My daughter burned her finger.

Question 46

Ella incendia la casa.

Answer 46

She burns, starts the house on fire.

Question 47

Ella incendia la casa y la casa arde.

Answer 47

She burns the house and the house is on fire.

Question 48

La casa se quemó.

Answer 48

The house burned.

Question 49

Es importante que usted venga conmigo.

Answer 49

It is important that you come with me.

Question 50

Necesito que usted venga conmigo.

Answer 50

I need you to come with me.

Question 51

¿Puede venir conmigo?

Answer 51

May you come with me? or maybe could you come with me?????

Question 52

Ven conmigo.

Answer 52

Come with me in the tu form

Question 53

Venga conmigo.

Answer 53

Come with me in the usted form

Question 54

Coma(n)/ No coma(n)

Answer 54

Eat/ Don't eat (usted)

Question 55

Vaya(n)se/ No se vaya(n)

Answer 55

Go/ Don't go (usted)

Question 56

Corra(n)/No corra(n)

Answer 56

Run/Don't run (usted)

Question 57

Venga(n)/No venga(n)

Answer 57

Come/Don't come (usted)

Question 58

Come/No come

Answer 58

Eat/Don't eat (tú)

Question 59

Vet/No te vayas

Answer 59

Go/Don't go (tú)

Question 60

Corre/No Corras

Answer 60

Run/Don't run (tú)

Question 61

Ven/No vengas

Answer 61

Come/Don's come (tú)

Question 62

Di/no digas

Answer 62

Say/Don't say (tú) (decir) yo form ends in go

Question 63

Haz/no hagas

Answer 63

Do/Don't do (tú) (hacer) yo form ends in go

Question 64

Pon/No pongas

Answer 64

Put/Son't put (hacer) yo form ends in go

Question 65

Sal/No salgas

Answer 65

Go out/Don't go out (salir) yo form ends in go

Question 66

Ten/No Tengas

Answer 66

Have/Don't have (tener) yo form ends in go

Question 67

Ven/No vengas

Answer 67

Come/Don't come (venir) yo form ends in go

Question 68

Escucheme

Answer 68

Listen to me

Question 69

No lo haga

Answer 69

Don't do it

Question 70

Cuidate

Answer 70

Take care of yourself or just take care???

Question 71

Cuenteme

Answer 71

Tell me

Question 72

Hablenos

Answer 72

Talk to us

Question 73

Comala

Answer 73

Eat it

Question 74

No la coma

Answer 74

Don't eat it

Question 75

Calmate

Answer 75

Calm down

Question 76

Ponlo aquí

Answer 76

Put it here also Pongalo??

Question 77

Ven acá

Answer 77

Come here also Ven aquí

Question 78

Sientese

Answer 78

Sit

Question 79

Digame

Answer 79

Tell me

Question 80

no le diga

Answer 80

Don't tell him/her

Question 81

Parate

Answer 81

Stop also Basta???

Question 82

Tomelo

Answer 82

Take it

Question 83

No lo tome

Answer 83

Don't take it

Question 84

Hazlo

Answer 84

Do it

Question 85

Ayudame

Answer 85

Help me

Question 86

Levantese

Answer 86

Get up

Question 87

Duermete

Answer 87

Go to sleep

Question 88

Vayanse todos

Answer 88

Everyone leave

Question 89

Olvidatelo

Answer 89

Forget it

Question 90

Miren esto

Answer 90

Watch this

Question 91

Tú casa es más grande que mia.

Answer 91

Your house is bigger than mine.

Question 92

Yo puedo jugar fútbol TAN BUENO COMO tú.

Answer 92

I can play football AS GOOD/WELL AS you

Question 93

Mi casa es TAN GRANDE COMO tuya.

Answer 93

My house is as big as yours.

Question 94

Mi vecina gana TANTO DINERO COMO yo.

Answer 94

``` My neighbor earns AS MUCH MONEY AS me. Use tanto(a)(s)/como when referring to quantity. ```

Question 95

Esquina

Answer 95

corner of the street, the intersection itself, corner of a page in a book or computer screen. Meet a la esquina

Question 96

Ricón

Answer 96

Inside corner of a house, restaurant. Sit at the table en el rincón.

Question 97

Fecha

Answer 97

el nueve de enero

Question 98

Cita

Answer 98

Romantic date, doctor appt etc.

Question 99

Me gustaría ir contigo pero tengo un compromiso.

Answer 99

I would like to go with you but I have an appointment.

Question 100

Beber/tomar

Answer 100

To drink/To drink or to eat (to take)

Question 101

¿Le gustaría beber/tomar algo?

Answer 101

Would you like something to drink?