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Understanding Spanish Conversation Deck 3 Flashcards

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1
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Medio/Mitad

A

Half of/ Half (noun) or kinda/sorta/ a little (ugly)

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Quiero la mitad verde.

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I want the green half.

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3
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Quiero media pizza.

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I want half of the pizza.

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Quiero la mitad de pizza sin salchicha.

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I want half of the pizza without sausage.

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5
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La mitad

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The middle.

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6
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La mitad de la calle.

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The middle of the street.

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7
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Tengo medio calor

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I am kind of hot.

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Ella es media fea.

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She is sort of ugly. or She is a little ugly.

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¿Es buena, la comida? Más o menos or un poco.

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Is the food good? More or less or a little bit ( kinda,sorta)

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Quedar

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to have left/remaining also to stay

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Me quedan cinco dólares.

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I have five dollars left. (agrees with number of what is remaining)

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12
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Me queda un dólar.

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I have one dollar left. (agrees with number of what is remaining)

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Te quedan cinco dólares.

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You have five dollars left. (agrees with number of what is remaining)

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Nos quedan cinco dólares.

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We have five dollars left. ( agrees with number of what is remaining)

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15
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Los niños les queda una hora de la escuela.

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The children have one hour left of school.

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16
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Aquí

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Here. Used when the subject is not in motion.

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17
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Acá

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Here. Used when the subject is moving.

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18
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Venga acá.

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Come here. But the subject will need to move to “come here”.

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19
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Estoy aquí.

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I am here. I am the subject and I am not moving.

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20
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No está (aquí)

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He/She is not here. The aquí is left out frequently and understood.

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21
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Más acá

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A little more over here. Usually used when giving directions.

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22
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¿Cómo comes tan rapido?

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How do you eat so fast?

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23
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¿Cómo cocinaste el pescado?

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How did you cook the fish?

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24
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¿Qué tal fue la fiesta anoche?

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How was the party last night?

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25
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¿Qué tal el juego?/¿Qué tal es el juego?

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How is the game? or perhaps-How is the game going?

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26
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¿Qué tal tu carro?

A

How is your car?

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27
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¿Qué tal el tiempo en Nueva York?

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How is the weather in New York?

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28
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Parecer

A

Used to ask how one liked something. Also:To seem, to look alike, to resemble each other.

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29
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¿Cómo te gusta la pelicula? OR Te pareció la pelicula?

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How did you like the movie?/How did it seem to you?

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30
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Yo sé nadar. Ella no sabe manejar.

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I know how to swim. She does not know how to drive. Do not use cómo when one knows how to do something.

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31
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Quedarse con

A

To keep possession of an object

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32
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Me quedé con el dinero.

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I kept the money.

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33
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Quedate con el cambio OR Quedese con el cambio.

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Keep the change.

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34
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Quedatelo OR Quedeselo

A

Keep it.

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35
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Guardar

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To keep something safe. OR hold onto for storage.

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36
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Guardo la leche en la refrigerador.

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I keep the milk in the refrigerator. (because I want to keep it from spoiling.

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37
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¿Me guardas esta bolsa de compras?

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Will you hold the shopping bag for me?

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38
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José guarda su carro en el garaje.

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Jose keep his car in the garage.

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39
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Mantener

A

To maintain/keep

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40
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Mantenga limpio tu cuarto.

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Keep your room clean.

41
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Me mantengo en buena forma.

A

I keep myself in good shape.

42
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Seguir

A

Command form of Seguir + present participle (ing) to say keep (moving, eating, talking) Also means “to follow”

43
Q

Siga moviendo

A

Keep moving

44
Q

Siga comiendo

A

Keep eating

45
Q

Siga hablando

A

Keep talking

46
Q

Yo sé que Bob está en los Estados Unidos

A

I know (as a fact) that Bob is in the United States

47
Q

Bob conoce los Estados Unidos.

A

Bob is familiar with the United States.

48
Q

Bob sabe donde Chicago se queda y conoce la ciudad bien.

A

Bob knows where Chicago is and he knows the city well.

49
Q

Yo conozco a Bob bien y sé que va a estar bien.

A

I know Bob well and I know that he is going to be fine.

50
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Yo sé. Yo lo sé.

A

I know. I know it.

51
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Ya sé eso.

A

I already know that.

52
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Lo sabia. Ya lo sabia.

A

I knew it. I already knew it.

53
Q

Yo supé.

A

I found out. (I knew, literally)

54
Q

¿Supiste cuando llega el avión?

A

Did you find out when the plane arrives? (Did you know, literally)

55
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¿Sabías cuando llega el avión?

A

Did you already know when the plane arrives?

56
Q

Yo conocía a Juan./ Yo conocí a Juan.

A

I used to know Juan. I met Juan.(as in the first time you met him)

57
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Yo conocí a Juan en la escuela.

A

I used to know Juan when we were in school (but not necessarily now)

58
Q

Llegé tarde NOT Estoy tarde

A

I arrive late (I’m late).

59
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Llegaste tarde

A

You are late.

60
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Ella llegó tarde

A

She is late.

61
Q

Salir, irse

A

Leave as in exiting or vacating a place.

62
Q

Ya salgo, Ya me voy

A

I am leaving now.

63
Q

Dejé el libro en la mesa

A

I left the book on the table. (dejar)

64
Q

Ella dejó las llaves dentro del carro.

A

She left the keys inside the car.

65
Q

¡Dejame en paz!

A

Leave me alone! ( in peace)

66
Q

¡Dejame!

A

Leave me alone!

67
Q

¡Dejalo en paz! ¡Dejalo! (¡Dejala en paz! ¡Dejala!)

A

Leave him/her alone! (as to a bully)

68
Q

Dejalo/Dejala

A

Leave it alone (like a vase)

69
Q

Dejelo/Dejela

A

Leave it alone (more polite usted form)

70
Q

Me gusta esta canción.

A

I like this song. (gustar agrees with number of what you are talking about)

71
Q

A mi hijo le gustan los perros.

A

My son likes dogs. (gustar agrees with number of what you are talking about.

72
Q

Les gusta el helado

A

They like ice cream.

73
Q

Encantar

A

You love something that is an impersonal object

74
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Me encanta esta canción.

A

I love this song.

75
Q

Te quiero/ Te amo

A

I love you (less serious) or (I want you in a sexual sort of way)/ I love you (serious)

76
Q

Me cae bien mi jefe.

A

I like my boss. (caer) ( Literally: My boss falls on me well) WORKS LIKE GUSTAR AND ENCANTAR (agrees with number of what you are talking about)

77
Q

No me cae bien mi jefe./ Me cae mal mi jefe.

A

I do not like my boss.

78
Q

Le caigo bien a mi jefe.

A

I like my boss well. (I fall on by boss well)

79
Q

Come como un animal.

A

He eats like an animal.

80
Q

Lo bueno/Lo malo

A

The good thing/ The bad thing. Just put lo in front of an adjective. No need to use “cosa”

81
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Lo bueno es que tengo más plata ahora.

A

The good thing is that I have more money now. No need to use “cosa”

82
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Lo malo es que estoy enfermo.

A

The bad thing is that I am sick. No need to use “cosa”

83
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Lo mejor

A

The best thing

84
Q

Lo peor

A

The worst thing

85
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Lo extraño

A

The strange thing

86
Q

Lo unico

A

The only thing

87
Q

Lo chistoso

A

The funny thing (comical)

88
Q

Lo increíble

A

The incredible thing

89
Q

Es lo bueno que estudiaste

A

It’s a good thing that you studied. (Es lo + adjective)

90
Q

Lo que

A

What or That which Think of it as one word (what). Refers to object or an abstract idea. Not used in a question. If you put “what” in the middle of the sentence , use lo que.

91
Q

Qué hace él? No sé lo que hace.

A

What is he doing? I don’t know what he is doing.

92
Q

Lo que pasa

A

What is happening. Use at the beginning of a sentence.

93
Q

Lo que quieres no existe.

A

What you want doesn’t exist.

94
Q

Yo sé lo que quieres comer.

A

I know WHAT you want to eat.

95
Q

Yo sé que quieres comer.

A

I know THAT you want to eat.

96
Q

Mi hermano, el que es médico, va en vacaciones.

A

My brother, the one that’s a doctor, is going on vacation.

The pronoun before “que” agrees with gender.

97
Q

Mi camisa, la que tiene huecos, es todavía muy cómoda.

A

My shirt, the one that has holes, is still very comfortable.

(The pronoun before “que” agrees with gender)

98
Q

Las mesas, las que de madera, son muy bonitas.

A

The tables, the ones made of wood, are very beautiful.

The pronoun before “que” agrees with gender

99
Q

Los árboles, los que vimos en california, son muy altos.

A

The trees, the ones we saw in California, are very tall.

The pronoun before “que” agrees with gender

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