Understanding Spanish Conversation Deck 3 Flashcards
Medio/Mitad
Half of/ Half (noun) or kinda/sorta/ a little (ugly)
Quiero la mitad verde.
I want the green half.
Quiero media pizza.
I want half of the pizza.
Quiero la mitad de pizza sin salchicha.
I want half of the pizza without sausage.
La mitad
The middle.
La mitad de la calle.
The middle of the street.
Tengo medio calor
I am kind of hot.
Ella es media fea.
She is sort of ugly. or She is a little ugly.
¿Es buena, la comida? Más o menos or un poco.
Is the food good? More or less or a little bit ( kinda,sorta)
Quedar
to have left/remaining also to stay
Me quedan cinco dólares.
I have five dollars left. (agrees with number of what is remaining)
Me queda un dólar.
I have one dollar left. (agrees with number of what is remaining)
Te quedan cinco dólares.
You have five dollars left. (agrees with number of what is remaining)
Nos quedan cinco dólares.
We have five dollars left. ( agrees with number of what is remaining)
Los niños les queda una hora de la escuela.
The children have one hour left of school.
Aquí
Here. Used when the subject is not in motion.
Acá
Here. Used when the subject is moving.
Venga acá.
Come here. But the subject will need to move to “come here”.
Estoy aquí.
I am here. I am the subject and I am not moving.
No está (aquí)
He/She is not here. The aquí is left out frequently and understood.
Más acá
A little more over here. Usually used when giving directions.
¿Cómo comes tan rapido?
How do you eat so fast?
¿Cómo cocinaste el pescado?
How did you cook the fish?
¿Qué tal fue la fiesta anoche?
How was the party last night?
¿Qué tal el juego?/¿Qué tal es el juego?
How is the game? or perhaps-How is the game going?
¿Qué tal tu carro?
How is your car?
¿Qué tal el tiempo en Nueva York?
How is the weather in New York?
Parecer
Used to ask how one liked something. Also:To seem, to look alike, to resemble each other.
¿Cómo te gusta la pelicula? OR Te pareció la pelicula?
How did you like the movie?/How did it seem to you?
Yo sé nadar. Ella no sabe manejar.
I know how to swim. She does not know how to drive. Do not use cómo when one knows how to do something.
Quedarse con
To keep possession of an object
Me quedé con el dinero.
I kept the money.
Quedate con el cambio OR Quedese con el cambio.
Keep the change.
Quedatelo OR Quedeselo
Keep it.
Guardar
To keep something safe. OR hold onto for storage.
Guardo la leche en la refrigerador.
I keep the milk in the refrigerator. (because I want to keep it from spoiling.
¿Me guardas esta bolsa de compras?
Will you hold the shopping bag for me?
José guarda su carro en el garaje.
Jose keep his car in the garage.
Mantener
To maintain/keep
Mantenga limpio tu cuarto.
Keep your room clean.
Me mantengo en buena forma.
I keep myself in good shape.
Seguir
Command form of Seguir + present participle (ing) to say keep (moving, eating, talking) Also means “to follow”
Siga moviendo
Keep moving
Siga comiendo
Keep eating
Siga hablando
Keep talking
Yo sé que Bob está en los Estados Unidos
I know (as a fact) that Bob is in the United States
Bob conoce los Estados Unidos.
Bob is familiar with the United States.
Bob sabe donde Chicago se queda y conoce la ciudad bien.
Bob knows where Chicago is and he knows the city well.
Yo conozco a Bob bien y sé que va a estar bien.
I know Bob well and I know that he is going to be fine.
Yo sé. Yo lo sé.
I know. I know it.
Ya sé eso.
I already know that.
Lo sabia. Ya lo sabia.
I knew it. I already knew it.
Yo supé.
I found out. (I knew, literally)
¿Supiste cuando llega el avión?
Did you find out when the plane arrives? (Did you know, literally)
¿Sabías cuando llega el avión?
Did you already know when the plane arrives?
Yo conocía a Juan./ Yo conocí a Juan.
I used to know Juan. I met Juan.(as in the first time you met him)
Yo conocí a Juan en la escuela.
I used to know Juan when we were in school (but not necessarily now)
Llegé tarde NOT Estoy tarde
I arrive late (I’m late).
Llegaste tarde
You are late.
Ella llegó tarde
She is late.
Salir, irse
Leave as in exiting or vacating a place.
Ya salgo, Ya me voy
I am leaving now.
Dejé el libro en la mesa
I left the book on the table. (dejar)
Ella dejó las llaves dentro del carro.
She left the keys inside the car.
¡Dejame en paz!
Leave me alone! ( in peace)
¡Dejame!
Leave me alone!
¡Dejalo en paz! ¡Dejalo! (¡Dejala en paz! ¡Dejala!)
Leave him/her alone! (as to a bully)
Dejalo/Dejala
Leave it alone (like a vase)
Dejelo/Dejela
Leave it alone (more polite usted form)
Me gusta esta canción.
I like this song. (gustar agrees with number of what you are talking about)
A mi hijo le gustan los perros.
My son likes dogs. (gustar agrees with number of what you are talking about.
Les gusta el helado
They like ice cream.
Encantar
You love something that is an impersonal object
Me encanta esta canción.
I love this song.
Te quiero/ Te amo
I love you (less serious) or (I want you in a sexual sort of way)/ I love you (serious)
Me cae bien mi jefe.
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)
No me cae bien mi jefe./ Me cae mal mi jefe.
I do not like my boss.
Le caigo bien a mi jefe.
I like my boss well. (I fall on by boss well)
Come como un animal.
He eats like an animal.
Lo bueno/Lo malo
The good thing/ The bad thing. Just put lo in front of an adjective. No need to use “cosa”
Lo bueno es que tengo más plata ahora.
The good thing is that I have more money now. No need to use “cosa”
Lo malo es que estoy enfermo.
The bad thing is that I am sick. No need to use “cosa”
Lo mejor
The best thing
Lo peor
The worst thing
Lo extraño
The strange thing
Lo unico
The only thing
Lo chistoso
The funny thing (comical)
Lo increíble
The incredible thing
Es lo bueno que estudiaste
It’s a good thing that you studied. (Es lo + adjective)
Lo que
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.
Qué hace él? No sé lo que hace.
What is he doing? I don’t know what he is doing.
Lo que pasa
What is happening. Use at the beginning of a sentence.
Lo que quieres no existe.
What you want doesn’t exist.
Yo sé lo que quieres comer.
I know WHAT you want to eat.
Yo sé que quieres comer.
I know THAT you want to eat.
Mi hermano, el que es médico, va en vacaciones.
My brother, the one that’s a doctor, is going on vacation.
The pronoun before “que” agrees with gender.
Mi camisa, la que tiene huecos, es todavía muy cómoda.
My shirt, the one that has holes, is still very comfortable.
(The pronoun before “que” agrees with gender)
Las mesas, las que de madera, son muy bonitas.
The tables, the ones made of wood, are very beautiful.
The pronoun before “que” agrees with gender
Los árboles, los que vimos en california, son muy altos.
The trees, the ones we saw in California, are very tall.
The pronoun before “que” agrees with gender
