Unit 10 - Los Pasatiempos (Hobbies and Pastimes) - Grammar Flashcards
True or False:
To ask yes or no questions, one simply needs to change the intonation of the voice, ending the sentence going up.
True or False:
To ask yes or no questions, one simply needs to change the intonation of the voice, ending the sentence going up.
True
For Example:
Estás bien. (You are well.) Juan es alto. (Juan is tall.)
¿Estás bien? (Are you well?) ¿Juan es alto? (Is Juan tall?)
True or False:
You never switch the order of the subject and verb to ask a question in Spanish.
True or False:
You never switch the order of the subject and verb to ask a question in Spanish.
False
The order of the verb and the subject can also be switched by placing the verb first to ask a question.
For Example:
Juan es alto. (Juan is tall)
¿Es alto Juan? (Is Juan tall?)
True or False:
When no is used to make a question negative, always place the no before the verb.
True or False:
When no is used to make a question negative, always place the no before the verb.
True
For Example:
¿No estás bien? (You aren’t well?)
Translate the following Spanish interrogative:
qué
Translate the following Spanish interrogative:
qué
what?
Translate the following Spanish interrogative:
quién
Translate the following Spanish interrogative:
quién
who?
Translate the following Spanish interrogative:
por qué
Translate the following Spanish interrogative:
por qué
why?
Translate the following Spanish interrogative:
cuándo
Translate the following Spanish interrogative:
cuándo
when?
Translate the following Spanish interrogative:
dónde
Translate the following Spanish interrogative:
dónde
where?
Translate the following Spanish interrogative:
cómo
Translate the following Spanish interrogative:
cómo
how?
Translate the following Spanish interrogative:
cuál
Translate the following Spanish interrogative:
cuál
which?
Translate the following Spanish interrogative:
cuánto / cuánta
Translate the following Spanish interrogative:
cuánto / cuánta
How much? (singular, masculine / feminine)
Translate the following Spanish interrogative:
cuántos / cuántas
Translate the following Spanish interrogative:
cuántos / cuántas
How much? (plural, masculine / feminine)
Ask what the date is in Spanish using the Spanish interrogative qué.
Ask what the date is in Spanish using the Spanish interrogative qué.
¿Qué día es? (What day is it?)
Ask what the date is in Spanish using the Spanish interrogative cuál.
Ask what the date is in Spanish using the Spanish interrogative cuál.
¿Cuál es la fecha de hoy? (What is the date today?)
Today is Saturday babay!!
What does the Spanish word gustar mean?
What does the Spanish word gustar mean?
to please
*Note: The English language uses the word “like” to express positive feelings about actions and things. In English the subject of the sentences “likes” something else.
In Spanish the thing that is liked “pleases” the person. So it is said “backwards” from English.
English: I like dogs.
Spanish: Dogs please me.
Translate the following in two ways
- literally (the exact translation)
- In a way that makes better sense to native English speakers.
Me gusta el chocolate.
Translate the following in two ways
- literally (the exact translation)
- In a way that makes better sense to native English speakers.
Me gusta el chocolate.
- literally: Chocolate pleases me.
- The way native English speakers would say it: I like chocolate.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate object pronoun:
____ gusta pizza. (I like pizza. or Pizza pleases me.)
Fill in the blank with the appropriate object pronoun:
Me gusta pizza. (I like pizza. or Pizza pleases me.)
Fill in the blank with the appropriate object pronoun:
____ gusta pizza. (Informal) (You like pizza. or Pizza pleases you.)
Fill in the blank with the appropriate object pronoun:
Te gusta pizza. (Informal) (You like pizza. or Pizza pleases you.)
Fill in the blank with the appropriate object pronoun:
____ gusta pizza. (He/she/you formal like pizza. or Pizza pleases him/her/you formal.)
Fill in the blank with the appropriate object pronoun:
Le gusta pizza. (He/she/you formal like pizza. or Pizza pleases him/her/you formal.)
Fill in the blank with the appropriate object pronoun:
____ gusta pizza. (We like pizza. or Pizza pleases us.)
Fill in the blank with the appropriate object pronoun:
Nos gusta pizza. (We like pizza. or Pizza pleases us.)
Fill in the blank with the appropriate object pronoun:
____ gusta pizza. (You all (informal) like pizza. or Pizza pleases you all (informal).)
Fill in the blank with the appropriate object pronoun:
Os gusta pizza. (You all (informal) like pizza. or Pizza pleases you all (informal).)
Fill in the blank with the appropriate object pronoun:
____ gusta pizza. (They/You all (formal) like pizza. or Pizza pleases them/you all (formal).)
Fill in the blank with the appropriate object pronoun:
Les gusta pizza. (They/You all (formal) like pizza. or Pizza pleases them/you all (formal).)
Place the appriate form of gustar in the blank:
Me _____ la comida mexicana. (I like Mexican food.)
Place the appriate form of gustar in the blank:
Me gusta la comida mexicana.
*Note that la comida mexicana is singular. Use gusta with singular nouns.
Place the appriate form of gustar in the blank:
Me _____ los pantalones. (I like pants.)
Place the appriate form of gustar in the blank:
Me gustan los pantalones.
*Note that los pantalones is plural. Use gustan with plural nouns.
Place the appriate form of gustar in the blank:
Me _____ jugar videojuegos. (I like to play videogames.)
Place the appriate form of gustar in the blank:
Me gusta jugar los videojuegos.
*Note that jugar is an infinitive verb. Use gusta with infinitive verbs.
Add emphasis to the following phrase by indicating whom you are talking about:
___ ___ me gusta el chocolate. (I like chocolate.)
Add emphasis to the following phrase by indicating whom you are talking about:
A mí me gusta el chocolate. (I like chocolate.)
* a mí translates to “to me” To me, I like chocolate.”a mí” is used to emphasize that I like chocolate.
Add emphasis to the following phrase by indicating whom you are talking about:
___ ___ te gusta la pizza. (You like pizza.)
Add emphasis to the following phrase by indicating whom you are talking about:
A tí te gusta la pizza. (You like pizza.)
* a tí translates to “to you” To you, you like pizza.”a tí” is used to emphasize that you like pizza.
Add emphasis to the following phrase by indicating whom you are talking about:
___ ___ le gustan las flores. (She likes flowers.)
Add emphasis to the following phrase by indicating whom you are talking about:
A ella le gustan las flores (She likse flowers.)
* a ella translates to “to her” To her, she likes flowers.”a ella” is used to indicate exactly who likes flowers.
Add emphasis to the following phrase by indicating whom you are talking about:
___ ___ le gusta dibujar. (He likes to draw.)
Add emphasis to the following phrase by indicating whom you are talking about:
A él le gusta dibujar. (He likes to draw.)
* a él translates to “to him” To him, he likes to draw.”a él” is used to indicate exactly who likes to draw.
