Vocab x2 Flashcards
Float (carnival)
Las carrozas
Red nose (clown)
La narizota
Flag
La banderola
Party hat
El gorrito de fiesta
Pattern
El adorno
To wrap
Envolver
Birthday cake
Tarta de cumpleaños
Candle
La vela
To blow
Soplar
Ribbon/tape
La cinta
Birthday card
La tarjeta de felicitación
Balloons
Los globos
To strain
Colar
To persue
Perseguir
Middle
Medio
To register/run a business
Regrentar
Diners
Comensales
Tray
La bandeja
Menu/letter
La carta
Imperative form of ‘hacer’
Haz
Imperative form of ‘ir’
Ve
Imperative form of ‘salir’
Sal
Imperative form of ‘decir’
Di
What do vosostros imperatives look like
They are all regular, even irregular imperatives stay regular. Replace the ‘r’ at the end of the word to a ‘d’ e.g comer becomes ‘comed’
Example of vosotros imperatives
Abrid la puerta = open the door
How do you add a reflexive/object pronoun to an imperative
Always add it on to the end of the verb - will always go after the verb never infront (me/te/se) or (Lo/la/le)
Put it here
Ponlo aquí
Call us soon (you guys - vosotros)
Llámadnos pronto
What happens when we want to use a reflexive and an object pronoun at the end of an imperative
Attach one after the other
Give it to me
Dámelo
Send it to us
Mandánoslo
When do ‘tu’ commands get an accent mark
When we attach one or more pronouns e.g. the accent mark will be on the 3rd / 4th vowel - llámanos
When may ‘vosotros’ commands get an accent mark + where
Never when we attach one pronoun - but when we attach 2 pronouns. The accent mark must be on the 3rd vowel e.g. mandádmela
What happens when we use a reflexive verb with the ‘vosotros’ commands
It loses the ‘d’ and we add ‘os ‘ = duchaos NOT duchados
Imperative of contar
Cuenta
Imperative of repetir
Repite
To get in (to bed)
Meterse
To concentrate
Concentrarse
To express oneself
Expresarse
To be happy
Alegrarse
Present tense form of morir
(Me) muero
Season
La estación
Gives me allergies/ hay fever
Me da alergia
Layer (of clothes)
La capa
Neighbourhood
El barrio
Period
Época
To imagine / figure
Imaginarse
What do you use when comparing something + explain (x2)
De lo que - used to compare / refer to something that’s already been mentioned or implied in the sentence. Can also refer to a general idea related to what is being spoken about
Example of ‘de lo Que’
Es más difícil de lo Que pensaba
To get angry
Enfadarse
Staff
Personal
Wood
La madera
Grumpy
Gruñón
Funeral
Funeral
Funeral
Funeral
Pedestrian area (s)
Las zonas peatonales
Parking lot
El aparcamiento
To fix / repair
Arreglar
Toilets
Los aseos
Healthy
Sana
Congratulations
Enhorabuena
Priest
El sacerdote
To fail
Fracasar
Paths
Los caminos
Steel
El acero
To measure
Medir
Salary
El sueldo
Rush / hurry
Prisa
Notice / warning
El aviso
To throw / to throw away
Tirar
Container
El envase
Nervous
Atacado
Splendid / generous
Esplendidos
Square
La plaza
Unpleasant
Desagradable
Rowdy / troublemaker
El gamberro
To damage
Estropear
Mass outdoor drinking session
El botellón
Disgusting
Asqueroso
Crowded / popular
Concurrido / a
Performance / acting / proceeding
Actuación
To disappoint
Decepcionar
Flood
La inundación
To exhaust
Agotar
Thin (weight)
Delgado
Lung (s)
El pulmón (es)
Gap year
El año sabático
To (get) dirty
Ensuciar
To warn
Advertir
To hurt
Hacer daño
To threaten
Amenazar
To narrow
Estrechar
Narrow
Estrecha
Jam / jelly
La jalea
Long time no see
Cuánto tiempo sin verte
Sightseeing
Hacer turismo
Workshops
Los talleres
Sign
El letrero
Location
La ubicación
When using the subjunctive - what form do you use regardless of who we are speaking about
He / she / it form - subjective is in this from e.g. probalmente salga - i will probably go out
Prefer staying at home than going out (adjective )
Casera
Homemade (food)
Casera
What’s the difference between ‘vamos’ and ‘vamonos’
Vamos - let’s go / come on (general)
Vamonos - talking to everyone there - let’s leave this place (come from irse)
To wear
Llevar
Dark
Oscuro
Silver
Plata
Strands of hair
La Cana
To get a coat and get warm
Abrigarse
Blanket
La manta
What do teenagers say when someone is bad at something
eres un / Una manta
To get a blanket and get warm (specific to blankets)
Arroparse / cabijarse
Repeat it please
Repitelo por favor
What do reflexive ‘tu’ commands look like + explain
Duchate / lavate - has the ‘te’ at the end as it is reflexive but works in the same way as other imperatives e.g trabaja
To knock (on a door)
Llamar
Banker
Banquero
To notice
Darse cuenta
Norway
Noruega
To sign -up
Apuntarse
To get used to
Acostumbrarse
Piece of clothing
La prenda
Polite
Educado / a
Middle class
Clase media
2000
Dos mil
Heater
El calentador
Radiator
El radiador
Heating (in a house - can be from the fire / radiator etc)
La calefacción
4x reasons as to why we use the preterite tense
- Actions that have happened + stated a number of times
- Chain of events
- Verbs for beginnings + endings (empezar / terminar)
- actions that have stated the duration
2x reasons when we use the imperfect
- Descriptions of people (physically or mentally) , things + places
- Time phrases: time, age, dates
Describe preterite and imperfect actions
Preterite - shorter
Imperfect - longer
What question does the preterite tense answer - explain (x2)
What happened?
The preterite tense is the main action whereas the imperfect is the background info. The preterite is isolated - not connected to anything
Subjunctive of saber
Sepa
Subjective of haber
Haya
It is daytime
Es de día
To demand
Exigir
To beg
Rogar / suplicar que
Heavy
Pesado
Tooth
La muela
Gums
Las encías
We are fed up
Estamos hartos
Broad daylight
A plena luz del día
Cough
Tos
Foam
Espuma
To prevent
Impedir
Really small town
La aldea
To be called (name)
Llamarse
To call (phone)
Llamar - not reflexive
Bushes
Los arbustos
To recover
Recuperarse
When we use ‘mientras’ in the past tense - what tense do we use in Spanish and why?
Imperfect - as its action and interruption
How do verbs ‘pedir’ ‘sentir’ and ‘repetir’ look like in the preterite tense
The ‘e’ becomes ‘I’ - e.g. pidí
What are palabras esdrújulas + example
We stress the third to last syllable e.g sábado / simpático
When do you add an accent on palabras esdrújula
ALWAYS
What is another palabras esdrújula - name / meaning / accent
La palabras sobresdrujula
Stressed on the 4th to last syllable - after the palabras esdrújula
Accent ALWAYS
What are las palabras llanas + examples
Stress is placed on the 2nd to last syllable e.g árbol / fútbol
Where / when do you place the accent on las palabras llanas
Must have an accent if the word DOESN’T end in an n/s/vowel
What are palabras aguadas + examples
When we stress the last syllable e.g. café / reloj
How do you pronounce ‘palabras aguadas’
Palabras agoodas
Where / when do we place the accent on palabras aguadas
If the word ends in an n/s/vowel - MUST have an accent
What letters can only have accent
Vowels
Why is ñ not an accent
Because it only distinguishes difference between:
No sounds
Ñ sounds
Artichoke
Alcachofa
What is the difference between ten / tenga un buen día
Ten - tú - you (used for friends and family)
Tenga - usted - you formal
Camel
El camello
Quad bikes
Quads
Only
Única
Solo
Alone
Pyramids
Pirámides
Hand dryer
Los secadores de manos
To answer
Contestar
To give (formal)
Entregar
Was happy (ended up happy)
Quedó contenta
To put on clothes, to put on an emotion, put on a state (I am ill)
Ponerse
I (had become) ill
Se puse enfermo
She is grumpy (using ponerse)
Se pone grosera
Permanent change / become another person
Convertirse
Destructed
Distraído
To stop working (electrics e.g. TV)
Estropearse
At least
Por lo menos
To herself
A sí misma
To myself
A sí mismo / a
Reírse - in the preterite tense
Reí
Reíste
Rió
Reímos
Rieron
When using olvidarse / darse cuenta / decidir what past tense do you use
Preterite
Cute
Que mono
Throat
La garganta
Whale
La ballena
Horse riding lesson
Una clase de hípica
Subjunctive of hacer
Haga
What is the difference between ‘solo’ / ‘única’ / ‘únicamente’
Sólo - used majority of time
Única - used if not using the noun
Únicamente - not really used - posh way of saying only
Island
La Isla
If use tal vez - what tense do we use
Subjunctive
To bite
Morder
What’s the Spanish way of saying to catch a bus / train etc
Coger el tren
What is the Spanish way of saying place
El sitio
Personality - character
La personalidad
Scam
La estafa
Health and safety
La sanidad y seguridad
What is the difference between feliz and contenta
Feliz - use ser
Contenta - use estar
I am satisfied
Estoy agusto
Explain with an example of ‘estilo indirecto’ using the present tense
What is said in the present, you repeat in the imperfect. E.g. quiero un cafe = maddie dijo Que querría un cafe
Eraser
El borrador
Failure
El fracaso
Tights / stockings
Las medias
Wastebasket / washing basket
El basurero
Housewife
La ama de casa
Leather
El cuero
Purse
La cartera
Noodles
Los fideos
Beef
El pino
To miss (someone / something)
Echar de menos
Agreement
El acuerdo
Dusk
El anochecer
By yourself
Por su cuenta
Face (not ‘cara’)
El rostro
What do you do for a living (formal)
Se dedica
Terrace
La terraza
To make bonfires
Hacer fogates
Striking
Llamativo
Gifts
Los obsequios
To hunt
Cazar
Sparrows
Los gorriones
Coins
Las monedas
Handkerchief
El pañuelo
Stable
El establo
Goat
La cabra
Sheep
La oveja
Widow
El / la viuda
To die
Fallecer
Twins
Los mellizos
Bat
El murciélago
To fall
Caerse
Hip
La cadera
Layers
Las capas
Helmet
El casco
Headphones
Los auricuales
Leggings
Los leggings
Brakes
Los frenos
What is the vosotros form in pluscuamperfecto
Habíais
Ginger
Jengibre
Age
La edad
To take time to do something
Tardar
How is ‘como’ used in Spain at the beginning of a sentence
Threat / warning but means if
If using estilo indirecto and it is a question how do you quote it
Me preguntó - you have to say they asked me, if the speech you are repeating is a question
Is someone says venir using the estilo indirecto, how do you repeat?
You use ‘ir.’
What two adjectives can you not use ‘muy’ at the beginning
Genial y fatal
What happens if you have two vowels in a word and you use it in the past tense in the he/she/it form?
It becomes a y e.g leer becomes leyó or caer become cayó
Estilo indirecto - what happens when you use any past
Repeat in the pluscuamperfecto - e.g compré un café becomes ha
comprado un café
Estilo indirecto - what happens when you use the future
Repeat in the conditional e.g iré a verte becomes iría a verme
IT IS ONLY THE SIMPLE FUTURE
Estilo indirecto - what happens when you use an imperative
Repeat using the subjunctive e.g traeme el vaso de agua becomes trajera el vaso de agua
Easter
La Pascua
I’m looking forward to
Tengo (muchas) ganas de
Approval
La aprobación
Lift
El ascensor
