Vocabulary 7/7/13 Flashcards
What syllable is emphasized when there is no acento?
Typically the 2nd to last syllable is emphasized if there is no acento.
press
oprima
why/because
por qué/porque
master or dominate
domina
past tense
tiempo pasado
relieved
aliviar/aliviado
pool (billiards)
billar or billar americano
swimming pool
la piscina
to remember/recall/remind
recordar
acordarse
to agree upon
acordar
to approve
aprobar
goals
la metas
carefully
cuidadosamente
sheep
la oveja
well-done
rare
bien cocido
poco cocido
waiter
el camarero
salt/salt shaker
la sal/el salero
sound
to sound
el sonido
sonar
education and experience
educación y experiencia
synonyms
sinónimos
similar
similar
volleyball
el voleibol
excited
animados/emoscionado
church
la iglesia
pain or fear
la pena
to play an instrument/to touch
tocar
variety
variedad
dinner vs to eat dinner
breakfast vs to eat breakfast
lunch vs to eat lunch
la cena vs cenar
el desayuno vs desayunar
el almuerzo vs almorzar
before/after
antes de/después de
both are followed by de
to exercise
hacer ejercicio
caminar vs paseo
caminar means to walk
paseo, stated as take a walk, or dar un paseo, can mean walk, ride in a car or bike, as long it is a short trip
elevator
el ascensor
gossip
chismes
while
meanwhile
mientras
mientras tanto
to take advantage of
aprovechar
yes/if
sí/si
success/successful
éxito/exitoso
to recognize
reconocer
Slow
despacio or lentamente
time/times
vez/veces
usually
generally
usualmente
generalmente
Present simple is used much more than present progressive in Spanish
present simple = voy
present progressive = estoy yendo
what follows the verb ir
the preposition a nearly always follows the verb ir in Spanish
customer
el/la cliente or el/la comensal (can also mean guest)
appetizer
el aperitivo/la entrada
peanut
el cacahuete/mani
juice
el jugo (general)/el zumo (fruit)
to play an instrument vs to play a game
tocar vs jugar
Gerundio (-ing in English or -ando/-iendo in Spanish) can be prededed by the following verbs:
estar-to be seguir-to follow continuar-to continue ir-to go empezar-to start comenzar-to start andar-to walk
how much
how many
cuánto(a)
cuántos(as)
What is capitalized and not capitalized
demonyms are not capitalized
countries are capitalized
days of the week and months are not capitalized
the preposition a
is always placed in front of a person, not just a proper noun
to turn off
apagar
cooked
cocido(a)
