Vocabulary Course 4 Flashcards
1
Q
don’t get dressed
A
no se vista
(vestirse → to get dressed)
2
Q
I was dressing myself when Roberta called
(right at that moment)
A
estaba vistiéndome cuando Roberta llamó
3
Q
I was asking for more money
(right at that moment)
A
estaba pidiendo más dinero
(pedir → to ask for)
4
Q
I was serving the dinner
(right at that moment)
A
estaba sirviendo la cena
(servir → to serve)
5
Q
serve the dinner right here
A
sirva la cena aquí mismo
6
Q
they served the dinner right here
A
sirvieron la cena aquí mismo
7
Q
I repeat, don’t look at me that way
A
repito, no me mire así
(repetir → to repeat)
8
Q
I’m repeating it right now
A
estoy repitiéndolo ahora mismo
9
Q
they would repeat it
A
lo repetirían
10
Q
they repeated it
(dot in the past)
A
lo repitieron
11
Q
let’s eat right now
A
comamos ahora mismo
(use the imperative)
12
Q
let’s change
A
cambiemos
(cambiar → to change)
13
Q
tell it to me
A
dígamelo
14
Q
put them here
(books)
A
póngalos aquí
15
Q
don’t put them here
(books)
A
no los ponga aquí
16
Q
by the way, I want you to come tonight
A
a propósito, quiero que venga esta noche
(triggers the present subjunctive)
17
Q
I prefer that you come tonight Roberta
A
prefiero que vengas esta noche Roberta
(triggers the present subjunctive)
18
Q
we propose that you come tonight Roberta
A
proponemos que vengas esta noche Roberta
(triggers the present subjunctive)
19
Q
eat it, it’s good for you
(to a friend; referring to an orange)
A
cómela, es buena para tí
20
Q
don’t eat it, it’s bad for you
(to a friend; referring to an orange)
A
no la comas, es mala para tí
(always switch tracks with negative commands)
21
Q
I don’t permit that you come tonight
A
no permito que venga esta noche
(other verbs that trigger the present subjunctive: approve, prohibit, allow, prevent)
22
Q
I’m afraid that you can’t come tonight
A
temo que no pueda venir esta noche
(any type of emotion triggers the present subjunctive)
23
Q
I’m happy that you can come tonight
A
me alegro de que pueda venir esta noche
(alegrarse de → to be happy with; to be glad about)
24
Q
we doubt that they can come tonight
A
dudamos que puedan venir esta noche
(expressing an opinion triggers the present subjunctive)
25
it's **ridiculous** that they're coming tonight
es **ridículo** que vengan esta noche
26
I'm **sorry** that you can't come tonight
**siento** que no pueda venir esta noche
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**it's a shame** that you can't come tonight Roberta
**es una lástima** que no puedas venir esta noche Roberta
28
it's **necessary** that you come tonight Roberto
es **necesario** que vengas esta noche Roberto
(triggers the present subjunctive)
29
it's necessary to study tonight
es necessario estudiar esta noche
(the present subjunctive is **not** used unless somebody esle is being asked to do something)
30
it **was impossible** that he **could** come tonight
**fue imposible** que **pudiera** venir esta noche
(triggers the imperfect subjunctive)
31
it's **improbable** that Roberto can come tonight
es **improbable** que Roberto pueda venir esta noche
32
it's **good** that Roberta can't come tonight
es **bueno** que Roberta no pueda venir esta noche
33
I would like to **travel** with a woman
| (using **querer**)
quisiera **viajar** con una mujer
34
I **wanted** you to do it
**quería** que usted lo **hiciera**
| (triggers the imperfect subjunctive)
35
I doubt that Pablo **has eaten**
dudo que Pablo **haya comido**
(triggers the present perfect subjunctive)
36
I'm **happy** that Pablo has eaten
**me alegro de** que Pablo haya comido
37
I doubted that you **would** come
dudaba que **viniera**
| (triggers the imperfect subjunctive)
38
I doubted that you **would** come
| (to a friend)
dudaba que **vinieras**
39
we've just finished eating
acabamos de comer
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they've just finished reading this book
acaban de leer este libro
41
I've just finished studying
acabo de estudiar
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he **had** just finished eating when **you** arrived
**acababa de** comer cuando usted llegó
43
they **had** just finished cleaning the house when **you** arrived
**acababan de** limpiar la casa cuando usted llegó
44
I **had** just finished reading the book when you called
(to a friend)
acababa de leer el libro cuando llamaste
45
I had just finished cleaning my car when you returned
(to a friend; using **volver**)
acababa de limpiar mi coche cuando volviste
46
my mother **stopped** singing
mi madre dejó de cantar
| (**dejar de** → to stop; to give up)
47
we stopped eating and left the restaurant
dejamos de comer y salimos **del** restaurante
48
he **returned** to his work
volvió a su trabajo
(**volver a** → to return to doing something)
49
we returned to our work early
volv**i**mos a nuestro trabajo temprano
50
we **had returned home** late
habíamos vuelto a casa tarde
(**volver a casa** → to return home)
{always use **había** to express 'had done something'}
51
why don't you **take advantage of** this opportunity Roberta?
(to a friend)
¿por qué no te aprovechas de esta oportunidad Roberta?
(**aprovecharse de** → to take advantage of)
52
we ought to take advantage of this opportunity
debemos aprovecharnos de esta oportunidad
53
I will not **change** my opinion
no cambiaré de opinion
(**cambiar de** → to change something, e.g. one's mind)
{'my, your, his, her' is _not_ necessary)
54
I can **count on** you, I know that you won't change your opinion
puedo contar con usted, sé que no cambiará de opinion
(**contar con** → to count on; to rely on)
55
simple past for:
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I gave
you gave
(he/she/you) gave
we gave
you all gave
they gave
di
diste
dio
dimos
disteis
dieron
56
I did not **realise** this
no me di cuenta de esto
(**darse cuenta de** → to notice; to realise)
57
I realised that you were able to come with me
me di cuenta de que podía venir conmigo
58
I don't **agree with** you
no estoy de acuerdo con usted
| (**estar de acuerdo con** → to agree with)
59
I never agree with you
nunca estoy de acuerdo con usted
60
**this means that** I know how to use this expression
**esto quiere decir que** sé usar esta expresión
(not necessary to use 'how')
61
this means that I can use this new expression
esto quiere decir que puedo usar esta expresión nueva
62
it's worth it to think **before** answering
| (using **responder**)
vale la pena pensar antes de responder
| (**antes de** + infinitiv → before)
63
when we were students, it **was** worth it to think before answering
(using **contestar**)
cuando éramos estudiantes, **valía** la pena pensar antes de contestar
64
he ate three days ago
comió hace tres días
65
it's three days **since** we ate
hace tres días **que** comimos
66
I ate it an hour ago
| (with 'ago' up front)
hace una hora lo comí
67
I did it **a short time ago**
**hace poco tiempo** lo hice
68
he did it **a long time ago**
**hace mucho tiempo** lo hizo
69
it's been three years since Juan **has been living** in Spain
hace tres años que Juan **vive** en España
(present tense is used since it is an ongoing event)
70
we've been studying for ten hours
| (using '**since**')
hace diez horas **que** estudiamos
71
Juan **had been living** in Spain for two years
**hacía** dos años que Juan **vivía** en España
| (use the 'wing' tense for 'had been')
72
Juan has been living in Spain for two years
hace dos años que Juan vive en España
73
it's very **windy** here
hace mucho **viento** aquí
74
it was very windy yesterday
hacía mucho viento ayer
75
the weather is good now
hace buen tiempo ahora
76
the weather was bad yesterday and we didn't go to the beach
**hizo** mal tiempo ayer y no **fuimos** a la playa
('dot' in the past since it was only one occasion)
77
it's **dusty** today
hay **polvo** hoy
(for visible weather conditions e.g. it's sunny; the moon is out; use **hay**)
78
I **asked** him **a question**
le hice una pregunta
(**hacer una pregunta** → to ask a question)
79
I would like to **take a trip** to Madrid
| (using **querer**)
quisiera **hacer un viaje** a Madrid
80
I don't want to **hurt myself**
no quiero hacer me daño
| (**hacer se daño** → to hurt oneself)
81
we have to arrive early
tenemos que llegar temprano
82
I'm cold, can you close the window?
tengo frío, ¿puede cerrar la ventana?
83
we were cold, **therefore** we closed the window
teníamos frío, **por lo tanto** cerramos la ventana
84
we were hot, therefore we opened the window
teníamos calor, por lo tanto abrimos la ventana
85
are you thirsty Roberto?
are you hungry?
(to a friend)
¿tienes sed Roberto?
¿tienes hambre?
86
he's very lucky
tiene buena suerte
87
we have very bad luck
tenemos muy mala suerte
88
I have to **be careful** when I **drive** my car
(Latin American)
tengo que **tener** **cuidado** cuando **manejo** mi coche
(in Spain, 'I drive' is **conduzco**)
89
Roberto was **sleepy**
Roberto tenía sueño
(**tener sueño** → to be sleepy; to feel sleepy)
90
I'm sleepy and I'm not in a **hurry**
tengo sueño y no tengo prisa
| (**tener prisa** → to be in a hurry)
91
I'm sorry, but you are **wrong**
lo siento pero no tiene razón
| (**tener razón** → to be right)
92
I'm not to **blame**
no tengo la culpa
(**tener la culpa** → to bear the blame; to be at fault)
93
I'm **sure** that they're not to blame
estoy sugura que no tienen la culpa
| (**estar seguro** → to be sure)
94
I **feel like** eating pizza
tengo ganas de comer **una** pizza
(**tener ganas de** → to feel like; to be in the mood for)
95
we weren't in the mood to eat dinner here
no teníamos ganas de cenar aquí
96
my dog is two years old
mi perro tiene dos años
97
my daughter is ten years old
mi hija tiene diez años
98
how old is your son?
¿cuántos años tiene su hijo?
99
the meeting **takes place** right here
la reunión tiene lugar aquí mismo
| (**tener lugar** → to take place)
100
the meeting will take place next week
la reunión tendrá lugar la semana que viene
101
you're patient
tiene paciencia
102
this situation doesn't **make sense** and there's **no** **way around it**
esta situación no tiene lógica y **no tiene remedio**
(**tener lógico** → to make sense)
103
I feel like practicing these expressions
tengo ganas de practicar estas expresiones
104
it's not for you
no es para usted
105
the letter is for Roberto, but the **package** is for me
la carta es para Roberto pero el **paquete** es para mí
106
in order to be able to speak well, I ought to practice a lot
para poder hablar bien, debo practicar mucho
107
**by** when do you want to have it?
¿para cuándo quiere tenerlo?
(**para** is used to indicate a deadline or time frame)
108
how many inventions?
¿cuánt**as** invenciones?
109
is he arriving on Saturday?
¿llega el sábado?
110
he arrived on Thursday
llegó el jueves
111
**you all** read
| (a command)
lean ustedes
112
**for** tomorrow, read this book
| (to several people)
para mañana, lean ustedes este libro
(**para** is used to indicate an assignment)
113
we will **be back**
estarémos de vuelta
(**estar de vuelta** → to be back; to have returned)
114
we will be back **by** next week
estarémos de vuelta **para** la semana que viene
115
they have to do it **by** Sunday
tienen que hacerlo antes del domingo
| (**antes de** → by a certain dated)
116
they completed it **after** Friday
lo completaron después del viernes
| (**después de** → later than; after)
117
I want to attend **summer** school
quiero asistir a la escuela de **verano**
118
I prefer the **winter** climate
prefiero el clima del **invierno**
119
it's cold in **December**
hace frío en **diciembre**
120
the rite
el rito
121
Stravinsky's Rite of **Spring**
el rito de la **primavera** de Stravinsky
122
can you prepare it for me before **autumn**?
¿puede prepararlo para mí antes del **otoño**?
