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SPAN 109 CH 1
Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ¡Hola! | Hello! Basic greeting |
| Buenos días / Buen día | Good morning Used in the morning |
| Buenas tardes | Good afternoon Used after midday |
| Buenas noches | Good evening / night Used at night |
| Mucho gusto Respond with.. | Nice to meet you Igualmente |
| ¿Cómo estás? Is this formal or informal? | How are you? Informal - used with friends/peers |
| ¿Cómo está? Is this informal or formal? | How are you? Formal - Used with superiors/elders |
| Arroba | @ symbol |
| Punto com / edu | dot com / edu |
| Número de teléfono | phone number |
| ¿Cómo se escribe...? | How do you spell...? |
| ¿Cuántos/as... hay? | How many... are there? |
| La biblioteca | library |
| El bolígrafo | pen |
| El cuaderno | notebook |
| El escritorio | desk |
| El lápiz | pencil |
| El libro | book |
| La mochila | backpack |
| La pizarra | whiteboard/board |
| La puerta | door |
| El reloj | clock/watch |
| La silla | chair |
| La tarea | homework |
| Hay | There is/are |
| In the Spanish language, articles are words that | introduce nouns and their adjectives to indicate its gender (masculine or feminine) and its number (singular or plural). |
| Definite Articles | are used to refer to a specific person, place, or thing (noun) |
| ejemplo de artículos definidos | the - el / la los / las |
| Indefinite Articles | are used to refer to a non-specific or unidentified person, place, or thing |
| ejemplo de artículos Indefinidos | "a," "an," "one," or "some." un / unos una / unas es |
| ella | she |
| él | he |
| tú | your (single second person) |
| cómo | how |
| ellos | they (masc) |
| ellas | they (fem) |
| yo | I |
| nosotros | we (masc) |
| nosotras | we (fem) |
| tú | you (informal) |
| usted | you (formal) |
| ser how many forms are there? | to be 6 |
| yo soy | I am |
| somos | we are |
| son | they are |
| tú eres | you are (informal) |
| Él / Ella / Usted Es | He / She / You (formal) is |
| Nosotros/as Somos | We are |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Son | They / You all are |
| tener | to have |
| To ask how old someone is, you say | ¿Cuántos años tienes? Or ¿Cuántos años tiene usted? |
| Tengo diecinueve años | I’m nineteen |
| Tengo sed | I am thirsty |
| Tengo miedo | I am scared |
| Tengo vergüenza | I am embarassed |
| Tengo prisa | I am in a hurry |
| Tengo sueño | I am tired |
| tener que | to have to do |
| nuestro/a | our (first person) |
| Which articles are used with feminine nouns in Spanish? | la/las |
| Which of the following are considered proper nouns in Spanish? | names of specific people and places |
| How are proper nouns different from common nouns? | They're written with a capital letter. |
| What letter(s) would you add to the end of the noun mujer in order to make it plural? | -es |
| How would you make the word actriz plural? | change the -z to -c and add -es |
| With which letter do masculine singular descriptive adjectives typically end? | -o |
| Which ending is added to most descriptive adjectives that end in a letter other than -a or -o in order to form the plural? | -es |
| Unlike in English, where are descriptive adjectives in Spanish most often positioned in relation to the nouns and pronouns they modify? | following the noun or pronoun |
| In which context do some descriptive adjectives take a shortened form? | before a masculine singular noun |
| Based on which two factors do nouns and adjectives agree in Spanish? | gender and number |
| ¿Cómo te llamas? / ¿Cómo se llamas? | what is your name (informal/formal) |
| Me llamo | my name is |
| mi nombre/apelido es | my first name/last name is |
| Qué | how |
| ¿Qué tal? / ¿Cómo anda? | how's it going |
| ¿Qué te pasa? / ¿Qué le pasa? | What's happening with you? / what's the matter? (informal / formal) |
| (muy) bien | (very) well |
| más o menos | ok |
| (muy) mal | (very) bad |
| muy | very |
| ¿De dónde eres? / es? | where are you from? informal / formal |
| dónde | where |
| soy de | I am from |
| ¿Dónde vives / vive? | where do you live? formal / informal |
| vivo en (+ place) | i live in (place) |
| se llama | his/her name is |
| ¿Cómo se llama él/ella? | what is his/her name? |
| ¡Adiós! | good-bye |
| chau (chao) / chau chau | good-bye |
| hasta luego | see you later |
| hasta mañana / el (fecha) | see you tomorrow / on (day) |
| hasta pronto | see you soon |
| el amigo / la amiga | friend |
| el aula | classroom |
| el baño | bathroom |
| el barrado | eraser |
| el/la compañero/a | classmate |
| la cosa | thing |
| el despacho | office |
| el diccionario | dictionary |
| el examen | exam, test |
| el gimnasio | gymnasium |
| la hoja de papel | sheet of paper |
| el hombre | man |
| el/la joven | young person |
| la librería | bookstore |
| la llave | key |
| la mesa | table |
| la mujer | woman |
| la página (web) | (web) page |
| la pluma | pen |
| la residencia (estudiantil) | dormitory |
| el salón de clase | classroom |
| la ventana | window |
| las materias | subjects |
| las ciencias | sciences |
| el diseño | design |
| la química | chemistry |
| antes (de) | before |
| de | of; from |
| después (de) | after |
| diferente | different |
| en | in; on; at (a place) |
| más | more |
| mi(s) | my |
| no | no |
| también | also |
| vuestro/a(s) | your (plural informal) second person |
| y | and |
| Difícil | Difficult / Hard |
| Perros | Dogs |
| Rápidamente | Quickly / Fast |
| Actriz | Actress |
| Toca | Plays (an instrument) / Touches / It's [someone's] turn |
| Corre | Runs / He or she runs |
| Fácil | Easy |
| La idea | The idea |
| El kilo | The kilo / Kilogram |
| su | his/hers/its/your/their (third person) |
| aquel(los)/aquella(s) | that/those over there |
| Quiero | I want |
| ahora | now |
| to talk | hablar |
| talking | hablando |
| talked | hablado |
| to learn | aprender |
| learning | aprendiendo |
| learned | aprendido |
| comer | to eat |
| quién | who / whom |
| cierto | true |
| falso | false |
| cada | each |