DotLingo: Spanish Lesson 06

Vocabulary

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el museo	museum
el cuadro, la pintura	painting
el teatro	theatre
la obra de teatro	play
el río	river
el puente	bridge
el edifico	building
el centro	downtown
las ruinas	ruins
la playa	beach
el mar	sea
el oceano	ocean
el lago	lake
la montaña	mountain
el cine	cinema, movie theatre
la película	movie
el hotel	hotel
la habitación doble	double room
el dinero	money
el hospital	hospital
el término de autobuses	bus station
el estación de tren	train station
el aeropuerto	airport
el taxi	taxi
el metro	subway
el anuncio	advertisment
la solicitud	application
la revista	magazine
el cheque de viajero	traveller's cheque
la tarjeta de credito	credit card
la maleta, la valija	suitcase
el equipaje	luggage
caro (-a)	expensive
barato (-a)	cheap
el deporte	sport
el equipo	team
la avenida	avenue
la esquina	street corner
la manzana (Esp.), la cuadra	city block
el semáforo	street light
cerca de	close to
lejos de	far from
a la derecha	on the right
a la izquierda	on the left
frente a	across from
al lado de, junto a	next to
rodeada	surrounded by
entre	among
la medianoche	midnight
el mediadía	midday, noon
brindar	to toast
empezar, comenzar	to begin, to start
echuchar	to listen
viajar	to travel
asistir (a)	to attend
conducir (irreg. in yo)	to drive
yo conduzco	I drive
practicar	to practice
ver	to see
pasar	to spend time
¿Dónde naciste?	Where were you born?
el primer día	the first day
encantado	charmed (if you are a male)
encantada	charmed (if you are a female)
esta noche	tonight
entonces	then, in that case
cada	each
aún	still
nada	nothing
toda	everything
también	also
hasta	until
luego	later
trabajador (-a)	hardworking
haragán	lazy
feliz	happy
infeliz	unhappy
mismo	same
nunca	never
por eso	therefore
según	according to
si	if

Three common irregular verbs (estar,ir,dar)

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estar	to be
estoy	I am
estás	you are
está	you (form.) are, he/she is
estamos	we are
estáis	you (fam. pl.) are
estan	you (form. pl.)/they are

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ir	to go
voy	I go
vas	you go
va	you (form.) go, he/she goes
vamos	we go
vais	you (fam. pl.) go
van	you (form. pl.)/they go

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dar	to give
doy	I give
das	you give
da	you (form.) give, he/she give
damos	we give
dais	you (fam. pl.)/they give
dan	you (form. pl.)/they give

Constructions using Ir a

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The verb ir, meaning to go, can be used, much as in English, to express future action: Voy a viajar a España. (I am going to go to Spain.) Él va a empezar mañana. (He is going to start tomorrow.)
The formula for this construction is: conjugated form of ir + a + infinitive of future action verb. The infinitive form of a verb is the form that is usually listed in the vocabulary. For example: empezar (to begin), ir (to go), estar (to be).
Voy a ir al aeropuerto.	I am going to go to the airport.
Él va a estudiar anoche.	He is going to study tonight.
Vamos a leer un libro.	We are going to read a book.
Ellos van a asistir a el clase de español hoy.	They are going to attend Spanish class today.
Nosotros vamos a dar el coche a Pedro.	We are going to give the car to Pedro.
¿Vas a hablar con Carlos hoy?	Are you going to talk to Carlos today?

The Infinitive: Part I

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The infinitive is the unconjucated form of a verb, the form listed in the vocabularies. In English, the infinitive is analogous to the form to + verb. For example: to eat, to walk, to begin.
In the constructions using ir a, the infinitive form is used after the conjugated form of ir. In fact, this can be generalized to a rule: the infinitive form of the verb is used if it follows a conjugated verb with the same subject. There may or may not be a preposition between the two verbs.
Currently the only example we have of this is in the construction ir a, but many will soon follow. Here are some previews.
Prefiero ir con Usted.	I would prefer to go with you.
Ellos se gusta balilar en el club.	They like dancing in the club.
Tengo que asistir a la clase.	I have to attend the class.

Uses of Ser and Estar: Part I

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As you now know, there are two ways to say to be in Spanish. It is important to know when to use each, but it is something that will take time to figure out.
The verb ser is generally used for more permanent features: Pedro es muy simpático. (Pedro is very nice.) Ella es rubia. (She is blond.) Soy de Toronto. (I am from Toronto.)
Some of the less obvious uses for ser are: To denote profession - Ellos son profesores. (They are professors.) To give time or date - Hoy es lunes. (Today is Monday.) To describe ownership or possession - El vino es de papá. (The wine is dad's.) Used for location if it is the equivalent of taking place - La clase es en el edifico azul. (The class is in the blue building.)
The verb estar is usually used for qualities that are not permanent: Mi primo está feliz hoy. (My cousin is happy today.) ¿Dónde está Raul? (Where is Raul?)
Some of the less obvious uses of estar are: personal reaction or opinion of a quality, even if permanent - Julia está muy simpática. (Julia is very nice) To denote location, even if permanent - La moñtana Everest está en Nepal. (The mountain Everest is in Nepal.) To indicate current condition - Estoy frío. (I am cold.)
Él es rubio.	He is blond.
Son las cinco y media.	It is five thirty.
Ellas estan cubanas.	They (fem.) are Cuban.
Yo soy de Canada.	I am from Canada.
El carro es de Raúl.	The car is Raul's.
No estás registrado.	You are not registered.
¿Está Ud. listo?	Are you ready?
Ellos no están aquí.	The are not here.
¿Dónde estás?	Where are you?
El libro Pedro Paramo está muy interestante.	The book Pedro Paramo is very interesting.

DotLingo: DotLingo: Spanish Lesson 06

Spanish Lesson 06

Wednesday, September 15, 2004

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Vocabulary

Three common irregular verbs (estar,ir,dar)

Constructions using Ir a

The Infinitive: Part I

Uses of Ser and Estar: Part I