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Spanish V Tutorial
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81. Parts of a Car / Gas Station
| car garage tank gasoline oil air grease tire spare tire wheel steering wheel brake speed slow danger stop go service station |
el coche el garage el tanque la gasolina el aceite el aire la grasa la llanta llanta picada la rueda el volante el freno la velocidad despacio peligro alto siga, adelante la estación de servicio |
| passport | el pasaporte | airport | el aeropuerto |
| customs | la aduana | parking lot | el aparcamiento |
| arrival | la llegada | bus stop | la parada |
| departure | la salida | traffic jam | los atascos |
| (round-trip) ticket | el pasaje (de ida y vuelta) | map | el mapa |
| luggage | el equipaje | countryside | el campo |
| single/double room | la habitación individual/doble | mountain | la montaña |
| train (bus) station | la estación de tren (de autobuses) | beach | la playa |
| subway | la estación de metro | paths | les chemins |
| to take a trip | hacer un viaje | vacation | las vacaciones |
| to go on vacation | ir de vacaciones | to drive | conducir |
| to pack | hacer las maletas | to visit | visitar |
| to travel | viajar | to walk | pasearse |
| to fly | volar | to get lost | perderse |
| shampoo | el champú | brush | el cepillo |
| soap | el jabón | comb | el peine |
| makeup | el maquillaje | toothpaste |
la pasta de dientes |
| shaving cream | la crema de afeitar | toothbrush | el cepillo de dientes |
| lotion | la loción | towel | la toalla |
| nail polish | el esmalte para las uñas | electric razor | la maquinilla de afeitar |
Beside the present and past perfect tenses, there are also the preterite, future and conditional perfect tenses. All are conjugated with a form of haber and a past participle.
The preterite perfect is formed with the preterite of haber + past participle, and it has the same meaning as the past perfect. But this tense is normally only used after conjunctions of time, such as así que, luego que, tan pronto como (as soon as); cuando (when); después (de) que (after); and hasta que (until).
The future perfect is formed with the future of haber + past participle and is also used to express probability, referring to the present.
The conditional perfect is formed with the conditional of haber + past participle and is also used to express probability, referring to the past.
Ago : hace + a period of time
Se fue hace quince días. He left fifteen days ago.
Since / For : desde hace + a period of time (careful
with verb tenses here: present tense in Spanish, present perfect or present
perfect continuous in English)
No vienes a verme desde hace un mes. You haven't come to see
me for a month.
In : dentro de + a period of time (time at which
something will happen)
Te llamo dentro de media hora. I'll call you in a half hour.
| Hello | Diga | telephone book | la guía telefónica |
| Hello (reply) | Oiga | yellow pages | las páginas amarillas |
| This is... | Soy... | to transfer someone | poner con alguien |
| phone card | une tarjeta telefónica | to call | telefonear |
| phone booth | una cabina | to pick up | descolgar |
| call | una llamada | to hang up | colgar |
| ringtone | el timbre del teléfono | to leave a message | dejar un recado |
| dialtone | el tono de marcar | to be very talkative | hablar por los codos |
| wrong number | un número equivocado | to dial a number | marcar un número |
| busy signal | la señal de ocupado |
Exclamatory phrases, which express what a or how, begin with qué, cuánto, and cómo. Qué can be followed by a noun or an adjective. Sometimes tan or más are also used with the adjective to emphasize a defect or a quality. ¡Qué mujer! What a woman! ¡Qué familia tan unida! What a united family!
Cuánto expresses quantity, and agrees in gender and number with the adjective that follows. It can also be followed by a verb, in which case there is no agreement. Furthermore, lo que can replace cuánto when a verb follows. ¡Cuánta comida! How much food! / There's a lot of food! ¡Cuánto comes! How you eat! / You eat a lot!
Cómo expresses the manner in which something is done. It can only be followed by a verb. ¡Cómo baila! How he dances! / He dances well!
| la pandilla | group of friends | ¡qué pasada! | that's awesome! |
| el colega / el socio | friend | ¡qué rollo! | it's boring! |
| el profe | teacher | ¡chulo! ¡chula! | great! |
| el cole | middle school | ser un lince | to be very clever |
| un(a) chaval(a) | guy/girl | llevarse un chasco | to be disappointed |
| un tío | guy | estar hasta la gorra | to be fed up |
| un ligue | flirt | ligar | to flirt |
| un empollón | hard-worker | estar hecho papilla | to be sad |
| un cabeza de chorlito | scatterbrain | estar hecho polvo | to be tired |
| un cabeza cuadrada | stubborn | estar mal del coco | to be crazy |
| un cara de mala leche | mean look/face | estar harto | to be fed up |
To express an action that is planned (going to happen): ir a + infinitive. Voy a acostarme. I'm going to go to bed.
To express an action that is just about to happen: estar a punto de + infinitive or estar para + infinitive. El avión está para aterrizar. The plane is about to land.
To express an action that repeats: volver a + infinitive. Veulve a escribir su nombre. You write your name again.
To express an action that has just happened: acabar de + infinitive. Acabo de llegar. I just arrived.
Several verbs in Spanish that express feelings (pleasure, pain, etc.) have different word order than in English. These verbs have the same construction as gustar (#35): Indirect object + verb + subject. Me, te, le, nos, os, les are the indirect object pronouns. The verb is conjugated in third person singular or plural because it agrees with the subject, not the indirect object.
| gustar | to like | dar asco | to hate |
| apetecer | to feel like | dar miedo | to scare |
| encantar | to adore | dar lástima | to trouble |
| dar ganas | to feel like | doler | to hurt |
Te apetece salir. You feel like going out.
Le duelen los dientes. His teeth hurt.
Les da miedo la película. The film scares them.
You can also add a mí, a ti, a él, a ella, a usted, a nosotros/-as, a vosotros/-as, a ellos, a ellas, or a ustedes before the indirect object for emphasis.
A mí me gusta el fútbol. Me, I like soccer.
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