FLVS Spanish 2 Module 4
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mi niñez
my childhood
Cuando yo era pequeño(a)
When I was young
recordar (o:ue)
to remember
¿Cómo era?
What was he/she/you (formal) like?
Eras callado(a)
You were quiet
¿Con quién jugabas?
Whom were you playing with?
jugabas afuera
You used to play outside
¿Con qué soñabas?
What did you dream about?
Yo tenía miedo
I was scared
¿Qué te gustaba?
What did you used to like?
Yo montaba en bicicleta
I used to ride my bike
molestaba
used to bother
iba al parque
I used to go to the park
hacía travesuras
I made mischief; caused trouble
era un superhéroe, era una superheroína
I was a superhero; was a superheroine
miraba los dibujos animados
I used to watch cartoons
Possible translations of the Spanish imperfect tense to English are
used to + verb, would + verb, verb+ed
Know when to use the imperfect tense when talking about the past
W: weather
A: age
T: time/date
E: emotions-thoughts, feelings
R: repeated/ongoing actions
S: setting the scene, giving background info
un cañaveral
a sugar cane field
una hamaca
a hammock
¿Qué leías?
What would you read?
había una vez
once upon a time there was
mi personaje favorito
my favorite character
encantador, encantadora
charming, lovely
lejano, lejana
far away, distant (adjective)
Vivieron felices por siempre
They lived happily ever after
el cuento de hadas
fairy tale
el castillo
castle
la torre
tower
el rey
king
la reina
queen
la bruja
witch
el huso
spindle
el hada
fairy
el vestuario
wardrobe
el hechizo
magic spell
el príncipe
prince
la princesa
princess
Superlative adjective examples
malísimo(a)
guapísimo(a)
grandísimo(a)
larguísimo(a)
imperfect tense -ar verbs
aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban
imperfect tense er/ir verbs
ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían
Las personas en mi familia
The people in my family
el anillo
ring
chistoso/chistosa
funny
estricto/estricta
strict
consentido, consentida
spoiled
fuerte
strong
débil
weak
tímido, tímida
shy
caro, cara
expensive
barato, barata
inexpensive, cheap
la madrina
godmother
el padrino
godfather
el ahijado/la ahijada
godson/goddaughter
la madrastra
stepmother
el padrastro
stepfather/stepdad
el cuñado/la cuñada
brother-in-law/sister-in-law
el suegro/la suegra
father-in-law/mother-in-law
's does not exist in Spanish. Use this formula instead:
thing being possessed + de + possessor
la madre de Ava = Ava's mother
los hijos de mi hermano = My brother's children
Irregular imperfect forms
mala suerte
bad luck
los regalos
gifts
los invitados
guests
el dragón
dragon
¿Qué escuchabas?
What did you use to listen to?
cantaba en armonía
I used to sing in harmony
aplaudía al final de la canción
I used to clap at the end of the song
bailaba
I used to dance
tocaba los instrumentos en el baile
I used to play instruments at the dance
el ritmo de la música
rhythm of the music
la música caribeña
Caribbean music
el género musical
musical genre
el cantante, la cantante
singer
la letra
lyrics
la voz
voice
el coro
choir, chorus
el güiro
percussion instrument used in Caribbean music, guiro
el cuatro
cuatro (four-stringed guitar)
la clave
clave
la conga
conga drum
tocar
to play an instrument
jugar
to play a sport or activity
gustar
to like, to be pleasing to
encantar
to love something
los juguetes
toys
el muñeco, la muñeca
action figure/doll
el oso de peluche
teddy bear
el libro de colorear
coloring book
la plastilina
play dough
el balón
ball
la patineta
skateboard
los patines
roller skates/ice skates
las canicas
marbles
el trompo
spinning top
la rayuela
hopscotch
el columpio
swing
el tobogán
slide
Saltaban a la cuerda
They used to jump rope
Volabas la cometa
you used to fly a kite
Trepaba a los árboles (trepar)
I used to climb trees
