Spanish 1 (Descubre) | -ar verbs, interrogative words, -ar endings, and types of questions.

¿Adónde?

where to

¿Cómo?

how?

¿Cuál? ¿Cuáles?

Which?; Which one(s)?

¿Cuándo?

When?

¿Cuánto/a?

how much?

¿Cuántos/as?

how many?

¿De dónde?

from where?

¿Dónde?

where?

¿Por qué?

why?

¿Qué?

What?;which?

¿Quién?

who?

¿Quiénes?

who? (plural)

Bailar

to dance

buscar

to search for / to look for

caminar

to walk

cantar

to sing

cenar

to have dinner

comprar

to buy

contestar

to answer

conversar

to converse / to chat

desayunar

to have breakfast

descansar

to rest

desear (+inf.)

to desire / to wish

dibujar

to draw

enseñar

to teach

escuchar

to listen to

esperar

to wait for / to hope for

estudiar

to study

explicar

to explain

hablar

to speak / to talk

llegar

to arrive

llevar

to carry

mirar

to look at / to watch

nesesitar (+inf.)

to need

practicar

to practice

preguntar

to ask (a question)

preparar

to prepare

regresar

to return

terminar

to end / to finish

tomar

to take / to drink

trabajar

to work

viajar

to travel

yo

Replace ar with o

tú

Replace ar with as

Usted/él/élla

Replace ar with a

nosotros/as

Replace ar with amos

vosotros/as

Replace ar with ais (You don’t really need to know this)

Ustedes/ellos/ellas

Replace ar with an

Intonation Questions

Questions that only add question marks at the end and front of a sentence.

Tag questions

Adds a comma and then a “¿No?” to the end of the sentence.

yo (estar)

Replace ar with oy

tú (estar)

Replace ar with ás

Usted/él/ella (estar)

Replace ar with á

nosotros/as (estar)

Replace ar with amos

vosotros/as (estar)

Replace ar with áis

Ustedes/ellos/ellas (estar)

Replace ar with án

Uses of estar

Location, health, and well-being

Uses of ser

Occupation, origin, and time