Examen 1

¡Qué bueno!

That’s great

¡Qué gracioso!

That’s funny

Claro

Of course!

Cuenta, cuenta…

Come on, tell me

¿Qué pasó?

What happened?

¡No me digas!

No way!

¿Ah, sí?

Oh yeah? Really?

¡No lo sabía!

I didn’t know that!

En serio

Seriously

me cuesta + infinitive

I find it difficult

me enfado cuando + verb in present

I get angry when…

me cae(n) bien/mal/fenomenal/fatal

to like/ dislike/ to really like/ to really dislike

llevarse bien/mal/fenomenal/fatal…

to get along well/bad/really well/ really bad

Sí, estoy de acuerdo.

Yes, I am in agreement.

Yo creo que no

No, I am in disagreement

cara a cara

Face to Face

en las redes sociales

On social media

acercarse a alguien

To go up to someone

encontrarse con

To meet with

mantener una conversación

To maintain a conversation

conocer nuevos amigos

To meet new people

hacer amigos

To make friends

una venció/a

A neighbor.

una buena amigo

A good friend.

compañeros de trabajo

Work friends.

los seres queridos

Loved ones

compañeros de actividades

Activity partners

separase de

To separate

divorciarse de

To divorce

irse a vivir con

To live with

tener hijos con

To have kids with

conocer a

To meet

salir con

To go out

enomorarse con

To fall in love

romper con

To break up with

seguir a alguien

To follow someone

borrar/bloquear/ dejar de seguir

To block someone

conocer bien/ poco/mejor/ a alguien

To know someone well

llevarse bien/ mal/ fatal con algiuen

To get along well/bad/ really bad with someone

salir con

To go out with

vivir con compañero de cuarto

To live with a roommate

encontrar amistad

To find friendship

hacer trámites para

To process the adoption of

presentar/firmar los papeles

To submit/ sign the documents

empezar un tratamiento para

To begin treatment for

prestar/ dejar

to loan

Describe the difference between the preterite and the imperfect

Preterite is for actions that are completed in the past, happened once in the past beginning to end and was a singular action.

Imperfect is for actions that were ongoing and habitual in the past. They are descriptions and/ or background info for setting the scene.

aunque, a pesar de que, y eso que

They are used to introduce the weaker argument, the information we give less relevance to.

nacer → morir

to be born → to die

rápido/a → lento/a

fast → slow

fácil → difícil

easy → difficult

ser médico, abogado, arquitecto

to be a doctor, lawyer, architect

soñar con

to dream of

creer en

to believe in

la diversidad

the diversity

el compromiso

commitment

la igualdad de género

the rights of everyone

luchar por

to fight for

vivir con otras

to live with others

comprar de segundo mano

buy secondhand

publicar noticas

to post news

actualizar el perfil

to update one’s profile

individualista

individualist

inmaduro

immature

idealista

idealist

solidario/a

caring

inconformista

nonconformists

consumidor(a)

consumers

ecolista

ecologists

Son las nacidos entre

They are born between

recién nacido/ bebé

Baby

niña

Kid

adolescente

Adolescence, teenagers

mayor de edad/ joven

Of legal age, young women

mujer de mediana edad

Middle-aged woman

casarse

to get married

mujer madura

mature woman

muejer mayor anciana/ de la tereca edad

elderly woman