Exploraciones Chapter 10

aduana

customs

asiento

seat

boleto

ticket

cinturón de seguridad

safety belt

escala

layover

llegada

arrival

mostrador

counter

pasillo

aisle

reclamo de equipaje

baggage claim

retrasado

delayed

sala de espera

waiting room

salida

departure

ventanilla

window

vuelo

flight

andén

platform

free card dont answer

litera

bunk

parada

stop

revisor(a)

controller

taquilla

ticket window

vagón

car, wagon

aterrizar

to land

despegar

to take off

doblar

to turn

facturar equipaje

to check luggage

pasar por seguridad

to go through security

seguir derecho

to go straight

basura

trash, garbage, litter

bote de basura

trashcan

burro

ironing board

cortacésped

lawnmower

escoba

broom

jabón para platos

dish soap

manguera

hose

plancha

iron

quehacer

chore

sacudidor

duster

sucio

dirty

trapeador

mop

trapo

cleaning cloth, rag

barrer

to sweep

colgar (ue)

to hang

cortar (el césped)

to cut, to mow (the lawn)

guardar

to keep

hacer la cama

to make the bed

pasar la aspiradora

to vacuum clean

planchar

to iron

poner la mesa

to set the table

recoger (la mesa)

to pick up (to clear the table)

regar (ie)

to water

sacar la basura

to take the trash out

sacudir

to dust

secar

to dry

tender (ie) la cama

to make the bed

trapear

to mop

Relative Pronoun--que

Used to refer mostly to things.

El tren tiene un coche-cama que es muy pequeño.

Relative Pronoun--quien(es)

Used only to refer to people. Must have a preposition before it (a, con, de, para, por, en).

El agente de seguridad es la persona con quien debes hablar.

Formal Commands

Drop the -o from the present tense Yo form and add the opposite ending.

trabajar--trabajo----trabaje(n)

tener-----tengo------tenga(n)

dormir---duermo---duerma(n)

To make the command negative, add "no" before the verb.

Irregulars

dar--dé (den). estar--esté(n). ir--vaya(n).

saber--sepa(n). ser--sea(n).

Nosotros Commands

Drop the -o from the present tense Yo form and add the opposite ending for nosotros.

comer----como----comamos

bailar-----bailo-----bailemos

-Ar and -er verbs with stem changes do not change in nosotros command. However, -ir verbs do stem change.

jugar---juego---juguemos

pedir---pido-----pidamos

Informal Commands

To form the informal command, use the 3rd person singular (él/ella) of the present tense.

Tiende la cama. (Make the bed).

Baila en el castillo. (Dance in the castle)

To make the command negative, use the formal usted command and add an -s.

No pongas la mesa ahora porque la cena no está lista.

No comas el cerde.

Commands with Pronouns

When using affirmative commands, the pronouns are attached to the end of the verb.

Lávalos. (Wash them)

Cómala. (Eat it)

Hazla ahora. (Make it now)

When using negative commands, the pronouns are placed directly before the verb.

No la pongas. (Don't set it)