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El almacén

Fui a el almacén a comprar papel.

The department store

I went to the department store to buy paper.

I live close to a department store

I can think of someone named al Macen who works at a department store.

La Joyería

Fui a la joyería a comprar un regala para mi madre.

The jewelry store

I went to the jewelry store to buy a gift for my mother.

I like getting gifts for my mother.

Joyería and jewelry look similar.

La librería

Fui a la librería para un libro.

The bookstore

I went to a bookstore to get a book.

I just went with my sister to get a book from a bookstore.

Liberia looks like the word library which is similar to a bookstore.

La panadería

The bakery

La Zapatería

Fui a la zapatería porque me duelen los pies.

The shoe store

I went to the shoe store because my feet hurt.

I just got new shoes at the shoe store.

I know the word zapato is shoe in Spanish so it’s the store for them.

Me despierto / se despierta

I wake up / he wakes up

me levanto / se levanta

I get up / he gets up

Me lavo la cara / se lava la cara

I wash my face / he washes his face

Me visto / se viste

Me visto porque me caí a la piscina.

I get dressed / he gets dressed

I get dressed because I fell in the pool.

I’ve fallen in the pool before.

Vestido is a dress and the word kind of looks like Visto which means to get dressed.

me pongo / se pone

Me pongo me ropa por la mañana.

I put on / she puts on

I put on my clothes in the morning.

I put on my clothes every day in the morning.

They both start with a P.

Usted gano

you won

usted compro

Usted compro un agua.

you bought

You bought a water.

I saw somebody buying a water at the store earlier.

I know comprar is buy so it’s the past tense of it

Usted subio

you went up

usted bajo

you went down

usted cerro

Usted cerro la puerta porque estas enferma.

you closed

You closed the door because you are sick.

My sister was just sick.

Cerro and closed both start with a C.

I was

I was a happy child.

Yo era

Sentence: yo era un niño feliz.

Personal connection: I was always happy as a kid.

Key word strategy: era is like a past tense for a time period and was is also a past tense word.

I was (feeling or location)

I was tired in Spanish class.

Yo estaba

Sentence: Yo estaba cansado en la clase de español.

Personal connection: I’m tired most days second period.

Key word strategy: estaba is like esta which means this.

I had

I had a hamster.

Yo tenía

Sentence: yo tenia un hámster.

Personal connection: I used to own a hamster.

Key word strategy: tiene is have so I put it in to past tense.

I could

I could run fast.

Yo podia

Sentence: yo podia correr rápido.

Personal connection: I used to run a lot.

I wanted

I wanted a dog

yo quería

Sentence: yo quería una perro.

Personal connection: I wanted a dog but now would prefer a cat.

Key word strategy: I know quire is want.

I went

I went to the park

yo fuí

Sentence:yo fuí al parque

Personal connection: I used to go to the park a lot

I left

I left my house

yo salí

Sentence: yo salí de casa

Personal connection: I leave my house multiple times a day.

Key word strategy: I can think of my middle school class where I learned salí.

I came

I came to school.

yo vine

Sentence: yo vine a la escuela.

Personal connection: I go to school everyday.

I did / I made

I did my homework.

yo hice

Sentence: yo hice mi tarea.

Personal connection: I do my homework everyday.

I said

I said the truth.

yo dije

Sentence: yo dije la verdad.

Personal connection: I am an honest person.

I saw

I saw a movie.

yo vi

Sentence: yo vi una película.

Personal connection: I love watching movies.

I put

I put the book on the table.

yo puso

Sentence: yo puso el libro en la mesa.

Personal connection: I sometimes like reading.

I took

I took the water

yo tomé

Sentence: yo tomo el agua.

Personal connection: I like water.

I gave

I gave I gift.

Yo di

Sentence: yo di un regalo

Personal connection: I love gift giving.

I received

I received a letter.

yo recibí

Sentence: yo recibi una carta.

Personal connection: sometimes I get mail.

I brought

I brought my notebook.

yo traje

Sentence: yo traje mi cuaderno.

Personal connection: I have a note book in my school bag.

I knew that

I knew that it was late.

yo sabía que

Sentence: yo sabía que era tarde.

Personal connection: I like to stay up late.

I knew

I knew the person from Spanish class.

yo conocí

Sentence: yo conocí el personaje de la clase de español.

Personal connection: I know most the people in my Spanish class.

I asked (for)

I asked for help

Yo pedí

Sentence: yo pedí ayuda

Personal connection: sometimes I need help on a school assignment.

I thought

I thought about you

yo pensé

Sentence: yo pensé en ti.

Personal connection: I think of a lot of people.

I looked at / watched

I watched television.

Yo miré

Sentence: yo miré la televisión.

Personal connection: I used to watch tv a lot.

I share / she shares

Comparto / comparte

I arrive / she arrives

llego / llega