Spanish IV

Tema 1

aburrirse

to get bored

acampar

to camp

adonde fuiste?

where did you go?

el bosque

woods/forest

la brisa

breeze

cansarse de

to get tired of

la catedral

cathedral

la ciudad

city

coleccionar caracoles

to collect seashells

conversar

to converse

la costa

coast

dar una caminata

to take a walk/hike

disfrutar de

to enjoy

divertirse

to have fun

el esqui acuatico

water skiing

la estacion de trenes/autobuses

train/bus station

fui a…

I went to…

los grados Fahrenheit/centigrados

degrees Fahrenheit/centigrade

hacer calor

to be hot

hacer crucigramas

to do crossword puzzles

hacer windsurf

to windsurf

jugar naipes

to play cards

lo/la encontre muy interesante

I found it very interesting

lo pase de película/de maravilla

I had a great time

llover a cantaros

to pour rain

la llovizna

drizzle

las montanas

mountains

los monumentos

monuments

montar a caballo

(to go) horseback riding

la natacion

swimming

pasear

to go for a walk

el patinaje (en linea)

(inline) skating

que hiciste el verano pasado?

what did you do last summer?

que tal lo pasaste?

did you have a good time?

que te parecio…?

how was…?

el relampago

lightning

el rio

river

la tormenta

storm

trotar

to jog

el trueno

thunder

viaje a…

I traveled to…

tiempo

weather

como se dice...?

how do you say…?

la semana pasada

last weekend

regresar

to come/go back

cuando me canse de…

when I get tired of…

tambien

also

la ventanilla

window

\-car becomes…

\-que

\-gar becomes…

\-gue

zar becomes…

\-ce

sacar (yo form)

saque

pagar (yo form)

pague

cruzar (yo form)

cruce

preterite -ar endings

e, aste, o, amos, aron

preterite -er/-ir endings

i, iste, io, imos, ieron

ir/ser in preterite yo form

fui

hacer in preterite yo form

hice

hacer in preterite he/she form

hizo

tener in preterite yo form

tuve

estar in preterite yo form

estuve

imperfecto -ar endings

aba, abas, aba, abamos, aban

imperfecto -er/-ir endings

ia, ias, ia, iamos, ian

imperfecto irregulares

ser, ir, y ver

imperfecto ser yo form

era

ser

to be

imperfecto ir yo form

iba

ir

to go

imperfecto ver yo form

veia

preterite

past - one time

imperfect

past - multiple times (childhood)

yo soy

I am

yo fui

I was

yo era

I used to

alguna vez

ever

rara vez

seldon

a menudo

often

hay

present tense, there is

habia

imperfect, situation, there was/there were

hubo

preterite, event, there was/there were

me parece

in my opinion/it seems to me

igualmente

same to you

tu molas

you rock

amistad

good friendship

te adoro

I adore you

para siempre

forever and forever

te necesito

I need you

media naranja

found my perfect match/orange

los regalos

gifts

dulces

sweets

amor

love

fijate

get this

when to use ser

Date, Occupation, Characteristics, Time, Origin, Relation

when to use estar

Position, Location, Action, Condition, Emotion

ser conjugations

soy, eres, es, somos, son

estar conjugations

estoy, estas, esta, estamos, estan

las flores

flowers

las rosas

roses

la tarjeta

card

corazon

heart