Spanish Language Fundamentals: First Lesson Study Guide (Spain, Madrid, and Andalusia)

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering Spanish pronouns, core verbs, conversational phrases, question words, and numbers based on the introductory Spanish lecture notes.

yo

Spanish first-person singular subject pronoun meaning "I" (Dutch: ik).

tú

Spanish informal second-person singular subject pronoun meaning "you" (Dutch: jij).

él

Spanish third-person singular masculine pronoun meaning "he" (Dutch: hij).

ella

Spanish third-person singular feminine pronoun meaning "she" (Dutch: zij).

nosotros / nosotras

Spanish first-person plural subject pronouns meaning "we" (masculine / feminine; Dutch: wij).

vosotros / vosotras

Spanish informal second-person plural subject pronouns meaning "you all" (masculine / feminine; Dutch: jullie).

ellos / ellas

Spanish third-person plural subject pronouns meaning "they" (masculine / feminine; Dutch: zij).

usted

Spanish formal second-person singular pronoun meaning "you" (Dutch: u).

ustedes

Spanish formal second-person plural pronoun meaning "you all" (Dutch: u/jullie formeel).

SER

Spanish verb meaning "to be" (Dutch: zijn). Conjugations include: yo soy, tú eres, él/ella es, nosotros somos, vosotros sois, ellos son.

ESTAR

Spanish verb meaning "to be" or "to be located" (Dutch: zijn / zich bevinden). Conjugations include: yo estoy, tú estás, él/ella está, nosotros estamos, vosotros estáis, ellos están.

TENER

Spanish verb meaning "to have" (Dutch: hebben). Conjugations include: yo tengo, tú tienes, él/ella tiene, nosotros tenemos, vosotros tenéis, ellos tienen.

QUERER

Spanish verb meaning "to want" (Dutch: willen). Conjugations include: yo quiero, tú quieres, él/ella quiere, nosotros queremos, vosotros queréis, ellos quieren.

HABLAR

Spanish verb meaning "to speak" (Dutch: spreken). Conjugations include: yo hablo, tú hablas, él/ella habla, nosotros hablamos, vosotros habláis, ellos hablan.

VIVIR

Spanish verb meaning "to live" or "to reside" (Dutch: wonen / leven). Conjugations include: yo vivo, tú vives, él/ella vive, nosotros vivimos, vosotros vivís, ellos viven.

IR

Spanish verb meaning "to go" (Dutch: gaan). Conjugations include: yo voy, tú vas, él/ella va, nosotros vamos, vosotros vais, ellos van.

HACER

Spanish verb meaning "to do" or "to make" (Dutch: doen / maken). Conjugations include: yo hago, tú haces, él/ella hace, nosotros hacemos, vosotros hacéis, ellos hacen.

PODER

Spanish verb meaning "can" or "to be able to" (Dutch: kunnen). Conjugations include: yo puedo, tú puedes, él/ella puede, nosotros podemos, vosotros podéis, ellos pueden.

GUSTAR

Spanish verb meaning "to like" or "to find pleasing" (Dutch: leuk/lekker vinden). Given forms: me gusta (I like), no me gusta (I do not like).

Hola, me llamo …

Introductory phrase meaning "Hello, my name is …" (Dutch: Hallo, ik heet …).

¿Cómo te llamas?

Question meaning "What is your name?" (Dutch: Hoe heet je?).

¿Cómo estás?

Question meaning "How are you?" (Dutch: Hoe gaat het?).

Estoy bien.

Response meaning "I am fine" / "Things are going well" (Dutch: Het gaat goed.).

Soy de los Países Bajos.

Phrase meaning "I am from the Netherlands" (Dutch: Ik kom uit Nederland.).

Vivo en España.

Phrase meaning "I live in Spain" (Dutch: Ik woon in Spanje.).

Tengo 29 años.

Phrase meaning "I am 29 years old" (Dutch: Ik ben 29 jaar.).

Quiero aprender español.

Phrase meaning "I want to learn Spanish" (Dutch: Ik wil Spaans leren.).

Hablo un poco de español.

Phrase meaning "I speak a little Spanish" (Dutch: Ik spreek een beetje Spaans.).

No entiendo.

Phrase meaning "I do not understand" (Dutch: Ik begrijp het niet.).

¿Puedes repetir, por favor?

Polite request meaning "Can you repeat, please?" (Dutch: Kun je het herhalen, alsjeblieft?).

Más despacio, por favor.

Phrase meaning "More slowly, please" (Dutch: Langzamer, alsjeblieft.).

¿Qué significa?

Question meaning "What does it mean?" (Dutch: Wat betekent het?).

¿Cómo se dice … en español?

Question meaning "How do you say … in Spanish?" (Dutch: Hoe zeg je … in het Spaans?).

qué

Spanish question word meaning "what" (Dutch: wat).

dónde

Spanish question word meaning "where" (Dutch: waar).

cómo

Spanish question word meaning "how" (Dutch: hoe).

quién

Spanish question word meaning "who" (Dutch: wie).

cuándo

Spanish question word meaning "when" (Dutch: wanneer).

por qué

Spanish question expression meaning "why" (Dutch: waarom).

cuánto

Spanish question word meaning "how much" (Dutch: hoeveel).

cuál

Spanish question word meaning "which" or "what" (Dutch: welke / wat).

gracias

Spanish polite expression meaning "thank you" (Dutch: dank je).

por favor

Spanish polite phrase meaning "please" (Dutch: alsjeblieft).

de nada

Spanish response meaning "you are welcome" (Dutch: graag gedaan).

vale

Spanish conversational expression meaning "okay" (Dutch: oké).