Chapter 21: Discussing Natural Disasters/Emergencies in Spanish ⭐

el ataque

the attack

la causa

the cause

destruir

destroy

evacuar

evacuate

la explosion

the explosion

extinguir

extinguish

el heroe

the hero

el huracan

the huricane

occurrir

occurred

ayudar

to help

el fuego

fire

herido

injured

el humo

smoke

huir

to flee

muerto

dead

quemar

to burn

el terromoto

earthquake

tener anos

to be years old

tener calor

to be hot

tener frio

to be cold

tener hambre

to be hungry

tener sed

to be thirsty

tener suino

to be sleepy

tener miedo

to be frightened

tener prisa

to be in a hurry

tener razon

to be right

no tener razon

to be wrong

tener orgullo

to be proud

tener suerte

to be lucky

'que' is equivalent to

how, what

'que' can be followed by

a noun, a verb, or and adjective and a noun

que bueno

that's good

que malo

that's bad

que horrible

how horrible

que triste

how sad

que sabroso

how tasty

que hermoso/bello

how beautiful

que divertido

what fun

que maravilloso

how wonderful

if que is followed by an noun

you don't have to do gender agreement

if que is followed by an adjective

you must use gender agreement

que lastima

what a pity

que pena

what a shame

que sorpresa

what a surprise

que suerte

what luck

que susto

what a scare

Que calor/frio tengo

how hot/cold I am

Que calor/frio hace

how hot/cold the weather is

Que hambre tengo

How hungry I am

Que Buena idea

what a good idea

que mala idea

what a bad idea

que visita mas hermosa

what a beautiful view

Que precio tan fantastico

what a fantastic price

How do you say 'How hungry I am!'?
¡Qué sabroso!
¡Qué sed tengo!
¡Qué sed soy!
¡Qué hambre soy!
¡Qué hambre tengo!

¡Qué hambre tengo!

In Spanish exclamations, ¡Qué ...! can be followed by...
adjectives and nouns
nouns
all these answers are correct
adjectives
nouns and adjectives

all these answers are correct

What does ¡Qué sorpresa! mean?
What a scare!
What luck!
How sad!
What a surprise!
What a shame!

What a surprise!

Which exclamation would be most appropriate if you just learned that a friend had lost their job?
¡Qué lástima!
¡Qué mal!
¡Qué mala suerte!
¡Qué pena!
All of these exclamations would be appropriate.

All of these exclamations would be appropriate.

What does ¡Qué triste! mean?
What a pity!
What a shame!
How wonderful!
How sad!
That's too bad!

How sad!

Which exclamation would be most appropriate if you just won a trip to the Bahamas?
¡Qué maravilloso!
¡Qué buena idea!
¡Qué hermoso!
All of these exclamations would be appropriate.
¡Qué susto!

¡Qué maravilloso!

How do you say 'How tasty!'?
¡Qué sabroso!
¡Qué sueño!
¡Qué hermoso!
¡Qué suerte!
¡Qué susto!

¡Qué sabroso!

What are the preterite conjugations of Venir, Poner, Decir and Traer

e, iste, o, imos, isteis, ieron/eron

When conjugating venir

(like vine) change the e to an i in the stem and add the preterite endings (e, iste, o, imos, isteis, ieron)

How to conjugate poner

the step becomes pus, and then you use the preterite endings

How to conjugate traer

tra turns into traj and then you conjugate using preterite endings
also drop the i from the ieron ending = trajeron

How to conjugate decir

dec turns into dij and then you conjugate using preterite endings
also drop the i from the ieron ending = dijeron

What is the yo form of 'traer' in the preterite?
traí
traé
trae
trajo
traje

traje

What are the irregular preterite endings?
-í, -iste, -ió, -imos, -isteis, -ieron
-e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron/-eron
-é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -asteis, -aron
-i, -aste, -io, -amos, -asteis, -aron
-e, -aste, -o, -imos, -asteis, -ieron/-eron

-e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron/-eron

What is the tú form of 'poner' in the preterite?
ponaste
poniste
pones
pusiste
puses

pusiste

What is the Ud. form of the verb 'venir' in the preterite?
veno
vení
vino
vine
venió

vino

What is the ellos form of the verb 'decir' in the preterite?
dicen
dijeron
decen
dicieron
decieron

dijeron

What is the preterite stem of the verb 'decir'?
dic-
dej-
dij-
dec-
dier-

dij-

What is the preterite stem of the verb 'venir'?
vin-
von-
van-
ven-
vier-

vin-

Stems that end in a vowel have a triple vowel if used with a normal endings that starts with a vowel.

So in this case you have to change an i to a y in the ending to avoid triple vowels

What is the acception to the ending vowel rule

the ending guir because the 'u' is silent

Verbs with stems that end in strong vowels 'a e o' generally add an _________ to the I in the first person plural and second person singular and plural forms

accent mark

If the stem ends in a weak vowel like a 'u'

accent marks are not needed

Which of the following verbs changes the i to y in the preterite form of the 3rd person singular and plural?
caer
oír
huir
destruir
all these answers are correct

all these answers are correct

What is the correct 3rd person singular (él/ella/Ud.) form of the verb 'leer'? The answer should be in Preterite form.
leieron
leió
leyó
leísteis
leí

What is the correct 3rd person singular (él/ella/Ud.) form of the verb 'leer'? The answer should be in Preterite form.
leieron
leió
leyó
leísteis
leí

Fill in the blank with the correct verb: 'El cocinero ______ el fuego en la cocina.'

extinguió

Which of the following verbs adds accent marks to the preterite endings in the nosotros, tú, and vosotros forms?
extinguir
all these answers are correct
construir
creer
destruir

creer

Fill in the blank with the correct verb: 'Los niños ______ cuando trepaban a los árboles.'
creímos
creyeron
caió
cayeron
caieron

cayeron

What is the correct 1st person plural (nosotros) form of the verb 'oír'?
oísteis
oímos
oimos
oiste
oí

oímos