Fluencia Level 6 Units 3-4 (Sep-Oct 2022) (Rev Feb 2024)

Question 1

(Level 6, Unit 3: Couple’s Therapy - verbs like gustar)

Answer 1

(Terapia de pareja)

Question 2

Traffic jams are bothersome to her.

Answer 2

A ella le molestan los embotellamientos.

Question 3

My hand itches. I’m scratching the itch.

Answer 3

Me pica la mano. Me estoy rascando la picazón.

Question 4

Don’t make fun of me!

Answer 4

¡No te burles de mí!

Question 5

That suit looks good on you (fits you well).

Answer 5

Ese traje te queda bien.

Question 6

I still have (left) five dollars.

Answer 6

Todavía (Aún) me quedan cinco dólares.

Question 7

I am missing an ingredient to complete the recipe. I miss you (you make me lacking) (2). When are you returning?

Answer 7

Me falta un ingrediente para completar la receta. Tú me haces falta. (Te extraño.) ¿Cuándo regresas?

Question 8

That dress looks very good on you. Is there milk left for the coffee?

Answer 8

Ese vestido te queda muy bien. ¿Queda leche para el café?

Question 9

I like (am fond of) Miguel, he’s very friendly. They don’t like Maria, she’s unpleasant. Carlos doesn’t like them, they make fun of him.

Answer 9

A mí me cae bien Miguel, es muy amable. A ellos no les cae bien María, ella es antipática. A Carlos no le caen bien ellos; se burlan de él.

Question 10

it makes no difference to me, it’s all the same to me, it’s all equal to me (2): It’s all the same to me if you come or not to my party. Do you want to go to the movies or to the beach? -It’s all the same to me.

Answer 10

A mí me da igual si vienes o no a mi fiesta. ¿Quieres ir al cine o a la playa? -Me da lo mismo. OR -A mí me da lo mismo.

Question 11

I get nervous when I fly. (It puts me nervous to fly.) You get sad when you see that movie. (It puts you sad to see that movie.)

Answer 11

Me pone nervioso volar. Te pone triste ver esa película.

Question 12

Do grasshopper tacos disgust you?

Answer 12

¿A tí te dan asco los tacos de chapulines?

Question 13

This book bores me too much.

Answer 13

Este libro me aburre demasiado.

Question 14

You have a gray hair in your mustache, Daddy. My grandma is gray-haired.

Answer 14

Tienes una cana en el bigote, Papi. Mi abuela es de pelo canoso (gris).

Question 15

to kick; to bat; to beat

Answer 15

patear; batear; batar

Question 16

I’m missing a shoe. Where did I put it?

Answer 16

Me falta un zapato. ¿Dónde lo puse?

Question 17

That movie scares my girlfriend (gives my girlfriend fear).

Answer 17

Esa película le da miedo a mi novia.

Question 18

My feet hurt (present tense) after walking so much.

Answer 18

Me duelen los pies después de caminar tanto.

Question 19

When I see the woman that I like, I get nervous (I put myself nervous).

Answer 19

Cuando veo a la mujer que me gusta, me pongo nervioso.

Question 20

It bores me to be in class, I want to go out with my friends.

Answer 20

Me aburre estar en clase, quiero salir con mis amigos.

Question 21

We love going shopping! We go every week.

Answer 21

¡Nos encanta ir de compras! Vamos todas las semanas.

Question 22

The music from the party bothers the neighbors.

Answer 22

La música de la fiesta les molesta a los vecinos.

Question 23

Do you want to eat chicken or pork? I don’t care (it makes no difference to me. (2)

Answer 23

Quieres comer pollo o carne de cerdo? A mí me da igual (a mí me da lo mismo).

Question 24

(Level 6, Unit 4: A Trip Down Memory Lane - preterite and imperfect, Caribbean Spanish)

Answer 24

(Un viaje por el carril de la memoria)

Question 25

the lane (e.g. highway)

Answer 25

el carril

Question 26

I used to have (in prior times (before) I had) long hair.

Answer 26

Yo antes tenía el pelo largo.

Question 27

I had long hair for three years.

Answer 27

Tuve el pelo largo por tres años.

Question 28

I was watching TV when the phone rang.

Answer 28

Yo estaba mirando televisión cuando sonó el teléfono.

Question 29

They were eating dinner when the doorbell rang.

Answer 29

Ellos estaban cenando cuando sonó el timbre de la puerta.

Question 30

I was sweeping the floor when the dog entered full of mud.

Answer 30

Yo estaba barriendo el piso cuando entró el perro lleno de fango.

Question 31

Julio arrived late to the party because he was not aware of the time (hour).

Answer 31

Julio llegó tarde a la fiesta porque no se dio cuenta de la hora.

Question 32

As a boy, Santiago played hide-and-seek with his friends.

Answer 32

De niño, Santiago jugaba escondite con sus amigos.

Question 33

After leaving (of) work I got (received) lots of emails.

Answer 33

Después de salir del trabajo, recibí muchos correos electrónicos.

Question 34

I like your friends, they are very nice! I like (am fond of) Alan.

Answer 34

¡Tus amigos me caen bien, son muy simpáticos! Alan me cae bien.

Question 35

I’m glad (it makes me happy) to know that you (informal) have a new job.

Answer 35

Me alegra saber que tú tienes un nuevo trabajo.

Question 36

(That movie makes scared my girlfriend.) NOT (That movie makes my girlfriend scared.)

Answer 36

Esa película le da miedo a mi novia. NOT Esa película le da a mi novia miedo.

Question 37

I have a white shirt and a black skirt.

Answer 37

Tengo puestas una camisa blanca y una falda negra.

Question 38

Do you (informal) have the printed (2) invitations?

Answer 38

¿Tienes las invitaciones imprimidas (impresas)?

Question 39

CUL Caribbean Spanish

Answer 39

español caribeño

Question 40

(words derived from the Taino language): hammock, hurricane, iguana, manatee, papaya, BBQ

Answer 40

hamaca, huracán, iguana, manatí, papaya, barbacoa

Question 41

(words from the Caribs): Caribbean, cannibal

Answer 41

caribe, caníbal

Question 42

still, yet (2): It was 9:00 and they still hadn’t eaten.

Answer 42

aún, todavía: Eran las nueve y todavía no habían comido.

Question 43

That summer was really hot. They went to the beach daily.

Answer 43

Ese verano hacía mucho calor. Fueron a la playa diariamente.

Question 44

She got up, got dressed, and left for work. I woke up, got up, got dressed, ate breakfast, and left for work.

Answer 44

Ella se levantó, se vistió y salió al trabajo. Me desperté, me levanté, me vestí, desayuné, y me fui (salí) a trabajar.

Question 45

This morning I got to work (arrived at work) late because I didn’t get up on time.

Answer 45

Esta mañana me llegué al trabajo tarde porque no me levanté a tiempo.

Question 46

I was sleeping when my husband called (me).

Answer 46

Yo estaba durmiendo cuando mi esposo me llamó.

Question 47

still, yet (positive): In 2008 I was still at (in) the university.

Answer 47

En el 2008 todavía estaba en la universidad.