4th Edition Spanish Ch. 1 Flashcards

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1
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¿Cómo se llama usted?

A

What’s your name?

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Yo soy Diego, el portero. Mucho gusto.

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I’m Diego, the doorman. Nice to meet you.

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¿Cómo te llamas?

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What’s your name?

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Me llamo Marissa.

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My name is Marissa.

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¿Quién es…? / ¿Quiénes son…?

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Who is…? / Who are…?

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Es mi esposo

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He’s my husband.

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Tú eres…, ¿verdad? / ¿cierto? / ¿no?

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Youare…,right?

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¿Qué hay en esta cosa?

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What’s in this thing?

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Bueno, a ver, aquí hay tres cuadernos…

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Well, let’s see, here are three notebooks…

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Oye/Oiga, ¿cómo se dice suitcase en español?

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Hey, how do you say suitcase in Spanish?

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Se dice maleta.

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You say maleta.

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¿Qué hora es?

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What time is it?

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Es la una. / Son las dos.

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It’s one o’clock. / It’s two o’clock.

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Son las cuatro y veinticinco.

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It’s four twenty-five.

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15
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Con permiso.

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Pardon me. Excuse me. (To request permission)

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Perdón

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Pardon me. Excuse me. (To get someone’s attention or excuse yourself)

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17
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¡Bienvenido/a!

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Welcome!

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18
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Nouns and articles.

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Nouns and articles.

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Nouns identify people, animals, places, things. All Spanish nouns have gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural). Most nouns that refer to males are masculine. Most nouns that refer to females are feminine.

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True

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El hombre

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The man

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El chico

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The boy

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El pasajero

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The passenger

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El conductor

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The driver

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El profesor

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The professor

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La mujer
The woman
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La chica
The girl
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La pasajera
The passenger
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La conductora
The driver
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La profesora
The professor
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Most nouns ending in -o, -ma, and -s are masculine. Most nouns ending in -a, -ción, and -dad are feminine.
True
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El cuaderno
The notebook
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El diario
The diary
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El diccionario
The dictionary
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El número
The number
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El video
The video
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El problema
The problem
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El programa
The program
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El autobús
The bus
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El pais
The country
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La cosa
The thing
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La escuela
The school
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La maleta
The suitcase
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La mochila
The backpack
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La palabra
The word
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La lección
The lesson
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La conversación
The conversation
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La nacionalidad
The nationality
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La comunidad
The community
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¡Ojo!
Careful!
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El lápiz
The pencil
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El mapa
The map
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El día
The day
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La mano
The hand
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Some nouns have identical masculine and feminine forms. The article indicates the gender of these words.
True
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El turista
The tourist
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El joven
The young man
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El estudiante
The student
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La turista
The tourist
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La joven
The young woman
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La estudiante
The student
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Nouns that end in a vowel form the plural by adding -s. Nouns that end in a consonant add -es. Nouns that end in -z change the -z to -c, then add -es.
True
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El chico
Los chicos
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La palabra
Las palabras
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El país
Los países
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El lápiz
Los lápicos
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In general, when a singular noun has an accent mark on the last syllable, the accent is dropped from the plural form:
True
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La lección
Las lecciones
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El autobús
Los autobuses
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The masculine plural form may refer to a mixed-gender group.
True
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Pasajero + pasajera = pasajeros
True
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Spanish has four forms that are equivalent to the English definite article the Spanish also has four forms that are equivalent to the English indefinite article, which, according to context, may mean a, an, or some.
True
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El diccionario
The dictionary
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Los diccionarios
The dictionaries
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La computadora
The computer
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Las computadoras
The computers.
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Un pasajero
A (one) passenger
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Unos pasajeros
Some passengers.
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Una fotografía
A (one) photograph
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Unas fotografías
Some photographs.
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Cero
0
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Uno
1
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Dos
2
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Tres
3
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Cuatro
4
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Cinco
5
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Seis
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Siete
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Ocho
8
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Nueve
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Diez
10
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Once
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Doce
12
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Trece
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Catorce
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Quince
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Dieciséis
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Diecisiete
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Dieciocho
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Diecinueve
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Veinte
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Veintiuno
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Veintidós
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Veintitrés
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Veinticuatro
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Veinticinco
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Veintiséis
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Veintisiete
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Veintiocho
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Veintinueve
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Treinta
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Before a masculine noun, uno shortens to un. Before a feminine noun, uno changes to una.
True
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Un hombre-veintún hombres
True
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Una mujer-veintiuna mujeres
True
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Uno and veintiuno are used when counting (uno, dos, tres...veinte, veintiuno, veintidós...). They are also used after a noun, even if it is feminine. (La lección uno).
True
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To ask how many, use ¿Cuántos? with a masculine noun and ¿Cuántas? with a feminine noun. Hay means both there is and there are. Use ¿Hay...? to ask Is/Are there...? Use no hay to express there is/are not.
True
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¿Hay chicos en la fotografía?
Are there are boys in the picture?
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¿Cuántas chicas hay?
How many girls there?
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No, no hay chicos.
No, there aren't any boys.
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Hay tres.
There are three.
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Ochenta
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Trabaja
Works
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Mejor
Better
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Apoye
Support
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Present tense of ser
Present tense of ser.
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In order to use verbs, you will need to learn about subject pronouns. A subject pronoun replaces the name or title of a person or thing and acts as the subject of a verb.
True
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Yo
I
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You (familiar)
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Usted (Ud.)
You (formal)
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Él
He
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Ella
She
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Nosotros
We (masculine)
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Nosotras
We (feminine)
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Vosotros
You (masc., fam.)
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Vosotras
You (fem., fam)
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Ustedes (Uds.)
You (form)
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Ellos
They (masc)
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Ellas
They (fem.)
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Spanish has four subject pronouns that mean you. Use tú when talking to a friend, a family member, or a child. Use usted when talking to someone with whom you have a more formal relationship, such as an employer or a professor, or to someone who is older than you. In Latin America, ustedes is used as the plural of both tú and usted. In Spain, vosotros/as is used as the plural of tú.
True
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Usted and ustedes are abbreviated Ud. and Uds.
True
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Nosotros, vosotros, and ellos refer to a group of males or to a group of males and females. Nosotras, vosotras, and ellas refer only to groups of females.
True
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There is no Spanish equivalent of the English subject pronoun it.
True
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¿Qué es?
What is it?
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Es una computadora.
It's a computer.
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Yo soy
I am
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Tú eres
You are
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Ud./él/ella es
You are, he/she is
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Nosotros/as somos
We are
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Vosotros/as sois
You are
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Uds./ellos/ellas son
You/they are
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Use ser to identify with people and things.
True
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¿Quién es ella?
Who is she.
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Es Marissa.
She's Marissa.
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¿Qué es?
What is it?
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Es una maleta.
It's a suitcase.
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Use ser to talk about someone's occupation.
True
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Jimena es estudiante.
Jimena is a student.
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Isabel es profesora.
Isabel is a professor.
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Use ser to express origin, along with de.
True
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¿De dónde es Marissa?
Where is Marissa from?
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Es de los Estados Unidos.
She's from the U.S.
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Use ser to express possession, with the preposition de. De combines with el to form the contraction del. Note that Spanish doesn't use [apostrophe] + s to indicate possession.
True
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¿De quién es la mochila?
Whose backpack is this?
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Es la mochila de Marissa.
It's Marissa's backpack.
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¿De quiénes son los lápices?
Whose pencils are these?
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Son los lápices del chico.
They are the boy's pencils.
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Actor
Actor
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Actriz
Actress
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Deportista
Athlete
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Escritor(a)
Writer
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Cantante
Singer
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Músico/a
Musician
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Telling time
Telling time
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Use numbers with the verb ser to tell time. To ask what time it is, use ¿Qué hora es? To say what time it is, use es la, with una and son las with other hours.
True
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Es la una.
It is one o'clock.
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Son las cuatro.
It is four o'clock.
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Son lasdos y diez.
It is 2:10
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Son las ocho y veinte.
It is 8:20.
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Use ycuarto or y quince to say that it's fifteen minutes past the hour.
True
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Use y media or y treinta to say that it's thirty minutes past the hour.
True
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Son las cuatro y cuarto. Son las cuatro y quince.
It is 4:15.
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Son las nueve y media. Son las nueve y treinta.
It is 9:30.
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To express time from the half-hour to the hour in Spanish, use menos to subtract minutes or a portion of an hour from the next hour.
True
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Son las doce menos cuarto.
It is 1:45.
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Son las nueve menos diez.
It is 8:50.
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Es la una menos cuarto.
It is 12:45.
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Son las ocho menos cinco.
It is 7:55.
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¿Qué hora es?
What time is it?
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Son las nueve de la mañana.
It's 9 o'clock in the morning.
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Son las cuatro de la tarde.
It's 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
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Son las diez de la noche.
It's 10 o'clock at night.
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Es el mediodía.
It's noon
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Es la medianoche.
It's midnight.
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To ask or state at what time a particular event takes place, use the constructions ¿A qué hora (...)? and a la(s) + time.
True
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¿A qué hora es la clase?
(At) what time is the class?
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La clase es a la una.
The class is at one o'clock.
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La clase es a las dos.
The class is at two o'clock.
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La clase es a las ocho en punto.
The class is at 8 o'clock on the dot.
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Hola
Hello
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Buenos días
Good morning
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Buenas tardes
Good afternoon
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Buenas noches
Good evening, good night
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Adiós
Goodbye
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Nos vemos
See you
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Hasta luego
See you later
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Hasta la vista
See you later
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Hasta pronto
See you soon
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Hasta mañana
See you tomorrow
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Saludos a
Say hello to
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Chau
Bye
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¿Cómo está usted?
How are you? (Form)
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¿Cómo estás?
How are you? (Fam.)
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¿Qué hay de nuevo?
What's new
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¿Qué pasa?
What's going on?
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¿Qué tal?
How is it going?
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(Muy) bien, gracious
(Very) well, thanks
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Nada
Nothing
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No muy bien
Not very well
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Regular
So-so
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De nada
You're welcome
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Lo siento
I'm sorry
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(Muchas) gracias
Thank you (very much)
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No hay de qué
You're welcome
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Por favor
Please
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Señor (Sr.)
Mr.; sir
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Señora (Sra.)
Mrs.; ma'am
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Señorita (Srta.)
Miss
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¿Cómo se llama usted?
What's your name? (form.)
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¿Cómo te llamas (tú)?
What's your name? (fam.)
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Me llamo...
My name is...
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¿Y tú?
And you? (fam.)
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¿Y usted?
And you? (form.)
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Mucho gusto
Pleased to meet you.
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El gusto es mío.
The pkeasure is mine.
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Encantado/a
Pleased to meet you.
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Igualmente
Likewise
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Éste/ésta es...
This is...
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Le presento a...
I would like to introduce you to... (form.)
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Te presento a...
I would like to introduce you to...(fam.)
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Ser
To be
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¿De dónde es usted?
Where are you from? (form.)
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¿De dónde eres?
Where are you from? (fam.)
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Soy de...
I'm from...
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¿Cuántos/as?
How many?
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¿De quién...?
Whose...? (sing.)
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¿De quiénes...?
Whose...? (Plural)
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Hay
There is; there are
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No hay
There is not. There are not.
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¿Qué es?
What is it?
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¿Quién es?
Who is it?
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El autobús
The bus
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La chica
The girl
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El chico
The boy
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La computadora
The computer
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La comunidad
The community
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El/la conductor(a)
The driver; chauffer
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La conversación
The conversation
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La cosa
The thing
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El cuaderno
The notebook
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El día
The day
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El diario
The diary
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El diccionario
The dictionary
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La escuela
The school
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El/la estudiante
The student
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La foto(grafía)
Photograph
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El hombre
The man
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El/la joven
Youth; young person
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El lápiz
The pencil
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La lección
The lesson
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La maleta
The suitcase
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La mano
The hand
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El mapa
The map
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La mochila
The backpack
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La mujer
The woman
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La nacionalidad
The nationality
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El número
The number
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El país
The country
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La palabra
The word
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El/la pasajero/a
The passenger
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El problema
The problem
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El/la profesor(a)
The professor
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El programa
The program
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El/la turista
The tourist
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El video
The video