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1
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el parque de diversiones

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the amusement park

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la playa

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the beach

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la ciudad

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the city

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el pais

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the country

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el hotel

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the hotel

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el lago

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the lake

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el monumento

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the monument

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el museo

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the museum

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el parque nacional

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the national park

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el lugar

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the place

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el mar

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the sea

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el estadio

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the stadium

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el teatro

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the theatre

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el boleto

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the ticket

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el arbol

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the tree

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16
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el viaje

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the trip

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el zoologico

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the zoo

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durante

A

during

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temprano

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early

20
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tarde

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late

21
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fantastico

A

fantastic

22
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impresionante

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impressive

23
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comprar recuerdos

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to buy souvenirs

24
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ir de vacaciones

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to go on vacation

25
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salir

A

to go out

26
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aprender

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to learn

27
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descansar

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to rest

28
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regresar

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to return

29
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sacar fotos

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to take pictures

30
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viajar

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to travel

31
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visitar

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to visit

32
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viajar

A

to travel

33
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visitar

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to visit

34
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THE “PERSONAL A ”

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Pattern: When the direct object of a sentence is a person, it is preceded by the preposition “a.”

Basics of the “personal a”
Consider the following two English sentences:

        Morgan sees the tree.

        Morgan sees Anna.

It seems perfectly normal for Morgan to see a tree just like he sees Anna. In Spanish, however, we must use the “personal a” in the second sentence because the direct object (Anna) is a person. Here are the same two sentences in Spanish:

        Morgan ve el árbol.

        Morgan ve a Anna.

Exceptions
As usual, there are exceptions to the rule. The “personal a” is not usually used after the verb tener, for example.

        Tengo dos hermanos.              I have two brothers.

The “personal a” is also not used if the person is indefinite. For example:

        Necesito un abogado.              I need a lawyer.  (The lawyer is unknown)

For purposes of the “personal a,” pets are treated like people. Other animals are not, however.

        Oigo a mi perro Spot.              I hear my dog Spot.

        Oigo los elefantes.                   I hear the elephants.
35
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conocemos

A

know

36
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al

A

to the / at the.

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