Concepts Flashcards
What is the name of ‘A’ in Spanish?
Ah
What is the name of ‘B’ in Spanish?
Bay
What is the name of ‘C’ in Spanish?
Say
What is the name of ‘Ch’ in Spanish?
Chay
What is the name of ‘D’ in Spanish?
Day
What is the name of ‘E’ in Spanish?
Eh
What is the name of ‘F’ in Spanish?
Efe
What is the name of ‘G’ in Spanish?
Hay
What is the name of ‘H’ in Spanish?
Achay
What is the name of I in Spanish?
Ee
What is the name of J in Spanish?
Hota
What is the name of ‘K’ in Spanish?
Kah
What is the name of ‘L’ in Spanish?
Ele
What is the name of ‘Ll’ in Spanish?
Elye
What is the name of ‘M’ in Spanish?
Eme
What is the name of ‘N’ in Spanish?
Ene
What is the name of ‘Ñ’ in Spanish?
Enye
What is the name of ‘O’ in Spanish?
Oh
What is the name of ‘P’ in Spanish?
Pay
What is the name of ‘Q’ in Spanish?
Coo
What is the name of ‘R’ in Spanish?
Ere
What is the name of ‘Rr’ in Spanish?
Erre (rr makes rolled toungue sound)
What is the name of ‘S’ in Spanish?
Ese
What is the name of ‘T’ in Spanish?
Tay
What is the name of ‘U’ in Spanish?
Oo
What is the name of ‘V’ in Spanish?
Vay
What is the name of ‘W’ in Spanish?
Doble Vay
What is the name of ‘X’ in Spanish?
Equis
What is the name of ‘Y’ in Spanish?
Igrrega (rr makes rolled r sound)
What is the name of ‘Z’ in Spanish?
Seta
Spell out the names of the letters that make up the word ‘Español’
Eh Ese Pay Ah Enye Oh Ele
Where do you put a ¡ in a Spanish sentence?
When the exclamation begins
Where do you put a ¿ in a Spanish sentence?
When the question starts
How many accent marks (áéíóú) can you have per word?
One
What letters use a Tilde in Spanish?
Ñ
Vocabulary: De
Of
Vocabulary: A
To
Vocabulary: Por
For (Definite Condition)
Vocabulary: Para
For (Giving something away)
Vocabulary: Y
And (If word starts with I or Hi, change to E)
What is a noun?
A noun is a Person, Place, Thing, or Idea
What do nouns have in Spanish that they don’t have in English?
Genders
Can nouns be Singular or Plural?
Yes
How do you identify a masculine noun?
Ends in -o, -or, -ista, -ma, or -s
How do you identify a feminine noun?
Ends in -a, -ora, -ista, or -ción
How does a noun turn from Singular to Plural?
If ends in vowel, -s, if ends in consonant, -es
Vocabulary: El
The (Masculine; Singular)
Vocabulary: Los
The (Masculine; Plural)
Vocabulary: La
The (Feminine; Singular)
Vocabulary: Las
The (Feminine; Plural)
Vocabulary: Un
A/An (Masculine)
Vocabulary: Unos
Some (Masculine)
Vocabulary: Una
A/An (Feminine)
Vocabulary: Unas
Some (Feminine)
What is a subject pronoun?
A subject pronoun takes the name or title of a noun and acts as the subject of a verb. (I, You, He, She, We, and They)
Vocabulary: Yo
I
Vocabulary: Tú
You (Familiar)
Vocabulary: Él
He
Vocabulary: Ella
She
Vocabulary: Usted
You (Formal)
Vocabulary: Nosotros
We (Masculine)
Vocabulary: Nosotras
We (Feminine)
Vocabulary: Vosotros
You (Masculine)
Vocabulary: Vosotras
We (Feminine)
Vocabulary: Ellos
They (Masculine)
Vocabulary: Ellas
They (Feminine)
Vocabulary: Ustedes
You Guys
When do you use ‘Tú’ and when do you use ‘Usted’?
Tú is used when talking to someone you’re familiar with, Usted is used when talking to strangers or to a higher authority.
Vocabulary: Ser
To Be (Identify self or others)
Conjugate the verb ‘Ser’
Yo Soy
Tú Eres
Él/Ella/Usted Es
Nosotros/as Somos
Vosotros/as Sois
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes Son
Write out the names of the numbers 1-30
Uno, Dos, Tres, Cuatro, Cinco, Seis, Siete, Ocho, Nueve, Diez, Once, Doce, Trece, Catorce, Quince, Dieciséis, Diecisiete, Dieciocho, Diecinueve, Veinta, Veintiuno, Veintidós, Veintitrés, Veinticuatro, Veinticinco, Veintiséis, Veintisiete, Veintiocho, Veintinueve, Treinta
Write out the names of each number divisible by 10 up to 100
Diez, Veinta, Treinta, Cuarenta, Cincuenta, Sesenta, Setenta, Ochenta, Noventa, Cien
What is a verb?
A verb expresses action or state of being.
What is the infinitive?
The infinitive is the base of a verb.
What is the standard conjugation of present tense AR verbs?
Yo -o
Tú -as
Él/Ella/Usted -a
Nosotros/as -amos
Vosotros/as -áis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes -an
What are the 3 basic ways to turn a statement into a question?
- Declarative
- Inverting
- Add ¿No? or ¿Verdad?
What are the different ways verb forms will change between question and answer?
- ¿Tú? -> Yo
- ¿Él? -> Él
- ¿Ustedes? -> Nosotros
- ¿Ellos? -> Ellos
What time is it?
11:15
Son Las Doce Menos Cinco
What time is it?
12:40
Es La Una Menos Viente
What time is it?
12:00
Son Las Doce en Punto
What time is it?
12:30
Son Las Doce Y Media
What time is it?
12:15
Son Las Doce Y Cuarto
What time is it?
12:45
Es La Una Menos Cuarto
What time is it?
9:20
Son Las Nueve Y Viente
What time is it?
11:15
Son Las Once Y Cuarto
What Time is it?
3:30
Son Las Tres Y Media
What time is it?
1:05
Son Las Una Y Cinco
What time is it?
1:45
Son Las Dos Menos Cuarto
What time is it?
5:35
Son Las Seis Menos Vientecinco
What is the standard conjugation of present tense ER verbs?
Yo -o
Tú -es
Él/Ella/Usted -e
Nosotros -emos
Vosotros -éis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes -en
What is the standard conjugation of present tense IR verbs?
Yo -o
Tú -es
Él/Ella/Usted -e
Nosotros -imos
Vosotros -ís
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes -en
What is the difference between Jugar y Tocar?
Jugar is talking about when playing a game, Tocar is talking about when playing an instrument.
Conjugate Jugar in the present tense
Yo Juego
Tú Juegas
Él/Ella/Usted Juega
Nosotros Jugamos
Vosotros Jugáis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes Juegan
Conjugate Tocar in the present tense
Yo Toco
Tú Tocas
Él/Ella/Usted Toca
Nosotros Tocamos
Vosotros Tocáis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes Tocan
Conjugate Tener in the present tense
Yo Tengo
Tú Tienes
Él/Ella/Usted Tiene
Nosotros Tenemos
Vosotros Tenéis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes Tienen
Saber and Conocer both means “To Know”, but they are not interchangable. What’s the difference between the 2 verbs?
Saber means to know a fact or pieces of info or to know how to do something.
Conocer means to know or be familiar/acquainted with a person, place, or thing.
Conjugate Ir in the present tense
Yo Voy
Tú Vas
Él/Ella/Usted Va
Nosotros Vamos
Vosotros Vais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes Van
Conjugate Saber in the present tense
Yo sé
Tú sabes
Él/Ella/Usted sabe
Nosotros sabemos
Vosotros sabéis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes saben
Conjugate Conocer in the present tense
Yo conozco
Tú conoces
Él/Ella/Usted conoce
Nosotros conocemos
Vosotros conocéis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes conocen
What are the 3 stem-changers in the present tense?
E>I
E>IE
O>UE
What is the standard present progression conjugation?
- ar -ando
- er -iendo
- ir -iendo
How do you construct future tense?
Ir + a + Infinitive
How do you turn adjectives into adverbs?
Take feminine singular form and add mente.
How do you conjugate a verb to say a command?
Take the tú present tense form and speak with more stress, like in English.
What are the 8 irregular affermative tú forms?
Decir > Di
Hacer > Haz
Ir > Ve
Poner > Pon
Salir > Sal
Ser > Sé
Tener > Ten
Venir > Ven