SPAN 101 Introduction to Spanish 1
Prepositions of location
| spanish | english |
|---|---|
| al lado de | next to; beside |
| a la derecha de | to the right of |
| a la izquierda de | to the left of |
| en | in; on; at |
| cerca de | near |
| debajo de | below; under |
| delante de | in front of |
| detrás de | behind |
| encima de | on top of |
| entre | between; among |
| lejos de | far from |
| sobre | on; over |
Expressions with tener
| spanish | english |
|---|---|
| tener n años | to be n years old |
| tener (mucho) calor | to be (very) hot |
| tener (mucho) cansancio | to be (very) tired |
| tener (mucho) cuidado | to be (very) careful |
| tener ganas de | to feel like |
| tener (mucho) frío | to be (very) cold |
| tener (mucha) hambre | to be (very) hungry |
| tener (mucho) miedo | to be (very) afraid/scared |
| tener (mucha) prisa | to be in a (big) hurry |
| tener que | to have to |
| (no) tener razón | to be right/wrong |
| tener (mucha) sed | to be (very) thirsty |
| tener (mucho) sueño | to be (very) sleepy |
| tener (mucha) suerte | to be (very) lucky |
Dipthongs and linking

Oct 17, 2018
Irregular verbs
oír - to hear
| pronoun | conj. |
|---|---|
| yo | oigo |
| tú | oyes |
| él/ella/Ud. | oye |
| nosotros | oímos |
| vosotros | oís |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | oyen |
Verbs with irregular yo form
| spanish | yo __ | english |
|---|---|---|
| decir | digo | to say |
| hacer | hago | to do/make |
| poner | pongo | to put |
| salir | salgo | to go out/exit |
| suponer | supongo | to suppose |
| tener | tengo | to have |
| traer | traigo | to bring |
| venir | vengo | to come |
examples
- no digo mentiras (don’t say lies)
- pongo la radio (put on the radio)
- salgo para el hospital (go to the hospital)
- salgo con Juan (go out with Juan
- salgo de la casa (leave the house)
- supongo que sí (I think yes)
- traigo un regalo (bring a present)
- hago la comida (make food)
Verbs with changing stem conjugation
i -> ie
o -> ue
The stem change only usually only applies to all conjugations except for the nosotros/vosotros conjugations.
| spanish | example conjugation | english |
|---|---|---|
| almorzar | almuerzo | to have lunch |
| cerrar | cierro | to close |
| colgar | cuelgo | to hang |
| comenzar | comienzo | to start/begin |
| contar | cuento | to count |
| dormir | duermo | to sleep |
| empezar | empiezo | to start/begin |
| encontrar | encuentro | to find |
| entender | entiendo | to understand |
| pensar | pienso | to think |
| querer | quiero | to want |
| sonar | sueno | to ring |
| tener | tienes | to have |
| venir | vienes | to come |
examples
- nosotros colgamos los abrigos en el armario
- la clase empieza a las diez de la mañana
- yo pienso en el problema
- el libro cuesta 25 dólares
- las tiendas cierran a las once de la noche
- el teléfono suena
- el partido de baloncesto empieza a las ocho y quince de la noche
- nosotros contamos el dinero
midterm vocab is from chapters 1-4
ser seguro = to be safe estar seguro = to be sure