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Pobre Ana Capítulo 9
Review tricky vocab
6
Language - Spanish
6th Grade
05/20/2009

Additional Language - Spanish Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Ahora las cosas no tienen mucha importancia.
Definition

~Now things aren't very important.

("Now things don't have much importance.")

OJO: "Tienen" is a stem changer for tener, to have.

OJO: Put "no" before verb.

OJO: Compare "mucha" (a lot, much) and "muy" (very).

OJO: Notice we translated "they are not very important" into "they do not have much importance" in Spanish.

Term
Algunos contribuyen.
Definition

Some contribute.

 

SPELLING: Notice "contribuyen" is a conjugation of "contribuir" instead of "contribuen."

Term
Quiere ayudar a las personas.
Definition

(She) wants to help people.

OJO: When two verbs go a walking, the first one does the talking. "Quiere" is conjugated and "ayudar" is not.

OJO: "Quiere" is a stem changer from querer, to want (something)/to love (someone).

OJO: The "personal a" goes between the verb and whom you're doing the verb to.

OJO: Notice "personas" stays a feminine word even if some of the people are men.

Term
un salón de clase
Definition

a classroom

 

OJO: There's an accent on "salón."

OJO: "Un salón" is a big "sala."

SPELLING: You only need one "s" in "clase."

Term
Les dan la ropa.
Definition

They give them the clothing.


OJO: "Les" means "to them" and "dan" means "they give."

OJO: Remember that "la ropa" is never plural.

Term
Ana sonríe porque la vida es perfecta.
Definition

Ana smiles because life is perfect.

 

OJO: Notice "sonríe" has an accent.

OJO: "Sonríe" is an e>i stem changer from "sonreir," to smile.

OJO: Compare "¿Por qué" (Why?) and "porque" (because).

OJO: Notice "perfecta" is feminine because it describes "vida."

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