cuAnto

cuAntos

a lot of

much, many

mucho

muchos

little, few

not much/many

poco

pocos

to be hungry

behind

never

to ask for, to order

and the way its conjugated

pedir

pido

pides

pide

pedimos

pedIs

piden

to serve

and the way its conjugated

servir

sirvo

sirves

sirve

servimos

servIs

sirven

to prefer

and the way its conjugated

preferir

prefiero

prefieres

prefiere

preferimos

preferIS

prefieren

can, to be able to

and the way its conjugated

poder

puedo

puedes

puede

podemos

podEis

pueden

to try something, to taste

and the way its conjugated

probar

pruebo

pruebas

prueba

probamos

probAis

prueban

lo

la

los

las

I want to prepare it.

it = sandwiches

example of affirmative informal command

using to speak

translate, You talk.

Habla.

affirmative informal command plus direct object pronoun.

Eat it.

cOmelo.

me

te

se

nos

os

se

reflexive verbs used the same as direct obejct pronouns.

example: I'm want to wash my face.

Yo me quiero lavar la cara.

or

Yo quiero lavarme la cara.

Juan puts himself to bed./Juan goes to bed.

Juan wants to go to bed.

Juan se acuesta.

Juan quiere acostarse./Juan se quiere acostar.

to say what someone just did

in order to do something

for

example: i have to get up early in order to lift weights.

para + infinitive

tengo que levantarme temprano para levanter pesas.

to feel it

and conjugation

sentirse

me siento

te sientes

se siente

nos sentimos

os sentIs

se sienten

Negative informal commands

you don't talk

AR verbs

negative informal commands

you don't eat

you don't write

ER/IR verbs

No comas.

No escribas.

no des

reflexive pronouns are attached to the end of affirmative commands

example: Get up and put your shoes on.

reflexive pronouns go in between no and the verb in negative commands

example: Don't get up to late.

what something costs

congujation

costar

cuesta

este/esta-this

estos/estas-these

ese/esa-that

esos/esas-those

that over there

those over there

aquel/aquella

aquellos/aquellas

less adjective than

to say how something fits or looks on someone

used like gustar

and conjugations

quedar

me queda

te queda

le queda

nos queda

os queda

les queda

use queda when talking about one thing

and quedan when talking about more than one thing

preterite tense of AR verbs

to talk/speak

hablE

hablaste

hablO

hablamos

hablasteis

hablaron

preterite tense of ER/IR verbs

to eat and to live

comI/vivI

comiste/viviste

comiO/viviO

comimos/vivimos

comisteis/vivisteis

comieron/vivieron

irregular preterite verbs

to go

ir

fui

fuiste

fue

fuimos

fuisties

fueron

irrefular preterite verb

to make

hace

hice

hiciste

hizo

hicimos

hicisteis

hicieron

I got up and took a bath.

use reflexive verb and preterite form

example of personal "a"

Do you know MY BROTHER?

to know or meet people

and conjugations

conocer

conozco

conoces

conoce

conocemos

conocEis

conocen

present progressive (ing)

always use estar

AR verbs

ER/IR verbs

-ando

-iendo

singing

eating

serving

cantando

comiendo

sirviendo

to come

to go

--in present progressive--

Are you coming to the party?

No, I'm going to the library.

Vienes a la fiesta?

No, voy a la biblioteca.

verbs stay the same.

I am doing it.

it = homework

La estoy haciendo.

or

Estoy haciEndola.

They are bathing themselves.

Se estAn baNado.

or

EstAn baNAndose.

capital of costa rica

money of costa rica

geography

what they grow

their celebrations

food

san jose

colon

mountainous w/ beaches and volcanos and animals

 grow coffee

el dia de juan santamaria and el dia de boyero

gallo pinto and olla de carne

chile

capital

money

geography

dance

architecture

food

celebrations

santiago de chile

peso chileno

mountains, deserts, rocks, glaciers, beaches

la cueca (chicken and rooster)

colorful houses on stilts

platos con mariscos/pastel de choclo

los mapuches

mexico

capital

money

geography

dance

celebrations

food

mexico city

peso mexicano

mountains, beaches, forests, volcanoes, aztec ruins

jarabe tapatio

many festivals like cinco de mayo

mole poblano/empanadas/chiles en nogada

cinco de mayo

what does it celebrate

4,000 mexicans defeated more than 8,000 french

maximillian ruled new mexican empire

general sheridan gave mexicans supplies

us helped mexicans fight

celebrates freedom and liberty

quinceanera

celebration of what

who

gifts

celebration of becoming woman

god, family, and friends

15 year old girls

jewelry, cross, bible, crown

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You know what?

el reloj

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