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C11 El Carro y La Technología
El Carro y La Technología, Preterite & Imperfect Tense, Por & Para, Stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 2
10/08/2007
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Term
la calle
 Definition
street
Term
la camino
 Definition
route
Term
el garaje
 Definition
mechanic's shop
Term
la gasolina
 Definition
gasoline
Term
la gasolinera
 Definition
gas station
Term
el kilómetro
 Definition
kilometer
Term
el/la mecánico/a
 Definition
mechanic
Term
la milla
 Definition
mile
Term
la multa
 Definition
fine
Term
el policía/ la mujer policía
 Definition
police officer
Term
la policía
 Definition
police (force)
Term
el taller (mecánico)
 Definition
(mechanic's) garage; repair shop
Term
el tráfico
 Definition
traffic
Term
la velocidad máxima
 Definition
speed limit
Term
arrancar
 Definition
to start
Term
arreglar
 Definition
to arrange; to fix
Term
bajar
 Definition
to go down
Term
bajar(se) de
 Definition
to get off of/ out of (a vehicle)
Term
chocar (con)
 Definition
to run into; to crash into
Term
conducir
 Definition
to drive
Term
estacionar
 Definition
to park
Term
manejar
 Definition
to drive
Term
revisar (el aceite)
 Definition
to check (the oil)
Term
subir
 Definition
to go up
Term
subir(se) a
 Definition
to get on/into (a vehicle)
Term
el semáforo
 Definition
traffic light
Term
el carro
 Definition
car, automobile
Term
el coche
 Definition
car, automobile
Term
los frenos
 Definition
brakes
Term
el parabrisas
 Definition
windshield
Term
el volante
 Definition
steering wheel
Term
el baúl
 Definition
trunk
Term
el capó
 Definition
hood
Term
el motor
 Definition
motor
Term
la llanta
 Definition
tire
Term
la licencia de conducir
 Definition
driver's licence
Term
llenar (el tanque)
 Definition
to fill up (the tank)
Term
la cinta
 Definition
(audio) tape
Term
la contestadora
 Definition
answering machine
Term
el control remoto
 Definition
remote control
Term
el disco compacto
 Definition
compact disc
Term
el estéreo
 Definition
stereo
Term
el fax
 Definition
fax (machine)
Term
el radio
 Definition
radio: actual set
Term
la radio
 Definition
radio: what you are listening to
Term
el reproductor de DVD
 Definition
DVD player
Term
el teléfono celular
 Definition
cellular phone
Term
la televisión por cable
 Definition
cable television
Term
el tocadiscos compacto
 Definition
compact disc player
Term
el videocasete
 Definition
videocassette
Term
la videocasetera
 Definition
VCR
Term
apagar
 Definition
to turn off
Term
funcionar
 Definition
to work; to function
Term
llamar
 Definition
to call
Term
poner
 Definition
to turn on
Term
prender
 Definition
to turn on
Term
sonar (o:ue)
 Definition
to ring
Term
ensender
 Definition
to turn on; to light up; to turn on (the light)
Term
el televisor
 Definition
television: actual set
Term
la televisor
 Definition
television: actual pictures and sounds that you are seeing
Term
la calculadora
 Definition
calculator
Term
la cámara (de video)
 Definition
(video) camera
Term
Mexican & Peruvian equivalent for "el baúl"
 Definition
cajuela (México.) y maletera (Perú)
Term
Spanish equivalent for "la computadora"
 Definition
ordenador (España)
Term
Chilian equivalent for "la gasolinera"
 Definition
bencinera (Chile)
Term
el archivo
 Definition
file
Term
la computadora portátil
 Definition
laptop
Term
el disco
 Definition
disk
Term
Internet
 Definition
Internet
Term
el módem
 Definition
modem
Term
la página principal
 Definition
home page
Term
la pantalla
 Definition
screen
Term
el programa de computación
 Definition
software
Term
la red
 Definition
the Web, the Internet
Term
el sitio Web
 Definition
Website
Term
guardar
 Definition
to save
Term
imprimir
 Definition
to print
Term
navegar en Internet
 Definition
to surf the Internet
Term
la computadora
 Definition
computer
Term
el monitor
 Definition
monitor
Term
el ratón
 Definition
mouse
Term
el teclado
 Definition
keyboard
Term
la impresora
 Definition
printer
Term
descompuesto/a
 Definition
not working; out of order
Term
lento/a
 Definition
slow
Term
lleno/a
 Definition
full
Term
Preterite or imperfect: to express the beginning or end of a past action
 Definition
Preterite
Term
Preterite or imperfect: to express habitual past actions and events
 Definition
Imperfect
Term
Preterite or imperfect: to describe an on-going past action with no reference to its beginning or end
 Definition
Imperfect
Term
Preterite or imperfect: to express actions that are viewed by the speaker as completed
 Definition
Preterite
Term
Preterite or imperfect: to narrate a series of past actions or events
 Definition
Preterite
Term
Preterite or imperfect: to describe mental, physical, and emotional states or conditions
 Definition
Imperfect
Term
State the tense and reason:
Don Francisco estacionó el autobus.
Don Francisco parked the bus.
 Definition
Preterite/ expresses actions that are viewed by the speaker as completed
Term
State the tense and reason:
Fueron a Valparaíso ayer.
They went to Valparaíso yesterday.
 Definition
Preterite/ expresses actions that are viewed by the speaker as completed
Term
State the tense and reason:
Ayer terminé el proyecto.
Yesterday I finished the project.
 Definition
Preterite/ expresses the beginning or end of a past action
Term
State the tense and reason:
Don Francisco paró el autobus, abrió la ventanilla, y saludó a doña Rita.
Don Francisco stopped the bus, opened the window, and greeted Doña Rita.
 Definition
Preterite/ narrate a series of past actions or events
Term
State the tense and reason:
Maite conducía muy rapido en Madrid.
Maria was driving very fast in Madrid.
 Definition
Imperfect/ describes an on-going past action with no reference to its beginning or end
Term
State the tense and reason:
Javier esperaba en el garaje.
Javier was waiting in the garage.
 Definition
Imperfect/ describes an on-going past action with no reference to its beginning or end
Term
State the tense and reason:
Cuando era joven, jugaba al tenis.
When I was young, I used to play tennis.
 Definition
Imperfect/ expresses habitual past actions and events
Term
State the tense and reason:
Álex siempre revisaba su correo electrónico a las tres.
Alex always checks his e-mail at 3 o'clock.
 Definition
Imperfect/ expresses habitual past actions and events
Term
State the tense and reason:
La Chica quería descansar. Se sentía mal y tenía dolor de cabeza.
The girl wanted to rest. She felt ill and had a headache.
 Definition
Imperfect/ describes mental, physical, and emotional states or conditions
Term
State the tense and reason:
Estábamos felices de ver a la familia.
We were happy to see the family.
 Definition
Imperfect/ describes mental, physical, and emotional states or conditions
Term
State the tense and reason:
Ellos eran altos y tenían ojos verdes.
They were tall and had green eyes.
 Definition
Imperfect/ describes mental, physical, and emotional states or conditions
Term
Define: por and para
 Definition
for, (they are not interchangeable)
Term
Por used in several idiomatic expressions
 Definition
por aquí; por ejemplo, por eso, por fin
Term
por aquí
 Definition
around here
Term
por ejemplo
 Definition
for example
Term
por eso
 Definition
that's why; therefore
Term
por fin
 Definition
finally
Term
Diptongos are always made up of a weak and a strong vowel. Calling vowels "weak" or "strong" is a convention of the Spanish language. The convention comes from the fact that the so-called strong vowel is always dominant in the diphthong.

Which vowels
 Definition
Weak vowels (en español vocal): I & u
Strong vowels: a, e, & o
Term
Dipthongs
 Definition
Good grief, you say, what's that? Diphthong comes from Greek, where di means two, and thong comes from a very similar word meaning sound or voice. Very simply, it means double sound. There. That's easier. The Spanish word is diptongo (deep-tohn-goh). Diptongos are the combination of two vowels, from the Spanish-speaking point of view. For instance, i and o combine to make io as in patio (pah-teeoh) (courtyard or patio.)
Term
Any combination of one strong and one weak vowel is a diptongo (deep-tohn-goh).

Can dipthong ever be seperated?
Where does the stress fall?
 Definition
the vowels will belong in the same syllable, & cannot be separated.
The stress falls on the strong vowel.
Term
What about strong vowels?
 Definition
When two strong vowels are combined, they don't form a diphthong. Instead, the vowels retain their separate values, so you must put them into separate syllables.
Term
When is 'e' used by itself in Spanish?
 Definition
Used to avoid the double 'i' sound.
When working with a word that begins with an 'i' or 'hi'.
Replaces 'y' or 'and'
Term
When is 'u' used by itself in Spanish?
 Definition
Used to avoid the double 'o' sound.
When working with a word that begins with an 'o' or 'ho'.
Replaces 'o'; that is, 'or'
Term
When the preterite and the imperfect appear in the same sentence, the __________ describes what was happening and the ___________ describes the action that interrupted the ongoing activity.
 Definition
When the preterite and the imperfect appear in the same sentence, the imperfect describes what was happening and the preterite describes the action that interrupted the ongoing activity.
Term
The preterite and the imperfect are often used together in lengthy narratives such as fiction stories and news stories. The __________ indicates the specific events. The _________ provides the background info such as time, the weather, and the location.
 Definition
The preterite and the imperfect are often used together in lengthy narratives such as fiction stories and news stories. The _________ indicates the specific events. The imperfect provides the background info such as time, the weather, and the location.
Term
la marca
 Definition
mark, make, brand
Term
el marco
 Definition
frame
Term
Uses of Por
 Definition

    Motion or a general location (around, through, along, by)

La excursión nos llevó por el centro.  The excursion took us through downtown.

Pasamos por el parque y por el río. We passed by the park and along the river.

      Duration of an action  (for, during, in)

Estuve en Montevideo por un mes. I was in Montevideo for a month.

MIguel estudió  por la moche. Miguel studied during the night.

    Object of a search (for, in search of)

Vengo por ti a las ocho. I'm coming for you at 8.

Maite fue por su cámara. Maite went in search of her camara.

    Means by which something is done (by, by way of, by means of)

Ellos viajan por la autopista. They travel by way of the highway.

¿Hablaste con la policía por teléfono? Did you talk to the police by phone?

    Exchange or substitution (for, in exchange for)

Le di dinero por la videocasetera. I gave him money for the VCR.

Muchas gracias por la video. Thank you very much for the video.

    Unit of Measure (per, by)

José manejaba a 120 kilómetro por hora. José was driving 120 kilometers per hour.

 
Term
When giving an exact time ___ is used instead of ___ before ___; ____; _____.   
 Definition

When giving an exact time, de is used instead of por before la mañana, la tarde, la noche.

e.g.

Llegué a las diez de la noche. I arrived at ten p.m.

Me gusta estudiar por la noche. I like to study at night. 
Term
Uses of Para
 Definition

    Destination (toward, in the direction of)

Salimos para Mérida el sábado.  We are leaving for Mérida on Saturday.

Voy para el banco. I am going to the bank.

    Deadline or specific time in the future (by, for)

Él va a arregelar el carro para el viernes. He is going to fix the car by friday.

    Purpose or goal + [infinitive] (in order to)

Juan estudia para (ser) mecánico.  Juan is studying to be a mechanic.

    Purpose + [noun] (for, used for)

Es una llanta para el carro. Its a tire for the car.

Un módem sirve para navergar en la Red. A modem is used to surf the Web.

    The recipient of something (for)

Compré una calculadora para mi hijo. I bought a calculator for my son.

     Comparisons or opinions (for, considering)

Para ser joven, es demasiado serio.  For a young person he is too serious.

Para mí, esta lección no es difícil.  For me, this lesson is nor difficult.

    Employment (for)

Sara trabaja para Telecom. Sara works for Telecom.

 
Term
Oftem either por or  para can be used in a sentence. The meaning of the sentence changes depending on which is used.
 Definition

Caminé por el parque. I walked through the park.

Caminé para el parque. I walked to (towards) the park.

 

Trabajó por su padre.  He worked in for (in place of) his father.

Trabajó para su padre. He worked for his father('s business).

 

Se exhibió por todo el pueblo. It was shown throughout (around) the whole town.

Se exhibió para todo el pueblo. It was shown for the whole town.
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