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Dave's Spanish
Vocabulario, Grammar, etc. pgs. 59-61, 71-72, 80-81
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 4
10/03/2011

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Term
el aeropuerto
Definition
airport
Term
la agencia de viajes
Definition
travel agency
Term
la autopista
Definition
super highway, interstate
Term
el ayuntamiento
Definition
city/town hall
Term
el banco
Definition
bank
Term
la catedral
Definition
cathedral
Term
el centro
Definition
downtown
Term
la estacion del metro / de trenes
Definition
metro/train station
Term
el monumento
Definition
monument
Term
el museo
Definition
museum
Term
la oficina de correos
Definition
post office
Term
la oarada de autobuses/taxis
Definition
bus stop / taxi stand
Term
la plaza
Definition
square / plaza
Term
el puerto
Definition
port
Term
el quiosco
Definition
kiosk
Term
el teatro
Definition
theater
Term
la telefonica
Definition
telephone company office
Term
el bosque
Definition
forest
Term
el campo
Definition
country(side)
Term
las cataratas
Definition
(water)falls
Term
el cerro
Definition
mountain
Term
la cordillera
Definition
mountain range
Term
el desierto
Definition
desert
Term
el lago
Definition
lake
Term
la llanura
Definition
flatland, prairie
Term
el mar
Definition
sea
Term
el oceano
Definition
ocean
Term
el paisaje
Definition
landscape
Term
el pico
Definition
(mountain) peak
Term
la playa
Definition
beach
Term
el rio
Definition
river
Term
el salto
Definition
waterfall
Term
la selva
Definition
jungle
Term
la sierra
Definition
mountain range
Term
el volcan
Definition
volcano
Term
differenciarse
Definition
to be different, distinguish oneself
Term
parecerse (zc) a
Definition
to resemble
Term
en cambio
Definition
on the other hand, a contrast
Term
mientras que
Definition
while
Term
por un lado ___, por otro (lado) ___
Definition
on one hand ___, on the other hand ___
Term
el autobus
Definition
bus
Term
el avion
Definition
airplane
Term
el barco
Definition
ship, boat
Term
el coche
Definition
car
Term
el colectivo
Definition
bus
Term
el metro
Definition
subway
Term
el taxi
Definition
taxi
Term
el tren
Definition
train
Term
caminar
Definition
to walk
Term
conducir (irreg)
Definition
to drive
Term
caminar
Definition
to walk
Term
ir a pie
Definition
to go on foot, walk
Term
ir en autobus, avion, tren...
Definition
to go by bus, airplane, train...
Term
manejar
Definition
to drive
Term
la aduana
Definition
customs
Term
el billete (de ida / de ida y vuelta)
Definition
(one-way, round-trip) ticket (Sp.)
Term
el boleto (de ida / de ida y vuelta)
Definition
(one-way, round-trip) ticket (Span. Am.)
Term
el itinerario
Definition
itinerary
Term
la maleta
Definition
suitcase
Term
el/la pasajero/a
Definition
passenger
Term
el vuelo
Definition
flight
Term
bajar de un autobus (coche, taxi)
Definition
to get off a bus (out of car / taxi)
Term
hacer una excursión
Definition
to go on an outing/excursion
Term
hacer un viaje
Definition
to take a trip
Term
estar de vacaciones
Definition
to be on vacation
Term
estar de viaje
Definition
to be on a trip
Term
ir de vacaciones
Definition
to go on vacation
Term
ir de viaje
Definition
to go on a trip
Term
parar en
Definition
to stop (over) in
Term
perder (ie) un autobus (barco, tren, vuelo)
Definition
to miss a bus (ship, train, flight)
Term
perderse (ie)
Definition
to get lost
Term
subir a un autobus (coche, taxi)
Definition
to get on a bus (in a car / taxi)
Term
viajar
Definition
to travel
Term
la cuadra
Definition
(city) block
Term
cruzar (c)
Definition
to cross
Term
doblar a la derecha/izquierda
Definition
to turn right/left
Term
seguir (i, i) derecho
Definition
to continue straight ahead
Term
a mano derecha/izquierda
Definition
on the right/left
Term
hacia el norte (sur, este, oeste)
Definition
to the north (south, east, west)
Term
When do you use the preterite?
Definition
completed action in the past, completed actions in a series, actions completed within a specified quantity of time
Term
When do you use the imperfect?
Definition
description without focusing on completed actions, habitual actions in the past, telling time and age in the past
Term
Would you use the preterite or imperfect?: completed action in the past
Definition
preterite
Term
Would you use the preterite or imperfect?: completed actions in a series
Definition
preterite
Term
Would you use the preterite or the imperfect?: actions completed within a specified quantity of time
Definition
preterite
Term
Would you use the preterite or imperfect?: description without focusing on completed actions
Definition
imperfect
Term
Would you use the preterite or imperfect?: habitual actions in the past
Definition
imperfect
Term
Would you use the preterite or imperfect?: telling time and age in the past
Definition
imperfect
Term
Do the following key expressions indicate that the preterite or the imperfect should be used?: "anoche/ayer"
"de repente" (suddenly)
"el ano"/"mes pasado"
"una vez"
"dos veces"
"primero"
"después"
"luego"
"finalmente"/"por fin"
"(por) ___ anos/días" indicate that the preterite or the imperfect should be used?
Definition
preterite
Term
Do the following key expressions indicate that the preterite or the imperfect should be used?:
"cuando era nino/a siempre"
"todos los días"
Definition
imperfect
Term
(infinitive) conocer
(imperfect/preterite) conocia
Definition
I was familiar with (I knew)
Term
(infinitive) conocer (imperfect/preterite) conoci
Definition
I became familiar with for the first time (I met)
Term
(infinitive) poder (imperfect/preterite) podia
Definition
I could/was able to
Term
(infinitive) poder (imperfect/preterite) pude
Definition
I could and did (I managed to / accomplished)
Term
(infinitive) no poder (imperfect/preterite) no podia
Definition
I couldn't/wasn't able to
Term
(infinitive) no poder (imperfect/preterite) no podia
Definition
I couldn't/wasn't able to
Term
(infinitive) no poder (imperfect/preterite) no pude
Definition
I couldn't and didn't (I failed)
Term
(infinitive) querer (imperfect/preterite) queria
Definition
I wanted
Term
(infinitive) querer (imperfect/preterite) quise
Definition
I wanted and acted on that desire (I tried)
Term
(infinitive) no querer (imperfect preterite) no queria
Definition
I didn't want
Term
(infinitive) no querer (imperfect preterite) no quise
Definition
I didn't want and didn't act on that desire (I refused)
Term
(infinitive) saber (imperfect preterite) sabia
Definition
I knew (a fact)
Term
(infinitive) saber (imperfect preterite) supe
Definition
I knew (a fact) for the first time (I found out)
Term
(infinitive) tener que [+inf.] (imperfect preterite) tenia que
Definition
I had to (do something) (I had the obligation)
Term
(infinitive) tener que [+inf.] (imperfect preterite) tuve que
Definition
I had to and did (do something)
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