CAPÍTULO 5Un repaso rápido – A Quick Review

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

abuelo/a grandpa/grandmahermano/a (mayor/menor)

brother/sister (older/younger)

nieto/a grandson/granddaughterpadre/madre father/motherpapá/mamá dad/momprimo/a cousin (m/f)sobrino/a nephew/niecetío/a uncle/auntpadrastro stepdadmadrastra stepmomhijo/hija son/daughteresposo/a husband/wife

ADJECTIVES DESCRIBING PEOPLE: EYES

Tiene los ojos… (He/she has ____ eyes)

azules (blue)verdes (green)negros (black)cafés (brown)castaños (chestnut)avellanos (hazel)

ADJECTIVES DESCRIBING PEOPLE: HAIR

Tiene el pelo… (He/she has ____ hair)

castaño (chestnut)canoso (white/grey)negro (black)rubio (blonde)rojo (red)largo (long)corto (short)

ADJECTIVES DESCRIBING PEOPLE: OTHER

Es… (He/she is…)ciego/a (blind)delgado/a (thin) gordo/a (fat)joven(es) (young)sordo/a (deaf)viejo/a (old)calvo/a (bald)

PREPOSITIONS OF LOCATION

ALWAYS use with “estar”

al lado de next tocerca de near todebajo de underneathdelante de in front ofdetrás de behindencima de on top oflejos de far fromdentro de inside of

AFFIRMATIVE

alguien someonetambién alsoalgo something

siempre always

NEGATIVE

nadie no onetampoco neither (not either)nada nothingnunca never

el baño bathroom

el comedor dining room

la habitación bedroom

el escritorio desk

el garaje garage

el sofá sofa

la cama bed

la casa house

la cocina kitchen

la mesa table

el estante bookshelf

la puerta door

la sala living room

la silla chair

la ventana window

las plantas plantsel armario/el clóset closet

TALKING ABOUT RESPONSIBILITIES/CHORES

arreglar mi cuarto to pick up my roomayudar en casa to help at homecocinar to cookcortar el césped to cut the lawncuidar a los hermanos to care for the siblingshacer la cama to make the bedhacer los quehaceres to do choreslavar los trastes to wash the disheslimpiar to cleanpasar la aspiradora “to vacuum”sacar la basura to take out the trash

HOME LOCATION VOCABULARY

el apartamento apartmentel campo countryel número numberel pueblo townla ciudad cityla dirección addresslas afueras outskirtsla calle street

BUSCAR = TO LOOK FOR

Yo busco Nosotros buscamosTú buscas XÉl/ella/usted busca Ellos/ellas/ustedes buscanThe whole thing means “to look for”; there is

no need for the word “for”

How would we translate these sentences?- I look for/I am looking for my book. - She looks for/is looking for the homework.

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES (SHOW OWNERSHIP)

mi(s) = my nuestro/a(s) = our

tu(s) = your (informal)

su(s) = his/her/your (formal)

su(s) = their/you all’s

You try: Martin looks for his grandparents. I like to go shopping with my friends. You all’s paper is in you all’s backpacks. We like to eat Chinese food with our parents.

ESTAR = TO BE

Yo Nosotros

Tú XÉl/ella/usted Ellos/ellas/ustedes

Estar is used with temporary things, such as:

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION

Feelings

estoy

estásestá están

estamos

DORMIR = TO SLEEP (O UE)

Yo duermoNosotros

Tú XÉl/ella/usted Ellos/ellas/ustedes

duermes

duerme

dormimos

duermen

PODER = TO BE ABLE TO/TO “CAN” (O UE)

Yo puedoNosotros

Tú XÉl/ella/usted Ellos/ellas/ustedes

puedes

puede

podemos

pueden

When translating a question:-Can you…? = ¿Puedes….?-Can I…? = ¿Puedo…?

How would you translate:-Can you read the book?-Can I go to the bathroom?-Can we eat the ice cream?

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION

Ana está en la casa.

FEELINGS

Yo estoy triste.

STEM-CHANGING VERBS

There are three categories: o-ue

poder = to be able dormir = to sleep

e-ie empezar = to begin tener = to have

e-i pedir = to ask for

puedo podemos

puedes podéis

puede pueden

empiezo empezamos

empiezas empezáis

empieza empiezan

pido pedimos

pides pedís

pide piden

TOCAR & PARECER tocar = to touch (used to talk about whose turn it

is to do something) parecer = to seem/appear (used to talk about

how something seems to someone) used with indirect object pronouns

me nos

te os

le lesYou try:

It’s my turn to vacuum in the living room. (Hint: To me it touches to pass the vacuum in

the living room) It seems unfair to me!(Hint: To me it seems unfair!)