Unit 17: Basic Vocabulary

Unit 17: Additional grammatical structures

Homonyms Distinguished By Accent Mark

de	of, from
dé	first and third persons of present subjunctive of dar
hacia	toward
hacía	first and third persons of imperfect indicative of hacer
el papa	pope*
el papá	dad
sabia	wise (fem.)
sabía	first and third persons of the imperfect indicative of saber
se	third person singular and plural reflexive pronoun
sé	first person singular present tense of saber
sé	affirmative tú command of ser and saber
si	if
sí	yes
sí	third person prepositional reflexive object pronoun (“himself,” “herself,” “yourself,” “itself,” “themselves,” “yourselves”)

el cumpleaños	birthday
el hazmerreír	laughingstock
el lavaplatos	dishwasher
el limpiaparabrisas	windshield wiper
el parabrisas	windshield
el pararrayo(s)	lightning rod
el parasol	parasol
el pasamano(s)	handrail
el pisapapeles	paperweight
el quitamanchas	stain-remover
el quitanieves	snowplow
el rascacielos	skyscraper
el sabelotodo	know-it-all
el salvavidas	life jacket, life guard, life boat
el tocadiscos	record player
el trabalenguas	tongue twister

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