Unit 7: Pronouns (Part 2), introduction to the preterit, and comparisons
Adverbios:
| anoche |
last night |
| anteayer |
the day before yesterday |
| ayer |
yesterday |
Expresiones:
| de vez en cuando |
from time to time, once in a while |
| dejar + de + infinitive |
to stop doing something |
| echar una carta (al correo) |
to mail a letter |
| en seguida |
right away, immediately |
| hacer cola |
to stand (to wait) in line |
| hacer las maletas |
to pack one’s suitcases |
Preposiciones:
| a la derecha de |
to the right of |
| a la izquierda de |
to the left of |
| al lado de |
next to, alongside of |
| debajo de |
underneath |
| delante de |
in front of |
| detrás de |
behind |
| encima de |
on top of |
| hasta |
until, up to, as far as; even (adv.) |
| junto a |
next to |
| según |
according to |
Verbos:
| aguantar |
to stand, to tolerate, to put up with |
| alegrar(se) |
to make happy, to become happy, to be happy |
| almorzar |
to eat lunch |
| arreglar |
to fix, to repair, to arrange |
| asustar(se) |
to frighten, to scare, to be frightened |
| atender (ie) |
to pay attention to, to take care of, to look after (false friend) |
| calentar (ie) |
to heat (up), to warm (up) |
| cambiar |
to change |
| coger |
to take hold of, to catch* |
| contar (ue) |
to tell, to count |
| costar (ue) |
to cost |
| desayunar(se) |
to eat breakfast |
| enamorarse (de) |
to fall in love (with) |
| escoger |
to choose* |
| esconder(se) |
to hide |
| exigir |
to demand |
| experimentar (ie) |
to experiment, to experience (false friend) |
| firmar |
to sign |
| fracasar |
to fail |
| luchar |
to fight (a war, for a cause) |
| mudarse |
to move (residence) |
| nacer |
to be born (cognate: nascent) |
| odiar |
to hate (cognate: odious) |
| pelear(se) |
to fight |
| probar (ue) |
to prove, to taste |
| proteger |
to protect |
| resolver (ue) |
to solve, to resolve |
| reunir |
to get together, to reunite |
| revisar |
to check, to examine (baggage), to inspect, to revise |
| temer |
to fear (cognate: timorous) |
| unir |
to unite |
*All verbs ending in e or i + -ger or -gir change the g to j before a and o for phonetic reasons, for example, cojo, escojo, proteja (see section 11.2).
