Elementary Spanish/Survival kit for parents
Common phrases
[edit | edit source]| Antes
Después A propósito De paso Como resultado de Accidentalmente Aquí Allí Por ahí Opuesto Bajo Más allá A lo lejos A la izquierda A la derecha Por lo tanto Sin embargo Por otra parte Por último Próximo También Además Además de Del mismo modo Igualmente En consecuencia Por lo tanto Por consiguiente A consecuencia Así De otra manera Después Así Entonces Por qué Generalmente En general En la mayor parte Por regla general Ordinariamente Regularmente En particular Por ejemplo Particularmente Especialmente Tal como Incluso A saber Por ejemplo Como un ejemplo En este caso Sobre todo Particularmente Igualmente Junto con la En comparación con los En comparación con los Junto con Además de En resumen En breve En conclusión Mientras tanto Pronto Más tarde En el mientras tanto Después Más temprano En resumen En resumen Finalmente |
Before
After By the way Incidentally As a result of Accidentally Here There Over there Opposite Under Beyond In the distance To the left To the right Therefore However Moreover Lastly Next Also Furthermore In addition to Similarly Likewise Accordingly Hence Consequently As a result Thereby Otherwise Subsequently Thus So then Wherefore Generally Usually For the most part As a rule Ordinarily Regularly In particular For instance Particularly Especially Such as Including Namely For example As an example In this case Above all Singularly Likewise Coupled with Compared to In comparison to Together with Besides In brief In short In conclusion In the meantime Soon Later In the meanwhile Afterward Earlier In summary To summarize Finally |
Irregular verbs
[edit | edit source]| Word | Meaning | Present Past tense examples
|
| ir | to go | Yo voy a la tienda. (I go to the store)
Tu vas a la tienda. (You go to the store.) Ellos van a la tienda. (They go to the store) Nosotros vamos a la tienda. (We go to the store)
Tu fuiste a la tienda. (You went to the store.) Ellos fueron a la tienda. (They went to the store.) Nosotros fuimos a la tienda. (We went to the store.) |
| ser | to be (state of being) | |
| tener | to have | |
| estar | to be (state of being) | |
| ver | to see | |
| decir | to say | |
| hacer | to do | |
| poder | to be able to | |
| dar | to give | |
| saber | to know | |
| leer | to read | |
| dormir | to sleep | |
| mirar | to see | |
| escuchar | to hear | |
| comer | to eat | |
| dormir | to sleep | |
| volver | to return | |
| dar | to give | |
| querer | to want | |
| escribir | to write |
Indirect object pronouns
[edit | edit source]In spanish, the verb not only gives information about the action, it also gives information about the Indirect object in the sentence. These are always personal nouns. Indirect objects tell “to whom” or “for whom” something is done.
- me
- te
- le
- nos
- les
Me (meh) versus Le (leh)
[edit | edit source]Me (MEH) refers specifically to me. Le (LEH) refers to him or her.
Dame la blusa. Give ME the blouse. Dale la blusa. Give HER/HIM the blouse.
Me (MEE) versus La(LAH)
[edit | edit source]Mi refers specifically to mine.
My favorite food is eggs. Mi comida favorita son huevos.
It would be weird to say, THE FAVORITE FOOD IS EGGS. LA COMIDA FAVORITA SON HUEVOS.
La is the.
The rose is red. La rosa es roja.
Indirect pronoun chart
[edit | edit source]| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | me (to/for me) | nos (to/for us) |
| 2nd person | te (to/for you-- informal) | os (to/for you-- informal) |
| 3rd person | le (to/for you formal, him, her, it) | les (to/for them, you formal) |
Es
[edit | edit source]“Es” is the word “is” in English. Unlike English, in Spanish the noun is implied at times and a sentence can start with “is”.
Es un gato negro. (It’s a black cat.)
Es una flor roja. (It’s a red flower.)
El gato es negro. (The cat is black)
La flor es roja. (The flower is red.)
Location words
[edit | edit source]in front of
enfrente de
The man is standing in front of the woman. El hombre esta enfrente de la mujer.
in front of
delante de
The man is standing in front of the woman. El hombre esta delante de la mujer.
between
entre
Two is between one and three. Dos esta entre uno y tres.
behind
detras de
Look behind you. Mira destras de ti.
underneath
debajo de
Look underneath the table. Mira debajo de la mesa.
on top of
encima de
The hat is on top of his head. La gorra esta encima de su cabeza.
inside of
dentro de/en
What is inside of the bottle? Que esta detro de la botella?
near
cerca de
The library is near here. La biblioteca esta cerca de aqui.
next to
al lado de
The bear is next to the cat. El oso esta al lado del gato.
to the right
a la derecha
My house is to the right. Mi casa esta a la derecha.
to the left
a la izquierda
My house is to the left. Mi casa esta a la izquierda.
far from
lejos de
My house is far from here. Mi casa esta lejos de aqui.