light brown ("chestnut") hair / blonde hair

OJO: Not "ruby"!

COGNADOS: Flamenco "castanets" look like "little chestnuts."

(She) attends a school.

OJO: Not "assists at"!

SPELLING: "Escuela" has a "cu" so you pronounce it /kw/.  If it were "qu" you would pronounce it /k/.

Don't put the book on the floor!

OJO: The verb is different because it's a negative command.

COGNADOS: "Libro" and "library" have to do with books.

(She) doesn't find it.

OJO: Here's a case where you can use "lo" for it.

OJO: "Encuentra" is an o>ue stem changer from encontrar.

(He) laughs at Ana's problems.

OJO: "Se ríe" technically means "laughs to self."

OJO: Notice "de."

OJO: "Problemas" is masculine because it's a "-ma" word that comes from Greek.

(He) doesn't say anything to her.

OJO: Notice the double negative.

OJO: "Le" means "to her/to him/to you (Ud.)

(She) gets good grades.

OJO: Compare to "Toma apuntes buenos," She takes good notes.

(She) asks her father (for something).

OJO: "Le" means "to her/to him/to you (Ud.)

OJO: Notice "a."

OJO: Compare "pedir" (to ask for) with "preguntar" (to ask a question).

OJO: "Pedir" is an e>i stem changer.