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Spanish Vocabulary and Grammar
An in depth study of the Spanish language. All questions are designed from material in the ¡Hola, Amigos! Sixth Edition textbook.
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 1
01/15/2010

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Term
When referring to a specific time of day, such as "in the morning", does one use "por la [time of day]" or "de la [time of day]"?
Definition
de la
Ex: Yo estudio de la mañana.
"I study in the morning."
Term
Translate: Sociology
Definition
la sociología
Term
Translate: your (formal)
Definition
su / sus
Term
Translate: his
Definition
su / sus
Term
Translate: her
Definition
su / sus
Term
Translate: its (possessive adjective)
Definition
su / sus
Term
Translate: their
(possessive adjective)
Definition
su / sus
Term
Translate: Political Science
Definition
las ciencias políticas
Term
Translate: red wine
Definition
vino tinto
Term
Translate: Iced Tea
Definition
Té helado / té frio
Term
Translate: Let's see . . .
Definition
A ver . . .
Term
Translate: This semester . .
Definition
Este semestre . .
Term
Translate: Who?
Definition
¿Quién? / ¿Quiénes?
Term
Translate: Wednesday
Definition
Miércoles
Term
Translate: Spring (season)
Definition
La primavera
Term
Translate: January
Definition
Enero
Term
In Spanish syntax, where may one put the subject of the sentence when asking a yes/no question? (Hint: Three places)
Definition
1. At the beginning of the sentence
2. After the verb
3. At the end of the sentence
Term
Translate: Your (fam. pl.)
(Possessive adjective)
Definition
vuestro(a) / vuestros(as)
Term
Translate: Aerobic Dance
Definition
la danza aeróbica
Term
Translate: Rosé Wine
Definition
vino rosado
Term
Translate: Apple
Definition
Manzana
Term
Translate: Here it is.
Definition
Aquí está.
Term
Translate: I am leaving.
Definition
Me voy.
Term
Translate: half past . . . (referring to time)
Definition
. . . y media
Ex: "Es la una y media."
"It's one o'clock."
Term
Translate: Viernes
Definition
Friday
Term
Translate: Autumn
Definition
el otoño
Term
Translate: March (the month)
Definition
Marzo
Term
If the answer to a question is negative, where does one put the word "No" to negate the sentence?
Definition
At the beginning of the sentence and again before the verb.
Term
Do possessive adjectives always agree in number (singular or plural) with the nouns the modify?
Definition
Yes
Ex: mi libro becomes mi(s) libro(s) when there is more than one book.
Term
Translate: Geology
Definition
la geología
Term
Translate: Bottled watter / mineral water
Definition
agua mineral
Term
Translate: tomato
Definition
tomate
Term
Translate: How many?
Definition
¿Cuántos(as)?
Term
Translate: Why?
Definition
¿Por qué?
Term
Translate: Tea
Definition
Term
Translate: Sunday
Definition
Domingo
Term
How are summer and winter different in South America?
Definition
Summer starts in December, winter starts in June.
Term
Translate: May (the month)
Definition
Mayo
Term
Which pronouns are used in conversation at a greater frequency rather than omitting them and using only the verb?
Definition
usted, él, ella, ustedes, ellos, ellas (because in the context of conversation they can be ambiguous)
Term
Do possessive adjectives agree with the object possessed or the possessor in number (and sometimes gender)?
Definition
object possessed
Term
Translate: Music
Definition
La música
Term
Translate: Anthropology
Definition
la anthropología
Term
Translate: uvas
Definition
Grapes
Term
Translate "with green eyes"
Definition
de ojos verdes
Term
Translate: What?
Definition
¿Qué?
Term
Translate: Coffee with milk
Definition
Café con leche
Term
Translate: What is the date today?
Definition
¿Qué fecha es hoy?
Term
Translate: What day is today?
Definition
¿Qué dia es hoy?
Term
Translate: "It's one o'clock."
Definition
Es la una.
Term
Translate: "It's half past two o'clock."
Definition
Son las dos y media.
Term
Translate: "It's half past two o'clock."
Definition
Son las dos y media.
Term
Translate: "It's 11 o'clock."
Definition
Son las once.
Term
Translate: "It's 20 minutes until 5 o'clock."
Definition
Son las seis menos veinte.
Term
Translate: Psychology
Definition
la psicología
Term
Translate: your (fam.)
Definition
tu / tus
Term
Translate: Art
Definition
el arte
Term
Translate: A glass of wine
Definition
Una copa de vino
Term
Translate: Beer
Definition
Cerveza
Term
Translate: "a day" or "per day"
Definition
al dia
Term
Translate: Today
Definition
Hoy
Term
Translate: Also, too
Definition
También
Term
Translate: Tuesday
Definition
Martes
Term
What articles are used with days of the week to say, for example, "ON tuesday"
Definition
el and los
Ex: "Yo estudio el martes."
"I study on Tuesday."
Term
Translate: February
Definition
Febrero
Term
Translate: "I study"
Definition
Estudio
Term
Translate: You study. (familiar, singular)
Definition
Tú estudias.
Term
Translate: He studies.
Definition
él estudia
Term
Translate: She studies.
Definition
Ella estudia.
Term
Translate: You study. (Formal, singular)
Definition
Usted estudia.
Term
Translate: We study. (A group of females)
Definition
Nosotras estudiamos.
Term
Translate: We study (A group of males or a mixed gender crowd)
Definition
Nosotros estudiamos.
Term
Translate: They study. (A group of males)
Definition
Ellos estudian.
Term
Translate: They study. (A group of girls)
Definition
Ellas estudian.
Term
Translate: You study. (Formal, speaking to a group of people).
Definition
Ustedes (Uds.) estudian.
Term
Translate: You study (speaking to a familiar group of men, or a mixed gender crowd)
Definition
Vosotros estudiáis.
Term
Translate: You study. (Speaking to a familiar group of females).
Definition
Vosotras estudiáis.
Term
Translate: our (possessive adjective)when referring to more than one masculine gendered noun.
Definition
nuestros
Term
Translate: our (possessive adjective) when referring to more than one female gendered noun.
Definition
nuestras
Term
Translate: our (possessive adjective) when referring a single female gendered noun.
Definition
nuestra
Term
Translate: our (possessive adjective) when referring to a single male gendered noun.
Definition
nuestro
Term
Translate: Accounting
Definition
La contabilidad
Term
Translate: White wine
Definition
vino blanco
Term
Translate: jugo de . .
Definition
[Fruit] juice
Term
Translate: With whom?
Definition
¿Con quién?
Term
Translate: "Listen . . " or "Hey . ."
Definition
Oye
Term
Translate: It's already late . .
Definition
Ya es tarde.
Term
Translate: Thursday
Definition
Jueves
Term
Translate: Winter
Definition
el invierno
Term
Translate: April
Definition
Abril
Term
What is an auxiliary verb, and is it used in an interrogative sentence in Spanish?
Definition
An auxiliary verb is the word "Do," or "Does," that usually precedes an asked question. "Do you speak English?" is just "¿Habla inglés?" in Spanish. There is no need for an auxiliary verb.
Term
Does Spanish use an auxiliary verb (do or does . .) in a negative sentence?
Definition
No. There is no need for "do" in Spanish for negative answers to questions. "No, no habla ingés."
Term
Translate: Geography
Definition
la geografía
Term
translate: A bottle of...
Definition
Una botella de . . .
Term
Translate: Orange (fruit)
Definition
Naranja
Term
Translate: of, about
Definition
de
Term
Translate: because
Definition
porque
Term
Translate: Hot chocolate
Definition
Chocolate caliente
Term
Translate: Saturday
Definition
Sábado
Term
Are the months and days of the week capitalized in Spanish?
Definition
No.
Term
Translate: September
Definition
Septiembre
Term
Translate: My
Definition
Mi(s)
Term
Which possessive adjectives use feminine and masculine endings to agree with the number and gender of the nouns they modify?
Definition
Nuestro(s) & Nuestra(s) - Our
Vuestro(s) & Vuestra(s) - Your (form. pl.)
Term
Translate: Computer science
Definition
La informática
Term
Translate: Business Administration (college major)
Definition
La administración de empresas
Term
Translate: Grapefruit
Definition
Toronja
Term
Translate: Where?
Definition
¿Dónde?
Term
Translate: What time is it?
Definition
¿Qué hora es?
Term
Translate: Ice water
Definition
Agua con hielo
Term
Nouns ending in -ma are what gender?
Definition
Male
Term
Translate: Professor
Definition
Profesor(a)
Term
Nouns ending in -tad are what gender?
Definition
Female
Term
When using possessive adjectives, why does one use de él instead of su / sus?
Definition
Because su / sus has many meanings and can be ambiguous.
Ex: La amiga de él = His friend.
Su amiga. = His friend, her friend, your friend, its friend, etc.
Term
Nouns ending in -ción are what gender?
Definition
Female
Term
Nouns ending in -dad are what gender?
Definition
Female
Term
Translate: Doctor
Definition
Doctor(a)
Term
Translate: Young girl
Definition
Chica, muchacha
Term
Translate: Young man
Definition
Chico, muchacho
Term
Translate: Classmate
Definition
el (la) compañero(a) de clase.
Term
Translate: Goodbye
Definition
Adiós
Term
Translate: What's new?
Definition
¿Qué hay de nuevo?
Term
Translate: How's it going?
Definition
¿Qué tal?
Term
Translate: Student (female
Definition
La estudiante
Term
Translate: Student (male)
Definition
El estudiante
Term
Translate: Student
Definition
El (la) alumno(a)
Term
Translate: class
Definition
La clase
Term
Translate: Address
Definition
El domicílio, la dirección.
Term
Translate: Dark, brunette
Definition
Moreno(a)
Term
Translate: Blonde
Definition
Rubio(a)
Term
Translate: all
Definition
todos(as)
Term
Translate: At (when using it to describe the time of day)
Definition
A
Term
Translate: handsome
Definition
guapo
Term
Translate: charming, nice
Definition
Simpático(a)
Term
Translate: What is your telephone number?
Definition
¿Cuál es tu número de téléfono?
Term
Translate: There is/there are
Definition
Hay
Term
Translate: At what time?
Definition
¿A qué hora?
Term
Translate: New
Definition
Nuevo(a)
Term
Translate: How?
Definition
¿Cómo?
Term
Translate: en
Definition
at, in, on
Term
Translate: Havana
Definition
La Habana
Term
Translate: to study
Definition
Estudiar
Term
Translate: Math
Definition
las matemáticas
Term
Translate: summer
Definition
el verano
Term
Translate: slender, thin
Definition
delgado(a)
Term
Translate: cup
Definition
la taza
Term
Translate: Literature
Definition
la literatura
Term
Translate: Latin America
Definition
latinoamérica
Term
Translate: History
Definition
la historia
Term
Translate: Physics
Definition
la física
Term
Translate: Cafeteria
Definition
la cafetería
Term
Translate: biology
Definition
la biología
Term
Translate: Argentinian
Definition
argentino(a)
Term
Translate: Number
Definition
el numéro
Term
Translate: Milk
Definition
la leche
Term
Translate: Language Laboratory
Definition
el laboratorío de lenguas
Term
Translate: English (the language)
Definition
el inglés
Term
Translate: Class schedule
Definition
el horario de clases
Term
Translate: hour
Definition
la hora
Term
Translate: Spanish (the language)
Definition
el español
Term
Translate: Roommate
Definition
el (la) compañero(a) de cuarto
Term
Translate: coffee
Definition
el café
Term
Translate: Library
Definition
la biblioteca
Term
Translate: Classroom
Definition
el aula, la salón, el cuarto de clase
Term
Translate: subject (as in a school subject)
Definition
la materia
Term
Translate: Course (as in a school course)
Definition
la asignatura
Term
Translate: Friend
Definition
Amigo(a)
Term
Translate: Semester
Definition
el semestre
Term
Translate: Easy
Definition
fácil
Term
Translate: Difficult
Definition
Difícil
Term
Translate: Desear
Definition
to wish, to want
Term
Translate: June
Definition
junio
Term
Translate: July
Definition
Julio
Term
Translate: August
Definition
Agosto
Term
Translate: university
Definition
la universidad
Term
Translate: intelligent
Definition
inteligente
Term
Translate: Pretty, attractive
Definition
Bonito(a)
Term
Translate: tall
Definition
alto(a)
Term
Translate: North American
Definition
norteamericano
Term
Translate: to speak
Definition
hablar
Term
Translate: to need
Definition
necesitar
Term
Translate: to talk, converse
Definition
conversar
Term
Translate: Drinking glass
Definition
el vaso
Term
Translate: to end, finish, get through
Definition
terminar
Term
Translate: to take (a class); to drink
Definition
tomar
Term
Translate: to work
Definition
trabajar
Term
Translate: Chemistry
Definition
la química
Term
Translate: eyes
Definition
ojos
Term
Translate: Monday
Definition
Lunes
Term
Translate: It's a pleasure to meet you. (How do you do?)
Definition
Mucho gusto.
Term
Translate: The pleasure is mine.
Definition
El gusto es mío.
Term
Translate: And you?
Definition
¿Y tú?
Term
Translate: How do you say . . . ?
Definition
¿Cómo se dice . . . ?
Term
Translate: What does . . . mean?
Definition
¿Qué quiere decir . . . ?
Term
Translate: It means . . .
Definition
Quiere decir . . .
Term
Translate: Where are you from?
Definition
¿De dónde eres?
Term
Translate: You say . . . (after being asked "How do you say . . .?")
Definition
Se dice . . .
Term
Translate: Come in.
Definition
Pase
Term
Translate: Sorry.
Definition
Pérdon
Term
Translate: Excuse me.
Definition
Permiso
Term
Translate: Slower, please.
Definition
Más despacio, por favor
Term
Translate: Pardon? (when one doesn't understand or hear what is being said)
Definition
¿Cómo? ¿Mande?
Term
Translate: To be
Definition
ser
Term
Translate: Yellow
Definition
Amarillo
Term
Translate: Gray
Definition
gris
Term
Translate: red
Definition
rojo
Term
Translate: Orange
Definition
anaranjado
Term
Translate: Brown
Definition
Marrón. Café.
Term
Translate: Pink
Definition
Rosado
Term
Translate: Blue
Definition
Azul
Term
Translate: Purple
Definition
Morado
Term
Translate: Green
Definition
Verde
Term
Translate: White
Definition
Blanco
Term
Translate: negro
Definition
Black
Term
Translate: I am
Definition
Yo soy
Term
Translate: You are
Definition
Tú eres
Term
Translate: You (formal, singular) are..
Definition
Ud. es
Term
Translate: He is
Definition
él es
Term
Translate: She is
Definition
ella es
Term
Translate: We are..
Definition
Nosotros somos
Term
Translate: You (formal, plural) are..
Definition
Uds. son
Term
Translate: They are (masculine)
Definition
Ellos son
Term
Translate: They are (feminine)
Definition
Ellas son
Term
If an adjective ends in a consonant or -e, how do you make it masculine/feminine?
Definition
The same form is normally used with both masculine and feminine nouns.
muchacho inteligente, muchacha inteligente
libro difícil, clase difícil
Term
Where do adjectives of qualities (tall, good, and so on) go in a sentence?
Definition
After nouns.
Term
Where do adjectives of quantity generally go in a sentence?
Definition
Before nouns.
Term
Translate: How do you spell your name?
Definition
¿Cómo se deletrea tu apellido?"
Term
If a feminine noun starts with a stressed a or ha, the article is replaced with..
Definition
él
Term
When describing physical features of a person, what word is used for "with" in the sentence "with green eyes?"
Definition
de
Term
What are the three conjugations in the Spanish language?
Definition
-er verbs, -ir verbs, and -ar verbs
Term
When two verbs are used together the second verb remains as what?
Definition
The infinitive
Term
Translate: 20
Definition
veinte
Term
Translate: 30
Definition
treinta
Term
Translate: 40
Definition
cuarenta
Term
Translate: 50
Definition
cincuenta
Term
Translate: 60
Definition
sesenta
Term
Translate: 70
Definition
setenta
Term
Translate: 80
Definition
ochenta
Term
Translate:
Definition
noventa
Term
Translate:
Definition
cien
Term
Translate: 101
Definition
ciento uno
Term
Why is the feminine definite article (la, las) always used before the hour when telling the time?
Definition
Because "la hora" is feminine.
Term
Translate: Physical Education
Definition
La Educación Física
Term
Translate Japanese
Definition
Japonés
Term
Translate: El saber no ocupa lugar.
Definition
Knowledge does not occupy space.
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