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28 Spanish words and 2 grammar points, in the order Huerta teaches them. Each word has an example sentence and a memory hook.
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A group of common verbs change their stem in the preterite and take endings with no accents: -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron. Poder: pude, pudiste, pudo. Querer: quise. Poner: puse. Venir: vine. Verbs whose stem ends in j drop the i in the last form: decir gives dije, dijo, dijeron, and traer gives traje, trajo, trajeron.
To say how long ago something happened, put hace before the time: Vine hace dos años (I came two years ago), Comí hace una hora (I ate an hour ago). Hace can also go first: Hace una semana fui al mercado.
traerto bring
¿Qué traes?What are you bringing?
Traer, like a tray you bring things on. Careful: yo traigo, and yo traje in the past.
perderto lose, to miss
Siempre pierdo las llaves.I always lose my keys.
Perder, like perdition: being lost. Careful: yo pierdo.
conjugation →parecerto seem, to look like
Parece fácil.It seems easy.
Parecer, like appear: how things appear. Careful: yo parezco.
conjugation →correrto run
Corro todos los días.I run every day.
Correr, like a courier running with a message.
el mesmonth
El mes pasado fui a Madrid.Last month I went to Madrid.
Mes: the m of month, as in semester, a stretch of six months.
la llavekey (for a lock)
No encuentro la llave.I can't find the key.
Llave: 'YAH-veh', the key you have to have.
el teléfonophone, telephone
¿Dónde está mi teléfono?Where is my phone?
Teléfono: telephone, with an accent on the lé.
el trentrain
El tren llega a las diez.The train arrives at ten.
Tren: train.
el aviónplane, aeroplane, airplane
Viajo en avión.I travel by plane.
Avión, like aviation: a plane.
el billeteticket
Compré dos billetes.I bought two tickets.
Billete, like a billet or a bill: a ticket. In Latin America it is el boleto.
Elsewhere: Latin America: el boleto
la maletasuitcase
Mi maleta es muy grande.My suitcase is very big.
Maleta, like a mail bag: the bag you pack for a trip.
el barcoboat, ship
El barco sale a las diez.The boat leaves at ten.
Barco: a boat. Think of a barque, an old sailing ship.
la islaisland
Viven en una isla.They live on an island.
Isla, like isle.
el turistatourist
Hay muchos turistas en verano.There are lots of tourists in summer.
Turista, like tourist. Masculine with el, feminine with la.
el puertoport, harbour, harbor
El barco está en el puerto.The boat is in the harbour.
Puerto: a port. Puerta is a door: a port is the sea’s door.
la reservareservation, booking
Tengo una reserva para dos.I have a reservation for two.
Reserva: a reservation, from reservar.
la carreteraroad, highway
La carretera está cerrada.The road is closed.
Carretera: a main road, where carts and cars go.
el caminopath, way, road
Es el camino más corto.It's the shortest way.
Camino: a path, the way. El Camino de Santiago.
el kilómetrokilometre, kilometer
Está a dos kilómetros.It's two kilometres away.
Kilómetro, like kilometre.
el lagolake
Nadamos en el lago.We swim in the lake.
Lago: a lake, like a lagoon.
el bosqueforest
Caminamos por el bosque.We walk through the woods.
Bosque: a forest, the woods. Think of a bosky grove.
morirto die
Su abuelo murió el año pasado.Her grandfather died last year.
Morir: to die. Think of mortal. Past: murió, he died.
conjugation →contraagainst
Ayer jugamos contra el otro equipo.Yesterday we played against the other team.
Contra: against. Think of contrary.
únicoonly, unique
Es mi único hermano.He's my only brother.
Único: only, unique. Es el único: he’s the only one.
exactamenteexactly
Eso es exactamente lo que dije.That's exactly what I said.
Exactamente, like exactly.
el doctordoctor
Fui al doctor ayer.I went to the doctor yesterday.
Doctor, like doctor. La doctora: a woman doctor.
vivoalive, lively
El pez todavía está vivo.The fish is still alive.
Vivo: alive (estar vivo), lively (ser vivo). From vivir.
muertodead
La planta está muerta.The plant is dead.
Muerto: dead, from morir. Estoy muerto: I’m dead tired.