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31 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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Some verbs come with a little word that points back at the person doing it: me levanto (I get up, literally I raise myself), te levantas, se levanta, nos levantamos, se levantan. You already know one: me llamo (my name is, literally I call myself), ¿cómo te llamas?, se llama. The me, te or se goes before the verb.
To avoid repeating a thing, replace it with lo (masculine), la (feminine), los or las (plural). They go before the verb: ¿El libro? Lo tengo (I have it). ¿La puerta? La cierro. With no, the no comes first: No la veo.
preferirto prefer
Prefiero el té.I prefer tea.
Preferir: prefer. Careful: yo prefiero.
entenderto understand
No entiendo la pregunta.I don't understand the question.
Entender: if you pay attention (attend), you understand. Careful: yo entiendo.
conjugation →recordarto remember, to remind
No recuerdo su nombre.I don't remember his name.
Recordar, like a record: something you keep and remember. Careful: yo recuerdo.
cerrarto close, to shut
¿Cierras la puerta?Will you close the door?
Cerrar: think of sealing it shut. Careful: yo cierro.
la ventanawindow
Abro la ventana.I open the window.
Ventana, like ventilation: the window lets the air in.
la camabed
Mi cama es muy grande.My bed is very big.
Cama: where you lie down to calm down.
la ropaclothes, clothing
Compré ropa nueva.I bought new clothes.
Ropa: think of a rope you hang the clothes on.
la habitaciónroom, bedroom
Mi habitación es pequeña.My room is small.
Habitación, like habitation: the room you live in.
cadaeach, every
Corro cada día.I run every day.
Cada: each and every one.
todoall, everything
Todo está bien.Everything is fine.
Todo, like total: all of it. Todos los días, every day.
algosomething, anything
¿Quieres algo?Do you want anything?
Algo: think of algebra, solving for something unknown.
nadanothing, anything
No tengo nada.I don't have anything.
Nada: nothing at all. De nada, it was nothing: you are welcome.
el suelofloor, ground
La llave está en el suelo.The key is on the floor.
Suelo: the floor, the ground. Like the sole of your foot, which is always on it.
el jardíngarden
Comemos en el jardín.We eat in the garden.
Jardín: a garden, like jardinière.
la sillachair
Hay una silla en la cocina.There's a chair in the kitchen.
Silla: a chair. Picture a saddle (silla de montar) on a chair.
el sofásofa, couch
Duermo en el sofá.I sleep on the sofa.
Sofá, like sofa.
la paredwall
Hay una foto en la pared.There's a photo on the wall.
Pared: a wall inside a house. Picture a parade of pictures on it.
el techoceiling, roof
El techo es muy alto.The ceiling is very high.
Techo: the ceiling, the roof.
la escalerastairs, ladder
Subo por la escalera.I go up the stairs.
Escalera: the stairs, a ladder. Think of escalator.
la lámparalamp
Enciendo la lámpara.I turn on the lamp.
Lámpara, like lamp.
la duchashower
La ducha está fría.The shower is cold.
Ducha: a shower. Think of a douche of water.
el dormitoriobedroom
El dormitorio es grande.The bedroom is big.
Dormitorio: a bedroom, where you dormir (sleep). Like dormitory.
el armariowardrobe, closet, cupboard
La ropa está en el armario.The clothes are in the wardrobe.
Armario: a wardrobe, where you used to keep arms.
la mantablanket
Tengo frío. ¿Hay otra manta?I'm cold. Is there another blanket?
Manta: a blanket. Picture a manta ray, flat and wide.
la almohadapillow
Esta almohada es muy cómoda.This pillow is very comfortable.
Almohada: a pillow.
la sábanasheet, bedsheet
Cambio las sábanas los domingos.I change the sheets on Sundays.
Sábana: a bedsheet. Picture a sheet spread out like a savannah.
el grifotap, faucet
Cierra el grifo, por favor.Turn off the tap, please.
Grifo: a tap. Picture a griffin’s head on a fountain.
el microondasmicrowave
Caliento la leche en el microondas.I heat the milk in the microwave.
Microondas: a microwave, small (micro) waves (ondas).
el comedordining room
Comemos en el comedor.We eat in the dining room.
Comedor: the dining room, where you comer.
la cabezahead
Me duele la cabeza.I have a headache.
Cabeza, like capital, from the Latin caput, head.
cómodocomfortable
El sofá es muy cómodo.The sofa is very comfortable.
Cómodo: comfortable. Think of a commode, a comfy chest of drawers.