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A2 Elementary · level 28 of 80
29 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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In a story, the imperfect is the background: what was going on (Estaba en casa, Dormía, Llovía). The preterite is the event that happens in it: Estaba en casa cuando sonó el teléfono (I was at home when the phone rang). If you can say 'was ...-ing', it's usually the imperfect.
Two words that signal which past to use. Mientras (while) usually goes with the imperfect: Mientras yo cocinaba, mi hijo dormía. De repente (suddenly) brings in an event, so the preterite: De repente sonó el teléfono.
caerto fall
Cuidado, te vas a caer.Careful, you're going to fall.
Caer: to fall, like a cascade. Careful: yo caigo, él cayó.
sonarto sound, to ring
El teléfono suena.The phone is ringing.
Sonar, like sonar and sound. Careful: suena. El teléfono suena, the phone is ringing.
despertarto wake, to wake up
Me despierto a las siete.I wake up at seven.
Despertar: to wake someone. Careful: despierto. Me despierto, I wake up.
ocurrirto happen, to occur
¿Qué ocurre?What's happening?
Ocurrir: to occur, to happen.
de repentesuddenly, all of a sudden
De repente, empezó a llover.Suddenly, it started to rain.
De repente: suddenly, without warning.
el ruidonoise
Hay mucho ruido en la calle.There's a lot of noise in the street.
Ruido, like rude: a rude, loud noise.
la luzlight (from the sun or a lamp)
No hay luz en la casa.There's no electricity in the house.
Luz, like lucid and lux: light.
el accidenteaccident
Hubo un accidente en la calle.There was an accident in the street.
Accidente: accident.
la heridawound, injury
Tengo una herida en la mano.I have a cut on my hand.
Herida: a wound, from herir, to hurt.
la sangreblood
No me gusta ver sangre.I don't like seeing blood.
Sangre: blood, like sanguine.
el ladrónthief
El ladrón entró por la ventana.The thief got in through the window.
Ladrón: a thief. Picture a thief on a ladder at a window.
el roborobbery, theft
Hubo un robo en el banco.There was a robbery at the bank.
Robo: a theft, from robar.
la ambulanciaambulance
Llegó la ambulancia.The ambulance arrived.
Ambulancia, like ambulance.
el bomberofirefighter, fireman
Los bomberos apagaron el fuego.The firefighters put out the fire.
Bombero: a firefighter, with the bomba (pump) for water.
el incendiofire (a blaze), blaze
Hubo un incendio en el bosque.There was a fire in the forest.
Incendio: a fire that destroys, like incendiary.
el peligrodanger
¡Peligro!Danger!
Peligro: danger, like peril.
peligrosodangerous
Esta calle es peligrosa.This street is dangerous.
Peligroso: dangerous, perilous.
la emergenciaemergency
Es una emergencia.It's an emergency.
Emergencia, like emergency.
el golpeblow, knock, hit
Me di un golpe en la cabeza.I banged my head.
Golpe: a blow, a knock. Picture a golf club’s blow.
el sustofright, scare
¡Qué susto!What a fright!
Susto: a fright. ¡Qué susto! What a fright!
el gritoshout, scream
Oí un grito.I heard a scream.
Grito: a shout, a scream, from gritar.
rotobroken
El teléfono está roto.The phone is broken.
Roto: broken, from romper.
el ataqueattack
De repente tuvo un ataque de risa.Suddenly she had a fit of laughter.
Ataque, like attack.
el dañodamage
Me hice daño en la mano.I hurt my hand.
Daño: damage, harm. Hacer daño: to hurt.
la fuerzastrength, force
No tenía fuerza para levantarlo.I didn't have the strength to lift it.
Fuerza: strength, force. Fuerte: strong.
la memoriamemory
Tengo muy mala memoria.I have a terrible memory.
Memoria: memory (the ability to remember).
desaparecerto disappear
De repente, el gato desapareció.Suddenly, the cat disappeared.
Desaparecer, like disappear. Desaparezco: I disappear.
naturalmentenaturally, of course
Naturalmente, le dije que sí.Naturally, I said yes.
Naturalmente: naturally, of course.
prácticamentepractically, virtually
Prácticamente no dormí.I practically didn’t sleep.
Prácticamente: practically, nearly.