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A2 Elementary · level 30 of 80
37 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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Hay (there is, there are) becomes había in the imperfect: Había mucha gente (there were a lot of people). It never changes for plurals. Describe the weather the same way: Hacía frío, Hacía sol, Estaba nublado. Use the imperfect to describe the scene and the preterite for what happened in it.
Estar in the imperfect plus the -ando or -iendo form says what was happening at a moment: Estaba cocinando cuando llamaste (I was cooking when you called). It's like estoy cocinando, moved into the past.
quedarto stay, to remain, to meet
¿Quedamos mañana?Shall we meet tomorrow?
Quedar: to stay, or to be left. ¿Quedamos? Shall we meet up?
conjugation →contarto count, to tell
Mi abuelo cuenta muchas historias.My grandfather tells lots of stories.
Contar, like count and account: counting, and telling a story. Careful: cuento.
vestirto dress
Me visto rápido.I get dressed quickly.
Vestir, like a vest: dressing. Careful: visto. Me visto, I get dressed.
el cielosky, heaven
El cielo está muy azul.The sky is very blue.
Cielo, like ceiling: the sky above.
la nubecloud
Hay muchas nubes hoy.There are lots of clouds today.
Nube, like nebula: a cloud.
la lunamoon
Esta noche hay luna llena.There's a full moon tonight.
Luna, like lunar: the moon. Lunes is its day.
oscurodark
La calle está muy oscura.The street is very dark.
Oscuro, like obscure: dark.
el silenciosilence, quiet
En el campo hay mucho silencio.It's very quiet in the countryside.
Silencio: silence.
llenofull
El tren está lleno.The train is full.
Lleno: full. Think of a filled-up "yay-no" glass.
vacíoempty
La calle estaba vacía.The street was empty.
Vacío: empty, like vacuum.
silenciososilent, quiet
Era un lugar muy silencioso.It was a very quiet place.
Silencioso: silent, from silencio.
el sonidosound
Me gusta el sonido del mar.I like the sound of the sea.
Sonido, like sound. From sonar.
la vozvoice
Tiene una voz muy bonita.She has a lovely voice.
Voz: a voice, like vocal.
el olorsmell
Me encanta el olor del pan.I love the smell of bread.
Olor: a smell, like odour.
el sabortaste, flavor
Tiene un sabor muy raro.It has a very strange taste.
Sabor: taste, flavour, like savour.
suavesoft, smooth, gentle
La toalla es muy suave.The towel is very soft.
Suave: soft, smooth, like suave.
durohard, tough
El pan está duro.The bread is hard.
Duro: hard, tough, like durable.
frescofresh, cool
El pescado está muy fresco.The fish is very fresh.
Fresco: fresh, cool, like a fresco painted on fresh plaster.
el universouniverse
El universo es enorme.The universe is huge.
Universo, like universe.
el espaciospace, room
No hay espacio en el coche.There's no room in the car.
Espacio: space, room.
brillantebright, brilliant, shiny
La luna estaba muy brillante.The moon was very bright.
Brillante: bright, shining, brilliant.
profundodeep
El río es muy profundo.The river is very deep.
Profundo: deep, like profound.
el humosmoke
Había mucho humo.There was a lot of smoke.
Humo: smoke. Picture smoke rising like a humid mist.
la arenasand
La arena está caliente.The sand is hot.
Arena: sand. Old arenas were covered in sand.
salvarto save, to rescue
El médico le salvó la vida.The doctor saved his life.
Salvar: to save, to rescue. Think of salvage and salvation.
mudarto move, to change
Nos mudamos a Madrid cuando yo tenía diez años.We moved to Madrid when I was ten.
Mudar: to change. Mudarse: to move house.
realmentereally
Es realmente difícil.It's really hard.
Realmente: really, truly. Not "actually" (that’s en realidad).
ademásbesides, furthermore, also
Es barato y, además, es bueno.It's cheap and, what's more, it's good.
Además: besides, what’s more.
sinobut, but rather
No es rojo, sino azul.It isn't red, but blue.
Sino: but (rather), after a no: no es rojo, sino azul.
el modoway, manner, mode
Lo hacíamos de otro modo.We used to do it another way.
Modo: a way, a manner, like mode. De todos modos: anyway.
el cambiochange, exchange
Fue un gran cambio para nosotros.It was a big change for us.
Cambio: a change, from cambiar. También: change (money).
charlarto chat
Charlamos un rato.We chatted for a while.
Charlar: to chat. Think of chatter.
meterto put, to put in
Meto la ropa en la maleta.I put the clothes in the suitcase.
Meter: to put something in. Meterse: to get involved.
la charlachat, talk
Fue una charla muy interesante.It was a really interesting talk.
Charla: a chat, or a talk someone gives.
el tematopic, subject, theme
Es un tema difícil.It is a difficult topic.
Tema, like theme: the topic. Masculine, though it ends in -a.
presentarto present, to introduce
Ayer me presentaron a su familia.Yesterday they introduced me to their family.
Presentar: to present, and to introduce (people). Te presento a…: let me introduce…
literalmenteliterally
Literalmente, no había nadie.There was literally nobody there.
Literalmente, like literally.