Exprésate – Lección 3.2

Vocabulario:

-         Estudiar = To study

-         ¿Qué quieres hacer hoy? = What do you want to do today?

-         ¿Qué haces los fines de semana? = What do you do on the weekends?

-         ¿Qué hace… (cuando)? = What does … do (when)…?

-         ¿Adónde vas…? = Where do you go…?

-         No va a ninguna parte = He/she doesn’t go anywhere

-         Al gimnasio = To the Gym

-         Al parque = To the park

-         Al cine = Movie theatre

-         A la iglesia = Church

-         A la piscina = To the pool

-         Al trabajo = To work

-         A la playa = To the beach

-         Al baile = To the dance

-         A la casa de… = To…’s house

-         Al colegio = To school

-         Al ensayo = To rehearsal

-         Al entrenamiento = To (sports) practice

-         A la reunión = To the meeting

-         Nunca = Never

-         Casi nunca = almost never

-         A veces = sometimos

-         Siempre = always

-         Casi siempre = almost always

-         Todos los días = everyday

-         ¿Con qué frecuencia vas…? = How often do you go…?

-         Después de clase = after class

-         Tocar… = To play an instrument

-         Sin acento = Without accent

-         Con acento = With accent

-         Fin = The end

-         Semana = Week

-         Fin de semana = Weekend

-         Descansar = To rest

-         Ir = To go

-         Trabajar = To work

-         Practicar deportes = Practice a sport

-         Piano = piano

-         Hablar por teléfono = To speak on the phone

-         Bailar = To dance.

-         Sitios = places

-         Los lunes (…) = on Mondays

-         Los martes… = On Tuesdays

-         Los miércoles… = On Wednesdays

-         Los jueves… = On Thursdays

-         Los viernes… = On Fridays

-         Los sábados… = on Saturdays

-         Los domingos… = On Sundays

-         Cuando hace mal tiempo… = When the weather is bad…

-         Cuando hace buen tiempo… = When the weather is good…

-         ¿Con qué frecuencia vas a la playa? = How often do you go to the beach?

-         Casi nunca, no me gusta nadar. = Hardly ever. I don’t like to swim

-         ¿Te gusta salir con amigos? = Do you like to go out with friends?

-         Sí. Después de clase casi siempre vamos al parque. A veces vamos también a la piscina. = Yes. After classes, we almost always go to the park. Sometimes we also go to the swimming pool.

Expresiones de frecuencia = Expressions of frequency:

Nunca             raras veces                  Frecuentemente                       Siempre    

X----------X---------X------------X-----------X---------------X--------------X

          Casi nunca                      a veces                            casi siempre

These words express various degrees of frequency from:

never = nunca à to always – siempre

-         Frecuencia = frequency

-         A veces = sometimes

-         Frecuentemente = frequently

-         Nunca = never / not ever

-         Casi nunca = almost never

-         Raras veces = rarely

-         Siempre = always

-         Casi siempre = Almost always

-         Todos los días = every day

-         Los fines de semana = On the weekends

-         Los dias entre semana = weekdays

-         Los lunes = On Mondays

-         Los martes, miercoles… = on Tuesdays…

Indefinite and negative words: indefinite words are words that do not refer to anything or anybody specific. There some indefinite words that have contrasting negative forms:

Affirmative forms                                   Negative forms

You have learn in the past that the most common way to make a Spanish sentence negative is to put the word “no” before the verb.

Irregular verbs:

Ir

Ser

Hacer

Gustar

Stem change verbs:

Querer

Jugar

The infinitives à ending in –ar: Present tense:

Singular form:          -ar                                               

Plural form:                   -ar

-ar verbs:

Alquilar = to rent

Calificar = to grade

Esperar = to wait for

Estar = to be

Estudiar = to study

Hablar = to talk, to speak

Jugar = to play (a game)

Limpiar = to clean

Mirar = to look at

Participar = to participate

Pasear = to take a walk, ride

Practicar = to practice

Preparar = to prepare

Trabajar = to work

Viajar = to travel

The verb IR: is an irregular verb and it means to go

IR = to go

IR + a + infinitivo: to talk about what you are going to do

Voy a limpiar la casa = I’m going to clean the house.

Van a jugar al fútbol = They’re going to play soccer.

¿Qué vas a hacer? = What are you going to do?

Vamos a nadar en la piscina = We are going to swim in the pool.

Voy a calificar exámenes = I’m going to grade exams.

Vamos a vivir en Greenwich = We’re going to live in Greenwich.

Ella va a comer chocolate = She is going to eat chocolate.

Going places: Ir + …

A + el = al = When “a” is followed by “el”, the contraction “al” is formed.

This happens when we are talking in masculine but not feminine.

- Nos vamos al cine = We are going to the movies – masculine.

- Matt va a la cafetería = Matt is going to the cafeteria – feminine.

- David va al restaurante = David is going to the restaurant – masculine.

- Los chicos van al parque = The boys are going to the park.

Stem change verb: Jugar -  u à ue

Las estaciones - The four seasons

-         (La) primavera = (The) Spring

-         (El) verano = (The) Summer

-         (El) otoño = (The) Fall / Autumn

-         (El) invierno = (The) Winter

Expresiones del tiempo - Weather expressions

In Spanish when you talk about the weather we use the third-person singular of the verb “hacer”:

¿Qué tiempo hace?

-         Hace sol = It’s sunny.

-         Hace mucho sol = It’s very sunny.

-         Hace viento = It’s windy.

-         Hace mucho viento = It’s very windy.

-         Hace frio = It’s cold.

-         Hace mucho frío = It’s very cold.

-         Hace calor = It’s hot.

-         Hace mucho calor = It’s very hot

-         Hace buen tiempo = The weather is good.

-         Hace muy buen tiempo = The weather is very good.

-         Hace mal tiempo = The weather is bad.

-         Hace muy mal tiempo = The weather is very bad.

-         Hace fresco = It’s cool.

-         Está lloviendo  or   llueve = It is raining

-         Está nevando   or   nieva = It is snowing

This is to indicate that it is raining or snowing but if you have to make a general statement you used the third-person singular of the verbs “llover” and “nevar”:

-         Nieva mucho por aquí = It snows a lot around here.

-         Llueve muy poco por aquí = It rains very little around here.

Accion de gracias = Thanksgiving

-         Pavo = Turkey

-         Patatas = potatoes

-         Salsa = gravy

-         Calabaza = Pumpkin

-         Maiz = corn

-         Arándanos = cranberry

-         Batido = Milkshake