By Milan Arya, Saleha Minhas, Amanda
Gross, and Liana Ploskonka
Adverbs (-mente)
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English adverbs end in –ly, but in spanish adverbs
can be formed by adding –mente.
Ex:
Rápido Rápida
Rápidamente
Frequente
Frequentemente
Fácil
Fácilmente
Preterite -ir, -er
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Comer
Yo comí
Tú comiste
Usted/él/ella comió
Nosotros comimos
Vosotros comisteis
Ustedes/ellos comieron
Escribir
Yo escribí
Tú escribiste
Usted/él/ella escribió
Nosotros escribimos
Vosotros escribisteis
Ustedes/ellos escribieron
Demonstrative Pronouns
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Demonstrative Adjectives
Close
M.
F.
Not close
Far Away
M.
F.
M.
Singular
Este Esta
this this
Ese
that
Esa
that
Aque
l
that
Plural
Estos Estas
these these
Esos
those
Esas
those
Aquell
os
those
F.
Aquella
that
Aquellas
those
Demonstrative adjectives appear before nouns. They agree
in gender and number with the noun they describe.
Ex: ¿Cuanto cuesto este anillo?
How much does this ring cost?
Demonstrative pronouns take the place of nouns. They
agree in gender and number with the noun they replace.
Ex: ¿Cuánto cuesta éste?
How much does this one cost?
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Pensar
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What does it mean when it is followed by
an infinitive?
 To plan or to plan on
Examples
 Pienso acostarme temprano esta noche.
 I plan to go (on going) to bed early tonight.
Reflexive Verbs
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 Yo
 Tú
 Usted, Él, Ella
 Nosotros
 Ustedes, Ellos, Ellas
 Me
 Te
 Se
 Nos
 Se
Reflexive Verbs (Cont.)
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¿A qué hora quieres _____________?
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Despertarme
Despertarse
Despertarte
Despertarnos
Reflexive Verbs (Cont.)
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____ quiero despertar a las siete.
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Se
Me
Te
Os
Present Progressive
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 Ar
 Er
 Ir
 -ando
 -iendo
 -iendo
Present Progressive
(Cont.)
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Estoy comprando las toallas.
 I am buying towels.
¿Qué estás comiendo?
 What are you eating?
Present Progressive
(Cont.)
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If an –er or –ir verb ends with a vowel, “iendo” changes to “-yendo”
 Example: leer -> leyendo
Present Progressive
(Cont.)
Some verbs have a change
in the first vowel
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 e -> i
 o -> u
 Decir -> Diciendo
 Dormir -> Durmiendo
Present Progressive
(Cont.)
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 Esta _______ una pulsera.
 Comprando
 Championship
 El campeonato
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 Bicycle racing
 El ciclismo
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 Competition
 La competencia
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 To compete
 Competir (i)
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 To be tied
 Estar empatado
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 To play on a team
 Jugar (ue) en equipo
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 To score a goal
 Meter un gol
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 Prize; award
 El premio
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 Track
 La pista
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 Net
 La red
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 Uniform
 El uniforme
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 Oh please!
 Ay, por favor
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 Bravo
 Bravo
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 Come on!
 Dale!
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 Ugh!
 Uy
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 Its important
 Es importante
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 It’s good
 Es bueno
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 Its necessary
 Es necasario
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 To exercise
 Hacer ejercito
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 To stay in shape
 Mantenarse (ie) en forma
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 healthy:; healthful
 Saludable
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 To follow a balanced diet
 Seguir (i) una dieta balanceada
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 The world cup
 La copa mundial
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 The olympic games
 Los juegos panamericanos
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 The panamerican games
 Los juegos panamericanos
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 The tour de France
 La vuelta a Francia
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 Active
 Activo(a)
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 Sportsman/woman
 El(la) deportista
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 Slow
 Lento(a)
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 Muscular
 Musculoso(a)
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 Fast
 Rapido(a)
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 To go to bed
 Acostarse (ue)
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 To shave oneself
 afeitarse
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 To turn off the light
 Apagar la luz
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 To get ready
 arreglarse
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 To take a bath
 banarse
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 To brush one’s teeth
 Cepillarse los dientes
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 To wake up
 Despertarse (ie)
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 To fall asleep
 Dormirse(ue)
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 To take a shower
 Ducharse
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 To turn on the light
 Encender(ie) la luz
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 To train
 Entrenarse
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 To wash oneself
 lavarse
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 To get up
 Levantarse
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 To put on makeup
 Maquillarse
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 To comb ones hair
 Peinarse
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 To put on clothes
 Ponerse la ropa
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 To dry oneself
 Secarse
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 Routine
 La rutina
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 To be in a hurry
 Tener prisa
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 To be sleepy
 Tener sueno
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 Face
 La cara
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 Elbow
 El codo
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 Neck
 El cuello
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 Finger
 El dedo
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 Toe
 El dedo del pie
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 Tooth
 El diente
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 Throat
 La garganta
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 Shoulder
 El hombro
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 Wirst
 La muneca
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 Inner ear
 El oido
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 Nail
 La una
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 Brush (toothbrush)
 El cepillo (de dientes)
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 Shampoo
 El champu
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 Shaving cream
 La crema de afeitar
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 Deorderant
 El desordorante
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 Soap
 El jabon
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 Toothpaste
 La paste de dientes
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 Comb
 El peine
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 Hair dryer
 El secador de pelo
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 Towel
 La toalla
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 First
 Primero
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 Then; so
 Entonces
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 Later: then
 Luego
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 Later on
 Mas tarde
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 Finally
 Por fin
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 Sometimes
 A veces
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 Frequently
 Frecuentemente
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 In general: generally
 Generalmente
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 Usually; normally
 Normalmente
Argentina Facts
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Population: 40 million
Capital: Bueno Aires
Currency: Peso Argentino
Language: Spanish
Typical foods: alfajores, matambre, asado
Famous people: Norma Aleandro (actor), Jorge
Luis Borges (writer), Julio Cortazar (writer), Juan
Maldacena (physicist), Mercedes Sosa (singer)
It has the most Hispanics in the world.
Que es… La Boca?
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 A neighborhood in Buenos Aires.
 It has many colorful houses and
many artists live there.
 You can visit museums, buy art and
artifacts, and watch music shows and
tango dances.
 A street more famous than La Boca is
called Caminito.
Que es… La Patagonia?
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 A region very popular among
tourists that go on adventures and
participate in extreme sports.
 Its climate and height are varied.
 Many people camp, go kayaking
around glaciers, go to the beach, go
on excursions on the mountains, and
watch animals such as penguins and
condors.
Que es… Vos?
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 Argentinians use the form ‘vos’ instead of the form
‘tu’.
 Some examples of this being used:
 Vos queres (tu queres)
 Vos sos (tu eres)
 Vos te llamas (tu te llamas)
Cuales son… Los cantos
deportivos?
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 Sport chants that unify members of a community.
 They are used in football games in Argentina and Spain.
 An example of a chant used in Argentina:
¡Soy de River soy
Y de la cabeza siempre estoy,
Soy de River soy
Y de la cabeza siempre estoy,
Llora Avellaneda, la Boca y el Ciclon,
Porque River ya sale campeon!
Quien es… Antonio
Berni?
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 Antonio Berni is a painter from
Argentina.
 Many of his paintings reflect the
life in Argentina.
 His preferred sports team was Club
Colón of Santa Fe, Argentina.
 Berni shows the importance of
sports to young people through his
representation of the boys from
Club Colon in an Argentinian
neighborhood.
Quien es… Xul Solar?
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 Xul Solar was considered a
visionary.
 He was a painter, sculptor, poet,
and inventor.
 He invented two poetic languages
and a game.
 Many of his paintings seem to
represent other universes.
 One of his paintings, Bri Pais –
Genti has bright colors and
includes images of the sun, the
moon, and other geometric
shapes.
Que es… Copetin?
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 Copetin is a comic strip popular in
Colombia.
 It is about a mischevious, but kind
boy that lives in Bogota.
 He passes a lot of time with his
group of friends in his
neighborhood.
 Both children and adults like this
comic because of its ideas, unique
personalities, and humor.
Cuales son… Los
gauchos?
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 A gaucho, or a cowboy, lives the life of a cattle rancher.
 The region of the gaucho is La Pampa, a land with a lot
of sun and prairies.
 The conditions of La Pampa decide the gaucho’s day-today life.
 The gauchos get up early to look after cattle and to
maintain the ranches.
Cuales son… Los
gauchos?
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 The salary of the gaucho is in the meat
and skin of the cattle sold.
 For work, the gauchos wear a big
sombrero to protect against the sun,
wind, and rain. They wear pants called
‘bombachas’ and tall boots.
 At home, they eat what they produce,
such as beef.
Cualos son… Los
cafeteros?
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 The mountains of Colombia are ideal for cultivating
coffee: it is humid, tall, and fresh.
 Coffee is very important in Colombia and is famous
throughout many places.
 Colombian coffee farmers, or cafeteros, have to
constantly work the land.
 In the typical day of a cafetero, they must get up very
early and sleep very early every day.
Cuales son… Los
cafeteros?
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 They wake up between two and
four in the morning every day.
 When they go out, they wear a big
hat and ride mules.
 They go to the fields to cultivate
and maintain the coffee plants.
 Much later, they remove the coffee
beans to be used for products.