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146 Cards in this Set
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La carrera |
Career |
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La escuela secundaria |
High school (normally public) |
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Graduarse |
To graduate |
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La oficina administrativa |
Administrative office |
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Los apuntes |
Notes |
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La beca |
Scholarship |
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El campo |
Field |
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La cartera |
Small purse |
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Los deberes, las tareas |
Homework |
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La enseñanza |
Education, teaching |
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El liceo |
High school (Modeled European style, normally private) |
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El título |
Degree, title |
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La administración de empresas |
Business administration |
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El comercio |
Trade, commerce |
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La antropología |
Anthropology |
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La arquitectura |
Architecture |
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El arte |
Art |
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Las ciencias (e.g., la biología, la química, la física) |
Science (e.g., biology, chemistry, physics) |
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Las ciencias de la informática |
Computer science |
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Las ciencias políticas |
Political science |
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Las ciencias sociales |
Social science |
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La contaduría |
Accounting |
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El derecho |
Law |
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La economía |
Economics |
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La educación |
Education |
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La enfermería |
Nursing |
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La estadística |
Statistics |
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La farmacia |
Pharmacology |
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La filosofía |
Philosophy |
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La historia |
History |
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La ingeniería |
Engineering |
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Las letras |
Literature |
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Las matemáticas |
Mathematics |
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La medicina |
Medicine |
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La nutrición |
Nutrition |
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La psicología |
Psychology |
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La sociología |
Sociology |
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La terapia física |
Physical therapy |
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El trabajo social |
Social work |
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Aprobar (ue) (un curso o examen) |
To pass (a course or exam) |
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Devolver (ue) |
To return (something) |
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Especializarse en |
To major (specialize) in |
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Fracasar (en un curso o examen) |
To fail (a course or exam) |
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Hacer un examen |
To take an exam |
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Pagar la matrícula |
To pay tuition
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Recoger |
To pick up, collect |
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Seguir (i) un curso |
To take a course |
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La biblioteca |
Library |
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La librería |
Bookstore |
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El colegio |
High school (usually private) |
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La conferencia |
Lecture |
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La lectura |
Reading |
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El congreso |
Conference or congress |
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La escuela |
Elementary school (usually public) |
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La facultad |
School (department) of a university |
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Las calificaciones |
Grades |
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Las notas |
Grades (or notes) |
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Sacar buenas (malas) notas |
To get good (bad) grades |
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Los apuntes |
Notes |
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Tomar apuntes |
To take notes |
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La residencia estudiantil |
Dorm |
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El dormitorio |
Bedroom |
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Steps for calling someone on the phone in Spanish |
1. Aló 2. ¿Está (name of person to whom you would like to speak) por favor? You may hear the response, ¿De parte de quién? (Who is calling?) 3. Habla (your name) 4. Te llamo más tarde, mañana, etc (I'll call you later, tomorrow, etc), volveré a llamar (I'll call back), adiós, hasta luego |
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¿Se permite fumar, sentarse allí, etcétera? |
Is smoking, sitting there, etcetera allowed? |
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¿Se puede...? |
Can you...? |
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¿Podría (yo)...? |
Could (I)...? |
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¿Me permite...? |
Am I allowed...? |
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¿Es posible...? |
Is it possible...? |
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Si, puede(s)... |
Yes, you can... |
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Si, se permite... |
Yes, it is allowed... |
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Se prohíbe... |
It is prohibited... |
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No se permite... |
It is not allowed... |
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Eso no se hace |
That's not allowed (done) |
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Present subjunctive conjugation for regular verbs |
-o is dropped from the yo form and replaced with these endings: -ar: -e, -es, -e, -emos, -éis, -en -er: -a, -as, -a, -amos, aís, -án -ir: -a, -as, -a, -amos, aís, -án |
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Tener in the present subjunctive |
Tenga, tengas, tenga, tengamos, tengáis, tengan |
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Hacer in the present subjunctive |
Haga, hagas, haga, hagamos, hagáis, hagan |
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Decir in the present subjunctive |
Diga, digas, diga, digamos, digáis, digan |
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Encontrar in the present subjunctive |
(o - ue) Encuentre, encuentres, encuentre, encontremos, encontréis, encuentren (nosotros and vosotros forms keep the o) |
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Querer in the present subjunctive |
(e - ie) Quiera, quieras, quiera, queramos, queráis, quieran (nosotros and vosotros forms keep the e) |
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Sentir in the present subjunctive |
(e - ie) Sienta, sientas, sienta, sintamos, sintáis, sientan (in the nosotros and vosotros forms, the infinitive stem e becomes i) |
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Pedir in the present subjunctive |
(e - i) Pida, pidas, pida, pidamos, pidáis, pidan |
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Dormir in the present subjunctive |
(o - ue) Duerma, duermas, duerma, durmamos, durmáis, duerman (in the nosotros and vosotros forms, the infinitive stem o becomes u) |
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Haber in the present subjunctive |
Haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan |
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Ir in the present subjunctive |
Vaya, vayas, vaya, vayamos, vayáis, vayan |
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Ser in the present subjunctive |
Sea, seas, sea, seamos, seáis, sean |
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Saber in the present subjunctive |
Sepa, sepas, sepa, sepamos, sepáis, sepan |
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Estar in the present subjunctive |
Esté, estés, esté, estemos, estéis, estén (accents on the same syllables in the present subjunctive as in the indicative) |
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Dar in the present subjunctive |
Dé, des, dé, demos, deis, den (there are accents on the first- and third-person singular forms of the verb so that they can be distinguished from the preposition) |
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When is the subjunctive used? |
Emotion, will/preference/necessity, approval/disapproval/advice, doubt/denial/uncertainty (including probability) |
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Los altibajos |
Ups and downs |
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Las cuotas altas (bajas) |
High (low) fees |
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La depresión |
Depression |
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La esperanza |
Hope |
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Exigente |
Demanding (referring to people) |
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El requisto |
Requirement |
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El ruido |
Noise |
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La tensión, el estrés |
Tension, stress |
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La ventaja (la desventaja) |
Advantage (disadvantage) |
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Estar deprimido(a) |
To be depressed |
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Estar en la gloria |
To be on top of the world |
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Estudiar a la carerra |
To cram |
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Hacer cola |
To stand in line |
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Hacer huelga |
To go on strike |
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Hacer trampa |
To cheat |
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Ojala (que) (+ subj.)... |
I hope (that)... |
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Es importante (necesario, mejor, preferible, etcétera) que + el subjuntivo |
It's important (necessary, best, preferable, etc.) that... + subjunctive |
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Alegrarse de |
To be happy |
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Esperar |
To hope |
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Sentir (ie) |
To be sorry; to feel |
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Sorprender |
To surprise |
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Temer |
To fear |
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Tener miedo de |
To be afraid of |
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Decir (i) |
To tell (someone to do something) |
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Desear |
To wish, want |
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Exigir (j) |
To demand |
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Insistir en |
To insist on |
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Mandar |
To order |
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Necisitar |
To need |
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Pedir (i) |
To ask (someone to do something), request |
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Preferir (ie) |
To prefer |
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Querer (ie) |
To want |
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Rogar (ue) |
To request, beg |
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Aconsejar |
To advise, counsel |
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Gustar |
To please |
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Permitir |
To permit |
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Prohibir |
To prohibit |
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Recomendar (ie) |
To recommend |
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Dudar |
To doubt |
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Negar (ie) |
To deny |
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No estar seguro(a) +... |
+ subjunctive (doubt is implied) |
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Estar seguro(a)... |
que + indicative |
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Present indicative tense |
-ar verbs: -o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -an -ir/er verbs: -o, -es, -e, -emos, -éis, -en |
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Preterite tense |
-ar verbs: -é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -asteis, -aron -ir/er verbs: -í, -iste, -ió, -imos, -isteis, -ieron |
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Present subjunctive tense |
-ar verbs: -e, -es, -e, -emos, -éis, -en -er verbs: -a, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -an |
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El instituto |
High school |
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Devolver |
To give back |
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Volver |
To return |
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Engañoso(a, os, as) |
Misleading |
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Aprobar |
To pass |
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Alguien |
Someone |
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Algo |
Something |
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Nadie |
Nobody |
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Nada |
Nothing |
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Algún |
Some |
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Ningún |
None |
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Caber subjunctive |
Quepa, quepas, quepas, quepamos, quepais, quepan |
