Span 201: Chapter 1 Stuff

Front 1

how would you say, "i am planning to see a movie"?

Back 1

pienso ver una película

Front 2

when are subject pronouns used? (three situations)

Back 2

1. when introducing new subjects
2. to contrast subjects
3. when the subject is not obvious

Front 3

what are the four uses of the present indicative tense?

Back 3

1. conditions/situations not specifically bound by time, including habitual actions
2. actions that occur in the present, or actions in progress
3. actions that will occur in the near future
4. actions in past-tense narrations that are brought to life through the use of the present tense

Front 4

times, dates, and seasons use ser or estar?

Back 4

ser

Front 5

where an event is to take place (ser or estar)

Back 5

ser

Front 6

saying that frat daddy is sexy when he wears that polo (ser or estar)

Back 6

estar

Front 7

aburrido(a): ser, estar

Back 7

boring, bored

Front 8

bueno(a): ser, estar

Back 8

good, good (food)

Front 9

enfermo(a): ser, estar

Back 9

sickly (person), ill

Front 10

listo(a): ser, estar

Back 10

clever, ready

Front 11

loco(a): ser, estar

Back 11

insane, crazy/foolish

Front 12

malo(a): ser, estar

Back 12

bad, ill

Front 13

rico(a)

Back 13

rich (prosperous), delicious

Front 14

seguro(a): ser, estar

Back 14

safe, sure/certain

Front 15

verde: ser, estar

Back 15

green, unripe

Front 16

vivo(a): ser, estar

Back 16

cunning, alive/living

Front 17

to be hot

Back 17

tener calor

Front 18

to be jealous

Back 18

tener celos

Front 19

to be careful

Back 19

tener cuidado

Front 20

to be successful

Back 20

tener éxito

Front 21

to be cold

Back 21

tener frío

Front 22

to be guilty

Back 22

tener la culpa

Front 23

to be afraid (of)

Back 23

tener miedo (de)

Front 24

to be in a hurry

Back 24

tener prisa

Front 25

to be right (wrong)

Back 25

(no) tener razón

Front 26

to be lucky

Back 26

tener suerte

Front 27

to be ashamed, embarrassed

Back 27

tener verguenza (thats supposed to have an umlaut)

Front 28

when do you add -a after the adjective?

Back 28

for adjectives of nationality that end in a consonant, or descriptive adjectives that end in -dor, -ín, ón, án

Front 29

if a single adjective follows two nouns and one of the nouns is masculine, the adjective will be

Back 29

plural masculine

Front 30

if a single adjective precedes two or more nouns,

Back 30

it will agree with the first noun

Front 31

what is the neuter form of the definite article

Back 31

lo (paired with a singular masculine adjective)

Front 32

when can you put a descriptive adjective before the noun?

Back 32

to call attention to a natural characteristic of the noun

Front 33

antiguo: before, after noun

Back 33

former/old, ancient/old

Front 34

cierto: before, after noun

Back 34

some/certain, sure/certain

Front 35

medio: before, after noun

Back 35

half, middle

Front 36

mismo: before, after noun

Back 36

same, the thing itself

Front 37

nuevo: before, after noun

Back 37

another/different, brand new

Front 38

pobre: before, after noun

Back 38

pitiful, destitute/poor

Front 39

viejo: before, after noun

Back 39

former, old

Front 40

hace viento

Back 40

it's windy