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el dinero

money

la tarjeta de credito

credit card

el almacen

department store

la caja

cash register

el centro commercial

shopping mall

el cliente / la clienta

client

el dependiente / la dependiente

clerk

el mercado (al aire libre)

(open-air) market

la rebaja

sale

el regalo

gift

la tienda

store

el vendedor / la vendedora

salesperson

costar (o:ue)

to cost

gastar

to spend (money)

hacer juego (con)

to match (with)

ir de compras

to go shopping

llevar

to wear ; to take

pagar (con)

to pay (with)

prestar

to lend

regatear

to barain

usar

to wear ; to use

vender

to sell

el precio (fijo)

(fixed) price

la corbata

tie

las gafas (de sol)

(sun) glasses

el par de zapatos

pair of shoes

barato / barata

cheap

bueno / buena

good

cada

each

caro / cara

expensive

corto / corta

short (in length)

elegante

elegant

hermoso / hermosa

beautiful

largo / larga

long

loco / loca

crazy

nuevo / nueva

new

otro / otra

other ; another

pobre

poor

rico / rica

rich

rojo / roja

red

anaranjado / anaranjada

orange

amarillo / amarilla

yellow

verde

green

azul

blue

morado / morada

purple

rosado / rosada

pink

blanco / blanca

white

gris

grey

negro / negra

black

cafe

brown

el abrigo

coat

los bluejeans

jeans

la blusa

blouse

la bolsa

purse

las botas

boots

los calcetines

socks

la camisa

shirt

la camiseta

t-shirt

la cartera

wallet

la chaqueta

jacket

el cinturon

belt

la falda

skirt

los guantes

gloves

el impermeable

raincoat

las medias

pantyhose ; stockings

los pantalones

pants

los pantalones cortos

shorts

la ropa

clothing

la ropa interior

underwear

las sandalias

sandals

el sueter

sweater

el traje

suit

el traje de bano

swimsuit

el vestido

dress

los zapatos de tenis

sneakers

101*



ciento uno




*Use ciento uno for counting.


Use ciento un / ciento una when describing quantity.

200

doscientos / doscientas

300

trescientos / trescientas

400

cuatrocientos / cuatrocientas

500

quinientos / quinientas

600

seiscientos / seiscientas

700

setecientos / setecientas

800

ochocientos / ochocientas

900

novecientos / novecientas

1,000

mil

1,100

mil cien

2,000

dos mil

5,000

cinco mil

200,000

doscientos mil

550,000

quinientos cincuenta mil

1,000,000

un millon (de)

8,000,000

ocho millones (de)

The numbers 200 - 999...

Agree in gender with the nouns they modify.




ex: 500 mujeres -> quinietas mujeres


324 tiendas -> trescientas vienticuatro tiendas

Mil can mean...

A thousand or one thousand. The plural form of un millon (a / one million) is millones.

The plural forms of cientos and miles (de)...

Refer to hundreds or thousands of (people or things).




ex: Cientos de personas.


Miles de dolares.

Years are never expressed as..

pairs of 2 digit numbers.




ex: 1945 - mil novecientos cuarenta y cinco


2005 - dos mil cinco


1898 - mil ochocientos noventa y ocho

Street addresses follow the same pattern..

ex: 1283 Balcarce -> Balcarce mil doscientos ochenta y tres.

When millon or millones are used before a noun...

Place de between the two.




ex: 1,000,000 de hombres = un millon de hombres

mil millones




un billon

a billion




a trillion

Preterite of regular -ar verbs:

comprar




yo -> compre


tu -> compraste


el -> compro


nos. -> compramos


ellos -> compraron

Preterite of regular -er verbs:

vender




yo -> vendi


tu -> vendiste


el -> vendio


nos. -> vendimos


ellos -> vendieron





Preterite of regular -ir verbs:

escribir




yo -> escribi


tu -> escribiste


el -> escribio


nos. -> escribimos


ellos -> escribieron

*The nosotros / nosotras forms of regular -ar and -ir verbs in the preterite are identical to the present-tense forms.

Context will help you determine which tense is being used.




ex: En invierno compramos sueteres.


In winter we buy sweaters.


VS


Anoche compramos unas sandalias.


Last night we bought some sandals.


-ar and -er verbs that have a stem change in the present tense do not have a stem change in the preterite...

examples but not limited to:


infinitive > present > preterite


cerrar (e:ie) > Ana cierra la puerta > Ana cerro la puerta.




volver (o:ue) > Juan vuelve a las dos > Juan volvio a las dos.

Note that the yo and el forms of all three conjugations have written accents on the last syllable.

(helps differentiate between present and simple past tense)

Verbs that end in -car, -gar, and -zar have a spelling change in the yo form of the preterite. All other forms are regular...

buscar


yo -> busque




llegar


yo -> llegue




empezar


yo -> empece

Other spelling changes in the preterite...

creer > crei, creiste, creyo, creimos, creyeron




leer > lei, leiste, leyo, leimos, leyeron




oir > oi, oiste, oyo, oimos, oyeron

Ver is regular in the perterite but none of its forms has an accent...

ver > vi, viste, vio, vimos, vieron

anoche

last night

anteayer

the day before yesterday

el ano pasado

last year

ayer

yesterday

de repente

suddenly

desde... hasta...

from... until...

pasado / pasada

last ; past (adjective)

la semana pasada

last week

una vez

once ; one time

dos veces

twice ; two times

ya

already

Que hiciste?

What did you do? (familiar, singular)

Que hizo usted?

What did do you? (formal, singular)

Que hiceron ustedes?

What did you do? (formal, plural)

Que hizo el / ella?

What did he / she do?

Que hiceron ellos / ellas?

What did they do?

acabar de + [ infinitive ]

Note that acabar is used in present tense for this example...




Acabo de comprar un sueter.




Acabas de ir de compras.

Indirect object pronouns : singular forms

(to, for)


me > me


te > you (familiar)


le > you (formal) ; him ; her

Indirect object pronouns : plural forms*

(to, for)


nos > us


os > you (familiar)


les > you (formal) ; them




*Since le and les have multiple meanings, a + [ noun ], or a + [ pronoun ] is often used to clarify to whom the pronouns refer.




ex: Unclear : Ella les vendio ropa.


Clearer: Ella les vendio ropa a ellos.

In negative sentences place the pronoun between no and the conjugated verb...

Te compre un abrigo > No te compre nada.

2 options for indirect object pronoun placement:

Before the conjugated verb:


Le vas a comprar un regalo a Carla?




Attached to the infinitive / present participle:


Estoy mostrandoles las fotos a ellos.

Irregular verbs often used with indirect object pronouns:

Verb: yo, tu, el, nos., ellos, present participle




dar (to give) > doy, das, da, damos, dan, dando




decir (to say ; to tell) > digo, dices, dice, decimos, dicen, diciendo

Demonstrative adjectives: demonstrate or point out nouns. They precede the noun they modify and agree with them in gender and number.

Singular forms:


este / esta > this


ese / esa > that


aquel / aquella > that over there




Plural forms:


estos / estas > these


esos / esas > those


aquellos / aquellas > those over there

Demonstrative adjs: *

* este, esta, estos, estas are used to point out nouns that are close to the speaker and the listener.




* ese, esa, esos, and esas are used to point out nons that are not close in space and time to the speaker. They may however be close the listenener.




* aquel, aquella, aquellos and aquellas are used to point out nouns that are far away from the speaker and the listener.

Demonstrative pronouns are identical to demonstrative adjectives expect they carry an accent mark on the stressed vowel (the 'e'). They agree in number and gender with the corresponding noun.

Singular forms:


este / esta > this one


ese / esa > that one


aquel / aquella > that one over there




Plural forms:


estos / estas > these


esos / esas > those


aquellos / aquellas > those over there

Demonstrative pronouns: 3 neuter forms*

* esto, eso, and aquello. These forms refer to unidentified objects or unspecified nouns, situations or ideas. They do not change in gender or number and do not carry an accent mark.




Examples:


Que esto? > What's this?


Eso is interesante. > This is interesting.


Aquello es bonito. > That's pretty.