Synergy Spanish - Synergy Verbs And Sentence Starters

Front 1

quiero

(KEE AIR OH)

Back 1

I want

Hint 1

Imagine a friend says, "I want to help. I care oh so much!"

Front 2

necesito

(NEHS EH SEE TOH)

Back 2

I need

Front 3

voy a

(BOHY AH)

Back 3

I am going to

Hint 3

Imagine you are excited about a party and you say, "Boy a party! I am going to go for sure."

Front 4

me gustaría

(MEH GOOS TAH REE AH)

Back 4

I would like to

Hint 4

Imagine Homer Simpson says, "I would like a star made of marshmallows. My gooey star!"

Front 5

tengo que

(TEHN GOH KEH)

Back 5

I have to

Hint 5

"I have to learn to dance so I can tango with Kaye."

Front 6

puedo

(POO EH DOH)

Back 6

I can

Hint 6

"Now that I can speak Spanish I can go to Puerto Rico."

Front 7

me gusta

(MEH GOOS TAH)

Back 7

I like

Front 8

quiere

(KEE AR EH)

Back 8

you want

Hint 8

Do you want to watch the Drew Carey show?

Front 9

necesita

(NEH SEH SEE TAH)

Back 9

you need

Front 10

va a

(BAH HAH)

Back 10

you are going to

Front 11

le gustaría

(LEH GOOS TAH REE AH)

Back 11

you would like

Front 12

tiene que

(TEE EH NEH KEH)

Back 12

you have to

Front 13

puede

(POO EH DEH)

Back 13

you can

Front 14

le gusta

(LEH GOOS TAH)

Back 14

you like

Front 15

queremos

(KEH REH MOHS)

Back 15

we want

Hint 15

all Spanish verbs about we (first person plural) end in MOS.

Front 16

necesitamos

(NEH SEH SEE TAH MOHS)

Back 16

we need

Hint 16

all Spanish verbs about we (first person plural) end in MOS.

Front 17

vamos a

(BAH MOHS AH)

Back 17

we are going

Hint 17

Imagine saying, "We are going to go to the Bahamas."

Front 18

nos gustaría

(NOS GOOS TAH REE AH)

Back 18

we would like

Hint 18

To us it would please

Front 19

tenemos que

(TEHN EH MOHS KEH)

Back 19

we have to

Hint 19

You have the ten from tengo kay - I have to.

Plus the emos that makes Spanish verbs into we.

Front 20

podemos

(POH DEH MOHS)

Back 20

we can

Hint 20

"We can pod the moss in the flower pot."

podemos NOT puedemos

Front 21

nos gusta

(NOS GOOSE TAH)

Back 21

we like

Front 22

nos encanta

(NOS EN CAN TAH)

Back 22

we love (things)

Front 23

amar

Back 23

to love (people)

Front 24

quieren

(KEEY AIR EHN)

Back 24

you (all) want

Front 25

necesitan

(NEH SEH SEE TAHN)

Back 25

you (all) need

Front 26

pueden

(POO EH DEHN)

Back 26

you (all) can

Hint 26

You all (second person plural) in Spanish just adds an N to the singular verb:

Quiere - Quieren

Necesita - Necesitan

Front 27

tienen que

(TEE EH NEHN KEH)

Back 27

you (all) have to

Front 28

van a

(BAHN AH)

Back 28

you (all) are going to

Front 29

les gusta

(LEHS GOOS TAH)

Back 29

you (all) like

Front 30

les gustaría

(LEHS GOOS TAH REE AH)

Back 30

you (all) would like

Hint 30

to you all - les

Front 31

Lo siento

(LOH SEE EHN TOH)

Back 31

I am sorry

Hint 31

Literally means "I feel it" or "I regret"

Front 32

Disculpe

Back 32

Forgive me

Front 33

Perdón

Back 33

Pardon me

Front 34

porque

(POHR KEH)

Back 34

because

Hint 34

Poor Kay struggled in Spanish class because she didn't use mnemonics to remember words.

Front 35

por qué

(POHR KEH)

Back 35

why

Hint 35

almost identical with Spanish for because

Front 36

antes de

(AHNT EHS DEH)

Back 36

before

Hint 36

You need to put the sugar away before the ants get der.

Front 37

qué

(KEH)

Back 37

what

Hint 37

Imagine your friend Kay doesn't know what to do.

Front 38

después de

(DEHS POO EHS DEH)

Back 38

after

Front 39

donde

(DOHN DEH)

Back 39

where

Hint 39

Imagine asking, "Where is Don today?"

Front 40

quien

(KEE EHN)

Back 40

who

Hint 40

Imagine that someone left the key in the lock of your house. You say, "Who left the key in the lock?"

Front 41

cuándo

(KOO AHN DOH)

Back 41

when

Hint 41

When are you going to do tae quon do?

Front 42

Estoy a punto de

Back 42

I'm about to

Front 43

Me encantaría

Back 43

I would love

Front 44

Hay

(I EH)

Back 44

There is, There are

Front 45

Tengo ganas de

Back 45

I really want to, I'm keen to

Front 46

Sobre todo

Back 46

Above all