El Estudiante de Espanol

Hice este blog para practicar mi español. 

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The difference between 'muy' and 'mucho'

muy is used with adjectives Mi suerte es muy grande- My luck is great

mucho  is used with nouns Tengo muchos problemas- I have many problems

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Todos es facil, ahora. 

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If your target language is spanish, listen up!!!

The site: spanishchecker.com/en/ is your BEST FRIEND you can paste your spannish essays and such in, and not only does it correct your mistakes, it also tells you WHY it was a mistake. It saved me so many times!!

[duolingoandchill-remade]

Spanish Food Vocab

la comida - food comer - to eat tomar - to drink cocinar - to cook cortar - to cut hervir - to boil el menú - menu el desayuno - breakfast el almuerzo - lunch la cena - dinner la hambre - hunger la sed - thirst la manzana - apple plátano - banana el frijol - bean el carne de res - beef la cerveza - beer la botella - bottle el tazón - bowl el pan - bread la mantequilla - butter el dulce - candy el pastel - cake la lata - can la zanahoria - carrot el queso - cheese el pollo - chicken el chocolate - chocolate el palillo - chopstick el café - coffee el cocinero - cook la galleta - cookie la taza - cup la dieta - diet la bebida - drink el huevo - egg el pescado - fish el tenedor - fork la fruta - fruit el ajo - garlic el vidrio - glass la uva - grape la nieve - ice cream el jugo - juice el limón - lemon la lima - lime la carne - meat la leche - milk el aceite - oil la cebolla - onion la naranja - orange la pasta - pasta la pimienta - pepper el plato - plate el cerdo - pork la papa - potato el arroz - rice la sal - salt el emparedado - sandwich la salsa - sauce la sopa - soup la azúcar - sugar la fresa - strawberry el té - tea el tomate - tomato vegetale - vegetable el agua - water el vino - wine delicioso - delicious amargo - bitter frito - fried

[spanishahora]

Grammar Friday: Ya and Todavía

[dzaeklou]

Spanish Essentials; Tenses Masterpost

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El Presente

To be used when currently doing the activity

AR                                ER                           IR

o                                    o                                o as                                  es                              es a                                    e                                e amos                             emos                        imos áis                                 éis                             ís an                                  en                             en

Common Verbs, Irregulars and Stem Changers

·       SER; soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son

·       ESTAR; estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, estan

·       IR; voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van

·       HACER; hago, haces, hace, hacemos, hacéis, hacen

·       TENER; tengo, tienes, tiene, tenemos, tenéis, tienen

e.g. I speak       Hablo

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El Pretério

To be used the same as English simple past; ‘ed’

AR                            ER                           IR

é                                   í                                í aste                              iste                           iste ó                                   ío                              ió amos                            imos                         imos asteis                           isteis                         isteis aron                              ieron                         ieron

Common Verbs, Irregulars and Stem Changers

·       SER; fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron

·       ESTAR; estuve, estuviste, estuvo, estuvimos, estuvisteis, estuvieron

·       IR; fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron

·       HACER; hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicisteis, hicieron

·       TENER; tuve, tuviste, tuvo, tuvimos, tuvisteis, tuvieron

e.g. I spoke      Hablé

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El Imperfecto

To talk about something that ‘was’ happening

AR                                ER                           IR

aba                                ía                                ía abas                              ías                              ías aba                                ía                               ía ábamos                         íamos                        íamos abais                              íais                            íais aban                               ían                            ían

Common Verbs, Irregulars and Stem Changers

·       SER; era, eras, era, éramos, erais, eran

·       IR; iba, ibas, iba, ibamos, ibais, iban

·       VER; veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían

e.g. I was speaking        Hablaba

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El Perfecto

To talk about something that has happened/ Can also be used to say I have just…

1) Use the present tense of HABER (to have)

HABER he has ha hemos habéis han

2) Form the past participle

AR-ADO     ER-IDO     IR-IDO

3) Place together

e.g. I have (just) spoken       He Hablado

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El Pluscuamperfecto

To talk about something that had happened

1) Use the imperfect tense of HABER (to have)

HABER había habías había habíamos habíais habían

2) Form the past participle

AR-ADO     ER-IDO     IR-IDO

3) Place together

e.g. I had spoken       Había Hablado

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El Futuro

to say I am going to…

1.     Use the verb IR (to go) ; voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van

2.     Follow it with an ‘a’

3.     Use an infinitive e.g. Hablar (to speak)

e.g. I am going to speak        Voy a hablar

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El Futuro

to say I will…

*These are added on to the infinitive*

AR/ER/IR

é ás á emos éis án

Common Stem Changers

·       HACER-Har+

·       TENER-Tendr+

e.g. I will speak      Hablaré

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El Condicional

to say I would…

*These are added on to the infinitive*

AR/ER/IR

ía ías ía íamos íais ían

Common Stem Changers

·       HACER-Har+

·       TENER-Tendr+

e.g. I could speak       Hablaría

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[a-stromelia]

Pequeña crisis existencial

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:/

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Me

[elunicornioacroiris-blog]

Hablando

Necesito hablar con otros en espanol, pero estoy tan nerviosa. Uy.

[practicespanish]

Imperfect Progressive

The Spanish imperfect progressive is formed with the imperfect of estar + gerund of the action verb.

Estaba siendo - I was being - Not used Estaba estando - I was being - Not used Estaba yendo - I was going Estaba teniendo - I was having - Not used Estaba queriendo - I was wanting Estaba comiendo - I was eating Estaba pudiendo - I was being able - Not used Estaba dejando - I was leaving Estaba preguntando - I was asking Estaba creyendo - I was believing Estaba rompiendo - I was breaking Estaba trayendo - I was bringing Estaba comprando - I was buying Estaba cancelando - I was cancelling

The Spanish imperfect progressive is very similar to English (was + -ing). In both languages, the imperfect progressive expresses an action that was in progress in the past when it was interrupted by another event.

Examples: Estaba estudiando cuando llamaste - I was studying when you called.

Lo vi cuando estábamos caminando - I saw him when we were walking.

¿Estabas leyendo ahora mismo? - Were you reading just now?

Él estaba trabajando a las siete - He was working at seven o’clock The imperfect progressive is similar in usage to the imperfect, but with an emphasis on the fact that the action was in progress at the moment it was interrupted.

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Indefinite Pronoun

Spanish Indefinite Pronouns indicate in a vague or unspecific way the people or things discussed in a sentence. The most commonly used are:

Algo - something Alguien - someone Alguno - a certain one Alguna - a certain one Algunos - some, a few (pl) Algunas - some, a few (pl) Cualquiera - anyone, whoever Mucho - a lot, much, many Mucha - a lot, much, many Muchos - many (pl) Muchas - many (pl) Nadie - nobody Nada - nothing Ninguno - none Ninguna - none Otro - another Otra - another Otros - others Otras - others Poco - little Poca - little Pocos - few (pl) Pocas - few (pl) Todo - everything Todos - everybody (pl) Todas - everybody (pl) Uno - one Una - one Unos - few (pl) Unas - few (pl)

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DO & IO Pronoun Practice

Remember the direct object receives the action from the subject and place the IO before DO

1. He gives it to me. Subject = he = él Action = he gives = da DO = it = lo IO = to me = me Él me lo da.

2. They give it to me. Subject = they = ellos Action = they give = dan DO = it = lo IO = to me = me Ellos me lo dan.

3. We give them (f) to you. Subject = we = nosotros Action = we give = damos DO = them (f) = las IO = to you = te Nosotros te las damos.

4. I tell it to you. Subject = I = yo Action = I tell = digo DO = it = lo IO = to you = te Yo te lo digo.

5. They give it to you. Subject = they = ellos Action = they give DO = it = lo IO = to you = te Ellos te lo dan.

6. They write it (f) to you. Subject = they = ellas Action = they write = escriben DO = it (f) = la IO = to you = te Ellas te la escriben.

7. He buys them for you. Subject = he = él Action = he buys DO = them = los IO = for you = te Él te los compra.

8. He sings it (f) to her Subject = he = él Action = he sings = canta DO = it (f) = la IO = to her = le Él le la canta (se rule) Él se la canta.

9. We sing it (f) to you. Subject = we = nosotros Action = we sing = cantamos DO = it (f) = la IO = to you = te Nosotros te la cantamos

10. We tell it to them. Subject = we = nosotros Action = we tell = decimos DO = it = lo IO = to them = les Nosotros les lo decimos (se rule) Nosotros se lo decimos.

11. I tell it to them. Subject = I = yo Action = I tell = digo DO = it = lo IO = to them = les Yo les lo digo (se rule) Yo se lo digo.

12. She buys them for you. Subject = she Action = she buys = compra DO = them = los IO = for you = te Ella te los compra.

13. She cooks it (f) for him. Subject = she Action = she cooks DO = it (f) = la IO = for him = le Ella le la cocina (se rule) Ella se la cocina.

14. We cook it (f) for him. Subject = we Action = we cook = cocinamos DO = it (f) = la IO = for him = le Nosotros le la cocinamos (se rule) Nosotros se la cocinamos.

In the following there are 2 verbs in a sentence, the first is in the infinitive form and the second is in the conjugated form.

15. I should bring it to them. Subject = I = yo Action = I should bring = debo traer DO = it = lo IO = to them = les Les lo debo traer (se rule) Se lo debo traer

16. Debo traérselo

17. They should buy them (f) for you. Subject = they = ellos Action = they should buy = deben comprar DO = them (f) = las IO = for you = te Ellos te las deben comprar

18. Ellos deben comprártelas

19. We have to sell it to her. Subject = we Action = we have to sell = tenemos que vender DO = it = lo IO = to her = le Le lo tenemos que vender (se rule) Se lo tenemos que vender

20. Ellos deben vendérselo

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First Person Verb Conjugations

Acabar - To finish * acabo - I finish acabé - I finished acababa - I was finishing  acabaré - I will finish acabaría - I would finish he acabado - I have finished había acabado - I had finished habré acabado - I will have finished habría acabado - I would have finished acabe - I finish haya acabado - I have finished acabara - I was finishing hubiera acabado - I would have finished

Comer - To eat * como - I eat comí - I ate comía - I was eating comeré - I will eat comería - I would eat he comido - I have eaten  había comido - I had eaten habré comido - I will have eaten habría comido - I would have eaten coma - I eat haya comido - I have eaten comiera - I was eating hubiera comido - I had eaten 

Decir - To say digo - I say dije - I said decía - I was saying diré - I will say  diriá - I would say  he dicho - I have said habia dicho -  I had said habre dicho -  I will have said habría dicho - I would have said diga -  I say haya dicho - I have said dijera - I was saying hubiera dicho - I would have said 

Estar - To be estoy - I am estuve - I was estaba - I was being estaré - I will be estariá - I would he estado - I have been había estado - I had been habré estado - I will have been habría estado - I would have been esté - I am haya estado - I have been estuviera - I was being hubiera estado - I had been

Hacer - To do, make hago - I do hice - I did hacía - I was doing haré - I will do hariá - I would do he hecho - I have done habia hecho -  I had done habre hecho - I will have done haga - I do haya hecho - I have done hiciera - I was doing hubiera hecho - I would have done 

Tener - To have tengo - I have tuve - I had teniá - I was having tendré - I will have tendría - I would have he tenido - I have had  había tenido - I had had habré tenido - I will have had habría tenido - I would have had tenga - I have haya tenido - I have had tuviera - I was having hubiera tenido - I had had 

* regular

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Más palabras que no entiendo mucho.

[puroespanol]

Most people know that adiós is the Spanish word for bye, but…

did you know that it’s not very common to hear in Spanish speaking countries? In fact, adiós may sound too formal for everyday interactions. Here’s a list of more common ways of saying bye:

¡Nos vemos! = See you!  Common in all Spanish speaking countries.

¡Hasta luego! = See you soon! Common in all Spanish speaking countries.

¡Bai! = Bye! Common in Mexico in informal settings.

¡Chau! = Ciao! Common in Argentina and Uruguay in informal settings.

¡Cuídate! = Take care! Common in Chile in informal settings.

Me saludas a tu mamá. = Say hi to your mother for me. Common in closer relationships.

It should be noted that all of these phrases are well understood in all Spanish speaking countries and are used to some extent.

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Interesante

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Tener (1st person)

Tengo (I have) Tenía (I used to have) Tuve (I had) Tendré (I will have) Tendría (I would have) He tenido (I have had) Había tenido (I had had) Habré tenido (I will have had) Habría tenido (I would have had) Tenga (I have* subjunctive) Tuviera/tuviese (I had* past subjunctive) Hubiera/hubiese tenido (I had had* subjunctive) Haya tenido (I have had* subjunctive)

[elunicornioacroiris-blog]

Solamente sé tres de esos

[spanishboone]

Expresiones Idiomáticas - Unhappiness, sickness, grief, and disappointment (Part 2)

aburrirse como una ostra - to be bored to death

llevar a alguien por la calle de la amargura (Sp) - to make somebody’s life miserable

estar hasta las narices/estar harto de algo - to be fed up with something/someone

tragar sapos - to go through hell

no estar para fiestas - to not be in the mood for fun and games

no tiene ni padre ni madre ni perrito que le ladre (Sp) - he/she is all alone in the world

llorar como una magdalena - to cry your eyes out

no estar muy católico - to be feeling under the weather

se le cayó el alma a los pies - his/her heart sank

más se perdió en Cuba -  worse things have happened

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SPANISH IDIOM MASTERPOST

french idiom masterpost here

here are some useful spanish idioms that will help you bump up your grades (from a’s to a*’s !!) and make you sound much more fluent/like a native !! happy learning !!

Cuando las gallinas mean translation: when hens pee used as: when pigs fly example: ‘sólo cuando las gallinas mean…’ (only when pigs fly…)

En un abrir y cerrar de ojos translation: in an opening and closing of the eyes used as: in a blink of an eye example: ‘las vacaciones pasaron en un abrir y cerrar de ojos’ (the holidays passed an a blink of an eye)

Estar como una cabra translation: to be like a goat used as: to be crazy example: ‘¡estabas como una cabra anoche!’ (you were crazy last night!)

Estar hasta las narices de translation: to be until the nose of used as: to be fed up with example: ‘estoy hasta las narices del gato’ (i’m fed up with the cat)

Estar hecho un ají translation: to become a chilli used as: to be very angry example: ‘estaba hecha un ají pero mantuvo la calma’ (she was extremely angry but kept calm)

Estar más sano que una pera translation: to be healthier than a pear used as: to be fitter than a fiddle example: ‘¡mi abuela tiene ochenta años pero está más sana que una pera!’ (my grandma is 80 but is fitter than a fiddle!)

Estar patas arriba translation: to be legs up used as: to be a mess example: ‘lo siento, mi casa esta patas arriba’ (sorry, my house is a mess)

No tener pelos en la lengua translation: to not have hairs on your tongue used as: to speak your mind example: ‘mi hermano nunca tiene pelos en la lengua’ (my brother always speaks his mind)

Quedarse de piedra translation: to stay like a stone used as: to be stunned example: ‘me quedé cuando lo ví’ (i was shocked when i saw it)

Ser pan comido translation: to be eaten bread used as: it is a piece of cake example: ‘¡va a ser pan comido!’ (it’s going to be a piece of cake!)

Tener más lana que un borrego translation: to have more wool than a lamb used as: to be loaded example: ‘claro pagó, ¡tiene más lana que un borrego!’ (of course he paid, he’s loaded!)

Tener un humor de perros translation: to have the humour of a dog used as: to be in a bad moon example: 'tiene un humour de perros todo el tiempo’ (he’s in a bad mood all the time)

thank you to narinsworld (a spanish speaker) and strngr-thn-u for helping me by correcting my mistakes!

updated 6/7/16

[spanfranese]

Response Words in Spanish #1

Sometimes, you want to say more than just, “Que bueno”, or “Que terrible”. These are different ways that you can respond to someone, and sound more fluent!

Claro | Sure, Of course, Naturally

Para Nada | No way, No

En Absoluto | Absolutely Not

It looks positive, because there isn’t a “no”, but it’s negative.

Imagínese(Imagínete) | Imagine that!

For times when saying “Holy crap!” would be inappropriate. Imagínese is formal, Imagínate is informal. 

En tus sueños | In your dreams

Another way to say “no”.

¿Verdad? | Really?, Is that so?

¿En serio? | Seriously?

[spanfranese]

Spanish Vocabulary

When I read an article(or listen to a podcast or watch a tv show) I will put words I do not know, and their definitions as a vocab list. Hopefully you benefit from this as well!

precisamente || precisely

auge || boom

cotidiana || daily

quietud || stillness

imitar || to imitate, to mimic

la naturaleza muerta || still life (referring to art)

ausencia || absence

temática || subject matter

vacío || empty

apenas ||  barely, hardly

fructífero || fruitful, productive

vicio || vice, bad habit

retrato || portrait

pantuflas || slippers

descifrar || to decipher, to decode, to unravel

infiel || unfaithful