Checkpoint 1

Quick Answer

¡Hola!In the lessons leading up to these checkpoint lessons, you learned to do the following in Spanish:

• tell someone your name

• ask someone their name

• say what you do for a living

• ask someone what they do for a living

• say where you are from

• ask someone where they are from

• introduce people

• ask/say what someone's name is

• ask/say what someone does for a living

• ask/say where someone is from

Vocabulary

Let’s review some of the vocabulary used!

Spanish	English
Hola.	Hello.
Adiós.	Goodbye.
el/la estudiante	student
el doctor	(male) doctor
la doctora	(female) doctor
el profesor	(male) teacher
la profesora	(female) teacher
el ingeniero	(male) engineer
la ingeniera	(female) engineer
cómo	how or what
de	from
dónde	where
no	no
sí	yes
qué	what
y	and
Argentina	Argentina
Canadá	Canada
España	Spain
Estados Unidos	United States
México	Mexico
Reino Unido	United Kingdom
argentino	Argentinean
británico	British
canadiense	Canadian
español	Spanish
estadounidense	American
mexicano	Mexican

Phrases

Check out the phrases you learned!

Spanish	English
¿A qué se dedica?	What does he do?/What does she do?
¿A qué se dedican?	What do you (plural) do?/What do they do?
¿A qué te dedicas?	What do you do?
¿Cómo se llaman?	What are your (plural) names?/What are their names?
¿Cómo te llamas?	What's your name?
¿De dónde eres?	Where are you from?
¿De dónde es?	Where's he from?/Where's she from?
¿De dónde son?	Where are you (plural) from?/Where are they from?
¿Y tú?	And you?
¿Y ustedes?	And you (plural)?
Mucho gusto.	Nice to meet you.
Yo también.	Me too.

Verbs

Here are the present tense verbs you learned!

Llamarse

Llamarseis a regular -ar verb.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me llamo	my name is
tú	te llamas	your name is	informal singular you
vos	te llamás	your name is	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se llama	his, her name is
usted	se llama	your name is	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos llamamos	our names are
vosotros, vosotras	os llamáis	your names are	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se llaman	their names are
ustedes	se llaman	your names are	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Ser

Seris an irregular verb that means to be.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	soy	I am
tú	eres	you are	informal singular you
vos	sos	you are	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	es	he, she is
usted	es	you are	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	somos	we are
vosotros, vosotras	sois	you are	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	son	they are
ustedes	son	you are	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Want to learn more? Check out the following articles and lessons!

Introduce Yourself in Spanish

Introduce Your Friends in Spanish