Checkpoint 11

Quick Answer

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

• ask about symptoms

• describe your symptoms

• state what hurts

• request medical advice

• express that you need medicine

• understand basic instructions related to health

• ask for help

• describe your problem

• ask if someone speaks English or Spanish

• ask someone to repeat a word

• ask someone to speak slower

• request that someone send you a message

Vocabulary

Let’s review the vocabulary you learned!

Nouns

Spanish	English
la boca	mouth
el corazón	heart
el cuerpo	body
el dedo	finger
el dolor	pain
el estómago	stomach
la fiebre	fever
la garganta	throat
la gripe	flu
la nariz	nose
el oído	ear
la oreja	ear
el resfriado	cold
el alimento	food
los antibióticos	antibiotics
la aspirina	aspirin
la cirugía	surgery
la enfermedad	illness
el enfermero	nurse
la enfermera	nurse
la medicina	medicine
el/la paciente	patient
la pastilla	pill
la receta	prescription
la sala de urgencias	emergency room
el seguro médico	health insurance
la vida	life
la ayuda	help
el/la policía	police, police officer
la conversación	conversation
la llamada	call

Adjectives

Spanish	English
malo	bad
saludable	healthy
asustado	scared
difícil	difficult
largo	long
lento	slow

Adverbs

Spanish	English
poco	a little
entonces	then

Conjunctions

Spanish	English
pero	but
si	if

Pronoun

Spanish	English
algo	something

Verbs

Here are the verbs you learned!

Doler

Doler(to hurt) is a stem-changing verb. That means that its "stem," do, changes to due in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.

Spanish	English	When It's Used	Example
me duele	it hurts	With a singular noun.	Me duele el pie.(My foot hurts.)
me duelen	they hurt	With a plural noun.	Me duelen los pies.(My feet hurt .)
te duele	it hurts or does it hurt	With a singular noun.	¿Te duele el pie?(Does your foot hurt?)
te duelen	they hurt or do they hurt	With a plural noun.	¿Te duelen los pies?(Do your feet hurt?)
le duele	it hurts or does it hurt	With a singular noun.	¿Le duele el pie?(Does his/her foot hurt?)
le duelen	they hurt or do they hurt	With a plural noun.	¿Le duelen los pies?(Do his/her feet hurt?)
les duele	it hurts or does it hurt	With a singular noun.	¿Les duele el pie?(Does their foot hurt?)
les duelen	they hurt or do they hurt	With a plural noun.	¿Les duelen los pies?(Do their feet hurt?)

English

me duele	it hurts
me duelen	they hurt
te duele	it hurts or does it hurt
te duelen	they hurt or do they hurt
le duele	it hurts or does it hurt
le duelen	they hurt or do they hurt
les duele	it hurts or does it hurt
les duelen	they hurt or do they hurt

When It's Used

me duele	With a singular noun.
me duelen	With a plural noun.
te duele	With a singular noun.
te duelen	With a plural noun.
le duele	With a singular noun.
le duelen	With a plural noun.
les duele	With a singular noun.
les duelen	With a plural noun.

Example

me duele	Me duele el pie.(My foot hurts.)
me duelen	Me duelen los pies.(My feet hurt .)
te duele	¿Te duele el pie?(Does your foot hurt?)
te duelen	¿Te duelen los pies?(Do your feet hurt?)
le duele	¿Le duele el pie?(Does his/her foot hurt?)
le duelen	¿Le duelen los pies?(Do his/her feet hurt?)
les duele	¿Les duele el pie?(Does their foot hurt?)
les duelen	¿Les duelen los pies?(Do their feet hurt?)

Esperar

Esperaris a regular -ar verb that means to wait.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	espero	I wait
tú	esperas	you wait	informal singular you
vos	esperás	you wait	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	espera	he, she waits
usted	espera	you wait	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	esperamos	we wait
vosotros, vosotras	esperáis	you wait	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	esperan	they wait
ustedes	esperan	you wait	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Comenzar A

Comenzar a(to start) is a stem-changing verb. That means that its "stem," comen, changes to comien in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	comienzo	I start
tú	comienzas	you start	informal singular you
vos	comenzás	you start	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	comienza	he, she starts
usted	comienza	you start	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	comenzamos	we start
vosotros, vosotras	comenzáis	you start	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	comienzan	they start
ustedes	comienzan	you start	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Hablar

Hablaris a regular -ar verb that means to speak or to talk.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	hablo	I speak
tú	hablas	you speak	informal singular you
vos	hablás	you speak	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	habla	he, she speaks
usted	habla	you speak	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	hablamos	we speak
vosotros, vosotras	habláis	you speak	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	hablan	they speak
ustedes	hablan	you speak	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Contestar

Contestaris a regular -ar verb that means to answer.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	contesto	I answer
tú	contestas	you answer	informal singular you
vos	contestás	you answer	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	contesta	he, she answers
usted	contesta	you answer	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	contestamos	we answer
vosotros, vosotras	contestáis	you answer	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	contestan	they answer
ustedes	contestan	you answer	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Llamar

Llamaris a regular -ar verb that means to call.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	llamo	I call
tú	llamas	you call	informal singular you
vos	llamás	you call	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	llama	he, she calls
usted	llama	you call	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	llamamos	we call
vosotros, vosotras	llamáis	you call	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	llaman	they call
ustedes	llaman	you call	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Mandar

Mandaris a regular -ar verb that means to send.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	mando	I send
tú	mandas	you send	informal singular you
vos	mandás	you send	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	manda	he, she sends
usted	manda	you send	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	mandamos	we send
vosotros, vosotras	mandáis	you send	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	mandan	they send
ustedes	mandan	you send	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Recordar

Recordar(to remember) is a stem-changing verb. That means that its "stem," reco, changes to recue in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	recuerdo	I remember
tú	recuerdas	you remember	informal singular you
vos	recordás	you remember	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	recuerda	he, she remembers
usted	recuerda	you remember	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	recordamos	we remember
vosotros, vosotras	recordáis	you remember	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	recuerdan	they remember
ustedes	recuerdan	you remember	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Repetir

Repetir(to play) is a stem-changing verb. That means that its "stem," repe, changes to repi in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	repito	I repeat
tú	repites	you repeat	informal singular you
vos	repetís	you repeat	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	repite	he, she repeats
usted	repite	you repeat	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	repetimos	we repeat
vosotros, vosotras	repetís	you repeat	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	repiten	they repeat
ustedes	repiten	you repeat	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Phrases

Check out the phrases you learned!

Spanish	English
Es urgente.	It's urgent.
Necesito un doctor.	I need a doctor.
¿Tiene algo para X?	Do you have anything for X?
por ejemplo	for example
¡Cuidado!	Watch out!
¡Déjame en paz!	Leave me alone!
Disculpe.	Excuse me.
Estoy perdido.	I'm lost.
Es una emergencia.	It's an emergency.
¡Fuego!	Fire!
Gracias por tu/su ayuda.	Thank you for your help.
¿Habla español?	Do you speak Spanish?
¿Habla inglés?	Do you speak English?
Hablo muy poco español.	I speak very little Spanish.
Hay un problema con X.	There is a problem with X.
¡Ladrón!	Thief!
¡Llame una ambulancia!	Call an ambulance!
¿Me puede ayudar?	Can you help me?
Me robaron.	I got robbed.
Necesito hablar con la policía.	I need to speak to the police.
No entiendo.	I don't understand.
No hay problema.	No problem.
Quiero contactar con mi embajada.	I want to contact my embassy.
Quiero poner una denuncia.	I want to file a complaint.
Soy inocente.	I'm innocent.
¿Me entiende?	Do you understand me?
¿Puede repetirlo, por favor?	Can you repeat it, please?
Habla más despacio, por favor.	Speak more slowly, please.