Checkpoint 15

Quick Answer

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

• talk about physical health

• talk about mental health

• describe symptoms

• understand questions customs officers ask

• answer questions about your trip

• understand typical signs and written warnings

• describe a person’s personality

• make excuses

• explain why you don’t want to do something

• ask someone out

• talk about restaurants

• discuss dietary requirements

Vocabulary

Let’s review the vocabulary you learned!

Adjectives

Spanish	English
afortunado	lucky, fortunate
agitado	worked up
alérgico	allergic
animado	lively
baratísimo	really cheap
buenísimo	really good
carísimo	really expensive
cercano	nearby
deprimido	depressed
descansado	rested
desorientado	disoriented
diabético	diabetic
divertidísimo	really fun
embarazada	pregnant
energético	energized
entusiasmado	enthusiastic
estresado	stressed
mareado	dizzy
motivado	motivated
pequeñísimo	really small
pesado	annoying
poquísimo	so few, very little
presumido	stuck-up
profesional	professional
quisquilloso	fussy
riquísimo	really delicious
vanidoso	vain
vegano	vegan

Adverb

Spanish	English
encima	on top of that

Adverbial Phrase

Spanish	English
más ... de	the most ...

Nouns

Spanish	English
el blog	blog
el celíaco, la celíaca	celiac, person with celiac
el gluten	gluten
Italia	Italy
el presupuesto	budget
el síntoma	symptom
el, la chef	chef

Noun Phrases

Spanish	English
el aparato electrónico	electronic device
la ciudad antigua	old town
la comida japonesa	Japanese food
la jornada laboral	workday

Prepositional Phrases

Spanish	English
al	when, as, by
en serio	seriously
por supuesto	of course

Verbs

Here are the verbs you learned!

Acostumbrar

Acostumbraris a regular -ar verb that means to be in the habit of.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	^ acostumbro^	I'm in the habit of
tú	acostumbras	you're in the habit of	informal singular you
vos	acostumbrás	you're in the habit of	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	acostumbra	he, she's in the habit of
usted	acostumbra	you're in the habit of	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	acostumbramos	we're in the habit of
vosotros, vosotras	acostumbráis	you're in the habit of	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	acostumbran	they're in the habit of
ustedes	acostumbran	you're in the habit of	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Citar

Citaris a regular -ar verb that means to make an appointment (with).

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	cito	I make an appointment (with)
tú	citas	you make an appointment (with)	informal singular you
vos	citás	you make an appointment (with)	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	cita	he, she makes an appointment (with)
usted	cita	you make an appointment (with)	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	citamos	we make an appointment (with)
vosotros, vosotras	citáis	you make an appointment (with)	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	citan	they make an appointment (with)
ustedes	citan	you make an appointment (with)	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Declarar

Declararis a regular -ar verb that means to declare.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	declaro	I declare
tú	declaras	you declare	informal singular you
vos	declarás	you declare	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	declara	he, she declares
usted	declara	you declare	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	declaramos	we declare
vosotros, vosotras	declaráis	you declare	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	declaran	they declare
ustedes	declaran	you declare	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Encontrarse

Encontrarse(to feel or to find oneself) is both a pronominal verb and a stem-changing verb.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me encuentro	I feel
tú	te encuentras	you feel	informal singular you
vos	te encontrás	you feel	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se encuentra	he, she feels
usted	se encuentra	you feel	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos encontramos	we feel
vosotros, vosotras	os encontráis	you feel	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se encuentran	they feel
ustedes	se encuentran	you feel	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Moverse

Moverse(to move) is both a pronominal verb and a stem-changing verb.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me muevo	I move
tú	te mueves	you move	informal singular you
vos	te movés	you move	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se mueve	he, she moves
usted	se mueve	you move	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos movemos	we move
vosotros, vosotras	os movéis	you move	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se mueven	they move
ustedes	se mueven	you move	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Parar

Pararis a regular -ar verb that means to stop.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	paro	I stop
tú	paras	you stop	informal singular you
vos	parás	you stop	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	para	he, she stops
usted	para	you stop	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	paramos	we stop
vosotros, vosotras	paráis	you stop	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	paran	they stop
ustedes	paran	you stop	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Perder

Perder(to waste or to lose) is a stem-changing verb. That means that its "stem," pe, changes to pie in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	pierdo	I waste, lose
tú	pierdes	you waste, lose	informal singular you*
vos	perdés	you waste, lose	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	pierde	he, she wastes, loses
usted	pierde	you waste, lose	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	perdemos	we waste, lose
vosotros, vosotras	perdéis	you waste, lose	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	pierden	they waste, lose
ustedes	pierden	you waste, lose	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Prepararse

Prepararseis a reflexive verb that means to get ready.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me preparo	I get ready
tú	te preparas	you get ready	informal singular you
vos	te preparás	you get ready	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se prepara	he, she gets ready
usted	se prepara	you get ready	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos preparamos	we get ready
vosotros, vosotras	os preparáis	you get ready	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se preparan	they get ready
ustedes	se preparan	you get ready	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Relajarse

Relajarseis a reflexive verb that means to relax.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me relajo	I relax
tú	te relajas	you relax	informal singular you
vos	te relajás	you relax	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se relaja	he, she relaxes
usted	se relaja	you relax	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos relajamos	we relax
vosotros, vosotras	os relajáis	you relax	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se relajan	they relax
ustedes	se relajan	you relax	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Soler

Soler(to tend to) is a stem-changing verb. That means that its "stem," so, changes to sue in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	suelo	I tend to
tú	sueles	you tend to	informal singular you
vos	solés	you tend to	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	suele	he, she tends to
usted	suele	you tend to	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	solemos	we tend to
vosotros, vosotras	soléis	you tend to	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	suelen	they tend to
ustedes	suelen	you tend to	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Sugerir

Sugerir(to recommend or to suggest) is a stem-changing verb. That means that its "stem," suge, changes to sugie in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	sugiero	I recommend, suggest
tú	sugieres	you recommend, suggest	informal singular you
vos	sugerís	you recommend, suggest	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	sugiere	he, she recommends, suggests
usted	sugiere	you recommend, suggest	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	sugerimos	we recommend, suggest
vosotros, vosotras	sugerís	you recommend, suggest	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	sugieren	they recommend, suggest
ustedes	sugieren	you recommend, suggest	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Verb Phrases

Here are the verb phrases you learned!

Acabar De

Acabar deis a regular -ar verb that, used together with an infinitive verb, means just or to finish.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	acabo de	I just
tú	acabas de	you just	informal singular you
vos	acabás de	you just	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	acaba de	he, she just
usted	acaba de	you just	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	acabamos de	we just
vosotros, vosotras	acabáis de	you just	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	acaban de	they just
ustedes	acaban de	you just	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Alcanzar A

Alcanzar ais a regular -ar verb phrase that means to manage to.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	alcanzo a	I manage to
tú	alcanzas a	you manage to	informal singular you
vos	alcanzás a	you manage to	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	alcanza a	he, she manages to
usted	alcanza a	you manage to	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	alcanzamos a	we manage to
vosotros, vosotras	alcanzáis a	you manage to	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	alcanzan a	they manage to
ustedes	alcanzan a	you manage to	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Caer Bien

Caer bienis an -er verb phrase that means to like, to get along/on well with, or to get good vibes from.

Conjugation	Translation	Notes
me cae bien	I like
te cae bien	you like	informal singular you
te cae bien	you like	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
le cae bien	he, she likes
le cae bien	you like	formal singular you
nos cae bien	we like
os cae bien	you like	informal plural you (in Spain)
les cae bien	they like
les cae bien	you like	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Caer Mal

Caer malis an -er verb phrase that means to not like, to dislike, to rub the wrong way or to get bad vibes from.

Conjugation	Translation	Notes
me cae mal	I don’t like
te cae mal	you don’t like	informal singular you
te cae mal	you don’t like	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
le cae mal	he, she doesn’t like
le cae mal	you don’t like	formal singular you
nos cae mal	we don’t like
os cae mal	you don’t like	informal plural you (in Spain)
les cae mal	they don’t like
les cae mal	you don’t like	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Conseguir Una Mesa

Conseguir una mesa(to get a table) is a stem-changing verb phrase with an irregular yo form.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	consigo una mesa	I get a table
tú	consigues una mesa	you get a table	informal singular you
vos	conseguís una mesa	you get a table	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	consigue una mesa	he, she gets a table
usted	consigue una mesa	you get a table	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	conseguimos una mesa	we get a table
vosotros, vosotras	conseguís una mesa	you get a table	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	consiguen una mesa	they get a table
ustedes	consiguen una mesa	you get a table	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Estar A Punto De

Estar a punto deis an -ar verb phrase with an irregular yo form that means to be about to.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	estoy a punto de	I am about to
tú	estás a punto de	you are about to	informal singular you
vos	estás a punto de	you are about to	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	está a punto de	he, she is about to
usted	está a punto de	you are about to	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	estamos a punto de	we are about to
vosotros, vosotras	estáis a punto de	you are about to	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	están a punto de	they are about to
ustedes	están a punto de	you are about to	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Estar Preocupado

Estar preocupadois an -ar verb phrase with an irregular yo form that means to be worried.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	estoy^ preocupado^	I am worried
tú	estás preocupado	you are worried	informal singular you
vos	estás preocupado	you are worried	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	está preocupado	he, she is worried
usted	está preocupado	you are worried	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	estamos preocupados	we are worried
vosotros, vosotras	estáis preocupados	you are worried	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	están preocupados	they are worried
ustedes	están preocupados	you are worried	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Hablar De Uno Mismo

Hablar de uno mismois a regular -ar verb phrase that means to talk about oneself.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	hablo de mí mismo	I talk about myself
tú	hablas de ti mismo	you talk about yourself	informal singular you
vos	hablás de vos mismo	you talk about yourself	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	habla de sí mismo/sí misma	he, she talks about himself/herself
usted	habla de sí mismo	you talk about yourself	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	hablamos de nosotros mismos	we talk about ourselves
vosotros, vosotras	habláis de vosotros mismos	you talk about yourselves	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	hablan de sí mismos	they talk about themselves
ustedes	hablan de sí mismos	you talk about yourselves	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Invitar A

Invitar ais a regular -ar verb phrase that means to invite.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	invito a	I invite
tú	invitas a	you invite	informal singular you
vos	invitás a	you invite	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	invita a	he, she invites
usted	invita a	you invite	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	invitamos a	we invite
vosotros, vosotras	invitáis a	you invite	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	invitan a	they invite
ustedes	invitan a	you invite	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Irse De Viaje

Irse de viajeis an irregular pronominal verb phrase that means to go on a trip.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me voy de viaje	I go on a trip
tú	te vas de viaje	you go on a trip	informal singular you
vos	te vas de viaje	you go on a trip	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se va de viaje	he, she goes on a trip
usted	se va de viaje	you go on a trip	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos vamos de viaje	we go on a trip
vosotros, vosotras	os vais de viaje	you go on a trip	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se van de viaje	they go on a trip
ustedes	se van de viaje	you go on a trip	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Merecer La Pena

Merecer la penais an -er verb with an irregular yo form that means to be worth it.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	merezco la pena	I am worth it
tú	mereces la pena	you are worth it	informal singular you
vos	merecés la pena	you are worth it	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	merece la pena	he, she is worth it
usted	merece la pena	you are worth it	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	merecemos la pena	we are worth it
vosotros, vosotras	merecéis la pena	you are worth it	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	merecen la pena	they are worth it
ustedes	merecen la pena	you are worth it	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Ponerse De Acuerdo

Ponerse de acuerdois a pronominal -er verb phrase with an irregular yo form that means to agree.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me pongo de acuerdo	I agree
tú	te pones de acuerdo	you agree	informal singular you
vos	te ponés de acuerdo	you agree	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se pone de acuerdo	he, she agrees
usted	se pone de acuerdo	you agree	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos ponemos de acuerdo	we agree
vosotros, vosotras	os ponéis de acuerdo	you agree	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se ponen de acuerdo	they agree
ustedes	se ponen de acuerdo	you agree	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Tardar En

Tardar enis a regular -ar verb phrase that means to take (time).

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	tardo en	I take
tú	tardas en	you take	informal singular you
vos	tardás en	you take	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	tarda en	he, she takes
usted	tarda en	you take	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	tardamos en	we take
vosotros, vosotras	tardáis en	you take	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	tardan en	they take
ustedes	tardan en	you take	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Tener Ganas De

Tener ganas de(to feel like) is a stem-changing verb with an irregular yo form.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	tengo ganas de	I feel like
tú	tienes ganas de	you feel like	informal singular you
vos	tenés ganas de	you feel like	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	tiene ganas de	he, she feels like
usted	tiene ganas de	you feel like	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	tenemos ganas de	we feel like
vosotros, vosotras	tenéis ganas de	you feel like	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	tienen ganas de	they feel like
ustedes	tienen ganas de	you feel like	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Terminar De

Terminar deis a regular -ar verb phrase that means to finish.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	termino de	I finish
tú	terminas de	you finish	informal singular you
vos	terminás de	you finish	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	termina de	he, she finishes
usted	termina de	you finish	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	terminamos de	we finish
vosotros, vosotras	termináis de	you finish	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	terminan de	they finish
ustedes	terminan de	you finish	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Tratar De

Tratar deis a regular -ar verb phrase that means to try.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	trato de	I try
tú	tratas de	you try	informal singular you
vos	tratás de	you try	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	trata de	he, she tries
usted	trata de	you try	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	tratamos de	we try
vosotros, vosotras	tratáis de	you try	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	tratan de	they try
ustedes	tratan de	you try	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Volver A

Volver a(to go back) is a stem-changing verb. That means that its "stem," vo, changes to vue in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	vuelvo a	I go back
tú	vuelves a	you go back	informal singular you
vos	volvés a	you go back	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	vuelve a	he, she goes back
usted	vuelve a	you go back	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	volvemos a	we go back
vosotros, vosotras	volvéis a	you go back	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	vuelven a	they go back
ustedes	vuelven a	you go back	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Phrases

Check out the phrases you learned!

Spanish	English
¿Adónde viaja?	Where are you traveling to?
¡Buena idea!	Good idea!
¿Cómo ves?	What do you think?
¿Con quién viaja?	Who are you traveling with?
¿Cuál es el propósito de su visita?	What is the purpose of your visit?
¿Cuál es su destino final?	What is your final destination?
¿Cuánto dinero lleva consigo?	How much money do you have with you?
¿Cuánto tiempo va a permanecer aquí?	How long will you stay here?
¿Dónde se va a hospedar?	Where are you going to stay?
Duermo siete u ocho horas al día.	I sleep seven or eight hours a day.
en general	in general
¡Es importante tomar un descanso!	It's important to take a break!
Esperar detrás de la línea.	Wait behind the line.
Favor de pasar por aduana.	Please proceed to customs.
Hablamos más tarde.	Talk to you later.
Hay que quitarse los zapatos.	Shoes must be removed.
¿Lleva consigo algún animal?	Do you have any animals in your possession?
¿Lleva consigo alguna planta?	Do you have any plants in your possession?
Me parece un buen plan.	I think it's a good plan.
Me voy a hospedar en un hotel.	I'm going to stay in a hotel.
No se aceptan formularios en papel.	Paper forms not accepted.
No se permiten líquidos.	No liquids allowed.
No se permiten perros.	No dogs allowed.
No sé qué hacer.	I don't know what to do.
No tenemos nada que declarar.	We have nothing to declare.
No tengo ganas.	I don't feel like it.
No tengo nada de tiempo.	I have no time at all.
No usar el celular.	Do not use cell phones.
No usar el elevador en caso de emergencia.	Do not use elevator during an emergency.
Nos vemos luego.	See you soon.
Pasaportes en la mano, por favor.	Passports out, please.
Por aquí está la salida.	The exit is through here.
¿Por trabajo o por placer?	For work or for pleasure?
Prohibido el paso.	No entry.
Prohibido fumar.	No smoking.
¿Qué dice ese letrero?	What does that sign say?
¡Que disfruten de su estancia!	Enjoy your stay!
¿Qué tiene el paquete?	What's in the package?
Sacar los aparatos electrónicos del equipaje.	Remove electronic devices from luggage.
Se recogen las maletas en la puerta 2.	Suitcases may be collected at gate 2.
Te llamo al rato.	I'll call you in a bit.
Tengo mucho que hacer.	I have a lot to do.
Un formulario por familia, por favor.	One form per family, please.