Checkpoint 16

Quick Answer

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

• answer basic interview questions

• discuss where you want to live

• talk about things one might do

• describe symptoms

• ask questions about one’s symptoms

• use common health-related vocabulary

• use the present progressive

• talk about meal preparation

• use common food vocabulary

• talk about giving gifts

• use common shopping vocabulary

Vocabulary

Let’s review the vocabulary you learned!

Adjectives

Spanish	English
atrevido	daring
brillante	shiny
conveniente	a good idea
diferente	different
diverso	various
enlatado	canned
especial	special
estampado	printed
harto	fed up with
irritado	irritated
negativo	negative
positivo	positive
recomendable	advisable, recommendable
sensible	sensitive

Adverbs

Spanish	English
exactamente	exactly
inmediatamente	immediately
quizá	maybe

Nouns

Spanish	English
el abrelatas	can opener
el ascenso	promotion
la bata	robe
la bisabuela	great-grandmother
la bufanda	scarf
el cambio	change
la canela	cinnamon
la carrera	career
el collar	necklace
la cuñada	sister-in-law
la curita	Band-Aid
el currículum	CV
el desafío	challenge
la dirección	management
el director	director
la economía	economics
el empleado	employee
el espárrago	asparagus
la espinaca	spinach
Europa	Europe
las finanzas	finance
el florero	vase
Francia	France
el gerente	manager
el girasol	sunflower
el grano	pimple
la harina	flour
el hielo	ice
Irlanda	Ireland
el jarabe	syrup
las joyas	jewelry
la jubilación	retirement
la licuadora	blender
la mantequilla	butter
el maquillaje	makeup
la margarita	daisy
el medicamento	medication, medicine
el moretón	bruise
el músculo	muscle
la Nochebuena	Christmas Eve
la olla	pot
la oportunidad	opportunity
el oro	gold
la pantorrilla	calf
las pantuflas	slippers
el pavo	turkey
los pendientes	earrings
la piel	skin
la pomada	ointment
el ponche	punch
Portugal	Portugal
la pulsera	bracelet
la reacción	reaction
el romero	rosemary
la rosa	rose
el sarpullido	rash
las servilletas	napkins
la sorpresa	surprise
la suerte	luck
la transición	transition
la uña	nail
las urgencias	ER
la vainilla	vanilla
el vinagre	vinegar

Noun Phrases

Spanish	English
el aumento de sueldo	raise
la caja de bombones	box of chocolates
la fiesta sorpresa	surprise party
el puré de papas	mashed potatoes
el ramo de flores	bouquet of flowers
la salsa de arándanos	cranberry sauce
la tarta de manzana	apple pie
las tazas para medir	measuring cups

Preposition

Spanish	English
sin	without

Prepositional Phrases

Spanish	English
al horno	roasted
de rayas	with stripes, striped
en este momento	at the moment

Verbs

Here are the verbs you learned!

Actualizar

Actualizaris a regular -ar verb that means to update.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	actualizo	I update
tú	actualizas	you update	informal singular you
vos	actualizás	you update	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	actualiza	he, she updates
usted	actualiza	you update	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	actualizamos	we update
vosotros, vosotras	actualizáis	you update	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	actualizan	they update
ustedes	actualizan	you update	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Aplicarse

Aplicarseis a pronominal verb that means to apply.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me aplico	I apply
tú	te aplicas	you apply	informal singular you
vos	te aplicás	you apply	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se aplica	he, she applies
usted	se aplica	you apply	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos aplicamos	we apply
vosotros, vosotras	os aplicáis	you apply	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se aplican	they apply
ustedes	se aplican	you apply	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Arder

Arderis a regular -er verb that means to burn.

Conjugation	Translation	Notes
me arde	it burns me
te arde	it burns you	informal singular you
te arde	it burns you	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
le arde	it burns him/her
le arde	it burns you	formal singular you
nos arde	it burns us
os arde	it burns you	informal plural you (in Spain)
les arde	it burns them
les arde	it burns you	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Crear

Crearis a regular -ar verb that means to create.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	creo	I create
tú	creas	you create	informal singular you
vos	creás	you create	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	crea	he, she creates
usted	crea	you create	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	creamos	we create
vosotros, vosotras	creáis	you create	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	crean	they create
ustedes	crean	you create	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Decorar

Decoraris a regular -ar verb that means to decorate.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	decoro	I decorate
tú	decoras	you decorate	informal singular you
vos	decorás	you decorate	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	decora	he, she decorates
usted	decora	you decorate	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	decoramos	we decorate
vosotros, vosotras	decoráis	you decorate	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	decoran	they decorate
ustedes	decoran	you decorate	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Elegir

Elegir(to pick) is a stem-changing verb with an irregular yo form.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	elijo	I pick
tú	eliges	you pick	informal singular you
vos	elegís	you pick	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	elige	he, she picks
usted	elige	you pick	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	elegimos	we pick
vosotros, vosotras	elegís	you pick	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	eligen	they pick
ustedes	eligen	you pick	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Envolver

Envolver(to wrap) is a stem-changing verb. That means that its "stem," envo, changes to envue in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	envuelvo	I wrap
tú	envuelves	you wrap	informal singular you
vos	envolvés	you wrap	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	envuelve	he, she wraps
usted	envuelve	you wrap	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	envolvemos	we wrap
vosotros, vosotras	envolvéis	you wrap	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	envuelven	they wrap
ustedes	envuelven	you wrap	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Mudarse

Mudarseis a pronominal verb that means to move.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me mudo	I move
tú	te mudas	you move	informal singular you
vos	te mudás	you move	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se muda	he, she moves
usted	se muda	you move	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos mudamos	we move
vosotros, vosotras	os mudáis	you move	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se mudan	they move
ustedes	se mudan	you move	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Picar

Picaris a regular -ar verb that means to sting.

Conjugation	Translation	Notes
me pica	it stings me
te pica	it stings you	informal singular you
te pica	it stings you	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
le pica	it stings him/her
le pica	it stings you	formal singular you
nos pica	it stings us
os pica	it stings you	informal plural you (in Spain)
les pica	it stings them
les pica	it stings you	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Rascarse

Rascarseis a pronominal verb that means to scratch.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me rasco	I scratch
tú	te rascas	you scratch	informal singular you
vos	te rascás	you scratch	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se rasca	he, she scratches
usted	se rasca	you scratch	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos rascamos	we scratch
vosotros, vosotras	os rascáis	you scratch	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se rascan	they scratch
ustedes	se rascan	you scratch	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Regalar

Regalaris a regular -ar verb that means to give (a gift).

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	regalo	I give
tú	regalas	you give	informal singular you
vos	regalás	you give	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	regala	he, she gives
usted	regala	you give	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	regalamos	we give
vosotros, vosotras	regaláis	you give	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	regalan	they give
ustedes	regalan	you give	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Sangrar

Sangraris a regular -ar verb that means to bleed.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	sangro	I bleed
tú	sangras	you bleed	informal singular you
vos	sangrás	you bleed	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	sangra	he, she bleeds
usted	sangra	you bleed	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	sangramos	we bleed
vosotros, vosotras	sangráis	you bleed	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	sangran	they bleed
ustedes	sangran	you bleed	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Temblar

Temblar(to shiver) is a stem-changing verb. That means that its "stem," te, changes to tie in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	tiemblo	I shiver
tú	tiemblas	you shiver	informal singular you
vos	temblás	you shiver	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	tiembla	he, she shivers
usted	tiembla	you shiver	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	temblamos	we shiver
vosotros, vosotras	tembláis	you shiver	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	tiemblan	they shiver
ustedes	tiemblan	you shiver	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Toser

Toseris a regular -er verb that means to cough.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	toso	I cough
tú	toses	you cough	informal singular you
vos	tosés	you cough	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	tose	he, she coughs
usted	tose	you cough	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	tosemos	we cough
vosotros, vosotras	toséis	you cough	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	tosen	they cough
ustedes	tosen	you cough	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Vomitar

Vomitaris a regular -ar verb that means to vomit.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	vomito	I vomit
tú	vomitas	you vomit	informal singular you
vos	vomitás	you vomit	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	vomita	he, she vomits
usted	vomita	you vomit	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	vomitamos	we vomit
vosotros, vosotras	vomitáis	you vomit	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	vomitan	they vomit
ustedes	vomitan	you vomit	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Verb Phrases

Here are the verb phrases you learned!

Analizar Datos

Analizar datosis a regular -ar verb phrase that means to analyze data.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	analizo datos	I analyze data
tú	analizas datos	you analyze data	informal singular you
vos	analizás datos	you analyze data	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	analiza datos	he, she analyzes data
usted	analiza datos	you analyze data	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	analizamos datos	we analyze data
vosotros, vosotras	analizáis datos	you analyze data	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	analizan datos	they analyze data
ustedes	analizan datos	you analyze data	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Hacer Un Curso

Hacer un cursois an -er verb phrase with an irregular yo form that means to take a class.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	hago un curso	I take a class
tú	haces un curso	you take a class	informal singular you
vos	hacés un curso	you take a class	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	hace un curso	he, she takes a class
usted	hace un curso	you take a class	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	hacemos un curso	we take a class
vosotros, vosotras	hacéis un curso	you take a class	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	hacen un curso	they take a class
ustedes	hacen un curso	you take a class	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Ir Al Baño

Ir al bañois an irregular verb phrase that means to go to the bathroom.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	voy al baño	I go to the bathroom
tú	vas al baño	you go to the bathroom	informal singular you
vos	vas al baño	you go to the bathroom	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	va al baño	he, she goes to the bathroom
usted	va al baño	you go to the bathroom	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	vamos al baño	we go to the bathroom
vosotros, vosotras	vais al baño	you go to the bathroom	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	van al baño	they go to the bathroom
ustedes	van al baño	you go to the bathroom	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Poner La Mesa

Poner la mesais an -er verb phrase with an irregular yo form that means to set the table.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	pongo la mesa	I set the table
tú	pones la mesa	you set the table	informal singular you
vos	ponés la mesa	you set the table	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	pone la mesa	he, she sets the table
usted	pone la mesa	you set the table	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	ponemos la mesa	we set the table
vosotros, vosotras	ponéis la mesa	you set the table	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	ponen la mesa	they set the table
ustedes	ponen la mesa	you set the table	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Verbs in the Present Progressive

Here are the verbs in the present progressive that you learned!

The structure for the present progressive in Spanish is:

estar + present participle

Infinitive	English	Present Participle
aplicar	to apply	aplicando
arder	to burn	ardiendo
buscar	to look for	buscando
celebrar	to celebrate	celebrando
cocinar	to cook	cocinando
comprar	to buy	comprando
considerar	to consider	considerando
dar	to give	dando
decorar	to decorate	decorando
doler	to hurt	doliendo
echar	to add	echando
elegir	to choose	eligiendo
envolver	to wrap	envolviendo
hacer	to make	haciendo
ir	to go	yendo
molestar	to bother	molestando
pensar	to think	pensando
picar	to sting	picando
poner	to put on, to get, to set (the table), to put (out)	poniendo
preparar	to prepare	preparando
rascar	to scratch	rascando
regalar	to give (a gift)	regalando
sacar	to get out	sacando
salir	to get	saliendo
sangrar	to bleed	sangrando
sentir	to feel	sintiendo
ser	to be	siendo
temblar	to shiver	temblando
tener	to have	teniendo
tomar	to take	tomando
usar	to use	usando
vomitar	to vomit	vomitando

Phrases

Check out the phrases you learned!

Spanish	English
Buen provecho.	Bon appétit.
Estoy buscando un trabajo nuevo.	I'm looking for a new job.
Estoy teniendo una emergencia.	I'm having an emergency.