Checkpoint 17

Quick Answer

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

• use common travel-related vocabulary

• use the ustedes command form

• give advice

• use common food-related vocabulary

• use food-related verbs

• learn tips about how to prepare tacos

• give advice

• use common Spanish sayings

• talk about concepts related to learning a language

• use common shopping-related vocabulary

• talk about quantity

• make comparisons

Vocabulary

Let’s review the vocabulary you learned!

Adjectives and Adverbs

Spanish	English
amigable	friendly
ancho	wide
apretado	tight
autorizado	licensed
bastante	plenty of
cristalino	crystal-clear
defectuoso	damaged
demasiado	too much, too many
encima	on
enorme	enormous
formal	formal
internacional	international
maleducado	rude
manchado	stained
mucho	lots of, a lot of
poco	little, few
roto	ripped, broken
todo	all (of)
vegetariano	vegetarian

Adjective Phrase

Spanish	English
pasado de moda	unfashionable

Nouns

Spanish	English
el aguacate	avocado
el anorak	anorak
la app	app
el bolso	purse
el botón	button
Cancún	Cancun
el cenote	cenote
el champiñón	mushroom
el cilantro	cilantro
el comal	griddle
el cuero	leather
la cultura	culture
la devolución	return
el error	mistake
el frijol	bean
la gramática	grammar
el hispanohablante	Spanish speaker
el, la mar	sea
el marisco	seafood
el miedo	fear
el motivo	reason
el nopal	prickly pear
la paciencia	patience
el pimiento	bell pepper
la prenda	article of clothing
el, la radio	radio
la Riviera Maya	Mayan Riviera
el trozo	piece
el vocabulario	vocabulary
la voz	voice, rumor, comment
el vuelo	flight

Noun Phrases

Spanish	English
el agua de la llave	tap water
la caja registradora	cash register
El Corte Inglés	El Corte Inglés
el guía turístico	tour guide
el jefe de ventas	sales manager
el protector solar	sunblock
el queso cheddar	cheddar cheese
la Semana Santa	Holy Week
los sitios arqueológicos	archeological sites
la temporada baja	off season
la tienda de deportes	sporting goods store
la tienda de mascotas	pet store
la tienda de regalos	gift store
la tienda de ropa	clothing store

Prepositional Phrases

Spanish	English
a la vez	at the same time
al máximo	to the max

Verbs

Here are the verbs you learned!

Devolver

Devolver(to return) is a stem-changing verb. That means that its "stem," devo, changes to devue in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	devuelvo	I return
tú	devuelves	you return	informal singular you
vos	devolvés	you return	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	devuelve	he, she returns
usted	devuelve	you return	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	devolvemos	we return
vosotros, vosotras	devolvéis	you return	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	devuelven	they return
ustedes	devuelven	you return	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Equivocarse

Equivocarse(to make mistakes) is a pronominal verb.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me equivoco	I make mistakes
tú	te equivocas	you make mistakes	informal singular you
vos	te equivocás	you make mistakes	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se equivoca	he, she makes mistakes
usted	se equivoca	you make mistakes	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos equivocamos	we make mistakes
vosotros, vosotras	os equivocáis	you make mistakes	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se equivocan	they make mistakes
ustedes	se equivocan	you make mistakes	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Quedar

Quedaris a regular -ar verb that means to fit.

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

Recomendar

Recomendar(to recommend) is a stem-changing verb. That means that its "stem," recome, changes to recomie in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	recomiendo	I recommend
tú	recomiendas	you recommend	informal singular you
vos	recomendás	you recommend	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	recomienda	he, she recommends
usted	recomienda	you recommend	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	recomendamos	we recommend
vosotros, vosotras	recomendáis	you recommend	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	recomiendan	they recommend
ustedes	recomiendan	you recommend	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Verbs: Nosotros Command Forms

In this skill, you learn the command forms for the following verbs!

Infinitive	English	Nosotros Command Form	Negative Nosotros Command Form
añadir	to add	añadamos	no añadamos
calentar	to warm up	calentemos	no calentemos
cocinar	to cook	cocinemos	no cocinemos
comer	to eat	comamos	no comamos
comprar	to buy	compremos	no compremos
cortar	to cut	cortemos	no cortemos
freír	to fry	friamos	no friamos
hacer	to make, to do	hagamos	no hagamos
ir	to go	vayamos	no vayamos
mezclar	to mix	mezclemos	no mezclemos
olvidar	to forget	olvidemos	no olvidemos
picar	to chop	piquemos	no piquemos
poner	to put	pongamos	no pongamos
preparar	to prepare	preparemos	no preparemos
ser	to be	seamos	no seamos
tener	to be, to have	tengamos	no tengamos

Verbs: Tú Command Forms

In this skill, you learn the command forms for the following verbs!

Infinitive	English	Tú Command Form	Negative Tú Command Form
cambiar	to change	cambia	no cambies
cometer	to make (a mistake)	comete	no cometas
conocer	to (get to) know	conoce	no conozcas
dedicar	to dedicate	dedica	no dediques
desanimarse	to get discouraged	desanímate	no te desanimes
descargar	to download	descarga	no descargues
echarse atrás	to back out	échate atrás	no te eches atrás
escuchar	to listen to	escucha	no escuches
hablar	to talk	habla	no hables
ir	to go	ve	no vayas
leer	to read	lee	no leas
llegar	to arrive	llega	no llegues
pensar	to think	piensa	no pienses
poner	to put, to get	pon	no pongas
ponerse las pilas	to get cracking	ponte las pilas	no te pongas las pilas
practicar	to practice	practica	no practiques
rendirse	to give up	ríndete	no te rindas
salir	to leave,to go out	sal	no salgas
ser	to be	sé	no seas
tener	to have, to be	ten	no tengas
usar	to use	usa	no uses
ver	to watch	ve	no veas

Verbs: Ustedes Command Forms

In this skill, you learn the command forms for the following verbs!

Infinitive	English	Ustedes Command Form	Negative Ustedes Command Form
beber	to drink	beban	no beban
comer	to eat	coman	no coman
disfrutar	to enjoy	disfruten	no disfruten
ir	to go	vayan	no vayan
llegar	to arrive	lleguen	no lleguen
llevar	to carry, to wear	lleven	no lleven
pedir	to ask (for), to order, to book	pidan	no pidan
practicar	to practice	practiquen	no practiquen
preocuparse	to worry	preocúpense	no se preocupen
probar	to try	prueben	no prueben
quedarse	to stay	quédense	no se queden
relajarse	to relax	relájense	no se relajen
ser	to be	sean	no sean
sentarse	to sit	siéntense	no se sienten
tener	to have, to be	tengan	no tengan
tomar	to take	tomen	no tomen
viajar	to travel	viajen	no viajen
visitar	to visit	visiten	no visiten

Phrases

Check out the phrases you learned!

Spanish	English
Necesito consejos para aprender lenguas.	I need tips to learn languages.
No se preocupen por nada.	Don't worry about anything.
Quiero hablar con el jefe de ventas.	I want to talk to the sales manager.
Relájense al máximo.	Relax to the max.
Tengamos paciencia.	Let's be patient.
Tengo que devolver una camisa.	I have to return a shirt.
Vayamos a la cocina.	Let's go to the kitchen.