Checkpoint 38

Quick Answer

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

• give informal commands

• talk about someone or something you’ve already mentioned

• use terms related to tourism

• give formal commands

• address someone in a formal way

• use connectors

• talk about the Day of the Dead

• discuss aspects of Mexican culture

• use vocabulary related to Day of the Dead

• talk about manners

• use vocabulary about polite behavior

• give informal commands

Vocabulary

Let’s review the vocabulary you learned!

Adjectives

Spanish	English
ajeno	other people’s
establecido	established
fallecido	dead
móvil	mobile
oculto	hidden
vivo	bright, alive

Adverbs

Spanish	English
detenidamente	thoroughly
firmemente	firmly
pacientemente	patiently

Nouns

Spanish	English
el acceso	access
la alerta	alert
el alma	soul
el altar	altar
el ancestro, la ancestra	ancestor
la anticipación	anticipation
la asesoría	advice
la atención	attention
la banca	banking
el banquero, la banquera	banker
la calavera	skull
el cargo	charge
el cementerio	cemetery
el cempasúchil	marigold
el cheque	check
la comisión	commission
el copal	copal
el dato	information
el descuento	discount
el difunto, la difunta	dead (person)
la duda	question
la lista	list
los mayores	elderly
los modales	manners
la notificación	notification
la ofrenda	offering
el permiso	permission
el PIN	PIN
los prismáticos	binoculars
la propina	tip
la recomendación	advice, recommendation
el requisito	requirement
el ritual	ritual
el saldo	balance
la seguridad	safety
el talonario	checkbook
la tarifa	fee
la transferencia	transfer
la vigilia	vigil

Noun Phrases

Spanish	English
la cuenta bancaria	bank account
la cuenta de ahorros	savings account
el documento de identidad	ID
la línea de crédito	line of credit
el objeto personal	personal item
el pan de muerto	pan de muerto
el papel picado	papel picado
el seguro de depósito	deposit insurance
el ser querido	loved one
la tasa de interés	interest rate

Prepositional Phrase

Spanish	English
en primer lugar	first
por igual	equally
por último	finally

Verbs: Tú Command Forms

Here are the verbs and verb phrases you learned!

Infinitive	English	Tú Command Form	Negative Tú Command Form
agarrar	to take	agarra	no agarres
agradecer	to be grateful for	agradece	no agradezcas
avisar	to let someone know	avisa	no avises
burlarse	to make fun	búrlate	no te burles
conversar	to talk	conversa	no converses
criticar	to criticize	critica	no critiques
elevar	to raise	eleva	no eleves
ignorar	to ignore	ignora	no ignores
informarse	to find out	infórmate	no te informes
invadir	to invade	invade	no invadas
dar gracias	to say thanks	da gracias	no des gracias
dar la mano	to shake hands	da la mano	no des la mano
hacer turismo	to go sightseeing	haz turismo	no hagas turismo
pedir disculpas	to apologize	pide disculpas	no pidas disculpas

Verbs: Usted Command Forms

Here are the verbs you learned!

Infinitive	English	Usted Command Form	Negative Usted Command Form
activar	to activate	active	no active
configurar	to set up	configure	no configure
confirmar	to confirm	confirme	no confirme

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

• Get Sightseeing Tips in Spanish

• Open a Bank Account in Spanish

• Celebrate Day of the Dead in Spanish

• Mind Your Manners in Spanish