Checkpoint 4

Quick Answer

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

• discuss travel plans and travel options

• describe travel destinations

• evaluate travel destinations

• discuss arrival and departure times

• buy tickets

• ask what something means

• ask how something is pronounced

• say that you don't understand

• ask someone to speak slower or repeat themself

• use polite language

Vocabulary

Let’s review the vocabulary you learned!

Nouns

Spanish	English
el alojamiento	lodging
el andén	platform
el apellido	last name
el asiento de pasillo	aisle seat
el asiento de ventana	window seat
el asiento	seat
el barco	boat
el barrio	neighborhood
el boleto de ida y vuelta	round-trip ticket
el boleto de ida	one-way ticket
el boleto	ticket
el campo	countryside
el conductor	driver
el efectivo	cash
el estacionamiento	parking
el hotel	hotel
el idioma	language
el lugar turístico	tourist spot
el monumento	monument
el nombre	name
el país	country
el plato típico	typical dish
el problema	problem
el puerto	port
el taxi	taxi
el traductor	translator
el viaje	trip
el/la mar	sea
el/la turista	tourist
la agencia de viajes	travel agency
la estación de tren	train station
la estación	station
la hora de llegada	arrival time
la hora de salida	departure time
la información	information
los/las lentes de sol	sunglasses
la maleta	suitcase
la moneda	currency
la montaña	mountain
la moto	motorcycle
la naturaleza	nature
la oficina de turismo	tourist office
la palabra	word
la parada	stop
la pregunta	question
la tarjeta	card
la traducción	translation
las vacaciones	vacation, holiday(s)

Adjectives and Adverbs

Spanish	English
agradable	nice
barato	cheap
bastante	quite
caro	expensive
mejor	better
muy	very
peor	worse
seguro	safe
solo	only

Numbers from 13 to 15

Spanish	English
trece	thirteen
catorce	fourteen
quince	fifteen

Phrases

Spanish	English
¿Adónde van?	Where are you going?
¿A qué país podemos ir?	What country can we go to?
¿Buscas información?	Are you looking for information?
¿Cómo viajamos?	How are we traveling?
¿Qué idioma hablan?	What language do they speak?
por carretera	by highway
¿Rentamos un coche?	Should we rent a car?
hay que	we need/should or it's necessary
¡Necesito un viaje!	I need a trip!
¿Qué necesitas?	What do you need?
para mí	to me or for me
Ese es mi asiento.	That is my seat.
¿Cuándo es el siguiente tren?	When is the next train?
¿Cuánto dura el viaje?	How long is the trip?
¿Es directo?	Is it direct?
¿Hay asientos disponibles?	Are there any seats available?
¿Para el tren en Madrid?	Does the train stop in Madrid?
¿Comprende español?	Do you understand Spanish?
¿Comprendes?	Do you understand?
Gracias.	Thank you.
¿Cuál es el problema?	What's the problem?
¿Cómo se dice esta palabra?	How do you say this word?
¿Cómo se escribe esta palabra?	How do you write this word?
¿Cómo se pronuncia esta palabra?	How do you pronounce this word?
¿Cuál es su apellido?	What's your last name?
¿Cuál es su nombre?	What's your name?
llegar tarde	to arrive late
llegar temprano	to arrive early
Más alto, por favor.	Louder, please.
Más despacio, por favor.	Slower, please.
No comprendo.	I don't understand.
¡Oye!	Hey!
Perdón.	Sorry./Excuse me.
¿Puede repetir la pregunta?	Can you repeat the question?
¿Puedo comprobar la hora de salida?	Can I check the departure time?
¿Qué quiere decir?	What do you mean?
¿Qué quieres preguntar?	What do you want to ask?
¿Qué significa esta palabra?	What does this word mean?
tener prisa	to be in a hurry
Tengo una pregunta.	I have a question.

Verbs

Here are the present tense verbs you learned!

Buscar

Buscaris a regular -ar verb that means to look for.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	busco	I look for
tú	buscas	you look for	informal singular you
vos	buscás	you look for	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	busca	he, she looks for
usted	busca	you look for	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	buscamos	we look for
vosotros, vosotras	buscáis	you look for	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	buscan	they look for
ustedes	buscan	you look for	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Comprender

Comprenderis a regular -er verb that means to understand.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	comprendo	I understand
tú	comprendes	you understand	informal singular you
vos	comprendés	you understand	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	comprende	he, she understands
usted	comprende	you understand	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	comprendemos	we understand
vosotros, vosotras	comprendéis	you understand	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	comprenden	they understand
ustedes	comprenden	you understand	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Empacar

Empacaris a regular -ar verb that means to pack.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	empaco	I pack
tú	empacas	you pack	informal singular you
vos	empacás	you pack	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	empaca	he, she packs
usted	empaca	you pack	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	empacamos	we pack
vosotros, vosotras	empacáis	you pack	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	empacan	they pack
ustedes	empacan	you pack	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Escribir

Escribiris a regular -ir verb that means to write.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	escribo	I write
tú	escribes	you write	informal singular you
vos	escribís	you write	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	escribe	he, she writes
usted	escribe	you write	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	escribimos	we write
vosotros, vosotras	escribís	you write	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	escriben	they write
ustedes	escriben	you write	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Necesitar

Necesitaris a regular -ar verb that means to need.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	necesito	I need
tú	necesitas	you need	informal singular you
vos	necesitás	you need	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	necesita	he, she needs
usted	necesita	you need	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	necesitamos	we need
vosotros, vosotras	necesitáis	you need	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	necesitan	they need
ustedes	necesitan	you need	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Pagar

Pagaris a regular -ar verb that means to pay.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	pago	I pay
tú	pagas	you pay	informal singular you
vos	pagás	you pay	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	paga	he, she pays
usted	paga	you pay	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	pagamos	we pay
vosotros, vosotras	pagáis	you pay	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	pagan	they pay
ustedes	pagan	you pay	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Poder

Poderis a stem-changing verb. That means that its "stem," po, changes to pue in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	puedo	I can/am able to
tú	puedes	you can/are able to	informal singular you
vos	podés	you can/are able to	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	puede	he, she can/is able to
usted	puede	you can/are able to	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	podemos	we can/are able to
vosotros, vosotras	podéis	you can/are able to	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	pueden	they can/are able to
ustedes	pueden	you can/are able to	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Preguntar

Preguntaris a regular -ar verb that means to ask.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	pregunto	I ask
tú	preguntas	you ask	informal singular you
vos	preguntás	you ask	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	pregunta	he, she asks
usted	pregunta	you ask	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	preguntamos	we ask
vosotros, vosotras	preguntáis	you ask	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	preguntan	they ask
ustedes	preguntan	you ask	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Rentar

Rentaris a regular -ar verb that means to rent.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	rento	I rent
tú	rentas	you rent	informal singular you
vos	rentás	you rent	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	renta	he, she rents
usted	renta	you rent	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	rentamos	we rent
vosotros, vosotras	rentáis	you rent	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	rentan	they rent
ustedes	rentan	you rent	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)