Checkpoint 43

Quick Answer

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

• talk about playdates

• make excuses using the conditional

• be polite using the conditional

• ask for and give advice about a trip to a forest

• use vocabulary related to nature tourism

• talk about a national forest in Puerto Rico

• ask for and give travel advice

• use vocabulary related to tourism

• talk about activities you can do and places located on Lake Titicaca

• use the conditional to ask for and give advice

• talk about doctors

• use vocabulary related to the field of medicine

Vocabulary

Let’s review the vocabulary you learned!

Adjectives

Spanish	English
abrigado	warm
cortés	polite
endémico	endemic
exhausto	exhausted
impermeable	waterproof
lluvioso	rainy
navegable	navigable
panorámico	panoramic
resbaladizo	slippery
restringido	restricted
seco	dry
segundo	second
transpirable	breathable

Adjective Phrase

Spanish	English
en línea	online

Adverb Phrases

Spanish	English
por si acaso	just in case
sin lugar a dudas	without a doubt

Nouns

Spanish	English
el alergólogo, la alergóloga	allergist
el botiquín	first aid kit
el cansancio	tiredness, exhaustion
la clínica	clinic
el columpio	swing
la consulta	consultation
el costo	price
el escondite	hide-and-go-seek, hideout
la especialidad	specialty
la infraestructura	infrastructure
el, la intérprete	interpreter
el isleño, la isleña	islander
la linterna	flashlight
el lugareño, la lugareña	local
la mariposa	butterfly
el mate	maté
la península	peninsula
el pícnic	picnic
el pico	peak
la prioridad	priority
el pronóstico	forecast
el quechua	Quechua
el recorrido	walk, route, tour
la referencia	reference
el sendero	trail
el soroche	altitude sickness
la telemedicina	telemedicine
el templo	temple
el tentempié	snack
la tormenta	storm
la trayectoria	path
el, la pediatra	pediatrician

Noun Phrases

Spanish	English
el área designada	designated area
la búsqueda del tesoro	treasure hunt
la cita de juegos	playdate
la isla Taquile	Taquile Island
las islas Uros	Uros Islands
el lago Titicaca	Lake Titicaca
La Mina	La Mina
la observación de aves	birdwatching
el tiempo de espera	wait time
el trato al paciente	bedside manner
El Toro	El Toro
Torre Yokahú	Yokahú Tower
El Yunque	El Yunque

Verbs

Here are the verbs you learned!

Spanish	English
asegurarse	to make sure
considerar	to consider
corretear	to run around
detenerse	to stop
iniciar	to start
merendar	to have a snack (in the afternoon)

Asegurarse

Asegurarse(to make sure) is an -ar pronominal verb that is regular in the conditional.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me aseguraría	I would make sure
tú	te asegurarías	you would make sure	informal singular you
vos	te asegurarías	you would make sure	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se aseguraría	he, she would make sure
usted	se aseguraría	you would make sure	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos aseguraríamos	we would make sure
vosotros, vosotras	os aseguraríais	you would make sure	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se asegurarían	they would make sure
ustedes	se asegurarían	you would make sure	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Considerar

Considerar(to consider) is an -ar verb that is regular in the conditional.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	consideraría	I would consider
tú	considerarías	you would consider	informal singular you
vos	considerarías	you would consider	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	consideraría	he, she would consider
usted	consideraría	you would consider	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	consideraríamos	we would consider
vosotros, vosotras	consideraríais	you would consider	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	considerarían	they would consider
ustedes	considerarían	you would consider	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Detenerse

Detenerse(to stop) is an -er pronominal verb that is irregular in the conditional.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me detendría	I would stop
tú	te detendrías	you would stop	informal singular you
vos	te detendrías	you would stop	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se detendría	he, she would stop
usted	se detendría	you would stop	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos detendríamos	we would stop
vosotros, vosotras	os detendríais	you would stop	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se detendrían	they would stop
ustedes	se detendrían	you would stop	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Iniciar

Iniciar(to start) is an -ar verb that is regular in the conditional.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	iniciaría	I would start
tú	iniciarías	you would start	informal singular you
vos	iniciarías	you would start	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	iniciaría	he, she would start
usted	iniciaría	you would start	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	iniciaríamos	we would start
vosotros, vosotras	iniciaríais	you would start	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	iniciarían	they would start
ustedes	iniciarían	you would start	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Verb Phrases

Check out the verb phrases you learned!

Spanish	English
contar chistes	to tell jokes
estar al día	to be up-to-date
fijarse en	to pay attention to
ponerse en contacto con	to contact
tomar en cuenta	to take into account
tomar precauciones	to be careful

Contar Chistes

Contar chistes(to tell jokes) is an -ar verb phrase that is regular in the conditional.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	contaría chistes	I would tell jokes
tú	contarías chistes	you would tell jokes	informal singular you
vos	contarías chistes	you would tell jokes	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	contaría chistes	he, she would tell jokes
usted	contaría chistes	you would tell jokes	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	contaríamos chistes	we would tell jokes
vosotros, vosotras	contaríais chistes	you would tell jokes	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	contarían chistes	they would tell jokes
ustedes	contarían chistes	you would tell jokes	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Fijarse en

Fijarse en(to pay attention to) is an -ar pronominal verb phrase that is regular in the conditional.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me fijaría en	I would pay attention to
tú	te fijarías en	you would pay attention to	informal singular you
vos	te fijarías en	you would pay attention to	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se fijaría en	he, she would pay attention to
usted	se fijaría en	you would pay attention to	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos fijaríamos en	we would pay attention to
vosotros, vosotras	os fijaríais en	you would pay attention to	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se fijarían en	they would pay attention to
ustedes	se fijarían en	you would pay attention to	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Ponerse en Contacto con

Ponerse en contacto con(to contact) is an -er pronominal verb phrase that is irregular in the conditional.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me pondría en contacto con	I would contact
tú	te pondrías en contacto con	you would contact	informal singular you
vos	te pondrías en contacto con	you would contact	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se pondría en contacto con	he, she would contact
usted	se pondría en contacto con	you would contact	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos pondríamos en contacto con	we would contact
vosotros, vosotras	os pondríais en contacto con	you would contact	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se pondrían en contacto con	they would contact
ustedes	se pondrían en contacto con	you would contact	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Tomar en Cuenta

Tomar en cuenta(to take into account) is an -ar pronominal verb phrase that is regular in the conditional.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	tomaría en cuenta	I would take into account
tú	tomarías en cuenta	you would take into account	informal singular you
vos	tomarías en cuenta	you would take into account	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	tomaría en cuenta	he, she would take into account
usted	tomaría en cuenta	you would take into account	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	tomaríamos en cuenta	we would take into account
vosotros, vosotras	tomaríais en cuenta	you would take into account	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	tomarían en cuenta	they would take into account
ustedes	tomarían en cuenta	you would take into account	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Tomar Precauciones

Tomar precauciones(to be careful) is an -ar verb phrase that is regular in the conditional.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	tomaría precauciones	I would be careful
tú	tomarías precauciones	you would be careful	informal singular you
vos	tomarías precauciones	you would be careful	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	tomaría precauciones	he, she would be careful
usted	tomaría precauciones	you would be careful	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	tomaríamos precauciones	we would be careful
vosotros, vosotras	tomaríais precauciones	you would be careful	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	tomarían precauciones	they would be careful
ustedes	tomarían precauciones	you would be careful	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)