Checkpoint 5

Quick Answer

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

• greet people at different times of day

• ask how someone is

• say how you are

• get and give directions

• talk about locations

• describe landmarks in your neighborhood

• talk about how many of something there is

• use verbs in the negative

• talk about something happening now (i.e., at the moment you're talking)

Vocabulary

Let’s review the vocabulary you learned!

Nouns

Spanish	English
el centro comercial	shopping center, mall
este	east
la dirección	address
el edificio	building
el/la habitante	inhabitant
el mapa	map
el mercado	market
norte	north
oeste	west
sur	south
la parada de autobús	bus stop
la piscina	pool
la planta	plant

Adjectives and Adverbs

Spanish	English
aburrido	bored
algunos	some, a few
bien	well
cansado	tired
contento	happy
enfermo	sick
enojado	angry
mal	unwell
muchos	many, a lot of
tranquilo	calm

Words for Direction/Location

Spanish	English
a la derecha	to the right
a la izquierda	to the left
adelante	ahead, further
al final de la calle	at the end of the street
al lado de	next to
cerca de	close to
cerca	close, nearby
delante de	in front of
derecho	straight
desde	since, from
en frente de	across from
en la esquina	on the corner
entre	between
hasta	as far as, until
lejos de	far (away) from
lejos	far (away)
todo recto	straight ahead

Phrases

Spanish	English
¿Cómo es tu barrio?	What is your neighborhood like?
¿Cómo está?	How are you? (informal, singular you)
¿Cómo estás?	How are you? (formal, singular you)
¿Cuál es tu dirección?	What's your address?
¿Está bien?	Are you well/OK?
¿Estás cenando?	Are you eating dinner?
¿Estás escribiendo?	Are you writing?
¿Estás mal?	Are you unwell?
¿Qué estás haciendo?	What are you doing?
¿Qué estás preguntando?	What are you asking?
¿Qué tan grande es el barrio?	How big is the neighborhood?
¿Sigo adelante?	Do I keep going ahead?
¿Tienes un mapa?	Do you have a map?
Buenas noches.	Good evening.
Buenas tardes.	Good afternoon.
Buenos días.	Good morning.
Cruzas la calle.	You cross the street.
El avión está saliendo.	The plane is leaving.
El tren está llegando.	The train is arriving.
Ellas están comiendo.	They're eating.
Está a la derecha.	It's to the right.
Está a la izquierda.	It's to the left.
Está al este.	It's to the east.
Está al final de la calle.	It's at the end of the street.
Está al norte.	It's to the north.
Está al oeste.	It's to the west.
Está al sur.	It's to the south.
Está bailando.	He's dancing.
Está cerca.	It's close/nearby.
Está lejos.	It's far (away).
Estamos estudiando.	We're studying.
Estamos nadando.	We're swimming.
Estoy aprendiendo español.	I'm learning Spanish.
Estoy comiendo tacos.	I'm eating tacos.
Estoy corriendo.	I'm running.
Estoy cruzando la calle.	I'm crossing the street.
Estoy durmiendo.	I'm sleeping.
Estoy escuchando música.	I'm listening to music.
Estoy pagando los boletos.	I'm paying for the tickets.
Mi hermana está viajando.	My sister is traveling.
Mi prima está empacando.	My cousin is packing.
Mi profesor está trabajando.	My teacher is working.
Mis hermanos están jugando fútbol.	My brothers are playing soccer.
Mis hijas están yendo al cine.	My daughters are going to the movies.
Mis primos están cocinando.	My cousins are cooking.
muy bien	very well
muy mal	very unwell
no muy bien	not very well
Nosotros estamos desayunando.	We're having breakfast.
Nuestras hermanas están leyendo.	Our sisters are reading.
tener que	to have to

Verbs

Here are the present tense verbs you learned!

Cruzar

Cruzaris a regular -ar verb that means to cross.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	cruzo	I cross
tú	cruzas	you cross	informal singular you
vos	cruzás	you cross	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	cruza	he, she crosses
usted	cruza	you cross	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	cruzamos	we cross
vosotros, vosotras	cruzáis	you cross	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	cruzan	they cross
ustedes	cruzan	you cross	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Estar

Estaris an irregular verb that means to be.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	estoy	I am
tú	estás	you are	informal singular you
vos	estás	you are	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	está	he, she is
usted	está	you are	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	estamos	we are
vosotros, vosotras	estáis	you are	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	están	they are
ustedes	están	you are	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Hay: There Is/Are

In these lessons, you also learn to use hay to talk about what there is or there are in a place. Hay is a conjugation of the verb haber that is most commonly used as an impersonal verb to state what exists or to express general obligations, as in hay que, which you learn in previous lessons.

When using haber as an impersonal verb, only the third person singular form (hay) is used, regardless of whether you are talking about a singular noun (e.g., parque) or a plural noun (e.g., parques).

examples
Hay un parque. There's a park.
Hay muchos parques. There are a lot of parks.

Seguir

Seguiris a stem-changing verb that means to continue or to keep going. Its "stem," se, changes to si in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation
yo	sigo	I continue/keep going
tú	sigues	you continue/keep going
vos	seguís	you continue/keep going
él, ella	sigue	he, she continues/keeps going
usted	sigue	you continue/keep going
nosotros, nosotras	seguimos	we continue/keep going
vosotros, vosotras	seguís	you continue/keep going
ellos, ellas	siguen	they continue/keep going
ustedes	siguen	you continue/keep going

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

Greet People

Get Directions

Describe Your Neighborhood

Say What People Are Doing