Checkpoint 6

Quick Answer

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

• talk about what activities to do at a party

• talk about what items to bring to a party

• name items of clothing

• say what color something is

• talk about what to wear

• talk about personal hygiene

• say when you do everyday tasks

• say how old you are

• wish someone a happy birthday

• offer or receive a gift

Vocabulary

Take a look at the vocabulary you learned!

Useful Nouns

Spanish	English
la actividad	activity
el agua	water
el amigo	friend
el baile	dance
la bebida	drink, beverage
la canción	song
la cara	face
la comida	food
el diente	tooth
la fiesta	party
el fin de semana	weekend
la gente	people
el invitado	guest
el juego	game
la mano	hand
el pelo	hair
el refresco	soda

Clothing and Accessories

Spanish	English
la cartera	wallet
el abrigo	coat
el bolsillo	pocket
la blusa	blouse
el calcetín	sock
la camiseta	T-shirt
la chaqueta	jacket
la falda	skirt
la gorra	(baseball) cap
los/las lentes	glasses
la ropa	clothing/clothes
la ropa interior	underwear
el suéter	sweater
el zapato	shoe

Numbers

Spanish	English
dieciséis	sixteen
diecisiete	seventeen
dieciocho	nineteen
diecinueve	eighteen
veinte	twenty

Colors

Spanish	English
amarillo	yellow
azul	blue
blanco	white
negro	black
rojo	red
verde	green

Adjectives and Adverbs

You learn one new adverb and one new adjective in these lessons!

Spanish	English
además	also
divertido	fun
casi	almost
listo	ready
después	after
luego	then
primero	first
bonito	beautiful, pretty, nice
dulce	sweet
generoso	generous
rico	delicious

Phrases

Check out the phrases you learned!

Spanish	English
antes de	before
¿Cuántos años tienes?	How old are you?
De nada.	You're welcome.
¿De qué color es?	What color is it?
¿De qué color son?	What color are they?
después de	after
¡Felicidades!	Congratulations!
¡Feliz cumpleaños!	Happy birthday!
hacer una actividad	to do an activity
para ti	for you
¿Qué me pongo?	What should I put on/wear? or What do I put on/wear?
¿Qué ropa me pongo?	What clothes should I put on/wear? or What clothes do I put on/wear?

Verbs

Here are the present tense verbs you learned!

Abrir

Abriris a regular -ir verb that means to open.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	abro	I open
tú	abres	you open	informal singular you
vos	abrís	you open	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	abre	he, she opens
usted	abre	you open	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	abrimos	we open
vosotros, vosotras	abrís	you open	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	abren	they open
ustedes	abren	you open	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Acostarse

Acostarse(to go to bed) is both a reflexive verb and a stem-changing verb.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me acuesto	I go to bed
tú	te acuestas	you go to bed	informal singular you
vos	te acostás	you go to bed	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se acuesta	he, she goes to bed
usted	se acuesta	you go to bed	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos acostamos	we go to bed
vosotros, vosotras	os acostáis	you go to bed	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se acuestan	they go to bed
ustedes	se acuestan	you go to bed	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Afeitarse

Afeitarseis a reflexive verb that means to shave.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me afeito	I shave
tú	te afeitas	you shave	informal singular you
vos	te afeitás	you shave	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se afeita	he, she shaves
usted	se afeita	you shave	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos afeitamos	we shave
vosotros, vosotras	os afeitáis	you shave	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se afeitan	they shave
ustedes	se afeitan	you shave	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Bañarse

Bañarseis a reflexive verb that means to bathe, to take a bath, and (in parts of Latin America) to take a shower.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me baño	I bathe
tú	te bañas	you bathe	informal singular you
vos	te bañás	you bathe	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se baña	he, she bathes
usted	se baña	you bathe	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos bañamos	we bathe
vosotros, vosotras	os bañáis	you bathe	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se bañan	they bathe
ustedes	se bañan	you bathe	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Celebrar

Celebraris a regular -ar verb that means to celebrate.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	celebro	I celebrate
tú	celebras	you celebrate	informal singular you
vos	celebrás	you celebrate	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	celebra	he, she celebrates
usted	celebra	you celebrate	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	celebramos	we celebrate
vosotros, vosotras	celebráis	you celebrate	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	celebran	they celebrate
ustedes	celebran	you celebrate	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Comprar

Compraris a regular -ar verb that means to buy.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	compro	I buy
tú	compras	you buy	informal singular you
vos	comprás	you buy	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	compra	he, she buys
usted	compra	you buy	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	compramos	we buy
vosotros, vosotras	compráis	you buy	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	compran	they buy
ustedes	compran	you buy	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Despertarse

Despertarse(to wake up) is both a reflexive verb and a stem-changing verb.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation
yo	me despierto	I wake up
tú	te despiertas	you wake up
vos	te despertás	you wake up
él, ella	se despierta	he, she wakes up
usted	se despierta	you wake up
nosotros, nosotras	nos despertamos	we wake up
vosotros, vosotras	os despertáis	you wake up
ellos, ellas	se despiertan	they wake up
ustedes	se despiertan	you wake up

Dormirse

Dormirse(to go to bed) is both a reflexive verb and a stem-changing verb.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation
yo	me duermo	I go to sleep
tú	te duermes	you go to sleep
vos	te dormís	you go to sleep
él, ella	se duerme	he, she goes to sleep
usted	se duerme	you go to sleep
nosotros, nosotras	nos dormimos	we go to sleep
vosotros, vosotras	os dormís	you go to sleep
ellos, ellas	se duermen	they go to sleep
ustedes	se duermen	you go to sleep

Lavarse

Lavarseis a reflexive verb that means to wash.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me lavo	I wash
tú	te lavas	you wash	informal singular you
vos	te lavás	you wash	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se lava	he, she washs
usted	se lava	you wash	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos lavamos	we wash
vosotros, vosotras	os laváis	you wash	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se lavan	they wash
ustedes	se lavan	you wash	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Lavarse is always used with a noun, as in the following phrases:

Spanish	English
lavarse el pelo	to wash one's hair
lavarse la cara	to wash one's face
lavarse las manos	to wash one's hands
lavarse los dientes	to brush one's teeth

Llevar

Llevaris a regular -ar verb that means to bring.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	llevo	I bring
tú	llevas	you bring	informal singular you
vos	llevás	you bring	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	lleva	he, she brings
usted	lleva	you bring	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	llevamos	we bring
vosotros, vosotras	lleváis	you bring	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	llevan	they bring
ustedes	llevan	you bring	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Levantarse

Levantarseis a reflexive verb that means to get up.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me levanto	I get up
tú	te levantas	you get up	informal singular you
vos	te levantás	you get up	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se levanta	he, she get ups
usted	se levanta	you get up	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos levantamos	we get up
vosotros, vosotras	os levantáis	you get up	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se levantan	they get up
ustedes	se levantan	you get up	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Peinarse

Peinarseis a reflexive verb that means to comb one's hair.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me peino	I comb my hair
tú	te peinas	you comb your hair	informal singular you
vos	te peinás	you comb your hair	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se peina	he, she combs his/her hair
usted	se peina	you comb your hair	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos peinamos	we comb our hair
vosotros, vosotras	os peináis	you comb your hair	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se peinan	they comb their hair
ustedes	se peinan	you comb their hair	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Ponerse

You learned ponerse in previous lessons, but let's review how to conjugate this verb, which means to put on or to wear.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me pongo	I put on
tú	te pones	you put on	informal singular you
vos	te ponés	you put on	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se pone	he, she puts on
usted	se pone	you put on	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos ponemos	we put on
vosotros, vosotras	os ponéis	you put on	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se ponen	they put on
ustedes	se ponen	you put on	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Ponerse is often used with accessories or items of clothing.

Spanish	English
ponerse los lentes	to put on one's glasses
ponerse la ropa	to put on clothes

examples
Me pongo los lentes en la mañana. I put on my glasses in the morning.
En la mañana me despierto y me pongo la ropa. In the morning I wake up and I put on clothes

Vestirse

Vestirse(to get dressed) is both a reflexive verb and a stem-changing verb

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me visto	I get dressed
tú	te vistes	you get dressed	informal singular you
vos	te vestís	you get dressed	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se viste	he, she gets dressed
usted	se viste	you get dressed	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos vestimos	we get dressed
vosotros, vosotras	os vestís	you get dressed	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se visten	they get dressed
ustedes	se visten	you get dressed	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)