Checkpoint 8

Quick Answer

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

• buy things in a store

• ask for a specific size or color

• ask how much something costs

• buy food at a market

• ask for a specific type of produce

• ask for a table

• order food for yourself and someone else

• ask for and pay the bill

• talk about the supplies you have and need

• talk about what food you want

• describe how the food tastes

Vocabulary

Let’s review the vocabulary you learned!

Nouns

Spanish	English
la camisa	shirt
el/la cliente	customer
el color	color
la compra	buy or purchase
el pantalón	pants
el peso	peso
la talla	size
el vendedor	salesperson
el vestido	dress
el euro	euro
la fruta	fruit
el huevo	egg
la lechuga	lettuce
el limón	lemon
la manzana	apple
el melón	melon
el pepino	cucumber
el tomate	tomato
la verdura	vegetable
la zanahoria	carrot
el azúcar	sugar
el café	coffee
la carta	menu
la cena	dinner
el desayuno	breakfast
la ensalada	salad
la leche	milk
el mesero	waiter
la pasta	pasta
el pescado	fish
el plato del día	dish of the day
el postre	dessert
el restaurante	restaurant
la sopa	soup
el té	tea
el arroz	rice
la barbacoa	barbecue
el bistec	steak
la botella	bottle
la carne	meat
la cuchara	spoon
el cuchillo	knife
el helado	ice cream
el jamón	ham
el jugo	juice
el pan	bread
el plato	plate
el pollo	chicken
el queso	cheese
la sal	salt
el tenedor	fork
la tortilla	tortilla
la uva	grape

Numbers

Spanish	English
sesenta	sixty
setenta	seventy
ochenta	eighty
noventa	ninety

Adjectives

Spanish	English
gris	gray
marrón	brown
morado	purple
naranja	orange
mediano	medium
caliente	hot
delicioso	delicious
picante	spicy
salado	salty

Demonstrative Adjectives

Gender & Number	Close	Further Away
masculine singular	este	ese
feminine singular	esta	esa
masculine plural	estos	esos
feminine plural	estas	esas

Demonstrative Pronouns

Distance From the Speaker	Neuter Form	Meaning in English
close	esto	this
further away	eso	that

Direct Object Pronouns

Number	Masculine	Feminine
singular	lo	la
plural	los	las

Adverb

Spanish	English
normalmente	normally

Verbs

Here are the verbs you learned!

Costar

Costar(to cost) is stem-changing verb. That means that its "stem," co, changes to cue in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	cuesto	I cost
tú	cuestas	you cost	informal singular you
vos	costás	you cost	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	cuesta	he, she costs
usted	cuesta	you cost	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	costamos	we cost
vosotros, vosotras	costáis	you cost	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	cuestan	they cost
ustedes	cuestan	you cost	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Probarse

Probarse(to try on) is both a reflexive verb and a stem-changing verb that means to try on.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me pruebo	I try on
tú	te pruebas	you try on	informal singular you
vos	te probás	you try on	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se prueba	he, she tries on
usted	se prueba	you try on	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos probamos	we try on
vosotros, vosotras	os probáis	you try on	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se prueban	they try on
ustedes	se prueban	you try on	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Vender

Venderis a regular -er verb that means to sell.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	vendo	I sell
tú	vendes	you sell	informal singular you
vos	vendés	you sell	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	vende	he, she sells
usted	vende	you sell	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	vendemos	we sell
vosotros, vosotras	vendéis	you sell	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	venden	they sell
ustedes	venden	you sell	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Beber

Beberis a regular -er verb that means to drink.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	bebo	I drink
tú	bebes	you drink	informal singular you
vos	bebés	you drink	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	bebe	he, she drinks
usted	bebe	you drink	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	bebemos	we drink
vosotros, vosotras	bebéis	you drink	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	beben	they drink
ustedes	beben	you drink	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Pedir

Pediris stem-changing verb. That means that its "stem," pe, changes to pi in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms. It means to order.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	pido	I order
tú	pides	you order	informal singular you
vos	pedís	you order	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	pide	he, she orders
usted	pide	you order	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	pedimos	we order
vosotros, vosotras	pedís	you order	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	piden	they order
ustedes	piden	you order	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Servir

Serviris stem-changing verb. That means that its "stem," se, changes to si in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms. It means to serve.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	sirvo	I serve
tú	sirves	you serve	informal singular you
vos	servís	you serve	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	sirve	he, she serves
usted	sirve	you serve	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	servimos	we serve
vosotros, vosotras	servís	you serve	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	sirven	they serve
ustedes	sirven	you serve	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Estar

In these lessons you review some of the present tense conjugations of estar, an irregular verb that means to be.

Estar Conjugations

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	es	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)

Phrases

Check out the phrases you learned!

Spanish	English
¿Cuánto cuesta?	How much does it cost?
¿Dónde está el vendedor?	Where is the salesperson?
Me lo llevo.	I’ll take it.
¿Me lo puedo probar?	Can I try it on?
¿Qué color quiere?	What color do you want?
¿Qué talla necesita?	What size do you need?
¿Algo más?	Anything else?
¿Cuánto es?	How much is it?
Nada más, gracias.	Nothing else, thank you.
¿Qué desea?	What do you want?
¿Qué es eso?	What is that?
¿Qué es esto?	What is this?
¿Está incluida la propina?	Is the tip included?
La cuenta, por favor.	The check, please.
¿Qué recomienda?	What do you recommend?
¡Salud!	Cheers!
Una mesa para dos.	A table for two.
un poco de	a little bit of