Gossip About Friends in Spanish
Vocabulary
Let's start off with the vocab words in these lessons!
Adjectives
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| armado | put together |
| celoso | jealous |
| ordenado | tidy |
| preparado | ready |
| veintitantos | twenties, twenty-something |
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Nouns
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Verb
In this skill, you learn the following verb!
Ocurrirse
Ocurrirse(to occur [to someone]) is an -ir pronominal verb that is regular in the simple future.
| A+ Pronoun(s) | Singular Conjugation | Plural Conjugation | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a mí | se me ocurrirá | se me ocurrirán | It will occur to me / They will occur to me | |
| a ti | se te ocurrirá | se te ocurrirán | It will occur to you / They will occur to you | informal singular you |
| a vos | se te ocurrirá | se te ocurrirán | It will occur to you / They will occur to you | informal singular you (in parts of Latin America) |
| a él, a ella | se le ocurrirá | se le ocurrirán | It will occur to him/her / They will occur to him/her | |
| a usted | se le ocurrirá | se le ocurrirán | It will occur to you / They will occur to you | formal singular you |
| a nosotros, a nosotras | se nos ocurrirá | se nos ocurrirán | It will occur to us / They will occur to us | |
| a vosotros, a vosotras | se os ocurrirá | se os ocurrirán | It will occur to you / They will occur to you | informal plural you (in Spain) |
| a ellos, a ellas | se les ocurrirá | se les ocurrirán | It will occur to them / They will occur to them | |
| a ustedes | se les ocurrirá | se les ocurrirán | It will occur to you / They will occur to you | plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain) |
When direct and indirect object pronouns are used together in a sentence, the indirect object pronoun comes before the direct object pronoun. It’s also important to remember that the indirect object pronouns le and les change to se when followed by the direct object pronouns lo, la, los, and las.
The Simple Future
There are two ways to form the future tense in Spanish: the informal future (ir + a + infinitive) and the simple future (el futuro simple). The simple future, unlike the informal future, is expressed in a single conjugated verb.
Uses of the Simple Future
While the simple future is most often used to talk about what a person will do, it can also be used to talk about conjecture, possibilities, and probabilities in the present, make predictions about the future, and give solemn commands.
Regular Simple Future Forms
To form the simple future tense, simply add the correct ending to the infinitive of the verb. All verb conjugations (-ar, -er, and -ir)—including irregular verbs—have the same endings in the simple future tense.
Spanish Simple Future Endings
| Subject | Ending |
|---|---|
| yo | -é |
| tú | -ás |
| usted, él, ella | -á |
| nosotros, nosotras | -emos |
| vosotros, vosotras | -éis |
| ustedes, ellos, ellas | -án |
Irregular Simple Future Forms
The simple future has relatively few irregular verbs, and they fall into three distinct categories:
- those that drop the e or i from the infinitive ending and add a d
- those that simply drop the e or i from the infinitive ending
- those that don't follow any predictable pattern and must simply be memorized
Remember that the irregular simple future forms use the same stems as the irregular conditional forms, which you studied in the last level. And just like the conditional, once you have the stem, you simply add the following endings:
| Subject | Ending |
|---|---|
| yo | -é |
| tú | -ás |
| usted, él, ella | -á |
| nosotros, nosotras | -emos |
| vosotros, vosotras | -éis |
| ustedes, ellos, ellas | -án |
In these lessons, you saw the following irregular verbs:
It’s important to note that translation is not a simple science. For example, when we’re using the Spanish simple future to talk about conjectures, possibilities, and probabilities, we don’t always use the English modal verb will. For example, when we’re talking about conjecture, possibilities, and probabilities, we can use other English modal verbs to express the idea in English, like could and might in addition to will. This is especially important to keep in mind when you’re translating from English to Spanish.
Always remember: in Spanish, we can use the simple future tense when talking about conjectures, possibilities, and probabilities.
I wonder…
To express that one is wondering about something, we use the reflexive verb preguntarse(to wonder).
Thus, the structure for an indirect question with wonder would be:
- subject + preguntarse conjugated + interrogative pronoun...
Phrases
Here are some of the phrases used in these lessons!
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| ¿Cuántos años tendrá? | How old do you think she is? |
| ¿Qué hora será? | What might be the time? |
Quiz Yourself!
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Spanish Conversation
Fantastic! Let's put the grammar and vocab from above to the test in the following example of a conversation in Spanish.
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