Pick a Gift in Spanish
Vocabulary
Let's start off with the vocab words in these lessons!
Adjectives
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Review: Demonstrative Adjectives
Remember that demonstrative adjectives must match the nouns they modify in gender and number.
Nouns
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Noun Phrases
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| la caja de bombones | box of chocolates |
| la fiesta sorpresa | surprise party |
| el ramo de flores | bouquet of flowers |
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Prepositional Phrases
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Verbs
In this skill, you learn the following verbs!
Elegir
Elegir(to pick) is a stem-changing verb with an irregular yo form.
| Pronoun(s) | Conjugation | Translation | Notes |
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| yo | elijo | I pick | |
| tú | eliges | you pick | informal singular you |
| vos | elegís | you pick | informal singular you (in parts of Latin America) |
| él, ella | elige | he, she picks | |
| usted | elige | you pick | formal singular you |
| nosotros, nosotras | elegimos | we pick | |
| vosotros, vosotras | elegís | you pick | informal plural you (in Spain) |
| ellos, ellas | eligen | they pick | |
| ustedes | eligen | you pick | plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain) |
Envolver
Envolver(to wrap) is a stem-changing verb. That means that its "stem," envo, changes to envue in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.
| Pronoun(s) | Conjugation | Translation | Notes |
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| yo | envuelvo | I wrap | |
| tú | envuelves | you wrap | informal singular you |
| vos | envolvés | you wrap | informal singular you (in parts of Latin America) |
| él, ella | envuelve | he, she wraps | |
| usted | envuelve | you wrap | formal singular you |
| nosotros, nosotras | envolvemos | we wrap | |
| vosotros, vosotras | envolvéis | you wrap | informal plural you (in Spain) |
| ellos, ellas | envuelven | they wrap | |
| ustedes | envuelven | you wrap | plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain) |
Regalar
Regalaris a regular -ar verb that means to give (a gift).
| Pronoun(s) | Conjugation | Translation | Notes |
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| yo | regalo | I give | |
| tú | regalas | you give | informal singular you |
| vos | regalás | you give | informal singular you (in parts of Latin America) |
| él, ella | regala | he, she gives | |
| usted | regala | you give | formal singular you |
| nosotros, nosotras | regalamos | we give | |
| vosotros, vosotras | regaláis | you give | informal plural you (in Spain) |
| ellos, ellas | regalan | they give | |
| ustedes | regalan | you give | plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain) |
Verbs in the Present Progressive
In this skill, you learn the following verbs in the present progressive (present continuous)!
The structure for the present progressive in Spanish is:
estar + present participle
When using direct, indirect, or reflexive pronouns in the present progressive tense, the pronouns can either be attached to the end of the present participle or go before the verb estar. The pronouns never go in between estar and the present participle.
When direct and indirect object pronouns are used together in a sentence, the indirect object pronoun comes before the direct object pronoun.
For example:
I'm giving it to her for her retirement.
Estoy regalándosela por su jubilación. Se la estoy regalando por su jubilación. Estoy se la regalando por su jubilación.You can read more about pronoun placement in this article.
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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