Plan a Party in Spanish
Vocabulary
Nouns
Here are the nouns you learn in these lessons!
Gender Tip
Agua (water) is a feminine noun that takes a masculine article. Wait, WHAT? That's right! Feminine nouns that begin with a stressed a or ha sound in Spanish use the articles el and un in the singular.
el agua la aguaLet's take a look at some examples with the above nouns.
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Numbers: 16 and 17
You also learn two new numbers in these lessons!
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Accent Tip
Don't forget that dieciséis has an accent on the second e!
Adjectives and Adverbs
You learn one new adverb and one new adjective in these lessons!
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Prepositional Phrases
You learn two prepositional phrases in these lessons!
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Note that the prepositional phrases above are followed by an infinitive verb, not a gerundio.
Antes de bailar, quiero comer. Antes de bailando, quiero comer.Verbs
Here are the verbs you learn in these lessons!
Comprar
Compraris a regular -ar verb that means to buy.
| Pronoun(s) | Conjugation | Translation | Notes |
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| 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) |
Llevar
Llevaris a regular -ar verb that means to bring.
| Pronoun(s) | Conjugation | Translation | Notes |
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| 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) |
Llevar: Bring or Take?
Llevar is used when a speaker brings or takes something or someone from their current location to another location. In English, bring often implies something is being brought to a location, and take often implies something is being brought from a location. However, it's really all a matter of (speaker) perspective, which means llevar is sometimes best translated with bring and sometimes with take!
Querer
Quereris a stem-changing verb that means to want. Its "stem," qu, changes to quie in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.
| Pronoun(s) | Conjugation | Translation | Notes |
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| yo | quiero | I want | |
| tú | quieres | you want | informal singular you |
| vos | querés | you want | informal singular you (in parts of Latin America) |
| él, ella | quiere | he, she wants | |
| usted | quiere | you want | formal singular you |
| nosotros, nosotras | queremos | we want | |
| vosotros, vosotras | queréis | you want | informal plural you (in Spain) |
| ellos, ellas | quieren | they want | |
| ustedes | quieren | you want | plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain) |
Hacer Una Actividad
Hacer una actividadis a verb phrase that means to do an activity. Let's review the conjugations for hacer!
Hacer
The verb hacermeans to do or to make. It has an irregular yo form. In all other forms, it follows the pattern followed for regular -er verbs.
| Pronoun(s) | Conjugation | Translation | Notes |
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| yo | hago | I do | |
| tú | haces | you do | informal singular you |
| vos | hacés | you do | informal singular you (in parts of Latin America) |
| él, ella | hace | he, she does | |
| usted | hace | you do | formal singular you |
| nosotros, nosotras | hacemos | we do | |
| vosotros, vosotras | hacéis | you do | informal plural you (in Spain) |
| ellos, ellas | hacen | they do | |
| ustedes | hacen | you do | plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain) |
Quiz Yourself!
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Spanish Conversation
Let's take a look at how all you learn in these lessons comes together in the following conversation in Spanish!
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