Spanish Vocabulary & Grammar

• The section focuses on vocabulary related to parts of the house.
• Includes common appliances and household goods.

Expresiones de lugar

• Presents Spanish vocabulary for locations within a house:
  • La bañera (bathtub)
  • La cocina (kitchen)
  • El comedor (dining room)
  • El cuarto (room)
  • El cuarto de baño (bathroom)
  • El dormitorio (bedroom)
  • La ducha (shower)
  • La escalera (stairs)
  • El fregadero (kitchen sink)
  • La habitación (room)
  • El inodoro (toilet)
  • El jardín (garden)
  • El lavabo (bathroom sink)
  • La pared (wall)
  • El piso (floor; apartment in Spain)
  • La puerta (door)
  • La sala (living room)
  • El salón (living room)
  • El sótano (basement)
  • El suelo (floor)
  • La ventana (window)
• Includes prepositions of location:
  • Al lado de (next to, beside)
  • Cerca de (near)
  • Con (with)
  • Debajo de (under, below)
  • Delante de (in front of)
  • Dentro de (inside of)
  • Detrás de (behind)
  • En (in; on)
  • Encima de (on top of)
  • Entre (between; among)
  • Lejos de (far from)
  • Sobre (on; over)
• Example question: What does 'La banera' mean in English?

Dos dormitorios diferentes

• Describes differences between two-bedroom illustrations
• Example: In picture A there is one bed, and in picture B there are two beds

Actividades en la casa

• Indicates where activities typically occur in a house
• Describes how a person washes dishes in the kitchen
• Watering plants typically occurs outside
• Chatting with friends may happen in the living room
• Sleeping occurs in the bedroom
• Eating typically happens in the dining room
• Watching television may happen in the living room

¿Cómo ayudan estos electrodomésticos?

• Describes the use of household appliances:
  • La aspiradora (vacuum cleaner)
  • El despertador (alarm clock)
  • La estufa (stove)
  • El horno (de microondas) (microwave oven)
  • La lavadora (washing machine)
  • El lavaplatos (dishwasher)
  • La nevera / el refrigerador (refrigerator)
  • La plancha (iron)
  • La secadora (clothes dryer)
  • La tabla de planchar (ironing board)
• Uses the laundromat for washing clothes
• The vacuum cleaner is used for cleaning
• The iron is used for ironing
• The stove is used for cooking
• The dryer is used for drying
• The dishwasher is used for washing dishes

Los quehaceres domésticos

• Focuses on matching chores to items
• Relates to taking out the trash, vacuuming, making the bed, washing dishes, and cleaning the floor
• Introduces vocabulary for household chores:
  • Barrer el piso (to sweep the floor)
  • Cortar el césped (to mow the lawn)
  • Hacer la cama (to make one’s bed)
  • Lavar (los platos, la ropa, las ventanas) (to wash (dishes, clothes, windows))
  • Limpiar (la casa) (to clean (the house))
  • Pasar la aspiradora (to vacuum)
  • Planchar (la ropa) (to iron (clothes))
  • Poner la mesa (to set the table)
  • Quitar la mesa (to clear the table)
  • Regar (ie) las plantas (to water the plants)
  • Sacar la basura (to take out the garbage)

Los planes de esta noche

• Involves completing a dialogue about evening plans using appropriate verb forms
• Focuses on the present tense of euie verbs:
  • Infinitive: pensar (ie), querer (ie), preferir (ie)
    • Stem: piens-, quier-, prefier-
    • Conjugations:
      • Yo: pienso, quiero, prefiero
      • Tú: piensas, quieres, prefieres
      • Él/Ella/Ud.: piensa, quiere, prefiere
      • Nosotros: pensamos, queremos, preferimos
      • Vosotros: pensáis, queréis, preferís
      • Ellos/Ellas/Uds.: piensan, quieren, prefieren
• Focuses on the present tense of ouue, uuue verbs:
  • Infinitive: jugar (ue), poder (ue), dormir (ue)
    • Stem: jueg-, pued-, duerm-
    • Conjugations:
      • Yo: juego, puedo, duermo
      • Tú: juegas, puedes, duermes
      • Él/Ella/Ud.: juega, puede, duerme
      • Nosotros: jugamos, podemos, dormimos
      • Vosotros: jugáis, podéis, dormís
      • Ellos/Ellas/Uds.: juegan, pueden, duermen
• Focuses on the present tense of eui verbs:
  • Infinitive: pedir (i), decir (i)
    • Stem: pid-, dic-
    • Conjugations:
      • Yo: pido, digo
      • Tú: pides, dices
      • Él/Ella/Ud.: pide, dice
      • Nosotros: pedimos, decimos
      • Vosotros: pedís, decís
      • Ellos/Ellas/Uds.: piden, dicen

¿Qué dice?

• Focuses on forming affirmative commands from verbs in parentheses
• Example: It is necessary to say "¡Venir aquí!" (Come here!)
• Explains affirmative tú commands for regular verbs:
  • Infinitive: hablar, comer, escribir
    • 3rd person present indicative: habla, come, escribe
    • Tú command: habla (tú), come (tú), escribe (tú)

¿Dónde está?

• Focuses on filling in the blanks with correct words to describe locations

¿Cómo están?

• Describes forming sentences using the verb "estar" (to be) and adjectives

¿Qué están haciendo?

• Involves completing sentences with the present progressive tense
• Explains how to form the present progressive using "estar" and the present participle:
  • Infinitive: estudiando, comiendo, escribiendo
  • Explains present participle endings for leer and traer

Vocabulario: En la clínica

• Focuses on vocabulary related to a clinic
• Includes matching words related to giving a prescription, staying in bed, selling medicine, checking temperature and blood pressure, and going to waiting rooms

Los síntomas

• Lists symptoms for different illnesses
• Involves listing symptoms such as cough, fever, nausea, chills, dizziness, headache, stomachache, sore throat, and congestion

Doler

• Explains how to find and correct errors in sentences
• Focuses on sentences using the verb "doler" (to hurt)

Gramática

• Describes demonstrative adjectives and pronouns
• Explains demonstrative adjectives like "este," "ese," and "aquel"

Ser vs. Estar

• Focuses on the uses of "ser" and "estar," and identifying correct or incorrect usage
• Includes using "ser" and "estar" with adjectives like "aburrido," "listo," "guapo," and "verde" (bored, ready, handsome, and green)

Vocabulario: Las partes del cuerpo

• Focuses on vocabulary for body parts
• Involves identifying body parts by number

¿Qué hay en cada parte del cuerpo?

• Focuses on identifying what is found in each body part
• Example: The face includes the eyes, mouth

Órganos internos

• Focuses on internal organs
• Connects verbs with associated internal organs

Gramática

• Focuses on reflexive verbs
• Requires completing a paragraph with the correct form of reflexive verbs

"Ir a" y "Acabar de"

• Emphasizes using verb tenses with "ir a" (to go to) and "acabar de" (to have just)
• Requires completing the sentence to indicate what someone is going to do and what they just finished doing

Los muebles y las decoraciones

• Focuses on vocabulary related to Furniture and decorations
• Spanish vocabulary:
  • La alfombra (carpet)
  • El armario (wardrobe, armoire, closet)
  • La cama (bed)
  • La cómoda (dresser)
  • El cuadro (painting)
  • El espejo (mirror)
  • El estante (bookshelf)
  • La lámpara (lamp)
  • La mesa (table)
  • La mesita (coffee/side table)
  • El mueble (piece of furniture)
  • El sillón (easy chair, armchair)
  • El sofá (sofa, couch)

Otros verbos

• Introduces additional verbs:
  • Almorzar (ue) (to have lunch)
  • Cerrar (ie) (to close)
  • Comenzar (ie) (to begin)
  • Decir (i) (to say, to tell)
  • Dormir (ue) (to sleep)
  • Empezar (ie) (to begin)
  • Entender (ie) (to understand)
  • Jugar (ue) (to play)
  • Pedir (i) (to ask for)
  • Pensar (ie) (to think)
  • Perder (ie) (to lose; to miss an event)
  • Poder (ue) (to be able to)
  • Preferir (ie) (to prefer)
  • Querer (ie) (to want; to love)
  • Servir (i) (to serve)
  • Tener (ie) (to have)
  • Venir (ie) (to come)
  • Volver (ue) (to return)

Estados emocionales y físicos

• Focuses on Emotional and physical states
  • Aburrido(a) (bored)
  • Bien (good, well)
  • Cansado(a) (tired)
  • Contento(a) (happy)
  • Desordenado(a) (messy)
  • Emocionado(a) (excited)
  • Enfermo(a) (sick)
  • Enojado(a) (angry)
  • Furioso(a) (furious)
  • Limpio(a) (clean)
  • Mal (bad)
  • Ocupado(a) (busy)
  • Ordenado(a) (neat, orderly)
  • Preocupado(a) (worried)
  • Sucio(a) (dirty)
  • Triste (sad)

Los números de 100 a 1.000.000

• Numbers from 100 to 1,000,000:
  • 100 (cien)
  • 200 (doscientos/as)
  • 300 (trescientos/as)
  • 400 (cuatrocientos/as)
  • 500 (quinientos/as)
  • 600 (seiscientos/as)
  • 700 (setecientos/as)
  • 800 (ochocientos/as)
  • 900 (novecientos/as)
  • 1.000 (mil)
  • 1.000.000 (un millón)

Otras palabras

• Other words:
  • El apartamento (apartment)
  • El departamento / el piso (apartment)