Capítulo 9:

 Achieving the medium level

Let's see now the other past    PRETERITO PERFECTO (I swam, I ate, I lived)

    NADAR                                               COMER                                          VIVIR

Nadé                                                  Comí                                               Viv í

Nadaste                                                 Com iste                                          Viviste

Nad ó                                                      Comió                                            Vivió

Nadamos                                               Com imos                                       Viv imos

Nadasteis                                                Com isteis                                       Viv isteis

Nadaron                                                Com ieron                                      Viv ieron

The translation of this verbal time is like the past simple  I swam, I ate, I lived. All the verbs will follow this

conjugation depending on their ending:

They played = Jugaron                        We saw = vimos                           You tried = intentaste

We already have the main verbal times in Spanish, let's see now one that is left.

IMPERATIVE  (Do this, Go there, Be careful etc.)

AR    Nada (tu)     Nade (usted)      Nademos (nosotros)    Nadad (vosotros)   Naden (ustedes)

ER    Come (tu)     Coma (usted     Comamos (nosotros)    Comed (vosotros)  Coman (ustedes)

IR      Vive (tu)    Viva (usted)        Vivamos (nosotros)       Vivid (vosotros)     Vivan (ustedes)

The reason why some pronouns don't appear is because we can't give an orther to ourselves for example.

Come carne, es muy sana = Eat meat, it's very healthy

Comamos en este restaurante = Let's eat in this restaurant

Escriba mas rapido por favor = Write faster please (you sir)

The form for us (comamos, vivamos etc...) is not very used nowadays, we usually make a question or a

sugestion (why dont we eat here? or We can eat here) better than to give an order to the people we are with.

                                                                    LESSON TWENTY

We have everything we need to understand or to express concepts at a basic level, let's see now some

 vocabulary and texts to translate.

CLOTHES (Ropa)

Zapatos = shoes                                     Botas = boots                                Zapatillas = slippers

calcetines = socks                                 pantalones = trousers                   Camiseta = T-shirt

Camisa = shirt                                         Jersey = jumper                             Polo / Niki = Polo

Chaqueta = jacket                                Abrigo = coat                                Guantes = gloves

Bufanda = scarf                                      Gorro = cap                                   Gorra = baseball cap

Traje = suit                                               Corbata = tie

BODY (Cuerpo)  

Pies = feet                                                Piernas = legs                                  Dedos = fingers/toes

cintura = waist                                        espalda = back                               pecho = chest

brazos = arms                                          manos = hands                                cabeza = head

cuerpo = body                                       cara = face                                       ojos = eyes

orejas = ears                                            boca = mouth                                  labios = lips

nariz = nose                                              cuello = neck                                   coraz ón = heart

pulmones = lungs                                    rodillas = knees                                codos = elbows

EXPRESSIONS OF CONVERSATION :

Estoy de acuerdo = I agree                Vale = ok                     Yo opino igual = I think the same

Yo creo lo mismo = I think the same              Yo pienso igual = I think the same

Putting NO in the begining, they become negative expressions

No estoy de acuerdo,  No opino igual...

Nos vemos = See ya! (literally "we see each other")

Izquierda = left               Derecha = right             Recto = straight           Girar = to turn

TEXTS AND PHRASES

Tengo solo 5 minutos para comer, porque es mi primer dia de trabajo y no quiero llegar tarde. Me gusta mi

empresa, quizas es porque soy nuevo, pero todo el mundo es muy agradable conmigo.

Me gusta el verano porque puedo ir a la playa, nadar en el agua y tomar el sol.

Quiero ver la casa nueva de juan, dicen que es muy bonita.

Mi novio trabaja en una empresa de fuera de Europa.

Puedo hablar con tu padre para saber si quiere trabajar con nosotros.

Empresa = company    Tomar el sol = to sun-bath

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