Día 03

Question 1

casi hace un año empezó

Answer 1

she started almost a year ago

Question 2

ha notado varios cambios de COMPORTAMIENTO de X …

Answer 2

she noted various changes in X´s behaviour

Question 3

nacío en 9 de octubre DE 1926

Answer 3

born on the 9th of October 1926

Question 4

1. era un POCO timida

2. Because poco is always masculine even though mum was shy

Answer 4

1. she was a little shy

2. Why masculine?

Question 5

1. antes de LLEGAR a ser una enfemera

2. because always infinitive after antes de

Answer 5

1 … before she became a nurse

2. why infinitive?

Question 6

1. dedicó su carrera para TRAER bebés a este mundo

2. comadrona

Answer 6

1. she dedicated her career to bringing babies into this world
2. midwife

Question 7

Al fin se casó el marido de su hermana MUERTA

Answer 7

In the end she married the husband of her dead sister

Question 8

Tus abuelos MATERNOS son croatas

Answer 8

her maternal grandparents are Croatians

Question 9

1. desvantaja

2. ventaja

Answer 9

1. disadvantage

2. advantage

Question 10

1. ganso

2. ganso

Answer 10

1. goose

2. clumsy oaf (n), lazy slob (n) (colloq)

Question 11

1. viajar A

2. quedarse EN

Answer 11

1. What preposition use with verbs of motion?

2. What preposition use with verbs of situation?

Question 12

1. a mí tampoco

2. When want to sound poetic and florid, otherwise guapa

Answer 12

1. What say if agree with someone who says, no me gusta X?

2. When use hermosa?

Question 13

1. falsificador

2. el debate terminó con un intercambio de insulto

Answer 13

1. forger

2. the discussion ended with an EXCHANGE of insults

Question 14

1. nombre
2. nacionalidad, soy nueva Zelando
3. origen
4. profesión, soy abogado
5. posesión, es mío

Answer 14

What are the 5 basic uses of ser?

Question 15

1. when putting a valuation on something eg es bueno (NEVER es bien, BUT use está bien)
2. to describe a natural state

Answer 15

What are the 2 additional uses of ser?

Question 16

1. Estado eg esta cansado, esta muerto

2. Resultado ¿Cómo está? Estoy enfermo, estoy emocionado (cos´just got a great gift?),

Answer 16

What 2 things do we use estar to describe?

Question 17

estoy taitantos

Answer 17

If someone asks how old you are and don´t want to answer precisely what would use to say somewhat over 30?

Question 18

1. condescender
2. tratar a algn con condescendencia
3. odio la condescendencia con que nos trata

Answer 18

1. to agree (falso amigo)
2. to patronise
3. I hate the way she patronises us

Question 19

to communicate una experiencias vividas to YOU, where it doesn´t matter when or if it has happened (as opposed to an event which has happened at a concrete time in the recent past)

Answer 19

What other way in which can use the pretérito perfecto

Question 20

1. A mí me han operado tres veces de la rodilla

2. Because it was an intense experience for me and when it happened doesn´t matter

Answer 20

1. They operated three times on my knee.

2. Why pretérito perfecto?

Question 21

1. este año ha subido el numero de desempleados

2. because happened in the recent past and still relevant

Answer 21

1. There has been an increase in the number of unemployed this year
2. Why pretérito perfecto?

Question 22

1. Nunca he estado en Londres (No he viajado a Londres haseta el momento)
2. because it is something which is really impt to him which he hasn´t done yet

Answer 22

1. He has never been to London

2. Why pretérito perfecto?

Question 23

Juan es arquitecto pero ahora esta ALBAÑIL

Answer 23

John is an architect but is now a construction worker/builder