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Spanish Lessons: Verbs with Preposition “de”

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 06:41:00 +0000

Preposition “de”. Spanish verbs that are followed by “de” often are verbs of cessation or withdrawal. The preposition also follows many verbs of emotion.

Aburrirse de	to be bored by/with someone
	to be bored by/with (doing) something
Acabar de	to have just done something
Acordarse de	to remember someone
	to remember (doing) something
Aprovecharse de	to take advantage of someone
	to take advantage of (doing) something
Arrepentirse de	to repent, be sorry for something
	to repent, be sorry for (doing) something
Burlarse de	to make fun of someone
	to make fun of something
Cansarse de	to be/get tired of someone
	to be/get tired of (doing) something
Deber de (+Infinitive)	“must be” someone
	“must be” something
Dejar de	to stop doing something
Encargarse de	to take charge of someone
	to take charge of (doing something)
Estar encargado de	to be in charge of someone
	to be in charge of (doing) something)
Haber de	to suppose to be something
	to suppose to do something
Hablar de	to talk of/about, speak of someone
	to talk of/about, speak of something
Morir de	to die (literally) of/from an illness
	to die (literally) of/from a situation
Morirse de	to be dying (figuratively) for/of something
Pensar de	to thing of, have an opinion about s.o
	to thing of, have an opinion about s.t
Quejarse de	to complain of/about someone
	to complain of (doing) something
Salir de	to leave/ go away from (a place)
Servir de	to serve as, be useful for someone
	to serve as, be useful for something
Sorprenderse de	to be surpriced at something
Terminar de	to finish doing something
Tratar de	to try to do something
Tratarse de	to be a question of something
	to be a question of doing something

Spanish Lessons: Verbs with Preposition “a”

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 06:37:21 +0000

Preposition “a”. Spanish verbs that are followed by “a” often are called “springboard verbs” because they mark the beginning of an action. As you look at these verbs, you will see that many of them move toward an action or lead a person ahead, either literally or figuratively.

Acostumbrase a	to become used to someone
	to become used to something
	to become used to doing something
Adaptarse a	to adapt oneself to something
	to adapt oneself to doing something
Animar a	to encourage to do something
Aprender a	to learn to do something
Apresurarse a	to hurry to somewhere
Arriesgarse a	to risk doing something
Asistir a	to attend something
Atreverse a	to dare to do something
Ayudar a	to help to do something
Comenzar a	to begin to do something
Comprometerse a	to make a commitment to do something
Empezar a	to begin to do something
Ensenar a	to teach to do something
Invitar a	to invite to something
	To invite to do something
Ir a	to go to (a place)
	To be going to do something
Llegar a	to arrive at (a place)
Montar a	to ride something (a horse)
Negarse a	to refuse to do something
Obligar a	to oblige to do something
Oler a	to smell like something
Oponerse a	to be in opposition to something
	to be in opposition to doing something
Parecerse a	to resemble someone (physically)
	to resemble something (physically)
Pasar a	to pass/ to proceed to something
	to pass/ to proceed to doing something
Ponerse a	to begin to do something
Probar a	to try to do something
Saber a	to taste like something
Sonar a	to sound like something
Venir a	to come to place
	to come to do something
Volver a	to return to a place
	to do something again

Spanish Lessons: Verbs with Prepositions, v2

admin — Sat, 05 May 2012 06:29:56 +0000

In Spanish : preposition + verb – combination (verbs is always in infinitive).

When a verbs directly follows a preposition , this verb remains in the infinitive (although the English translation of the infinitive will be in the gerund), or – ing form (example 1); however, at times the verb may translate to the infinitive as well (example 2).

1	Pienso en conseguir un telefono cellular.	- Iam thinking of getting a mobile phone.
	Despues de comer,lavo los platos.	- After eating, I wash the dishes.
2	Para recibir una A, necesitas trabajar duro.	- In order to receive an A, you need to work hard.

Preposition in Spanish – not necessarily in English

Many Spanish verbs require a preposition before the subsequent word: this word can be a noun or another verb (in its infinitive from). Foe the most part, these combinations must be learned just as you would learn other vocabulary terms.

Here you find: verb + preposition + verb/or/noun combinations.

Spanish Lessons: Verbs with Prepositions, v1

admin — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 06:23:33 +0000

No preposition in Spanish – preposition in English.

There are lots of Spanish verbs whose definition in English include a preposition. You better learn these verbs so you won’t try to add a preposition in Spanish. Here you find a list of the most common ones.

Agradecer	to be thankful for
Apagar	to turn of
Aprobar(o:ue)	to approve of
Arrancar	1) to pull out
	2) to turn on (car)
Atravesar (e:ie)	to go (run) through
Averiguar	to find out
Bajar	to go down (= to descend)
Botar	to throw away
Buscar	to look for
Caer(se)	to fall down
Colgar (o:ue)	to hang up
Cortar	to cut off/out
Elegir	to choose to
Encender (e:ie)	to turn on (lights)
Escuchar	to listen to
Esperar	to wait/ hope for
Llevar	to carry/ take away
Lograr	to to manage to
Mirar	to look at
Pagar	to pay for
Pedir (e: i)	to ask for
Poder	to be able to
Rogar (o:ue)	to beg/ to pray for
Soler (o:ue)	to be accustomed to
Subir	1) to go/ come up
	2) to get on (a train, bus, etc)

Spanish Lessons: Prepositions, v2

admin — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 05:32:42 +0000

1) Direction
	Yo viajo a Bocas del Toro este Viernes
2) Location
	La escuela se encuentra a mano derecha.
	Hotel Las Brisas esta al final de esta calle.
3) Distance
	A que distancia esta la catarata del pueblo? Esta a 3 kilometros.
	Mi casa esta a 200 metros de la escuela.
4) Time
	A que hora empieza la clase?
	Salen de casa a las cuatro y cuarto.
5) With the direct object, when that is a person or a pet
	Yo veo a mi amiga desde aqui.
	Manana queremos llevar a nuestra perra Elsa.
6) With the indirect object
	Le mando una carta a mi nivio.
	Explicamos la situacion a los empleados.
7) Verbs that are combined with “a” (see list starting at page

de	1) Orogen
	Ella es de Holanda
	2) Possession
	El cuademo es de mi profesora.
	3) Material
	Elisa vende cadenzas de plata.
	4) Subject or case
	La charla es de Biologia
	5) Contents
	Quiero una taza de café.
	6) From ……to (start of time or place)
	Trabajo de 8 am. a 5 pm.
	7) Verbs that are combined with “de” (see list starting at page 9)

en	1) Location
	El libro esta en la mesa.
	2) Means of transportation
	Todos los dias regreso a mi casa en bus.
	3) Future
	Viajamos en agosto este ano.
	4) Verbs that are combined with “en” (see list starting at page 9)

Con	1) In company of
	Yo voy al restaurant con mi esposo.
	Café con leche.
	2) Verbs that are combined with “con” (see list in prior post)

Sin	1) Lack of something
	Esta vez viajo sin Equipage.

Spanish Lessons: Prepositions, v1

admin — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:27:52 +0000

A preposition is a word that shows the relation between a noun or pronoun and another word.

Prepositions reveal place, time, direction and manner among other things.

There are simple prepositions and compound prepositions.

Simple prepositions: a*, ante, bajo, con*, contra, de*, desde, durante, en*, entre, except, hacia, para*, por*, segun, sin*, sobre, tras.

Ante:	El testigo tenia que aparecer ante el juez.
Bajo:	Escribio novellas bajo un nombre artistic.
Contra:	Pongo la bicicleta contra la pared.
Desde:	(Espacio) Hay una milla desde aqui a la escuela/ (Tiempo) Vivo aqui desde hace 20 anos.
Durante:	Estudio espanol durante el verano.
Entre:	Entre tu y yo, podemos decir que………
Excepto:	Todos pueden
Hacia:	Miro hacia el rio. ir manana, except la profesora.
Segun	Segun el hace falta un jardinero.
Sobre:	Va a dar una charla sobre la politica Latinoamericana
Tras:	Dia tras dia me decia la misma cosa.

*most frequently used simple prepositions. Por and Para will be explained in a later post.

Spanish Lessons: Connection Words and Useful Sentences

admin — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 05:12:41 +0000

Connection Words and Useful Sentences

Palabras	words	Frases	Sentences

Acaso	perhaps	Por si acaso	Just in case
Apenas	hardly	De ahora en adelante	from now on
Asi	like this/that	Sin alientro	out of breath
Un asunto	a matter/an issue	Cada cuanto?	How often?
Hacia	towards	A causa de	because of

Cada	each	Toda clase de	all sorts of
Cerca	close	El caso es….	the fact is….
Contra	aginist	En caso de….	in case of….
La culpa	the guilt/ the blame	Por completo	that is to say….

Desde	from, since	Cuanto antes….	as soon as possible
Diario	daily	Por culpa de….	because of
Entero	whole/entirely	Sin duda	without doubt

Entre	between/ among	Sin falta	without fail
Eso	that	Sin fondo	bottomless
El hecho	the fact	Hoy (en) dia	nowadays
Igual	the same	Por ningun lado	nowhere
Junto/a/os/as	together

Lejos	far	Por todos lados	everywhere
El lugar	the place	A lo lejos	in the distance
La manera	the way (of doing smthg)	En lugar de	instead of
El/la mismo/a	the same	De todas maneras	any way
Un rato	a short time/a while	Por lo menos	at least

Segum	according to	Es mas……	furthermore……
Tal	such	Todo el mundo	everyone

Spanish Lessons: Vocabulary – Transportation and Directions, v4

admin — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 05:07:41 +0000

Transportation and Direction-related sentences

En bus

Para donde va este bus?	Where is this bus going?

Donde sale el bus a Siquirres?	Where does the bus to Siquirres leave?

Cuanto dura el viaje a Puerto Viejo?	How long does it take to get to Puerto Viejo?
Parada!	Stop!

En taxi

Me podria llevar a Barrio El Recreo?	Can you take me to Barrio El Recreo?

Cuanto cuesta/(Cuanto cobra para)	How much does it cost to take me to
Llevarme a la parade de buses?	the bus station?

A pie

Disculpe, senor, estoy perdida!,	Sorry, sir, I’m lost!,

Podria decirme como llegar al correo?	Could you please tell me how I get to the post office?

Si, siga esta calle, despues de 100	Yes, follow this street, after 100 meters (one block)
Metros. Doble a la derecha.	you turn to the right.

El correo esta a una cuadra, a mano	The post office is one block further, on your left hand
Izquierda.	Side.

Spanish Lessons: Vocabulary – Transportation and Directions, v3

admin — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 05:05:34 +0000

Donde esta?

Diagonal	diagonal
A la derecha	to/on the right
A la izquierda	to/on the left
Recto/derecho	straight
Al lado de/junto a	next to
Al lado derecho	to the right side of
Al lado izquierdo	to the left side of
Cerca de	right by/near
Lejos de	far (away) from
Delante de	in front of
Detras de	behind
Enfrente de	opposite
Cruzando la calle	crossing the street
En la proxima esquina	in the next corner
Aqui	here
Ahi	there
Alli	over there
Arriba	above/up/upstairs
Abajo	below/down/downstairs
Adentro	inside
Afuera	outside
Al otro lado	on the other side
A la vuelta de	around the corner

Spanish Lessons: Vocabulary – Transportation and Directions, v1

admin — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 04:50:49 +0000

Viajar/andar en	carro
	autobus
	tren
	avion
	bicicleta
	barco/bote/lancha
	taxi
Andar a pie	to be walking
Estar de pie	to be standing

Carreteras y calles

Puente	Bridge
Letrero	Route sign
Carretera	Road
Calle	Street
Sendero	Trail
Acera	Sidewalk
El trafico	The traffic
Carril	Lane
Cruce	Crossing/Intersection
Calle de una via	One-way street
Cruce de peatones	Crosswalk
Cruce escolar	School crossing
Esquina	Corner
Semaforo	Traffic light / signal
Senal	Sign
Senal de “alto”	Stop sign