Elementary Spanish/Survival kit for parents

Common phrases

Antes Después A propósito De paso Como resultado de Accidentalmente Aquí Allí Por ahí Opuesto Bajo Más allá A lo lejos A la izquierda A la derecha Por lo tanto Sin embargo Por otra parte Por último Próximo También Además Además de Del mismo modo Igualmente En consecuencia Por lo tanto Por consiguiente A consecuencia Así De otra manera Después Así Entonces Por qué Generalmente En general En la mayor parte Por regla general Ordinariamente Regularmente En particular Por ejemplo Particularmente Especialmente Tal como Incluso A saber Por ejemplo Como un ejemplo En este caso Sobre todo Particularmente Igualmente Junto con la En comparación con los En comparación con los Junto con Además de En resumen En breve En conclusión Mientras tanto Pronto Más tarde En el mientras tanto Después Más temprano En resumen En resumen Finalmente

Before After By the way Incidentally As a result of Accidentally Here There Over there Opposite Under Beyond In the distance To the left To the right Therefore However Moreover Lastly Next Also Furthermore In addition to Similarly Likewise Accordingly Hence Consequently As a result Thereby Otherwise Subsequently Thus So then Wherefore Generally Usually For the most part As a rule Ordinarily Regularly In particular For instance Particularly Especially Such as Including Namely For example As an example In this case Above all Singularly Likewise Coupled with Compared to In comparison to Together with Besides In brief In short In conclusion In the meantime Soon Later In the meanwhile Afterward Earlier In summary To summarize Finally

Irregular verbs

Word	Meaning	Present Past tense examples
ir	to go	Yo voy a la tienda. (I go to the store) Tu vas a la tienda. (You go to the store.) Ellos van a la tienda. (They go to the store) Nosotros vamos a la tienda. (We go to the store) Yo fui a la tienda. (I went to the store) Tu fuiste a la tienda. (You went to the store.) Ellos fueron a la tienda. (They went to the store.) Nosotros fuimos a la tienda. (We went to the store.)
ser	to be (state of being)
tener	to have
estar	to be (state of being)
ver	to see
decir	to say
hacer	to do
poder	to be able to
dar	to give
saber	to know
leer	to read
dormir	to sleep
mirar	to see
escuchar	to hear
comer	to eat
dormir	to sleep
volver	to return
dar	to give
querer	to want
escribir	to write

Indirect object pronouns

In spanish, the verb not only gives information about the action, it also gives information about the Indirect object in the sentence. These are always personal nouns. Indirect objects tell “to whom” or “for whom” something is done.

• me
• te
• le
• nos
• les

Me (meh) versus Le (leh)

Me (MEH) refers specifically to me. Le (LEH) refers to him or her.

Dame la blusa. Give ME the blouse. Dale la blusa. Give HER/HIM the blouse.

Me (MEE) versus La(LAH)

Mi refers specifically to mine.

My favorite food is eggs. Mi comida favorita son huevos.

It would be weird to say, THE FAVORITE FOOD IS EGGS. LA COMIDA FAVORITA SON HUEVOS.

La is the.

The rose is red. La rosa es roja.

Indirect pronoun chart

Indirect Object Pronouns

	Singular	Plural
1st person	me (to/for me)	nos (to/for us)
2nd person	te (to/for you-- informal)	os (to/for you-- informal)
3rd person	le (to/for you formal, him, her, it)	les (to/for them, you formal)

Es

“Es” is the word “is” in English. Unlike English, in Spanish the noun is implied at times and a sentence can start with “is”.

Es un gato negro. (It’s a black cat.)

Es una flor roja. (It’s a red flower.)

El gato es negro. (The cat is black)

La flor es roja. (The flower is red.)

Location words

in front of

enfrente de

The man is standing in front of the woman. El hombre esta enfrente de la mujer.

in front of

delante de

The man is standing in front of the woman. El hombre esta delante de la mujer.

between

entre

Two is between one and three. Dos esta entre uno y tres.

behind

detras de

Look behind you. Mira destras de ti.

underneath

debajo de

Look underneath the table. Mira debajo de la mesa.

on top of

encima de

The hat is on top of his head. La gorra esta encima de su cabeza.

inside of

dentro de/en

What is inside of the bottle? Que esta detro de la botella?

near

cerca de

The library is near here. La biblioteca esta cerca de aqui.

next to

al lado de

The bear is next to the cat. El oso esta al lado del gato.

to the right

a la derecha

My house is to the right. Mi casa esta a la derecha.

to the left

a la izquierda

My house is to the left. Mi casa esta a la izquierda.

far from

lejos de

My house is far from here. Mi casa esta lejos de aqui.