Verbs II

From Level 1, Unit 2, lesson 2 through Level 1, Unit 4 Lesson 5




Sostener - to hold??
esta señalando - to point
tocar - to play (an instrument)
tocar - to touch. tocarse was used in touching body parts on oneself. Se está sounded like 'cesta'
gire - to turn??  (a la izquierda or derecha, or 'en U' )
estacione??  to park?
usar? - to use (telephone, no proposition needed)
Llevarse - can be used with touching to translate as puts. ex. el niño se lleva el vaso a la boca - means the boy puts the glass to his mouth.  Note, when it's something that is very explicitly yours, sometimes can use el or la rather than su, mi, etc....
llevar - to carry (on web, not rosetta stone. So lleva can be wear a hat or carries/has  hat
peinar - to comb (for someone else's hair can say 'a la whoever' after, or just 'el pelo de whoever' with no a.
cepillar? - to brush - also used with se está cepillando on oneself.
haber - to have, used in present perfect tense
cortar - to cut
jalar - to tow/pull?  used for towing a boat and a car (object x jala object Y)
manejar - to drive? used with driving a car
estacionar - to park (like a car)
aparcar - to park (like a bicycle)
ponerse - to put on (like clothes)
poner - to put. Like, to put a bicycle on top of a van

doblar - to turn (a car, dobla a la derecha)

circular - to circulate, but can also mean to 'drive along'

pasar + a + object - to pass  (a car)

tener - to have (an accident, like a car accident)

tener - to have (hair that is long, short, color X)

tener +...
...hambre - hungry
...sed - thirsty
...frío/a - cold
...calor - hot
...dolor - hurt/in pain
...miedo - frightened

jugar - to play

escribir - to write

señalar - to point

girar - to turn (a jumprope)

saltar (a) - to jump with a jumprope (salta a la soga)

trepar  - to climb ( a tiger climbing)

coger - to grasp? (to put money into a bank, está cogiendo dinero en un banco)

cocinar - to cook

Hay - there are/ are there (depends on if ?)

cubrir - to cover ( like cover your eyes with your hands)

puede ser (idiom) - perhaps so

hablar - talking/speaking

hablar (con) - to talk (with someone)

hablar (por) - to talk on something (a phone, a walkie talkie)

poder + verb - to be able to verb. ex. puede hablar is he/she/it can talk.

jugar (a) - to play a game (like chess)

venir - to come

Tener - past tense

tuvo for él, ella, Ud.

tuvieron for ellos, ellas, Uds.

adjectives, tener and estar

1-3-7 (and some 1-3-8) (and some 1-4-2)

Three ways shown to indicate what would be adjectives only in english

tener +...
...hambre - hungry
...sed - thirsty
...frío/a - cold
...calor - hot
...dolor - hurt/in pain
...miedo - frightened


estar +...
...lleno/a - full
...cansado/a - tired
...enfermo/a - sick
...sano - well
...contento/a - happy
...triste - sad
...avergonzado - embarrassed
...orgulloso (de) - proud (of something)
...abierto/a - open
...cerrado/a - closed
...juntos/as - close/ together
...separados/as - separated, apart
...estirado/a - straight (like straight knees or arms)
...doblado/a - bent (like bent knees or arms)

Uses ser:
fuerte - strong
débil - weak
hermoso/a - pretty or attractive
feo/a - ugly
rico - rich
gordo - fat
delgado - thin