Ch. 10 Spanish
You want to say that the glasses got broken by your brother in Spanish. Which of the following options is the best way to say this?
A mi hermano se le rompieron los vasos.
You want to say that the vase got broken by your brother in Spanish. Which option is the correct way to say this?
A mi hermano se le rompió el florero.
You know you are in the right area of Lima (Peru) where the 'Museo Oro' is located. While the building should be obvious, you can't find it. You need help and you tell anyone _____.
Busco el Museo Oro
Instead of saying Hace dos años que estudio español, the alternative is:
Estudio español desde hace dos años.
To say 'I have been studying Spanish for two years,' you'd say:
Hace dos años que estudio español.
To say 'Three hours ago, I called the police' in Spanish, you would say:
Hace tres horas, llamé a la policía.
To say 'It had been a week since I last watched tv' in Spanish, the correct answer is:
Hacía una semana que no veía tv.
What's the meaning of the Spanish phrase centro de ocio?
Leisure center
How do we say 'bakery' in Spanish?
Panadería
Say that your friend ran out of money. How would he tell you this in Spanish?
Se acabó el dinero.
_____ las gafas. (He dropped the glasses.)
Se le cayeron
You have to tell your parents, in Spanish, that your brother and you left las llaves (the keys) inside the car. Which of the following options is the best way to say this?
Se nos quedaron las llaves en el auto.
How do we say 'tapas are served' in Spanish?
Se sirven tapas.
What's the meaning of the Spanish phrase ir de compras?
To go shopping
What's the meaning of the Spanish verb pasear?
To stroll
Which of the following forms corresponds to the preterite of tener?
Tuvimos
Se me rompió el móvil, así que llamé desde la _____. (My mobile broke, so I called from the telephone box.)
cabina
Which of the following means 'to stroll'?
dar un paseo
Select the option that best fills in the blank: Vivo en Chile _____ un año. (I've been living in Chile for a year.)
desde hace
Which of the following does NOT refer to a person?
el mercado
¿Qué _____ ayer? (What did you do yesterday?)
hiciste
Select the Spanish expression that is NOT correct:
ir a parque
Which of the following means 'go shopping'?
ir de compras
Compro el periódico en el _____. (I buy the newspaper at the newsstand.)
kiosco
Which of the following is NOT a feminine noun in Spanish?
la centro comercial
At which of the following could you send a letter or a parcel?
la oficina de correos
The word zapatos means 'shoes'. How would you say 'shoes store' in Spanish?
la tienda de zapatos
For all these verbs that express an unexpected event, we need se plus a personal pronoun like me EXCEPT for:
olvidar (to forget)
Ayer _____ por el centro de la ciudad. (Yesterday we went for a walk in the city center.)
paseamos
What is the meaning of the Spanish expression ir de tapas?
to go out for small appetizers
How do we say 'neighbor' in Spanish?
vecino
Which Spanish verb would you most likely use before words such as museo (museum) or catedral (cathedral)?
visitar
You are looking for the 'Hotel Barcelona'. In Spanish, you ask _____
¿Dónde está el Hotel Barcelona?
You are looking for the nearest post office. In Spanish, you ask _____
¿Dónde está la oficina de correos más cercana?
In Spanish, this is the correct way to ask 'How long ago did you buy your house?'
¿Hace cuánto compraste tu casa?
