XPress: Spanish in 40 Hours

Basic Expressions

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Description

Here are the basic words/expressions that everyone needs to know. Once they have been mastered, you can focus on the other categories.

English Images Spanish Listen and Repeat Write (r = response; f = first letter)
Hello Two students saying hello Hola
Please Girl asking for somethin Por favor
Good-bye Older, Welcome, Greetings, The Hand Adiós
I need I need Necesito
I want I want Quiero
Where is? Brother showing his sister where to go Dónde está
My name is Modern name tag template Me llamo
Help Tourists go up the hill in the sunrise. Ayuda
Thank you Thanksgiving dishes with thankful woman Gracias
When is ...? Hand with pen mark calendar Cuándo es
I am I am Soy
I am sick Person with a cold concept illustration Estoy enferma/o
I am sorry Young woman pleading Lo siento
yes Decorative blue square contour checkbox green color tick approval confirmation chek mark internet symbol pictogram vector illustration
no Stop sign icon notifications that do not do anything. no
Do you speak English? Do you speak english lettering background Hablas inglés ?
I have I have Tengo
to eat Girl eating at the canteen dining table comer
to drink Boy drinking water beber
The police Police collection concept la policía
The hospital Hospital background design el hospital
To lose Failure business element set perder
Money Money bag background design el dinero
I like I like Me gusta
I don't like I don't like No me gusta
How much is How much is Cuánto cuesta

Basic Numbers/days

English Spanish Listen and Repeat Write
zero cero
one uno
two dos
three tres
four cuatro
five cinco
six seis
seven siete
eight ocho
nine nueve
ten diez
today hoy
tomorrow mañana
yesterday ayer
Monday lunes
Tuesday martes
Wednesday miércoles
Thursday jueves
Friday viernes
Saturday sábado
Sunday domingo
an hour una hora
a day un día
a week una semana
tonight esta noche

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Grammar Point: Present Tense

The present tense of a verb is formed by dropping the -ar (or -er or -ir) of the infinitive and using the appropriate ending. For example:

trabajar ("to work") > trabajo ("I work"); trabaja ("he/she works").

For some common verbs, the middle vowel changes as well. For example:

poder ("to be able") > puedo ("I can"); puede ("he/she can")

querer ("to want") > quiere ("he/she want").

You can find out more about the present tense of verbs here.

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