* 50 clues - GRAMMAR *

Grammar

50

CLUES

SPANISH

Libreria AVALON 2000

SINOPSIS

This book has not been written to compete either with school-textbooks, neither with SPANISH GRAMMAR books of 500 or 800 pages, aimed at University students and teachers.

This is a work directed to students and/or teachers of Primary and Secondary schools who wish to have compiled in 1 volume the numerous RULES and EXCEPTIONS - concerning Morphology and Syntax - which are "scattered" along the more than eighty lessons that may include studies of Primary and Secondary courses.

Due to the book format and number of pages this GRAMMAR provides EASY handling.

The structure and summary tables will be EASY to understand and memorize.

Because of its 40 pages about "Special Difficulties", and its 33 models of IRREGULAR verbs, you had wished to have been able to consult it long ago.

Its "INDEX" General “50 CLUES” and Alphabetical will make searching EASY.

The INDEX entitled “50 STEPS” is for structuring the teaching in 50 progressive steps from minor to greater difficulty.

The information given in the ANNEX about SPAIN will be also very useful for you all.

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miércoles, 21 de agosto de 2013

* Special DIFFICULTIES * (VIII - IX - X - XI)

VIII)  Remember always the difference in Spanish between words for NOUNS and words for VERBS since in English can be very similar.

CONSEJO – aviso – noticia
An ADVICE
ACONSEJAR – avisar - advertir
To ADVISE
CREENCIA – credo religioso
A BELIEF
CREER en Dios – ovnis – hadas...
To BELIEVE in God – UFO – fairies...


IX)  Pay extra attention to words which - in English - only have ONE different letter but, of course, may have so different meanings.

PRECIO
PRICE
PREMIO
PRIZE
TIEMPO atmosférico
WEATHER
SI ..... o no.       (forma condicional)
WHETHER we go or NOT .....
CARNERO castrado
WETHER
ESTACIONARIO                
STATIONARY   (adverb)
MATERIALES para escribir
STATIONERY   (noun)


X)  Strange is the way that – in English – is used the word   LIKE  which besides being the verb  “ GUSTAR ”  (page 88)  is also used as a noun   “ GUSTO ”,  and also as … an ADJECTIVE !!! which in Spanish must be translated as “SEMEJANTE – parecido – similar – como ”. 

Me GUSTAN las rosas.
I LIKE roses.                            (verb)
Ella tiene GUSTOS raros.
She has uncommon LIKES.        (noun)
Él tiene un montón de AVERSIONES.
He has a lot of DISLIKES.        (noun)
El hijo se PARECE  a su padre.
The son looks LIKE his father (adjectv)


XI)  English people may use two NOUNS to Express concepts or ideas for which – in Spanish – we use only one.


CIELO   (físico)
SKY –         The sky is clear today.
CIELO   (metafísico)
HEAVEN - Atheists do not believe…
CERDO  (animal vivo)
PIG – The herdsman look after his pigs.
CERDO  (comida en restaurante)
PORC -     May I have a sirloin of porc?.
VELA     (para alumbrar)
CANDLE – Like a candle in the wind.
VELA     (de barco ) 
a SAIL    //    to SAIL   (navegar)
PIEL      (de personas)
SKIN        – Children have delicate skin.
PIEL      (curtida)
LEATHER – I bought a leather bag.
PIELes   (animal)
FUR –         You shouldn’t buy a fur coat.
CARNE    (animales muertos)
MEAT -      You should eat less meat.
CARNE    (de personas y animales vivos)
FLESH -     My son, flesh of my flesh!
MUÑECA (juguete)
DOLL  -      I loved dolls.
MUÑECA (articulación brazo - mano)
WRIST -    He has broken his wrist.

jueves, 8 de agosto de 2013

* CLUE 50 * V - VI - VII

V) In Spanish as in English, there are also VERBS which derive from ADJECTIVES

ADJETIVOS
VERBOS
CLEAR  = claro – limpio – despejado
To  CLEAR     =  aclarar – disipar
DARK   = oscuro – negruzco – sombrío
To  DARKEN  =  obscurecer
OWN   = propio – mismo – de uno
To OWN     =  poseer – ser propietario


VI)   English Language uses different VERBS  than those used in Spanish:-


ESPAÑOL
INGLÉS

TOMAR una decisión = decidirse
MAKE a decision.
DAR un discurso.
                      MAKE a speech.
DAR una excusa = excusarse
MAKE an excuse.
ENCANTAR –       ¡Me encantan las pizzas!
                       I LOVE pizzas!
TENER razón.
                      To BE right.
TOMAR  = comer una pizza.
To HAVE a pizza.
TOMAR  = beber una cerveza.
To HAVE a beer.
DESAYUNAR
    To HAVE breakfast
ALMORZAR (comida al mediodía)
                       To HAVE lunch.
CENAR
To HAVE dinner.


VII)   Other VERBS to have into good account are the following:-


HABLAR
To SPEAK – She SPEAKs Swedish.
CONVERSAR - hablar
To TALK–We were TALKING for 1 hour
PARLOTEAR – CHARLAR - hablar
To CHAT – She is very CHATTY.
DECIR – recitar – decir adiós
To SAY to.. (he said TO me – you – him)
“CONTAR” (decir – relatar - narrar)
To TELL        (he told ME – her – us …)
CONTAR   (1 – 2 - 3 - ...)
To COUNT – Count from 1 to 10!
VER
To SEE –      I SAW her yesterday.
MIRAR
To LOOK at – Look at that picture.
OIR
To HEAR -     He doesn’t HEAR well.
ESCUCHAR
To LISTEN to – Listen to this music.
ACORDARse
To REMEMBER – I remember you !
RECORDAR
To REMIND –     Remind her birthday!
ENSEÑAR  (una asignatura)
To TEACH –       She TAUGHT English.
ENSEÑAR  - MOSTRAR (cosas)
To SHOW-She SHOWED me her album