Spanish 2/Chapter 4 (Fashion)
Chapter 4 (Fashion)[edit | edit source]
Shopping[edit | edit source]
- entrada - entrance
- ganga - bargain
- letrero - sign
- liquidación - sale
- mercado - market
- salida - exit
Note: Like all words that end with -ción, liquidación is feminine.
Types of colors[edit | edit source]
- claro(a) - light
- de sólo un color - solid-colored
- oscuro(a) - dark
- pastel - pastel
- vivo(a) - bright
Clothing material[edit | edit source]
- ¿De qué está hecho(a)? - What is it made of?
- Está hecho(a) de... - It is made of...
- algodón - cotton
- cuero - leather
- lana - wool
- seda - silk
- tela sintética - synthetic fabric
Paying for purchases[edit | edit source]
- alto(a) - high
- bajo(a) - low
- caja - cash register
- cajero(a) - cashier
- cheque - check
- cheque de viajero - traveler's check
- cupón de regalo - gift certificate
- en efectivo - cash
- gastar - to spend
- precio - price
- tan (+ adjective) - so
- tarjeta de crédito - credit card
Clothing purchases[edit | edit source]
- apretado(a) - tight
- escoger - to choose
- estar de moda - to be in fashion
- estilo - style
- exagerado(a) - outrageous
- flojo(a) - loose
- marca - brand
- mediano(a) - medium
- número - shoe size
- probarse - to try on
- talla - size
Note: Probarse is a stem-changing verb that changes from o to ue when conjugated.
Other useful words and expressions[edit | edit source]
- anunciar - to announce
- encontrar - to find
- en realidad - really
- me/te importa(n) - it matters (it's important)/they matter to me/to you
- inmediatamente - immediately
- me parece que - it seems to me that
- ¿Qué te parece? - What do you think?/How does it seem to you?
- recientemente - recently
Note: Encontrar is a stem-changing verb that changes from o to ue when conjugated.
Preterite of regular verbs[edit | edit source]
To talk about actions that occured in the past, use the preterite tense. To form the preterite tense of a regular verb, add the preterit endings to the verb's stem.
Preterite endings for -ar verbs:
- yo: é
- tú: aste
- Ud./él/ella: ó
- nosotros(as): amos
- vosotros(as): asteis
- Uds./ellos/ellas: aron
Preterite endings for -er and -ir verbs:
- yo: í
- tú: iste
- Ud./él/ella: ió
- nosotros(as): imos
- vosotros(as): isteis
- Uds./ellos/ellas: ieron
Example conjugation: mirar
- miré - I looked
- miraste - you looked (singular)
- miró - he/she looked
- miramos - we looked
- mirasteis - you looked (plural)
- miraron - they looked
Example conjugation: aprender
- aprendí - I learned
- aprendiste - you learned (singular)
- aprendió - he/she learned
- aprendimos - we learned
- aprendisteis - you learned (plural)
- aprendieron - they learned
Example conjugarion: escribir
- escribí - I wrote
- escribiste - you wrote (singular)
- escribió - he/she wrote
- escribimos - we wrote
- escribisteis - you wrote (plural)
- escribieron - they wrote
Demonstrative adjectives[edit | edit source]
To point out something or someone that is far from both you and the person you are speaking to, you use demonstrative adjectives. All demonstrative adjectives come before the noun and must agree with the noun in gender and number.
- este, esta - this
- ese, esa - that
- aquel, aquella - that one over there
- estos, estas - these
- esos, esas - those
- aquellos, aquellas - those over there
Vocabulario adicional[edit | edit source]
- estar pasado(a) de moda - to be out of style
- accesible - affordable
Cultural Insight (Fiestas)[edit | edit source]
In Spanish-speaking countries, fiestas feature food, drinks, music, and dancing like other cultures throughout the world. However, fiestas usually celebrate events like a wedding or holiday. Parties usually revolve around the family and friends. Parties are usually held in living rooms, which are the biggest rooms in a typical Spanish-speaking country's home.