Spanish 2/Chapter 9 (Emergencies)

Chapter 9 (Emergencies)

Natural disasters

huracán - hurricane
inundación - flood
llover - to rain
lluvia - rain
nevar - to snow
nieve - snow
terremoto - earthquake
tormenta - storm

The news

artículo - article
investigar - to investigate
locutor(ora) - announcer
noticiero - newscast
ocurrir - to occur
reportero(a) - reporter
tratar de - to try to

Fires

apagar - to put out
bajar - to go down
bombero(a) - firefighter
comenzar - to start
destruir - to destroy
dormido(a) - asleep
edificio de apartamentos - apartment builing
escalera - ladder
escaparse - to escape
esconder - to hide
explosión - explosion
humo - smoke
incendio - fire
muebles - furniture
paramédico(a) - paramedic
quemar(se) - to burn, to burn up
se murieron - they died
subir - to go up

Note: Comenzar has a stem-change of e to ie. Destruir has a stem-change verb from i to y.

Rescues

herido(a) - injured, injured person
héroe - hero
heroína - heroine
rescatar - to rescue
salvar - to save
valiente - brave
vida - life
vivo(a) - living, alive

Other words

a causa de - because of
afortunadamente - fortunately
asustado(a) - frightened
causa - cause
de prisa - in a hurry
de repente - suddenly
gritar - to scream
hubo - there was
llamar - to call
oír - to hear
sin duda - without a doubt
¡Socorro! - Help!

The verb oír

Oír is an irregular verb in both the present and preterite tenses. Here is the conjugation for the present tense:

oigo - I hear
oyes - you hear (singular)
oye - he/she hears
oímos - we hear
oís - you hear (plural)
oyen - they hear

Here is the conjugation for the preterite tense:

oí - I heard
oíste - you heard (singular)
oyó - he/she heard
oímos - we heard
oísteis - you heard (plural)
oyeron - they heard

The preterite of creer and leer

Creer and leer follow the same pattern as oír in the preterite. Here is creer in the preterite:

creí - I thought
creíste - you thought (singular)
creyó - he/she thought
creímos - we thought
creísteis - you thought (plural)
creyeron - they thought

Here is leer in the preterite:

leí - I read
leíste - you read (singular)
leyó - he/she read
leímos - we read
leísteis - you read (plural)
leyeron - they read

The preterite of destruir

Destruir is conjugated like oír, creer, and leer in the preterite except that that the tú, nosotros, and vosotros forms don't have accent marks.

destruí - I destroyed
destruiste - you destroyed (singular)
destruyó - he/she destroyed
destruimos - we destroyed
destruisteis - you destroyed (plural)
destruyeron - they destroyed

Vocabulario adicional

Natural disasters

ciclón - cyclone
daño - damage
derrumbe - landslide
erupción volcánica - volcanic eruption
huir - to flee
maremoto - tidal wave
seguro(a) - safe
sobrevivir - to survive
tempestad - storm
tifón - typhoon
tornado - tornado

News

detalles - details
en vivo - live
periodista - journalist
titular - headline

Note: Huir has a stem-change of i to y in present tense. Periodista can be used as both a masculine and a feminine noun.

Cultural insight (Leyendas)

In almost every part of the world, there are legends to tell the creation of landforms of natural disasters. There are also many legends in Spanish-speaking countries revolving around the origins of landforms such as volcanoes and lakes. Probably one of the most famous is that of the origin of Mexico's Popcatépetl and Iztaccíhautl volcanoes. According to Aztec beliefs, Iztaccíhuatl was a princess who fell in love with Popcatépetl, a warrior who was sent to war promising her he would return. However, she was later told that Popcatépetl died in battle and died of grief. Popcatépetl returned and also died of grief after hearing of Iztaccíhautl's death. The gods covered them with snow and changed them into mountains. Today, Iztaccíhautl rsembles a woman sleeping on her back covered with snow and Popcatépetl is an active volcano, raining fire on Earth in rage at the loss of Iztaccíhautl.

Lago Chungará con el volcán Parinacota encimalo.

Another similar popular legend originates from Chile. According to the legend, a prince and princess from different tribes fell in love, however the tribespeople didn't allow them to be together. This angered the gods which flooded and destroyed the towns as punishment. The flood caused the formation of Chungará Lake and the prince and princess became the volcanoes Parinacota and Pomerape. If you want to learn more about Leyendas check this link: https://www.anayainfantilyjuvenil.com/primer_capitulo/cuentos-y-leyendas-de-america-latina.pdf