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Authors: Margarita Madrigal

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“Vamos a” means
“we are going to”
and also
“let’s”
or
“let’s go”
(to a place).

Vamos al cine.
Let’s go to the movies.

Vamos al parque.
Let’s go to the park.

Vamos a la fiesta.
Let’s go to the party.

Vamos a terminar.
Let’s finish.

REMINDER CARD 9
  Voy a
tomar la cena
(
I’m going to
)
tomar un taxi
 
hablar por teléfono
Va a
comprar una blusa
(
You are going to
)
trabajar mañana
  
Vamos a
votar
(
We are going to,
)
a la fiesta
(
let’s go let’s
)
al cine
 
a la clase
Van a
(
They are going to
)
EXTRA WORDS

el sábado,
Saturday, on Saturday

el domingo,
Sunday, on Sunday

el lunes,
Monday, on Monday

el martes,
Tuesday, on Tuesday

el miércoles,
Wednesday, on Wednesday

el jueves,
Thursday, on Thursday

el viernes,
Friday, on Friday

I’m going to a party on Saturday.
Voy a una fiesta el sábado.

In Spanish you NEVER say “on Saturday” but simply “the Saturday.”

FUTURE TENSE

There is a future tense in Spanish which is not frequently used in conversation. You will find it used more often in written Spanish.

Add the following endings to the complete infinitive.

COMPRAR,
to buy

VENDER,
to sell

ESCRIBIR,
to write

You needn’t learn this tense now. Just look it over and remember that it exists.

el calendario

VERBS THAT END IN “ER” AND “IR”

ll the verbs you have learned thus far end in “ar” in the infinitive. However, there are two other kinds of verbs in Spanish, which end in “er” or in “ir” in the infinitive.

EXAMPLES
:

RECIBIR,
to receive
DESCRIBIR,
to describe
ESCRIBIR,
to write
COMPRENDER,
to understand
SERVIR,
to serve
VENDER,
to sell

Voy a recibir.
I’m going to receive.

¿ Va a servir café?
Are you going to serve coffee?

WORDS TO REMEMBER
el diccionario,
the dictionary
un diario,
a diary
el calendario,
the calendar
por favor,
please
el dormitorio,
the bedroom
absolutamente,
absolutely
discreto,
discreet
una carta,
a letter
la secretaria,
the secretary
(
fem.
)
muchas (fem.),
many
el notario público,
the notary public
muchos teléfonos,
many telephones
el obituario,
the obituary
muchas cartas,
many letters
es terrible,
it’s terrible, is it terrible?
eso es terrible,
that is terrible
es necesario,
it’s necessary, is it necessary?
es necesario escribir,
it is necessary to write, is it necessary to write?
el directorio de teléfono,
the telephone directory
hay,
there is, there are, is there? are there?
el despacho,
the office

N
OTE
: “Despacho” and “oficina” both mean “office.” In some countries “despacho” is more common, in others, “oficina.” It’s good to know both.

CONVERSACIÓN

¿ Va a recibir muchas cartas esta mañana?

Sí, voy a recibir muchas cartas esta mañana.

¿ Va a escribir muchas cartas esta mañana?

Sí, voy a escribir muchas cartas esta mañana.

¿ Va a escribir el directorio de teléfono?

Ay no, eso es absolutamente ridículo. No voy a escribir el directorio de teléfono.

¿ Va a escribir un obituario?

Por favor, profesor, eso es terrible. No voy a escribir un obituario.

¿ Va a escribir un diario en el despacho?

No, no voy a escribir un diario en el despacho. No es discreto.

¿ Va a escribir un poema en el despacho?

No, no voy a escribir un poema en el despacho.

¿ Va a recibir muchas cartas su papá?

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