Madrigals Magic Key to Spanish (29 page)
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Authors: Margarita Madrigal
Tags: #Reference, #Language Arts & Disciplines
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Mi amigo |  está (is ) | bien |
| El paciente | no está ( isn’t ) | bien, gracias |
| El doctor | | muy bien, gracias |
| El profesor | | mejor ( better ) |
| Mi papá | | mejor, gracias |
| Mi mamá | | |
Translate the following sentences into Spanish. Write out each sentence in Spanish, using the columns above as a guide. After you have written out all the sentences check with the correct translations below this exercise.
- Where is the station?
- Where is the bank?
- Where is the telephone?
- Where is your father?
- Where is the car?
- The mechanic is in the garage.
- The money is in the bank.
- The train is in the station.
- Your hat is on the sofa.
- The cream is in the refrigerator.
- How are you?
- How is your mother?
- My mother is well, thank you.
- The patient is better.
- My father is better, thank you.
Check your sentences with the correct translations below.
- ¿ Dónde está la estación?
- ¿ Dónde está el banco?
- ¿ Dónde está el teléfono?
- ¿ Dónde está su papá?
- ¿ Dónde está el auto?
- El mecánico está en el garage.
- El dinero está en el banco.
- El tren está en la estación.
- Su sombrero está en el sofá.
- La crema está en el refrigerador.
- ¿ Cómo está usted?
- ¿ Cómo está su mamá?
- Mi mamá está bien, gracias.
- El paciente está mejor.
- Mi papá está mejor, gracias.
N
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: Pronouns are frequently dropped in Spanish. People often drop the “usted” in “¿ Cómo está usted?” and simply say, “¿ Cómo está?” This means “How are you?” and is absolutely complete and correct.
“Está” is a third man form and is used with anybody but yourself.
Está bien.
You are well.
He is well.
She is well.
It’s O.K.
It’s fine.
It’s all right.
¿ Está bien?
Are you well?
Is he well?
Is she well?
Is it O.K.?
No está.
You aren’t here.
He isn’t here.
She isn’t here.
It isn’t here.
You don’t need to say the word “here” in Spanish. You can just say, “No está.”
Está en casa.
You’re at home.
He’s at home.
She’s at home.
| ¿ Dónde está ( Where is ) | el banco? su papá? Roberto? la crema? el dinero? mi sombrero? la estación? el teléfono? |
| ¿ Cómo está ( How are you, how is? ) | usted? Roberto? su mamá? su papá? |
| Bien, gracias ( Well, thank you ) | |
Copy the above material onto a card. Carry the card with you and glance at it whenever you get a chance.
las frutas
emember that you can convert many English words that end in
“ce”
into Spanish if you change the
“ce”
to “cia.”
CE = CIA
| la ambulancia, the ambulance | la coincidencia, the coincidence |
| la distancia, the distance | la experiencia, the experience |
| Alicia, Alice | la independencia, the independence |
| Francia, France | la diferencia, the difference |
| la conveniencia, the convenience |