3.1.4

Friends

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Los Amigos - Friends

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Key vocab

  • Mejor amigo, amiga - best friend.
  • Un amigo, una amiga - friend.
  • Pasar tiempo con - to spend time with.
  • Un chico, una chica - a boy, a girl.
  • Me da buenos consejos - he/she gives me good advice.
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Desde hace

  • To say you have been friends with someone for a certain amount of time, you need to use 'desde hace'.
  • It has to be used with the present tense.
    • Somos amigos desde hace diez años.
      • We have been friends for ten years (I have known him for ten years).
    • Somos amigas desde hace mucho tiempo.
      • We have been friends for a long time.
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Mis amigos

  • Mi mejor amigo se llama Will.
    • My best friend is called Will.
  • Paso mucho tiempo con mis amigos.
    • I spend a lot of time with my friends.
  • Mi amiga Lucy me da buenos consejos.
    • My friend Lucy gives me good advice.
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Mi mejor amigo

  • ¿Tienes un mejor amigo?
    • Do you have a best friend?
  • Claro, mi mejor amigo se llama Nick. Somos amigos desde hace ocho años.
    • Of course, my best friend is called Nick. We have been friends for eight years.

La Apariencia Física - Physical Appearance

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Key vocab

  • Rubio - blonde
  • Rizado - curly.
  • Largo - long
  • Liso - straight.
  • Corto - short.
  • Calvo - bald.
  • Castaño - chestnut.
  • La piel - skin.
  • Pesar - to weigh.
  • Alto, alta - tall.
  • La piel morena - dark-skin.
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Mis amigos

  • Mi amigo sólo tiene veinte años pero ya es calvo.
    • My friend is only 20 years old but he is already bald.
  • Arabella tiene el pelo rizado y castaño.
    • Arabella has curly, chestnut hair.
  • Pesa mucho pero es muy delgado. No lo entiendo.
    • He weighs a lot but he is very thin. I don't understand it.

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1The Basics

2Current & Future Study & Employment

3Identity & Culture

3.1Me, My Family & Friends

3.2Me, My Family & Friends - Translations

3.3Technology in Everyday Life

3.4Technology in Everyday Life - Translations

3.5Free Time Activities

3.6Free Time Activities - Translations

3.7Customs & Festivals in Spanish Speaking Countries

3.8Customs & Festivals - Translations

4Areas of Interest

4.1Home, Town, Neighbourhood & Region

4.2Home, Town, Neighbourhood & Region - Translations

4.3Social Issues

4.4Social Issues - Translations

4.5Global Issues

4.6Global Issues - Translations

4.7Travel & Tourism

4.8Travel & Tourism - Translations

5Listening Practice

6Common Tenses

7Important Verbs

8Advanced Tenses

9Extra Grammar

9.1Articles

9.2Negatives

9.3Nouns

9.4Asking Questions

9.5Adjectives

9.6Adverbs

9.7Conjunctions

9.8Pronouns

9.9By, With, From, Of

9.10Verbs

9.11Comparisons

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