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Directions

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Las Direcciones - Directions

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Key vocab

  • A la derecha, izquierda - On the right, on the left.
  • Todo derecho - straight ahead.
  • Alrededor de - around.
  • Enfrente de - opposite.
  • Entre - between.
  • Todo recto - straight ahead.
  • Estar situado - to be situated.
  • Encontrarse - to be situated.
  • Girar - to turn.
  • El semáforo (🚦) - traffic light.
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Enfrente de

  • Gire a la derecha, y la playa (🏖️) está situada enfrente de la panadería.
    • Turn right, and the beach is situated in front of the bakery.
  • Siga todo recto y gire a la izquierda entre el Correos y el supermercado.
    • Continue straight ahead and turn left between the post office and the supermarket.
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La fiesta/la discoteca

  • ¿Dónde está la discoteca?
    • Where is the disco/party?
  • En mi casa, así que siga todo recto, y cuando llegues al polideportivo, gira a la derecha.
    • At my house, so go straight ahead and when you arrive at the sports centre, turn right.

Cerca, Ahí - Near, There

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Key vocab

  • Allá, allí - over there.
  • Aquí - here.
  • Al lado (de) - next to.
  • Detrás - behind.
  • Cerca (de), cercano - near, nearby.
  • Contra - against.
  • Debajo (de) - under.
  • Delante (de) - in front of.
  • Dentro (de) - inside.
  • Lejos (de), lejano - far from, far away.
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El puente

  • El restaurante está cerca del puente y al lado del teatro.
    • The restaurant is near the bridge and next to the theatre.
  • La tienda está allá, detrás del edificio.
    • The shop is over there, behind the building.
  • La biblioteca está situada dentro del ayuntamiento.
    • The library is situated inside the town hall.
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Tu casa

  • ¿Dónde está tu casa?
    • Where is your house?
  • Está situada lejos de la tuya. Se encuentra cerca de la playa (🏖️).
    • It is situated far from yours. It is near the beach.

Imperative

The imperative has four forms: Tú, Usted, Vosotros/as, Ustedes. The 'tú' and 'vosotros/as forms are used informal. The informal terms come across as friendlier and often don't have exclamation marks.

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AR verbs

  • The 'tú' form is the same as the 'él/ella' form of the present tense.
  • The 'vosotros' form is formed by taking the infinitive, removing the 'r' and adding a 'd'.
  • The formal forms come from the present subjuntive.
    • Habla - singular informal (tú).
    • Hablad - plural informal (vosotros/as).
    • Hable - singular formal (usted).
    • Hablen - plural formal (ustedes).
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ER verbs

  • The 'tú' form is the same as the 'él/ella' form of the present tense.
  • The 'vosotros' form is formed by taking the infinitive, removing the 'r' and adding a 'd'.
  • The formal forms come from the present subjuntive.
    • Recibe - singular informal (tú).
    • Recibed - plural informal (vosotros/as).
    • Reciba - singular formal (usted).
    • Reciban - plural formal (ustedes).
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IR verbs

  • The 'tú' form is the same as the 'él/ella' form of the present tense.
  • The 'vosotros' form is formed by taking the infinitive, removing the 'r' and adding a 'd'.
  • The formal forms come from the present subjuntive.
    • Pide - singular informal (tú).
    • Pedid - plural informal (vosotros/as).
    • Pida - singular formal (usted).
    • Pidan - plural formal (ustedes).
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Let's

  • You use the 'nosotros/as' form of the imperative to say 'let or let's do something'.
  • It is exactly the same as the 'nosotros' form of the present subjunctive for er, ar and ir verbs.
    • E.g. Compremos las entradas para el cine.
      • Let's buy tickets for the cinema.

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3Identity & Culture

3.1Me, My Family & Friends

3.2Me, My Family & Friends - Translations

3.3Technology in Everyday Life

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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

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4.5Global Issues

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4.7Travel & Tourism

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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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