Daily Vocabulary 001-2, 12.05.2008 "Cosas Importantes"

In parallel with this week's lesson on debes, and things you might suggest someone to do, today's vocabulary is about Cosas Importantes, or "important things" which you might suggest someone to do.

ir [EER] - v. "to go"

venir [ben EER] - v. "to go"

empezar [em pess AR] v. "to begin"

terminar [tair mee NAR] - v. "to finish"

levantar (se) [LE van tar (SE)] - v. "to get up, get out of bed" (literally "to lift oneself")

despertar [des per TAR] - v. "to awake"
dormir [ben EER] - v. "to sleep"

tratar (algo) [ben EER] - v. "try (something)"
tratar de (hacer algo) [ben EER] - v. "to try to (do something)"

comer [co MAIR] - v. "to eat"
ayudar [AH yu DAR] - v. "to help"

Examples

Debes ir al mercado

You should go to the grocery store.

Debes venir a visitar me.

You should come to visit me.

Marco empiesa su deberes.

Marco began his homework.

Julia trata de ayudar su amiga.

Julia tries to help her friend.

Vamos a comer.

[We] are going to eat.

Assignment:

Review this week's lesson.

Daily Vocabulary 001-1, 12.03.2008 "Deberes"

Today's vocubulary is about deberes "homework," in somewhat of a academic sense.

deberes [deh BEH res] - "homework"
tarea [ta REH ah] - "task, homework"

problema [pro BLEM ah] - "problem"

pregunta [preh GOON tah] - "question"

repuesta [reh PWEHSS tah] - "response, answer"

solución [SO loo see ON] - "solution, answer"

calcular [pro BLEM ah] - v. "calculate"

responder [pro BLEM ah] - v. "respond, answer"

estudiar [pro BLEM ah] - v. "study"

proyecto [pro YEC toh] - "project"

reporte [re POR teh] - "report"

repaso [re PAHSS o] - "review"

examen [ex AH men] - "test, exam"

Examples:

Christina calcula la problema y responde su repuesta.

Christiana calulates the problem and gives her answer.

Debes estudiar para tu examen.

You should study for your test.

La tarea tiene diez preguntas.

The assignment has ten questions.