Mrs. C.
Castro
castroc@xavierhs.org
|
|
| Errores
Imperdonables |
|
| Error |
Corrected Version |
Explanation |
|
| una otra idea |
otra idea, otro lugar |
Never use the indefinite article
before "otro"
|
|
| buscar por |
to look for = buscar |
Certain verbs that take
prepositions in English, do not take them in
Spanish
|
|
| Sociedad hoy en día |
Society today?= La Sociedad hoy
en día. |
The definite article is almost
always used in Spanish, especially at the
beginning of a sentence.
|
|
| la problema |
el problema. |
Many words of Greek origin
ending in -ma, -pa and -ta are masculine despite
the final -a.
|
|
| Realicé la verdad |
I realized the truth. = Me di
cuenta de la verdad. False cognate
|
|
|
| Invité cinco personas. |
I invited five people. = Invité
a cinco personas. |
When the direct object is a
person, it must be preceded by the a personal.
Exceptions: after the verb tener.
|
|
| en esa manera |
in that way = de esa manera, de
ese modo. In this way=de esta manera, de este
modo
|
|
|
| español y inglés |
Spanish and English=español e inglés. |
"Y" (and) changes to "e"
before "I" or "hi". "O"
(or) changes to "u" before "o"
or "Ho": una idea u otra.
|
|
| a las ocho en la mañana |
at eight in the morning=a las
ocho de la mañana. |
Use "de" when a
specific time of day is mentioned. Use "en"
or "por" when no hour is specified.
|
|
| veinte años pasados |
twenty years ago=hace veinte años. |
Use "Hace" to
translate "ago".
|
|
| Yo gusto |
Me gusta = I like. |
Gustar is used with indirect
object pronouns.
|
|
| Me llamo es? |
Me llamo? = my name is. |
The verb is llamarse, not "ser".
|
|
| favorita película |
película favorita. |
Most adjectives go after the
noun in Spanish.
|
|