Hablemos
Week 18 (Jan 17)
- Read over lecciónes 1-20; Follow directions for each section.
- Memorize the numbered words. There are 78 total.
- Practice numbers 1-20. You need to know how to say and spell them.
- Do you understand Gustar? When do you use Gusta? Gustan?
- We will go over lesson 19 and 20 next week in class, please have them both completed.
I sentlistening tracks for Lesson 20 last week. Download them and listen to them as much as possible
Lección número diecinueve
Do you remember the wonderful mine that gave you over 200 easy Spanish verbs. Verbs are the backbone of the Spanish language. In this chapter you’ll learn how to use these Ate verbs for even richer Spanish expression.
Ejercicio 19A
Say the Spanish word out loud (I would do this several times during the week).
1. I cooperate
2. You celebrate
3. I tolerate
4. You dictate
5. I meditate
6. You dominate
7. I duplicate
8. You inaugurate
9. You assimilate
10. I coordinate
Now, you are going to learn another easy way to use verbs. This will double what you can say in Spanish and it is really easy. You are going to create infinitives.
What is an infinitive? You already know some Spanish infinitives:
comer to eathacerto do or to make ir to go
comprarto buyabrirto open
So you have five already. Infinitives are really useful to combine with conjugated verbs. In fact, by combining infinitives with the conjugated verbs that you already know, and the ones you will learn in the next few lessons, you will be able to create thousands and thousands of Spanish sentences. So, let's go on and explore how to make infinitives from the ate words
Hablemos
Infinite speaking possibilities in Spanish with infinitives.
Step 1
Take ATE words graduate and create, and Remove the final E like this:
negociate - e = negociatcreate - e = creat
Step 2
Change the last letter T to R,
negociatchange to negociarcreatchange to crear
Congratulations!
You just made two Spanish infinitives.
negociar= to negociatecrear= to create
Now you know how to say 204 Spanish Infinitives with ate verbs.
Shortly, I will show you how to make hundreds more Spanish infinitives with other Instant Spanish vocabulary categories. For now, let's continue with the ate words.
Participate - e = participatchange to participar
Terminate -e = terminatchange to terminar
Participar= to participate
Terminar= to (terminate) finish
How to combine infinitives with other verbs.
You have to combine infinitives with conjugated verbs.
With this infinitive/conjugated verb combination you can say thousands and thousands of real sentences in Spanish.
Go to exercise 19B. You'll see how useful this combination, can be. The exciting news is you still have many more verbs and instant vocabulary to learn.
Instant Spanish Vocabulary
The rule to create Spanish from English
Many English words that end with ATE can be made into Spanish infinitives by changing ATE to AR.
abreviar
acelerar
activar
acumular
administrar
afiliar
agitar
agravar
agregar
alienar
altercar
alternar
amputar
animar
anticipar
apreciar (admire)
aproximar
articular
asesinar (assassinate)
asfixiar
asimilar
asociar
autenticar
calcular
castigar
celebrar
circular
coagular
colaborar
compensar
complicar
comunicar
concentrar
confiscar
congratular
congregar
conjugar
consolidar
contaminar
contemplar
cooperar
coordinar
corroborar
crear
culminar
cultivar
debilitar
decapitar
decorar
dedicar
degenerar
delegar
deliberar
delinear
denigrar
denunciar
depreciar
derivar
designar
desolar
deteriorar
devastar
dictar
diferenciar
dilatar (dilate)
discriminar
diseminar
dislocar
domesticar
dominar
donar
duplicar
educar
elaborar
eliminar
emanar
emancipar
emigrar
enumerar
enunciar
equivocar
especular
estimar
estimular
estrangular
evacuar
evaporar
exagerar
exasperar
excavar
exfoliar
exonerar
expatriar
exterminar
fabricar
facilitar
fascinar
filtrar
fluctuar
formular
frustrar
fumigar
generar
graduar
habituar
hesitar
humillar (humiliate)
iluminar
imitar
implicar
inaugurar
incinerar
incorporar
incriminar
incubar
indicar
infatuar
infiltrar
inflar
iniciar
inmigrar
innovar
inocular
insinuar
instigar
insular
interrogar
intimidar
intoxicar
investigar
irradiar
irrigar
irritar
lacerar
liberar
liquidar
litigar
manipular
masticar
medicar
meditar
moderar
motivar
mutilar
narrar
navegar
necesitar
negar
negociar
nominar
obligar
originar
orquestar (orchestrate)
oscilar
oxigenar
palpar
participar
perforar
perpetuar
postular
precipitar
predicar
predominar
premeditar
proliferar
pronosticar
propagar
radiar
reciprocar
recuperar
refrigerar
regenerar
regular
regurgitar
rehabilitar
reiterar
relegar
remunerar
renovar
repatriar
revalidar
saturar
segregar
separar
sincopar
sindicar
situar
subordinar
substanciar
terminar
tolerar
triangular
vacilar
validar
vegetar
ventilar
vindicar
violar
Ejercicio 19B Translate into English
Make the most of the verb plus infinitive combination. Remember all Spanish infinitives end with R
1. Tiene que acelerar rápido.
2. Necesito informar a la aerolínea.
3. Tengo mucho para celebrar.
4. Necesito asimilar toda la información.
5. Quiero acumular un millón de dólares.
6. Me gusta el español porque conjugar los verbos es fácil.
7. Necesito considerar mis opciones.
8. Tiene que amputar la pierna.
9. Tiene que participar en la clase.
10. Quiero meditar en las pirámides.
11. Quiero observar la celebración.
12. Quiero explorar las pirámides.
13. Quiero decorar mi casa con arte mexicano.
Ejercicio 19C
Now you go ahead and create some more Spanish—say them out loud…Again I would do this several times during the week.
1. To tolerate
2. To celebrate
3. To ventilate
4. To exaggerate
5. To dominate
6. To cultivate
7. To congratulate
8. To interrogate
9. To manipulate
10. To medita
Ejercicio 19D Translate into Spanish.
Now let´s see if you have the idea of these infinitives. Take your time to think about it. If you can say these sentences in Spanish, you are well on your way to effective communication. Write the translation.
1. I want to celebrate Christmas in my house.
2. I want to cultivate cactus.
3. I need to ventilate my room.
4. I like to exaggerate.
5. You like to dominate the conversation.
Congratulations
If that was easy for you, great. You just took a big leap forward. If you get even 50 % of the answers correct you are starting to learn to use Spanish properly and at a high level. If you get less than 50 -80% correct, You will need to do a review before going on. If you get more than 80% correct, congratulations, you are well on your way to speaking Spanish. In the next lesson you will learn another verb to combine with the infinitives just about every time you speak Spanish.