Life at School (AQA GCSE Spanish): Flashcards
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Define la biblioteca.
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Define la biblioteca.
La biblioteca is the Spanish for the library.
Define el horario.
El horario is the Spanish for the timetable.
Define el edificio.
El edificio is the Spanish for the building.
Define el recreo.
El recreo is the Spanish for the break.
Define el ordenador.
El ordenador is the Spanish for the computer.
How do you say 'I study' in Spanish?
The Spanish for 'I study' is estudio.
What does the verb aprobar mean?
The verb aprobar means to pass (an exam).
How do you say 'homework' in Spanish?
The Spanish for 'homework' is los deberes.
What are the three Spanish words for 'school' given in the note?
The three Spanish words for 'school' are escuela, colegio and instituto.
What does the adjective obligatorio mean?
The adjective obligatorio means compulsory (Higher tier).
Me gusta historia.
Me gusta la historia.
True or False?
The verb suspender means 'to suspend'.
False.
The verb suspender means to fail; it is a false friend.
How do you say 'more … than' (comparative) in Spanish?
You use más + adjective + que, e.g. La ciencia es más divertida que el dibujo (Science is more fun than art).
How do you say 'as … as' in Spanish?
You use tan + adjective + como, e.g. La ciencia es tan divertida como el dibujo (Science is as fun as art).
Define the comparative structure menos … que.
menos + adjective + que means less … than, e.g. La ciencia es menos divertida que el dibujo.
What are the irregular comparatives for 'better than' and 'worse than'?
They are mejor que (better than) and peor que (worse than).
La ciencia es divertida el dibujo.
La ciencia es más divertida que el dibujo. (Science is more fun than art.)
True or False?
In a Spanish comparative, the adjective agrees with the first noun.
True.
The adjective agrees with the first noun, so La ciencia es más divertida... is feminine because ciencia is feminine.
Define the superlative structure for 'the most' (Higher tier).
You use el / la / los / las + más + adjective, e.g. la asignatura más divertida (the most fun subject).
la asignatura divertida
la asignatura más divertida (the most fun subject).
How do you say 'the best subjects' and 'the worst subjects' in Spanish?
They are las mejores asignaturas (the best subjects) and las peores asignaturas (the worst subjects); these irregular forms go before the noun and agree in number and gender.
True or False?
Superlatives are required at both Foundation and Higher tier.
False.
Superlatives are only required at Higher tier.
How is the sound [ge] pronounced in Spanish?
It is a hard, guttural sound, as in la gente estudia geografía.
Define penultimate in the context of word stress.
Penultimate means second to last, e.g. the stressed syllable in conversación patterns.
Where does the stress fall on a Spanish word ending in a vowel, -n or -s with no written accent?
The stress falls on the penultimate (second to last) syllable, e.g. problema, examen, mochilas.
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