Basic Spanish in 15 Days: Can you help me? and Services
Untimed topic quiz: 20 questions on Can you help me? and Services, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 13: Can you help me? and Services
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Question 1 of 20
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Answer: A. Can you help me?
Puede is can (you, formal) and ayudarme is to help me.
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Question 2 of 20
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Answer: B. puedo
Poder changes o to ue. For yo the form is puedo.
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Question 3 of 20
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Answer: B. Pueden
For ustedes, poder becomes pueden.
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Question 4 of 20
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Answer: C. ¿Podría hablar más despacio, por favor?
¿Podría…? (could you) with por favor is the most polite way to ask.
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Question 5 of 20
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Answer: C. ¿Puedo abrir la ventana?
Use puedo (I can) + the infinitive abrir. ¿Puede abrir…? means Can you open…?
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Question 6 of 20
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Answer: A. ¿Te ayudo?
¿Te ayudo? means Shall I help you? ¿Me ayudas? asks someone to help you.
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Question 7 of 20
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Answer: B. Lo siento, hoy no puedo.
Lo siento, hoy no puedo means Sorry, I can't today.
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Question 8 of 20
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Answer: B. on the right, at the end of the street
The woman says Está a la derecha, al final de la calle: on the right, at the end of the street.
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Turista: Perdone, ¿podría decirme dónde está la estación?
Señora: Claro. Está a la derecha, al final de la calle. -
Question 9 of 20
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Answer: B. to help with the suitcase
The man asks ¿Te ayudo con la maleta?: Shall I help you with the suitcase?
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Hombre: ¿Te ayudo con la maleta?
Mujer: Sí, muchas gracias, muy amable. -
Question 10 of 20
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Answer: A. use a computer for up to one hour
The sign says Aquí puede usar los ordenadores (máximo 1 hora). Eating, drinking and phone calls are under No puede.
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Question 11 of 20
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Answer: D. surnames
Apellidos are surnames. Most people in Spain have two. The first name is nombre.
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Question 12 of 20
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Answer: A. date of birth
Fecha means date and nacimiento means birth. Place of birth is lugar de nacimiento.
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Question 13 of 20
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Answer: C. 4 July 1995
Spain writes the day first, then the month: 04/07 is the 4th day of the 7th month, July.
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Question 14 of 20
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Answer: D. at Correos
Correos is the post office in Spain. You buy stamps (sellos) there.
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Question 15 of 20
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Answer: C. abrir
After quiero, use the infinitive: quiero abrir una cuenta (I want to open an account).
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Question 16 of 20
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Answer: A. sign the form
Firmar means to sign. Firma on a form is the signature.
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Question 17 of 20
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Answer: D. Quiero enviar este paquete a Canadá.
¿Qué desea? asks what you want, so you say what you need: to send this parcel to Canada.
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Question 18 of 20
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Answer: D. €34.50
The clerk says treinta y cuatro euros con cincuenta: 34 euros and 50 céntimos, €34.50.
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Cliente: Quiero enviar este paquete a Canadá.
Empleada: Son treinta y cuatro euros con cincuenta. -
Question 19 of 20
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Answer: D. next to the door
The employee says Hay uno al lado de la puerta: there is one next to the door.
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Cliente: Perdone, ¿dónde hay un cajero automático?
Empleado: Hay uno al lado de la puerta. -
Question 20 of 20
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Answer: D. 12 September 1998
Fecha de nacimiento is 12/09/1998. Spain writes the day first, so it is 12 September 1998.
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