Basic Spanish in 7 Days (Fast Track): Services, Renting a home, Emergencies and more
Quiz sa paksa na walang limitasyon sa oras: 50 tanong tungkol sa Services, Renting a home, Emergencies and more, may paliwanag pagkatapos ng bawat sagot. Binabago ang ayos ng mga tanong at sagot sa bawat pagkakataon.
Araw 7: Services, Renting a home, Emergencies and more
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Tanong 1 ng 50
Ipakita ang sagot
Sagot: D. surnames
Apellidos are surnames. Most people in Spain have two. The first name is nombre.
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Tanong 2 ng 50
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Sagot: A. date of birth
Fecha means date and nacimiento means birth. Place of birth is lugar de nacimiento.
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Tanong 3 ng 50
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Sagot: 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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Tanong 4 ng 50
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Sagot: D. at Correos
Correos is the post office in Spain. You buy stamps (sellos) there.
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Tanong 5 ng 50
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Sagot: C. abrir
After quiero, use the infinitive: quiero abrir una cuenta (I want to open an account).
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Tanong 6 ng 50
Ipakita ang sagot
Sagot: A. sign the form
Firmar means to sign. Firma on a form is the signature.
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Tanong 7 ng 50
Ipakita ang sagot
Sagot: 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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Tanong 8 ng 50
Ipakita ang sagot
Sagot: D. €34.50
The clerk says treinta y cuatro euros con cincuenta: 34 euros and 50 céntimos, €34.50.
Transcript
Cliente: Quiero enviar este paquete a Canadá.
Empleada: Son treinta y cuatro euros con cincuenta. -
Tanong 9 ng 50
Ipakita ang sagot
Sagot: D. next to the door
The employee says Hay uno al lado de la puerta: there is one next to the door.
Transcript
Cliente: Perdone, ¿dónde hay un cajero automático?
Empleado: Hay uno al lado de la puerta. -
Tanong 10 ng 50
Ipakita ang sagot
Sagot: 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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Tanong 11 ng 50
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Sagot: B. For rent
Se alquila means for rent. For sale is se vende.
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Tanong 12 ng 50
Ipakita ang sagot
Sagot: C. the rent
El alquiler is the money you pay to rent a home. The deposit is la fianza.
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Tanong 13 ng 50
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Sagot: B. electricity
La luz means light, and on a bill it means electricity. Water is el agua.
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Tanong 14 ng 50
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Sagot: B. The bills are included in the rent.
Los gastos are bills, and incluidos means included: the rent covers the bills.
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Tanong 15 ng 50
Ipakita ang sagot
Sagot: B. es
To ask about a price, use ¿Cuánto es…? El alquiler is singular, so use es.
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Tanong 16 ng 50
Ipakita ang sagot
Sagot: C. ¿Puedo ver el piso?
Use puedo (can I) + ver (to see). Vender means to sell.
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Tanong 17 ng 50
Ipakita ang sagot
Sagot: C. You must pay one month's deposit.
Hay que means you have to, and la fianza is the deposit.
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Tanong 18 ng 50
Ipakita ang sagot
Sagot: B. €700 a month
The landlady says setecientos euros al mes: 700 euros a month.
Transcript
Casera: El piso tiene dos habitaciones y está amueblado. El alquiler es de setecientos euros al mes.
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Tanong 19 ng 50
Ipakita ang sagot
Sagot: C. Electricity and water are not included.
The landlord says la luz y el agua no están incluidas: electricity and water are not included.
Transcript
Inquilino: ¿Los gastos están incluidos?
Casero: No, la luz y el agua no están incluidas. -
Tanong 20 ng 50
Ipakita ang sagot
Sagot: B. The apartment has an elevator.
The ad says Cuarto piso con ascensor: fourth floor with an elevator. The bills are extra (+ gastos) and pets are not allowed.
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Tanong 21 ng 50
Ipakita ang sagot
Sagot: C. Help!
¡Socorro! and ¡Ayuda! both mean Help! Fire is ¡Fuego!
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Tanong 22 ng 50
Ipakita ang sagot
Sagot: D. 112
112 is the European emergency number for all emergency services. 091 is only the Policía Nacional. (Source: European Commission, digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/112)
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Tanong 23 ng 50
Ipakita ang sagot
Sagot: B. 091
The Policía Nacional answers 091 for emergencies and questions, 24 hours a day. (Source: Spanish Ministry of the Interior, interior.gob.es)
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Tanong 24 ng 50
Ipakita ang sagot
Sagot: A. It is free.
A call to 112 is free everywhere in the EU, from landlines and mobile phones. (Source: European Commission, digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/112)
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Tanong 25 ng 50
Ipakita ang sagot
Sagot: A. ambulancia
An ambulance is una ambulancia. La comisaría is the police station and la farmacia is the pharmacy.
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Tanong 26 ng 50
Ipakita ang sagot
Sagot: D. the police station
La comisaría is the police station. The hospital emergency department is Urgencias.
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Tanong 27 ng 50
Ipakita ang sagot
Sagot: A. He perdido el pasaporte.
This past form uses he + perdido: He perdido el pasaporte. Perdido does not change here.
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Tanong 28 ng 50
Ipakita ang sagot
Sagot: D. calle Mayor 12
The caller says Estamos en la calle Mayor, número doce: calle Mayor, number 12.
Transcript
¡Socorro! Ha habido un accidente. Hay dos heridos. Estamos en la calle Mayor, número doce.
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Tanong 29 ng 50
Ipakita ang sagot
Sagot: C. Someone stole her phone on the metro.
She says Me han robado el móvil en el metro: someone has stolen my phone on the metro.
Transcript
Policía: ¿Qué ha pasado?
Mujer: Me han robado el móvil en el metro. -
Tanong 30 ng 50
Ipakita ang sagot
Sagot: B. Leave by the stairs.
The sign says do not use the elevator (ascensor) and leave by the stairs (escalera). For a fire, call 112, which is free. (Source: European Commission, digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/112)
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Tanong 31 ng 50
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Sagot: B. How was your weekend?
¿Qué tal…? asks how something is or was. El fin de semana is the weekend.
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Tanong 32 ng 50
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Sagot: C. ¡Igualmente!
¡Igualmente! means You too! De nada is the answer to gracias.
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Tanong 33 ng 50
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Sagot: A. Gracias, eres muy amable.
This is a compliment, so you say thank you: Gracias, eres muy amable.
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Tanong 34 ng 50
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Sagot: C. verdad
Add ¿verdad? or ¿no? at the end of a sentence to check that someone agrees.
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Tanong 35 ng 50
Ipakita ang sagot
Sagot: B. ¡Qué chaqueta tan bonita!
The pattern is ¡Qué + noun + tan + adjective! Chaqueta is feminine, so the adjective is bonita.
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Tanong 36 ng 50
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Sagot: D. tal
¿Qué tal…? means How is…? It is very common in small talk.
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Tanong 37 ng 50
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Sagot: D. Muy bien. Fui a la playa.
The weekend is over, so you answer in the past: Muy bien. Fui a la playa.
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Tanong 38 ng 50
Ipakita ang sagot
Sagot: D. so-so: he worked and cleaned the house
Iván says Regular (so-so). On Saturday he worked and on Sunday he cleaned (limpié) the house.
Transcript
Marta: ¿Qué tal el fin de semana?
Iván: Regular. El sábado trabajé y el domingo limpié la casa. -
Tanong 39 ng 50
Ipakita ang sagot
Sagot: D. yesterday
Andrés says la compré ayer: I bought it yesterday.
Transcript
Lola: ¡Qué camisa tan bonita! ¿Es nueva?
Andrés: Sí, la compré ayer en el centro. -
Tanong 40 ng 50
Ipakita ang sagot
Sagot: D. have a drink after work
Nuria writes Vamos a tomar algo después del trabajo: we're going for a drink after work.
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Tanong 41 ng 50
Ipakita ang sagot
Sagot: A. la
Mesa (table) is feminine and singular, so the article is la.
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Tanong 42 ng 50
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Sagot: C. está
To say where a place is, use estar: Madrid está en España.
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Tanong 43 ng 50
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Sagot: B. son
For origin, use ser. Mis padres is plural (ellos), so the form is son: Mis padres son de Chile.
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Tanong 44 ng 50
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Sagot: A. blancas
Casas is feminine and plural, so the adjective is blancas.
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Tanong 45 ng 50
Ipakita ang sagot
Sagot: C. gusta
El fútbol is one thing, so use gusta. Le is for he or she: no le gusta el fútbol.
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Tanong 46 ng 50
Ipakita ang sagot
Sagot: C. fuimos
Ayer shows the past. The simple past of ir for nosotros is fuimos.
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Tanong 47 ng 50
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Sagot: D. voy
For plans, use ir a + infinitive. For yo, ir is voy.
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Tanong 48 ng 50
Ipakita ang sagot
Sagot: D. nurse
Amina says Trabajo de enfermera: I work as a nurse.
Transcript
Hola, me llamo Amina. Soy de Marruecos y vivo en Valencia. Trabajo de enfermera en un hospital.
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Tanong 49 ng 50
Ipakita ang sagot
Sagot: A. a kilo of oranges
The customer says un kilo de naranjas: a kilo of oranges. Manzanas are apples and patatas are potatoes.
Transcript
Cliente: Quería un kilo de naranjas, por favor.
Dependiente: Aquí tiene. Son dos euros. -
Tanong 50 ng 50
Ipakita ang sagot
Sagot: B. go to Córdoba by train
Elena writes Mañana voy a ir a Córdoba en tren. She visited the cathedral and ate tapas yesterday (ayer).
Keyboard: 1–4 para sumagot, Enter para sa susunod na tanong.