Temporary arrangements and tentative results
A temporary agreement, a preliminary result or a tentative date can all be described with an adjective that leaves room for change.
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Definitivo: the final version
A provisional draft gives way to a final version: see how definitivo describes decisions, dates and decisive events.
Read and practiseFeasible plans in Spanish
A proposal can be realistic under one budget and impossible under another; assess whether it can be carried out.
Read and practiseCoherent ideas and consistent actions
A coherent argument fits its evidence, while consistent actions match a goal or a person’s words.
Read and practiseHarmful effects in Spanish
A noisy environment, a damaged harvest and other situations show how to describe harm to people and things in Spanish.
Read and practiseRelevant to the question
A detail, a date or a letter can matter because it helps answer a particular question or make a decision.
Read and practiseDespacio: slowly in Spanish
Use despacio to describe slow speech and movement, and compare it with deprisa for speed.
Read and practiseHoy in Spanish: talking about today
Use Spanish hoy for the current day, arrange a time and distinguish today from ayer and mañana.
Read and practiseBien: well in Spanish
Use bien for how an action is done or how someone feels, and contrast it with bueno and mal.
Read and practiseAquí in Spanish: here and nearby places
Use aquí to identify the speaker’s location, invite someone over and contrast here with allí.
Read and practiseMañana in Spanish: tomorrow and the morning
Distinguish mañana meaning tomorrow from la mañana meaning morning and arrange a time for the next day.
Read and practiseSiempre in Spanish: always and not always
Use siempre for a regular habit and distinguish no siempre from never in everyday schedules.
Read and practiseAhora in Spanish: the present moment and later
Use ahora for the current moment, contrast it with después and say whether you are available now.
Read and practiseNunca: never in Spanish
Learn where nunca goes in Spanish negative sentences and contrast never with siempre, meaning always.
Read and practiseCerca: near in Spanish
Describe nearby places using cerca, cerca de and the contraction del, and contrast near with lejos.
Read and practiseTemprano: early in Spanish
Describe early departures and arrivals with temprano and contrast it with tarde, meaning late.
Read and practiseAllí: there in Spanish
Use allí for a place away from the speaker, compare it with aquí and practise its written accent.
Read and practiseAfuera: outside in Spanish
Use afuera for an outside location or movement outward, and understand regional preference for fuera.
Read and practiseTarde: late or afternoon
Distinguish the adverb tarde for late actions from the feminine noun in por la tarde.
Read and practiseTambién: also and too in Spanish
Add an affirmative idea with también and contrast agreement with negative statements using tampoco.
Read and practiseMuy: very in Spanish
Intensify adjectives and adverbs with muy and distinguish it from mucho before a noun.
Read and practisePronto: soon in Spanish
Learn pronto for an event expected soon and the everyday farewell hasta pronto with natural examples.
Read and practiseDespués: after and later
Learn después to order events and después de before a noun or infinitive in Spanish.
Read and practiseDentro: inside a place
Learn dentro for an interior location and dentro de before a named container or place.
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