Day and night in Spanish
Sunlight or darkness? Contrast the Spanish words for day and night in simple everyday sentences.
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Here and there in Spanish
Near the speaker or farther away? Compare two Spanish place words in clear everyday situations.
Read and practiseToday and tomorrow in Spanish
This day or the next? Distinguish two Spanish time words in plans, schedules and everyday sentences.
Read and practiseBig and small in Spanish
A large box or a small glass? Compare two size adjectives and practise their agreement with nouns.
Read and practiseMuch and little in Spanish
A full jug or a nearly empty one? Express large and small quantities and match the form to the noun.
Read and practisePedir and preguntar: two ways to ask
Distinguish Spanish pedir for requesting something from preguntar for posing a question or asking about something.
Read and practiseSaber and conocer: knowledge and familiarity
Distinguish Spanish saber for knowing a fact or how to do something from conocer for familiarity with people or places.
Read and practiseLlevar and traer: taking and bringing
Distinguish Spanish llevar and traer by the direction of movement relative to the conversational reference point.
Read and practiseIr and venir: direction from the speaker
Choose Spanish ir and venir for movement away from or toward the speaker, using location and perspective as clues.
Read and practiseOír and escuchar: hearing and listening in Spanish
Compare Spanish oír for perceiving sound and escuchar for attentive listening, including overlap in real usage.
Read and practiseAsking and answering in Spanish
A question needs a reply: distinguish the person seeking information from the person giving an answer.
Read and practiseBuying and selling in Spanish
Who pays and who offers the goods? Identify buyer and seller and describe both sides of a transaction.
Read and practiseEntering and leaving places
Inside or outside? Distinguish the Spanish verbs for crossing into a place and moving out of it in everyday situations.
Read and practiseOpening and closing in Spanish
A door or a box can be opened or closed: choose the Spanish verb that matches the action in everyday situations.
Read and practiseMoving up and down in Spanish
From a roof to a basement, choose the Spanish verb that describes upward or downward movement in context.
Read and practiseArrival and departure in Spanish
A train reaches a station or leaves a port: distinguish arrival and departure and their Spanish prepositions.
Read and practiseSleeping and falling asleep in Spanish
A night of sleep and the moment it begins call for different Spanish forms; see how pronouns change with the person.
Read and practiseWaking someone and waking up in Spanish
A noise wakes a child, but a child wakes up: see how Spanish distinguishes the two actions and changes the pronoun.
Read and practiseWashing things and yourself in Spanish
A bicycle needs cleaning and hands need washing: see how Spanish distinguishes washing something from washing yourself.
Read and practisePutting things down and putting clothes on
A book goes on a table and a coat goes on your body: see how Spanish distinguishes placing an object from getting dressed.
Read and practiseSentir and sentirse in Spanish
Compare sentir with a noun and sentirse with an adjective to describe sensations and personal states in Spanish.
Read and practiseWith and without in Spanish
A companion or an absent ingredient? Contrast two Spanish prepositions through everyday situations.
Read and practiseInside and outside in Spanish
A box or the space beyond it? Contrast two expressions that locate things in and outside a place.
Read and practiseAbove and below in Spanish
A lamp over a table or a ball under a chair? Compare two Spanish expressions for vertical position in everyday settings.
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