Spanish 2/Chapter 4 (Fashion)

Chapter 4 (Fashion)

Shopping

entrada - entrance
ganga - bargain
letrero - sign
liquidación - sale
mercado - market
salida - exit

Note: Like all words that end with -ción, liquidación is feminine.

Types of colors

claro(a) - light
de sólo un color - solid-colored
oscuro(a) - dark
pastel - pastel
vivo(a) - bright

Clothing material

¿De qué está hecho(a)? - What is it made of?
Está hecho(a) de... - It is made of...
algodón - cotton
cuero - leather
lana - wool
seda - silk
tela sintética - synthetic fabric

Paying for purchases

alto(a) - high
bajo(a) - low
caja - cash register
cajero(a) - cashier
cheque - check
cheque de viajero - traveler's check
cupón de regalo - gift certificate
en efectivo - cash
gastar - to spend
precio - price
tan (+ adjective) - so
tarjeta de crédito - credit card

Clothing purchases

apretado(a) - tight
escoger - to choose
estar de moda - to be in fashion
estilo - style
exagerado(a) - outrageous
flojo(a) - loose
marca - brand
mediano(a) - medium
número - shoe size
probarse - to try on
talla - size

Note: Probarse is a stem-changing verb that changes from o to ue when conjugated.

Other useful words and expressions

anunciar - to announce
encontrar - to find
en realidad - really
me/te importa(n) - it matters (it's important)/they matter to me/to you
inmediatamente - immediately
me parece que - it seems to me that
¿Qué te parece? - What do you think?/How does it seem to you?
recientemente - recently

Note: Encontrar is a stem-changing verb that changes from o to ue when conjugated.

Preterite of regular verbs

To talk about actions that occured in the past, use the preterite tense. To form the preterite tense of a regular verb, add the preterit endings to the verb's stem.

Preterite endings for -ar verbs:

yo: é
tú: aste
Ud./él/ella: ó
nosotros(as): amos
vosotros(as): asteis
Uds./ellos/ellas: aron

Preterite endings for -er and -ir verbs:

yo: í
tú: iste
Ud./él/ella: ió
nosotros(as): imos
vosotros(as): isteis
Uds./ellos/ellas: ieron

Example conjugation: mirar

miré - I looked
miraste - you looked (singular)
miró - he/she looked
miramos - we looked
mirasteis - you looked (plural)
miraron - they looked

Example conjugation: aprender

aprendí - I learned
aprendiste - you learned (singular)
aprendió - he/she learned
aprendimos - we learned
aprendisteis - you learned (plural)
aprendieron - they learned

Example conjugarion: escribir

escribí - I wrote
escribiste - you wrote (singular)
escribió - he/she wrote
escribimos - we wrote
escribisteis - you wrote (plural)
escribieron - they wrote

Demonstrative adjectives

To point out something or someone that is far from both you and the person you are speaking to, you use demonstrative adjectives. All demonstrative adjectives come before the noun and must agree with the noun in gender and number.

este, esta - this
ese, esa - that
aquel, aquella - that one over there
estos, estas - these
esos, esas - those
aquellos, aquellas - those over there

Vocabulario adicional

estar pasado(a) de moda - to be out of style
accesible - affordable

Cultural Insight (Fiestas)

In Spanish-speaking countries, fiestas feature food, drinks, music, and dancing like other cultures throughout the world. However, fiestas usually celebrate events like a wedding or holiday. Parties usually revolve around the family and friends. Parties are usually held in living rooms, which are the biggest rooms in a typical Spanish-speaking country's home.