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### Talking about a book

| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| **la fantasía** | fantasy (the genre; also something made up) |
| **el elemento** | the element, an ingredient of a story |
| **secundario** | secondary, minor |
| **el lenguaje** | the language, the way something is written or said |
| **la novedad** | something new: a new release, a piece of news |
| **acertar** | to get it right, to guess correctly |

**La fantasía** is the genre of dragons and magic. **Pura fantasía** is something simply made up:

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**El lenguaje** is a way of using words: simple, formal, the language of teenagers. A language such as English or Spanish is **el idioma** or **la lengua**.

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### New releases and news

In a bookshop, **las novedades** are the new releases. **¿Hay alguna novedad?** asks for news, and **no es ninguna novedad** means it is nothing new.

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### Getting it right: acertar

**Adivinar** is to guess, right or wrong. **Acertar** says you got it right. With **con**, it means you chose well:

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**Acertar** changes its stem like **pensar**: acierto, aciertas, acierta, but acertamos.

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Books: fantasy, minor characters and new releases (la fantasía, secundario)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

contraction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Singular subjects and 'ser' (yo soy, esto es)

Plural nouns and definite articles (los, las)

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Adjective agreement (-o, -a, -os, -as)

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Regular '-ar' verbs (-o, -as, -a...)

Regular '-er' verbs (-o, -es, -e...)

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Locative adverbs (aquí, allí)

Question words (quién, cómo)

The verb estar (estoy, estás)

The preposition en (en)

Ser vs. estar

The verb tener (tengo, tienes)

Possessive determiners (mi, tu, su)

Origin and possession (de, del)

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Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, dos, tres)

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In class (¿puedes repetir?)

Verb + infinitive (quiero comer, sé leer)

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Hundreds and thousands (doscientos, mil)

What do you do? (¿a qué te dedicas?)

Personal details (la edad, la fecha de nacimiento)

Me neither (también, tampoco, ni)

How much is it? (el precio, la vuelta)

What's the weather like? (hace sol, nieva)

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Adjective comparatives (más que, menos que)

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Noun comparatives (tanto como)

Question	Answer
the fantasy (genre; imagination)	la fantasía
I love fantasy novels.	Me encantan las novelas de fantasía.
Do you like fantasy or do you prefer horror?	¿Te gusta la fantasía o prefieres el terror?
His story is pure fantasy: nothing is true.	Su historia es pura fantasía: nada es verdad.
secondary	secundario
The secondary characters are more interesting than the main ones.	Los personajes secundarios son más interesantes que los principales.
The author kills a secondary character.	El autor mata a un personaje secundario.
the novelty, the latest development (also: a new release)	la novedad
This bookshop has a lot of new releases this month.	Esta librería tiene muchas novedades este mes.
Is there anything new about your book?	¿Hay alguna novedad sobre tu libro?
The trilogy is nothing new: it's from the last century.	La trilogía no es ninguna novedad: es del siglo pasado.
the language (way of speaking, e.g. body language)	el lenguaje
The language of this novel is very simple.	El lenguaje de esta novela es muy sencillo.
The author uses the language of today's young people.	El autor usa el lenguaje de los jóvenes de hoy.
For me, the book's language is too difficult.	Para mí, el lenguaje del libro es demasiado difícil.
the element	el elemento
The novel has elements of mystery and fantasy.	La novela tiene elementos de misterio y de fantasía.
The dragon is the most important element of the story.	El dragón es el elemento más importante de la historia.
to get it right, to guess correctly	acertar
You've got the present right! I love this book.	¡Has acertado con el regalo! Me encanta este libro.
No one correctly guesses who the murderer is until the end.	Nadie acierta quién es el asesino hasta el final.
My brother always gets it right with the books he gives me.	Mi hermano siempre acierta con los libros que me regala.

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