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Spanish (Spain)

### Running errands

You know **un recado** as a message someone leaves for you (*dejar un recado*). With **hacer**, it is usually an errand: one of the small jobs you do around town.

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Both meanings can meet in one sentence. The verb tells them apart:

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### Dropping by and turning the corner

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**Doblar la esquina** is to turn the corner. To turn left or right, people in Spain usually say **girar**.

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### At the supermarket

| word | meaning |
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| **{{item:1252808}}** | affordable |
| **{{item:1252812}}** | to snack |

For fruit, **maduro** usually goes with **estar**: the fruit is ripe now. Said of a person with **ser**, it usually means mature.

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A shop that is **más económico** costs you less:

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**Picar algo** is to have a little something between meals:

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Errands and the supermarket (el recado, el carrito, maduro)

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...)

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

Locative adverbs (aquí, allí)

Question words (quién, cómo)

The verb estar (estoy, estás)

The preposition en (en)

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The verb tener (tengo, tienes)

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Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, dos, tres)

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Days of the week (el lunes, el martes)

The family and the personal 'a' (a mi tío, a mi prima)

Months of the year

Telling time (es la, son las)

Verbs of liking (me gusta)

Plural agreement with verbs of liking (gustan)

Degree modifiers (muy, mucho)

Formal address (usted, ustedes)

Direct object pronouns (lo, la, los, las)

The near future (ir a)

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Present continuous (-ando, -iendo)

Affirmative commands (tú, vosotros)

Basic Food and Drink

The Human Body: Head and Arms

The Human Body: Legs and Health

Wardrobe Essentials

Fresh Produce

Meals and Proteins

Public Transport

Hello and goodbye (hola, ¿qué tal?)

Thank you, sorry, OK (gracias, vale)

There is, there are (hay)

My building (la escalera, el ascensor)

Describing people (moreno, rubio, tímido)

Land and sea (el mar, el río, el norte)

Sightseeing (la plaza, la catedral)

Asking the way (cerca, a la derecha, todo recto)

In class (¿puedes repetir?)

Verb + infinitive (quiero comer, sé leer)

What's your name? (me llamo, encantado)

Phone, computer and email

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)

Free time (el concierto, el tenis)

At the bar (¿qué vas a tomar?)

The Natural World

Demonstratives (este, ese, aquel)

Prepositions of place (encima de, debajo de)

Prepositional pronouns (para mí, contigo)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primero to décimo)

Adverbs of frequency (a veces, nunca)

Exclamations (¡qué...!)

Indefinite pronouns (algo, alguien)

Indefinite determiners (algún, ningún)

Indirect object pronouns (le, les)

Double object pronouns (me lo, te la)

Double object pronouns (se lo, se la)

Verbs of preference (encantar, interesar)

Impersonal obligation (hay que)

Starting and finishing actions (empezar a, terminar de)

Adjective comparatives (más que, menos que)

Comparatives of equality (tan como)

Noun comparatives (tanto como)

Question	Answer
the errand (to run errands)	el recado
This afternoon I have to run some errands.	Esta tarde tengo que hacer unos recados.
Today I've run all the errands in an hour.	Hoy he hecho todos los recados en una hora.
I've left you a message: can you run an errand for me?	Te he dejado un recado: ¿puedes hacer un recado por mí?
to drop by, to stop by	pasarse por
I'm stopping by the pharmacy and coming back.	Me paso por la farmacia y vuelvo.
Drop by my house this afternoon.	Pásate por mi casa esta tarde.
Are you guys stopping by the market tomorrow?	¿Os pasáis por el mercado mañana?
to turn (a corner)	doblar
Turn the corner and you'll see the pharmacy.	Dobla la esquina y verás la farmacia.
The bus turned the corner very fast.	El autobús dobló la esquina muy rápido.
After turning the corner, keep going straight ahead.	Después de doblar la esquina, sigue todo recto.
the shopping trolley, the shopping cart	el carrito
Take a trolley; we're going to buy a lot.	Coge un carrito; vamos a comprar mucho.
I need a one-euro coin for the trolley.	Necesito una moneda de un euro para el carrito.
The trolley is full of fruit.	El carrito está lleno de fruta.
ripe	maduro
These bananas aren't ripe yet.	Estos plátanos todavía no están maduros.
Look for ripe tomatoes for the salad.	Busca tomates maduros para la ensalada.
The strawberries are very ripe; they have to be eaten today.	Las fresas están muy maduras; hay que comerlas hoy.
affordable, economical	económico
This supermarket is more affordable.	Este supermercado es más económico.
We eat at an affordable restaurant near home.	Comemos en un restaurante económico cerca de casa.
The set lunch menu is very affordable.	El menú del día es muy económico.
to snack, to nibble	picar
Shall we nibble on something before having dinner?	¿Picamos algo antes de cenar?
Buy crisps to snack on.	Compra patatas fritas para picar.
If you nibble now, you're not going to eat dinner later.	Si picas ahora, luego no vas a cenar.

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