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Spanish (Spain)

### Making plans and seeing them through

A study group needs plans, people you can rely on and a result at the end. These collocations are how Spanish talks about all three. In each one the verb is ordinary; the combination is what you learn.

| collocation | meaning |
|---|---|
| **tener pensado** + infinitive | to be planning to |
| **contar con** | to count on; (formal) to have |
| **hacer caso** a alguien | to listen to someone |
| **a fondo** | thoroughly |
| **sacar adelante** | to get something off the ground; to bring up children |
| **salir bien** | to turn out well |
| **no tener por qué** | to have no reason to |
| **estar a gusto** | to feel at ease |

### Plans and people

Before an infinitive, **pensado** stays the same; only **tener** changes.

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**Contar con** is usually *to count on*. In formal Spanish it also lists what a place has:

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**Hacer caso** takes the person with **a**, and usually **le** as well:

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### Results

With **salir bien** the plan or the exam is the subject, and the person, if there is one, is **me, te, le, nos, os, les**:

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**Sacar adelante** takes a project, a business or a family:

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### Reassuring

**No tener por qué** says there is no reason to, where *no tener que* says there is no obligation; as reassurance it sounds gentler.

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**Estar a gusto** is to feel at ease; with the impersonal **se** it praises a place:

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Plans, help and results (tener pensado, contar con, salir bien)

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)

Plural pronouns and 'ser' (somos, sois, son)

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

Indefinite articles (un, una, unos, unas)

Simple negation (no)

Yes/no questions

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)

Ser vs. estar

The verb tener (tengo, tienes)

Possessive determiners (mi, tu, su)

Origin and possession (de, del)

The verb ir (voy, vas)

Destination (a, al)

The personal 'a' (a)

Stem-changing verbs: e to ie

Stem-changing verbs: o to ue

Irregular first-person verbs

Reflexive verbs (me, te, se)

Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, dos, tres)

Numbers 11 to 20 (once, doce, trece)

Counting by tens to 100 (treinta, cuarenta, cien)

Compound numbers up to 99 (veintiuno, treinta y uno)

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)

Obligation (tener que)

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
to be planning to, to have in mind (to do)	tener pensado
I'm planning to study the whole syllabus this weekend.	Tengo pensado estudiar todo el temario este fin de semana.
What are you all planning to do after the exam?	¿Qué tenéis pensado hacer después del examen?
to count on; to have (a feature, formal)	contar con
You can count on us.	Puedes contar con nosotros.
We are counting on your help with the work.	Contamos con tu ayuda para el trabajo.
The faculty boasts a huge library.	La facultad cuenta con una biblioteca enorme.
to pay attention (to someone), to listen (to advice)	hacer caso
You never pay attention to me when I talk to you.	Nunca me haces caso cuando te hablo.
Listen to the teacher and go over the syllabus.	Hazle caso al profesor y repasa el temario.
thoroughly, in depth	a fondo
We have to study the subject matter thoroughly.	Tenemos que estudiar la materia a fondo.
I cleaned the flat thoroughly before the visit.	Limpié el piso a fondo antes de la visita.
to get (something) off the ground; to bring up (children)	sacar adelante
Between the three of us we got the project off the ground.	Entre los tres sacamos adelante el proyecto.
My mother brought up four children without help.	Mi madre sacó adelante a cuatro hijos sin ayuda.
to turn out well, to go well	salir bien
In the end, the exam went well for me.	Al final, el examen me salió bien.
If we cooperate, everything will turn out well.	Si cooperamos, todo saldrá bien.
to have no reason to, not to have to	no tener por qué
You have no reason to do all the work.	No tienes por qué hacer todo el trabajo.
You have studied a lot; you have no reason to worry.	Has estudiado mucho; no tienes por qué preocuparte.
at ease, comfortable (feeling at home)	a gusto
I am very much at ease with my classmates.	Con mis compañeros estoy muy a gusto.
It's very comfortable here.	Aquí se está muy a gusto.

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