Madrigals Magic Key to Spanish (14 page)

Translate the following sentences into Spanish. The above columns can be used as a translation guide. After you have written
out all the sentences check with the correct translations below this exercise.

1. I talked with Mary this morning.
   
2. I talked about Mexico in the class.
   
3. I didn’t talk with the doctor.
   
4. Mary talked with John.
   
5. The doctor called up. (The doctor talked on the phone.)
   
6. Robert called up. (Robert talked on the phone.)
   
7. The doctor talked about the accident.
   
8. Robert talked about the theater.
   
9. Did you talk with the doctor?
   
10. Did you talk about Mexico in the class?
    
11. Did you talk about the theater?
    
12. Did you call up? (Did you talk on the phone?)
    
13. Did mother talk with the doctor?
    
14. Did Robert talk in the class this morning?
    
15. Did Mary talk about the theater?
    

Check your sentences with the correct translations below.

1. Hablé con María esta mañana.
   
2. Hablé de México en la clase.
   
3. No hablé con el doctor.
   
4. María habló con Juan.
   
5. El doctor habló por teléfono.
   
6. Roberto habló por teléfono.
   
7. El doctor habló del accidente.
   
8. Roberto habló del teatro.
   
9. ¿ Habló usted con el doctor?
   
10. ¿ Habló usted de México en la clase?
    
11. ¿ Habló usted del teatro?
    
12. ¿ Habló usted por teléfono?
    
13. ¿ Habló mamá con el doctor?
    
14. ¿ Habló Roberto en la clase esta mañana?
    
15. ¿ Habló María del teatro?
    

Use the following nouns to fill in the blanks in the sentences below:

Hablé	por teléfono
( I talked )	con Roberto
	con María
¿ Habló usted?	con su mamá
( Did you talk? )	de México
	de la clase
No hablé	del cine
( I didn’t talk )	del teatro
	en la clase
	mucho ( much, a lot )

Copy the above material onto a card. Carry the card with you and glan
ce at it whenever you get a chance.

Remember that you can convert some English words that end in “ce” into Spanish words by changing the “ce” to “cia.” These words are feminine and take the articles “la” (
the
) and “una” (
a, an
).

CE = CIA

the distance
= la distancia

A few words that end in “ce” in English are masculine in Spanish.

Remember that you can convert some English words that end in “
cy” into Spanish words by changing the “cy” to “cia.” These words are feminine and take the articles “la” (
the
) and “una” (
a, an
).

CY = CIA

the agency
= la agencia

Another basic difference in
spelling between Spanish and English: when an English word begins with “s” and is followed by a consonant you must put an “e” before the “s” in Spanish.

SP = ESP