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🇪🇸 GCSE Spanish Flashcards
Vocabulary, grammar and key phrases — 10 free revision cards. Study them below, or add the whole deck to Recall and let FSRS spaced repetition schedule your revision so it actually sticks.
How do you say "My name is..." in Spanish?
Me llamo...
Literally: "I call myself..."
Response to: ¿Cómo te llamas? (informal) / ¿Cómo se llama usted? (formal)
Literally: "I call myself..."
Response to: ¿Cómo te llamas? (informal) / ¿Cómo se llama usted? (formal)
Conjugate ser ("to be" — permanent) in the present.
yo soy — I am
tú eres — you are (informal)
él/ella es — he/she is
nosotros somos — we are
vosotros sois — you are (informal plural, Spain)
ellos/ellas son — they are
tú eres — you are (informal)
él/ella es — he/she is
nosotros somos — we are
vosotros sois — you are (informal plural, Spain)
ellos/ellas son — they are
Conjugate estar ("to be" — temporary) in the present.
yo estoy — I am
tú estás — you are
él/ella está — he/she is
nosotros estamos — we are
vosotros estáis — you are
ellos/ellas están — they are
tú estás — you are
él/ella está — he/she is
nosotros estamos — we are
vosotros estáis — you are
ellos/ellas están — they are
When do you use ser vs estar?
Ser: permanent traits — identity, nationality, time, possession.
Soy inglés. Es la una.
Estar: temporary states, location, ongoing actions.
Estoy cansado. Madrid está en España.
Mnemonic: DOCTOR (ser) vs PLACE (estar).
Soy inglés. Es la una.
Estar: temporary states, location, ongoing actions.
Estoy cansado. Madrid está en España.
Mnemonic: DOCTOR (ser) vs PLACE (estar).
How do you form the preterite (simple past) of regular verbs?
-AR verbs (hablar): hablé, hablaste, habló, hablamos, hablasteis, hablaron
-ER/-IR verbs (comer): comí, comiste, comió, comimos, comisteis, comieron
Used for completed actions in the past.
-ER/-IR verbs (comer): comí, comiste, comió, comimos, comisteis, comieron
Used for completed actions in the past.
What are the Spanish definite articles?
el — masc. sing. (el libro)
la — fem. sing. (la mesa)
los — masc. pl. (los libros)
las — fem. pl. (las mesas)
la — fem. sing. (la mesa)
los — masc. pl. (los libros)
las — fem. pl. (las mesas)
Translate: "Me gustaría ir a la playa mañana."
"I would like to go to the beach tomorrow."
- me gustaría — I would like (conditional of gustar)
- ir — to go
- a la playa — to the beach
- mañana — tomorrow
- me gustaría — I would like (conditional of gustar)
- ir — to go
- a la playa — to the beach
- mañana — tomorrow
How does gustar work?
Literally "to be pleasing to" — the subject is what you like.
Me gusta el chocolate — Chocolate is pleasing to me
Me gustan los libros — Books are pleasing to me
Verb agrees with the thing liked, not the person.
Me gusta el chocolate — Chocolate is pleasing to me
Me gustan los libros — Books are pleasing to me
Verb agrees with the thing liked, not the person.
Name 5 colours in Spanish.
rojo/a — red
azul — blue
verde — green
amarillo/a — yellow
negro/a — black
Adjectives agree with the noun: un coche rojo, una flor roja.
azul — blue
verde — green
amarillo/a — yellow
negro/a — black
Adjectives agree with the noun: un coche rojo, una flor roja.
How do you say "There is / There are" in Spanish?
Hay (from haber)
Hay un libro — There is a book.
Hay muchas personas — There are many people.
Invariable — same word for singular and plural.
Hay un libro — There is a book.
Hay muchas personas — There are many people.
Invariable — same word for singular and plural.
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