Spanish 1/Chapter 14 (Shopping)

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Chapter 14 (Shopping)

Getting ready

Clothing

Questions

Useful words

To talk about the price

Note: Costar conjugates with a stem change, like jugar, so the o becomes ue when conjugated.

Numbers: 200 to 1,000

To be correct

To be specific

Note: This and those are used to describe something specific, while that and those refer to something far away.

Pensar (to think)

Pensar is another stem-changing verb like jugar. In pensar, the e changes to ie except in the nosotros(as) and vosotros(as) forms as always. Below is the conjugation for pensar:

Note: You should remember by now that usted & ustedes conjugate in the 3rd person form.

Preferir (to prefer)

Preferir is also another stem-changing verb like jugar and pensar. In preferir, the second e changes to ie, except in the nosotros(as) and vosotros(as) forms of course. Below is the conjugation for preferir:

Note: Remember? Usted & ustedes conjugate in the 3rd person form.

Querer (to want)

Querer is yet another stem-changing verb like pensar. In querer, the first e changes to ie, except in the nosotros(as) and vosotros(as) forms of course. Below is the conjugation for querer:

Note: It may be getting annoying, but you need to get this rule crammed into your brain: usted & ustedes conjugate in the 3rd person form.

Vocabulario adicional

Cultural Insight (Shopping at the mall)

In Spanish-speaking countries, people tend to go to the mall to buy a specific thing instead of looking for new merchandise and enjoying the atmosphere. However, shoppers in Spanish-speaking countries also hang out with friends and family at the mall.

Country Focus (Ecuador)

Ecuador (Spanish: Ecuador) is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, by Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America (with Chile) that does not have a border with Brazil. The country also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 965 kilometers (600 miles) west of the mainland. Ecuador straddles the equator, from which it takes its name, and has an area of 256,371 square kilometers (98,985 mi²). Its capital city is Quito; its largest city is Guayaquil.

Quito is the capital of Ecuador, home to 1.4 million people.

Ecuador's mainstream culture is defined by its mestizo majority and, like their ancestry, is a mixture of European and Amerindian influences infused with African elements inherited from enslaved ancestors. Ecuador's indigenous communities are integrated into that mainstream culture to varying degrees, but some may also practice their own autochthonous cultures, particularly the more remote indigenous communities of the Amazon basin.

Factbox:

-Official Languages: Spanish

-Other Languages: Quechua, Native American languages

-Capital: Quito

-Government: Democracy

-Area: 283,561 sq km (98,985 sq mi) (73rd)

-Population: 14,790,608 (65th)

Cotopaxi, one of the many volcanoes in Ecuador.

-Religion: Christianity (Catholic 69%, Mormon 1.4%, other Christian 24.6%) 95%, Buddhism 0.2%, other (Traditional beliefs, Judaism, Islam, Bahá'i) 4.8%

-Human Development: 0.806 (80th, HIGH)

-Independence: May 24, 1822

-Currency: U.S. Dollar

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