Monday, 29 October 2012

Exercise 2


cae - falls
canta - sings
casa - house
comida - dinner
comprar - to buy
cuatro - four
culebra - snake
frac - coat
que - than
queda - remains
quema - burns
queremos - we wish
quita - takes away
cena - supper
cinco - five
crece - grows
encima de - upon
mozo - boy
necesita - requires
voz - voice
voces - voices
zapato - shoe
chiquito - small
estrecho - narrow
ocho - eight
algo - something
amigos -friends
ganar - to gain
gozo - joy
gris - grey
guarda - guards
guerra - war
coge - catches
floja - weak
gemidos - groans
gente - people
gigante - giant
jabalí - wild-board
jaca - pony
jardín - garden
mejor - better
salvaje - savage
cojo - lame

Exercise
1. Queremos compras algo para la cena.
2. La voz del ave es dulce.
3. La capa queda en la casa.
4. Ganar amigos entre la gente es el mejor gozo.
5. El frac gris es mejor que el otro
6. La culebra coge al jabalí
7. El mozo quita la cena de encima de la mesa
8. La comida duró una hora
9. La jaca chiquita está floja.
10. El gigante necesita una frac grande.

Translations
1. We desire to buy something for supper.
2. The bird's voice is sweet.
3. The cape/cloak remains in the house
4. To win friends amongst people is a great joy
5. The grey coat is better than the other one.
6. The snake catches the wild-boar
7. The boy takes away the supper upon the table.
8. The dinner lasted an hour.
9. The small pony is weak.
10. The giant requires a big coat.

The above exercises  are available from A first Spanish reader and writer - 1894(parallel grammar series) available free from the open library.

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