Spanish Tip of the Day: the verb "ir" (to go)

SPANISH TIP OF THE DAY  2020-07-26

Today we review the verb “ir” which is a highly irregular verb. It is unique in Spanish because it’s the only verb that has no stem…remember that all other verbs in the infinitive, you drop the last two letters, known as the ending, and what’s left is the stem. In the case of IR, you have nothing left. So for ir (and its close cousin”irse”). you know the indicative tense (present tense) of ir very well now:  voy/vas/va/vamos/van.  It can stand alone to say where are you going (Adónde vas?)

voy a la piscina (I’m going to the pool);  

 ¿Vas a la tienda más tarde? (are you going to the store later?) ¿

Adonde va mañana?  Where is he going (to) tomortow. etc.

IR can also be used as a helping verb to describe things that will happen in the future. As in other helping verbs, it precedes the main verb. They helping verb is conjugated, the main verb remains in the infinitive. One often adds the word “a” (“to/towards) between the two verbs. For example:

Voy a renunciar mañana. (I will resign tomorrow). ¿Vas a caminar dos millas conmigo? (Will you go  walk 2 miles with me?). some call this the “poor man’s” future tense. You don’t have to learn those pesky future endings if you use IR instead.

In class, Vicky asked what is the command form (i.e.) for the tú (2^nd person, familiar) form? The general rule is you take the 3^rd person singular (in this case “va”) and use it as the 2^nd person familiar command. Unfortunately, ir is an exception. instead of va. it is “ve”

Oh, and the difference between ir and irse is that ir = to go and irse = to leave. Irse is used quite commonly and I will bet it is the preferred form to say I'm leaving. e.g. “me voy”. or if you want someone to leave = “vete”

For more information about “ir”, pull up this very interesting article.

Lección 66: Un Poquíto Tuyo Capitulo 10

Lección 66: Capítulo 10

Si conoces los nombres de algunos de estos personajes, déjame saber.

(if you know the names of some of these characters, let me know.)

Hoy Stewart está ausente.

1.     Dos Personas. (Greg)

2.     Gregória y Madona (Vicky)

3.     Vivian y Turista Americano (Madeliene)

4.     Antonio y Catalina (Greg)

5.     Continuación: Vivian y Turista Anericano (Madeliene)

6.     Beto y Eduardo (Vicky)

7.     Beto y Vivian. (Madeliene)

8.     Vivian y Turista Americano (Greg)

9.     Catalina y Javier  (Vicky)

10.  Julieta y Antonio (Madeliene)

11.   Continuación: Catalina y Javier (Vicky)

12.  Javier y Gregória (Madeliene)

13.  Javier y Madona (Greg)

14.  Javier y Catalina (Vicky)

15.  Elena y Julieta (Madeliene)

Lección 65: Un Poquito Tuyo Capítulo 9

Repaso:  los pronombres con “tú” (the pronouns with “you” i.e. 2^nd person singular).

Tú eres mi hermano.  (tú with accent)         You are my brother.                          Tú / subject

Tú eres mi hermana.                                    You are my sister.

Él te lleva a la escuela                                  He takes you to school.                     te / direct object

Ella te da el libro.                                         She gives you the book                     te/ indirect obj

Ella te lo da.                                                 She gives it to you                             te/ indirect obj

Esta flor es para tí                                        This flower is for you                         tí/ obj of prepos.

¿Ese es tu carro? (tu with no accent)          That is your car?                                tu/possessive

¿Ese carro es tuyo?                                     That car is yours?                              tuyo/ p. no noun

Un Poquito Tuyo.                                         A little bit yours.

El presente

Yo                                                                 -o

Tú                                                                 -s

Él/Ella/Ud.                                                    -a / -e  

Nosotros                                                      -mos

Uds./Ellos/Ellas                                            -n

Capítulo 9

Edición Corta:  Telemundo (11:55)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIj4MpwWSx4

1.     Vivian y sus Padres (Madeliene)
Vivian informs Antonio and Catalina that Eduardo is in jail.  “Se llevaron a Eduardo a la carcel.” Antonio asks “¿Eduardo esta preso?” Eduardo is under arrest? ¿Qué pasó?  ¿Qué hizo? What happened, what did he do? He was arrested for drunk driving. Antonio wants him to spend one night in jail to teach him a lesson. Catalina intervenes and gets him out.  says “¿Tú estas loco?” Are you crazy?

2.     Elvis y Elena. y Madona (Greg)
Elvis admits he could have fallen in love with Elena. She is flattered and they are about to kiss when Madona barges in and destroys there private moment. Elena leaves. She asks what is the story between them. “Cuéntame” (“what’s the scoop?”). Cuéntame also means “count” so he dodges the answer by counting 1-10.

3.     Eduardo con sus Padres (Vicky)
Eduardo asks his father for forgiveness. Antonio refuses to grant it. Eduardo says he stayed too long in the university before dropping out and now has to pay the full year’s tuition. “Tengo problema con la Universidad.” I’m having trouble with the University.

4.     Dos Mujeres  (Madeliene)
I’m not sure who they are. Are they the dancers that Elvis later played with? While discussing this with each other one receives a text from Elvis. It was a bit crypticdd

5.     Catalina y Antonio (Greg)
Catalina awakens Antonio, who was sleeping in bed. Catalina announces that she has gotten a job “Hoy es mi primer día de trabajo.” Today is my first day of work”. “Vas a ver una mujer muy trabajadora.” You’ll see a very hard working woman.” She also announces that “Leticia, tu hermana, va a trabajar conmigo.” Leticia, your sister, is going to work with me. Antonio is flabbergasted.

6.     Beto y Vivian (Vicky)
Vivian tries to win back Beto’s heart by making him breakfast. He does not take the bait. Vivian says “Me encantaria enamorarme de tí.” I’d love to fall in love with you.

7.     Elena y Julieta (Madeliene)
Elena and Julieta find out that Catalina’s new business is adjacent to their store. Elena in particular is incensed that they have chosen to compete with them in the same industry: women’s dresses. They want to meet the new neighbors to check them out. “Vamos a ver.” Let’s see. They tense up to see Catalina. “Te veo muy tensa.” I see you very tense.” Elena blows up with anger as Catalina and Lucrecia leave.

8.     Elvis y Paco (Greg)
Elvis discusses his relationship with Julieta with her father Paco. He’s afraid he’s lost her for good. Paco admits she’s confused at the moment but give her time to sort things out. Meanwhile be the best man he can possibly be and remind her of the original Paco.

9          Javier y Madona (Vicky)
Madonna’s boyfriend catches her kissing Javier. He is incensed and the others are surprised. The weekly episode ends here for now.  

Lección 64: Un Poquito Tuyo, Capítulo 8

Lección 64: "Dejame saber" y Un Poquito Tuyo, Capítulo  8

Desde este punto en adelante, yo pienso hablar solamente español en clase. Así se van acostumbrando escuchar el español

Déjame saber = "let me know" 
dejar + saber    Pero dejar es congugado y saber no es conjugado
presente: dejo/dejas/deja/dejamos/dejan   command:   déjame (let me) ;

Let me know if you don't feel well.    _______ si no te sientes bien.
Let me know if you don't understand  _______ si no entiedes (comprendes).
Let me know when the train leaves tomorrow  ________ a que hora sale el trén mañana.
She will let you know if she's late.   ___________si está tarde.
She lets you know this afternoon    ___________esta tarde.

present participle  : estar dejando (to be leaving)  
past participle:  haber dejado  (to have left (something))
preterito:  dejé/dejaste/dejó/dejamos/dejaron

No confunden (don't confuse)  dejar (to leave something behind, to let) con salir (to leave for another destination.)

Capítulo 8

Edición Corta:  Telemundo (14:49)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHQsuClXAVo

1. Elena y su Padre (Paco) [Stewart]
Antonio pick up Julieta and they leave. "Papá, qué pasa?" Father, what is going on?
Julieta se fue con el tipo este.  "She left with this (shady) guy."
¡Cálmate!  "Calm down."
2. Javi y Madona en el parque [Greg]

Javi and Madonna describe meeting each other and how strong their feelings are for each other. Madona says "No te puedo mentir." I cannot lie to you.

3. Julieta y Antonio van al aereopuerto [Vicky]

Julieta thanks Antonio for taking her to the airport...She says ¿Te recuerdas la primera vez que me llevaste en este coche?  He replies No, la primera vez que me robaste este coche. The first time she stole his car (me robaste este coche).   Note the use of coche (carriage) for car (carro). They fantasize about living in Paris together and they almost kiss.

4. Elvis y las Mujeres en cama al otro día  [Madeliene]
He calls Julieta's name while half asleep. "¿Quién es Julieta?  Who is Julieta?
Y Uds que hacen aquí. What are you doing here?  Pero cómo que que estamos haciendo aquí (what do you mean what are we doihg here.) 

5. Julieta y Antonio y la despedida [Stewart]

They discuss their desires to kiss and embrace but Julieta sees no future in that arrangement.
6. Catalina y su cirujano y el almuerzo [Greg]

?She meets her surgeon for lunch, enjoys the food which she now doesn't typically have at home. En mi cases comemos plátanos todos los días.  He advises her to leave Antonio and  he confesses he is ready to marry her.

7. Julieta, Antonio, y Paco en  el trabajo de Julieta [Vicky]

Paco tells Antonio he doesn't want to see Julieta socializing with a married man. Antonio admits they are just friend, but Paco does not buy that argument.

8. Elvis y Elena (y el primo de Elvis) [Madeliene]

Elena accuses Elvis of sleeping with 3 women.  A ninguna mujer decente le gustan los hombres depravados.

9. Catalina lavando ropa. [Stewart y Greg]

Catalina carries laundry "Yo odio esto" she calls her former aides to help with the laundry but admits she doesn't have the money to pay them."

10. Antonio y Vivi en el Restaurante de Beto [Vicky y Madeliene]

Very emotional scene. Antonio asks Vivi to return home. She refuses and tries to give him the keys. Antonio responds  Estas son las llaves de tu casa. Usenlas cuando quieres volver.  These are the keys to your house. Use them when you want to return.,

Edición Completa:  Telemundo (47:52) 

Lección 63: Spanish Place Names Quizz; Capítulo 7 Un Poquito Tuyo

Elena and father (Paco?).  (Armando)

¿Qué pasa?

Julieta se fue con ese tipo.

La va a llevar al infierno.

Javier and Madona  (Stewart)

A mi no me gusta mentir.  I don’t like to lie.

Antonio/Julieta en el aereopuerto

Bueno, hemos llegado al aereopuerto.

Me tienes que llevar a la tienda

No te preocupes (don’t (you) worry) / preocúpate (worry)

Por lo menos te hice reir. (At least I made you laugh).

Tú me salvaste la vida.  salvar – to save 

They speak of Paris and they kiss

Elvis in bed with the 3 women he met at the dance club.

Julieta, te extraño.  from extrañar-to miss   

Es para mi gatita. (little cat). Note: this is regional. In other areas (incl, Cuba) it’s  -ico and -ica

Vivi and Beto (Vicky)

Vivi moves in with Beto and his mother ??

Ahora Alberto, ¿qué está haciendo esta mujer en mi casa y con una maleta?

Alright Alberto, what is this woman doing in my house and with a suitcase?

<later in the episode> Beto explains that Vivi has had a fallout with her dad and needs a few days away from her father so that he get back to pleasant terms.

Beto, cómo pudiste embarasar esta

Elvis and Cousin (Madeliene)

Por qué te paras. Vamonos.   parar = to leave/part,  pararse also means to stand up.

Why are you stopping? Let’s go.

No seas tán aguao (pronounced awao) -  Don’t be such a <spoil-sport>

Solamente un ratito (only a short while)

Voy a entrar.

Antonio & Catalina (Stewart)

Antonio lunges to answer the phone hoping its Julieta.

¿Qué haces?

The text actually from Beto saying that Vivi is safe at their house.

Vivi examines her father’s phone just before bed and sees he’s texting love notes to someone,. She cries.

Phone call Antonio y Julieta (Greg)

She calls Antonio to check on his children, “Nunca te van a dejar de querer” They will never stop loving you.   verb is dejar (to leave something). “Te lo aseguro”. I assure you. The verbs asegurar-to assure and Nunca (never) is the opposite of siempre (always). Nunca is softer than what we learned last week: Jamás.  They also catch each other up on their every day lives

Catalina shopping  (Vicky)

She is confused/disoriented/offended in a public market environment. It’s clear she’s never been grocery shopping.

She meets an old friend…asking about everything being sold.

Catalina, están arruinados?  

0	Place Names	In Spanish	Note
1	Big Mouth	Boca Grande	Keys/FL
2	Bishop Saint Louis	San Luis Obispo	City/CA
3	Blood of Christ Mountains	Sangre de Cristo Mountains	Mountains/NM & CO
4	Blushing Red	Colorado	U.S. State/CO
5	Coronated	Coronado	Resort Town/CA near SD
6	Cow Antlers	Cuernavaca	City/Mexico
7	Crown	Corona	Municipality/Queens NY
8	Eight Rivers	Ocho Rios	Resort Town/Jamaica
9	Fat Tip	Punta Gorda	Gulf Coast/FL
10	Flowery	Florida	U.S. State/FL
11	Good View Lake	Lake Buena Vista	Lake, Central Florida
12	Good Winds	Buenos Aires	Capital City/Argentina
13	Green Sticks Ranch	Rancho Palos Verdes	City, CA
14	Green Table	Mesa Verde	National Park, CO
15	Hidden Port	Puerto Escondido	Port City/CA
16	High Stick	Palo Alto	City/CA.
17	Holy Faith	Santa Fe	City/NM
18	Hot Waters	Aguas Calientes (Aguascalientes)	City/Mexico
19	King's Mountain	Monterey	City/CA.
20	Little Mouth	Boca Chica	Keys/FL
21	Look at the Sea	Miramar	City/FL
22	Mountain	Montaña (Montana)	U.S. State/MT
23	Mouse Mouth	Boca Raton	City/FL
24	Rich Coast	Costa Rica	Country/Central America
25	Rich Port	Puerto Rico	US Territory/Caribbean
26	River View	Rio Vista	Neighborhood, Ft. Lauderdale
27	Sacrament	Sacramento	Capital City/CA
28	Saint Anthony	San Antonio	City/TX
29	Saint Cross	Santa Cruz	City/CA
30	Saint Francis	San Francisco	City/CA
31	Saint John	San Juan	Capital City/Puerto Rico
32	Saint Joseph	San Jose	City/CA and Costa Rica
33	Silver River	Rio de la Plata	River in Argentina
34	Snowfall	Nevada	U.S. State/NV
35	The Angels	Los Angeles	Largest City/CA
36	The Big Box	El Cajón	City/CA
37	The Big River	Rio Grande	River/TX Mexico Border
38	The Crosses	Las Cruces	City/NM
39	The King’s Marina	Marina del Rey	Marina/S. California
40	The Meadows	Las Vegas	City/NV
41	The Peace	La Paz	Capital City/Bolivia
42	The Point’s East	Punta del Este	Resort Town/Uruguay
43	The Poplars	Los Alamos	Federal Research Facility, NM
44	The Purple Island	Isla Morada (Islamorada)	Middle Keys, Florida
45	The Step	El Paso	City, TX
46	The Sun’s Coast	La Costa del Sol	Tourist Region Spain
47	The Waves	Las Olas	Street, Ft. Lauderdale FL
48	Village	Pueblo	City/CO
49	White House	Casablanca	City/Morocco
50	Yellow	Amarillo	City/TX