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Spanish · Chapter 12

Commands: the imperative

10 vocabulary lessons, 3 grammar primers, 1 story milestone.

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  1. Lesson 1 · Words 901-910

    Words 901 to 910

    901oscurodarkadjective
    902manejarto handle, to driveverb
    903miembromembernoun
    904soltarto let go, to release, to dropverb
    905metrometre; underground, metro, tubenoun
    906tempranoearlyadverb
    907prisiónprisonnoun
    908movimientomovement, motionnoun
    909éxitosuccessnoun
    910pesarto weigh; (a pesar de) despiteverb

  2. Lesson 2 · Words 911-921

    Words 911 to 921

    911revisarto check, to reviewverb
    912sargentosergeantnoun
    913descansarto rest, to relaxverb
    914parejacouple, partner, pairnoun
    915experienciaexperiencenoun
    916felicidadhappinessnoun
    917balabulletnoun
    919respetorespectnoun
    920preciopricenoun
    921destinodestiny; destinationnoun

  3. Lesson 3 · Words 922-931

    Words 922 to 931

    922favoritofavouriteadjective
    923principalmain; principaladjective
    924inocenteinnocentadjective
    925salidaexit; departurenoun
    926peleafightnoun
    927sansaint (before a male name)determiner
    928culpableguiltyadjective
    929valorvalue, courage, braverynoun
    930nortenorthnoun
    931coronelcolonelnoun

  4. Lesson 4 · Grammar primer

    Commands: the imperative

    Affirmative tú: habla, come, escribe. Eight irregulars: sé, ve, ten, ven, haz, di, pon, sal.

  5. Lesson 5 · Words 932-941

    Words 932 to 941

    932apuestohandsomeadjective
    933objetivoobjective, goal, aimnoun
    934acordarto agree, to rememberverb
    935elecciónelection, choicenoun
    936exceptoexceptpreposition
    937sospechososuspect, suspiciousadjective
    938invitarto inviteverb
    939paredwallnoun
    940fantásticofantastic, wonderfuladjective
    941tonteríasilly thing, nonsensenoun

  6. Lesson 6 · Words 942-951

    Words 942 to 951

    942toquetouch; knock; ring (of a phone or bell); curfewnoun
    943exactoexact, exactlyadjective
    944heridawound, injurynoun
    945ejemploexamplenoun
    946arruinarto ruin, to wreckverb
    947radioradionoun
    948pistolapistol; gunnoun
    949calmacalmnoun
    950gatocatnoun
    951controlarto controlverb

  7. Lesson 7 · Words 952-961

    Words 952 to 961

    952cuestiónmatter; questionnoun
    953reírto laughverb
    954comúncommonadjective
    955planearto plan; to glideverb
    956ríorivernoun
    957jesúsJesus; goodness! (after a sneeze)interjection
    958islaislandnoun
    959compartirto shareverb
    960suciodirtyadjective
    961huirto flee, to run awayverb

  8. Lesson 8 · Grammar primer

    Impersonal verbs: hay, hace, se puede

    How Spanish says 'there is', 'it's cold', 'one can'. The constructions that have no subject.

  9. Lesson 9 · Words 962-971

    Words 962 to 971

    962respectorespect; regardingnoun
    963regresoreturnnoun
    964debidodue; owingadjective
    965estupendogreat, wonderfuladjective
    966héroeheronoun
    967imbécilidiot, imbecilenoun
    968apartamentoapartment; flatnoun
    969invitadoguestnoun
    970debajobelow; underneathadverb
    971contestarto answer, to replyverb

  10. Lesson 10 · Words 972-981

    Words 972 to 981

    972colegacolleague, matenoun
    973familiarfamiliar, family-relatedadjective
    974calmarseto calm downverb
    975levantarseto get up, to stand up, to riseverb
    976brillantebrilliant, shiny, brightadjective
    977borrachodrunkadjective
    978huevoeggnoun
    979espírituspiritnoun
    980vueloflightnoun
    981gaygay (homosexual)adjective

  11. Lesson 11 · Grammar primer

    Relative pronouns: que, quien, lo que

    How to glue clauses together. The defaults, the contrasts, and when each one is required.

  12. Lesson 12 · Words 982-991

    Words 982 to 991

    982unidadunit, unitynoun
    983empresacompany, business, enterprisenoun
    984ocupadobusy; occupiedadjective
    985copaglass, cup, trophynoun
    986bosqueforest, woodnoun
    987besokissnoun
    988francésFrenchadjective
    989enormehuge, enormousadjective
    990vacíoemptyadjective
    991detalledetail; a nice gesturenoun

  13. Lesson 13 · Words 992-1000

    Words 992 to 1000

    992pegarto stick, to glue; to hitverb
    993vistazoglance; looknoun
    994nenalittle girl; babenoun
    995marchamarch; pacenoun
    996mencionarto mentionverb
    997dependerto dependverb
    998dobledoubleadjective
    999marcabrand, marknoun
    1000alemánGermanadjective

  14. Lesson 14 · Read a story

    Story milestone: top 1000 words

    You can read this story using only the words you've learned so far. Every content word sits at or above the rank-1000 ceiling.