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Spanish · Chapter 13

The personal a

6 vocabulary lessons, 2 grammar primers, 1 story milestone.

Lesson 1 · Words 1001-1013

Words 1001 to 1013

470	conocer	to know, to be acquainted with, to meet	verb
1001	adentro	inside, indoors	adverb
1003	enseguida	right away, straight away	adverb
1005	agradable	pleasant, nice	adjective
1006	carne	meat; flesh	noun
1008	departamento	department; apartment (Latin America)	noun
1009	lindo	lovely, pretty	adjective
1010	mar	sea	noun
1011	duda	doubt	noun
1012	edificio	building	noun

Lesson 2 · Words 1014-1029

Words 1014 to 1029

1014	cargo	post, position; charge	noun
1015	víctima	victim	noun
1016	luna	moon	noun
1017	energía	energy	noun
1018	frío	cold	adjective
1020	baile	dance	noun
1022	misión	mission	noun
1025	izquierda	left, left-hand side	noun
1027	beber	to drink	verb
1029	finalmente	finally	adverb

Lesson 3 · Words 1030-1058

Words 1030 to 1058

845	hermoso	beautiful, handsome	adjective
1030	simple	simple	adjective
1036	regresar	to return, to go back	verb
1040	sacar	to take out, to get	verb
1044	opinión	opinion	noun
1046	apenas	hardly, barely; as soon as	adverb
1048	cerveza	beer	noun
1054	cuántos	how many	determiner
1057	reina	queen	noun
1058	temprano	early	adverb

Lesson 4 · Grammar primer
The personal a
The little 'a' Spanish puts before a specific person (or pet) that is the direct object - and the cases where it disappears.

Lesson 5 · Words 1059-1072

Words 1059 to 1072

1059	tema	topic, subject	noun
1060	prisión	prison	noun
1062	público	public	adjective
1065	salvar	to save	verb
1066	partido	match; political party	noun
1068	joder	to mess up; damn (vulgar)	verb
1069	causa	cause; reason	noun
1070	caliente	hot	adjective
1071	sargento	sergeant	noun
1072	cenar	to have dinner	verb

Lesson 6 · Words 1073-1085

Words 1073 to 1085

1073	compañero	companion; colleague	noun
1074	banco	bank; bench	noun
1075	existir	to exist	verb
1077	zona	zone; area	noun
1078	destino	destiny; destination	noun
1079	base	base; basis	noun
1080	soler	to usually (do something)	verb
1081	cliente	customer; client	noun
1083	perra	female dog; bitch	noun
1085	encuentro	meeting; encounter	noun

Lesson 7 · Grammar primer
Por vs para
Cause and route vs goal and destination. The use-buckets for each, and the minimal pairs where swapping one for the other changes the meaning.

Lesson 8 · Words 1087-1099

Words 1087 to 1099

1087	pelea	fight	noun
1088	san	saint (before a male name)	determiner
1089	norte	north	noun
1091	coronel	colonel	noun
1092	apuesto	handsome	adjective
1093	peligroso	dangerous	adjective
1098	excepto	except	preposition
1099	juicio	trial; judgement	noun

Lesson 9 · Read a story
Story milestone: top 1100 words
You can read this story using only the words you've learned so far. Every content word sits at or above the rank-1100 ceiling.