Transcript How to use a dictionary

Lay out
Find that Verb!
Habla
Elige
hablar
elegir
The dictionary gives the verbs in the infinitive form.
To find the right meaning of verbs, remember:
• Infinitives always end in –ar, -er, or –ir.
• Always make sure the word you find makes sense in context!
Get the right meaning!
(how not to look crazy when you write)
The
letter,
please.
Carta has several meanings.
La carta (fem noun )
1 letter; 2 menu; 3 card
When Spanish words have more than one
meaning, pick the meaning which best suits the
context.
Get the right meaning!
El corte
La corte
corte
corte
Finding the right word
I’d like to
fly to
Madrid on
Sunday.
Fly noun – see fly verb
La mosca fem
To fly verb – see fly noun
1 (birds, insects, planes)
There’s
a fly in
my
soup!
volar
una mosca
volar
Not in the dictionary? Oh yes it is!
babies
baby
women
woman
Can’t find a word in
the dictionary?
Perhaps it’s listed in a
different form.
Not in the dictionary? Oh yes it is!
fly verb see fly noun; (birds, insects, planes) volar.
• For drank, look up drink verb
see drink noun; beber.
• To think of the infinitive, complete the phrase
“Im going to…”
for example: “I’m going to drink.”
ends
vestirse
• To find verbs like these in the dictionary, look under the first letter
of the main part of the verb, following normal alphabetical order.
i.e. vestirse under v.
• Watch out! Most reflexive verbs are listed after a form of the verb
which is not reflexive. Make sure you find the right entry!