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2.2 Vocabulario: Las tareas y los quehaceres

¡Sí puedo! Can-Do Statements

Recognize vocabulary related to chores and errands.

 

En la escuela (At school)

  • La lectura (reading ¡OJO! Es un cognado falso)
  • La escritura (writing)
  • El discurso (lecture, speech)
  • La tarea (homework, task, chore)
  • Escribir un ensayo (to write a paper/essay)
  • Entregar una composición (to hand in a composition)
  • Colaborar en una presentación (to collaborate on a presentation)
  • Devolver (o→ue) libros a la biblioteca (to return books to the library)
  • Escoger su concentración académica (to choose your academic major)

En la casa (At home)

  • Lavar los platos (to wash the dishes)
  • Secar los platos (to dry the dishes)
  • Lavar la ropa (to wash the clothes, to do the laundry)
  • Doblar la ropa (to fold the laundry/clothes)
  • Pasar la aspiradora (to vacuum)
  • Barrer el piso (to sweep the floor)
  • Sacudir el polvo (to dust)
  • Sacar la basura (to take out the garbage/trash)
  • Cortar el césped (to cut the grass/mow the lawn)
  • Recoger los juguetes (to put away/tidy up the toys)
  • Regar (e→ie) las plantas (to water the plants)

En la comunidad (In the community)

  • Depositar un cheque en el banco (to deposit a check in the bank)
  • Sacar dinero del cajero automático (to withdraw money from the ATM)
  • Mandar una carta por correo (to mail a letter)
  • Dejar los trajes en la tintorería (to drop off the suits at the dry cleaners)
  • Separar el reciclaje de la basura (to separate the recycling from the garbage)
  • Pagar los impuestos (to pay taxes)
  • Votar en las elecciones (to vote in elections)

 

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