A country in South America: 'es' and 'tiene' | Spanish

Starter quiz

Match the Spanish and English.
- yo
  
  ⇔
  
  I ✓
- tú
  
  ⇔
  
  you ✓
- él
  
  ⇔
  
  he ✓
- ella
  
  ⇔
  
  she ✓
- ellas, ellos
  
  ⇔
  
  they ✓
- nosotros, nosotras
  
  ⇔
  
  we ✓
Which word means 'river'?
- agua (f)
- costa (f)
- playa (f)
- región (f)
- río (m) ✓
Match the Spanish and English.
- cambio (m)
  
  ⇔
  
  change ✓
- esfuerzo (m)
  
  ⇔
  
  effort ✓
- éxito (m)
  
  ⇔
  
  success ✓
- gesto (m)
  
  ⇔
  
  gesture ✓
- sueño (m)
  
  ⇔
  
  tiredness ✓
- viaje (m)
  
  ⇔
  
  journey ✓
Order the words to say 'You are lucky whereas I am right'.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  tienes
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  suerte
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  mientras
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  que
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  tengo
- 6
  
  ⇔
  
  razón
Write in English: 'Los árboles son verdes'.
- 'The trees are green.' ✓
Write in Spanish: 'The mountains are tall'.
- 'Las montañas son altas.' ✓

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- reading skills
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- vocabulary ✓
- pronunciation
Which words are adjectives?
- genial ✓
- entonces
- seco ✓
- suficiente ✓
- desaparecer
'There are interesting landscapes'. Choose the correct translation.
- Es paisajes interesantes.
- Hay paisajes interesantes. ✓
- Tiene paisajes interesantes.
Match the Spanish and English.
- altura (f)
  
  ⇔
  
  height ✓
- clima (m)
  
  ⇔
  
  climate, weather ✓
- frontera (f)
  
  ⇔
  
  border, frontier ✓
- lluvia (f)
  
  ⇔
  
  rain ✓
- ruido (m)
  
  ⇔
  
  noise ✓
Write in Spanish: 'It is a country in South America'.
- 'Es un país en Sudamérica.' ✓
Write in Spanish: 'He is afraid of the jungle'.
- 'Tiene miedo de la selva.' ✓

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Key learning points

It is helpful to try out a variety of different methods for remembering vocabulary to find those that work best for you.
'Es' is part of the verb 'ser' and it means 'she, he, it is'.
'Tiene' is part of the verb 'tener' and it means 'she, he, it has'.
'Hay' is part of the verb 'haber' and it means 'there is, there are'.

Common misconception

When revisiting vocabulary using the Leitner system, we need to revise all the words in the different boxes every day.

When learning vocabulary using the Leitner system, we use 4 boxes with words: words that need to be revised daily, words that need to be revised every 3 days, weekly and monthly.

Keywords

Es - part of the verb 'ser' meaning 'she, he, it is'
Tiene - part of the verb 'tener' meaning 'she, he, it has'
Hay - part of the verb 'haber' meaning 'there is, there are'