Lesson 64

Dije, Traje, and Saying “Ago”

Language Transfer Complete Spanish is by Mihalis Eleftheriou. Listen to the original audio first; use these notes for revision.

Hace + time = ago. Hace literally means "it makes" — so "two weeks ago" = "it makes two weeks": Hace dos semanas.

Semana = week. Mes = month (el mes, masculine). Siete = 7 (September). Dos = 2.

Responder = to respond. In Spanish, "I responded her it" (se lo respondí) is more natural than "I responded to her letter" — Spanish uses fewer possessives.

Discriminar = to discriminate. The preterite "you informal" ending: -aste (-ar) / -iste (-er/-ir). Both have an s AND a t — two markers for informal you.

Sentences practiced

Spanish	English
Hace.	It makes.
Hace dos semanas.	Two weeks ago.
Lo vi hace dos semanas.	I saw him two weeks ago.
Respondí.	I responded.
Le respondí.	I responded to her.
Le respondí hace siete semanas.	I responded to her seven weeks ago.
Se lo respondí.	I responded it to her.
El mes.	The month.
Un mes.	A month.
Se lo respondí hace un mes.	I responded it to her a month ago.
Respondió.	He responded.
Respondimos.	We responded.
Discriminar.	To discriminate.
Discriminé.	I
Discriminó.	He
Discriminamos.	We discriminated.
Hablaste.	You spoke.
Comiste.	You ate. (informal)
¿Comiste?	Did you eat?
¿No comiste?	Didn't you eat?