Personal budget
Presupuesto personal
- Talk about your personal finances.
- Noun subordinate clauses: infinitive and inflected
Learn to discuss your personal budget in Spanish with key vocabulary like gestor (manager) and cuenta bancaria (bank account). This lesson covers noun clauses with infinitive and inflected forms to express financial ideas clearly.
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Exercise 1: Oraciones subordinadas sustantivas: de infinitivo y flexionadas
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: Noun subordinate clauses: infinitive and inflected
Show translation Show answersrevisar, reunir, revise, invertir, calculéis, gastar, reduzcan
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Personal Budget and Banking Vocabulary
This lesson focuses on vocabulary and grammar related to managing your personal budget and interacting with your bank manager (el gestor) and your bank account (la cuenta bancaria). These words are essential for daily financial conversations in Spanish, especially when discussing expenses, savings, and account management.
Useful Vocabulary
- El gestor – the bank manager or account manager
- La cuenta bancaria – bank account
- Ahorrar – to save money
- Gastar – to spend
- Saldo – balance
- Transferencia – bank transfer
- Retirar dinero – to withdraw money
Understanding Subordinate Noun Clauses in Spanish
This lesson also covers oraciones subordinadas sustantivas (subordinate noun clauses), which are phrases acting as nouns within a sentence. You will specifically study two forms: de infinitivo (infinitive clauses) and flexionadas (conjugated subordinate clauses).
Subordinate Clauses with Infinitives
Infinitive subordinate clauses often follow verbs or expressions like "tener que" or "querer". For example:
- Necesito ahorrar dinero para el futuro. (I need to save money for the future.)
- Quiero abrir una cuenta bancaria. (I want to open a bank account.)
Flexionadas (Conjugated) Subordinate Clauses
These clauses contain conjugated verbs and usually start with que. For example:
- Espero que el gestor me ayude con la documentación. (I hope that the manager helps me with the paperwork.)
- Es importante que revises el saldo regularmente. (It is important that you check the balance regularly.)
Key Differences Between English and Spanish Sentence Structure
Unlike English, Spanish frequently uses subordinate noun clauses with the conjunction "que" to express what someone thinks, hopes, or feels. In English, these are often expressed with infinitives or different sentence structures.
Additionally, Spanish commonly employs infinitive clauses without a subject when the subject is the same as the main clause, simplifying the sentence.
Practical Phrases
- Quiero abrir una cuenta. (I want to open an account.)
- Es necesario que pagues la factura. (It is necessary that you pay the bill.)
- Tengo que ahorrar más dinero. (I have to save more money.)
- Espero que el gestor me explique los gastos. (I hope the manager explains the expenses to me.)
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