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Spanish B1 — In Context: Core Words, Part 1 flashcards

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Drills deck · part of Spanish A1–B2 · written against: CEFR levels A1–B2; neutral Latin-American Spanish with Spain variants noted. Updated 2026-10-10.

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  1. No estudiaste; therefore (3 words, the last means so much), no te quejes de la nota. — You did not study; therefore, do not complain about the grade.
    No estudiaste; por lo tanto, no te quejes de la nota. — You did not study; therefore, do not complain about the grade.
    Linking ideas
  2. Mi colleague (not compañero) de la oficina me ayudó con el informe ayer. — My colleague from the office helped me with the report yesterday.
    Mi colega de la oficina me ayudó con el informe ayer. — My colleague from the office helped me with the report yesterday.
    People & relationships
  3. Cada vez que paso por mi antigua escuela, to think about los amigos que perdí de vista. — Every time I pass my old school, I think about the friends I lost touch with.
    Cada vez que paso por mi antigua escuela, pienso en los amigos que perdí de vista. — Every time I pass my old school, I think about the friends I lost touch with.
    Feelings & attitudes
  4. Compartimos un apartment (not departamento, not piso) pequeño con dos estudiantes de intercambio. — We share a small apartment with two exchange students.
    Compartimos un apartamento pequeño con dos estudiantes de intercambio. — We share a small apartment with two exchange students.
    Home & objects
  5. Falté al trabajo porque tenía flu (not gripa, not influenza). — I missed work because I had the flu.
    Falté al trabajo porque tenía gripe. — I missed work because I had the flu.
    Body & health
  6. Mandé mi résumé (not currículo, not hoja de vida) a cinco empresas. — I sent my résumé to five companies.
    Mandé mi currículum a cinco empresas. — I sent my résumé to five companies.
    Work & study
  7. Tengo una buena piece of news (not novedad, not nueva): ¡me caso! — I have some good news: I am getting married!
    Tengo una buena noticia: ¡me caso! — I have some good news: I am getting married!
    In the news
  8. El guardabosques encontró una trap ilegal escondida entre las hojas secas. — The ranger found an illegal trap hidden among the dry leaves.
    El guardabosques encontró una trampa ilegal escondida entre las hojas secas. — The ranger found an illegal trap hidden among the dry leaves.
    Crime & danger

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Review status: Second-reader reviewed, with corrections applied.

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  • Sentences reuse or follow the folder's B1 vocabulary decks; word selection follows a frequency list of Spanish content words (OpenSubtitles 2018 via hermitdave/FrequencyWords: word lists CC BY-SA 4.0, code MIT) checked against the Instituto Cervantes PCIC B1 inventories as a reference. All sentences are original.
  • Each sentence, gloss and blank was also checked against the Real Academia Española, Diccionario de la lengua española (dle.rae.es) and Diccionario panhispánico de dudas (rae.es/dpd), and the SpanishDict, WordReference and Cambridge Spanish–English dictionaries (reference only; no text copied).

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