10K+ students - 4.8/5

Self study Conversation classes Personalized learning path

A2.34 (Spanish lesson): Assuming and guessing

Suponer y adivinar

A2.34 (Spanish lesson): Assuming and guessing

Learning goals:

  • Situation: Aprende las palabras para hacer suposiciones y conjeturas (Learn the words to make assumptions and guesses)
  • Situation: Habla sobre tus suposiciones (Talk about your assumptions)
  • Situation: Aprende el vocabulario para expresar cosas que son inciertas (Learn the vocabulary to express things that are uncertain)
  • Verb: Ser (to be) - Futuro simple, indicativo (Simple future, indicative)
  • Verb: Estar (to be) - Futuro simple, indicativo (Simple future, indicative)
  • Grammar: El futuro simple: expresar probabilidad (El futuro simple: expressing probability)
  • Culture: "La Colmena": Un Mundo de Secretos Ocultos ("La Colmena": A World of Hidden Secrets)

Learning module 5 (A2): Planes para el futuro (Future Plans)

Teaching guidelines +/- 60 minutes

Core vocabulary (13)

 Suponer (to suppose) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Vosotros suponéis que van a plantar árboles en el parque.

(You suppose that they are going to plant trees in the park.)

Suponer

(To suppose)

 Adivinar (to guess) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Yo adivino la respuesta correcta en el examen.

(I guess the correct answer on the exam.)

Adivinar

(To guess)

 Dudar (to doubt) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Yo dudo que el fotógrafo quiera venir.

(I doubt that the photographer wants to come.)

Dudar

(To doubt)

 Supongo que: I suppose (Spanish)

Supongo que los planes para el futuro serán positivos y mis mascotas estarán felices.

(I suppose the plans for the future will be positive, and my pets will be happy.)

Supongo que

(I suppose)

 La sospecha: The suspicion (Spanish)

Supongo que la sospecha sobre el origen del secreto se resolverá pronto.

(I suppose the suspicion about the origin of the secret will be resolved soon.)

La sospecha

(The suspicion)

 Sospechoso: Suspicious (Spanish)

Las gatas son sospechosísimas, supongo que están tramando algo juntas.

(The cats are very suspicious, I suppose they're plotting something together.)

Sospechoso

(Suspicious)

 La duda: The doubt (Spanish)

Supongo que la duda se aclarará en el futuro.

(I suppose the uncertainty will be clarified in the future.)

La duda

(The doubt)

 Dudoso: Doubtful (Spanish)

Los planes futuros son dudosos y poco claros.

(Future plans are doubtful and unclear.)

Dudoso

(Doubtful)

 Tal vez: Maybe (Spanish)

Tal vez la pareja formará una familia el próximo año.

(Perhaps the couple will start a family next year.)

Tal vez

(Maybe)

 Probablemente: Probably (Spanish)

Probablemente formaremos una familia grande con muchas mascotas en el futuro.

(We will probably have a large family with many pets in the future.)

Probablemente

(Probably)

 Quizás: Perhaps (Spanish)

Quizás cabremos todos en la nueva sala de reuniones, aunque no estoy seguro.

(Perhaps we will all fit in the new meeting room, although I am not sure.)

Quizás

(Perhaps)

 El secreto: The secret (Spanish)

Probablemente los secretos serán revelados cuando llegue el momento.

(Probably the secrets will be revealed when the time comes.)

El secreto

(The secret)

 Oculto: Hidden (Spanish)

El mapa será más oculto si lo guardas ahí.

(The map will be more hidden if you store it there.)

Oculto

(Hidden)

Word list (17)

Core vocabulary (13): Verbs: 3, Adjectives: 3, Adverbs: 2, Interjection: 2, Nouns: 3,
Context vocabulary: 4

Spanish English
Adivinar To guess
Dudar To doubt
Dudoso Doubtful
El secreto The secret
La duda The doubt
La sospecha The suspicion
Novela Novel
Oculto Hidden
Probablemente Probably
Quizás Perhaps
Revelarán Will be revealed
Secretos Secrets
Sospechosas Suspicious
Sospechoso Suspicious
Suponer To suppose
Supongo que I suppose
Tal vez Maybe