Practice Roll 1 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You help now.
MODULE 31 — BOTH LESSONS AND ALL 30 PRACTICE ROLLS ARE DIRECTLY EMBEDDED BELOW
MODULE 31 VERIFIED BUILD — LESSONS ARE VISIBLE IN THE DOWNLOAD
Module 031
You Help and You Use
Use ayuda for polite “you help” and usa for polite “you use.” Combine these forms with familiar words and helper verbs from earlier modules.
Lesson 1
You help: ayuda
Use ayuda when politely saying that one person helps. Use ayudar after familiar helper forms.
One new building block
ayuda
you help when speaking politely to one person
no ayuda
you do not help
¿Ayuda...?
Do you help...?
Spanish often leaves out usted. Here, ayuda by itself can mean polite you help.
Build the meaning step by step
Ayuda ahora. = You help now.
No ayuda aquí. = You do not help here.
¿A quién ayuda? = Whom do you help?
Use ayudar after helper verbs
Quiere ayudar ahora.
Puede ayudar con el documento.
Necesita ayudar aquí.
Lesson 1 Practice Rolls
Interpret with ayuda and ayudar
Practice Roll 2 of 30Interpret in English
Ayuda aquí.
Practice Roll 3 of 30Interpret in Spanish
Do you help with the document?
Practice Roll 4 of 30Interpret in English
No ayuda ahora.
Practice Roll 5 of 30Interpret in Spanish
Whom do you help?
Practice Roll 6 of 30Interpret in English
Ayuda con la reservación.
Practice Roll 7 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You want to help now.
Practice Roll 8 of 30Interpret in English
Puede ayudar con el mensaje.
Practice Roll 9 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You need to help here.
Practice Roll 10 of 30Interpret in English
Ayuda a quien pregunta.
Practice Roll 11 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You do not want to help with that.
Practice Roll 12 of 30Interpret in English
¿Cuándo ayuda con el trabajo?
Practice Roll 13 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You help because it is important.
Practice Roll 14 of 30Interpret in English
Escucha y ayuda ahora.
Practice Roll 15 of 30Interpret in Spanish
Why do you help here?
Lesson 2
You use: usa
Use usa when politely saying that one person uses something. Use usar after familiar helper forms.
One new building block
usa
you use when speaking politely to one person
no usa
you do not use
¿Usa...?
Do you use...?
Use lo usa when the idea is you use it.
Build the meaning step by step
Usa el documento. = You use the document.
No usa eso. = You do not use that.
¿Qué usa? = What do you use?
Use usar after helper verbs
Quiere usar esto.
Puede usar el documento.
Necesita usar la información.
Lesson 2 Practice Rolls
Interpret with usa and usar
Practice Roll 16 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You use the document.
Practice Roll 17 of 30Interpret in English
Usa esto aquí.
Practice Roll 18 of 30Interpret in Spanish
Do you use the message?
Practice Roll 19 of 30Interpret in English
No usa eso.
Practice Roll 20 of 30Interpret in Spanish
What do you use?
Practice Roll 21 of 30Interpret in English
Usa la información ahora.
Practice Roll 22 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You want to use this.
Practice Roll 23 of 30Interpret in English
Puede usar el documento.
Practice Roll 24 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You need to use the information.
Practice Roll 25 of 30Interpret in English
Usa lo que encuentra.
Practice Roll 26 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You do not want to use that.
Practice Roll 27 of 30Interpret in English
¿Cómo usa el documento?
Practice Roll 28 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You use it because it is important.
Practice Roll 29 of 30Interpret in English
Ayuda y usa la información.
Practice Roll 30 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You help with the document and use it here.
Beginner Conversation
Help and use information
A: ¿Puede ayudar con el documento?
B: Sí, puedo ayudar.
A: ¿Usa esta información?
B: Sí, la uso aquí.
A: ¿Cuándo ayuda?
B: Ayudo ahora.
Language Insights
Ayuda versus ayudar; usa versus usar
- Direct polite action: use ayuda and usa when speaking politely to one person.
- After a helper verb: after quiere, puede, or necesita, use ayudar and usar.
- Object pronoun: use lo usa for “you use it” when the object is masculine or general.
Module Challenge
Combine the new actions
Interpret: You help with the document and use it here.
Ayuda con el documento y lo usa aquí.
Module Summary / Checkpoint / Progress Save
Module 31 checkpoint
You can now use ayuda / ayudar and usa / usar with familiar questions, helpers, objects, and sentence-building blocks.
Your practice progress is saved automatically on this device.