270. Many Spanish verbs undergo
various kinds of orthographic changes. Some of these are very simple
and merely involve a change in orthography to keep the same sound.
All these verbs are treated in 455-457.
Learn the orthographic changes in the verbs pagar, sacar,
multiplicar, 457.
271. Review of Verbs. Study the conjugations
of the verbs caber, ' to be contained,' saber,
' to know,' valer, ' to be worth,' in
the indicative tenses, 473, 486, 491. Review the
irregular futures and conditionals, 470 d.
272. Spanish Money. The most common of
the smaller Spanish coins are:
| un duro |
= |
cinco pesetas |
= |
about $ 1.00. |
| una peseta |
= |
cien céntimos |
= |
about $ .18. |
| |
(For general purposes we
may consider the peseta as being
worth 20 cents.) |
| |
| una perra gorda |
= |
diez céntimos |
= |
2 cents. |
| una perra chica |
= |
cinco céntimos |
= |
1 cent. |
|
