📖LearnModule 8 · Lesson 23 of 30Independent User · CEFR B2, first halfUnit 5 · Los medios y la tecnología
¿Fiable o no?
Module 8 of the free Spanish course (CEFR B2, first half), lesson 23 of 30: . On this page: 10 words with their genders and respellings, the rule, a watch-out line, the conjugation table and the audio — the study notes behind the workbook's QR.
The words
Spanish
English
Say it
fiable
reliable
FYAH-bleh
la fuente
the source
lah FWEHN-teh
verificar
to check (verify)
beh-ree-fee-KAR
el rumor
the rumor
ehl rroo-MOHR
desconfiar de
to be wary of
dehs-kohn-FYAR deh
dudoso
dubious (m)
doo-DOH-soh
peligroso
dangerous (m)
peh-lee-GROH-soh
la prueba
the proof
lah PRWEH-bah
confirmar
to confirm
kohn-feer-MAR
nosotros verificamos la fuente
we check the source
noh-SOH-trohs beh-ree-fee-KAH-mohs lah FWEHN-teh
Respellings follow the course’s say-it key; the stressed syllable is in capitals. Print this lesson’s flashcards (PDF) — the words on the front, the English and respelling on the back.
La regla · The rule
The most useful question B2 teaches you to ask in any language: is this reliable? Fiable is the word. Una fuente fiable, una información verificada, un rumor sin confirmar.
Y también · And also
Verificar is to check, and desconfiar de is to be wary of: desconfía de los titulares demasiado simples. The subjunctive from Unit 3 turns up here constantly, because doubt is the subject: dudo que la fuente sea fiable.
Ojo · Watch out
desconfiar de takes de: desconfío de los rumores. fiable means reliable; fiel means faithful — a source is fiable, a friend is fiel. And peligroso is dangerous, from el peligro.
verificar, presente — the table
yo verifico · tú verificas · él/ella/usted verifica · nosotros verificamos · ustedes verifican · ellos/ellas verifican
Do it now — on paper
Say all 10 words aloud twice from the respelling, then once from the Spanish spelling alone — begin with fiable.
Copy every word with its accents on paper; then cover the English column and write each meaning back from the Spanish.
Write out verificar, presente in full from memory, every person, and check each form against the table above.
This free course is the reading half. The writing half — write-in lessons, daily practice pages with built-in review, self-checks and a full answer key — is the companion workbook series, The Spanish Ladder: one workbook per module, fifteen in all, released band by band with the Basic band (Modules 1–5) first.
Keep these words
Turn this lesson’s words into flashcards, then space your reviews — the two habits the research behind our study guides backs hardest.