📖LearnModule 8 · Lesson 7 of 30Independent User · CEFR B2, first halfUnit 2 · La concesión
Aunque — although, with two moods
Module 8 of the free Spanish course (CEFR B2, first half), lesson 7 of 30: Aunque is one word with two meanings, and the mood is what decides. On this page: 8 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
aunque
although
OWN-keh
aunque es tarde
although it is late (a fact)
OWN-keh ehs TAR-deh
aunque sea tarde
even if it is late
OWN-keh SEH-ah TAR-deh
aunque llueva, saldré
even if it rains, I will go out
OWN-keh YWEH-bah sahl-DREH
apoyar
to support
ah-poh-YAR
seguir adelante
to carry on regardless
seh-GEER ah-deh-LAHN-teh
tarde
late
TAR-deh
el sinónimo
the synonym
ehl see-NOH-nee-moh
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
Aunque is one word with two meanings, and the mood is what decides. With the indicative it concedes a FACT: aunque es tarde, sigo — although it is late (and it is), I carry on. With the subjunctive it concedes a possibility: aunque sea tarde, seguiré — even if it is late.
Y también · And also
Aunque llueve, salgo: it is raining, and I go out anyway. Aunque llueva, saldré: whether or not it rains, I will go out. Same word, one letter of difference in the verb, and a different claim about the world. Choosing that letter on purpose is a B2 skill.
Ojo · Watch out
aunque + indicative is a fact (aunque llueve — it IS raining); aunque + subjunctive is a possibility (aunque llueva — even if it rains). Neither is wrong; they say different things. Pick the mood for the meaning.
ser, presente de subjuntivo — the table
yo sea · tú seas · él/ella/usted sea · nosotros seamos · ustedes sean · ellos/ellas sean
Do it now — on paper
Say all 8 words aloud twice from the respelling, then once from the Spanish spelling alone — begin with aunque.
Copy every word with its accents on paper; then cover the English column and write each meaning back from the Spanish.
Write out ser, presente de subjuntivo 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.