Deck Flashcards
Provecho -
Enjoy your meal
Tu -
You
Quiero -
I want
El clima -
The climate
escuela -
School
Todavía no la selva -
Not yet (have I been to) the jungle
Te irá genial!!! -
You will do great!
Suerte! -
Good Luck!
Suerte en tu clase de español! -
Good luck in your Spanish class!
antes -
before
villano / villana -
villain
Muéstrame -
show me
mostrar
- Muéstrame
- Muestro mi sonrisa cuando tomo el pisco sour
to show (o - ue)
- Show me
- I show my smile when I take pisco sour
típico / típica -
typical
entonces -
so (ex I hungry so I am sad)
Arenoso / arenosa -
sandy
Culpa
- Mi culpa
Fault
- My fault
Inocente -
innocent
Alma Pisco para el alma -
Soul Pisco for the soul
Bachicha -
Fat and fluffy
Hay (from haber)
- Hay un restaurante
There is or there are
- There is a restaurant
Compartir -
to share
Mea Culpa -
To admit your wrongdoings (often to a close group of friends)
Pásalo lindo Or Pásala linda -
To have a good time
Soy gallina -
Im a chicken
Encantado / encantada de conocerte -
Happy to meet you
Encantar -
To be enchanted
Carne de pescado -
Cooked fish
Carne de res -
Beef - carne de vaca also correct but res is more common
Ruido -
Noise
menos mano, más boca
Less hand, more mouth
Al Rededor
- Al rededor del mundo
Around
- Around the world
fábrica -
factory
muy vs mucho
very vs a lot / many
Muy is used to modify adjectives and adverbs, like very in English.
Mucho is used to indicate a large quantity or degree, similar to “much” or “a lot”
popote (Latam) pajita (España) -
straw
puñales -
daggers
por fa -
please (short)
la manta -
the blanket
Quién pidió pollo? -
Who ordered chicken? This is how you tell someone they look good in Colombia
no siquiera OR ni siquiera
- Ni siquiera yo lo sé
Not even ….
- Not even I know that
llorar -
to cry
jefe -
boss
Describe the difference:
1. Me envía
2. Envíame
3. Enviarme
Me envía and “envíame” are two phrases in Spanish that both relate to the act of sending.
- He/she sends me in the present tense.
- A command to send me something
- “To send me” It’s like how when we use enviar (to send). It simply indicates “to send me”. Ex “voy a enviarme” which means “I am going to send myself”
asombrosa
- La puesta de sol es asombrosa
amazing
- The sunset is amazing
mentalidad -
mentality
celoso -
jealous
compañero -
companion
fresa -
strawberry
tratar -
to treat (someone or something some type of way)
esposa -
spouse
los guardaespaldas -
the bodyguards
luego -
then
olvidar -
to forget
amar -
to love
abrir -
to open
Mi mal gusto -
My bad taste
justificar -
to justify
cortar -
to cut
Cómo estás ? -
How are you?
que tal ? \n\n1. que tal el helado? -
how are you ?\n\n1. How is the ice cream ?
helado -
ice cream
recordar -
- Él recuerda su niñez
to remember
(I) (O - UE)
- He remembers his childhood
memoria -
memory
gordo / gorda -
fat (think gorging)
Describe “nos” -
It means “we” and can be used as a reflexive pronoun: Nos lavamos (we wash ourselves)
ambos nos abrazamos -
we both hug
Nosotros terminamos -
We are finished (eating)
piso -
floor (as in which floor of a building)
trescientos -
three hundred
doscientos -
two hundred
cien -
100
todo / toda (todos / todas) -
every
cada -
each
describe cada vs todo -
The main difference is that “cada” is used for individual elements separately\
Mi caballo es un caballero de cabello castaño -
My horse is a gentleman with brown hair
costar -
to cost
alfombra -
carpet
rojo / roja -
red
Plena -
full
infeliz -
unhappy
perdonar -
to forgive / to pardon
disculpar\n\n1. disculpe\n2. disculpa -
to excuse \n\n1. excuse me (ask waiter)\n2. sorry
perdone -
excuse me (formal\
disculpe -
excuse me (casual)
disculpa -
sorry
brazo -
arm
aprobar -
to approve
los novatos -
the newbies
Novio / Novia -
boyfriend / girlfriend
Detener -
to detain
Podría -
could
pesar -
to weigh
pesas -
weights
conferencia de prensa -
press conference
conferencia -
conference
No hay manera -
There’s no way
aguantar
- Aguanté catorce horas en el avión
- No me gustas, te aguanto
to endure
- I endured fourteen hours on the plane
- I do not like you, I endure you
dulces sueños
sweet dreams
Tip—normally the advective comes after the verb, but sometimes adjectives will be placed in front to change the meaning to be abstract, poetic, qualitative, or sometimes more empathetic. For this reason, “dulces sueños” is used as it sounds more affectionate.
decirme -
tell me
La paz
- La paz es cada paso -
Peace
- Peace is every step
comenzar
- Ustedes comienzan la lección
to commence (I) (I - IE)
- They start the lesson
señal (los señales)\n \n1. Un señal eres feliz es una sonrisa -
signal (signals) / sign (signs) \n\n1. A signal you’re happy is a smile
Nuestro / nuestra \n\n1. Nuestro padre es feliz -
Our\n\n1. Our father is happy
Levantar (r)\n\n1. Levanto a las seis de mañana Cómo se levantó a las seis? -
To get up \n\n1. I get up at 6 in the morning How did he get up at 6?
esto y eso -
this and that
Perder
- Perdí mi mochila en el parque
- Ellos pierden las llaves
to lose (I) (E - IE)
- I lost my backpack in the park
- They lost the keys
empezar
- Empiezo a estudiar ahora
to begin (I) (E - IE)
- I begin to study now
capítulo -
chapter
Hasta la próxima vez -
Until next time
cocinar\n\n1. Cociné la cena para ti -
to cook\n\n1. I cooked dinner for you
corazón \n\n1. El camino a mi corazón es cafeína -
Heart\n\n1. The way go my heart is caffeine
sufrir \n\n1. Cosas de las que sufro -
to suffer\n\n1. Things I suffer from
caballero (los caballeros) -
gentleman (the gentlemen)
anoche -
last night
descansar
- Necesito descansar después del ejercicio
to rest
- I need to rest after exercise
Provecho -
When you’re finished eating or starting to eat it means enjoy your food or I hope you enjoyed your food
picado -
tipsy
gratis -
free (costs nothing)
Deber \n\n1. Debo trabajar -
Duty\n\n1. I must work
enseñar
- puedes enseñarme?
- Tu me enseñaste
to teach
- Can you teach me?
- You taught me
levantarse
- Me levanto a las seis
to get up / wake up
- I get up at six
intercambio -
exchange
que quieres -
what do you want?
venir \n\n1. ven acqui -
to come\n\n1. come here
capitulo -
chapter
el verano -
summer
ansiar -
- Ansío atención
- Ansiamos abrazos
to crave or long for something
- I crave attention
- We crave hugs
recuerdo (los recuerdos) -
a specific memory (memories)
estrella (las estrellas) -
star (stars)
morena -
brunette (in Latam refers to a dark skinned girl like maytte)
ansiedad -
anxiety
señalar -
to point (using your finger)
dedo (los dedos) -
finger (fingers)
espalda -
back (as in “my back”)
sentir
- lo siento
- siento feliz
- Nosotros sentimos mucho calor
to feel or to sense (I) (E - IE)
- I feel it (I am sorry)
- I feel happy
- We feel very hot (we feel a lot of heat)
los demás -
others
concentrar -
to concentrate
amor
- Mi amor
love
- My love
tanto / tanta
- llevo tanto amor
so much (adverb)
- I carry so much love
ya \n\n1. ya estoy en Lima -
already\n\n1. I am already in Lima
subtítulos -
subtitles
reloj -
clock
hace mucho frio -
I am very cold
tengo calor -
I am hot
hace mucho calor -
It’s hot (outside)
pijama -
pajamas
juntos / juntas
together (side-by-side)
abuela -
grandmother
huevos fritos -
fried eggs
snow -
nieve
sunny -
caluroso
nuestra -
our
distrito (los distritos)\n\n1. Lima tiene muchos distritos -
district (districts)\n\n1. Lima has many districts
medecina -
medicine
nuevo -
new
primo -
cousin
manejar\n\n1. Manejo el carro -
to drive\n\n1. I drive the car
una mascota -
a pet
viajes -
trips
tenía -
I had
dañado / dañada
- Mi celular está dañado, por lo que no funciona
Damaged
- My phone is damaged, so it does not work
celular -
mobile phone
cine -
cinema
lugar (los lugares) -
place (places)
traer
- Traeré mi tarea a clase mañana
to bring
- I will bring my homework to class tomorrow
sucio -
dirty
cosa (las cosas) -
thing (things)
casi
almost
tranquilo -
tranquil
en medio -
in the middle
ocioso -
idle (also a synonym for lazy)
perezoso / perezosa -
lazy
fiesta -
party
idiom (pl las idiomas) -
language (languages)
basico -
basic
preposiciones -
prepositions
diverso / diversa -
diverse
cuando leo me quedo dormido -
when I read I fall asleep
predecir
- Predigo que la futura es feliz
- Ellas predicen que mi gato vivirá muchos años
to predict
(I, only yo else regular)
- I predict that the future is happy
- They predict that my car will live many years
temporal -
temporary
tal vez -
maybe
triste -
sad
hagar \n\n1. hago deporte -
to do (general\
amarillo -
yellow
interesante -
interesting
arreglar -
to fix
debería \n\n1. Debería ser fácil \n\n2. La silla debería ser suave -
it should be \n\n1. It should be easy \n\n2. The chair should be soft
lechuga -
lettuce
Alguno / Alguna \n\n1. A algunas personas les gusta dormir -
some \n\n1. Some people like to sleep
nada \n\n1. No necesito nada -
nothing\n\n1. I don’t need nothing
mundo -
the world
No me gusta comprar nada -
I do not like to buy anything
norte -
north
sur -
south
América de sur -
South America
el clima -
the climate (exception is el)
pation -
patio
carne -
meat
vaca -
cow
anticucho \n\n1. anticucho de vaca -
meat of the heart (for eating) \n\n1. heart of the cow
cuerpo -
body (think corpse)
pesas -
weights
levantamiento de pesas -
weightlifting
trotar -
to run
televisor (televisión) -
television
habitación (or salon) -
room
conocer -
to know / to meet
So the main difference is that “saber” is used for factual information or skills, while “conocer” is used for familiarity or acquaintance with people and places.
no conozco -
I do not know
cabeza -
head
lápiz -
pencil
mano -
hand
guapo / guapa -
handsome
apuesto -
handsome
atrás -
backwards
mochila -
backpack
borrador
- Necesito un borrador porque cometo muchos errores
eraser
- I need an eraser because I make a lot of mistakes
poster -
poster
lentes -
glasses (wearing)
piso -
floor
estudiante -
student
pizarra -
board (like whiteboard)
silla -
chair
caja -
eyebrows
ojos -
eyes
cabello -
hair
sentar (sentarse)
to feel (literally) or to sit
(To feel or seat oneself)
Note this is different from sentir. Sentir is to feel emotionally. Sentar is to feel physically.
polo -
shirt
adentro -
inside
afuera -
outside
repetir -
to repeat
mas despacio -
slowly
Cómo \n\n1. Cómo se dice “pen” en español ? \n\n2. Cómo se escribe?\n\n3. Cómo se pronuncia? -
How \n\n1. How do you say “pen” in Spanish?\n2. How is this written?\n3. How is this pronounced?
Qué significa “mesa” ? -
What does “mesa” mean?
a menudo
- En Lima, los autos tocan la bocina a menudo
often or frequently
- In Lima, the cars honk the horn often
dulca -
sweet
la ducha -
the shower
Correr
- Corro todos las días por la playa
to run (verbo regular)
- Everyday I run on the beach
departamento -
apartment
limpiar \n\n1. limpiar tu casa o departamento -
to clean \n\n1. to clean your house or apartment
durante -
during
ver
- ver televisión durante el día
- Se vieron
to watch
(E - IE)
- to watch television during the day
- They saw each other
cuentos -
stories
poner \n\n1. poner tus fotos en internet -
to post \n\n1. to post your photos on the internet
especial -
special
cocinar \n\n1. cocinar un plato especial para tu familia -
to cook \n\n1. to cook a special plate for your family
flore (pl los flores) -
flower (flowers)
usar \n\n1. usar pantalones con flores -
to use \n\n1. to use pants with flowers
beber
1. beber cervezas -
to drink (r)
- drink beers
cumpleaños -
birthday
palabras -
words
tienda (pl las tiendas) -
store (stores)
Con qué frecuencia? -
With what frequency? (do you do something)
comer
- Como la comida rápida
to eat (r)
- I eat lunch quickly
hasta
- trabajamos hasta tarde -
until
- we worked until late
mucho / mucha -
much
muy -
very
seguridad -
security
el parque -
the park
tiempo
- Necesito mucho tiempo para preparar la cena
- Buen tiempo hoy
time (like clock), or
weather
- I need a lot of time to prepare dinner
- Good weather today
primer / primero / primera
- En primer lugar
- Él fue el primero a llegar
- Primera vez
First
- In the first place (first of all)
- He was the first to arrive
- First time
Note that primero is shortened to primer when placed in front of a masculine noun. We see this sometimes like bueno and buen.
el desayuno -
breakfast
tengo 24 años -
I am 24 years old (I have 24 years)
esta tarde -
this afternoon
más tarde -
later
esta mañana -
this morning
ayer -
yesterday
todos las noches -
very night
todos los días -
everyday
rico -
delicious
dar melo -
give it to me
claro -
clear (got it)
quieres decir? -
what do you mean (to say)?
estaba a punto de… -
I was about to…
de donde eres? -
From where are you / where are you from?
fue \n\n1. fue excelente -
it was \n\n1. It was excellent
el fin de semana -
the weekend
gracias a mi / gracias a ti -
thanks to me / thanks to you
un regalo -
a gift
para ti tengo un regalo para ti -
for you I have a gift for you
Quando llego un email -
When an email arrived
It is two o’clock -
son las dos
It is one o’clock -
es la uno
calcetines -
socks
pantalones -
pants
ropa -
clothes
blanco -
white
verde -
green
negra -
black
azul -
blue
el domingo -
sunday
el sábado -
Saturday
el viernes -
Friday
el jueves -
thursday
el miércoles -
Wednesday
el martes -
Tuesday
el lunes -
monday
Diciembre -
December
Noviembre -
November
Octubre -
October
Septiembre -
September
Agosto -
august
Julio -
July
Junio -
June
Mayo -
May
Abril -
April
Marzo -
March
Febrero -
February
Enero -
January
llego un email -
An email arrived (past tense)
Hablando por teléfono -
Talking on the phone
Me llamó Gregorio -
My name is greg (I call me Greg)