Nouns

Question 1

What is a chinchorro?

Answer 1

A small roadside bar or eatery.

Vamos de chinchorreo este sábado. (Let’s go bar hopping this Saturday.)

Question 2

What does zafacón mean?

Answer 2

Trash can (Puerto Rican term).

Tira la basura en el zafacón. (Throw the trash in the bin.)

Question 3

What is a bembé?

Answer 3

A big party.

Anoche hubo un bembé brutal en la playa. (Last night there was an awesome party at the beach.)

Question 4

What does pana refer to?

Answer 4

Friend or buddy.

Mi pana y yo vamos al cine. (My buddy and I are going to the movies.)

Question 5

What are chavos?

Answer 5

Money (Puerto Rican slang).

No tengo chavos para salir hoy. (I don’t have money to go out today.)

Question 6

What does bicho mean?

Answer 6

Bug, but also vulgar for male genitalia (be careful how you use it).

Ese bicho es bien raro. (That bug is really weird.)

Question 7

What is jartera?

Answer 7

Extreme fullness after eating.

Tengo una jartera después de ese banquete. (I’m stuffed after that feast.)

Question 8

What does monga refer to?

Answer 8

A cold or flu.

Tengo monga y me siento fatal. (I have a cold and feel awful.)

Question 9

What is a guagua?

Answer 9

Bus.

Voy a coger la guagua para el trabajo. (I’m taking the bus to work.)

Question 10

What does perreo mean?

Answer 10

A dance style associated with reggaetón.

Ayer hubo perreo intenso en la discoteca. (Yesterday there was intense perreo at the club.)

Question 11

What is the Spanish word for ‘book’?

Answer 11

libro

Question 12

What is the Spanish word for ‘house’?

Answer 12

casa

Question 13

True or False: ‘Mesa’ means ‘table’ in Spanish.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

Fill in the blank: The Spanish word for ‘car’ is __________.

Answer 14

coche

Question 15

What is the Spanish word for ‘friend’?

Answer 15

amigo

Question 16

What is the plural form of ‘niño’?

Answer 16

niños

Question 17

Multiple choice: What does ‘perro’ mean? (a) cat (b) dog (c) bird

Answer 17

b) dog

Question 18

What is the Spanish word for ‘school’?

Answer 18

escuela

Question 19

True or False: ‘Zapato’ means ‘shoe’ in Spanish.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Fill in the blank: The Spanish word for ‘city’ is __________.

Answer 20

ciudad

Question 21

What is the Spanish word for ‘water’?

Answer 21

agua

Question 22

What is the plural form of ‘mesa’?

Answer 22

mesas

Question 23

Multiple choice: What does ‘gato’ mean? (a) dog (b) cat (c) mouse

Answer 23

b) cat

Question 24

What is the Spanish word for ‘food’?

Answer 24

comida

Question 25

True or False: 'Calle' means 'street' in Spanish.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

Fill in the blank: The Spanish word for 'family' is __________.

Answer 26

familia

Question 27

What is the Spanish word for 'key'?

Answer 27

clave

Question 28

What is the plural form of 'silla'?

Answer 28

sillas

Question 29

Multiple choice: What does 'fruta' mean? (a) vegetable (b) fruit (c) meat

Answer 29

b) fruit

Question 30

What is the Spanish word for 'window'?

Answer 30

ventana

Question 31

True or False: 'Río' means 'river' in Spanish.

Answer 31

True

Question 32

Fill in the blank: The Spanish word for 'teacher' is __________.

Answer 32

maestro/maestra

Question 33

What is the Spanish word for 'store'?

Answer 33

tienda

Question 34

What is the plural form of 'libro'?

Answer 34

libros

Question 35

Multiple choice: What does 'jardín' mean? (a) garden (b) park (c) field

Answer 35

a) garden

Question 36

What is the Spanish word for 'phone'?

Answer 36

teléfono

Question 37

True or False: 'Coche' means 'bike' in Spanish.

Answer 37

False

Question 38

Fill in the blank: The Spanish word for 'market' is __________.

Answer 38

mercado

Question 39

What is the Spanish word for 'door'?

Answer 39

puerta

Question 40

What is the plural form of 'coche'?

Answer 40

coches

Question 41

Multiple choice: What does 'lápiz' mean? (a) pencil (b) pen (c) paper

Answer 41

a) pencil

Question 42

What is the Spanish word for 'table'?

Answer 42

mesa

Question 43

True or False: 'Playa' means 'beach' in Spanish.

Answer 43

True

Question 44

Fill in the blank: The Spanish word for 'airplane' is __________.

Answer 44

avión

Question 45

What is the Spanish word for 'train'?

Answer 45

tren

Question 46

What is the plural form of 'avión'?

Answer 46

aviones

Question 47

Multiple choice: What does 'sol' mean? (a) moon (b) sun (c) star

Answer 47

b) sun

Question 48

What is the Spanish word for 'computer'?

Answer 48

computadora

Question 49

True or False: 'Cama' means 'bed' in Spanish.

Answer 49

True

Question 50

Fill in the blank: The Spanish word for 'hospital' is __________.

Answer 50

hospital

Question 51

What is the Spanish word for 'doctor'?

Answer 51

doctor/doctora

Question 52

What is the plural form of 'doctor'?

Answer 52

doctores

Question 53

Multiple choice: What does 'mesa' mean? (a) chair (b) table (c) desk

Answer 53

b) table

Question 54

What is the Spanish word for 'library'?

Answer 54

biblioteca

Question 55

True or False: 'Reloj' means 'watch' in Spanish.

Answer 55

True

Question 56

Fill in the blank: The Spanish word for 'bathroom' is __________.

Answer 56

baño