to wash [yourself]
lavarse
to get [yourself] out of bed
levantarse
I do it in order to forget
lo hago para olvidar
Tomorrow I go toward the north/tomorrow i am going toward the north
Mañana me voy para el norte
I {go to;am going to} New Orleans/i am going to new orleans
Voy para Nueva Orleans
This glass is for you
Este vaso es para ti
I feel a desire for
siento un deseo para
this present is for my boyfriend
Este regalo es para mi novio
I must finish the book by noon/I need to finish the book by noon
Necesito terminar el libro para el mediodía
this homework is due tomorrow
Esta tarea es para mañana
Tomorrow I run through the valley
Mañana corro por el valle
I am going to Nevada because of my asthma/i go to Nevada because of my asthma
Me voy a Nevada por mi asma
I go because of business/i am going because of business
Voy por negocios
We are walking along the beach
Estamos andando por la playa
I am in favor of the treaty
Estoy por el tratado
Go through that door and turn [to the] left
Pase por aquella puerta y doble a la izquierda
how
Cómo
which/what
Cuál/Cuáles
when
Cuándo
how much
Cuánto
how many
Cuántos
where
Dónde
what for/for what
Para qué
why
Por qué
What
Qué
who
Quién/Quiénes
to happen
acontecer
to rain
llover
snow
nevar
to be sufficient
bastar
to cost
costar
to be important
importar
to occur
ocurrir
to learn to
aprender a
to help to
ayudar a
to begin to
comenzar a/empezar a
to decide to
decidirse a
to teach to
enseñar a
[to] invite to
invitar a
to go to
ir a
to refuse to
negarse a
to come to
venir a
to return to
volver a
to have just
acabar de
to remember to
acordarse de
to be glad to
alegrarse de
to tire of
cansarse de
to cease to
dejar de
to take pleasure to
gozar de
to forget to
olvidarse de
to try to
tratar de
to consent to
consentir en
to amuse oneself
divertirse en
to insist on
empeñarse en
to think of
pensar en
to delay in
tardar en
this one(close f)
esta
this one(close m)
este
this one(close n)
esto
that one(away f)
esa
that one(away m)
ese
that one(away n)
eso
that one(far away f)
aquella
that one(far away m)
aquel
that one(far away n)
aquello
I just watched a movie
Acabo de mirar una película
You [have] just studied Spanish
Acabas de estudiar español
Claudia has just called her grandmother
Claudia acaba de llamar a su abuela
We just read the magazine
Nosotros acabamos de leer la revista
They have just visited Mexico
Ellos acaban de visitar a México
I had just sung a song
Yo acababa de cantar una canción
You had just taken a shower
Tú acababas de ducharte
Mauro had just fallen asleep
Mauro acababa de dormirse
We had just arrived
Nosotros acabábamos de llegar
to finish something/to use up something
acabar algo
to destroy somebody/to ruin somebody/to be the end of somebody
acabar con alguién
the article ruined the president
El artículo acabó con el presidente
to destroy something/to end something
acabar con algo
he is finishing writing the novel
acaba escribiendo la novela
to be pleasing/to give pleasure
gustar
I like tennis/tennis gives me pleasure
me gusta el tennis
i like Cervantes’ novels
me gustan las novelas de Cervantes
We like to speak spanish
nos gusta hablar español
i like chocolate/Chocolate gives me pleasure
[a mi] me gusta el chocolate
you like the books/the books give you pleasure
[a ti] te gustan los libros
she likes to write/writing gives her pleasure
[a ella] le gusta escribir
we like literature/literature gives us pleasure
[a nosotros] nos gusta la literatura
you [plural] like fruits/fruits give you [plural] pleasure
[a vosotros] os gustan las frutas
you [plural] like to work/working gives you [plural] pleasure
[a ustedes] les gusta trabajar
there is a book on the table
hay un libro encima de la mesa
there are many books in the library
hay muchos libros en la biblioteca
there are 4 oceans in the world
hay cuatro océanos en el mundo
hall/large room/auditorium/lounge/saloon
la sala
concert hall
sala de conciertos
movie theater
sala de cine
living room/sitting room/drawing room
sala de estar
dance hall/ballroom
sala de fiestas