| Term | Definition |
| hurricane | el huracán (los huracanes) |
| flood | la inundación (las inundaciones) |
| to rain | llover (o-ue) |
| rain | la lluvia |
| to snow | nevar (e-ie) |
| earthquake | el terremoto |
| storm | la tormenta |
| article | el artículo |
| to investigate | investigar |
| announcer | el locutor (la locutora) |
| newscast | el noticiero |
| to occur | ocurrir |
| reporter | el reportero (la reportera) |
| to try to | tratar de |
| to put out (fire) | apagar |
| to go down | bajar |
| firefighter | el bombero (la bombera) |
| to start | comenzar (e-ie) |
| to destroy | destruir (i-y) |
| asleep | dormido (-a) |
| apartment building | el edificio de apartamentos |
| ladder | la escalera |
| to escape | escaparse |
| to hide (oneself) | esconder (se) |
| explosion | la explosión (las explosiones) |
| smoke | el humo |
| fire | el incendio |
| furniture | los muebles |
| dead | muerto (-a) |
| paramedic | el paramédico (la paramédica) |
| to burn (oneself), to burn up | quemar (se) |
| they died | se murieron |
| to go up | subir |
| injured | herido (-a) |
| injured person | el herido (la herida) |
| heroe | el héroe |
| heroine | la heroína |
| to rescuer | rescatar |
| to save | salvar |
| brave | valiente |
| life | la vida |
| living, alive | vivo (-a) |
| because of | a causa de |
| fortunately | afortunadamente |
| frightened | asustado (-a) |
| cause | la causa |
| in a hurry | de prisa |
| suddenly | de repente |
| to scream | gritar |
| there was | hubo |
| to call (on the phone) | llamar (por teléfono) |
| to hear | oír |
| without a doubt | sin duda |
| help | socorro |
| rug | la alfombra |
| bed | la cama |
| dresser | la cómoda |
| curtains | las cortinas |
| painting | el cuadro |
| CD | el disco compacto |
| sound system | el equipo de sonido |
| mirror | el espejo |
| bookshelf | el estante |
| lamp | la lámpara |
| table | la mesita |
| wall | la pared |
| television | el televisor |
| video | el video |
| VCR | la videocasetera |
| bathroom | el baño |
| kitchen | la cocina |
| dining room | el comedor |
| bedroom | el dormitorio |
| garage | el garaje |
| garden | el jardín (los jardines) |
| office | la oficina |
| patio | el patio |
| ground floor | la planta baja |
| 2nd floor | el primer piso |
| living room | la sala |
| 3rd floor | el segundo piso |
| basement | el sótano |