| Term | Definition |
|---|
| ¿Qué te parece...el colegio? | What do you think about...the school? |
| Me parece...estupendo. | It seems...great to me./I think it's...great. |
| ¿Te parece que...los profesores son difíciles? | Do you think that...the teachers are difficult? |
| Sí, me parece que...son excelentes, pero algunos son difíciles. | Yes, I think that...they are excellect, but some are difficult. |
| ¿Crees que...el profesor va a llegar tarde? | Do you think/believe that...the teacher is going to arrive late? |
| No, creo que...llega pronto. | No, I think/believe that...he will arrive fast. |
| ¿En tu opinión...es buena la nota de 8.5? | In your opinion...8.5 is a good grade? |
| Sí, para mí...es una nota buena. | Yes, for me...it's a good grade. |
| Creo que voy a salir bien. | I think/believe that I am going to do well. |
| salir bien | to do well |
| Deberías... | You should...(polite) |
| Deberías...tomar historia con el profesor Ramírez. | You should (polite)... take history with the teacher Mr. Ramírez. |
| Debes... | You should/ought to... |
| Debes...estudiar más para sacar buenas notas. | You should...study more to get good grades. |
| Hay que... | One must... |
| Hay que...trabajar mucho en la clase. | One must...work a lot in the class. |
| Es importante... | It's important... |
| Es importante...hacer toda la tarea. | It's important...to do all the homework. |
| llegar a tiempo | to get (somewhere) on time |
| prestar atención | to pay attention |
| entregar la tarea | to hand in homework |
| aprobar (ue) un examen | to pass an exam |
| sacar buenas notas | to get good grades |
| tomar apuntes | to take notes |
| repasar | to review |
| seguir (i) las instrucciones | to follow directions |
| hacer preguntas | to ask questions |
| preocuparse | to worry |
| suspender una clase | to fail a class |
| dejar un libro en casa | to leave a book behind at home |
| aprender de memoria | to memorize |
| apuntar | to make a note of; to write down; to bookmark |
| cometer errores para aprender | to make mistakes in order to learn |
| copiar | to copy |
| dejar | to leave (behind) |
| olvidar | to forget |
| perder (ie) | to lose, to miss (a class, an exam, etc) |
| el correo electrónico | electronic mail |
| el e-mail | email |
| Internet | Internet |
| navegar por la Red | to surf the Net |
| la página Web | Web page |
| la Telareña Mundial/el Web | World Wide Web |
| aplicado/a | studious |
| creativo/a | creative |
| distraído/a | distracted, absent-minded |
| entusiasta | enthusiastic |
| estricto/a | strict |
| exigente | strict/demanding |
| flojo/a | lazy |
| generoso/a | generous |
| honesto/a | honest |
| justo/a | fair |
| responsable | responsible |
| torpe | clumsy |
| conozco; conoces; conoce; conocemos; conocéis; conocen (a) | conocer |
| sé; sabes; sabe; sabemos; sabéis; saben | saber |
| tan...como | as...as (adjective) |
| tanto/a/os/as...como | as...as (noun) |
| más...que | more...than |
| menos...que | less...than |
| mejor que | better than |
| peor que | worse than |
| mayor que | older than |
| menor que | younger than |
| la cita | appointment |
| de acuerdo | all right |
| hacer cola | to stand in line |
| hacer planes | to make plans |
| Me encantaría | I'd love to |
| Mejor... | Better... |
| merendar (ie) | to snack |
| mirar las vitrinas | to windowshop |
| pasar por | to drop by and pick someone up |
| Pienso... | I plan to... |
| platicar | to chat |
| quedar en | to arrange to (do something) |
| reunirse con amigos | to get together with friends |
| si quieres | if you want |
| tomar el metro | to take the subway |
| ¿Conoces a los profesores Ramírez y Gómez? | Do you know the teachers Mr. Ramírez and Mr. Gómez? |
| No, no los conozco. ¿Quiénes son? | No, I don't know them. Who are they? |
| ¿Conoces a María Luisa? | Do you know María Luisa? |
| Sí, es la nueva estudiante que está en mi clase de química. Es buena gente, pero un poco floja. | Yes, she's the new student that's in my chemistry class. She's a good person, but a little lazy. |
| ¿Conoces el restaurante El Rincón? | Are you familiar with the restaurant El Rincón? |
| Sí, es mi restaurante mexicano favorito. | Yes, it's my favorite Mexican restaurant. |
| Pienso ir al cine este sábado. ¿Quieres ir? | I plan to go to the movie theatre this Saturday. Do you want to go? |
| Sí, me encantaría. | Yes, I'd love to. |
| De acuerdo. Paso por ti a las seis. | All right. I'll pick you up at six. |
| Mejor a las siete porque cenamos a las seis. | Better at seven because we eat dinner at six. |
| Si quieres, nos vemos en el cine a las siete y media. | If you want, we can meet at the movies a seven thirty. |
| Muy bien. Entonces quedamos en vernos a las siete y media. | All right. So we agree to meet at seven thirty. |
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