1A + Para Empezar Realidades 1

Spanish	English
bailar	to dance
cantar	to sing
correr	to run
dibujar	to draw
escribir cuentos	to write stories
escuchar música	to listen to music
esquiar	to ski
hablar por teléfono	to talk on the phone
ir a la escuela	to go to school
jugar videojuegos	to play videogames
leer revistas	to read magazines
montar en bicicleta	to ride a bicycle
montar en monopatín	to ride a skateboard
nadar	to swim
pasar tiempo con amigos	to spend time with friends
patinar	to skate
practicar deportes	to practice/play sports
tocar la guitarra	to play the guitar
trabajar	to work
usar la computadora	to use the computer
ver la tele	to watch television
cocinar	to cook
estudiar	to study
ir al cine	to go to the movie theater
(A mí) me gusta _____.	I like _____ .
(A mí) me gusta más _____.	I like _____ more. (I prefer _______.)
(A mí) me gusta mucho _____.	I really like _____.
A mí también.	I do too.
(A mí) no me gusta _____.	I don't like _____ .
(A mí) no me gusta nada _____.	I don't like _____ at all.
A mí tampoco.	I don't (like to/like it) either.
¿Qué te gusta hacer?	What do you like to do?
¿Qué te gusta más?	What do you like better? What do you prefer?
¿Te gusta?	Do you like to? (Do you like it?)
¿Y a ti?	And you? (Is it enjoyable to you?)
y	and
o	or
ni . . . ni	neither . . . nor / not . . . or
pues . . .	well . . .
sí	yes
también	also, too
tampoco	either (not used for options; only used in the negative as in, "He's not going either.")
Buenos días.	Good morning.
Buenas noches.	Good evening. / Good night.
Buenas tardes.	Good afternoon. Good evening (until dark).
¡Hola!	Hello!
¿Cómo se llama usted?	What's your name? (formal)
¿Cómo te llamas?	What is your name? (informal)
Me llamo...	My name is...
encantado; encantada	nice to meet you; delighted (males use the -o ending when speaking about themselves; females use the -a ending when speaking about themselves) [literally: enchanted]
igualmente	likewise; literally: equally (in other words, "I feel the same way.")
Mucho gusto.	Pleased to meet you.
señor (Sr.)	sir (Mr.)
señora (Sra.)	madam (Mrs.)
señorita (Srta.)	miss (Miss)
¿Cómo está usted?	How are you? (formal)
¿Cómo estás?	How are you? (informal)
¿Qué pasa?	What's happening?
¿Qué tal?	How are you? / How are things going?
¿Y usted?	And you? (formal)
¿Y tú?	And you? (informal)
(muy) bien	(very) well; great
nada	nothing
regular	okay (not bad)
Más o menos.	So-so. (Literally, "More or less.")
gracias	thank you (literally, "graces")
De nada.	You're welcome. (Literally, "Of nothing" as in "Think nothing of it.")
¡Adiós!	Good-bye!
Hasta luego.	See you later. (Literally, "Until later.")
Hasta mañana.	See you tomorrow.
¡Nos vemos!	See you! (Literally, "We'll see each other!")
¿Qué hora es?	What time is it?
Es la una.	It's one o'clock.
Son las dos y cinco.	It's five after two.
Son las ocho menos diez.	It's seven fifty. It's ten minutes to eight.
y cuarto	quarter past (hour)
menos cuarto	quarter til (hour)
y media	half-past (hour)
(el) bolígrafo; (la) pluma	(the) pen
(la) carpeta	(the) folder
(el) cuaderno	(the) notebook
(el) estudiante	(the) student (male)
(la) estudiante	(the) student (female)
(la) hoja de papel	(the) sheet of paper
(el) lápiz (she reads this with the emphasis on the wrong syllable; you should stress the first syllable)	(the) pencil
(el) libro	(the) book
(el) profesor	(the) teacher (male)
(la) profesora	(the) teacher (female)
(el) pupitre	(the) desk (of a student)
(la) sala de clases	(the) classroom
(el) año	(the) year
(el) día	(the) day
(el) mes	(the) month
(la) semana	(the) week
¿Qué día es hoy?	What day is today?
¿Cuál es la fecha?	What is the date?
Es el cinco de mayo.	It's the fifth of May. It is May 5th.
Es el primero de julio.	It's the first of July.
hoy	today
mañana	tomorrow; morning
mañana por la mañana	tomorrow morning
¿cuántos?	how many?
en	in
hay	there is; there are
por favor	please
¿Cómo se dice...?	How do you say...?
Se dice ...	You say ...
¿Cómo se escribe...?	How is...spelled?
Se escribe ...	It's spelled ...
¿Qué quiere decir...?	What does...mean?
Quiere decir...	It means ...
el lunes	Monday
el martes	Tuesday
el miércoles	Wednesday
el jueves	Thursday
el viernes	Friday
el sábado	Saturday
el domingo	Sunday
¿Qué tiempo hace?	What's the weather like?
Hace calor.	It's hot.
Hace frío.	It's cold.
Hace sol.	It's sunny.
Hace viento.	It's windy.
Llueve. (Está lloviendo.)	It's raining.
Nieva. (Está nevando.)	It's snowing.
(la) estación	(the) season
(el) invierno	(the) winter
(el) otoño	(the) fall (autumn)
(la) primavera	(the) spring
(el) verano	(the) summer
(la) cabeza	(the) head
Me duele la cabeza.	I have a headache. (Literally, "To me hurts the head.")
(el) ojo	(the) eye
(la) nariz	(the) nose
(la) boca	(the) mouth
(el) brazo	(the) arm
(el) dedo	(the) finger
(la) mano	(the) hand
(el) estómago	(the) stomach
(el) pie	(the) foot
(la) pierna	(the) leg
cero	zero
uno	one
dos	two
tres	three
cuatro	four
cinco	five
seis	six
siete	seven
ocho	eight
nueve	nine
diez	ten
once	eleven
doce	twelve
trece	thirteen
catorce	fourteen
quince	fifteen
dieciséis	sixteen
diecisiete	seventeen
dieciocho	eighteen
diecinueve	nineteen
veinte	twenty
veintiuno	twenty-one
treinta	thirty
treinta y uno	thirty-one
cuarenta	forty
cincuenta	fifty
sesenta	sixty
setenta	seventy
ochenta	eighty
noventa	ninety
cien	one hundred
Saquen una hoja de papel.	Take out a sheet of paper.
Siéntense, por favor.	Please sit down.
Repitan, por favor.	Please repeat.
¡Silencio, por favor!	Silence, please!
Levántense, por favor.	Please stand up.
México	The Spanish-speaking country with the largest population.
Guatemala	borders Mexico to the south
El Salvador	named after Jesus, the Savior
Honduras	Their flag has five stars representing the five nations of the United States of Central America and the hope that these nations may form a union again (the union dissolved in the 1830s).
Nicaragua	the capital is Managua
Costa Rica	Rich Coast
Panamá	best known for its canal
Cuba	the capital is La Habana (also the name of the famous cigars that come from this country)
República Dominicana	on the same island as Haiti
Puerto Rico	a commonwealth of the United States
Colómbia	the capital is Bogotá
Ecuador	equator
Perú	the capital is Lima (lime)
Venezuela	the capital is Caracas
Bolivia	This country has two capitals: La Paz and Sucre
Chile	the capital is Santiago
Paraguay	Guaraní is the name of their currency as well as their other official language
Argentina	the capital is Buenos Aires
Uruguay	the capital is Monte Video
España	the capital is Madrid
Guinea Ecuatorial	the only African nation where Spanish is the official language (along with French)
Estados Unidos	United States