| Term | Definition |
|---|
| comó se llamas | what's your name |
| cuántos años tienes | how old are you |
| de dónde eres | where are you from |
| ésta es... | this is female |
| èst es... | this is male |
| me llamo.... | my name is... |
| se llama.... | her name is... |
| ser | to be |
| tener | to have |
| tengo...años. | i am...years old |
| tiene...años. | she or he is...years old. |
| calvo\a | bald |
| canoso\a | white-haired |
| Cómo | how |
| la estatura | height |
| mediano\a | medium |
| mide... | he\she is...tall |
| mido... | I'm...tall |
| rizado\a | curly |
| argentino\a | Argentine |
| boliviano\a | Bolivian |
| chileno\a | Chilean |
| colombiano\a | Colombian |
| costarricense | Costa Rican |
| cubano\a | Cuban |
| dominicano\a | Dominican |
| ecuatoriano\a | Ecuadorean |
| español\a | Spanish |
| estadounidense | from the United States |
| guatemalteco\a | Guatemalan |
| hondureño/a | Honduran |
| mexicano/a | Mexican |
| nicaraguense | Nicaraguan |
| panameño\a | Panamanian |
| Paraguayo/a | Paraguayan |
| Peruano/a | Peruvian |
| puertorriqueño/a | Puerto Rican |
| salvadoreño/a | Salvadoran |
| uruguayo/a | Uruguayan |
| venezolano/a | Venezuelan |
| A qué hora | At what time |
| adónde | where to |
| cuándo | when |
| qué | what |
| cantar | to sing |
| comer | to eat |
| comprar | to buy |
| escribir | to write |
| estudiar | to study |
| hablar | to talk |
| hacer | to do |
| ir | to go |
| jugar | to play |
| leer | to read |
| limpiar | to clean |
| nadar | to swim |
| poner | to put or place |
| practicar | to practice |
| regresar | to return |
| salir | to learn |
| tocar | to play an instrument |
| tomar | to drink |
| venir | to come |
| ver | to see |
| como eres tú | what are you like |
| como son tus amigos | what are your friends like |
| qué te gusta hacer | what do you like to do |
| què color te gusta | what color do you like |
| te gustan las películas | do you like movies |
| me gusta jugar fútbol | i like to play soccer |
| me fascina el español | i love spanish |
| si, me encantan | yes, i like them very much |
| no, no me gustan para nada | no, i don't like them at all |
| no, me chocan | no, i can't stand |
| què haces los fines de semana | what do you do on the weekends |
| cansado\a | tired |
| comó estás | how are you |
| cómo te sientes | how are you feeling |
| contento\a | happy |
| de buen humor | in a good mood |
| de mal humor | in a bad mood |
| deprimido\a | depressed, sad |
| emocionado\a | excited |
| enfadado\a | angry |
| enfermo\a | ill |
| estar aburrido\a | to be bored |
| feliz | happy |
| me siento... | i feel... |
| ocupado\a | busy |
| preocupado\a | worried |
| tranquilo\a | calm |
| triste | sad |
| buena idea | good idea |
| me gustarìa, pero tengo que... | i'd love to, but i have to... |
| por què no... | what don't we |
| què tal si | how about if |
| anoche | last night |
| anteayer | day before yesterday |
| ayer | yesterday |
| esta mañana | this morning |
| todavía no | not yet |
| ya | already |
| ayúdame, por favor | please help me |
| hacer la maleta | to pack a suitcase |
| puedes ayudarme a | can you help me... |
| puedo ayudar | can i help |
| qué quieres que haga | what do you want me to do |
| quieres ayudarme | do you want to help me |
| te ayudo a | can i help you.. |
| cómo es tu ciudad | what is your city like |
| el edificio | building |
| en el centro, hay... | downtown, there are... |
| estar cerca de | to be close to |
| estar lejos de | to be far from |
| mi ciudad es... | my city is... |
| las montañas | mountains |
| mucho\a | a lot, very |
| muchos/as | many, a lot of |
| el océano | ocean |
| pocos\as | few |
| el rascacielos | skyscraper |
| hace calor | it's hot |
| hace fresco | it's cool |
| hace frío | it's cold |
| hace sol | it's sunny |
| hace viento | it's windy |
| el invierno | winter |
| llueve | it rains, it's raining |
| nieva | it snows, it's snowing |
| el otoño | autumn |
| la primavera | spring |
| qué tiempo hace | what's the weather like |
| el verano | summer |
| a veces | sometimes |
| acostarse | to go to bed |
| bañarse | to take a bath |
| capillarse el pelo | to brush your hair |
| el cepillo de dientes | toothbrush |
| el champú | shampoo |
| el despertador | alarm clock |
| despertarse | to wake up |
| el espejo | mirror |
| gastar | to spend, to waste |
| el jabón | soap |
| levantarse | to get up |
| mirarse | to look at oneself |
| normalmente | normally |
| nunca | necer |
| la pasta de dientes | toothpaste |
| el peine | comb |
| ponerse la ropa | to put on clothes |
| por lo general | generally |
| rápidamente | quickly |
| la secadora de pelo | hair dryer |
| secarse | to dry oneself |
| secarse el pelo | to dry one's hair |
| siempre | always |
| típicamente | typically |
| típico | typical |
| la toalla | towel |
| todos los días | every day |
| vestirse | to get dressed |
| a quién le toca | whose turn is it |
| le toca a... | it's...turn |
| me toca a mí | it's my turn |
| te toca a ti | it's your turn |
| barrer | to sweep |
| el comedor | dining room |
| el cuarto de baño | bathroom |
| el jardín | garden |
| limpiar | to clean |
| lo\la | it |
| los\las | them |
| ordenar | to tidy up |
| el piso | floor |
| los quehaceres | chores |
| quitar la mesa | to clear the table |
| regar | to water |
| sacudir el polvo | to dust |
| tender la cama | to make the bed |
| ay, qué pesado | oh, wait a pain |
| estoy harto\a de... | i'm sick and tired of... |
| no es justo | it's not fair |
| siempre me toca a mí | i always have to do it |
| yo ya lo hice mil veces | i've already done it a thousand times |
| la banda | band |
| coleccionar | to collect |
| la estampilla | stamp |
| estar loco por | i'm crazy about |
| hacer monopatín | skateboarding |
| interesar | to be interested in |
| jugar a las cartas | to play cards |
| la moneda | coin |
| el pasatiempo | pastime, hobby |
| el rato libre | free time |
| reunirse con amigos | to get together with friends |
| trabajar en mecánica | to fix cars |
| usar la computadora | to use the computer |
| comenzar | to start, begin |
| cuánto tiempo hace que... | how long has... |
| empezar | to begin |
| hace...que... | to have been doing something for an amount if time |
| afeitarse | to shave |
| ducharse | to take a shower |
| lavarse los dientes | to brush your teeth |
| maquillarse | to put on makeup |
| peinarse | to comb your hair |
| cómo es un día típico | what is a typical day like |
| cuánto tiempo gastas en vestirse | how long does it tak you to get dressed |
| te afeitas todos los días | do you shave every day |
| la cocina | kitchen |
| cortar el césped | to mow the lawn |
| dar de comar al gato | to feed the cat |
| pasar la aspiradora | to vaccum |
| poner la mesa | to set the table |
| sacar la basura | to take out the garbage |
| la sala | living room |
| acampar | to camp |
| bucear | to scuba dive |
| jugar videojuegos | to play videogames |
| leer tiras cómicas | to read comic books |
| patinar | to skate |
| pescar | to fish |
| hace veinte años que lo toco | i've been playing for twenty years |
| empecé a tocarlo a los ocho años | i began to play it when i was eight |
| crees que... | do you think that... |
| en tu opinión | in your opinon |
| me parece.... | it seems...to me |
| me parece que... | i think that... |
| para mí | for me |
| qué te parece | what do you think about |
| te parece que | do you think that |
| yo creo que | i think that |
| aprender de memoria | to memorize |
| aprobar | to pass |
| apuntar | to make note of |
| cometer errores | to make mistakes |
| copiar | to copy |
| el correo electrónico | electronic mail |
| deberías | you should |
| debes | you should, you ought |
| dejar | to leave behind |
| el e-mail | e-mail |
| entregar la tarea | to hand in homework |
| es important | it's important |
| hacer preguntas | to ask questions |
| hay que | one must |
| internet | internet |
| llegar a tiempo | to get somewhere on time |
| navegar por la red | to surf the net |
| olvidar | to forget |
| la página web | web page |
| perder | to lose, miss |
| preocuparse | to worry |
| prestar atención | to pay attention |
| repasar | to review |
| sacar buenas notas | to get good grades |
| salir bien | to do well |
| seguir las instrucciones | to follow directions |
| suspender | to fail |
| la telaraña mundial | world wide web |
| tomar apuntes | to take notes |
| el web | world wide web |
| aplicado/a | studious |
| conocer | to be familiar with something |
| conocer a | to know a person |
| creativo | creative |
| distraido/a | absent-minded |
| entusiastica | enthusiastic |
| estricto/a | strict |
| exigente | demanding |
| flojo/a | lazy |
| generoso/a | generous |
| honesto/a | honest |
| justo/a | fair |
| responsable | responsible |
| torpe | clumsy |
| más... que | more....than |
| mayor que | older than |
| mejor que | better than |
| menor que | younger than |
| menos...que | less...than |
| peor que | worse 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 | 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 |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires |
| Bolivia | Sucre |
| Brazil | Brasilia |
| Chile | Santiago |
| Colombia | Bogotá |
| Ecuador | Quito |
| French Guiana | Cayenne |
| Guyana | Georgetown |
| Paraguay | Asunción |
| Peru | Lima |
| Suriname | Paramaribo |
| Uruguay | Montevideo |
| Venezuela | Caracas |
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