| Term | Definition |
| el anfitrion | host |
| la anfitriona | hostess |
| el brindis | toast |
| la celebracion | celebration |
| los cohetes | rockets |
| el cumpleanos | birthday |
| el dia feriado | holiday |
| el disfraz | costume |
| los entremeses | hors d'oeuvres |
| la fiesta (sorpresa) | surprise party |
| el/la invitato/a | guest |
| la mascara | mask |
| el pastel | cake |
| la procesion | religious parade |
| los regalos | gifts |
| las velas | candles |
| felicitaciones | congratulations |
| me pongo contento/a | I become happy |
| cumplir anos | to have a birthday |
| dar (hacer) una fiesta | to have/give a party |
| olvidar | to forget |
| pasarlo bien/mal | to have a good/bad time |
| ponerse + adjective | to become/to get |
| portarse bien/mal | to behave well/badly |
| reaccionar | to react |
| recordar (ue) | to remember |
| reunirse con | to get together with |
| el Cinco de Mayo | Cinco de Mayo |
| el Dia de la Raza | Columbus Day |
| el Dia de los Muertos | Day of the Dead |
| el Dia de los Reyes Majos | Day of the Magi |
| el Dia de Todos los Santos | All Saints' Day |
| la Pascua | Easter/Passover |
| la Navidad | Christmas |
| la Noche Vieja | New Year's Eve |
| La Semana Santa | Holy Week |
| asustarse | to get frightened |
| gritar | to shout |
| llorar | to cry |
| el balneario | beach resort |
| la costa | coast |
| la crema bronceadora | suntan lotion |
| el lago | lake |
| el mar | sea |
| las montanas | mountains |
| el oceano | ocean |
| el rio | river |
| broncearse | to get a tan |
| tomar el sol | to sunbathe |
| bucear | to scuba dive |
| caminar por las montanas | to hike in the mountains |
| correr las olas | to surf |
| hacer camping | to go camping |
| hacer esnorquel | to snorkel |
| hacer una parrillada | to have a cookout |
| pasear en canoa/velero | to go canoeing/sailing |
| pescar | to fish |
| algo | something/anything |
| alquien | somebody/anybody |
| algun/alguno/a | some/any |
| o... o | either... or |
| siempre | always |
| tambien | also/too |
| nada | nothing |
| nadie | nobody/no one |
| ningun/ninguno/a | none/not any |
| ni... ni | neither... nor |
| nunca | never |
| tampoco | neither/not either |
| donde | location of person or place |
| adonde | where someone is going |
| de donde | where someone is from |
| como | what a person/thing is like or how something is done |
| cuando | when something is taking place |
| a que hora | what time something is taking place |
| cuanto | how many or how much |
| quien(es) | who does something |
| de quien(es) | whose |
| que/cual | what or which |
| Preterite Use | Complete, Main, Begend, Interrupt, Time |
| Imperfect Use | Habit, Background, Middle, Interrupted, Planned, Kid |