2B. Core Vocabulary (Recall: English Word First)

Question 1

to understand

We understand the vocabulary.

Answer 1

entender

(Nosotros) entendemos el vocabulario.

Question 2

the question

They ask many questions.

Answer 2

la pregunta

Ellas hacen muchas preguntas.

Question 3

clear (clearly)

The teacher speaks slow and clear.

Answer 3

claro

El profesor habla despacio y claro.

Question 4

everyone

We are all friends.

Answer 4

todos

Todos (nosotros) somos amigos.

Question 5

easy
difficult/hard

This homework is easy.
This lesson is difficult (hard).

Answer 5

facíl
difícil

Esta tarea es fácil.
Esta lección es difícil.

Question 6

to learn

I learn Spanish.

Answer 6

aprender

(Yo) aprendo español.

Question 7

to study

We study a lot.

Answer 7

estudiar

(Nosotros) estudiamos mucho.

Question 8

the cinema

We go to the cinema.

Answer 8

el cine

(Nosotros) vamos al cine.

Question 9

a movie

She watches a movie.

Answer 9

una película

Ella ve una película.

Question 10

an ATM

I go to the ATM.

Answer 10

un cajero

(Yo) voy al cajero.

Question 11

to enter

You enter class at 9 am.

Answer 11

entrar

(Tú) entras a clase a las 9 de la mañana.

Question 12

fun

It’s fun playing with my niece.

Answer 12

divertido/a

Es divertido jugar con mi sobrina.

Question 13

to drink or take

We have coffee.
They take the bus.

Answer 13

tomar

(Nosotros) tomamos un café.
Ellos toman el autobús.

Question 14

to start

She starts her adventure in Mexico.
We are going to start with the first lesson.

Answer 14

comenzar
empezar

Ella comienza su aventura en México.
Vamos a empezar con la primera lección.

Question 15

the street

The restaurant is on 32 street.

Answer 15

la calle

El restaurante está en la calle 32 (treinta y dos).

Question 16

the avenue

I live on Pidgeon Avenue.

Answer 16

la avenida

(Yo) vivo en la Avenida de Paloma.

Question 17

to open

We open the store.

Answer 17

abrir

(Nosotros) abrimos la tienda.

Question 18

happy

You are happy with your purchase.

Answer 18

contento/a

(Tú) estás contento con tu compra.

Question 19

to help

We help our friends.

Answer 19

ayudar

(Nosotros) ayudamos a nuestros amigos.

Question 20

a son
a daughter

My son is Carlos and my daughter is Ana.

Answer 20

un hijo
una hija

Mi hijo se llama Carlos y mi hija se llama Ana.

Question 21

a brother
a sister

I have a bother and a sister.

Answer 21

un hermano
una hermana

Tengo un hermano y una hermana.

Question 22

the mother/mom
the father/dad

My mom and dad work a lot.

Answer 22

la madre / mamá
el padre / papá

Mi mamá y mi papá trabajan mucho.
Mi madre y mi padre trabajan mucho.

Question 23

the grandpa
the grandma

My grandpa is Felipe and my grandma is Laura.

Answer 23

el abuelo
la abuela

Mi abuelo se llama Felipe y mi abuela se llama Laura.

Question 24

to work

I work at the restaurant.

Answer 24

trabajar

(Yo) Trabajo en el restaurante.

Question 25

**the weekend** We go to the beach on weekend.

Answer 25

**el fin de semana** Vamos a la playa el fin de semana. El fin de semana vamos a la playa.

Question 26

**to cook** She cooks with a lot of salt.

Answer 26

**cocinar** Ella cocina con mucha sal.

Question 27

**the dishes (food)** They prepare different dishes.

Answer 27

**los platillos** Ellos preparan diferentes platillos.

Question 28

**to find** You find a good restaurant.

Answer 28

**encontrar** (Tú) encuentras un buen restaurante.

Question 29

**step by step** We follow the instructions step by step.

Answer 29

**paso a paso** (Nosotros) seguimos las instrucciones paso a paso.

Question 30

**to love** They love Mexican food.

Answer 30

**encantar** A ellos les encanta la comida mexicana.

Question 31

**to enjoy** You enjoy to travel.

Answer 31

**disfrutar** (Tú) disfrutas viajar.

Question 32

**to go** He goes to the park with his friends.

Answer 32

**ir** Él va al parque con sus amigos.

Question 33

**to decide** He decides to learn a new language.

Answer 33

**decidir** Él decide aprender un nuevo idioma.

Question 34

**the book** They read the history book.

Answer 34

**el libro** Ellos leen el libro de historia.

Question 35

**gift** He wraps the gift with wrapping paper.

Answer 35

**el regalo** Él envuelve el regalo con papel de regalo.

Question 36

**the birthday** She celebrates her birthday on Sunday.

Answer 36

**el cumpleaños** Ella celebra su cumpleaños el domingo.

Question 37

**seller/vendor** We talk with the seller/vendor.

Answer 37

**el vendedor** (Nosotros) hablamos con el vendedor.

Question 38

**the color** **the colors** Blue is my favorite color.

Answer 38

**el color** **los colores** El azul es mi color favorito.

Question 39

**white** The car is white.

Answer 39

**blanco** **blanca** El carro es blanco.

Question 40

**black** He wears a black t-shirt.

Answer 40

**negro** **negra** Él lleva una camiseta negra.

Question 41

**red** She paints her house the color red.

Answer 41

**rojo** **roja** Ella pinta su casa de color rojo. | the masculine form of red is used as it refers to the color which is use

Question 42

**brown** I have brown boots.

Answer 42

**café** Tengo unas botas cafés.

Question 43

**green** We plant green trees.

Answer 43

**verde** (Nosotros) plantamos árboles verdes.

Question 44

**blue** You prefer the color blue.

Answer 44

**azul** (Tú) prefieres el color azul.

Question 45

**yellow** He wears a yellow t-shirt.

Answer 45

**amarillo** **amarilla** Él lleva una camiseta amarilla.

Question 46

**orange** She decorates her room with orange curtains. She wears an orange dress.

Answer 46

naranja Decora su habitación con cortinas naranjas. Lleva un vestido naranja. ## Footnote Naranja does not change gender even if you are talking about a masculine object

Question 47

**purple** They buy 2 purple blankets.

Answer 47

**morado** **morada** Ellos compran dos cobijas moradas.

Question 48

**pink** We paint the walls the color pink. She wants the pink dress.

Answer 48

**rosa** (Nosotros) pintamos las paredes de color rosa. Ella quiere el vestido rosa. ## Footnote Rosa does not change gender. Even if you are talking about a masculine object.

Question 49

**to think** You think about your vacations.

Answer 49

**pensar** (Tú) piensas en tus vacaciones.

Question 50

**to like** He likes to travel abroad.

Answer 50

**gustar** A él le gusta viajar al extranjero.

Question 51

**favorite** We have different favorite books.

Answer 51

**favorito/a** (Nosotros) tenemos diferentes libros favoritos.

Question 52

**the appointment** I have an appointment with the dentist.

Answer 52

**la cita** (Yo) tengo una cita con el dentista.

Question 53

**the schedule** He checks the schedules for the week.

Answer 53

**el horario** Él revisa los horarios de la semana.

Question 54

**beautiful** My house is beautiful.

Answer 54

**hermoso/a** Mi casa está hermosa.

Question 55

**the sand** I play in the sand.

Answer 55

**la arena** (Yo) juego en la arena.

Question 56

**the sun** He enjoys the sun.

Answer 56

**el sol** Él disfruta del sol.

Question 57

**the waves** The waves are very high in Oaxaca.

Answer 57

**las olas** Las olas son muy altas en Oaxaca.

Question 58

**the couple** Are you a couple?

Answer 58

**la pareja** ¿(Ustedes) son pareja?

Question 59

**the countryside** He lives in the countryside.

Answer 59

**el campo** Él vive en el campo.

Question 60

**the garden** She takes care of her garden.

Answer 60

**el jardín** Ella cuida su jardín.

Question 61

**nice/pretty** You have a very nice house. | (formal)

Answer 61

**bonito/a** Ustedes tienen una casa muy bonita.

Question 62

**excited** We are excited about the wedding.

Answer 62

**emocionado/a** (Nosotros) estamos emocionados por la boda.

Question 63

**the fresh juice / flavored water** I want a flavored (fresh) water.

Answer 63

**agua fresca** (Yo) quiero un agua fresca.

Question 64

**open** **closed** The supermarket is not open right now. The store is closed.

Answer 64

**abierto/a** **cerrado/a** El supermercado no está abierto ahorita. La tienda está cerrada.

Question 65

**the people** There's a lot of people here.

Answer 65

**la gente** Hay mucha gente aquí. ## Footnote Gente is used to talk about people as a group in general. Personas means people but it refers to the individual people.

Question 66

**the vegetables** I don't like vegetables.

Answer 66

**las verduras** **los vegetales** No me gustan las verduras.

Question 67

**the jeans** She wears jeans every day.

Answer 67

**los jeans** Ella usa pantalones de mezclilla todos los días. Ella llava jeans todos los días.

Question 68

**the question** They ask many questions.

Answer 68

**la pregunta** Ellos hacen muchas preguntas.

Question 69

**the boyfriend** **the girlfriend** I'm going to the beach with my boyfriend.

Answer 69

**el novio** **la novia** (Yo) voy con mi novio a la playa. (Yo) voy a la playa con mi novio.

Question 70

**nervous** You get nervous before speaking in public.

Answer 70

**nervioso/a** (Tú) te pones nervioso antes de hablar en público.

Question 71

**the answer** He gives the correct answer.

Answer 71

**la respuesta** Él da la respuesta correcta.

Question 72

**to travel** He travels around the world.

Answer 72

**viajar** Él viaja por todo el mundo.

Question 73

**the country** She lives in a foreign country.

Answer 73

**el país** Ella vive en un país extranjero.

Question 74

**the place** We visit many places.

Answer 74

**el lugar** (Nosotros) visitamos muchos lugares.

Question 75

**calm** She feels calm.

Answer 75

**tranquilo/a** Ella se siente tranquila.

Question 76

**the trees** You plant some trees in the park.

Answer 76

**los árboles** (Ustedes) plantan algunos árboles en el parque.

Question 77

**the shade** We rest in the shade.

Answer 77

**la sombra** (Nosotros) descansamos a la sombra.

Question 78

**to open** Can you open the door, please?

Answer 78

**abrir** ¿(Tú) puedes abrir la puerta, por favor?

Question 79

**the books** I read many books.

Answer 79

**los libros** (Yo) leo muchos libros.

Question 80

**to finish** The lesson finishes at 2 pm.

Answer 80

**terminar** La lección termina a las 2 de la tarde.

Question 81

**(to go for) a walk** I want to go for a walk to the beach.

Answer 81

**(dar) un paseo** (Yo) quiero dar un paseo en la playa.

Question 82

**to listen** Do you like to listen to music?

Answer 82

**escuchar** ¿Te gusta escuchar música?

Question 83

**the time** **(also: the weather)** They spend time together. It's (making) nice weather today.

Answer 83

**el tiempo** Ellos pasan tiempo juntos. Hace buen tiempo hoy.

Question 84

**tasty /delicious** The desserts are tasty. The desserts are delicious.

Answer 84

**rico/a** **riquísimo/a** Los postres están ricos. Los postres están riquísimos.

Question 85

**early** I go to the gym early.

Answer 85

**temprano** (Yo) voy al gimnasio temprano.

Question 86

**late** It's already late.

Answer 86

**tarde** Ya es tarde.

Question 87

**a soft drink** She drinks soft drinks at the picnic.

Answer 87

**un refresco** Ella toma refrescos en el picnic.