El Vocabulario o El Léxico Uno

Question 1

La Calabaza

Answer 1

Pumpkin or Squash

Kal-ah-bah-zah

Question 2

La Calabaza de Halloween

Answer 2

Jack o’ Lantern

Kal-ah-bah-zah day/deh hahl-oh-ween

Question 3

La Lámpara de Calabaza

Answer 3

• Jack o’ Lantern
• Literally, pumpkin lamp

Lahm-pah-rah day/deh Kal-ah-bah-zah

Question 4

El fantasma

Answer 4

Ghost, phantom, or spectre/spector

Fahn-tahs-mah

Question 5

El espíritu

Answer 5

Spirit or ghost

Eh-spear-i-too

Question 6

El espectro

Answer 6

• Ghost, spector/spectre or wraith
• Skeleton
• Spectrum, audio spectrum or field

Eh-spek-troh

Question 7

La momia

Answer 7

• Mummy
• Old fossil or relic, in a figurative sense

Moh-mi-ah

Question 8

La bruja

Answer 8

Witch

Brew-ha

Question 9

Los Caramelos

Answer 9

• Candy or sweets
• Caramel

Car-ah-mel-ohs

Question 10

Las golosinas

Answer 10

Sweets, sweeties, or candies for kids.

Gol or Goal-oh-seen-ahs

Question 11

Los dulces

Answer 11

Candies or sweets

Dool or duel-says/sehs

Question 12

La barra de chocolate

Answer 12

Chocolate bar

Bar-ah day/deh choc-oh-lah-tay

Question 13

La tableta de chocolate

Answer 13

Bar, sheet, or tablet of chocolate

Tah-bletah day/deh choc-oh-lah-tay

Question 14

Chocolatín, chocolatina

Answer 14

Chocolate bar

Choc-oh-lah-teen, choc-oh-lah-teen-ah

Question 15

De terror

Answer 15

Creepy, scary, or unnerving

Day tear-or

Question 16

De miedo

Answer 16

• Creepy, scary, or unnerving
• Literally, of horror

Day may-doh/doe

Question 17

Extraño, extraña

Answer 17

A strange, odd or creepy person

ex-trahn-yo, ex-trahn-yah

Question 18

Espeluznante

Answer 18

• A creepy, horrifying, horrific or terrifying person.
• A spine-tingling, spine-chilling or blood-curdling scream or thing.
• Hair-raising or frightening.

Eh-spel-ooz-nahn-tay

Question 19

Asqueroso, asquerosa

Answer 19

• Creepy, disgusting, revolting or nauseating.
• A squeamish person or feeling.

Ahs-care-oh-so, ahs-care-oh-sah

Question 20

El Vampiro

Answer 20

Vampire

Vahm-peer-oh

Question 21

Encantado, encantada

Answer 21

• Haunted, in regard to a house.
• Enchanted, bewitched or under a spell.
• Happy or glad, in regard to an event.
• Satisfield or pleased with something.
• Delighted or enthusiastic (when describing the importance or effect between two things).

En-kahn-tah-doh, en-kahn-tah-dah

Question 22

Poseído, poseída

Answer 22

Haunted or possessed

Poh-say/seh-i-doe, poh-say/seh-i-dah

Question 23

La Víspera del Díá de Todos Los Santos

Answer 23

• Halloween (said in Mexico)
• Literally, The day/evening/night before All Saint’s Day

Vee-spare-ah dell Dee-ah Day/deh Toh-dohs lohs Sahn-tohs

Question 24

El Halloween

Answer 24

Halloween

Hahl-oh-ween

Question 25

La Noche de Brujas

Answer 25

• Halloween
• Literally, The Night of Witches

Know-chay/cheh day/deh brew-hahs

Question 26

El Día de Brujas

Answer 26

• Halloween
• Literally, the Day of Witches

Dee-ah day/deh brew-hahs

Question 27

Escalofriante

Answer 27

Scary, hair-raising, blood-curdling or chilling.

Ehs-cal-oh-fri-ahn-tay/teh

Question 28

Alarmante

Answer 28

Alarming, scary, disquieting, worrying or a cause for concern.

Ah-lar-mahn-tay/teh

Question 29

Siniestro, siniestra

Answer 29

• A sinister or shady person.
• Scary or spooky.

Seen-yeh-stro, seen-yeh-strah

Question 30

El Murciélago

Answer 30

Bat (animal or mammal)

Moor-sell-ah-go

Question 31

La araña

Answer 31

Spider

Ah-rahn-ah