enero 2021 II Flashcards
Güey
Pronounced like “whey” in English.
imilar to “dude” in English, “güey” is commonly used for friends or acquaintances, and in some unpleasant situations, refers to strangers in a sarcastic way.
Hey dude, wanna go out today?
Mira güey, ¿salimos hoy o que?
later you could tell me more about the history of United Kingdom
mas adelante tu podrias contarme mas acerca de la historia del Reino Unido
later (to express time)
mas adelante
It could also mean further ahead when referring to location instead of time.
more about
mas acerca de
I read a book about war in medieval times. (acerca de)
Leí un libro acerca de la guerra en la época medieval.
Verb meaning
to teach
and
to show (allow to view)
enseñar with + a+ for teaching enseñar a pescar enseñar a nadar etc
My father taught me how to fish.
Mi padre me enseñó a pescar.
Ana showed me her new house. (use verb that also means to teach)
Ana me enseñó su casa nueva.
My mother taught me to swim when I was five.
Mi madre me enseñó a nadar cuando tenía cinco años.
I didn`t tell you (yet)
(ya) no te conté
beggar
mendigo
both masc and fem.
Laura gave 10 euros to the beggar (masc)
Laura dio 10 euros al mendigo
mean, unpleasant (mexican colloquial)
also means beggar
mendigo
to hit, to punch
pegar
to insult, offend
insultar
to try, to attempt, to make an attempt to do something (not probar)
intentar
That mean man insulted me and tried to punch me.
use mexican slang for mean
Ese hombre mendigo me insultó e intentó pegarme.
Inmaculada
could be a Spanish girl name
or referring to Virgin Mary
immaculate
adj. inmaculao/a
means clean and tidy, flawless
impecable
to return (someone returning (to be back) to a place
volver
I hate having to come back to work.
Odio tener que volver al trabajo.
to give back (to return an item, a thing)
also refund, return, give back for money (as change)
to throw up
devolver
Miles has got the flu; that’s why he’s throwing up everything he eats.
Miles tiene gripa; por eso está devolviendo todo lo que come.
