la primera semana Flashcards by Connie Davis

Jude

Mormones

Jewish

Mormons

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buena suerte

good luck (f.)

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una a una

one to one (teaching ingles)

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diseño

designer

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estuve enfermo

I was sick (I had sick)

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tengo mierdo

I´m afraid (I have fear)

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treinta y un (not uno)

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el salario

the salary

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con otros cien trabajadores

with 100 other people (word order)

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aldea
pueblo
ciudad
país

village
town
city
country

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era Mormon

era joven

I was Mormon

I was young

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hay muchas reglas

there are many rules

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sigo las reglas
sigas 
sigue las reglas
seguimos
sigan

I follow the rules
you
he follows the rules
we
they

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cuando me salí

when I left/quit

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me encanta la música (the music enchants me)
te encanta
le encanta
nos
les

me encantan los perros…

I love music
you love
he
we
they

I love dogs

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el suburbio

the suburbs/suburbia

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otro perro

not un otro perro

another dog

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pasatiempos

pasttimes

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hacer senderismo (solo pies)
sendero
escalar (manos y pies)

hiking
hiking trail
to climb

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dificultas

difficulties

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magico
mítico
Mario Kart es un juego mítico

magical
mythical/epic/legendary
Mario Kart is a legendary game

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peliculas independientes

independent films

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es de Marisol

it´s Marisol´s

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lo he conocido

he conocido a alguien

I´ve known him

I met someone

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todo es falso

everything is false

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que fortuna

how fortunate

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pastor Alemán

German Shepherd

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Alémania - aléman
Francia - francés
Japón - japónese
Reino Unido
Lebano
Londres

Germany - German
France - French
Japan - Japanese
UK
Lebanon
London

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es mi tercera semana aquí

It´s my third week here

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estas viajando sola?

you´re traveling alone?

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mejor/peor

better/worse

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mas que
menos que
tan como
hay más Méxicanos en LA que en Guadalajara

more than
less than
same as/equal to/”so like”
There are more Mexicans in LA than in Guadalajara

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chatear

to talk/chat on line

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platicar
hablar
conversar

three verbs for “to speak”:
to chat
to speak
to converse/talk/chat/discuss

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una habitacion oscura para revelar las fotas

una habitación oscura

a darkroom to develop photos

a darkroom

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toreros

rejoneador

bullfighter (two ways)

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segundo idioma

segunda lengua

second language (two ways)

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la mayoría

la mayoría del tiempo

the most

most of the time

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refugiado

refugee

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soy voluntario/a

I am a volunteer

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zeta

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nací

I was born

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ONG

oh en-éh hé

NGO

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caridad

charity

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desarollo economica

economic development

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energía

energy

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red

network (electronic) / grid

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campo

field, arena

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minería
mina
minero

mining
mine
miner

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se fueron

they went / they left

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setas

champiñones

mushrooms, generally

the mushroom you see on menus

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droga

drug

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me gusta viajar por el mundo

I like to travel the world

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América Latina

Latin America

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anteayer

the day before yesterday

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una postal

postcard

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opción

hay dos opciónes

option

there are two options

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lógico

logical

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la forma formal

la forma informal

the formal way

the informal way

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muy original

very original

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tarea

homework

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es igual que…

it´s the same as…

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previsto

expected

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no supe

I didn´t know

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no podía
podiste
podia
podíamos
podian

I couldn´t
you
he
we
they

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la pausa

the break/intermission

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turnar

to turn/take turns/switch roles

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celebrar

to celebrate

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palenque

fence/hitching rail

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grabar

grabación

to record (audio, video)
recording

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jubilarse

jubilación

to retire

retirement

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un falso amigo

false cognate

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capacidades
abilidades
competencias

skills
skills
skills

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ahorrar

to save (money)

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al inicio

at the start

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no había musica
no había nadié
no había nada

there was no music
there was no one
there was nothing

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un sueño imposible

an impossible dream

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a cargo

in charge

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la frontera

the border

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niñera

nanny

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un/una yucateco/a

a person from the Yucatan

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finca
granja
granero
campesinos

farmers - two ways

farm - two ways

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compositor
componer
composición

composer
to compose
composition

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la mayoría de las mañanas desayuno huevos con verduras

Most mornings I eat eggs with veggies for breakfast

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habia muchas personas bailando

mejor que había muchas bailarinas/bailarins

there were many people dancing

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los Méxicanos son amistosos

Mexicans are friendly

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no soy una buena bailarina

I am not a good dancer

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como conociste a él

- con a!

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me desperté a las ___

de despertar

I woke up at ___

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porque no bebí mucho la noche anterior no tuve una cruda en la mañana. No estaba borracha.

Because I didn´t drink much the previous night I didn´t have a hangover in the morning. I was not drunk.

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posterior

subsequent

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pregunta

respuesta

question

answer/reply

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avejas

insectos se producen miel

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fuimos a un cenote

voy a un cenote

we went to a cenote

i go to a cenote

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me avisó

he/she told me/warned me

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combi

otra palabra para colectivo (coloquial)

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las ruinas no estan completamente excavado

the ruins aren´t completely excavated

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pude ver el bosque en cada direccion

I could see the forest in every direction

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es posible las Mayas podrían comunicar con fuegos

it is possible the Mayans could communicate with fires

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gusta/gustan
gustó/gustarón
(solo dos formas)

conjugation of gustar, present y pretérito simple

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un pez (vivo)
los peces
pescado(s) (muerto(s))

a fish (alive)
fish (alive, plural)
fish (dead, to eat)

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tienda de campaña

tent

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es así

it´s like this (with gesture)

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jungla

jungle

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algunos animales
algunas personas
algos cosas

some animals
some people
some things

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revistas (also magazines)

reviews

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Uxmal es menos conocido que Chichen Itza

Uxmal is lesser known than Chichen Itza

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alrededor

rr sound, but can´t have rr next to l

around/about

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cual es tu ciudad favorita

qué tipo de…?

what is your favorite city?

what type of…?

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un esculto esculpe piedras (o otro material duro)

esculpir

a sculptor sculpts stones

to sculpt

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tallar

taller

to work with (un material suave)
a workshop (por mecanico)

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merece la pena
Porque merece la pena el viaje.
Merece la pena visitar…

it´s worth it
Because it´s worth the trip
It´s worth it to visit…

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perderse

Es fácil perderse en los túneles.

to be lost (to lose oneself)

It’s easy to get lost in the tunnels.

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explicaciones

explanations

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no te preocupes

don´t worry yourself

don´t worry

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cuando salí Salt Lake, hacía frio

when I left Salt Lake, it was cold

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confuso

confusing

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llevé una mochila muy pesado

I carried a very heavy backpack

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un secreto

a secret

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un misterio

a mystery

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huéspedes

guests

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el cantante canta canciones

cantante es m, f

a singer sings songs

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es una tontería

it´s nonsense/silliness

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cabra

goat

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macho, hembra

ch=z sound

male, female

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despues de visitar

after visiting…

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llevar ropas
ponerme ropas
vestirme

to wear clothes
to put on (my) clothes
to dress oneself

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cotilla (m, f)

a gossip/the person who gossips

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ella me trajo en coche porque cuando manejó a trabajo pasó la escuela

She brought me in her car because when she drove to work she passed the school

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rectas
ronda
(como piedras en las ruinas)

straight

round

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no pude (poder)

I was not able to (inf?)

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viajé
viaje
viajo
viajó

I traveled
a trip
I travel
he traveled

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lagrimas

tears

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arrugas

mascarilla anti-arrugas

wrinkles

anti wrinkle cream

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levantarse

despertarse

get up, stand up

wake up

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ir de compras

shopping

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general (g=h sound)

pronunciation of general

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Qué opinas

what do you think?

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poner
(yo) pongo
(tú) pones
(él/ella/Ud.) pone
(nosotros) ponemos
(ellos/ellas/Uds.) ponen

Pretérito perfecto simple
(yo) puse
(tú) pusiste
(él/ella/Ud.) puso
(nosotros) pusimos
(ellos/ellas/Uds.) pusieron

conjugation of poner - present and simple past

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llamé a Alejandro
visité a Laura
visite un museo
(a)

I called Alejandro
I visited Laura
I visited a museum

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joyería

joya (oro, plata)

una tienda se vende jewelry

jewelry

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ducha

ch=z

shower

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estereotipo

stereotypical

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es muy común

it´s very common

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lujo

leisure

ama de casa

housewife

bañera

bathtub

aburrido

estoy aburrido

boring

I am bored

acomodarse

to accommodate

imagen

image/picture

divorcio

divorce

cuidado

care of

silvar

to whistle

suspirar

to sigh

cepillarse los dientes

to brush his/your/their teeth

almohada

pillow

llorar como bebé (con muchas almigas)

to cry like a baby (with many tears)

abrazarse

to hug

temblar

to shake

cultivar

to grow

prestar
a prestar
prestar atención

to provide
to lend
to pay attention

pedir prestado

Voy a pedir prestado un florero del departamento ejecutivo.

to borrow

I’m going to go borrow a vase from the executive department.

no sé si esta esteresas

I don´t know if I´m interested

Presente 
(yo) puedo
(tú) puedes
(él/ella/Ud.) puede
(nosotros) podemos
(vosotros) podéis
(ellos/ellas/Uds.) pueden

Pretérito perfecto simple
(yo) pude
(tú) pudiste
(él/ella/Ud.) pudo
(nosotros) pudimos
(vosotros) pudisteis
(ellos/ellas/Uds.) pudieron

conjugation of poder, present and simple past

Presente 
(yo) doy
(tú) das
(él/ella/Ud.) da
(nosotros) damos
(vosotros) dais
(ellos/ellas/Uds.) dan

Pretérito perfecto simple
(yo) di
(tú) diste
(él/ella/Ud.) dio
(nosotros) dimos
(vosotros) disteis
(ellos/ellas/Uds.) dieron

conjugation of dar, present and simple past

vale

ya vale

okay, well, let´s move on

that´s enough (stop it)

mentiroso/a

liar

matar

morir

to die (two ways)

una comida

meal

desfile

parade

correccion

correction

lo primero que

the first thing that

se quité sus zapatos

quitar

she took off her shoes

sus pies le dolían

Me dolían los dedos

her feet hurt

my fingers hurt

quitarse la ropa

se quité sus ropa

take off clothes

she took off her clothes

acostarse

se acostó

to lie down

she lay down

Pretérito perfecto simple
(yo) supe
(tú) supiste
(él/ella/Ud.) supo
(nosotros) supimos
(vosotros) supisteis
(ellos/ellas/Uds.) supieron

conjugation of saber - simple past

un paseo

hallway

Cuantos años tuviste cuando…

Tuve 16 años

How old were you when…

I was 16

Donde estuviste cuando…

Estuve en…

Where were you when…

I was in …

Fuiste un estudiante cuando…

Were you a student when…

Escontraste una persona especial

You found a special someone

una fecha significativa

a significant date

tu vida personal

your personal life

reciente

recent

prestan atencion

pay attention

colador

collander

lágrimas de cocodrilo

crocodile tears (fake tears)

llorar

to cry

bandera

flag

la proxima vez, me avisas

next time, tell me

oscuridad

oscuro

darkness

dark

cuidate

take care of yourself/watch out

estoy interesada

I´m interested

cuando me fui de Georgia

cuando salí

when I left Georgia
when I left
(two ways)

se dedican
trabajador
“Es trabajador, valiente y apuesto”.
Desde el amanecer hasta el ocaso, trabajan duro.

are dedicated
hard-working
He is hard-working, brave, and handsome.
Sunup to sundown, they work hard.

mejora

improvement

correo electrónico

nublado

cloudy

cuadro

painting/picture

mudar

to move (something, or change houses)

mi culpa

my fault

ladrón

robber

matar

to kill

llevar

to wear

cuerdas

ropes

funeral
tumba
mausuleo

funeral
tomb
mausoleum

hay dos razones para las cae de la economia

there are two reasons for the fall of the economy

abandonar

to abandon

encima

on/on top of

ruido

noise

naturaleza

nature

darse cuenta de
People are beginning to realize this.
Sometimes I realize I’m unbearable.

to realize
El pueblo está comenzando a darse cuenta de esto.
A veces me doy cuenta de que soy insoportable.

exageración

exaggeration

gemelas

ciudades gemelas

twins
twin
twin cities

robar

ladrón

tomar algo sin permisión

a robber

propriedad

property

posear

possess

olvidar

to forget

granos de café

coffee grounds

ella estaba cansada

she was tired

olla

pot for cooking

arreglar

reparar

to fix - two ways

herramienta

tool

cual fue el problema?

What was the problem?

rueda

wheel (of a bike)

gratis

gratuito

free - two ways

hacer ejercicio

to exercise (physical fitness)

hace poco tiempo

recently/ a short time ago

hay un error

there’s a mistake

de que se trata?

what’s it about?

participio endings:

gerundio ending:

ando
iendo

participle endings

ar verbs
er/ir verbs

gerund endings

ar verbs
er/ir verbs

rato (de tiempo)

Nos vemos allí en un rato.

a little bit (of time)

I’ll meet you in a little bit.

to try (como intentar)
about (de que se trata?)
se trata de

tratar - two meanings

it is about

el significado

the meaning/significance

ponerse nervioso
estoy nervioso
puse nervioso

to become nervous
i am nervous
i was/got nervous

pareja

couple - or one half of a couple

pesadilla

nightmare

contestar
responder
respuestar

to answer - three ways

mi culpa

my fault

no me siento complamente cómodo

i don´t feel completely comfortable

fecha

ch - z sound

date

what´s the pronunciation?

convertirse

Mi mujer durante 30 años ha decidido convertirse independiente, como su hija.

Y luego me convertí en el mejor DJ del oeste.

to become

I can tell you my wife of 30 years has decided to become independent, like her daughter.

And then I became the hottest DJ in the west.

realizar

a cabo - through

efectuar una acción o llevar a cabo una obra

mover

move pull shake lift wiggle swing shift budge drive flap stir haul wag

comentario

despues la pelicula en Calle 55

commentary

comment/remark

sociedad

society

tema

asunto

theme

subject

tienen 45 años en adelante

en adelante

They are 45 years and older

onwards

partera (outdated term)

matrona

midwife - two ways

dar a luz (cuidado - dar la luz means turn off the light)

parir

to give birth - two ways

conocimiento

knowledge

embarazo

embarazada

pregnancy

pregnant

sería posible

it would be possible

explicanos

explain to us

comería

Me comería mi peso en nachos con extra de queso.

would/could eat

I could eat my weight in nachos, With extra cheese.

quisiéramos

we´d like to

quisiera

I´d like to

Yo creo que sería mejor si…

I think that it would be better if…

robar

ladrón

to steal

robber

pájaro carpintero

woodpecker

derejía

I´d let/leave

zurdo/a

diestro/a

left handed

right handed

escríbelo

write it

que forma de transporte

what kind of transportation?

qué planes tienes…

para el viernes

What plans do you have…?

últimamente (adv)

lately/ recently

rebelarse (v)

rebelde (adj/n)

to rebel

rebellious

termo

the water tank on top of houses

el sacacorchos

un equipo por abrir una botella de vino

el tapón

la tapa

the cap/stopper/plug

for a bottle
for Tupperware or glass jar (lid/cover)

recibir

to receive

no viene a mi cabeza que es la palabra

It´s not coming to my head what the word is

desear

to wish/want/desire

manteles (same word singular and plural)

tablecloth / tableclothes

una prenda de ropa

a garment of clothing

Me equivoco?

I´m wrong?

Falta algo, no?

It´s missing something, no?

deprimido/a

yo estoy deprimido

depressed

I am depressed

andar
como anda? - like como estas
ando triste - estoy triste

to become
another form of ´como estas?´
I am sad - two ways

no se preocupen

don´t worry yourselves

trozo

a piece (of paper, of pizaa…)

en total, 6 personas

in total, 6 people

hace cuanto tiempo saliste de EEUU?

*de

How long ago did you leave the US?

ligar
ligador
ligadora

to flirt
a flirt (m/f)

dinamicas

dynamics

cruzar la limite

to cross the line

vulnerable

en que sentido?

in what sense?

abuso

abuse

despider

to fire

luchar

to fight/struggle

protestar

to protest

andamio

scaffolding

no resolviste el problem

you didnt solve the problem

bien visto

mal visto

good vision

bad vision

sutil

subtle

pareja

couple

cubo de basura

garbage can / dumpster

caído del cielo

fallen from the sky / fell from the sky

un amigo común

a mutual friend

nos conocimos

we met

escenario

stage

viudo/a

viuda negra

widow/ widower

black widow

fue un error

it was a mistake

pensamiento

idea

a thought / idea

clásico

classic

cursi

cheeky / corny

sonreír

sonriendo

to smile

smile

reír

riendo

to laugh

laughing

to taste

probar

espalda

back / spine

ahora o nunca

now or never

un abrazo

a hug

cárcel

jail

desnudo

naked

sangre

blood

valiente

brave

golpear

golpe

to hit / strike / kick

a hit / a blow

luchador

fighter

héroe

árrow-eh

hero

huerta

garden (for vegetables)

fecha de defunción

fecha de nacimiento

date of death

date of birth

ataque al corazón

infarto

heart attack - two ways

murciélago

bat

realmente

really, actually

enterrado

buried / interred

murdarse

to move homes

seudónimo

pseudonym

cobrar

to charge

espuma

foam / froth / mousse

Pretérito perfecto simple
(yo) seguí
(tú) seguiste
(él/ella/Ud.) siguió
(nosotros) seguimos
(vosotros) seguisteis
(ellos/ellas/Uds.) siguieron

Presente 
(yo) sigo
(tú) sigues
(él/ella/Ud.) sigue
(nosotros) seguimos
(vosotros) seguís
(ellos/ellas/Uds.) siguen

seguir - presente y pretérito

favorecer

favor / promote / foster

decrecer

aumenter

to decrease

to increase

gobierno

government

pelis de terror, ciencia ficcion, de amor, animada

horror film
science fiction
love film
animated film

violencia

violence

escapar

to escape

joula

cage

lucha

the fight / struggle

espectáculo

spectacle

atletas

athletes

icono

icon

cuadro

pintura

painting - two ways

razones varias

various reasons

culturista

bodybuilder

jugó el rol principal

he played the main role

rubio/rubia

blonde

ejercito

army

éxitoso

successful

carrera

career

ganar

to win

ciclismo

cycling

novecientos

900

recuperar

recupere pronto

to recover

get well soon

sobreviviente

survivor

estan casados

they´re married

marido

husband

poeta

poet

poesias, poems

poems - two ways

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