Leccíon #3 Vocabulario Flashcards
el/la cuñado/a
brother-in-law
sister-in-law
el/la suegro/a
father-in-law
mother-in-law
la nuera
daughter-in-law
el yerno
son-in-law
el/la hermanastro/a
stepbrother/stepsister
el/la hijastro/a
stepson/stepdaughter
la madrastra
stepmother
el padrasto
stepfather
el/la medio /a hermano/a
half-brother
half-sister
la familia
family
la madre
mama [colloquial]
mamí [colloquial]
mother
el padre
papi [colloquial]
papá [colloquial]
father
el/la hijo/a
los hijos
son / daughter
sons / children
el/la hijo/a
los hijos
son/daughter
children/sons
el/la hermano/a
brother/ sister
el/la abuelo/a
grand father/ grand mother
el/la nieto/a
grandson/granddaughter
los padres
parents
los parientes
relatives
FALSE COGNATE
el/la esposo/a
husband/wife
el/la primo/a
cousin
el/la tío/a
uncle/aunt
el/la sobrino/a
nephew/niece
el/la amigo/a
friend
el/la gato
cat
la gente
people
el/la muchacho/a
boy/girl
el/la niño/a
child
boy/girl
el/la novio/a
boyfriend/girlfriend
la persona
person
el/la perro/a
dog
alto/a
tall
antip_á_tico
unpleasant
simp_á_tico/a
nice
likeable
bajo/a
short (in height)
bonito/a
pretty
buen, bueno/a
good
delgado/a
thin
slender
dif_í_cil
difficult
hard
f_á_cil
easy
feo/a
ugly
gordo/a
fat
gran, grande
before noun
after noun
big, large; great
means “great”
means “big”’
guapo/a
handsome
good looking
importante
important
inteligente
intelligent
interesante
interesting
joven
(plural is j_ó_venes)
young
viejo/a
old
mal, malo/a
bad
mismo/a
same
moreno/a
dark-haired
mucho/a
much
many
a lot of
pelirrojo/a
red-haired
pequeño/a
small
rubio/a
(false cognate)
blond(e)
tonto/a
(can be insulting)
use chistosa, divertiua
silly
foolish
trabajador(a)
hard-working
el/la artista
artist
el/la doctor(a)
(cognate)
doctor (Phd)
(physician sometimes but use m_é_dico/a to be more accurate)
el/la m_é_dico/a
medical doctor
physician
el/la ingeniero/a
(ge sound “heh”)
engineer
el/la periodista
(False Cognate)
journalist
(think of master of the period)
el/la programador(a)
programmer of computadoras
abrir (v)
to open
aprender [v]
to learn
atender (v)
to serve
to meet
(False Cognat)
asistir (a) [V]
to attend
(false cognate)
beber [v]
to drink
comer [v]
to eat
compartir [v]
to share
(notice the word “part”)
comprender [v]
to understand
correr [v]
to run
creer (en) [v]
to believe (in)
creer (en) [v]
to believe (in)
deber (+inf.) [v]
modal verb
to have to + [v]
should + [v]
(this is a modal verb)
decidir [v]
to decide
describir [v]
to describe
escribir [v]
to write
leer [v]
[yo] leo
[tú] leer
[el.,ell.,ud.] lee
[nos.] lemos
[els., ells., uds.] leen
to read
recibir [v]
to receive
tener [v] [e>ie]
[yo] tengo
[tú] tienas [vos] tienéis
[el, ell, ud] tiene
[nos] tenemos
[els,ells,uds] tienen
to have
venir [v]
to come
vivir [v]
[yo] vivo
[tú] vivas
[el,ell,ud] viva
[nos] vivamos
[els, ells, uds] viven
to live
tener … años
to be … years old
tener [mucho] calor
to be [very] hot
[weather wise]
tener [mucho] frío
to be [mucho] cold
tener [mucho] cuidado
to be [very] careful
tener ganas de +[inf.]
[is ganar a modal verb ?]
win
earn
gain
profit
to win
to feel like [doing something]
tener [mucho] hambre
to be [very] hungry
tener [mucho] miedo
to be [very] afraid
scared
tener [mucha] prisa
to be in a [big] hurry
tener que + [inf.]
to have to [do something]
[How does this differ from ‘‘deber + [inf.]’’?]
tener razón
no tener razón
to be correct
to be wrong
tener [mucha] sed
to be [very] thirsty
tener [mucho] sueño
to be [very] sleepy
tener [mucha] suerte
to be [very] lucky
