Less ubiquitous nouns Flashcards
Party
Fiesta
Month
Mes (m)
*Each calendar page has a different picture of a mase for each month [mes] because Joel really likes weapons.
Heart
Corazón
*Joel thinks that exposing the core of his heart [corazón] to the sun will prevent heart attacks.
Body (living or dead)
Cuerpo (m)
Face
Cara (f)
*Joel decides if a face [cara] is beautiful by comparing it to his blue car.
Ear (internal part, or sense)
Oído (f)
*Joel has a fear that one day someone will drop seeds in his ear [oído] and weeds will grow out of it.
Part
Parte (f)
Turn
Vuelta (f)
*Joel has two nightstands, the one on the left has a statue of a whale on it that looks like it is about to turn [vuelta] directions.
Dot
Punto (m)
*Joel’s pillow on the right has a dot/dots [punto] on it that makes him want to poke holes in it.
Class
Clase (f)
View, vision (line of)
Vista (f)
Reality
Realidad (f)
Opportunity
Oportunidad (f)
Question
Pregunta (f)
*One of the lenders from Joel’s bank has sent a goon to ask Joel a question [pregunta].
Number
Numero
School
Escuela (f)
Children (as in ‘sons and daughters’, not ‘young people’)
Hijos
Doctor
Doctor (m)
Food
Comida (f)
*Joel doesn’t like cleaning, so he has several cockroaches in his livingroom. He likes them, so he feeds them.
• He calls them to eat by saying, “Come eat the food [comida].”
Dollar
Dólar (m)
Game, gambling
Juego (m)
*The only game [juego] Joel likes to play is one where he gambles with powdered wigs.
Weapon
Arma (m)
*On the left side of Joel’s main hall, there is a suit of armor that has weapons [arma] for arms.
Equipment (and another definition)
Equipo; masc. (team, equipment)
*Joel likes construction equipment [equipo]. He found a drill and he liked it so much that he calls it a “keeper”.
