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1
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danger

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el peligro
El aventurero siempre está en busca del peligro

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in the distance

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en la distancia / a lo lejos / a la distancia
¿Ves esa casa allá a la distancia?

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distant / faraway

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distante / lejano
Ella vive en una tierra distante

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to dream about / to have a dream about
I was dreaming about a giant dog

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soñar con / tener un sueño con
Estaba soñando con un perro gigantesco

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a nightmare / a bad dream
. I had a nightmare that I lost my phone

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una pesadilla / un mal sueño
Tuve una pesadilla en la que perdí mi teléfono

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to explain
She explained why she was late

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explicar
Ella explicó por qué llegó tarde

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an explanation
His explanation was easy to understand

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una explicación
Su explicación fue fácil de comprender

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unexplainable / inexplicable

an unexplainable phenomenon

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inexplicable
un fenómeno inexplicable

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to describe
The victim described the suspect’s appearance

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describer
La víctima describió la apariencia del sospechoso

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extra / spare

If we have extra time, then we can play a quick game of cards before we leave

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extra / de más / de sobra

Si tenemos tiempo de sobra, podemos jugar una mano rápida de cartas antes de irno

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farther

They live farther away from the city than we do

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más lejos

Ellos viven más lejos de la ciudad que nosotros

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further / additional
further / preparation

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adicional
preparación adicional

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to get on / to board / to get in

to get on a plane, to get on a bike, to get into a car, etc.

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subir a / montar / montar en

subir a un avión, montar en una bici, subir a un carro, etc.

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to get off of / to get off / to get out of
to get off a plane, to get off a bus, to get out of a car

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bajar de / salir de
ej. bajar de un avión, bajar de un bus, salir de un carro

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to get used to

I got used to the cold weather

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acostumbrarse / habituarse

ej. Me acostumbré al tiempo frío

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to get up / (to get out of bed)

He gets up early

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levantarse

ej. Él se levanta temprano

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to get up / to stand up (Get up off the ground)

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levantarse / pararse / ponerse de pie

Levántate del suelo

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grammar
I hate learning grammar in a foreign language, but it is sometimes necessary

la gramática
Detesto aprender gramática en un idioma extranjero, pero a veces es necesario

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la gramática
Detesto aprender gramática en un idioma extranjero, pero a veces es necesario

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grammatical

The two dialects have a few grammatical differences but are mostly the same

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gramatical, gramática

Los dos dialectos
tienen algunas diferencias gramáticas, pero son prácticamente iguales

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a paragraph

Don’t write a long essay. Three paragraphs would be fine

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un párrafo
No escribas un largo ensayo. Tres párrafos serían suficiente

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a noun

“Food” is a noun, while “eat” is a verb

un sustantivo / un nombre

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“Comida” es un sustantivo, mientras que “comer” es un verbo

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a verb
“Seat” is a noun, while “sit” is a verb

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un verbo
“Asiento” es un sustantivo, mientras que “sentar” es un verbo

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an adjective

e.g. “Happy” is my favorite adjective

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un adjetivo
ej. “Feliz” es mi adjetivo preferido

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an adverb

e.g. Most English adverbs end in “-ly”

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un adverbio

ej. La mayoría de los adverbios en español terminan en “-mente”

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a preposition

e.g. Some of the most common prepositions are “for”, “by”, “on”, “in, and “at”

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una preposición
ej. Algunas de las preposiciones más comunes son “a”, “con”, “de”, “en” y “para”

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an article

e.g. My favorite articles in the newspaper are about sports

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un artículo

ej. Mis artículos favoritos en el periódico son los deportes

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a pronoun

e.g. He, she, you, and I are common pronouns

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un pronombre

ej. Él, ella, tú y yo son pronombres communes

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a conjunction

e.g. “But” is a common conjunction

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una conjunción

ej. “Pero” es una conjunción común

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vocabulary

e.g. A strong vocabulary is an important part of learning a language

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el vocabulario

ej. Un buen vocabulario es una parte importante de aprender un idioma

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the meaning / the significance

e.g. I do not know the meaning of this word

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el significado

ej. No conozco el significado de esta palabra

31
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a definition

e.g. I looked up the definition of the word in the dictionary

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una definición’

ej. Busqué la definición de la palabra en el diccionario

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to define

e.g. Can you define that word?

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definir

ej. ¿Puedes definir esa palabra?

33
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singular’

e.g. “Cow” is the singular of “cattle”

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el singular

e.g. “Vaca” es el singular de “ganado”

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a plural

e.g. “Children” is the plural of “child”

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un plural

ej. “Hijos” es el plural de “hijo”

35
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a vowel

e.g. There are five vowels in English: a, e, i, o, and u

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una vocal

ej. Hay cinco vocales en español: a, e, i, o, u

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the size

e.g. Did you see the size of that elephant?

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el tamaño

ej. ¿Viste el tamaño de ese elefante?

37
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size / clothing size

e.g. What’s your shirt size?

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la talla

ej. ¿Qué talla de camisa usas?

38
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It is time to eat breakfast; are you going to cook for us?

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Es hora de desayunar; ¿vas a cocinar para nosotros?

time - la hora. La hora literally means “the hour”

39
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What time is it?

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¿Qué hora es?
What time is it? - ¿Qué hora es?.
In some countries, you may also hear people use the plural ¿Qué horas son?

40
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It is eight o’clock in the morning

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Son las ocho de la mañana
It is __ o’clock - Son las ___.
Note that the conjugation of the verb ser must agree with the number it if referring to. “It is one o’clock” would be Es la una

41
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It is nine twenty-five (9:25) in the morning

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Son las nueve y veinticinco de la mañana
It is __:___ - Son las __ y __. Note that, when spoken, the hours and minutes of time are separated by the conjunction y

42
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The class begins at two in the afternoon

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La clase empieza a las dos de la tarde

afternoon - la tarde.
Remember to use the article la. Tarde by itself means “late”

43
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Why are you awake at four in the morning?

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¿Por qué estás despierto a las cuatro de la madrugada?

before dawn - la madrugada

44
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carmen is asleep because it is one fifteen (1:15) in the morning

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carmen está dormida porque es la una y cuarto de la mañana
it is __ 15 - son las / es la __ y cuarto. Note that cuarto also means “a quarter” and that Spanish speakers generally say cuarto instead of quince when speaking of time

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It is three thirty (3:30) and I am very hungry; do you want to eat lunch?

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Son las tres y media y tengo mucha hambre; ¿quieres almorzar?

It is __ thirty - son las / es la __ y media

46
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I want less food

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Quiero menos comida

minus, less – menos

47
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Son las tres menos cuarto; ¿dónde está tu hermana?

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it is __45 - son las/es la __menos cuarto. Note that you literally say “It is three minus a quarter”. You usually tell the time for minutes 31-59 by counting backwards from the next full hour

48
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There are only sixteen students in the classroom, so two are missing

Sólo hay dieciséis estudiantes en la clase, entonces faltan dos

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to be missing, to lack - faltar. Note that faltar is conjugated like any regular -ar ending verb. Faltar is used when aiming toward a goal. When conveying how much is left when taken from an original whole, use quedar

49
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He has a lack of respect

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Tiene una falta de respeto
a lack - una falta

50
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There are 10 minutes left before six (5:50), do you want to go to the restaurant?

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Faltan diez para las séis, ¿quieres ir al restaurante?
__minutes left - faltar + __ + para.

Note that this is an alternative construction to subtracting minutes from the hour

51
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I am going to travel from New York to Washington in four hours

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Voy a viajar desde Nueva York hasta Washington en cuatro horas
from (place) to (place) - desde (lugar) hasta (lugar)

52
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She is asleep since yesterday

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Ella está dormida desde ayer

from (time), since - desde. Note that desde means “since” when talking about time, and it means “from” when talking about space or distance

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It has been raining for three hours

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Hace tres horas que está lloviendo

to have been __ for (time) - hace (tiempo) que. This is usually the preferred way of expressing duration in Spanish. The direct translation is more like: “It makes 3 hours that it is raining.”

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It is nine at night

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Son las nueve de la noche

night - la noche

55
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Is it noon in México?

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¿Es mediodía en México?

noon - el mediodía

56
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I always go out with my friends at night

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Siempre salgo con mis amigos de noche
at night - de noche.

Be careful not to confuse de noche (“at night”) with anoche (“last night”)

57
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Jaime is going to pass by my house

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Jaime va a pasar por mi casa

to pass - pasar

58
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Time passes by very quickly

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El tiempo pasa muy rápido

time - el tiempo.
Note that tiempo is used when you want to talk about “time” as an entity, as in “Time goes by slowly”. Hora is used when you mean a more specific period of time, as in “It is time to eat”, Es hora de comer.

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You never arrive on time

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Nunca llegas a tiempo

on time - a tiempo

60
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He is going to cook eight times this week

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Va a cocinar ocho veces esta semana

time - la vez.
Note that vez expresses repetition, which tiempo and hora cannot

61
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I sometimes go out at night

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A veces salgo de noche

sometimes - a veces

62
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Jaime isn’t going to go to the party, but I’m going anyway

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Jaime no va a ir a la fiesta, pero yo voy a ir de todos modos

anyway - de todos modos

63
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You are going to go out with Sofia’s boyfriend? Really?!

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¿Vas a salir con el novio de Sofia? ¿En serio?

really? (to express shock or surprise) - ¿de veras?, ¿en serio?

64
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I like traveling from time to time

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Me gusta viajar de vez en cuando

from time to time - de vez en cuando

65
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Do you know when they will arrive?

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¿Sabes cuando van a llegar?

to arrive - llegar. Note that llegar is conjugated like any regular -ar ending verb

66
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Xavier and Alejandro will arrive in one hour

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Xavier y Alejandro van a llegar en una hora

hour - una hora. Remember that hora means both “time” and “hour”

66
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He arrives in five minutes

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Llega en cinco minutos

67
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It is the first day of school

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Es el primer día de clases

first - primer, primero. Note that primero becomes primer when preceding a singular, masculine noun

68
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Jorge is going to be the first one to arrive at the museum

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Jorge va a ser el primero en llegar al museo

museum - el museo.

Note that the ordinal number must be followed by en (i.e. Voy a ser el primero en comer, el primero en conducir, etc.)

69
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These are the first weeks of school

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Éstas son las primeras semanas de clases
week - la semana

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