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1
Q

Tengo

A

I have

Imagine a child saying, I have a video game and I have ten goes a day

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Necesito

A

I need

Imagine saying, I need it because it’s a necessity.

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Hay

eye

A

There is

Imagine a cyclopes says, there is something in my eye.

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4
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El centro

A

Downtown

The downtown area is usually in the center of the city.

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Sombra

A

Shade

A sombrero gets its name because it gives shade.

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Quiero

KEY AIR OWE

A

I want

Imagine a friend says, I want to help I care oh so much

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Nuevo

A

New

Imagine you are bionic and have a new elbow

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Tiene

A

You have

Imagine an Englishman in America desperate for a good cup of tea asking do you have good tea anywhere?

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9
Q

Mujer

moo hair

A

Woman

Imagine kids teasing the old woman and call her a cow and they Moo at her

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Hombre

A

Man

Imagine a lazy man who is always on break

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11
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Con

A

With

Imagine a con man with a pack of cards

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12
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Mi Casa

A

My House

mi casa es su casa

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Su

A

Your

mi casa es su casa

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Es

A

Is

mi casa es su casa

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15
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Por

A

For

Imagine a poor turkey that’s going to be eaten for thanksgiving.

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16
Q

Traducción

A

Translation

think of needing to track down a translation

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17
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Explicación

A

Explanation

Think of a grumpy teacher saying I need an explanation because your behavior is inexplicable

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18
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Habitación

A

Room

Hotel rooms are the natural habitation of rock stars

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19
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Población

A

Population

(This is very close just change the second P to bl.
PoPulation población)

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20
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Decepción

A

Disappointment

If a friend were to play a deception on you that would be pretty disappointing.

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21
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Contaminación

A

Pollution

The pollution causes contamination of the city.

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22
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De

A

Of

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23
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Mucho / Mucha

A

A lot / many / much

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Y

A

And

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25
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El / La

A

The

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26
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Para

A

For

Imagine a parrot saying for for for.

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27
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Comer

COM AIR

A

To Eat

Imagine your mum saying to you “come here to eat”.

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28
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AquÌ

A key

A

Here

Imagine coming to a big locked door, someone has a key and says, here is a key.

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29
Q

Qué

A

What

O.K. you know how to say what in Spanish now.

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30
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Suficiente

A

Enough

When you have had enough you have had sufficient.

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31
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Usted

A

You

you said you would speak Spanish and you will.

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32
Q

Comida

A

Food

Imagine an Italian restaurateur says, come eat a Italiana food ina mya Italiana restaurant.

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33
Q

Algo

A

Something

we don’t have any food I’ll go and get something.

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34
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Dónde esta

A

Where is

it’s Don’s birthday Where is Don, Don’s the star.

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35
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Maravillosa

A

Wonderful

Something wonderful is something marvelous

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36
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Feliz

FELL LEASE

A

Happy

Imagine Felix the cat with a happy face.

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37
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Navidad

A

Christmas

Imagine asking you father at Christmas “Where will we put the nativity scene, dad?”

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38
Q

Afuera

A

Outside

An agoraphobic has a fear of going outside.

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39
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Mesa

A

Table

Imagine a mess on a table.

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40
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Pan

A

Bread

Imagine cooking bread in a pan.

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41
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Porque

A

Because

Poor Kay suffered in Spanish class because she didn’t use mnemonics.

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42
Q

Me Gusta

A

I like

Imagine a cave man eating a goose and saying “Me like the goose today”.

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43
Q

Siempre

A

Always

Imagine going to a church on Sundays where you always see em pray.

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44
Q

Los Estados Unidos

A

The United States

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45
Q

Por qué

A

Why

Imagine a Canadian saying it tastes good that’s why I eat pork aye

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46
Q

Le Gusta

A

You Like

Imagine a Frenchman cooked a goose and asks you do you like “le goose”

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47
Q

Pero

A

But

Imagine someone eating a round Asian pear and saying “I though it was a pear oh but it looks like an apple”.

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48
Q

Gente

HENTAY

A

People

Imagine 20 people giving hens tea

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49
Q

Muy

moo ee

A

Very

Imagine a farmer’s cows mooing and he says, “The cows are very mooey today”

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50
Q

Raro

A

Strange

If something is strange it’s rare.

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51
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Polvo

A

Dust

Imagine pulverizing something into dust.

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52
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Bueno

A

Good

Buenos Aires is a good city

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53
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Pelicula

A

Film

Imagine a French man watching a movie about pelicans and saying oh la la

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54
Q

Seguro

A

Insurance

Imagine that you feel secure because you have insurance

55
Q

Mañana

MUN YANA

A

Morning

(Your friend’s brain is slow to start in the morning and he keeps making mistakes you say, ‘man ya na good in the morning.’)

56
Q

Como

A

I eat

I can’t eat with messy hair so I put a comb over my hair before I eat.

57
Q

Lo mismo

A

The same

Imagine a monk chanting the same thing over and over lomm ismmo lomm ismmo

58
Q

Nada

A

Nothing

You have probably already heard nada used in TV or in films to mean nothing in English

59
Q

Solo

A

Only

If someone is a solo performer they are the only one performing

60
Q

Está bien

A

All right

it’s all right for a star Ben Affleck to make an occasional bad movie like Gigli.

61
Q

Mas

A

More

Arnold has more muscles than me

62
Q

Carne

A

Meat

Even had chili con carne = chili with meat

63
Q

Tengo que

A

I have to

Imagine a dance and a guy says, “I have to tango with kay.”

64
Q

Hacer

A

To do

Imagine an army sergeant asking ìwho wants to do it and two guys say, ‘us sir’

65
Q

Comprar

A

To buy

Imagine comparing prices when you want to buy something new

66
Q

Playa

Ply a

A

Beach

Imagine going to play at the beach

67
Q

Todo

A

All

Imagine putting all your toes in dough

68
Q

Ahora

A

Now

Imagine a hippie saying now I see you have a auro

69
Q

Tiene que

A

You have to

70
Q

Ir

A

To go

Imagine saying I need to go to the doctor because I have a sore ear.

71
Q

Norte Americano

A

American

Just think of those naughty Americans on spring break

72
Q

Otro

A

Another

Yes, I ought to give you another Spanish word.

73
Q

Abrir

A

To open

To drink a beer you have to open a beer

74
Q

Maleta

A

Suitcase

Imagine hitting your suitcase with a mallet

75
Q

Puedo

Pwed oh

A

I can

I can go to Puerto Rico

76
Q

Ver

A

To see

Look at something on your desk you need to see it up very close

77
Q

Grande

A

Big

The Rio Grande on the Texas/Mexico border is a big river

78
Q

O

A

Either/or

I live in Mexico, the pace of life in this country is slow.

79
Q

Hola

A

Hello

He’s a bit deaf so you have to holla when you say hello

80
Q

Amigo

A

Friend

Hollywood and TV made sure you already knew this. Los three amigos were 3 friends

81
Q

Puede

Pwed ay

A

You can

Imagine Winnie the Poo had a hard day and Tiger said ‘you can rest now’

82
Q

Quiere

Key air ay

A

You want

Do you want to watch the Drew Carey show?

83
Q

Pronto

A

Soon

I am sure you have heard people in movies say ‘do it pronto meaning do it soon’

84
Q

Cuando

qu one doh

A

When

When are you going to start tae kwon do?

85
Q

Esta noche

A

Tonight

Tonight I am going to get a star noche on my belt

86
Q

Chico

A

Little

A chick is a little chicken

87
Q

Así

ah see

A

Like that

Oh I see it is like that is it you so and so

88
Q

esta

A

This

Remember you learned esta noche means tonight. Literally we could translate esta noche as this night.

89
Q

Lo agradezco

A

I appreciate it

A student says to the teacher ‘low grades go to hell, give me good grades and I appreciate it.’

90
Q

Cuantas

Quantas

A

How much

How much is a flight to Australia on qantas airlines

91
Q

Sentir

A

To feel

I donít know how to feel about the fact you were sent here

92
Q

Asegurar

A

To Insure

To insure your car makes for A secure car

93
Q

Como se llama

A

What’s it called

A communists asks his mum what is it called, a como says ya ma whatís it called


94
Q

si

A

If

Imagine someone trying to hit a baseball. He misses the ball and says, ‘if I could see the ball I would hit it.’

95
Q

Él

A

He

Elvis he was a man

96
Q

Días

A

Days

Oh happy days I just saw Cameron Diaz.

97
Q

Casi

A

almost

A mother says to her son who drives fast, what are you a kamikaze you almost killed yourself.

98
Q

Pienso

A

I think

I have a pen so I think I will scribble

99
Q

Voy

Boy

A

I am going

Boy a party tonight I am going to really enjoy that.

100
Q

Va

Ba

A

You are going

You are going so far away

101
Q

Bien

A

Well

How is Ben. He is well

102
Q

Tarde

Tardeh

A

Late

Some people say donít be tardy for donít be late

103
Q

Cual

A

Which

Which is cuter the Koala or the kangaroo?

104
Q

Aun

Ah oon

A

Still

Bill Gates still owns Microsoft and is still the richest man in the world.

105
Q

Sé

Say

A

I know

I say I know how to say I know

106
Q

Museo

Moo say oh

A

Museum

This is easy almost an instant Spanish vocabulary word just remember to pronounce it Moo say oh.

107
Q

Quien

key en

A

Who

Someone left the key in the lock of your house you say ‘who left the key in the lock.’

108
Q

Tiempo

A

Time

Music with a slow tempo has a slow time

109
Q

Boleto

A

Ticket

Imagine a ticket with a bullet on it.

110
Q

Antes de

ant es deh

A

Before

Your mom says, “You’d better put the sugar away before there are ants there”.

111
Q

Como

A

How

Com on how easy is that?

112
Q

Despues de

A

After

The people despise the president after what he has done

113
Q

Primero

A

First

This is an easy one. Prime rib is first class.

114
Q

Lugar

Loo gar

A

Place

Imagine you are backpacking. You lug a backpack from place to place.

115
Q

Otra vez

A

Again

Imagine your friend has a bright red vest. You say, “please don’t wear that ultra red vest again.”

116
Q

Año

An yo

A

Year

An ya know just like that there goes another year.

117
Q

Nuestra

A

Our

This is a new strain on our eyes because your friend has a bright red vest

118
Q

Cosa

A

Thing

This thing it’s causa you.

119
Q

Vengo

A

I come

I come to work in the morning then go home in the evening

120
Q

encontrar

A

To find

In close encounters of the third kind the army go to find the aliens

121
Q

Ultimo

A

Last

Like an ultimtum is the last chance

122
Q

Muchas veces

A

Often

Do you remember that veces is times. Therefore muchas veces = many times or often.

123
Q

Debajo

A

Under

Imagine Santa Claus drinking too much, he falls under de bar singing ho ho ho

124
Q

Amo

A mow

A

I love

I love to be among the trees.

125
Q

Decir

A

To tell

Imagine an old man saying ìI am a little deaf you need to tell me in dis ear

126
Q

Adiós

A

Goodbye

You’ve heard this in the movies I am sure goodbye adiós

127
Q

La mayoría

A

The most

In most elections the person who gets the majority of votes wins

128
Q

A veces

A

Sometimes

We learned that veces is times. A veces is at times or sometimes

129
Q

Semejante

A

Such

A truck such as a semi has to turn carefully.

130
Q

Arriba

A

Up

Imagine going up a river

131
Q

Mano

A

Hand

Imagine that you hurt you hand and say, Man o man my hand is sore.

132
Q

Durante

A

Over

The band duran duran have lasted over the years

133
Q

Luego

A

Then

I drink coffee then to the loo I go

134
Q

Dinero

din air oh

A

Money

Robert di nero has a lot of money

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