Random Words Which Come Up Flashcards
siguen
follows or still (ex. siguen disponibles = still available)
cayó
it fell
golpear
to hit
golpearlo
to hit him
apurar
to hurry up / to be rushed / to finish off something
no me apures (don’t rush me)
apúrense
hurry up guys
se acercan
they’re getting closer
se están acercando
they’re getting closer
no tan rápido
not so fast
el ejército
the army
Los persiguen unos piratas.
they are pursued by pirates
asombroso
amazing
busquemos la salida
let’s find the exit
adelantar
to advance
to move forward
to move past
adelante
advance! (a command)
Cómo lo sabes?
How do you know that?
zarpar
to sail
lo diciste
you said it
ya basta!
enough already!
mucho esfuerzo
a lot of effort
me estafaron
they scammed me (estafar = to scam)
las redes sociales
social media
la red social = social media site (singular)
Ex. Mi red social favorita es Facebook.
además
and what’s more
letra
letter, words, lyrics, etc.
mi alma gemela ha llegado
my soul mate has arrived
alma gemela
soul mate
si no me equivoco
if I’m not mistaken (present tense)
equivocarse
to be mistaken
me equivoqué
I was wrong (past tense)
suelto / suelta
loose, free, unfastened, at ease
la pelota
the ball (sports, etc.)
pelotas*
balls (vulgar), courage, jerk
ajedrez
chess
ella dice la verdad
she says the truth
él me dijo el mensaje
he told me the message
aunque
although, though
Ex. Lamentablemente, nadie está escuchando ahora, aunque esto es muy importante.
como si yo…
as if I…
quizás
maybe, perhaps
tal vez
maybe, perhaps
tal pasión
such passion
los árboles
the trees
Yo tampoco.
Me neither.
yo también!
me too!
la cera
the wax
las cejas
eyebrows
la peluquera (fem.)
hairdresser (fem.)
el peluquero (masc.)
hairdresser (masc.)
ambiental
environmental
el augurio
the omen
llevame al hospital
take me to the hospital
llevar
to take (something somewhere), to wear, to carry
apesta
it stinks
apestar
to stink
acabo de volver
I just came back
travieso
naughty
un torbellino
a whirlwind
un pierna
a leg
te extrañé
I missed you
extrañar
to miss (also, to surprise)
el tema
the topic
el problema
the problem
el sistema
the system
el drama
the drama
sino
but rather
Used with negative sentence and then direct contrast.
Ex. No nos gusta el museo, sino nos gusta el cine.
-can contrast nouns or verbs in the infinitive
sino que + {conjugated verb}
but rather (same meaning as just "sino") only that
We don’t ask that you do extra work, only that you study your Spanish.
no me gusta el pastel de chocolate, sino que me gusta el pastel normal
no solo……. sino támbien………
not only……. but also……..
Voy en bicicleta. Voy en avión.
I am going by bike. I am going by plane.
*en = needed before transportation options that aren’t your feet
Voy a pie.
I am going on foot.
montar en bicicleta
to ride a bike
volar (o->ue stem-changing verb)
to fly
vuelo, vuelas, vuela, volamos, vuelan
I fly, you fly, he flies, we fly, they fly
Siempre vuelan en primera clase.
They always fly in first class.
Hasta pronto.
See you soon!
until soon
Hasta luego.
See you later!
until then
Nos vemos.
See you.
We’ll see each other.
Me olvido de todo.
I forget everything.
olvidarse de = to forget
Me acuerdo de cuando…
I remember when…
acordarse de = to remember
Me alegro de que…
I’m glad that…
alegrarse = to become happy
Acabo de comer
I just ate.
Acabar + de + {infinitive verb}
recent past, just happened
Acabar = to finish
Hace tres meses que estudio español.
I have been studying spanish for three months.
Hace + {time period} + que + {conjugated verb}
Construction for the passage of time
cargar
to load up (bags, cargo, etc.)
cada tercer día
every other day (literally: every third day)
anoche
last night
antier
the day before yesterday
mañana en la mañana
tomorrow morning
La próxima semana, voy a pagar la luz.
Next week, I am going to pay the electricity bill.
este lunes, voy a _____________
this Monday, I’m going to…
el domingo que viene…
this coming Sunday…
el fin de semana que viene….
this coming weekend….
HACE cinco minutos, maté una mosca.
Five minutes AGO, I killed a fly.
Antes de eso, enseñe en línea.
Before that, I taught online.
¿Cuándo llegaste?
When did you arrive?
Hace cinco minutos.
5 minutes ago
Desde 2014… (dos mil catorce)
Since 2014….
I have been living in Oaxaca for two years.
DESDE HACE dos años vivo en Oaxaca.
las arrugas
wrinkles
aunque
although
huele
“it smells”
from verb ‘oler’
estamos en una ciudad en crecimiento
we are in a city in growth
crecer
to grow in size or number, to increase
que apenas
that barely
alborotado
rowdy
un videíto que yo he grabado
a video that I recorded
la fiebre amarilla
yellow fever
las 10 ventajas de imigrar a Costa Rica
the 10 advantages of immigrating to Costa Rica
los hoteles de lujo
luxury hotels
lleno de playas, sol, calor, y hoteles
full of beaches, sun, heat and hotels
lleno = adj. FULL
su bondad, la bondad
your goodness
Costa Rica es reconocido por ser un país amistoso
Costa Rica is recognized for being a friendly country
amistoso = friendly
por ser = for being
la ley
the law
los inmigrantes tienen derecho a recibir…
immigrants have the right to receive…
Las niñas que fueron arrojadas desde el muro de la frontera entre México y Estados Unidos
The girls who were thrown from the wall of the border between Mexico and the United States
Arrojar = to throw
proveniente de…
coming from…
estas dos hermanas habrían estado expuestas a los duros elementos
these two sisters would have been exposed to the harsh elements
habrían estado = would have been
lidiar con
to fight with, to grapple with, to struggle with, to deal with
EE.UU. ha estado lidiando con un aumento de migrantes
the USA has been grappling with an increase of migrants
la frontera
the border, the frontier
¿Está bien cruzar aquí?
Is it alright to cross here?
cruzar
to cross, to traverse, to fold
tratar
to treat, to deal with
No trato con asesinos.
I don’t deal with murderers.
No se trata de dinero.
It’s not about the money.
tratarse de
to be about
Ex. no se trata de tu ética de trabajo
It’s not about your work ethic.
el castillo
the castle
el umbral
the threshold
physical… of a door, and for numbers
la maldición
the curse
la maldición de ganar la lotería
the curse of winning the lottery
Se me hizo tarde.
I am late.
It made me late.
Me voy a acostar.
I’m going to lie down.
Ya me voy.
I’m leaving.
Que tengas un buen día.
Have a good day.
Que duermas bien.
(I hope) that you sleep well.
Sleep well!
Donde está el baño?
Where is the bathroom?
Disculpe, puedo usar el baño?
Excuse me, can I use the bathroom?
No entiendo.
I don’t understand.
Lo puedes repetir?
Can you repeat that?
Que hiciste hoy?
What did you do today?
Como te fue?
How was your day?
Todavía no sé.
I don’t know yet.
Todavía = yet, still
Bien hecho.
Well done.
Dame un descanso.
Give me a break.
un hogar acogedor
a cosy home
acogedor/acogedora = cosy, friendly
muy parecido
very similar
este afán
this eagerness
las cremas se caducan
creams expire (as in are past their expiry date)
no sigue gastando
don’t keep spending
sigue = tú + seguir (in the imperative form)
los libros que suelo guardar
the books that I usually save
suelo = yo + SOLER (in the present form)
Soler = to usually do, to use to (past), to tend to
las cajas
the boxes
la burbuja
the bubble
colocamos
we place (the sugar in the bowl)
quemar
to burn
los gabinetes están bastante dañados
the cabinets are very damaged
bastante = suficiente, mucho
la clara
egg white
also means clear, fair
voy a quitar los tornillos
I am going to remove the screws
Tengo un desorden
I have a mess
la parte de adentro
the inside part
ex. of a cabinet
las tapas
the tops, the lids, the caps, the covers
la piel clara
clear skin
vale la pena
worth it
worth the sorrow
de volada
very quickly
Mexican slang.
volada - related to volar, to fly
Ya están aquí.
They’re here already.
no te lo vas a creer
you’re not going to believe it
me enredaste
You tangled me up
enredar = to tangle, to complicate
Me enredaste en tu mirada
You tangled me up in your gaze
No te vayas
Don’t go
los cachivaches
trinkets, trash
also contraption
los demás
the others
Qué estabas haciendo?
What were you doing?
past progressive
estar in imperfect + gerundio
el hilo que amarra
the thread that ties (together)…
quiero que se fijen…
I want you to notice…
fijarse = to pay attention to, to notice
fijar
afix, focus upon
este desmadre
this chaos/disaster
me di cuenta…
I realized…
