Spanish - tricky words, sound alike or not what they sound like Flashcards
Spanish - tricky words, sound alike or not what they sound like
introducir
to insert NOT to introduce
presentar
to present or introduce
chocar
to crash, collide NOT to choke (ahogarse on food)
ahogarse
to choke on food
sopa
cold pasta salad or soup
jabón
soap
éxito
success (not exit)
salida
to exit
embarazada
pregnant
vergúenza
embarassed (avergonzar)
largo
long (not large)
grande
large
llover (o:ue)
to rain (lluevo)
tener miedo
have fear
llenar
to fill
llegar (g:gu)
to arrive, llegue
llamar
to call
levar
a key
llevar
carry/to take/to wear
probar
to try, to taste (o:ue) pruebo
poner
to put, place, put pongo, puesto, ponia, puse
pedir
to order food, to ask for (pido, )
pensar
to think, intend or plan to ___ (pienso
perder
to miss, to loose (e:ie pierdo)
pescar
to fish
poder (o:ue)
can, to be able to (puedo)
poner
to put, set, place, turn on (pongo)
el poder
the power
quedar
to stay, remain, be left, to fit (clothes) (quedo
querer (e:ie)
to want
quitar
to take away (quito)
quitarse
to take off
setar
to sit down
subir
to get on, to get into a vehicle
contar (o:ue)
to count, to tell (cuento)
contestar
to answer
contratar
to hire
conocer (c:zc)
to be familiar with, to know (conozco)
conducir (c:zc)
to drive (conduzco)
compartir
to share
comprar
to buy
comprender
to understand
ensenar
to teach
aprender
to learn
comenzar (e:ie c:zc)
to begin (comienzo)
conseguir (e:I g:gu)
to get, to obtain consigo,
conversar
to converse, to chat
leventarse
to get up, raise one’s self
lavarse
to wash one’s self
parar
to stop
parecer
to seem (parezco)
llorar
to cry, lament, weep about (lloro)
nevar (e:ie)
to snow, to whiten (nievo)
bebé (not bebe)
baby (bebe = drink)
bebe
a drink
papá
dad
papa
potatoe or Pope
mamá
mom
mama
suck on breast
ejército
army (ejercito=work out)
ejercito
to work out (no accent) ejército=army
ejercitó
worked out
Asistir
To attend (not assist which is Ayudar)
Asiste a- to attend to
por supuesto vs. sorpresa
por supuesto = of course (inf. suponer=involve) vs sorpresa = surprise (sorpreser=surprise)