Spanish Words & Phrases 1 Flashcards
a + el (in any sentence)
al
de + el
del
with you
con tigo
no worries
no pasa nada
you’re welcome / don’t mention it
no hay de que
about, approximately, around (prep)
sobre
neighborhood
vecindario
never mind
no importa
half brother
medio hermano
is that correct?
¿es eso correcto?
oh really? / is that so?
¿de verdad?
means
significa
sandwich
sándwich
to try, to test
probar
i didn’t know
no lo sabia
there must be
debe haber
seafood
marisco
mexico city abbreviation
la ciudad
several
varios / varias
go ahead
adelante
el is used before a noun beginning with “a” when …
…the“a” (first) word is accented (el agua)
rule
regla
all the time
todo el tiempo
neither (as in “…but neither was interested”)
tampoco
high school
preparatoria
then, so
entonces
I’m sure that
estoy seguro de que
anyway
de todos modos
de todas formas
to type
teclear
she liked it
a ella le gustó
please wait a moment
por favor, espere un momento.
I (don’t) feel like it / I (don’t) want to
(no) tengo ganas de
I’m typing
estoy tecleando
in fact / as a matter of fact
de hecho
at the moment / currently
actualmente
actually
en realidad, realmente
please repeat that
por favor repita eso
there will be / there is going to be
va a haber
similar
parecidos
probably
probablamente
the lesson
la clase / la lección
Are you busy?
¿Estás ocupado?
I’m tired
Estoy cansado (NOT casado = married)
I have to go (leave)
Tengo que irme
No, not yet
No, aún no
No, no todavía
Where are you going?
¿A dónde vas?
I’m on vacation
Estoy de vacaciones
I’m going on vacation
Voy de vacaciones
Do you know [person’s name]
Concoces a [person’s name]
I know [person’s name]
Conozco a [person’s name]
dark-haired or dark-skinned
moreno
brown
marrón (general)
castaño (hair, eyes)
the (eye) glasses
los lentes
the sunglasses
las gafas
skinny
flaco/a
fat
gordo/a
nice, friendly, likeable
simpático
the musician
musico/a
to thank, be grateful for
agradecer
the weather forecast for
el pronóstico del tiempo para
to rain
llover
I hope not
espero que no
it’s hot
hace calor
the towel
la toalla
to solve
resolver
to recommend
recomendar
to choose, elect
elegir
the backpack
la mochila
the ticket
el boleto
the suitcase
la maleta
the sentence
la oración
yours (formal) (not your)
suyo(s) / suya(s)
object X is my friend’s
objecto X es de mi amigo
mine
mío(s) / mía(s)
the carry-on luggage (hand luggage)
el equipaje de mano
to carry (away), to take (away)
llevar
to wear
llevar
to lead
llevar
in front of
delante de
behind
detrás de
on top of
encima de
far (away) from
lejos de
under
debajo de
between
entre
next to / beside
al lado de
say it again
dilo otra vez
it has been hot
ha sido caliente
how have you been?
como has estado?
to schedule
agendar
to attend (a class)
asistir
to translate
traducir
usually (2)
generalmente, normalmente
incorrect
incorrecto/a
the explanation, reason
la explicación
I have a question (not “pregunta”)
Tengo una duda
to finish, end, complete
acabar
finished
acabado(a)
I’ve just (eaten)
acabo de (comer)
to walk
andar
to go away
andarse
to learn (to read)
aprender a (leer)
online learning/e-learning
el aprendizaje en línea
to memorize
memorizar
OR
aprender de memoría
to fall
caer
to sing
cantar
singer
cantor(a), cantador(a)
song
canción
to fall sick
caer enfermo/a
too much
demasiado
hot (weather)
caluroso
full
lleno/a
frozen / freezing
helado/a
orderly / tidy
ordenado/a
empty
vacío
angry
enojado
worried
preocupado
in pain / sore
adolorido
American (from the United States)
estadounidense
whatever
lo que
instead of
en lugar de
en vez de
x
useful
útil
bright
brillante
dark
oscuro
dirty
sucio
weak
débil
slow(ly)
slowly
lento (adj., adv.)
despacio (adv.)
wet
mojado
ticket (for bus, train, subway)
boleto
ticket (for plane)
pasaje
any
cualquier
To decide between ser and estar ask: “Is what I’m describing going to change soon?” If the answer is “yes”
use estar
Possession: ser or estar?
ser
Origins/Nationality: ser or estar?
ser
Occupation: ser or estar?
ser
Location: ser or estar?
estar
Weather: ser or estar?
estar
Physical Health/Conditions: ser or estar?
estar
Mental Health/Conditions: ser or estar?
estar
Emotions: ser or estar?
estar
Continuous Actions: ser or estar?
estar
often
a menudo
to begin, start, commence
comenzar
at the beginning, at first
al comienzo