Vocab Flashcards
desde hace
since / for
What do you use ‘desde hace + [time]’ to say? Give an example.
How is it different to ‘desde + [time]’? Give an example.
How long something has been happening: desde hace un año (for a year)
When something started: desde 2020 (since 2020)
hace
(not the verb)
ago
de momento
for now
about to
a punto de + [infinitive]
to fix
arreglar
to turn on, to light
encendar
to turn off
apagar
degrees (temperature)
grados
separately
a parte
to go up
subir
to go down
bajar
government
el gobierno
to support
apoyar
scheme
el plan
bills
las facturas
discount
un descuento
anywhere
a cualquier sitio
everywhere
en todas partes
plumber
el fontanero
boiler
la caldera
heating
la califacción
to burn (anything)
quemar
to go shopping
ir de compras
every few days
cada unos días
to deserve
merecer
it’s not worth it
no vale la pena
it doesn’t make sense
no tiene sentido
to put
poner
to apply oneself
ponerse
to get [emotion]
ponerse
to put on
ponerse
to become (2)
convertirse
volverse
a cold (virus)
un resfrío
to trick, to cheat
engañar
an application
una solicitud
volunteering
voluntariado
an interview
una entrevista
so, then
entonces
then (afterwards)
despues
to play an instrument
tocar
to touch
tocar
to chat (online)
chatear
to chat (in person, Spain)
charlar
to hear, to listen
oír
notice period
preaviso
retired
jubilado/a
to suppose
suponer
to have to
tener que
a report
un informe
a deadline
una fecha de entrega
a joke (verbal)
a joke (practical)
un chiste
una broma
to tell (2)
decir
contar
to be fond of (not romantic)
Which other verb does this work like?
caer bien
caer works like gustar
to laugh
reirse
to find
encontrar
to feel / to find oneself
encontrarse
e.g. me encuentro bien = I feel fine
to take
llevar
to wear
llevar
to get on well with
llevarse bien con
to find out (a specific piece of information)
enterarse
to look into, figure out (vague)
averigar
lazy people
los vagos
to get angry
enfadarse
angry
enfadado/a
to enjoy oneself
divertirse
to worry
preocuparse
worried
preocupado/a
to worry about
preocuparse por
I don’t mind
no me importa
to meet
quedar
to suit (clothing)
This is verb is not reflexive but always need an…
quedar
indirect object pronoun
to stay (remain in a place)
quedarse
a research project
un proyecto de investigación
a boat / ship
un barco
to be scared
tener miedo
to catch (transport, Spain)
to catch (transport, Latam)
What must you remember about the former?
coger
tomar
In Latem, coger means ‘to fuck’
it scares me
me da miedo
often
menudo
UK
el Reino Unido
equally, likewise
igualmente
anyway
igualmente
to annoy
What does this verb need?
molestar
An indirect object pronoun, like gustar, e.g. me molesta = it annoys me
to start crying
ponerse llorar
to answer
contestar
not yet
todavía no
to spend (time)
pasar
to happen
pasar
to get on
subir a
to be happy (that something happened)
alegrarse
a network, grid
un red
to go all over (a place)
recorrer
a traffic jam
un atasco
just in case
por si acaso
like that, so
asi
to take time
tarder
to get ready
prepararse
to usually [verb]
I usually [verb]
soler + [infinitive]
suelo + [infinitive]
to agree on
acordar
still
todavía
an owner, landlord
un dueño
both (formal)
ambos
both (informal)
los dos
somewhere
en algún lugar
the surroundings
los aldredores
only [adverb]
solo
only [adjective]
solo (but has to agree with noun)
lawyer
un abogado
outside
fuera
fortnight
quincena
to divert, take a detour
desviarse
brochures, leaflets
los folletos
road
una carretera
sincerely, regards (formal letter sign off)
un saludo cordial
dear (informal letter start)
querido/a
a hug
un abrazo
tied up (informal)
liado/a
Tends to be used with estar
straight away
enseguida
vaya
no direct translation but expresses surprise, emotion
fair enough
bueno
to care
cuidar
to let know
avisar
to guess
adivinar
stubborn
terco/a
others
otros/as
los demás
understanding
comprensivo/a
to put up with
aguantar
boastful, show off (adjective)
presumido
caring, loving, affectionate
cariñiso/a
kind, gentle
amable
nice
sympático/a
bald
calvo
moustache
bigote
short
bajo
beard
barba
stubble
perilla
straight hair
el pelo liso
curly hair
el pelo rizado
dark (hair and skin)
moreno/a
slim
delgado/a
fat
gordo/a
elegant, well dressed
elegante
he / she seems
parece
a jumper
un jersey
a gilet (sleeveless jacket)
un chaleco
brown eyes
los ojos marrones
comfort, reassurance
consuelo
to know (a person)
conocer
to know (information)
saber
a race
una carrera
to run
correr
ready
listo/a
so, well
pues
to have your period
estar con la regla
excited
excited
emocionado/a
emocionante
emotional
emocional
to smile
sonreir
nephew/neice
sobrino/a
father/mother in law
suegro/a
brother/sister in law
cuñado/a
son in law
yerno
daughter in law
nuera
grandson/daughter
nieto/a
to accept
admitir
to admit
admitir
due to
debido a
of oneself
de sí mismo/a
of yourself
de tí mismo/a
of myself
de mí mismo/a
to expect
esperar
to hope
esperar
to wait
esparar
at the moment
por el momente
there’s no rush
no hay prisa
to be in a rush
tener prisa
toes
dedos del pie
fingers
dedos
injections
inyecciones
to hide, conceal
ocultar
to bottle up (emotions)
ocultar
weak
débil
to realise
I realise
darse cuenta de
me da cuenta de
to make a mistake
equivocarse
wrong
equivocado/a
To want (2)
querer
tener ganas de
a degree (university) (2)
una carrera
una licenciatura
career
una carrera
what
qué
that
que
to me it’s a shame that
me da pena que
so many
tantos
not even
ni siquiera
ahora bien
however
to remember (2)
acordarse (reflexive)
recordar (not reflexive)
a meeting (work)
una reunión
a colleague (informal)
colega
journey
trayecto
to make tired
cansar
tired
cansado/a
again
otra vez
aloud (voice)
en voz alta
by themselves
por sí mismo/a
similar
parecido
above all
sobre todo
to meet (on purpose)
to meet (unexpectedly)
quedar
encontrar
to perform
actuar
to change something
cambiar de
to move (house)
mudarse
to go
to leave
ir
irse
size (clothes)
talla
to trust
confiar
to rely on
confiar
self-employed, freelance
autonomo/a
to owe
deber
to must
deber
half (of something, not time)
la mitad
a company
una empresa
to have been doing x for y time
llevar + [gerund] + [time]
actually
de hecho
to interest
What does this verb need?
interesar
A direct object pronoun, like gustar
noisy
ruidoso/a
manager
el gerente
to make the most of, to take advantage of
aprovechar
opinar
to think
to fulfil a function
cumplir
to achieve, accomplish
cumplir
the question of…
la cuestión de
(set phrase, usually the word for question is ‘pregunta’)
to ask (2)
preguntar
pedir
cash
el efectivo
to meet for the first time
conocer a
drunk
buracho/a
to be right
tener razón
elders (polite)
old people (rude)
los mayores
los viejos
siendo
gerund of ser
there was
there is
there will be
había
hay
habra
choice
una elección
to grow
crecer
what (when it’s not a question)
lo que
ASAP
lo antes posible
recording
una grabación
currently
current
actualmente
actual
junk food
comida basura
per night
for the night
por noche
por la noche
to go to bed
acostarme
to get up
levantarse
to cost
costar
to make tired
dar sueño
to wake up
despertarse
I don’t like it much
no me gusta tanto
to add
sumar
to flirt (in Spain)
tontear
a small village
a town (anything that’s not a city)
una aldea
un pueblo
fish (animals, not food)
los peces
to disappear
desaparecer
recyling
el reciclaje
batteries (AA, AAA etc.)
las pilas
battery (on a device)
la batería
to fight, strive, struggle
luchar
a support
un apoyo
to check
comprobar
to create
crear
an appointment
una cita
it hurts (me)
me duele
to hurt
doler
a break
descanso
the environment
el medioambiente
to inform, to report
denunciar
a reason (2)
un motivo
un razón
citizens
cuidadanos
additionally
asimismo
with respect/regard to
en cuanto a
to graduate
licienciarse
to damage
dañar
mountain range
una cordillera
rainforest
una selva
in time
a tiempo
clothes
la ropa
to increase
subir
to upload
subir
except
excepto
before having [verb]
antes de [infinitive]
unemployment
paro
to be unemployed
estar en paro
salary
el sueldo
CV
curriculo
to fire someone
despedir
to say goodbye to
desperdirse
to sign
firmar
fixed
fijo
to require
exigir
to demand
exigir
to release
estrenar
an email
el correo
a candle
una vela
exhausted
agotado/a
to be certain of
estar cierto/a a
to tolerate, to endure
soportar
while
mientras
on the other hand
por otro lado
a load of
un montón de
to isolate
aislar
isolation
aislamente
a lack of
una falta de
it’s obvious that
es obvio que
(does NOT trigger the subjunctive)
obviously
obviamente
through
a través de
to concentrate
concentrarse
to place (in it’s correct place)
colocar
to stay (accomodation)
alojar
often
a menudo
photos
fotografías
honest (3)
honrado/a
honesto/a
sincero/a
to shout
gritar
I would like
quisiera
gloves
los guantes
a helmet
un casco
a court
a grass court
a concrete court
una pista
pista de hierba
pista de tierra batida
a pitch
un campo
boots
las botas
(golf) clubs
los palos
enough
sufficiente
to achieve
lograr
leg
la pierna
policy
la política
climate change
cambio climático
journalist
periodista
to regret
arrepentirse
definitely
definitivamente
to ensure
asegurar
to get
sacar
events, news (that are usually negative)
los sucesos
public
munipical
to stab
apuñalar
police officers
los agentes de policía
to assault, to attack
asaltar
wounds, injuries
las heridas
to argue
discutir
a stabbing
una puñalada
to arrest, detain
detener
a knife, weapon
navaja
to flee, escape
huir
motorway
una autopista
to accuse, to charge
acusar
to fill in (a form)
rellenar
to win the lottery
tocar la lotteria
advisor
consejero/a
to pass away
to die
fallacer
morir
a while
un rato
to know about
saber de
quietly
bajo
to suggest
sugerir
mortgage
hipoteca
depressed
decaído/a
a business
to start a business
un negocio
montar negocio
we’ll see
ya veremos
to take on, to undertake
emprender
it makes me excited
me hace ilusiones
to join, to sign up
apuntarse
to develop
desarrollar
after (2)
despues de
tras
to cross
atravesar
at the beginning of (month)
a principios de
at the end of (month)
a finales de
blanket
una manta
accommodations
los alojamientos
facilities
instalaciones
meeting room
sala de reuniones
childcare
cuidado de niños
parking
aparcamiento
laundrette
lavanderia
patio
terraza
almost
casi
the cloud
the clouds
to cloud, to hide in cloud, to fog
cloudy
the sky is cloudy
la nube
las nubes
nublar(se) - can be reflexive
nublado
el cielo se nubla
fog
niebla
umbrella
un paraguas
wind
el viento
as soon as [infinitive]
nada más [infinitive]
Doesn’t matter who’s doing the action, stays in the infinitive
after half an hour of
a la media hora de
to head towards
dirigirse
to blow
soplar
thick
espeso/a
a suit
el traje
a tie
la corbata
a tracksuit
el chandál
socks
los calcetines
pockets
los bolsillos
a scarf (for winter)
a scarf (decorative)
la bufanda
el pañuelo
earrings
los pendientes
tights
las medias
high heels (2)
los zapatos de tacon
los tacones
handbag
shopping bag
el bolso
la bolsa
hat (winter)
hat (summer)
el gorro
el sombrero
coat
el abrigo
to fancy / to feel like (doing something)
What do you need to remember about this verb?
Conjugate it for ‘yo’
apetecer
It works like gustar, i.e. needs a direct object pronoun
me apetece
to convert
convertir
to spend (money)
gastar
to work as
trabajar de
jeans
vaqueros
quality
la calidad
to bring
traer
factory
una fabrica
as well as
además de
to aquire
adquirir
surprised
surprising, amazing (2)
a surprise
sorprendido/a
sorprendente, asombroso/a
una sorpresa
capable
capaz
post, position
puesto
insurance
el seguro
to provide
aportar
to be in love with
estar enamorado/a de
sin embargo
however
nevertheless
no obstante
(note this is really formal)
instead, whereas
en cambio
furthermore
además
although
aunque
in short, all in all
en fin
within [time]
dentro de [time]
to sneak in
colarse
the first time in ages
la primera vez desde hace mucho tiempo
hardly
apenas
fed up of
harto/a de
the plan, the idea
el plan
to surprise, shock
extrañar
to miss, long for
extrañar
to have a great time (set phrase)
pasarlo bomba
in which
en los/las que
well done
bien hecho/a(s)
sheet (of paper), leaf
hoja
recording clip
audición
educators
educadores
to offer something free
invitar
to invite
invitar
live (on TV)
en directo
something free
una invitación
to give (2)
dar
impartir
a design
un diseño
to aim at
dirigir a
to arrange
arreglar
training
formación
to ask about
preguntar por
dying to [infinitive]
morir por [infinitive]
to come with (when talking about the features of a room, for example)
contar con
to record
grabar
cinema screen (2)
salas de cine
pantallas de cine
championship
campeonato
weather forecast
el pronóstico del tiempo
a grant
una beca
to fail
suspender
a subject (at school, uni)
una asignatura
NGO
ONG
a band (colloquial)
una tuna
to focus, pay attention
fijar
red
rojo/a
green
verde
blue
azul
purple
morado/a
orange
naranja
yellow
amarillo/a
brown
marrón
head
cabeza
mouth
boca
eyes
ojos
ears
orejas
nose
nariz
throat
garganta
shoulder
hombro
arm
brazo
feet
pies
January
enero
February
febrero
March
marzo
April
abril
May
mayo
June
junio
July
julio
August
agosto
September
septiembre
October
octubre
November
noviembre
December
diciembre
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
treinta
cuarenta
cincuenta
sesenta
setenta
ochenta
noventa
cien
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1000
doscientos
trescientos
cuatrocientos
quinientos
seiscientos
setecientos
ochocientos
novecientos
mil
ticket (transport)
ticket (event)
un billete
una entrada
boarding pass
tarjeta de embarque
single
return
(in terms of tickets)
ida sólo
ida y vuelta
to go back
regresar
a transfer (transport)
un transbordo
kiosk
un quiosco
to exchange
intercambiar
house exchange (for holiday)
intercambio de casa
air conditioning
aire acondicionado
employed
empleado/a
together
junto(s)
dishwasher
lavaplatos
washing machine
lavadora
enthusiast
aficionado/a
selfish
egoísto/a
generous
generoso/a
boring
aburrido/a
shy
tímido/a
smug, conceited
presumido/a
attractive
guapo/a
tall
alto/a
to be born
nacer
leaders
líderes
authoritative
autoritario/a
wealth
riqueza
ambitious
ambicioso/a
conservative
conservador
lazy
vago/vaga
discipline
disciplina
charming, lovely
encantadoro/a
jelous
envidioso/a
cheerful
alegre
happy / unhappy
feliz / infeliz
to imagine
imaginarse
to choose (3)
elegir
optar
escoger
single
married
soltero/a
casado/a
pintar
to paint
unfriendly
antipático
liar
mentiroso/a
to steal
robar
followers
seguidores
aubergines
berenjenas
chickpeas
garbanzos
sausages
salchichas
yoghurt
yogur
lentils
lentejas
cauliflower
coliflor
vegetables
pulses
verduras
legumbres
fast food
comida rapida
dairy products
lácteos
to water (the plants)
regar
forehead
frente
knees
rodillas
back (bodypart)
espalda
hips
caderas
chest
pecho
insomnia
insomnio
desert
desierto
pollution
contaminación
campaigns
campañas
contract
contrato
schedule, work hours
horario
work from home
teletrabajo
workmates
housemates
compañero/as de trabajo
compañero/as de piso
a wallet / purse
una cartera
a nurse
a doctor
el enfermero
el médico
to gift / give a present
regalar
swimming
natación
a racket
raqueta
boxing ring
ring de boxeo
cycling
ciclismo
stadium
estadio
bathing suit
bañador
exhibition
exposición
the art
el arte
singer
cantante
poet
poeta
actor / actress
actor / actriz
composer
compositor
painter
pintor
(cinema) director
director de cine
violin
piano
guitar
drums
saxophone
flute
violín
piano
guitarra
batería
saxofón
flauta
suggestions
sugerencias
athlete
atleta
referee
árbitro
winner
loser
ganador
perdedor
to found, establish
fundar
to collect
recoger
to deliver
entregar
roadworks
obras del camino
grief, pain, penalty
pena
wedding
boda
ambulance
ambulancia
a theft
un robo
to rain
raining
llover
lloviendo
shirt
t-shirt
camisa
camiseta
trousers
pantalones
trainers
zapatillas de deporte
jacket
chaqueta
buttons
botones
blouse
blusa
belt
cinturón
changing room
probador
a pair (of items)
un par
a room (2)
una habitación
una sala de…
compensation
indemnizacion
perfectly
perfectamente
surprisingly
sopredentemente
soon
próximamente
immediately
inmediamente
deeply
profundamente
nicely, kindly
amablemente
to include
incluir
