A2 · 74 words
Words for everything in Spanish
The joins: the words that hold a sentence together.
Dejar is three English verbs at once, and what follows it decides which. On its own it is to leave something somewhere: déjalo donde estaba. With a person and a verb it is to let: déjame pensarlo, let me think about it. And with de in front of an infinitive it is to stop: dejar de fumar is to give up smoking altogether. That small de is the whole difference between letting somebody do something and stopping doing it.
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Verb (10)
parecerto seem, to lookVerbA2
Parece cansado hoy.He looks tired today.
ocurrirto happenVerbA2
¿Qué ha ocurrido aquí?What has happened here?
conseguirto manage, to getVerbA2
Al final conseguimos entradas.In the end we managed to get tickets.
intentarto tryVerbA2
Voy a intentarlo otra vez.I am going to try again.
dejarto leave; to letVerbA2
Déjalo donde estaba.Leave it where it was.
elegirto chooseVerbA2
Elige tú, me da igual.You choose, it is all the same to me.
cambiarto changeVerbA2
Han cambiado el horario.They have changed the times.
permitirto allowVerbA2
Aquí no permiten perros.Dogs are not allowed here.
recordarto remember; to remindVerbA2
No recuerdo su nombre.I do not remember his name.
olvidarto forgetVerbA2
He olvidado las llaves.I have forgotten the keys.
Adjective (6)
variosseveralAdjectiveA2
Lo intenté varias veces.I tried it several times.
mejorbetterAdjectiveA2
Este camino es mejor que el otro.This road is better than the other one.
peorworseAdjectiveA2
Hoy el tiempo está peor que ayer.The weather is worse today than yesterday.
españolSpanish; the SpaniardAdjectiveA2
Habla español con acento del sur.He speaks Spanish with a southern accent.
rarostrange; rareAdjectiveA2
El motor hace un ruido raro.The engine is making a strange noise.
cercanonear, nearbyAdjectiveA2
Vamos al parque más cercano.Let’s go to the nearest park.
Adverb (1)
ademásbesides, what is moreAdverbA2
Es cómodo y además barato.It is comfortable and cheap as well.
Preposition (5)
segúnaccording toPrepositionA2
Según ella, el examen fue fácil.According to her, the exam was easy.
duranteduring, for (a period)PrepositionA2
Estuvo callado durante toda la cena.He was silent during the whole dinner.
haciatowards; at about (a time)PrepositionA2
Vamos hacia el norte.We are heading north.
contraagainstPrepositionA2
Apoya la escalera contra la pared.Lean the ladder against the wall.
salvoexceptPrepositionA2
Vienen todos salvo Ana.They are all coming except Ana.
Phrase (18)
sin embargohowever, neverthelessPhraseA2
Es caro; sin embargo, dura años.It is expensive; it does, however, last for years.
por esothat is whyPhraseA2
Estaba enfermo, por eso no vino.He was ill, that is why he did not come.
así queso, and soPhraseA2
Era tarde, así que nos fuimos.It was late, so we left.
en cuantoas soon asPhraseA2
En cuanto llegue, te aviso.As soon as I get there, I will let you know.
hasta queuntilPhraseA2
Espera hasta que vuelva.Wait until I come back.
por lo menosat leastPhraseA2
Éramos por lo menos veinte.There were at least twenty of us.
como muchoat mostPhraseA2
Tarda como mucho media hora.It takes half an hour at most.
sobre todoabove allPhraseA2
Me gusta sobre todo el clima.What I like above all is the climate.
en realidadactually, in factPhraseA2
En realidad no lo sabía.Actually I did not know.
de todos modosanyway, in any casePhraseA2
De todos modos, gracias.Thank you anyway.
a lo mejormaybePhraseA2
A lo mejor viene mañana.Maybe he will come tomorrow.
en vez deinstead ofPhraseA2
Fuimos en tren en vez de en coche.We went by train instead of by car.
a partir defrom (a point in time)PhraseA2
A partir del lunes trabajo menos.From Monday I am working less.
de momentofor the momentPhraseA2
De momento no hay novedades.There is no news for the moment.
poco a pocolittle by littlePhraseA2
Poco a poco vas mejorando.Little by little you are getting better.
cada vez másmore and morePhraseA2
Hay cada vez más gente.There are more and more people.
de nuevoagainPhraseA2
Lo intentamos de nuevo.We tried it again.
darse cuentato notice, to realisePhraseA2
No me di cuenta del error.I did not notice the mistake.
Connective (2)
aunquealthough; even ifConnectiveA2
Aunque llueve, salimos.Although it is raining, we are going out.
mientraswhileConnectiveA2
Mientras cocino, escucho la radio.While I cook, I listen to the radio.
Determiner (1)
cualquierany, whicheverDeterminerA2
Llámame a cualquier hora.Call me at any time.
Noun (f) (13)
la mayoríathe majority, most of themNoun (f)A2
La mayoría prefiere el otro.Most people prefer the other one.
la mitadthe halfNoun (f)A2
Ya he leído la mitad del libro.I have read half the book already.
la cuestiónthe question, the matterNoun (f)A2
Es cuestión de días.It is a matter of days.
la manerathe way, the mannerNoun (f)A2
Hay otra manera de hacerlo.There is another way of doing it.
la filathe row; the queueNoun (f)A2
Nos sentamos en la primera fila.We sit in the front row.
la salathe hall, roomNoun (f)A2
La reunión es en la sala grande.The meeting is in the big hall.
la tierrathe earth, soil; the landNoun (f)A2
La tierra del huerto está seca.The soil in the vegetable garden is dry.
la risathe laughterNoun (f)A2
Se oían risas en la cocina.You could hear laughter in the kitchen.
la imagenthe image, pictureNoun (f)A2
La imagen de la pantalla no se ve bien.The picture on the screen isn’t clear.
la soluciónthe solutionNoun (f)A2
Tenemos que buscar una solución.We have to find a solution.
la etiquetathe label, tagNoun (f)A2
Mira el precio en la etiqueta.Look at the price on the label.
la libretathe notebookNoun (f)A2
Apunto las palabras nuevas en una libreta.I write the new words down in a notebook.
la webthe websiteNoun (f)A2
Los horarios están en la web del museo.The opening times are on the museum’s website.
Noun (m) (18)
el finthe end, the purposeNoun (m)A2
Por fin llegamos.At last we have arrived.
el finalthe end, the closing partNoun (m)A2
Al final decidimos quedarnos.In the end we decided to stay.
el mundothe worldNoun (m)A2
Todo el mundo lo sabe.Everybody knows that.
el acentothe accent, the stressNoun (m)A2
La palabra lleva acento en la última sílaba.The word has the stress on the last syllable.
el pañothe clothNoun (m)B1
Limpia la mesa con un paño húmedo.Wipe the table with a damp cloth.
el casothe caseNoun (m)A2
En ese caso, te llamo mañana.In that case I will call you tomorrow.
el olorthe smellNoun (m)A2
Me encanta el olor del pan recién hecho.I love the smell of freshly baked bread.
el maestrothe (primary school) teacher; the masterNoun (m)A2
El maestro lee un cuento a los niños.The teacher reads the children a story.
el técnicothe technician, engineerNoun (m)A2
Mañana viene el técnico a arreglar la lavadora.Tomorrow the engineer is coming to fix the washing machine.
el turistathe touristNoun (m)A2
En agosto el pueblo se llena de turistas.In August the village fills up with tourists.
el programathe programme; the programNoun (m)A2
Esta noche ponen mi programa favorito.My favourite programme is on tonight.
el códigothe codeNoun (m)A2
Con este código puede seguir su pedido.With this code you can track your order.
el balónthe ball, footballNoun (m)A2
Los niños juegan con el balón en el patio.The children are playing with the ball in the playground.
el céspedthe lawn, grassNoun (m)A2
Los domingos mi padre corta el césped.On Sundays my father mows the lawn.
el cristalthe glass, paneNoun (m)A2
El balón rompió el cristal de la ventana.The ball broke the window pane.
el transportethe transportNoun (m)A2
Uso el transporte público para ir al trabajo.I use public transport to get to work.
el barrothe mud; the clayNoun (m)A2
Después de la lluvia, el campo era puro barro.After the rain the pitch was nothing but mud.
el zapaterothe cobbler, shoe repairerNoun (m)A2
Llevo las botas al zapatero.I’m taking my boots to the cobbler.
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