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| English:@ | Español:arroba (m) | Category:noun | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes:sometimes this is considered feminine: la arroba 🤦♂️ | ||
| English:100% | Español:cien por ciento | Category: | Added:5/7/25 (Sara) | Notes:love this phrase it's fun to say | ||
| English:about | Español:acerca | Category:preposition | Added:10/24/25 (Sara) | Notes:the verb acercar = to bring near ACERCA DE = on, concerning, about | ||
| English:above | Español:arriba | Category:preposition | Added:10/24/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:account | Español:cuenta (f) | Category:noun | Added:5/4/25 (Sara) | Notes:as in "savings account". also a check/bill at a restaurant | ||
| English:accountant | Español:contable | Category:noun | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes:specify gender with el or la | ||
| English:actually / in fact | Español:de hecho | Category: | Added:6/19/26 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:address | Español:dirreción (f) | Category:noun | Added:5/4/25 (Sara) | Notes:as in house address | ||
| English:after | Español:atrás | Category: | Added:10/24/25 (Sara) | Notes:this refers to LOCATION (I go after you). When referring to TIME, use después. Synonymous with detrás which is slightly more formal and often implies position and is used with verbs of being, while atrás indicates direction or motion, | ||
| English:after / then / later / next | Español:después | Category:preposition | Added:10/24/25 (Sara) | Notes:después refers to TIME. when referring to LOCATION (I go after you) use the word atrás. | ||
| English:afternoon | Español:tarde (f) | Category:noun | Added:10/22/25 (Sara) | Notes:but not what we consider afternoon in the US — tarde lasts much later into the day | ||
| English:all the time | Español:a cada rato | Category:phrase | Added:7/3/26 (Karl) | Notes:También: todo el tiempo | ||
| English:almost | Español:casi | Category: | Added:10/22/25 (Sara) | Notes:Casí describes something that is nearly complete or has not yet happened. It implies INCOMPLETENESS. Whereas, ya implies COMPLETION. Casí refers to being close to a particular point in time, while ya can refer to a point in time (now), a past event (already), or a future action (later on). Ya casí llego = I am almost arriving, I am almost there! | ||
| English:alphabet | Español:alfabeto (m) | Category:noun | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes:OR abecedario | ||
| English:already | Español:ya | Category: | Added:5/7/25 (Sara) | Notes:"already," "now," or "yet" depending on the context. indicates a state that has been completed or a change has occurred —as opposed to todavía, which refers to something that IS occuring and continues into the present (or, when used with the negative, means something has not yet occurred). Can also mean: anymore, by now, before, beforehand. now. i.e. Ya con gozo, ya con dolor = Now with joy, now with pain. i.e. Era muy rico, pero ya es pobre = He was rich, but now he is poor. i.e. Ya se un poco = I already know a little. i.e Ven ya! = Come now! i.e. Ya no hiciste tu tarea? = You didn't already do your homework? i.e. Ya te llamo = I'll call you soon, I'll call you in a minute i.e. Ya no aguanto a mi jefe = I can't stand my boss anymore | ||
| English:although | Español:aunque | Category: | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:angry | Español:enojado | Category:emotion | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes:Estoy enojado | ||
| English:ankle | Español:tobillo (m) | Category:body parts | Added:4/18/26 (Karl) | Notes:El tobillo es la parte inferior de la pierna | ||
| English:appearance | Español:aspecto (m) | Category:noun | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:arm | Español:brazo (m) | Category:body parts | Added:10/27/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:around here | Español:por aquí | Category:phrase | Added:4/8/26 (Sara) | Notes:Por aquí, decimos "ope" cuando tocamos a alguien por accidente. | ||
| English:around the corner | Español:a la vuelta de la esquina | Category:phrase | Added:3/4/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:artist | Español:artista | Category: | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes:always ends in -a whether a man or woman | ||
| English:at least | Español:por lo menos | Category:phrase | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:at the beginning / at first | Español:al principio | Category:phrase | Added:10/22/25 (Sara) | Notes:al principio de = at the beginning al principio = at first | ||
| English:atmosphere | Español:ambiente (m) | Category:noun | Added:5/4/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:audience | Español:público (m) | Category:noun | Added:5/6/25 (Maestra) | Notes:¿Quién está el público para el show? | ||
| English:available | Español:disponible | Category: | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes:ex: El baño está disponible. Estoy disponible para trabajar. | ||
| English:back | Español:espalda (f) | Category:body parts | Added:4/18/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:backpack | Español:mochila (f) | Category:noun | Added:2/15/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:bacon | Español:tocino (m) | Category:food | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes:¿Te gusta el tocino con huevos fritos? | ||
| English:bald | Español:calvo | Category: | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:because of | Español:por causa de | Category: | Added:5/4/25 (Maestra) | Notes:this is followed by a noun or pronoun. porque is used to introduce a reason or explanation. | ||
| English:besides, also, in addition to | Español:además | Category: | Added:5/6/25 (Karl) | Notes:furthermore, moreover. | ||
| English:biased | Español:sesgado/a | Category:emotion | Added:6/8/25 (Sara) | Notes:Estoy sesgada. Tengo una opinión sesgada. | ||
| English:bill | Español:factura (f) | Category:noun | Added:5/4/25 (Sara) | Notes:as in a request for payment | ||
| English:birthplace | Español:nacimiento (m) | Category:noun | Added:10/24/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:blonde | Español:rubio/a | Category:color | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes:for describing hair. can also describe a person as in "Ella es rubia." She is a blond. | ||
| English:blueberry | Español:arándano (m) | Category:food | Added:6/9/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:bone | Español:hueso (m) | Category:body parts | Added:7/3/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:bookshelf | Español:estantería (f) | Category:noun | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:bored | Español:aburrido | Category:emotion | Added:5/4/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:both | Español:ambos | Category: | Added:5/7/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:bracelet | Español:pulsera (f) | Category:noun | Added:2/13/26 (Karl) | Notes:la pulsera de plata = silver bracelet | ||
| English:bring | Español:traer | Category:verb | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes:Voy a traer hummus con pita para la fiesta. | ||
| English:broom | Español:escoba (f) | Category: | Added:6/19/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:brother-in-law | Español:cuñado (m) | Category:noun | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:brown | Español:café, marrón, castaño | Category:color | Added:3/8/26 (Karl) | Notes:café: common in Latin American marrón: common in Spain castaño: usually describes eyes or hair; also the wood of a chestnut tree | ||
| English:bulb | Español:bombilla (f) | Category:noun | Added:12/11/25 (Karl) | Notes:like a lightbulb | ||
| English:business | Español:el negocio (m) | Category: | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:but rather | Español:sino | Category: | Added:6/23/26 (Karl) | Notes:Ex: la persona no era mi primo, sino mi hermano | ||
| English:by the way | Español:por cierto | Category:phrase | Added:4/8/26 (Sara) | Notes:Por cierto, si tú no ya sabes, te amo. | ||
| English:calf muscle | Español:pantorilla (f) | Category:body parts | Added:1/25/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:carrots | Español:zanahorias (f) | Category:food | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:case | Español:estuche (m) | Category:noun | Added:2/15/26 (Karl) | Notes:Ya puse mis bolígrafos en el estuche para protegerlos. | ||
| English:catchy | Español:pegadizo | Category: | Added:5/7/25 (Maestra) | Notes:una letra pegadizo = a catchy lyric | ||
| English:ceiling, roof | Español:techo (m) | Category:noun | Added:6/14/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:chair | Español:silla (f) | Category:noun | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:cheap | Español:barato | Category: | Added:6/24/25 (Sara) | Notes:vs. "economico" which means inexpensive (no connotation beyond price). | ||
| English:cherry | Español:cereza (f) | Category:food | Added:6/15/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:chest | Español:pecho (m) | Category:body parts | Added:5/26/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:childhood | Español:niñez (f) | Category:noun | Added:10/24/25 (Sara) | Notes:(similiar to child:niño) | ||
| English:chopped | Español:picado | Category:food | Added:4/22/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:classroom | Español:aula, sala de clase (f) | Category:noun | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:code | Español:código (m) | Category:noun | Added:10/24/25 (Sara) | Notes:as in computer code. but also like a code to use a door keypad. related word: contraseña (password) | ||
| English:company | Español:empresa (f) | Category:noun | Added:10/10/25 (Karl) | Notes:Trabajo en una impresa internacional | ||
| English:compared to | Español:con respecto a | Category:phrase | Added:5/7/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:continue | Español:sigue | Category:verb | Added:10/22/25 (Sara) | Notes:go ahead also: to follow; to continue; to move forward i.e. sigue trabajando = keep/continue working sigue haciendo lo mismo = keep/continue doing the same | ||
| English:cool | Español:chévere, padre, guay, buena onda | Category: | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:cool | Español:chilo | Category: | Added:1/23/26 (Karl) | Notes:Algo chilo is something cool. Also, "chido." Very slang in simnaloa | ||
| English:corn | Español:maíz (m) | Category:food | Added:6/19/26 (Karl) | Notes:It's *el* maíz, NOT la maíz | ||
| English:cough | Español:tos (f) | Category:noun | Added:6/19/26 (Karl) | Notes:Tengo un tos y me siento mal | ||
| English:could have | Español:podría haber | Category:verb | Added:5/4/25 (Sara) | Notes:Podría haber comido más carne = I could have eaten more meat | ||
| English:counselors, advisors | Español:consejeros (m) | Category:noun | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:counter / bar | Español:mostrador (m) | Category:noun | Added:6/19/26 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:cramp | Español:calambre | Category: | Added:11/13/25 (Karl) | Notes:Tuve un calambre en mi abdomen | ||
| English:craziness | Español:locura (f) | Category:noun | Added:5/4/25 (Maestra) | Notes: | ||
| English:crispy | Español:crujente | Category:food | Added:4/22/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:crunchy | Español:crocante | Category:food | Added:4/22/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:curly | Español:rizado | Category: | Added:6/19/26 (Karl) | Notes:Tu pelo es muy rizado | ||
| English:dark-haired | Español:moreno | Category:color | Added:6/8/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:delighted | Español:encantado | Category:emotion | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes:literally "enchanted," but can also mean "pleased to meet you" | ||
| English:dentist | Español:dentista | Category:noun | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes:always ends in -a specify gender with article el or la | ||
| English:design | Español:diseño (m) | Category:noun | Added:3/3/26 (Sara) | Notes:Me encanta el deseño de este espacio. | ||
| English:desk | Español:escritorio (m) | Category:noun | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:dilly-dally | Español:sacar la vuelta | Category:verb | Added:6/24/25 (Sara) | Notes:literally means "to take the turn" | ||
| English:Disgusting! | Español:Qué asco! | Category:phrase | Added:6/24/26 (Sara) | Notes:or literally "How disgusting!" Also: Puaj! = Yuk. [poo-AH!] | ||
| English:don't go too far / don't go overboard | Español:no te pases | Category:phrase | Added:5/4/25 (Maestra) | Notes:don't go too far, don't get too much, don't be too much | ||
| English:dresser | Español:cómoda, aparador | Category: | Added:12/12/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:drunk | Español:borracho | Category: | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:dust | Español:polvo (m) | Category:noun | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes:as in "pulverized"! | ||
| English:eggplant | Español:berenjena (f) | Category:food | Added:6/19/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:elbow | Español:codo (m) | Category:body parts | Added:6/19/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:encouragement | Español:ánimo (m) | Category:noun | Added:5/4/25 (Maestra) | Notes:Te ánimo: I encourage you. I believe in you/You can do it versatile word: spirit, encouragement, intention, mood. dar ánimo = to encourage someone levantar ánimo = lift someone up ánimo! = like Korean "fighting!" | ||
| English:errand | Español:mandado (m) | Category:noun | Added:3/18/26 (Karl) | Notes:Can also be “recado” when about a message or short task | ||
| English:especially | Español:sobre todo | Category: | Added:5/7/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:even | Español:aun | Category: | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes:means something close to "even," as in Aun los pobres tienen que pagar los impuestos. (Even the poor have to pay taxes) but WITH accent (aún) translates as "still" (synonymous with "todavía") as in ¡Aún no lo creo! (I still don't believe it!) | ||
| English:every | Español:todos los / todas las | Category: | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:everywhere | Español:en todos los lugares | Category: | Added:10/24/25 (Sara) | Notes:literally, in all the places | ||
| English:Ew | Español:Guácala | Category:emotion | Added:7/3/26 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:excited | Español:emocionado | Category:emotion | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:excuse me | Español:disculpe | Category:phrase | Added:10/22/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:exhausted | Español:agotado | Category:emotion | Added:6/19/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:expensive / cherished,dear | Español:caro | Category: | Added:10/24/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:fabric | Español:tela (f) | Category:noun | Added:6/19/26 (Karl) | Notes:Ex: La tela es de lana. | ||
| English:family name | Español:apellido (m) | Category:noun | Added:7/3/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:farewells | Español:despedidos (m) | Category:noun | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:father-in-law | Español:suegro (m) | Category:noun | Added:6/3/25 (Maestra) | Notes:Mi suegro se cayó y su fémur está roto. | ||
| English:fault | Español:culpa (f) | Category:noun | Added:5/4/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:fierce | Español:fierido | Category: | Added:7/3/26 (Karl) | Notes:Can also mean ferocious, savage, wild. (salvaje, brutal, intenso) | ||
| English:fingers crossed | Español:dedos cruzados | Category:phrase | Added:5/4/25 (Maestra) | Notes: | ||
| English:firefighter | Español:bombero | Category:noun | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:flip-flop | Español:chanclo (m) | Category:noun | Added:7/23/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:folder | Español:carpeta (f) | Category:noun | Added:5/4/25 (Maestra) | Notes: | ||
| English:foot | Español:pie (m) | Category:body parts | Added:6/19/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:foot, leg (animal, furniture) | Español:pata (f) | Category:body parts | Added:6/19/26 (Karl) | Notes:Used for foot/paw/leg of an animal or leg of furniture. Also, used to refer to a person's foot when using the phrase "meter la pata" | ||
| English:for, in order to | Español:para | Category: | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:fork | Español:tenedor | Category: | Added:5/23/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:frequently | Español:con frecuencia | Category: | Added:10/9/25 (Karl) | Notes:(also, a menudo) | ||
| English:friendship | Español:amistad (f) | Category:noun | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:from now on | Español:a partir de ahora | Category:phrase | Added:5/4/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:from time to time | Español:de vez en cuando | Category:phrase | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:frozen | Español:congelado | Category: | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes:ice: hielo snow: nieve fog: niebla | ||
| English:full, crowded | Español:lleno | Category: | Added:5/7/25 (Karl) | Notes:Estoy lleno (I'm full). Estás muy lleno (it's crowded) | ||
| English:fun | Español:divertido | Category:noun | Added:2/13/26 (Sara) | Notes:can also be an adjective meaning entertaining. Este juego es divertido. Ella es divertida. | ||
| English:furniture | Español:muebles (m) | Category:noun | Added:12/12/25 (Karl) | Notes:los muebles | ||
| English:garden | Español:jardín (m) | Category:noun | Added:5/4/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:glasses | Español:gafas (f) | Category:noun | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes:lentes = lenses lentes del sol = sunglasses | ||
| English:goal | Español:meta (f) | Category:noun | Added:10/24/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:gossip | Español:chisme (m) | Category:noun | Added:7/3/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:gray hair(s) | Español:canas (f) | Category: | Added:3/8/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:grease | Español:grasa (f) | Category:noun | Added:6/19/26 (Karl) | Notes:Adjective form (greasy) can be either grasoso or grasiento | ||
| English:great, awesome, cool | Español:genial | Category: | Added:5/21/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:greetings | Español:saludos (m) | Category:noun | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:grill | Español:parrilla (f) | Category:noun | Added:6/19/26 (Karl) | Notes:Cocino carne en la parrilla | ||
| English:hammer | Español:martillo (m) | Category:noun | Added:7/3/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:happy | Español:feliz | Category:emotion | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes:Parece alegre, pero en realidad no es feliz | ||
| English:happy, cheerful, tipsy, bright, lively | Español:alegre | Category:emotion | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes:Parece alegre, pero en realidad no es feliz. Ese camisa es de colores muy alegres | ||
| English:happy, content | Español:contento | Category:emotion | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:hardly ever | Español:casi nunca | Category: | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:hat | Español:sombrero (m) | Category:noun | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes:but specifically a hat that offers sun protection. A "gorra" is a cap. | ||
| English:have seen | Español:he visto | Category:verb | Added:5/7/25 (Sara) | Notes:visto = seen he = I have has = you have ha = he, she, Ud. have | ||
| English:he | Español:él (m) | Category:noun | Added:10/24/25 (Sara) | Notes:vs. EL, which is the masculine article THE | ||
| English:headphone, hearing aids | Español:audífonos (m) | Category:noun | Added:5/4/25 (Sara) | Notes:also: los auriculares | ||
| English:health | Español:salud (f) | Category:noun | Added:10/22/25 (Sara) | Notes:after someone sneezes (as in: bless you!) also a toast (as in: cheers!) >> synonym: brindis! saludable: adjective meaning healthy | ||
| English:hi / hey | Español:buenas | Category:phrase | Added:10/22/25 (Sara) | Notes:as in: "mornin'!" | ||
| English:high five | Español:chócalo | Category: | Added:5/4/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:How do I look? | Español:¿Me veo bien? | Category:phrase | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes:using ver reflexively (verme), I am asking "How do I look to me?" | ||
| English:How do you go to…? | Español:¿Cómo se va a…? | Category:phrase | Added:6/14/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:How do you spell? | Español:¿Cómo se deletrea? | Category:phrase | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:how was your nap? | Español:cómo estuvo el tuto? | Category: | Added:12/17/25 (Karl) | Notes:You’d say this to a baby, or maybe in a sweet way to someone older | ||
| English:however | Español:sin embargo | Category: | Added:8/27/25 (Karl) | Notes:e.g. Sin embargo, el mejor término sería "medicamentos" en vez de "drogas". | ||
| English:I can't complain | Español:no me quejo | Category:phrase | Added:2/16/26 (Karl) | Notes:Use as a reply to "¿Qué tal?" etc | ||
| English:I forgot (it) | Español:se me olvidó | Category: | Added:12/11/25 (Karl) | Notes:literally: "it was forgotten by me" | ||
| English:I got along well with him/her | Español:me caí bien | Category:phrase | Added:5/4/25 (Maestra) | Notes:I think "me caí" is literally "I fell down" | ||
| English:I have a complaint | Español:Tengo una reclamo | Category:phrase | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes:Tambien, tengo una queja. | ||
| English:I put on a hat | Español:Me pongo un gorro | Category:phrase | Added:5/4/25 (Maestra) | Notes: | ||
| English:I remember her | Español:Yo recuerdo de ella | Category:phrase | Added:5/4/25 (Sara) | Notes:"I remember of her" | ||
| English:I set the table | Español:Pongo la mesa | Category:phrase | Added:5/4/25 (Maestra) | Notes: | ||
| English:I wonder | Español:me pregunto | Category:verb | Added:5/4/25 (Maestra) | Notes: | ||
| English:I would like | Español:quisiera | Category:verb | Added:10/22/25 (Sara) | Notes:The subjunctive polite form of "I want" >> would use, for example, to order in a restaurant: "Quisiera una cerverza por favor." | ||
| English:I’ll be right back | Español:ya regreso | Category: | Added:10/9/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:I’m stuck (my brain is stuck, I am tongue-tied) | Español:me quedé pegado | Category:phrase | Added:6/7/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:ice | Español:hielo | Category: | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:ice cream | Español:helado (m) | Category:food | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:immediately | Español:de inmediato | Category: | Added:5/4/25 (Sara) | Notes:también: inmediatamente | ||
| English:impressive, shocking | Español:impactante | Category: | Added:6/19/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:In cash | Español:en efectivo | Category: | Added:6/2/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:in that case | Español:entonces | Category:phrase | Added:5/21/25 (Sara) | Notes:also: therefore | ||
| English:inside | Español:adentro | Category: | Added:10/24/25 (Sara) | Notes:vs. afuera = outside but NOT inside as in "inside my purse," which is more the word within=dentro de | ||
| English:instead of | Español:en vez de | Category: | Added:8/27/25 (Karl) | Notes:example: El mejor término sería "medicamentos" en vez de "drogas" | ||
| English:is busy | Español:está ocupado | Category: | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:It left me; It escaped me; "brain fart" | Español:se me escapó | Category:phrase | Added:5/4/25 (Maestra) | Notes:Oi, se me escapó el verbo para "you went"... (ie.fuiste) | ||
| English:it’s worth it | Español:vale la pena | Category:phrase | Added:2/4/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:jawn | Español:wea (f) | Category:phrase | Added:3/10/26 (Sara) | Notes:pronounced wayAH. Not to be confused with "wea," which means balls, as in testicles. | ||
| English:just in case | Español:por si acaso | Category:phrase | Added:7/14/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:kitchen counter, kitchen table | Español:el mesón de la cocina (m) | Category:noun | Added:6/22/25 (Sara) | Notes:really kitchen counter | ||
| English:knee | Español:rodilla (f) | Category:body parts | Added:4/18/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:knife | Español:cuchillo | Category: | Added:5/23/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:lackey | Español:perkin | Category:noun | Added:7/1/25 (Sara) | Notes:"perkin" is slang, specifically Chilean slang, referring to an "errand boy" or "messenger". It can also be used as a derogatory term, similar to "tool" or "lackey" from a Spanish dictionary. The term is sometimes used humorously or affectionately among friends, but it can also carry a negative connotation, depending on the context and tone, | ||
| English:lamb | Español:cordero (m) | Category:food | Added:6/19/26 (Karl) | Notes:could refer to the animal or the food | ||
| English:lamp | Español:lámpara (f) | Category:noun | Added:10/24/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:lazy | Español:perezoso/a | Category: | Added:2/13/26 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:letter, lyric | Español:letra (f) | Category:noun | Added:5/4/25 (Maestra) | Notes: | ||
| English:lettuce | Español:lechuga (f) | Category:food | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:level | Español:nivel (m) | Category:noun | Added:5/4/25 (Sara) | Notes:i.e. a level within learning: "beginner" "intermediate" etc. The "level" of a building, however, is piso (floor) | ||
| English:lid, cap | Español:tapa (f) | Category:noun | Added:6/19/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:light | Español:ligero | Category: | Added:7/23/25 (Karl) | Notes:Could be brightness or also weight? Esta cerveza es muy ligero | ||
| English:link | Español:enlace (m) | Category:noun | Added:5/4/25 (Maestra) | Notes: | ||
| English:lively | Español:animado | Category:emotion | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:locker | Español:casillero (m) | Category:noun | Added:6/19/26 (Sara) | Notes:I think this is strictly a locker-locker like in a gym. El amario = locker, wardrobe, cabinet, cupboard, closet. Kind of like armoire. | ||
| English:long | Español:largo | Category: | Added:10/24/25 (Sara) | Notes:Used when referring to physical distance or duration. | ||
| English:loose | Español:suelto | Category: | Added:10/15/25 (Sara) | Notes:flojo also means loose. Suelto also means free. | ||
| English:magazines | Español:revista (f) | Category:noun | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:manager | Español:gerente (el) | Category:noun | Added:10/13/25 (Karl) | Notes:Can be "la gerente" if female | ||
| English:marvelous | Español:maravilloso | Category: | Added:10/24/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:maybe | Español:tal vez | Category: | Added:2/13/26 (Sara) | Notes:(perhaps). También quizás: a lo mejor | ||
| English:mean, unpleasant | Español:antipático | Category: | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:men | Español:varones (m) | Category: | Added:5/6/25 (Karl) | Notes:(also, hombres) varon = male | ||
| English:midnight | Español:medianoche (f) | Category:noun | Added:10/24/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:mirror | Español:espejo (m) | Category:noun | Added:10/24/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:mouth | Español:boca (f) | Category:body parts | Added:10/24/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:muscle | Español:musculo (m) | Category:body parts | Added:7/3/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:myself | Español:a mi mismo(a) | Category: | Added:5/4/25 (Sara) | Notes:i.e. Me digo a mí mismo que todo estará bien. | ||
| English:neck | Español:cuello (m) | Category:body parts | Added:12/17/25 (Karl) | Notes:Me duele el cuello. | ||
| English:nice, polite, friendly | Español:amable | Category: | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:noon | Español:mediodía (m) | Category:noun | Added:10/24/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:nose | Español:nariz (f) | Category:body parts | Added:10/24/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:not even | Español:ni siquiera | Category:phrase | Added:7/23/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:not yet | Español:todavía no | Category: | Added:5/21/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:NOTE about -ma words | Español:-ma | Category: | Added:5/7/25 (Maestra) | Notes:many words in Spanish that end with -ama are, nevertheless, masculine. el diagrama el plataforma el poema el dogma el problema | ||
| English:notes | Español:apuntes (m) | Category:noun | Added:10/28/25 (Karl) | Notes:Yo escribí los apuntes y los pusé en la mesa (I wrote the notes and put them on the table) | ||
| English:nowadays | Español:hoy en día | Category:phrase | Added:5/4/25 (Maestra) | Notes:Hoy en día hay partes rurales en Jamaica y no tienen mucho acceso a la educación | ||
| English:of, from | Español:de | Category: | Added:5/4/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:often | Español:a menudo | Category: | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:oil | Español:aceite (m) | Category:food | Added:5/23/25 (Karl) | Notes:(for cooking) | ||
| English:Okay! | Español:¡Dale po! | Category:phrase | Added:3/10/26 (Sara) | Notes:This is the Chilean version of "Dale pues!" which is common in South and Central America. "Okay!" "Let's go!" "Let's do it!" | ||
| English:Okay! | Español:¡Vale! | Category:phrase | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes:Okay! Sure! I agree! highly common Spanish expression, particularly in Spain, meaning "okay," "alright," or "understood". used to confirm understanding, show agreement, or accept a proposal, functioning similarly to "sounds good" or "I agree". | ||
| English:on / upon / about / in / concerning | Español:sobre | Category: | Added:10/24/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:on sale | Español:a la venta | Category:phrase | Added:4/8/26 (Sara) | Notes:Also, en oferta Also, está rebajado | ||
| English:on the other hand | Español:por otro lado | Category:phrase | Added:11/11/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:on top of / above | Español:encima | Category: | Added:5/4/25 (Maestra) | Notes:encima de = on top of | ||
| English:one size fits all | Español:de talla única | Category:phrase | Added:6/19/26 (Karl) | Notes:La ropa interior en esta tienda es de talla única | ||
| English:optimistic | Español:optimísta | Category: | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes:always ends in -a antonym is pesimista | ||
| English:owl | Español:búho | Category:animal | Added:9/6/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:pan | Español:sartén (f) | Category:noun | Added:6/19/26 (Karl) | Notes:could also be "la paila" | ||
| English:password | Español:contraseña (f) | Category:noun | Added:10/24/25 (Sara) | Notes:related word: el código (code) | ||
| English:peach | Español:durazno (m) | Category:food | Added:3/4/26 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:peas | Español:guisantes (m) | Category:food | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:perhaps | Español:tal vez, quizás, a lo mejor | Category:phrase | Added:5/4/25 (Sara) | Notes:interchangeable | ||
| English:phrase, sentence | Español:frase (f) | Category:noun | Added:5/4/25 (Maestra) | Notes: | ||
| English:pig | Español:cerdo | Category:animal | Added:9/6/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:pillow | Español:almohada (f) | Category:noun | Added:4/22/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:pink | Español:rosado | Category:color | Added:5/4/25 (Maestra) | Notes: | ||
| English:plant | Español:planta (f) | Category:noun | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:popcorn | Español:palomita (f) | Category:food | Added:6/21/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:portrait | Español:retrato (m) | Category:noun | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:pot | Español:olla (f) | Category:noun | Added:7/3/26 (Karl) | Notes:The kind of pot used for cooking. Ex: Uso una olla grande para cocinar la pasta. | ||
| English:proud | Español:orgulloso | Category: | Added:6/19/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:puddle | Español:charco (m) | Category: | Added:6/19/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:pumpkin | Español:calabaza (f) | Category:food | Added:11/28/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:purple | Español:morado | Category:color | Added:10/28/25 (Karl) | Notes:Cuando sea viejo, usaré morado | ||
| English:rainbow | Español:arcoíris | Category:noun | Added:6/12/26 (Sara) | Notes:ARCO EEE REESSSS | ||
| English:ready | Español:pronto, listo | Category: | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:receptionist | Español:recepcionista | Category:noun | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes:always ends in -a. a male receptionist is "el recepcionista" and a female receptionist is "la recepcionista" | ||
| English:red pepper | Español:pimiento rojo | Category:food | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:refrigerator | Español:nevera (f) | Category:noun | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes:OR heladera refrigerato is refrigeration. | ||
| English:repair shop | Español:taller (m) | Category: | Added:6/19/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:resources | Español:recurso (m) | Category:noun | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:retired | Español:jubilado/a | Category: | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:review | Español:repaso (m) | Category:noun | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes:to review = repasar | ||
| English:right away | Español:en seguida | Category: | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:ripe | Español:maduro | Category:food | Added:10/15/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:roof deck | Español:azotea (f) | Category:noun | Added:1/6/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:rude | Español:grosero | Category: | Added:7/3/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:sad | Español:triste | Category:emotion | Added:5/4/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:said | Español:dicha | Category:verb | Added:5/4/25 (Sara) | Notes:verb, as in "He said"/"El dicha" but also as in "referred to," i.e. "Said law says that"/"Dicha ley dice que" | ||
| English:said | Español:dicho | Category: | Added:5/8/25 (Sara) | Notes:This is also a noun which refers to a saying. El dicho. | ||
| English:salesperson | Español:vendedor/a | Category:noun | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:same / like | Español:mismo | Category: | Added:10/22/25 (Sara) | Notes:synonmous with igual, parecido, semejante, idéntico | ||
| English:scarf | Español:bufanda (f) | Category:clothes | Added:5/6/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:scary | Español:dar miedo | Category: | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes:literally "to give fear" | ||
| English:scope | Español:ámbito (m) | Category:noun | Added:5/7/25 (Sara) | Notes:or area. i.e. El ámbito del libro fue sobre muchos años. | ||
| English:See you! | Español:Nos vemos | Category:phrase | Added:10/22/25 (Sara) | Notes:literally "we see you," but used to mean "We'll see you" when departing someone's company | ||
| English:sentence | Español:oración (f) | Category:noun | Added:5/4/25 (Maestra) | Notes:oración can also mean prayer | ||
| English:shark | Español:tiburón (m) | Category:animal | Added:6/19/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:sick | Español:enfermo | Category: | Added:5/4/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:sidewalk | Español:acera (f) | Category:noun | Added:6/19/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:silver | Español:plata (f) | Category:noun | Added:2/13/26 (Karl) | Notes:(m) Un collar de plata — a silver necklace | ||
| English:similar | Español:semejante | Category: | Added:5/7/25 (Sara) | Notes:You can also just say "similar" [mismo en español]. Semejante tambien significa "such" o "like." | ||
| English:simple | Español:sensillo / a | Category: | Added:6/19/26 (Sara) | Notes:simple. or easy. or straightforward. (also, homely, quiet, and naive) | ||
| English:size | Español:talla, tamaño | Category:noun | Added:4/8/26 (Sara) | Notes:talla refers to clothing size. tamaño to the size of other things, including people. Puedo usar una talla 6 or 8 dependiendo de la marca. El hombre tenía el tamaño de un caballo. | ||
| English:skinny / thin | Español:flaco(a) / delgado(a) | Category: | Added:10/24/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:slow / slowly | Español:lento / lentamente | Category: | Added:10/25/25 (Sara) | Notes:Lento is an adjective meaning "slow," used to describe a noun, while lentamente is an adverb meaning "slowly," used to describe a verb. [I've read that lento is the same as despacio except slightly more formal, like would be used in an instruction manual where despacio would not] | ||
| English:small (tiny) | Español:chiquita | Category: | Added:5/4/25 (Maestra) | Notes:Me gustan las bananas chiquitas | ||
| English:snack | Español:merienda (f) | Category:noun | Added:6/19/26 (Karl) | Notes:Me gusta comer meriendas entre comidas | ||
| English:so much | Español:tanto | Category: | Added:5/7/25 (Sara) | Notes:tanto tiempo = so long; tanto asi = so much so; tanto como = as much as; tanto que = so much that | ||
| English:soap | Español:jabon (m) | Category:noun | Added:7/13/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:socks | Español:calcetines, medias | Category:clothes | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:some | Español:algún, alguna, algunos, algunas | Category: | Added:5/4/25 (Sara) | Notes:Pienso que algunos estudiantes prefieren Harry Potter más que Percy Jackson (árabe) | ||
| English:someone, somebody | Español:alguien | Category: | Added:5/4/25 (Maestra) | Notes:¿Alguien en Michigan tiene bufandas para el invierno?(árabe) | ||
| English:something | Español:algo | Category: | Added:5/4/25 (Maestra) | Notes:Hay algo importante para nuestra clase - debemos hablar en español (árabe) | ||
| English:somewhere | Español:en algún lugar | Category: | Added:6/19/26 (Sara) | Notes:OR "en alguna parte" | ||
| English:son-in-law | Español:yerno (m) | Category:noun | Added:12/22/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:spice | Español:especia (f) | Category:food | Added:5/4/25 (Maestra) | Notes:i.e. paprika, óregano, cumino, sal, pimiento, tomillo (thyme), sumac, | ||
| English:spoiled, bratty | Español:malcriado | Category: | Added:6/19/26 (Karl) | Notes:applicable to children or people acting immaturely | ||
| English:spoken | Español:hablado | Category: | Added:5/8/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:spoon | Español:cucharra (f) | Category:noun | Added:5/22/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:starting today | Español:a partir de hoy | Category:phrase | Added:5/7/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:sticky, catchy | Español:pegoso, pegadizo | Category: | Added:5/4/25 (Maestra) | Notes:¡Guay! La letra es pegadiza. (i.e. La macarena) | ||
| English:still | Español:aún | Category: | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes:translated as "still". When used like this synonymous with "todavía," as in ¡Aún no lo creo! (I still don't believe it!) but aun WITHOUT accent means something close to "even," as in Aun los pobres tienen que pagar los impuestos. (Even the poor have to pay taxes) | ||
| English:still / yet / as yet | Español:todavía | Category: | Added:10/25/25 (Sara) | Notes:used to indicate that an action or state continues or has not happened. Todavía estoy trabajando (I am still working) Todavía no he comido" (I haven't eaten yet) [different than YA, which indicates a state that has been completed or a change has occurred] Their negative forms, todavía no and ya no, have distinct meanings: "not yet" and "no longer," respectively. | ||
| English:stove | Español:estufa (f) | Category:noun | Added:12/12/25 (Karl) | Notes:La estufa está en la cocina | ||
| English:straight ahead | Español:todo recto | Category: | Added:6/19/26 (Karl) | Notes:Could also say "derecho" | ||
| English:student | Español:estudiante | Category:noun | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes:always ends in -e | ||
| English:subject | Español:asignatura | Category: | Added:7/7/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:suddenly | Español:de repente | Category: | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:suit | Español:traje (m) | Category:clothes | Added:12/17/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:suitcase | Español:maleta (f) | Category:noun | Added:10/24/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:summary | Español:resumen (m) | Category:noun | Added:6/19/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:sunglasses | Español:anteojos de sol (m) | Category:noun | Added:3/4/26 (Karl) | Notes:También: Lentes de sol (m) Gafas de sol (f) | ||
| English:sunset | Español:atardecer (m) | Category:noun | Added:3/5/26 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:sunset | Español:puesta del sol (f) | Category:noun | Added:3/5/26 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:sweater / sweatshirt | Español:el suéter / la sudadera | Category:clothes | Added:10/24/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:take care | Español:cuidate | Category:phrase | Added:10/22/25 (Sara) | Notes:(informal). Formal is cuidase | ||
| English:take steps | Español:tomar medidas | Category:verb | Added:5/4/25 (Sara) | Notes:to take steps | ||
| English:tell me | Español:dime | Category:phrase | Added:5/4/25 (Sara) | Notes:informal or digame for formal Ud. | ||
| English:Tell me already! | Español:Ya me diga! | Category:phrase | Added:5/7/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:tell us! | Español:dinos! | Category:phrase | Added:10/22/25 (Sara) | Notes:decir = to tell same form for "give us!" >> dinos! / danos! dar = to give | ||
| English:temperate | Español:templado (m) | Category:noun | Added:6/23/26 (Karl) | Notes:El clima es templado | ||
| English:that's why | Español:por eso | Category:phrase | Added:4/8/26 (Sara) | Notes:akin to "for that reason." Cuándo era una niña, yo vi una programa para niñas con un serpiente aterradoro. Por eso, tengo miedo de serpientes. | ||
| English:that’s right | Español:así es | Category:phrase | Added:1/6/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:the following nights | Español:las noches siguientes | Category: | Added:5/4/25 (Maestra) | Notes: | ||
| English:the guard brought me | Español:la guardia me llevó | Category:phrase | Added:5/4/25 (Maestra) | Notes: | ||
| English:the rest of, the others | Español:los demás | Category:noun | Added:4/8/26 (Sara) | Notes:Mi amigo y yo nadamos en la playa. Los demás montan bicis. | ||
| English:the weekend | Español:el finde (m) | Category:noun | Added:5/4/25 (Maestra) | Notes:also: el fin de semana | ||
| English:the worst | Español:el peor | Category: | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes:and the antonym is el mejor = the best | ||
| English:theme / topic | Español:tema (m) | Category:noun | Added:10/24/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:thief | Español:ladrón (m) | Category:noun | Added:6/19/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:this instant | Español:ahora mismo | Category: | Added:5/4/25 (Sara) | Notes:also: ahorita (right now) also: al tiro (literally “to the shot”) | ||
| English:This skirt is so pretty! | Español:Qué bonita es esta falda! | Category:phrase | Added:7/11/25 (Karl) | Notes:Also: Qué falda tan bonita! (What a pretty skirt!) | ||
| English:throughout the day | Español:a lo largo del día | Category:phrase | Added:7/3/26 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:tie, neck tie | Español:corbata (f) | Category:clothes | Added:5/6/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:tight | Español:apretado | Category: | Added:6/15/26 (Karl) | Notes:Mis pantalones son demasiados apretados | ||
| English:time | Español:el tiempo / la vez | Category:noun | Added:10/24/25 (Sara) | Notes:tiempo refers to time in terms of quantity (i.e. mucho tiempo) while vez refers to a moment in time (i.e. Nos vemos otra vez). *note that tiempo can also refer to weather when used with the verb hacer (as in, hace bien tiempo aqui) Another word for weather is clima, as in La clima es buena aquí. | ||
| English:tiny bit, wee bit | Español:chi | Category: | Added:5/4/25 (Maestra) | Notes:Pon un chi de paprika encima de tus papas puras | ||
| English:tipsy | Español:mareado | Category: | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:tired | Español:cansado | Category:emotion | Added:5/4/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:to add (math) | Español:añadir | Category:verb | Added:5/4/25 (Maestra) | Notes:Yo puedo añadir más palabras aquí. Also, agregar | ||
| English:to ascertain | Español:averiguar | Category:verb | Added:5/4/25 | Notes:to ascertain, to inquire, to look up | ||
| English:to ask for, order, request | Español:pedir | Category:verb | Added:6/14/25 (Karl) | Notes:preterite: pedí, pidió, pedimos, pidieron imperfect: pedía, pedías, etc | ||
| English:to bake | Español:hornear | Category:verb | Added:6/9/26 (Karl) | Notes:Hornear pan es fácil cuando tiene todos los ingredientes | ||
| English:to bark | Español:ladrar | Category:verb | Added:5/4/25 | Notes: | ||
| English:to be quiet | Español:hacer silencio | Category:verb | Added:6/24/26 (Sara) | Notes:also: tranquilizarse also: callarse | ||
| English:to be wrong | Español:estar equivocado | Category:verb | Added:1/6/26 (Karl) | Notes:I’m wrong = Estoy equivocado/a | ||
| English:to belong | Español:pertenecer | Category:verb | Added:4/5/26 (Karl) | Notes:Yo pertenezco a un grupo de amigos | ||
| English:to bend down | Español:agracharse | Category:verb | Added:6/19/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:to blow | Español:soplar | Category:verb | Added:6/3/25 (Maestra) | Notes:Karl, por favor, sopla las nubes a mi área porque necesito la lluvia. | ||
| English:to bring / to carry | Español:llevar | Category:verb | Added:10/22/25 (Sara) | Notes:to bring, to bring to to carry to convey | ||
| English:to catch | Español:coger | Category:verb | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes:coger fuera de base = to catch outside of the base, literally "to catch off base," confuse or surprise | ||
| English:to catch up, to reach | Español:alcanzar | Category:verb | Added:6/5/25 (Karl) | Notes:Ella nos va a alcanzar más tarde. | ||
| English:to choose | Español:escojer | Category:verb | Added:5/7/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:to choose | Español:elegir | Category:verb | Added:11/8/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:to copy | Español:copiar | Category:verb | Added:10/22/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:to crash | Español:chocar | Category:verb | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:to disappoint | Español:decepcionar | Category:verb | Added:4/5/26 (Karl) | Notes:La película fue decepcionante. La película me decepcionó. Estoy decepcionado. | ||
| English:to discover | Español:descubrir | Category:verb | Added:5/4/25 (Sara) | Notes:to uncover, to learn, to discover, to detect, to expose | ||
| English:to draw | Español:dibujar | Category:verb | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:to end | Español:terminar | Category:verb | Added:5/7/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:to enjoy / to like | Español:gustar | Category:verb | Added:10/22/25 (Sara) | Notes:think of this as "to bring enjoyment" as in "Nos gusta" ("the thing enjoys us) or "Te gusta" ("the thing enjoys you") or "A él le gusta" ("the thing brings enjoyment to him") synonyms: amar, encantar | ||
| English:to expire | Español:vencer | Category:verb | Added:7/4/26 (Karl) | Notes:También: caducar. Ex: Mi identificación está vencida. Tengo que renovarla. | ||
| English:to fall down | Español:caerse | Category:verb | Added:6/2/25 (Karl) | Notes:Also, sufrir una caída (suffer a fall). Past tense: Yo me caí ayer. Te caíste ayer. Ella se cayó ayer. Idiom "caerse bien" (literally "to fall well") means "to get along with" | ||
| English:to fascinate / intrigue / enthrall | Español:fascinar | Category:verb | Added:10/22/25 (Sara) | Notes:an object or person will do this TO someone. like gustar. i.e. "Me fascina los dinasaurios." Dinosaurs fascinate me. | ||
| English:to fight | Español:pelear | Category:verb | Added:4/5/26 (Karl) | Notes:Versatile verb for physical or verbal fighting in a general sense. Other fight verbs: luchar (struggle toward a goal) and discutir (verbal fighting or arguing) | ||
| English:to find | Español:hallar | Category:verb | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes:to find, to locate, to discover | ||
| English:to find out | Español:enterarse | Category:verb | Added:5/4/25 (Sara) | Notes:to find out, to get to know, to wise up | ||
| English:to finish | Español:acabar | Category:verb | Added:10/26/25 (Karl) | Notes:Acabé mi tarea en cincuenta minutos | ||
| English:to fly | Español:volar | Category:verb | Added:10/22/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:to get | Español:conseguir | Category:verb | Added:11/18/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:to get by, fend for oneself | Español:defenderse | Category:verb | Added:2/17/26 (Karl) | Notes:- ¿Hablas español? - Me defiendo con el español, pero todavía estoy aprendiendo | ||
| English:to get up (out of bed) | Español:despertarse | Category:verb | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:to go / to leave | Español:salir | Category:verb | Added:10/22/25 (Sara) | Notes:salir a = to go out to salir de = to go out of to date. "Yo salgo con tu hermano." = I am going out with your brother. | ||
| English:to grab | Español:agarrar | Category:verb | Added:10/22/25 (Sara) | Notes:to seize. to grab. to catch. | ||
| English:to hang out | Español:pasar un rato | Category:verb | Added:10/22/25 (Sara) | Notes:literally "to pass time" rato means a time, a while. | ||
| English:to have a cold | Español:estar resfriado | Category:verb | Added:2/26/26 (Karl) | Notes:Ya estoy resfriado – I already have a cold. Me estoy resfriando – I’m catching a cold (note the “n”) | ||
| English:to have a cold | Español:estar resfriado | Category:verb | Added:2/9/26 (Karl) | Notes:Estoy resfriado/a = I have a cold. Me estoy resfriando/a (with an "n") = I'm getting a cold | ||
| English:to have a hurry | Español:tener prisa | Category:verb | Added:5/8/25 (Sara) | Notes:I am in a hurry = tengo prisa | ||
| English:to have caution | Español:tener cuidada | Category:verb | Added:5/8/25 (Sara) | Notes:I am careful = Tengo cuidado | ||
| English:to have cold | Español:tener frío | Category:verb | Added:5/8/25 (Sara) | Notes:I am cold = Tengo frío | ||
| English:to have desire/want, to feel like | Español:tener ganas | Category:verb | Added:5/8/25 (Sara) | Notes:Tengo ganas de ir a tu casa = I want to come to your house / I FEEL LIKE coming to your house Tienes ganas? Do you want to? | ||
| English:to have fear | Español:tener miedo | Category:verb | Added:5/8/25 (Sara) | Notes:I am afraid of cats = Tengo miedo de los gatos | ||
| English:to have fondness | Español:tener cariño | Category:verb | Added:5/8/25 (Sara) | Notes:I am fond of this house = Tengo cariño a esta casa [not sure why it's "a esta casa" and not "para esta casa, but it is.] | ||
| English:to have gray hair | Español:tener canas | Category:verb | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:to have hunger | Español:tener hambre | Category:verb | Added:5/8/25 (Sara) | Notes:"I'm hungry!" = tengo hambre | ||
| English:to have jealousy | Español:tener celos | Category:verb | Added:5/8/25 (Sara) | Notes:I am jealous of my sister = Tengo celos de mi hermana. | ||
| English:to have reason, to be right | Español:tener razón | Category:verb | Added:5/8/25 (Sara) | Notes:Tú tienes razón = You are right | ||
| English:to have sleep | Español:tener sueño | Category:verb | Added:5/8/25 (Sara) | Notes:I'm sleepy! = tengo sueño | ||
| English:to have thirst | Español:tener sed | Category:verb | Added:5/8/25 (Sara) | Notes:I'm thirsty! = Yo tengo sed. | ||
| English:to have years | Español:tener años | Category:verb | Added:5/8/25 (Sara) | Notes:I am 56 years old. = Tengo cincuenta y seis años | ||
| English:to hurry (up) | Español:apurarse | Category:verb | Added:4/5/26 (Karl) | Notes:Necesitas apurarte porque no queremos llegar tarde. Nos apuramos! Damos prisa! [we give hurry] | ||
| English:to introduce / to present | Español:presentar | Category:verb | Added:10/22/25 (Sara) | Notes:Te presento a mi amigo Juan. (I present to you my friend Juan) | ||
| English:to involve | Español:involucrar | Category:verb | Added:5/4/25 (Sara) | Notes:to involve in, to involve with | ||
| English:to keep / hold on to (something) | Español:quedarse con | Category:verb | Added:6/15/26 (Karl) | Notes:Me tengo que quedar con la llave = I have to keep the key | ||
| English:to know / to find out | Español:saber | Category:verb | Added:10/22/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:to leave | Español:irse | Category:verb | Added:5/4/25 (Sara) | Notes:Me voy al mercado | ||
| English:to lie down | Español:tumbarse | Category:verb | Added:4/29/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:to merit or deserve | Español:merecer | Category:verb | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:to move | Español:mudarse | Category:verb | Added:2/17/26 (Karl) | Notes:Usually to express relocating. Vivíamos en Seattle, pero nos mudamos a Grand Rapids | ||
| English:to occur | Español:ocurrir | Category:verb | Added:5/4/25 (Sara) | Notes:to occur | ||
| English:to offer | Español:brindar | Category:verb | Added:5/4/25 (Sara) | Notes:to offer, to provide support (this is also "to toast" as in "brindis!" | ||
| English:to paste | Español:pegar | Category:verb | Added:5/6/25 (Karl) | Notes:Por favor copie y pegue el texto. | ||
| English:to pick up, to collect | Español:recoger | Category:verb | Added:12/17/25 (Karl) | Notes:Tengo que recoger mi traje mañana | ||
| English:to put in, insert | Español:meter | Category:verb | Added:6/19/26 (Karl) | Notes:ex: Por favor, mete las llaves in mi mochila Very versatile! Used in a lot of phrases: - meter la pata: to mess up, put one's foot in one's mouth - meter la nariz: to stick one's nose into - meter un gol: to score a goal - meterse en sí mismo: to withdraw into oneself - meterse en peligro: to get into danger - meterse en líos: to get into trouble | ||
| English:to realize | Español:dar(se) cuenta de | Category:phrase | Added:5/7/25 (Karl) | Notes:Me di cuenta (I realized). Me doy cuenta (I realize). ex: Me di cuenta de que olvidé mi cellular. | ||
| English:to recommend | Español:recomendarse | Category:verb | Added:5/4/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:to regret | Español:lamentar | Category:verb | Added:5/4/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:to reinforce | Español:reforzar, fortalecer | Category:verb | Added:5/4/25 (Maestra) | Notes:Él fortaleció su amistad con Lucia. Ella reforzó su amistad con Juan. | ||
| English:to remain | Español:permanecer | Category:verb | Added:5/4/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:to return | Español:regresar | Category:verb | Added:5/4/25 | Notes: | ||
| English:to see | Español:ver | Category:verb | Added:5/7/25 (Sara) | Notes:*** when you see a PERSON, use "ver a," i.e. voy a ver a mi padre. But when seeing an OBJECT, say only "ver," i.e. Voy a ver una película. | ||
| English:to sew | Español:coser | Category:verb | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:to show / to demonstrate | Español:mostrar | Category:verb | Added:10/22/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:to shower | Español:ducharse | Category:verb | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes:this is a reflexive verb. ducharme me ducho te duchas, etc. | ||
| English:to slide | Español:deslizar | Category:verb | Added:6/19/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:to snack | Español:picar | Category:verb | Added:4/5/26 (Karl) | Notes:Also merendar. Snacks are antojitos. Or meriendas. Or las botanas. This is fun: antojo means craving. Hence, antojitos. Antojarse means to desire. i.e. Se me antoja comer galletas. OR Tengo un antojo por galletas. | ||
| English:to sound | Español:sonar | Category:verb | Added:6/19/26 (Sara) | Notes:or "sonar como" = to sound like i.e. "Eso suena aburrida." = That sounds boring. [can also mean "to ring"] present tense conjugations: Yo sueno Tú sueñas Él / Ella / Usted suena Nosotros sonamos Vosotros sonáis Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes suenan | ||
| English:to stop (something in motion) | Español:parar | Category:verb | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:to stop, arrest, detain | Español:detener | Category:verb | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:to stop, quit, leave something behind | Español:dejar de | Category:verb | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes:Deja de molestarme. Dejé de fumar ayer | ||
| English:to support | Español:apoyar | Category:verb | Added:5/4/25 (Maestra) | Notes:a verb used for various types of support, including physical leaning or emotional and figurative backing | ||
| English:to take place | Español:tener lugar | Category:verb | Added:5/8/25 (Sara) | Notes:La boda tiene lugar mañana = The wedding takes place tomorrow. | ||
| English:to try | Español:tratar | Category:verb | Added:5/7/25 (Sara) | Notes:try to = tratar de que to try, to deal with, to attempt, to endeavor asi similar como "intentar" o "probar" | ||
| English:to try on | Español:probar | Category:verb | Added:6/2/25 (Karl) | Notes:Me gustaría probar esta camisa | ||
| English:to turn | Español:girar | Category:verb | Added:7/23/25 (Karl) | Notes:Gira a la derecha, por favor | ||
| English:to turn, fold, double, bend | Español:doblar | Category:verb | Added:7/23/25 (Karl) | Notes:Can be used instead of girar. e.g. Dobla a la derecha, por favor | ||
| English:to update | Español:actualizar | Category:verb | Added:6/19/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:to walk, amble, stroll | Español:pasear | Category:verb | Added:6/19/26 (Sara) | Notes:implies leisure. can be used as a noun (gerund) to mean something like sightseeing.. | ||
| English:to wear | Español:llevar puesto | Category:verb | Added:10/27/25 (Karl) | Notes:Ella lleva puesto un vestido elegante (she is wearing an elegant dress) | ||
| English:tongue-twister | Español:trabalenguas (m) | Category:noun | Added:6/7/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:transgender | Español:transgénero / transgénera | Category: | Added:5/7/25 (Maestra) | Notes:a veces, puede referise a una persona trangénera come "elle" en lugar de "él" or "ella." Asimismo, "mije" en lugar de "mijo" o "mija." | ||
| English:truck | Español:camión (m) | Category:noun | Added:5/27/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:turkey | Español:pavo | Category:food | Added:11/28/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:under | Español:debajo (de) | Category: | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:unfortunately | Español:desafortunadamente | Category: | Added:5/4/25 (Maestra) | Notes: | ||
| English:unripe | Español:inmaduro | Category:food | Added:10/15/25 (Sara) | Notes:maduro = ripe | ||
| English:useful | Español:útil | Category: | Added:2/13/26 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:vacuum cleaner | Español:aspiradora (f) | Category:noun | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:vegetable | Español:verdura (f) | Category:food | Added:5/7/25 (Karl) | Notes:Podemos comer verduras como zanahorias, pero no tocino por favor. | ||
| English:waiter | Español:mesero / camarero | Category:noun | Added:2/11/26 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:walnut | Español:nuez (f) | Category:food | Added:6/19/26 (Karl) | Notes:Plural is nueces | ||
| English:watermelon | Español:sandía (f) | Category:food | Added:4/19/26 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:we knew | Español:nosotros supimos | Category:verb | Added:5/4/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:We were scared | Español:tuvimos miedo | Category:phrase | Added:5/4/25 (Maestra) | Notes:Tuvimos miedo por Tomás con las aduanas. él tuvo, ella tuvo, Ud. tuvo Yo tuve = I had as in: Yo tuve un resfriado la semana pasada (I had a cold last week) Tú tuviste = I had *****this is all preterite, which refers to a completed past action. Teníamos is the imperfect form of the verb which refers to a habitual or ongoing action as in: Ellos tenían un pelea = they had a fight (in the past >> it is not ongoing) | ||
| English:we'll see | Español:a ver | Category: | Added:10/22/25 (Sara) | Notes:literally "to see" but synonymous with um, let me see, wait, I'm thinking, I wonder | ||
| English:weak | Español:débil | Category: | Added:10/24/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:well done | Español:bien hecho | Category:phrase | Added:6/19/26 (Sara) | Notes:we also say "good job!" which would be "buen trabajo!" | ||
| English:well... | Español:pues | Category:phrase | Added:10/22/25 (Sara) | Notes:(interjection) maybe.... [more common in Mexico] similar to Chilean "a ver" as in "to see" or "we'll see..." | ||
| English:what a relief | Español:qué alivio | Category:phrase | Added:5/4/25 (Sara) | Notes:Qué alivio que Tomás pasó por las aduanas (customs) sin problemas | ||
| English:what do you do (for a living)? | Español:¿A qué te dedicas? | Category: | Added:10/10/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:What does it mean? | Español:Que significa? | Category:phrase | Added:10/22/25 (Sara) | Notes: | ||
| English:What's up? How's it going? | Español:Cómo andas? | Category:phrase | Added:10/22/25 (Sara) | Notes:also: Que onda? | ||
| English:What's up? How's it going? | Español:Qué onda? | Category:phrase | Added:10/22/25 (Sara) | Notes:also: Cómo andas? (literally: how are you walking?) | ||
| English:what’s up? | Español:Qué rollo? | Category:phrase | Added:1/23/26 (Karl) | Notes:Slang in México (maybe mostly in Sinaloa?) via Alec | ||
| English:whatever | Español:de lo que sea | Category:phrase | Added:6/19/26 (Sara) | Notes:translates to "of whatever," "whatever it is," or "about whatever." highly versatile and usually implies indifference, a lack of specificity, or a willingness to do or accept anything depending on the context. | ||
| English:while, whereas | Español:mientras que | Category: | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:wireless | Español:inalámbrico/a | Category: | Added:3/7/26 (Karl) | Notes:Conexión inalámbrica = wireless connection | ||
| English:with pleasure | Español:con gusto / con placer | Category:phrase | Added:10/22/25 (Sara) | Notes:synonymous with "you're welcome" (also: de nada) | ||
| English:within | Español:dentro (de) | Category:preposition | Added:10/24/25 (Sara) | Notes:My dinero está dentro de mi bolsa. | ||
| English:work / job | Español:empleo (m) | Category:noun | Added:10/24/25 (Sara) | Notes:this specifically means a job. can generally be used interchangeably with trabajo, but most often specifies an employment position, whereas trabajo can refer to effort, activity, or a task. | ||
| English:worried | Español:preocupado | Category:emotion | Added:5/4/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:yellow | Español:amarillo | Category:color | Added:5/6/25 (Karl) | Notes: | ||
| English:you | Español:tú | Category:noun | Added:10/24/25 (Sara) | Notes:vs. TU, the article for YOU [see: él vs. el] | ||
| English:you caught me off guard | Español:me cogieron fuera de base | Category:phrase | Added:5/4/25 (Maestra) | Notes:singular: me cogiste fuera de base | ||
| English:your head grew! | Español:te creció la cabeza! | Category: | Added:11/11/25 (Sara) | Notes:(when you notice someone cut their hair) | ||
| English:youth | Español:chiquillos | Category:noun | Added:7/1/25 (Sara) | Notes:Chilean slang for "joven." | ||