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Spanish 201, Ch. 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| estar enamorado/a (de) | to be in love (with) |
| estar enojado/a | to be angry |
| estar enfadado//enojado | to be annoyed//angry |
| estar entusiasmado/a | to be enthusiastic (about) OR to be excited (about) |
| estar preocupado/a (por) | to be worried (about) |
| estar casado/a (con) | to be married (to) |
| estar comprometido/a (con) | to be engaged (to) |
| estar divorciado/a (de) | to be divorced (from) |
| estar separado/a (de) | to be separated (from) |
| estar a punto de (+ infinitive) | to be about (to do something) |
| estar bien / bueno/a | to be all right/good |
| estar con prisa | to be in a hurry |
| estar contento/a | to be happy |
| estar de acuerdo | to agree |
| estar de buen humor | to be in a good mood |
| estar de mal humor | to be in a bad mood |
| estar de paso | to be passing by |
| estar de vacaciones | to be on vacation |
| estar embarazada | to be pregnant |
| estar equivocado/a | to be wrong |
| estar muerto/a | to be dead |
| estar sano/a | to be healthy |
| estar vivo | to be alive |
| borracho/a | drunk |
| ¿Cómo es? | What is it/he/she like? |
| el carácter | temperament |
| el comportamiento | behavior |
| comportar(se) | to behave |
| dominante | domineering |
| la infancia | childhood |
| el/la mayor | eldest |
| la mayoría | majority |
| el/la mediano/a | middle child |
| el/la menor | youngest |
| la minoría | minority |
| la moda | fashion |
| el nacimiento | birth |
| el/la primogénito | first-born |
| el resultado | result |
| el ser humano | human being |
| complejo | complex |
| el/la vecino/a | neighbor |
| el/la viudo/a | widower/widow |
| sobre | on/about |
| el papel | paper, role (ex: the role in a movie) |
| sencillo/a | simple |
| roles establecidos | established roles |
| algo | something |
| como | like, since, as |
| además | furthermore, what's more |
| es más | furthermore |
| también | also |
| antes | before |
| después de | after |
| entonces | then |
| pues | then, well |
| el/la cónyuge | spouse |
| la familia nuclear/la familia inmediata/la familia próxima | nuclear (core/immediate/close) family |
| el/la hijo/a | son/daughter |
| los hijos/los niños | children |
| la madre | mother |
| el matrimonio | marriage |
| el/la nieto/a | grandson/granddaughter |
| el padre | father |
| los padres | parents |
| el/los papá(s) | dad(dy)/parents |
| la pareja | couple/partner/lover |
| el amor | love |
| el apoyo | support |
| el bebé | baby |
| la boda | wedding |
| el cambio | change |
| la crianza | bringing up, rearing |
| el dato | data, fact(s) |
| el deber | duty, obligation |
| el derecho | right |
| el divorcio | divorce |
| el embarazo | pregnancy |
| la falta de | the lack of |
| el integrante | member |
| el lazo familiar | family tie |
| la maternidad | maternity |
| la mudanza | the move |
| el/la pariente/a | relative |
| la paternidad | paternity |
| el porcentaje | percentage |
| el respeto | respect |
| el sostén | support |
| el tamaño | size |
| la tasa de natalidad | birth rate |
| la unidad | unity |
| aumentar | to increase |
| cambiar (al bebé) | to change (the baby's diaper) |
| casar(se) | to get married |
| contar (ue) | to count |
| continuar | to continue |
| contraer matrimonio | to get married |
| convivir | to live together |
| crecer (irr. yo form) | to grow |
| criar | to raise, rear |
| cuidar | to take care of |
| elegir (i) | to choose |
| mimar | to pamper, indulge |
| mostrar (ue) | to show |
| mover (ue) | to move |
| mover(se) (ue) | to move (reflexive) |
| mudar(se) | to change residence |
| optar | to opt, choose |
| parecer (zc) | to seem |
| parecer(se) (zc) | to resemble, to look like |
| reflejar | to reflect |
| seguir (i) | to follow |
| basado/a (en) | based (on) |
| intacto/a | intact |
| junto/a | together |
| monoparental | single-parent |
| rizado | curly-headed/curly-haired |
| sano/a | healthy |
| variado/a | varied |
| alrededor (de) | around |
| aunque | although, though, even if |
| en cuanto a | as far as, with respect to, regarding |
| hoy en día | nowadays |
| no solo . . . | not only |
| sino también | but also |
| por ciento | percent |
| según | according to |
| ya que | since, seeing as; now that |
| caminar | to walk |
| correr | to run |
| escribir | to write |
| aceptar | to accept |
| adoptar | to adopt |
| ahorrar | to save |
| amar | to love |
| cambiar | to change |
| cuidar | to take care of |
| determinar | to determine |
| explicar | to explain |
| gastar | to spend (money) |
| llevar | to take, to carry |
| madurar | to mature |
| mimar | to pamper/spoil |
| ocupar | to occupy |
| odiar | to hate |
| pesar | to weigh |
| protestar | to protest |
| separar | to separate |
| tolerar | to tolerate |
| usar | to use |
| visitar | to visit |
| aprender // (+ infinitive) | to learn // to do something |
| beber | to drink |
| comer | to eat |
| comprender | to understand |
| creer | to believe |
| deber // (+ infinitive) | ought to, should // must |
| leer | to read |
| vender | to sell |
| asistir | to attend |
| compartir | to share |
| decidir | to decide |
| discutir | to argue |
| insistir | to insist |
| permitir | to allow |
| recibir | to receive |
| vivir | to live |
| Question word + verb + subject | To ask questions (grammar) |
| ¿Cómo? | How? |
| ¿Cuál? | Which (one)? |
| ¿Cuáles? | Which one(s)? |
| ¿Cuándo? | When? |
| ¿Cuánto/a? | How much? |
| ¿Cuántos/as? | How many? |
| ¿Dónde? | Where? |
| ¿De dónde? | Where . . . from? |
| ¿Adónde? | Where . . . to? |
| ¿Por qué? | Why? |
| ¿Qué? | What? |
| ¿Quién/quiénes? | Who? |
| bastante | enough/quite |
| basar | to base on |
| sigue siendo | he/she/it continues to be |
| ya | already |
| cantidad | quantity; number |
| predominar | to predominate |
| el de la // el del . . . | that of the . . . |
| desaparecer (irr. yo form) | to disappear |
| hasta | until |
| motivo | reason/motive |
| otro/otra | another |
| estable | stable |
| aceptación | acceptance |
| fuerte | strong or sturdy |
| fuera | outside |
| no te preocupes | don't worry |
| ¿Qué me cuentas? | What's up? |
| el/la abuelo/a | grandfather/grandmother |
| el/la bisabuelo/a (materna/paterna) | great-grandfather/great-grandmother (maternal/paternal) |
| el/la cuñado/a | brother-in-law/sister-in-law |
| el/la esposo/a | husband/wife |
| el esposo de mi madre/la esposa de mi padre | stepfather/stepmother |
| la familia extendida | extended family |
| el/la gemelo/a | twin |
| el hijo único/la hija única | only child |
| el marido | husband |
| el medio hermano/la media hermana | half-brother/half-sister |
| el/la hermanastra/hermanastro | stepbrother/stepsister |
| el/la novio/novia | boyfriend/girlfriend |
| la nuera | daughter-in-law |
| el pariente lejano/la parienta lejana | distant relative |
| el/la primo/a | cousin |
| el/la sobrino/a | nephew/niece |
| el/la suegro/a | father-in-law/mother-in-law |
| los suegros | in-laws |
| el/la tío/tía | uncle/aunt |
| el tío abuelo/la tía abuela | great-uncle/great-aunt |
| el yerno | son-in-law |
| Hola. ¿Cómo andan/andas? | Hello. How's it going? |
| ¿Qué tal? | How are things? |
| ¿Cómo estás/están? | How are you? |
| Hola. ¡Tanto tiempo sin verte! | Hello. Long time, no see! |
| ¿Qué hay de nuevo? | What's new? |
| ¿Cómo te va? | How is it going? |
| Le te presento a . . . | Let me introduce you to . . . |
| Permítame que me presente | Allow me to introduce myself |
| Mucho gusto --> El gusto es mío! | Nice to meet you --> The pleasure is mine! |
| Encantado/a | Delighted to meet you |
| Es un placer | It's a pleasure to meet you |
| Es un objeto que se usa para . . . | It is an object used for . . . |
| Es una cosa que sirve para . . . | It is a thing that serves to . . . |
| Es una persona que . . . | It is a person that . . . |
| Es una actividad que . . . | It is an activity that . . . |
| Es un lugar donde . . . | It is a place where . . . |
| Es como . . . | It's like . . . |
| Se parece a . . . | It looks like . . . |
| Suena como . . . | It sounds like . . . |
| Es uno bebida / un alimento que | It is a drink / food that . . . |
| Es una palabra que se usa cuando . . . | It is a word that is used when . . . |
| Significa que . . . | It means that . . . |
| apasionado/a | passionate |
| atrevido/a | daring |
| callado/a | quiet |
| cariñoso/a | loving |
| castaño/a | chestnut-colored, brown, hazel |
| celoso | jealous |
| culto/a | well-educated |
| débil | weak |
| divertido/a | amusing, funny |
| educado/a | polite |
| maleducado/a | rude |
| enfermo/a | sick |
| flaco/a | thin, skinny |
| insensato/a | senseless/foolish |
| justo/a | just/fair |
| largo/a | long |
| leal | loyal |
| lindo/a | beautiful/pretty |
| maduro/a | mature |
| mayor | older |
| peleador/a | quarrelsome |
| perezoso/a | lazy |
| sensato/a | sensible |
| decir | to say |
| estar | to be |
| ir | to go |
| oír | to hear |
| reír | to laugh |
| ser | to be |
| tener | to have |
| venir | to come |
| construir | to build |
| contribuir | to contribute |
| destruir | to destroy |
| cerrar (e --> ie) | to close |
| pedir (e --> i) | to ask for |
| jugar (u --> ue) | to play |
| comenzar (e --> ie) | to begin |
| empezar (e --> ie) | to start |
| entender (e --> ie) | to understand |
| mentir (e --> ie) | to lie |
| pensar (e --> ie) | to think |
| perder (e --> ie) | to lose |
| preferir (e --> ie) | to prefer |
| querer (e --> ie) | to love; to want |
| recomendar (e --> ie) | to recommend |
| medir (e --> i) | to measure |
| repetir (e --> i) | to repeat |
| seguir (e --> i) | to follow |
| servir (e --> i) | to serve |
| almorzar (o --> ue) | to each lunch |
| costar (o --> ue) | to cost |
| devolver (o --> ue) | to return (an object to its owner) |
| dormir (o --> ue) | to sleep |
| encontrar (o --> ue) | to meet; to find |
| morir (o --> ue) | to die |
| mostrar (o --> ue) | to show |
| poder (o --> ue) | to be able |
| probar (o --> ue) | to try; to taste |
| recordar (o --> ue) | to remember |
| soñar (o --> ue) | to dream |
| volver (o --> ue) | to return (to a place) |
| caer (irr. yo form) | to fall |
| dar (irr. yo form) | to give |
| hacer (irr. yo form) | to do; to make |
| poner (irr. yo form) | to put |
| saber (irr. yo form) | to know |
| salir (irr. yo form) | to go out, leave |
| traer (irr. yo form) | to bring |
| valer (irr. yo form) | to be worth |
| ver (irr. yo form) | to see |
| conocer (irr. yo form) | to know |
| traducir (irr. yo form) | to translate |
| aparecer (irr. yo form) | to appear |
| crecer (irr. yo form) | to grow |
| merecer (irr. yo form) | to deserve |
| obedecer (irr. yo form) | to obey |
| ofrecer (irr. yo form) | to offer |
| reconocer (irr. yo form) | to recognize |
| conducir (irr. yo form) | to drive |
| producir (irr. yo form) | to produce |
| deducir (irr. yo form) | to deduce |