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Cuentos Americanos 1
chapter 1 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| el valle | valley |
| el cerro | hill |
| bajo | short, low |
| el maíz maduro | ripe corn |
| el frijol | kidney bean |
| la cosecha | harvest |
| aguacero | sudden rain shower |
| noreste | northeast |
| las gotas | drops (raindrops) |
| los nubes | clouds |
| el cuerpo | body |
| las monedas | coins |
| los centavos | cents |
| la cortina | curtain |
| de pronto | suddenly |
| soplar | to blow |
| los granizos | hail, hailstones |
| la huerta | garden |
| el monte | mountain |
| la hoja | leaf |
| la langosta | locusts |
| pasar(emos hambre) | we (will) suffer (hunger) pasaremos=in future tense |
| la esperanza | hope, expectation |
| la ayuda | help |
| sin embargo | just the same, however, nonetheless |
| eschar al correo | to mail |
| el correo | |
| sembrar | sow, plant, scatter (seeds) |
| el sobre | envelope |
| meter | to put in |
| la oficina de correos | post office |
| el sello | postal stamp |
| el buzón | mailbox |
| el empleado | employee |
| el cartero | mailman |
| se puso | he was |
| La fe! | Faith! |
| el tesoro | treasure |
| la voluntad | will, intention |
| la tinta | ink |
| el papel | paper |
| el sueldo | salary |
| reunir | to gather |
| enviar | to send |
| el campesino | peasant |
| los billetes | banknotes |
| equivocarse | to be wrong |
| enfadarse, enojarse | to get angry |
| arrugar (arrugando) | to wrinkle (wrinkling) |
| mojar | to wet |
| la lengua | tongue |
| el puñetazo | blow of his fist |
| ladrón, ladrones | thieving, thief, robbers |