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Day of the Dead
Book of Life
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| la vela | candle |
| el pan de muerto | "dead bread" (a typical bread of Día de los Muertos) |
| el papel picado | paper decorations |
| la calavera | (sugar) skull |
| el cempasúchil | marigold flower |
| la tumba | grave |
| la ofrenda | offering (altar) |
| las calacas | skeletons |
| La Catrina | The image depicts a female skeleton dressed only in a hat representing the upper class clothes of a European of her time. |
| la gente | people |
| la jefa / el jefe | boss |
| la medalla | medal |
| la cueva | cave |
| la muerte | the dead |
| la vida | life |
| la mascota | pet |
| el pueblo | town |
| el bigote | mustache |
| un tramposo | cheater |
| limpiar | to clean |
| recordar (o-ue) | to remember |
| pintar la cara | to paint your face |
| morir | to die |
| olvidar | to forget |
| aprender | to learn |
| cambiar | to change |
| matar | to kill |
| al final | end |
| al principio | beginning |
| una vez | once; one time |
| aunque | although |
| orgulloso | proud |
| cariñoso | caring |