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Descubre 2 Prelimary
vocab words from the preliminary chapter of descubre 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| saludos - | greetings |
| hola - | hello |
| buenos días - | good morning |
| buenas tardes - | good afternoon |
| buenas noches - | good evening |
| ¿Qué pasa? - | What's up? |
| ¿Qué tal? - | How's it going? |
| ¿Cómo estás? - | How are you? |
| ¿Cómo está usted? - | How are you? (formal) |
| Bien - | well |
| muy bien - | very well |
| mal - | bad |
| así así - | so so |
| regular - | okay |
| fantástico - | fantastic |
| terrible - | terrible |
| cansado - | tired |
| enfermo - | sick |
| despedidas - | farewells |
| adiós - | good bye |
| hasta lunes - | see you Monday |
| hasta mañana - | see you tomorrow |
| hasta luego - | see you later |
| hasta pronto - | see you soon |
| nos vemos - | we'll see each other |
| chao - | bye |
| ¿Cómo te llamas? - | What is your name? |
| Me llamo - | my name is |
| ¿Cómo se llama? - | What is his or her name? |
| Se llama - | His or her name is |
| Te presento a - | I introduce you to |
| Les presento a - | I introduce you to (to whole group) |
| ¿De dónde eres? - | Where are you from? |
| Soy de - | I am from |
| nombre - | name |
| apellido - | last name |
| apodo - | nickname |
| mucho gusto - | pleased to meet you |
| es un placer - | it's a pleasure |
| el gusto es mío - | the pleasure is mine |
| encantado - | delighted |
| igualmente - | likewise |
| gustar - | to like |
| molestar - | to be annoyed |
| encantar - | to love |
| interesar - | to be interested by |
| dar igual - | to be indifferent to |
| bailar - | to dance |
| beber - | to drink |
| caminar - | to walk |
| cantar - | to sing |
| comer - | to eat |
| contestar - | to answer |
| correr - | to run |
| descansar - | to rest |
| escribir - | to write |
| escuchar música - | to listen to music |
| estudiar - | to study |
| hablar - | to talk |
| ir - | to go |
| patinar - | to skate |
| preguntar - | to ask |
| terminar - | to finish |
| tomar - | to take (to drink) |
| vivir - | to live |
| descripción - | description |
| ser - | to be permanent |
| estar - | to be temporary |
| adjetivos - | adjectives |
| alegre - | happy |
| alto - | tall |
| bajo - | short |
| bonito - | pretty |
| cómico - | funny |
| delgado - | thin |
| feo - | ugly |
| gordo - | fat |
| guapo - | good looking |
| moreno - | dark hair / skin |
| nervioso - | nervous |
| rubio - | blonde |
| serio - | serious |
| tranquilo - | calm |
| triste - | sad |
| tener - | to have |
| pelo castaño - | brown hair |
| pelo corto - | short hair |
| pelo largo - | long hair |
| pelo rizado - | curly hair |
| pelo lacio - | straight hair |
| ojos - | eyes |
| almorzar (o-ue) - | to eat lunch |
| costar (o-ue) - | to cost |
| dormir (o-ue) - | to sleep |
| encontrar (o-ue) - | to encounter |
| poder (o-ue) - | to be able to (to can) |
| recordar (o-ue) - | to remember |
| volver (o-ue) - | to return |
| cerrar (e-ie) - | to close |
| entender (e-ie) - | to understand |
| pensar (en) (e-ie) - | to think (about) |
| pensar + verbo (e-ie) - | to plan to ____ |
| preferir (e-ie) - | to prefer |
| querer (e-ie) - | to want or to love |
| pedir (e-i) - | to ask for (to order) |
| jugar (u-ue) - | to play |
| decir (e-i) - | to say or to tell |
| venir (e-ie) - | to come |
| poner - | to put or to set |
| traer - | to bring |
| salir - | to leave or to go out |
| hacer - | to make or to do |
| dar - | to give |
| saber - | to know (facts, info, how to do something) |
| conocer - | to know (people or places) |
| ¿Adónde? - | To where? |
| ¿Dónde? - | Where? |
| ¿De dónde? - | From where? |
| ¿Cómo? - | How? |
| ¿Cuál? - | Which / what? |
| ¿Cuánto? - | How much? |
| ¿Cuántos? - | How many? |
| ¿Por qué? - | Why? |
| ¿Qué? - | What? |
| ¿Quién? - | Who? |
| ¿A quién? - | To whom? |
| ¿De quién? - | From whom? |
| los colores - | the colors |
| mi(s) - | my |
| tu(s) - | your (fam) |
| su(s) - | his/her/your (form) and/or plural |
| nuestro(a)(s) - | our |
| asistir a una reunión - | attend a get together |
| cenar en un restaurante - | eat dinner in a restaurant |
| dar una fiesta - | to throw a party |
| dar un regalo - | to give a gift |
| empezar una novela - | to begin a novel |
| escribir una carta - | to write a letter |
| escribir un correo electrónico - | to write an email |
| escuchar música - | to listen to music |
| hacer la tarea - | to do the homework |
| ir al cine - | to go to the movies |
| ir al centro comercial - | to go to the mall |
| ir de compras - | to go shopping |
| limpiar la habitación - | to clean the bedroom |
| mirar la televisión - | to watch tv |
| pasarlo bien - | to have a good time |
| poner un anuncio en el periódico - | to put an ad in the newspaper |
| tener una idea - | to have an idea |
| tener un sueño - | to have a dream |
| traducir un poema - | to translate a poem |
| visitar a un amigo - | to visit a friend |