Glossary
- a la medianoche
-
at midnight
- ¡A aprender más!
-
let´s learn more!
- ¡A escribir!
-
let's write!
- ¡A leer!
-
let´s read!
- ¡A practicar!
-
let´s practice!
- ¡hablar de todo!
-
speak about everything!
- ¡Qué genial!
-
that´s awsome!
- ¡Qué pena!
-
what a shame!
- ¿Por qué?
-
why?
- ¿Qué hay?
-
what's there?
- ¿Sabías que…?
-
did you know...?
- a avanzar
-
to move forward
- a favor de
-
in favour of
- a largo plazo
-
long-term
- a menudo
-
often
- a través
-
through
- abrazar
-
to hug
- abuela
-
grandmother
- adónde
-
where to
- adultos
-
adults
- adverbios de tiempo
-
adverbs of time
- al mediodía
-
at noon
- al menos
-
at least
- algún
-
any, some
- algunas
-
some, for feminine plural nouns
- Algunos
-
any, some (plural)
- allí
-
there
- almuerzo
-
lunch
- Alojamiento / Hospedaje
-
accommodation
- anillos
-
rings
- apellidos
-
last names
- aprender
-
to learn
- árabe
-
Arabic
- ascendencia indígena
-
Indigenous ancestry
- Así
-
thus, so, thereby
- asuntos
-
affairs
- Ayúdales
-
help them
- azul
-
blue
- bailar
-
to dance
- baño
-
bathroom
- barrio
-
neighborhood
- barrios
-
neighborhoods
- Basado en
-
based on
- blusa
-
blouse
- Buen provecho
-
enjoy your meal
- Buenas noches
-
good night also used to say good evening
- Buenas tardes
-
good afternoon
- Buenos días
-
good morning
- bufanda
-
scarf
- bufandas
-
scarves
- café
-
brown as colour / coffee as a hot drink
- calle
-
street
- cantante
-
singer
- casada
-
an adjective meaning "married" for a woman.
- Casarse
-
marry
- celebración
-
celebration
- celebraciones
-
celebrations
- cena
-
dinner
- cenar
-
to eat dinner
- cerca de
-
near, close to, around
- chaqueta
-
jacket
- chica
-
girl
- cielo
-
sky
- Circula
-
circle
- ciudad
-
city
- clase
-
class
- clima
-
weather
- cocina
-
kitchen
- colonizadores
-
colonizers
- colores
-
colours
- comida
-
food
- comida local
-
local food
- comidas
-
meals
- cómo
-
how
- como
-
as, like
- cómo hablar
-
how to speak
- comprar
-
to buy
- comprensión oral
-
oral comprehension, listening
- con
-
with
- concierto
-
concert
- conferencia
-
conference, colloquium
- conocer
-
to know (a person, a place)
- considerado
-
considered
- contacto cultural
-
cultural encounter, cultural contact
- conversación
-
conversation
- Copia
-
copy
- correr
-
to run
- cosmovisión mesoamericana
-
Mesoamerican worldview
- creencias
-
beliefs
- cruz
-
cross
- cuaderno
-
notebook
- Cuando
-
when
- cuentos
-
tales, stories
- cuentos infantiles
-
children´s stories
- cumple
-
from the verb in the infinitive "cumplir" meaning to turn years.
- de
-
of
- De hecho
-
in fact
- Decir
-
to tell
- degustar
-
to taste
- desarrolló
-
developed
- Desayunar
-
to eat breakfast
- desayuno
-
breakfast
- descripción
-
description
- descripciones
-
descriptions
- desde
-
since
- después
-
after
- después de
-
after
- dinero
-
money
- durante la semana
-
during the week
- ejemplo
-
example
- el fin de semana
-
the weekend
- el medio ambiente
-
the environment
- el mejor
-
the best, for singular masculine nouns
- Elige
-
choose
- emociones
-
emotions
- en la mañana
-
in the morning
- en la noche
-
at night
- en la tarde
-
in the afternoon
- En mi opinión
-
in my opinion
- en vez de
-
instead of
- en vivo
-
live
- enlace
-
link
- enlaces
-
links
- enojarse
-
get angry or mad
- Entonces
-
then, hence
- Es medianoche
-
it's midnight
- Es mediodía
-
It's noon
- Es tarde
-
it's late
- es temprano
-
it's early
- Escoge
-
choose
- escrito
-
written
- escritorio
-
desk
- establecer
-
to build, to establish
- están contribuyendo
-
are contributing
- estar
-
to be
- este
-
this, for singular masculine nouns
- estos
-
these, for plural masculine nouns
- Explica
-
explain
- falda
-
skirt
- familiares
-
relatives
- femenino
-
feminine
- fiesta
-
party
- fuera de
-
outside of
- galletas
-
cookies
- gemelos
-
identical twins for males or mix gender
- generalmente
-
usually
- gerundio
-
gerund, used in continuous tenses as in “yo estoy corriendo, ella estuvo bailando”
- graduación
-
graduation
- gris
-
grey
- ha servido
-
has served
- ha sido
-
has been
- hablan de
-
speak about, speak of
- hablar
-
to talk
- hacer
-
to make, to do
- hasta
-
until
- historias
-
stories
- horario de clases
-
class schedule
- hospedaje
-
lodging
- Hoy
-
today
- identidad
-
identity
- ilustrado
-
illustrated
- imagen
-
image
- Imagina
-
imagine
- incómodos
-
unconfortable
- ingredientes
-
ingredients
- interdependencia
-
interdependence
- invariables
-
unchanging
- jajajaja
-
haaaaa
- juntos
-
together
- la foto
-
the photo, the photograph
- la fotografía
-
the photograph, the picture
- La hora
-
the time
- la mejor
-
the best, for singular feminine nouns
- la posesión
-
the possession, ownership
- lavar
-
to wash
- Lavarse
-
to wash oneself
- lenguas
-
languages
- llevar
-
to carry, to wear clothing
- lo que
-
which
- los años de edad
-
the years of age
- Los cursos básicos
-
the basic courses
- lugares
-
places
- mañana
-
tomorrow
- mandato
-
command
- mantener
-
to maintain
- mapa
-
map
- masculino
-
masculine
- Me encanta
-
I love - from the verb encantar
- Me gusta
-
I like
- Medios de transporte
-
transportation
- Mira
-
look at, watch
- moralejas
-
morals
- mucho contacto
-
high contact
- muchos
-
a lot, plural
- mujer
-
woman
- muy
-
very
- muy común
-
very common
- nada
-
nothing
- narrar
-
to narrate, to tell
- nativa
-
native, original
- naturaleza
-
nature
- negocios
-
businesses
- ningún
-
none, not any
- niños
-
children
- normalmente
-
normally
- noticias
-
news
- nuevas generaciones
-
new generations
- nunca
-
never
- objetivos
-
objectives
- ofrece
-
it offers
- ojos
-
eyes
- otra vez
-
one more time, again
- país
-
country
- País de origen
-
country of origin
- países hispanohablantes
-
Spanish-speaking countries
- palabra
-
word
- palomitas de maíz
-
popcorn
- pariente
-
relative
- participio
-
participle, in Spanish a participle is used to express a state of being as in nublado (cloudy), o soleado (sunny).
- partido
-
game, match
- pasar tiempo juntos
-
spend time together
- pasarlo bien
-
have fun
- pasear
-
sightseeing
- Pedir consejos
-
ask for advice
- pega
-
paste
- pelo
-
hair
- perdió
-
lost
- perfil
-
profile
- pero
-
but
- piedra esmeralda
-
emerald stone
- plan de acción
-
plan of action
- poco
-
little
- política
-
politics
- políticos
-
politicians
- pon
-
put
- Por ejemplo:
- por eso
-
therefore
- porque
-
because
- preferir
-
prefer
- Premio Nobel
-
Nobel Prize
- pretérito indicativo
-
simple past tense
- privada
-
private
- pronombres
-
pronouns are words that substitute a noun previously introduced in a conversation or text.
- pronunciación
-
pronunciation
- publicar
-
to publish
- pueblos indígenas
-
First Nation People, Indigenous People, Aboriginal People
- pueblos originarios
-
First Nation People, Indigenous People, Aboriginal People
- que
-
that
- que siguen
-
that follow
- quedarnos
-
to stay
- raíz del verbo
-
stem - of a verb
- recibieron
-
got awarded
- recordatorio
-
reminder
- Recuerda
-
remember
- recursos naturales
-
natural resources
- refranes
-
proverbs, sayings
- religión
-
religion
- reloj
-
watch / clock
- reparar
-
to fix
- responde
-
answer
- ropa
-
clothing
- rosa
-
pink
- saber
-
to know (information, an ability)
- sandalias
-
sandals
- se compra
-
it can be bought
- se conoce
-
it is known
- se dividen
-
are divided
- se identifican
-
identify
- según
-
according to
- semana
-
week
- ser completados
-
to be completed
- siempre
-
always
- siguiente
-
following
- sobre
-
about
- Sobremesa
-
the time after a meal to relax and talk with others at the table.
- sociabilización
-
socialization
- sociabilizar
-
to socialize
- sola
-
alone, for a female noun
- soltera
-
an adjective meaning "single" for a woman.
- sopa fría
-
cold soup
- su
-
her, his, your-formal, your-plural, and also, its for a non-human being
- Subraya
-
underline
- sustantivos
-
nouns
- tampoco
-
either
- tarde
-
afternoon
- tema
-
theme, subject
- temas privados
-
private affairs
- tener
-
to have
- tener que
-
must, to be obligated to
- terminación
-
the ending - of a verb
- tiempo libre
-
leisure time, spare time
- tiempos prehispánicos
-
prehispanic time
- tiene que hacer
-
must do
- Tipos de turistas
-
types of tourists
- Tocar
-
to play an instrument, to touch
- todos los días
-
every day
- tomar el sol
-
to sunbathe
- trabajo
-
work
- Transmitir
-
to pass on, to transmit
- Tú
-
you - informal
- tu
-
your-informal
- tú aprendiste
-
you-informal learned
- ubicado
-
located
- un miembro
-
a member
- Una manera
-
one way
- Usted
-
you - formal
- valores
-
values
- Venir
-
to return
- verbo
-
a verb is a word that represents an action or activity. For example: “to sing” is an action in infinitive form. In the sentence “I sing” the action is conjugated in the present indicative. In the sentence “I sang” the action is conjugated in past tense.
- verbos
-
verbs are words that represent an action or activity. For example: "to sing" is an action in infinitive form. In the sentence "I sing" the action is conjugated in the present indicative. In the sentence "I sang" the action is conjugated in past tense.
- verbos irregulares
-
irregular verbs
- verde
-
green
- viajeros
-
travellers
- viva
-
An adjective meaning "alive" for a woman.
- yo
-
I
- Yo tengo que
-
I must